• Air date: 01 Jan '72 26 episodes
      The ninth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 1 January 1972 with Day of the Daleks, and ended with The Time Monster.
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Day of the Daleks, Episode One

      01 Jan '72
      When someone tries to assassinate diplomat Sir Reginald Styles, UNIT investigate the possibility his attacker came from the future.
    • 2. Day of the Daleks, Episode Two

      08 Jan '72
      Jo uses the guerrillas' time machine to travel to the 22nd century where the Controller tricks her into telling the Daleks where she's come from.
    • 3. Day of the Daleks, Episode Three

      15 Jan '72
      The Doctor forces the guerrillas to take him to the 22nd century where he is soon captured by the Controller.
    • 4. Day of the Daleks, Episode Four

      22 Jan '72
      The guerrillas infiltrate the Daleks' base to rescue the Doctor and Jo and ask them to return to their own time and alter history before the 20th century is plunged into a Third World War.
    • 5. The Curse of Peladon, Episode One

      29 Jan '72
      The Doctor and Jo arrive on the medieval planet Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for the Earth Delegate of the Galactic Federation and Jo is mistaken for a princess. Where the Doctor uncovers a conspiracy, as he exposes the evil scheme of the high-priest Hepesh who bids to prevent King Peladon from joining the galactic Federation.
    • 6. The Curse of Peladon, Episode Two

      05 Feb '72
      The Doctor is convinced the Ice Warriors are trying to sabotage the conference but his attempts to prove it see him accused of sacrilege.
    • 7. The Curse of Peladon, Episode Three

      12 Feb '72
      The Doctor is sentenced to fight Grun to the death and his attempt to escape leads to an encounter with Aggedor.
    • 8. The Curse of Peladon, Episode Four

      19 Feb '72
      Hepesh's plan has been exposed but he is still determined to prevent Peladon joining the Galactic Federation by leading a rebellion against the King.
    • 9. The Sea Devils, Episode One

      26 Feb '72
      The Doctor and Jo visit the Master at his island prison where the Doctor becomes curious about a number of ships sinking in the area.
    • 10. The Sea Devils, Episode Two

      04 Mar '72
      The Doctor and Jo are trapped on the fort by a Sea Devil while the Master convinces Trenchard to help him steal some electronic components.
    • 11. The Sea Devils, Episode Three

      11 Mar '72
      The Doctor is held prisoner by Trenchard while the Master attempts to contact the Sea Devils.
    • 12. The Sea Devils, Episode Four

      18 Mar '72
      The Sea Devils attack the island prison and rescue the Master, prompting the Doctor to venture underwater to try and contact them.
    • 13. The Sea Devils, Episode Five

      24 Mar '72
      The Doctor is taken to the Sea Devils' underwater colony where he tries to make peace with the creatures, only for the navy to attack the base.
    • 14. The Sea Devils, Episode Six

      01 Apr '72
      The Sea Devils take over the naval base and the Doctor is forced to help the Master find a way to revive their colony.
    • 15. The Mutants, Episode One

      08 Apr '72
      The Doctor and Jo arrive on the planet Solos, on a assignment by the Time Lords. Where the Doctor and Jo learn that the native Solonians are mutating into ant-like mutant creatures and they uncover a conspiracy, where the evil Marshal of the Earth Empire plots to rule Solos for himself and plans to convert Solos atmosphere, since the planet's atmosphere is poisonous, so the planet can be colonized by the humans and he plans to wipe out all the mutated Solonians, who are evolving into a advanced
    • 16. The Mutants, Episode Two

      15 Apr '72
      Ky transports himself and Jo down to Solos and the Marshal only agrees to help her if the Doctor assists Professor Jaeger in altering Solos' atmosphere.
    • 17. The Mutants, Episode Three

      22 Apr '72
      The Doctor and Varan travel down to Solos to search for Jo and Ky but the Marshal orders his men to pursue them.
    • 18. The Mutants, Episode Four

      29 Apr '72
      The Doctor and his friends are led to safety by Professor Sondergaard, who tries to help the Doctor translate the tablets.
    • 19. The Mutants, Episode Five

      06 May '72
      The Marshal's premature use of Jaeger's experiment is threatening to destroy Solos' atmosphere and the Doctor returns to Skybase to try and correct the damage.
    • 20. The Mutants, Episode Six

      13 May '72
      The Doctor is forced to help the Marshal cover up his actions with the Investigator but Jo and the others attempt to escape to expose him.
    • 21. The Time Monster, Episode One

      20 May '72
      UNIT are invited to observe a demonstration of the new TOMTIT machine, unaware its creator, Professor Thascales, is actually the Master.
    • 22. The Time Monster, Episode Two

      27 May '72
      The Doctor realises the Master is trying to harness the power of Kronos, last of the Chronovores, but is unaware Percival is harbouring him at the institute.
    • 23. The Time Monster, Episode Three

      03 Jun '72
      The Master enlists the help of Krasis to control Kronos while Yates tries to bring the TARDIS to the institute only to come under attack from dangers from the past.
    • 24. The Time Monster, Episode Four

      10 Jun '72
      The Master prepares to travel back to Atlantis but the Doctor links his TARDIS to the Master's to try and stop him.
    • 25. The Time Monster, Episode Five

      17 Jun '72
      Both TARDISes reach Atlantis, where the Doctor befriends King Dalios while the Master enlists the help of Queen Galleia to try and obtain the crystal of Kronos.