Doctor Who Season 2 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Saturday, October 31, 1964
Ended: Saturday, July 24, 1965
When does Doctor Who Season 2 come out?
Doctor Who Season 2 premiered Saturday, October 31, 1964 on BBC One and ended Saturday, July 24, 1965. The season has 39 episodes.
Milestones this season included not one but two encore appearances by the Daleks; the departure of the original three companions, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton; and the first appearance of someone else from the Doctor and Susan's home planet, and the first Time Lord enemy to appear.
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Doctor Who Season 2 release schedule
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1. Planet of Giants An accident in flight leads to the TARDIS and the travellers being miniaturised. Now only an inch high, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan explore an English country garden. |
Saturday · 62 years ago |
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2. Dangerous Journey Ian and Barbara are accidentally taken into Smithers' laboratory and, while the Doctor and Susan face a hazardous journey to reach them, they witness the deadly effects of DN6 first hand. |
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3. Crisis The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6. |
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4. World's End The TARDIS lands in a ruined and empty London in the 22nd Century. Robomen patrol the shattered streets. The Doctor is eager to discover the cause of the city's plight. |
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5. The Daleks The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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6. Day of Reckoning The Doctor manages to escape from the Dalek saucer and meet up with Susan and David but Ian is left trapped onboard. Meanwhile, Barbara and her new friends face a dangerous journey across London. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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7. The End of Tomorrow While Susan and David try to find a way out of London, Ian and Larry infiltrate the Dalek mine workings. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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8. The Waking Ally The Doctor's party investigate the Daleks' central control in Bedfordshire while Barbara and Jenny's attempt to reach it are derailed when they are betrayed. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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9. Flashpoint The Daleks' plan to transform Earth into a giant spaceship and wipe out its inhabitants is nearing completion and the Doctor and his friends face a race against time to prevent them from destroying the planet's core. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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10. The Powerful Enemy On the planet Dido, the monstrous Koquillion terrorizes Bennett and Vicki, the only survivors of a crashed spaceship. When the TARDIS lands, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara team up with Vicki to discover what Koquillion is hiding. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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11. Desperate Measures The Doctor and Ian reach the crashed spaceship and meet up with Barbara and Vicki, where the Doctor uncovers the truth about Koquillion. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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12. The Slave Traders After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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13. All Roads Lead to Rome Barbara is sold as a slave and Ian is to be trained as a gladiator. The Doctor and Vicki arrive at the Emperor's court with the Doctor still masquerading as Maximus Pettulian. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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14. Conspiracy Poppaea plans to poison Barbara who has become the object of Nero's affections. The Doctor is to be thrown to the lions and Ian and Delos are set against each other in the arena. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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15. Inferno Inspired by the Doctor, Nero sets Rome ablaze. Ian must fight his way out of the arena and rescue Barbara. The Doctor and Vicki hurry to flee the city and escape to the TARDIS. |
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16. The Web Planet The TARDIS is drawn by a mysterious force and lands on the alien planet Vortis. There the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves caught up in a war between an evil force known as "The Animus", its ant-like Zarbi allies, and the butterfly-like Menoptra race and their allies the subterranean Optera. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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17. The Zarbi The Doctor, Ian and Vicki are captured by the Zarbi while Barbara meets up with the butterfly-like Menoptera who are trying to reclaim the planet. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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18. Escape to Danger The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt. |
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19. Crater of Needles Ian and Vrestin are captured by the subterranean Optera while Barbara and her Menoptera allies attempt to escape from the slave camp. |
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20. Invasion Barbara and the surviving Menoptera take refuge in the Temple of Light while the Doctor and Vicki attempt to escape by taking control of a Zarbi. |
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21. The Centre The Doctor and Vicki are taken before the Animus but the isoptope is left behind in the laboratory.The only hope of victory lies with Barbara and her Menoptera allies. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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22. The Lion The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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23. The Knight of Jaffa While the Doctor, Ian, and Vicki are drawn into the intrigues of King Richard's court, Barbara has to cope with an impatient Saladin and the vengeful El Akir. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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24. The Wheel of Fortune Barbara allies herself with a man whose wife and son were murdered by El Akir as the Doctor and Vicki are caught up in Richard's plan to offer his sister's hand in marriage to Saladin's brother. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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25. The Warlords Ian sets out with a reluctant accomplice to rescue Barbara from El Akir's palace as the Doctor and Vicki try to evade the suspicions of the Earl of Leicester. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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26. The Space Museum The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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27. The Dimensions of Time Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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28. The Search With the Doctor missing, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves in danger from the Moroks while the Xerons also try to make contact with them. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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29. The Final Phase While Ian tries to force Lobos to release the Doctor from the museum, Vicki joins the Xerons in trying to gain the weapons needed to start a revolution against the occupiers. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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30. The Executioners The Daleks pursue The Doctor through time and space, with the intentions of exterminating him. Places they land include the Mary Celeste, a haunted house and the empire state building. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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31. The Death of Time While Ian and Vicki are threatened by a Mire Beast, the Doctor and Barbara meet up with the Aridians...who are then ordered to hand them over to the Daleks. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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32. Flight Through Eternity The TARDIS crew's attempts to escape from the Daleks take them to the top of the Empire State Building and a 19th century sailing ship. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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33. Journey into Terror The TARDIS lands in a haunted house where the Doctor and his friends are confronted by Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster...and then the Daleks appear. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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34. The Death of Doctor Who With Vicki trapped on board the Dalek time machine, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara decide to make their stand on the planet Mechanus. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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35. The Planet of Decision The Doctor and his friends are taken into the Mechanoid City but their troubles are far from over...especially when the Daleks launch an attack. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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36. The Watcher The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven Taylor, go to 1066 England, but something doesn't seem right including modern inventions like a Gramaphone and electricity. Could there be another Time Lord? |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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37. The Meddling Monk The Doctor is being held prisoner by the Monk and Steven and Vicki's search for him brings them to the Saxon village.But a greater danger threatens when a Viking raiding party arrives. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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38. A Battle of Wits The Doctor manages to escape from his cell and get the upper hand on the Monk but his plans are derailed when Sven and Ulf arrive at the monastery. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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39. Checkmate Finale The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history. |
Saturday · 61 years ago |
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Doctor Who Season 2 FAQ
When does Doctor Who Season 2 come out?
Doctor Who Season 2 premiered Saturday, October 31, 1964 on BBC One.
How many episodes are in Doctor Who Season 2?
Doctor Who Season 2 has 39 episodes.
Are new episodes of Doctor Who Season 2 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
When is the Doctor Who Season 2 finale?
The Doctor Who Season 2 finale (Episode 39) aired Saturday, July 24, 1965.
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