Season 2 episodes
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No Code Title First Shown Eps Exists
9 J Planet of Giants 31 Oct 64 3 all
10 K Dalek Invasion of Earth 21 Nov 64 6 all
11 L The Rescue 2 Jan 65 2 all
12 M The Romans 16 Jan 65 4 all
13 N The Web Planet 13 Feb 65 6 all
14 P The Crusade 27 Mar 65 4 3
15 Q The Space Museum 24 Apr 65 4 all
16 R The Chase 22 May 65 6 all
17 S The Time Meddler 3 Jul 65 4 all
Notes:
This season saw the first set of changes to companions. In the Dalek
Invasion of Earth, Susan leaves to remain on Earth. A new companion,
Vicki, joins in The Rescue. In the Chase, a new companion Steven
joins and Ian and Barbara leave.
Episode Details
Returning to Earth, the crew find themselves trapped in a jungle
with monstrous creatures pursuing them. Soon they realise that they
have become miniaturised and are indeed on Earth. In their miniature
state, they discover dangerous experiments with a totally lethal insecticide
are being performed but they seem powerless to stop them.
The Doctor and his companions arrive on Earth of the near future only to
find it has been invaded by the Daleks who have turned the human race into
slaves. What is the purpose behind the enormous mining project the Daleks
are undertaking? Can the Doctor and his companions help the human resistance
movement to foil the Daleks plans?
Video Release: PAL VHS BBC Video BBCV4353 (Two Tapes), Cert PG
The Doctor, Ian and Barbara arrive on the planet Dido in the 25th century,
where they find a crashed space craft in which two survivors wait for a rescue
ship from Earth. The female survivor, Vicki is instantly friendly, unlike
her paralysed companion, Bennett, who remains a mystery.
The Doctor and his companions take a holiday at a villa just outside
Rome in 64 AD.
While he and Vicki visit Rome, Ian and Barbara are captured and taken as
slaves; Ian is sold as a galley slave, and Barbara to Nero's court.
The Doctor is mistaken as an enemy of Nero's and is taken to the Emperors
palace.
The TARDIS is pulled to the planet Vortis, where the butterfly-like
Menoptera are fighting to regain their home from the evil force that
has taken control of the ant-like Zarbi and used them to seize the
planet. Can the Doctor and his companions free the planet...
Video Release: PAL VHS BBC Video BBCV4405 (Two Tapes), Cert U
The TARDIS arrives in 12th century Palestine and rapidly uncover a
plan by the Saracen leader, Emir El Akir, to ambush Richard the Lionheart.
King Richard has is own plans which rely on his sister Joanna marrying the
Emir, something she is most definitely not prepared to accept.
The Doctor and his companions arrive on a planet which houses an
all but forgotten museum. While touring it, they are horrified to discover
that they themselves are exhibits in one of the cases. Can they avoid
become just an exhibit in a museum?
The Doctor detects another time machine following his TARDIS and
they try and shake it off. It soon becomes apparent that their
pursuers are none other than the dreaded Daleks.
"Daleks don't like stairs."
- Ian, THE CHASE
"Advance and attack! Attack and destroy! Destroy and rejoice!"
- Daleks, THE CHASE
Video Release: PAL VHS (part of The Daleks Limited Edition Boxed
Set) BBC Video BBCV5005, Cert PG
Arriving at a remote spot on the English coast in 1066, the Doctor
and his companions are astounded to find a modern wristwatch and
tape recorder. What is the connection between the mysterious monk
and the Viking spies?
- The Watcher
- The Meddling Monk
Links: onwards to season 3,
back to season 1.
Schitz@earthling.net 29th January 2002