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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

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.

Saturday · 62 years ago

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.

Saturday · 62 years ago

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.

Saturday · 62 years ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Saturday · 61 years ago

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

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

18. Escape to Danger

The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt.

Saturday · 61 years ago

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.

Saturday · 61 years ago

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.

Saturday · 61 years ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor Who Season 2 guest stars

  • Carole Ann Ford

    Carole Ann Ford

    Susan Foreman

  • William Russell

    William Russell

    Ian Chesterton

  • Jacqueline Hill

    Jacqueline Hill

    Barbara Wright

  • Peter Purves

    Peter Purves

    Steven Taylor

  • Maureen O'Brien

    Maureen O'Brien

    Vicki

  • Peter Hawkins

    Peter Hawkins

    Dalek (voice)

  • Martin Jarvis

    Martin Jarvis

    Hilio

  • John Scott Martin

    Mechanoid

  • Murphy Grumbar

    Mechanoid

  • David Graham

    David Graham

    Dalek (voice)

  • Robert Jewell

    Dalek (operator)

  • Julian Glover

    Julian Glover

    Richard the Lionheart

  • George Little

    Haroun

  • Cleo Sylvestre

    Cleo Sylvestre

    Concubine (uncredited)

  • Roger Hammond

    Roger Hammond

    Francis Bacon

  • George Harrison

    George Harrison

    Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

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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