The Doctors Revisited: Episode Guide

Find out when you can see the UK premiere of each episode of Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited and the classic Doctor Who companion episodes which follow them. (All images ©BBC)

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William Hartnell

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - Saturday 12th October, 2pm

Doctor Who: The Aztecs, Saturday 12th October, 2.30pm

The TARDIS arrives in fifteenth century Mexico inside the tomb of one-time Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travellers become cut off from the ship when they explore the temple outside and the tomb door closes behind them. Barbara is proclaimed by the High Priest of Knowledge, Autloc, as Yetaxa's divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the enmity of the High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, when - against the Doctor's advice - she attempts to use her new-found authority to put an end to the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. Events reach a climax on the Day of Darkness - the time of a solar eclipse. Ian's unwilling conflict with the Aztecs' 'chosen warrior', Ixta, ends in a fight in which the latter falls to his death from the temple roof. The Doctor manages to reopen the tomb door using a wheel-and-pulley that he has carved (the Aztecs not having mastered the use of the wheel) and the travellers make good their escape.

Stars: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell, Carole Ann Ford

First TX: 23rd May, 1964
Patrick Troughton

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - Sunday 13th October, 2pm

Doctor Who: Tomb of the Cybermen, Sunday 13th October, 2.30pm

The TARDIS arrives on the planet Telos where an Earth archaeological expedition, led by Professor Parry, is attempting to uncover the lost tombs of the Cybermen. With a lot of help from the Doctor the archaeologists enter the tombs. There, one of the party, Klieg, reveals himself and his business partner, Kaftan, to be planning to revive the Cybermen.

Stars: Patrick Troughton, Fraser Hines, Deborah Watling

First TX: 2nd September, 1967
Jon Pertwee

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - Saturday 19th October, 2pm

Doctor Who: Spearhead From Space, Saturday 19th October, 2.30pm

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the middle of a meteorite shower and the Doctor is found by UNIT troops and taken to a nearby hospital. The Brigadier is faced with having to cope not only with the mysterious meteorites but also with Ransome, an ex-employee of a local plastics factory, who claims he has seen a walking mannequin. The meteorites turn out to be hollow globes containing the Nestene consciousness, a disembodied alien intelligence with an affinity for plastic. A Nestene agent, Channing, has infiltrated the plastics factory and is using energy from the globes to animate Autons - mannequin-like figures and realistic replicas of senior establishment figures - with the aim of colonising the Earth.

Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John

First TX: 3rd January, 1970
Tom Baker

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Sunday 20th October, 2pm

Doctor Who: Pyramids Of Mars, Sunday 20th October, 2.30pm

When a mysterious force infiltrates the TARDIS, the Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and arrive in England at the turn of the 20th century. Dark forces from aeons ago are beginning to stir and the whole future of life on Earth is at stake. Sutekh, last of the Osirians, is breaking free from his ancient prison and no power in the universe can stand in his way.

Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen

First TX: 25th October, 1975
Peter Davison

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Saturday 26th October, 2pm

Doctor Who: Earthshock, Saturday 26th October, 2.30pm

The disappearance of an archaeological team is merely the prelude to a deadlier threat for the Doctor and his companions. The Cybermen want to destroy Earth and will use any means at their disposal. The Doctor's ingenuity is stretched to its very limits as he battles to defeat the Cyber army at any cost. But even he does not realise just how high that cost will be.

Stars: Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding

First TX: 8th March, 1982
Colin Baker

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Sunday 27th October, 2pm

Doctor Who: Vengeance On Varos, Sunday 27th October, 2.30pm

Deprived of a vital power source, the TARDIS is adrift. The Doctor and Peri have one last hope - the planet Varos, rich in the required Zeiton 7 ore. But Varos is a dangerous place. The starving population are entertained by broadcasts of torture and execution from the dreaded Punishment Dome. Trapped in the Dome, the Doctor and Peri must fight for their lives - and save Varos from the machinations of the villainous, reptilian Sil...

Stars: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant

First TX: 19th January, 1985
Sylvester McCoy

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Saturday 2nd November, 2pm

Doctor Who: Battlefield, Saturday 2nd November, 2.30pm

The Doctor and Ace arrive on Earth in the late 1990s where they become involved in a battle between King Arthur and Morgaine. However, these are not the heroes of Britain's past but warriors from another dimension - and they recognise the Doctor as the wizard Merlin. Once again it is down to the Doctor and Ace to save the planet, but this time they find some help in the guise of the Doctor's old UNIT ally, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred

First TX: 6th September, 1989
Paul McGann

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Sunday 3rd November, 2pm

Doctor Who: The Movie - Sunday 3rd November, 2.30pm

New Year's Eve, 1999. In San Francisco's Chinatown, The Doctor lies dying from a savage attack. Elsewhere in the city, another time-traveller is on the verge of death: The Master, The Doctor's oldest adversary. He plans to take over The Doctor's newly regenerated body. Meddling with the Eye of Harmony, he condemns the earth to destruction at the stroke of midnight...

Stars: Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Sylvester McCoy and Daphne Ashbrook

First TX: 27th May, 1996
Christopher Eccleston

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Saturday 9th November, 2pm

Doctor Who: Bad Wolf, Saturday 2nd November, 2.30pm

The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack have to fight for their lives on board the Game Station, but a far more dangerous threat is lurking ? just out of sight. The Doctor realises the entire human race has been blinded to the threat on its doorstep, and Armageddon is fast approaching.

Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman

First TX: 26th March, 2005
David Tennant

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Sunday 10th November, 2pm

Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth, Sunday 10th November, 2.30pm

Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need. But can the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire? With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation to find out the truth. However, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows...

Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman

First TX: 5th April, 2008
Matt Smith

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ? Saturday 16th November, 2pm

Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut, Saturday 16th November, 2.30pm

The Doctor, Amy and Rory receive a secret summons that leads to the Oval Office in 1969. Enlisting the help of a former FBI agent and the irrepressible River Song, the Doctor promises to assist the President in saving a terrified little girl from a mysterious space man.

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston

First TX: 23rd April, 2011

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William Hartnell

Patrick Troughton

Jon Pertwee

Tom Baker

Peter Davison

Colin Baker

Sylvester McCoy

Paul McGann

Christopher Eccleston

David Tennant

Matt Smith