The Aztecs

(Series 1, Episodes 27-30)

Summary: Whilst grave robbing, resident TARDIS historian Barbara is mistaken for the resurrected form of an Aztec god.  Never one to miss an opportunity to change the course of history, she proceeds with an attempt to outlaw human sacrifice whilst making some horribly imperialistic judgments about the nature of Aztec culture.  Elsewhere, Ian can’t catch a break, Susan is defiant in the face of forced marriage and the Doctor accidentally gets engaged.

Watch it because: Barbara is the first companion to learn their lesson about fixed points in time.

Original Air Date: 23 May – 13 June 1964.

Doctor: William Hartnell.

Companions: Susan (Carole Ann Ford), Ian Chesterton (William Russell) and Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill).

Writer: John Lucarotti.

Director: John Crockett.

Producer: Verity Lambert.

Available on DVD? Yes.