Doctor Who ( season 1 ) - wikipedia Doctor Who ( season 1 ) This article is about the 1963 / 64 season. For the 2005 series, see Doctor Who ( series 1 ). Doctor Who ( season 1 ) Cover art of the Region 2 DVD release for first serial of the season Starring William Hartnell Carole Ann Ford Jacqueline Hill William Russell Country of origin United Kingdom No. of stories 8 No. of episodes 42 ( 9 missing ) Release Original network BBC One Original release 23 November 1963 ( 1963 - 11 - 23 ) -- 12 September 1964 ( 1964 - 09 - 12 ) Season chronology Next → Season 2 List of Doctor Who episodes ( 1963 -- 1989 ) The first season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 23 November 1963 with the first ever story An Unearthly Child and ended on 12 September 1964 with The Reign of Terror. Only 33 of a total of 42 episodes survive in the BBC archives ; 9 remain missing. As a result, 2 serials remain incomplete. Contents 1 Casting 1.1 Main cast 2 Serials 3 Supplemental episodes 4 Missing episodes 5 DVD releases 6 In print 7 See also 8 References Casting See also : List of Doctor Who cast members Main cast William Hartnell as the First Doctor ( credited as `` Dr. Who '' ) Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright William Russell as Ian Chesterton Prolific actor William Hartnell was cast as The Doctor, a mysterious alien traveller ; his interpretation of the character has since come to be known as the First Doctor. In the series, the Doctor is accompanied by three companions : his granddaughter Susan Foreman ( Carole Ann Ford ), and her schoolteachers Ian Chesterton ( William Russell ) and Barbara Wright ( Jacqueline Hill ). Serials Verity Lambert was producer with David Whitaker serving as story editor and Mervyn Pinfield as associate producer. A full years of production was recorded but it was decided to hold over last two stories for transmission as the start of season 2. Season 1 is one of the more complete seasons of Doctor Who from the 1960s, as all but two of the serials are complete in the BBC archive. The only serials that have episodes missing are Marco Polo ( all 7 episodes ) and The Reign of Terror ( 2 episodes ). Marco Polo is one of three serials that has no surviving footage at all from any source ( the others are `` Mission to the Unknown '' and The Massacre of St Bartholomew 's Eve, both from Season 3 ). The Reign of Terror has had its two missing episodes reconstructed using animation for its release on DVD. Story Serial Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code UK viewers ( millions ) AI An Unearthly Child `` An Unearthly Child '' `` The Cave of Skulls '' `` The Forest of Fear '' `` The Firemaker '' Waris Hussein Anthony Coburn 23 November 1963 ( 1963 - 11 - 23 ) 30 November 1963 7 December 1963 14 December 1963 4.4 5.9 6.9 6.4 63 59 56 55 Schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright are concerned about one of their pupils, Susan Foreman, who seems to have a very alien outlook on England. They have come to her listed address to investigate. They arrive in a junkyard and find a police box, which proves to be no ordinary police box. When Ian and Barbara enter, they discover it to be much bigger on the inside than the outside. In the TARDIS is Susan and her grandfather, the Doctor. Fearing that Barbara and Ian will give away the secret of the TARDIS, he kidnaps them and takes the machine to the Stone Age, where they will have to fight for their lives. The Daleks `` The Dead Planet '' `` The Survivors '' `` The Escape '' `` The Ambush '' `` The Expedition '' `` The Ordeal '' `` The Rescue '' Richard Martin and Christopher Barry Terry Nation 21 December 1963 ( 1963 - 12 - 21 ) 28 December 1963 4 January 1964 11 January 1964 18 January 1964 25 January 1964 1 February 1964 6.9 6.4 8.9 9.9 9.9 10.4 10.4 59 58 63 63 63 63 65 The TARDIS lands in a petrified jungle, where they find an advanced city and decide to explore it. Barbara becomes separated from her colleagues, threatened by an unseen creature. Before long, the entire crew is captured by the Daleks, and learn they are in the middle of a war between the Daleks and the Thals. The Edge of Destruction `` The Edge of Destruction '' `` The Brink of Disaster '' Richard Martin and Frank Cox David Whitaker 8 February 1964 ( 1964 - 02 - 08 ) 15 February 1964 10.4 9.9 61 60 The Doctor, while attempting to correct the TARDIS 's faulty navigation circuits, causes a small