Galaxy 4

(Series 3, Episodes 1-4)

Summary: The TARDIS lands on a planet just hours away from its fiery demise.  Steven flirts with some attractive female droids who proceed to trap him in an air lock and drain the oxygen for his troubles.  Vicki takes a liking to some spherical robots that she names “chumblies” and out-sasses the Doctor.  The two of them help a silken-voiced peace-loving alien fish race escape and everyone lives happily ever after.  Except the droids.  Who die.

Watch it because: You can’t watch most of it, but Vicki’s intrepidness is worth sitting through the reconstructions.

Original Air Date: 11 September – 2 October 1965.

Doctor: William Hartnell.

Companions: Vicki (Maureen O’Brien) and Steven Taylor (Peter Purves).

Writer: William Emms.

Director: Derek Martinus.

Producer: Verity Lambert.

Available on DVD? Only Episode 3 is still in existence – the others are all reconstructions.  The story is included with The Aztecs Special Edition DVD.