March 8, 1969: Doctor Who in “The Space Pirates”

Season 6 – “The Seeds of Death”

Season 6 – “The War Games”

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe find themselves inside a space beacon being attacked by space pirates. The travellers are separated from the TARDIS and flung into the depths of space.

First broadcast March 8 – April 12, on BBC 1 at 5.15pm; six parts

Notable Cast & Crew

• Patrick Troughton – “Dr Who”
• Frazer Hines – “Jamie McCrimmon”
• Wendy Padbury – “Zoe Heriot”
• Jack May – “General Hermack”
• Donald Gee – “Major Ian Warne”
• George Layton – “Technician Penn”
• Robert Holmes – writer

Find out more

• BBC Doctor Who Episode Guide*
• TARDIS Data Core*
• BBC Genome*

Novelised as The Space Pirates

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January 25, 1969: Doctor Who in “The Seeds of Death”

Season 6 – “The Krotons”

Season 6 – “The Space Pirates”

The TARDIS arrives on Earth where T-Mat has revolutionised travel. However, the Ice Warriors have seized control and use T-Mat to distribute Martian seed pods across the world.

First broadcast January 25 – March 1, 1969 on BBC 1 at 5.15pm; six parts

Notable Cast & Crew

• Patrick Troughton – “Dr Who”
• Frazer Hines – “Jamie McCrimmon”
• Wendy Padbury – “Zoe Heriot”
• Ronald Leigh-Hunt – “Radnor”
• Brian Hayles – writer

Soundtrack

Find out more

• BBC Doctor Who Episode Guide*
• TARDIS Data Core*
• BBC Genome*

Novelised as The Seeds of Death

*The 20th Century in Sound & Vision is not responsible for these websites

December 28, 1968: Doctor Who in “The Krotons”

Season 6 – “The Invasion”

Season 6 – “The Seeds of Death”

The TARDIS takes the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe to a world where they meet the Gonds who annually send two brilliant students into the Dynatrope to be the companions of the Krotons.

First broadcast December 25, 1968 – January 18, 1969 on BBC 1 at 5.15pm; four parts

Notable Cast & Crew

• Patrick Troughton – “Dr Who”
• Frazer Hines – “Jamie McCrimmon”
• Wendy Padbury – “Zoe Heriot”
• Philip Madoc – “Eelek”
• Robert Holmes – writer

Soundtrack

Find out more

• BBC Doctor Who Episode Guide*
• TARDIS Data Core*
• BBC Genome*

Novelised as The Krotons

*The 20th Century in Sound & Vision is not responsible for these websites