explosion. The Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan are all temporarily rendered unconscious. After they awake, Ian and Susan appear to have slight cases of amnesia and everyone begins to act strangely. Marco Polo `` The Roof of the World '' `` The Singing Sands '' `` Five Hundred Eyes '' `` The Wall of Lies '' `` Rider from Shang - Tu '' `` Mighty Kublai Khan '' `` Assassin at Peking '' Waris Hussein and John Crockett John Lucarotti 22 February 1964 ( 1964 - 02 - 22 ) 29 February 1964 7 March 1964 14 March 1964 21 March 1964 28 March 1964 4 April 1964 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.9 9.4 8.4 10.4 63 62 62 60 59 59 59 Arriving in Central Asia in 1289, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan accompany Marco Polo on his journey to mighty Kublai Khan, witnessing many incredible sights and surviving dangers along the way. 5 5 The Keys of Marinus `` The Sea of Death '' `` The Velvet Web '' `` The Screaming Jungle '' `` The Snows of Terror '' `` Sentence of Death '' `` The Keys of Marinus '' John Gorrie Terry Nation 11 April 1964 ( 1964 - 04 - 11 ) 18 April 1964 25 April 1964 2 May 1964 9 May 1964 16 May 1964 9.9 9.4 9.9 10.4 7.9 6.9 62 60 61 60 61 63 After arriving on an island of glass surrounded by a sea of acid, the TARDIS crew are forced to find and retrieve the five keys of Marinus. Each key is scattered across the island and must not come into the wrong hands of the Yartek and Voord Warriors. 6 6 The Aztecs `` The Temple of Evil '' `` The Warriors of Death '' `` The Bride of Sacrifice '' `` The Day of Darkness '' John Crockett John Lucarotti 23 May 1964 ( 1964 - 05 - 23 ) 30 May 1964 6 June 1964 13 June 1964 7.4 7.4 7.9 7.4 62 62 57 58 The TARDIS crew arrive in Mexico in the 15th Century. With the TARDIS trapped in a tomb, Barbara is mistaken for a female reincarnation of the ancient high priest Yetaxa, and assumes her guise and identity. From her new position of power, Barbara sees her chance to bring an end to human sacrifice. 7 7 The Sensorites `` Strangers in Space '' `` The Unwilling Warriors '' `` Hidden Danger '' `` A Race Against Death '' `` Kidnap '' `` A Desperate Venture '' Mervyn Pinfield and Frank Cox Peter R. Newman 20 June 1964 ( 1964 - 06 - 20 ) 27 June 1964 11 July 1964 18 July 1964 25 July 1964 1 August 1964 7.9 6.9 7.4 5.5 6.9 6.9 59 59 56 60 57 57 The TARDIS travellers land on a spaceship and find the crew apparently dead. However, other crew members regain consciousness and Ian Chesterton fully revives them. These two tell the travellers that they are on an exploration mission from Earth and are orbiting Sense - Sphere. However, its inhabitants, the Sensorites, refuse to let them leave the orbit. 8 8 The Reign of Terror `` A Land of Fear '' `` Guests of Madame Guillotine '' `` A Change of Identity '' `` The Tyrant of France '' `` A Bargain of Necessity '' `` Prisoners of Conciergerie '' Henric Hirsch and John Gorrie Dennis Spooner 8 August 1964 ( 1964 - 08 - 08 ) 15 August 1964 22 August 1964 29 August 1964 5 September 1964 12 September 1964 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.9 6.4 58 54 55 53 53 55 The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan arrive in what they believe to be England. However, it is soon clear that they have travelled back into Earth history yet again, this time to 18th Century France, during The French Revolution. ^ † Episode is missing Supplemental episodes Story Serial Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code UK viewers ( millions ) AI -- An Unearthly Child `` Pilot '' Waris Hussein Anthony Coburn 26 August 1991 ( 1991 - 08 - 26 ) 1.7 -- The original recording of the first episode of An Unearthly Child. It was rerecorded following problems with the scenery and issues Sydney Newman had with the performance of William Hartnell. For the summary of this episode, see above. -- -- The Daleks `` The Dead Planet '' Christopher Barry Terry Nation N / A -- -- The original recording of the first episode of The Daleks. For the summary of this episode, see above. Missing episodes See also : Doctor Who missing episodes Marco Polo - All 7 episodes The Reign of Terror - Episodes 4 & 5 ( of 6 total ) DVD releases See also : List of Doctor Who home video releases Serial name Number and duration of episodes R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date The Beginning : An Unearthly Child ( 4 episodes ) The Daleks ( 7 episodes ) The Edge of Destruction ( 2 episodes ) Marco Polo ( reconstruction ) 13 × 25 min. 1 × 30 min 30 January 2006 2 March 2006 28 March 2006 The Keys of Marinus ( 6 episodes ) 6 × 25 min. 21 September 2009 7 January 2010 5 January 2010 The Aztecs ( 4 episodes ) 4 × 25 min. 21 October 2002 2 December 2002 4 March 2003 The Aztecs - Special Edition Includes Galaxy 4 : Airlock 5 x 25 min. 11 March 2013 20 March 2013 12 March 2013 The Sensorites ( 6 episodes ) 6 × 25 min. 23 January 2012 2 February 2012 14 February 2012 The Reign of Terror ( episodes 1 - 3 & 6 of 6, animation of 4 & 5 ) 6 × 25 min 28 January 2013 6 February 2013 12 February 2013 In print Main article : List of Doctor Who novelisations Serial name Novelisation title Author First published An Unearthly Child Doctor Who and An Unearthly Child Terrance Dicks 15 October 1981 The Daleks Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks David Whitaker 12 November 1964 The Edge of Destruction The Edge of Destruction Nigel Robinson 19 May 1988 Marco Polo Marco Polo John Lucarotti 13 December 1984 The Keys of Marinus Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus Philip Hinchcliffe 21 August 1980 The Aztecs The Aztecs John Lucarotti 21 June 1984 The Sensorites The Sensorites Nigel Robinson 19 February 1987 The Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror Ian Marter 19 March 1987 Jump up ^ Reprints titled Doctor Who and the Daleks See also 1960s portal List of Doctor Who episodes ( 1963 -- 1989 ) References Jump up ^ `` Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Season 1 ''. BBC. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Serial J : Planet Of Giants '' A Brief History of Time Travel 27 June 2012 ^ Jump up to : `` Ratings Guide ''. Doctor Who News. Retrieved 27 December 2014. ^ Jump up to : Doctor Who Magazine 453 Jump up ^ `` Filmink listings ''. Filmink.com.au. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Doctor Who - 1st Doctor Story ' The Sensorites ' Among 5 Classic DVDs Slated for February and March ''. tvshowsondvd. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011. Doctor Who episodes 1963 -- 1989 episodes 2005 -- present episodes Original series ( 1963 -- 1989 ) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1996 film Doctor Who Revived series ( 2005 -- present ) 2008 -- 2010 specials 5 6 7 2013 specials 8 9 10 11 Episodes 840 ( 97 missing ) Stories 276 Season 1 An Unearthly Child The Daleks The Edge of Destruction Marco Polo The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror Doctor Who : First Doctor television stories William Hartnell Season 1 An Unearthly Child The Daleks The Edge of Destruction Marco Polo The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror Season 2 Planet of Giants The Dalek Invasion of Earth The Rescue The Romans The Web Planet The Crusade The Space Museum The Chase The Time Meddler Season 3 Galaxy 4 The Myth Makers The Daleks ' Master Plan The Massacre of St Bartholomew 's Eve The Ark The Celestial Toymaker The Gunfighters The Savages The War Machines Season 4 The Smugglers The Tenth Planet Season 10 The Three Doctors Minor appearances The Power of the Daleks `` The Five Doctors '' `` The Vampires of Venice '' `` The Name of the Doctor '' `` The Day of the Doctor '' Richard Hurndall 1983 special `` The Five Doctors '' David Bradley 2017 Christmas Special `` Twice Upon a Time '' Minor appearances `` The Doctor Falls '' See also Day of the Daleks The Brain of Morbius Earthshock Mawdryn Undead Resurrection of the Daleks Dimensions in Time `` Human Nature '' `` The Next Doctor '' `` The Eleventh Hour '' `` Vincent and the Doctor '' `` The Lodger '' The Sarah Jane Adventures : Death of the Doctor `` Nightmare in Silver '' `` The Witch 's Familiar '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doctor_Who_(season_1)&oldid=843195408 '' Categories : 1963 British television seasons 1964 British television seasons Doctor Who lists Doctor Who series First Doctor serials Black - and - white British television programmes Hidden categories : Use British English from January 2012 Use dmy dates from January 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Polski Português Русский Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 27 May 2018, at 15 : 01. 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Question: what was the name of the the first episode of doctor who to air in 1963
Answer: An Unearthly Child