The War Machines (4)

July 16, 1966

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Doctor Who - S3 - E45

The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.

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Doctor Who: Season 3 - 45 Episode s

3x1 - Four Hundred Dawns
September 11, 1965
After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.
3x2 - Trap of Steel
September 18, 1965
With the knowledge that the planet will be destroyed in two days, the Drahvins instruct the Doctor to help them steal the Rills' ship.
3x3 - Air Lock
September 25, 1965
The Doctor and Vicki encounter the Rills and learn the situation is more complex than they thought while Steven finds the Drahvins' hospitality ever more perilous.
3x4 - The Exploding Planet
October 2, 1965
The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.
3x5 - Mission to the Unknown
October 9, 1965
Whilst The Doctor, Steven and Vicki are traveling to their next destination. On the planet Kembel, Marc Cory, a Space Security Service agent discovers The Daleks are attending a secret meeting with their allies. Where Cory discovers the Dalek's evil plan, which sets the stage for the epic 12-part adventure "The Dalek Master Plan".
3x6 - Temple of Secrets
October 16, 1965
The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.
3x7 - Small Prophet, Quick Return
October 23, 1965
While Odysseus forces the Doctor to find a way to win the war, Steven decides to get himself taken prisoner in order to enter Troy and find Vicki and the TARDIS.
3x8 - Death of a Spy
October 30, 1965
With Steven and Vicki being held prisoner by the Trojans, the Doctor's only hope of seeing them again is to suggest the idea of the Trojan Horse.
3x9 - Horse of Destruction
November 6, 1965
The Doctor waits inside the Trojan Horse for a chance to reach his companions but Steven's assumed identity as a Greek soldier and Vicki's growing feelings for Troilus endanger their escape.
3x10 - The Nightmare Begins
November 13, 1965
The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.
3x11 - Day of Armageddon
November 20, 1965
The Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.
3x12 - Devil's Planet
November 27, 1965
The Doctor and his friends escape Kembel in the Spar ship but the Daleks force them down on the planet Desperus, where they are threatened by a group of convicts.
3x13 - The Traitors
December 4, 1965
With Katarina being held hostage, the Doctor, Steven and Bret are in danger of having to given in to Kirksen's demands, while, on Earth, Chen has them listed as traitors.
3x14 - Counter Plot
December 11, 1965
The Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.
3x15 - Coronas of the Sun
December 18, 1965
The Doctor, Steven and Sara escape Mira in a Dalek pursuit ship but when they find the ship is returning to Kembel, they are forced to come up with a new plan to avoid the Daleks.
3x16 - The Feast of Steven
December 25, 1965
The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.
3x17 - Volcano
January 1, 1966
The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.
3x18 - Golden Death
January 8, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.
3x19 - Escape Switch
January 15, 1966
Steven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.
3x20 - The Abandoned Planet
January 22, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.
3x21 - Destruction of Time
January 29, 1966
With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.
3x22 - War of God
February 5, 1966
The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.
3x23 - The Sea Beggar
February 12, 1966
While trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar.
3x24 - Priest of Death
February 19, 1966
Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?
3x25 - Bell of Doom
February 26, 1966
Steven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.
3x26 - The Steel Sky
March 5, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive on a giant spaceship millions of years in the future, transporting the last humans away from the doomed Earth.
3x27 - The Plague
March 12, 1966
With the Ark infected with a cold virus, the Doctor must convince the Guardians to trust him so he can find a cure.
3x28 - The Return
March 19, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo have travelled 700 years into the future and find that the Ark is now under the control of the Monoids as it approaches Refusis.
3x29 - The Bomb
March 26, 1966
The Monoids abandon the Ark, leaving Steven and the Guardians to die, but a mutiny in their ranks may give the Doctor a chance to bring about peace.
3x30 - The Celestial Toyroom
April 2, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.
3x31 - The Hall of Dolls
April 9, 1966
While the Doctor continues to play the Trilogic Game with the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo are involved in a deadly game of musical chairs.
3x32 - The Dancing Floor
April 16, 1966
Steven and Dodo are forced to cross the dancing floor, where the Toymaker's dolls plan to force them to dance for eternity.
3x33 - The Final Test
April 23, 1966
As the Doctor nears the end of his game against the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo take on Cyril in a lethal game of hopscotch to try and recover the TARDIS.
3x34 - A Holiday for the Doctor
April 30, 1966
The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1891. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache, where The Doctor finds the local dentist is the famous Doc Holliday who is in a feud with The Clanton Brothers and their hired gunfighter Johnny Ringo, whilst local sheriff Wyatt Earp is trying to keep the peace. The Doctor, Steven and Dodo find themselves joining forces with The Clanton Brothers and Sheriff Wyatt Earp.
3x35 - Don't Shoot the Pianist
May 7, 1966
With the Clantons believing the Doctor to be Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp takes him into protective custody but this leaves Steven and Dodo in danger.
3x36 - Johnny Ringo
May 14, 1966
Earp comes to Steven's rescue and arrests Phineas Clanton, prompting the Clantons to decide to enlist the help of Johnny Ringo.
3x37 - The O.K. Corral
May 21, 1966
The Clantons have shot Warren Earp, leading to a showdown between the two families with the Doctor powerless to prevent bloodshed.
3x38 - The Savages (1)
May 28, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the far future and are welcomed by the advanced civilisation of the Elders but soon begin to suspect they are hiding a secret.
3x39 - The Savages (2)
June 4, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.
3x40 - The Savages (3)
June 11, 1966
The Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.
3x41 - The Savages (4)
June 18, 1966
The Doctor urges the Savages to finally bring an end to the Elders' oppression and enlists the help of an unlikely ally.
3x42 - The War Machines (1)
June 25, 1966
The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.
3x43 - The War Machines (2)
July 2, 1966
Dodo is under the control of WOTAN and attempts to lure the Doctor into a trap, while the rest of WOTAN's slaves begin construction on its robotic War Machines.
3x44 - The War Machines (3)
July 9, 1966
Ben tries to escape from the warehouse but is captured by Polly, who is now also under WOTAN's control, and forced to work on construction the War Machine.
3x45 - The War Machines (4)
July 16, 1966
The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.

3x1 - Four Hundred Dawns

3x2 - Trap of Steel

3x3 - Air Lock

3x4 - The Exploding Planet

3x5 - Mission to the Unknown

3x6 - Temple of Secrets

3x7 - Small Prophet, Quick Return

3x8 - Death of a Spy

3x9 - Horse of Destruction

3x10 - The Nightmare Begins

3x11 - Day of Armageddon

3x12 - Devil's Planet

3x13 - The Traitors

3x14 - Counter Plot

3x15 - Coronas of the Sun

3x16 - The Feast of Steven

3x17 - Volcano

3x18 - Golden Death

3x19 - Escape Switch

3x20 - The Abandoned Planet

3x21 - Destruction of Time

3x22 - War of God

3x23 - The Sea Beggar

3x24 - Priest of Death

3x25 - Bell of Doom

3x26 - The Steel Sky

3x27 - The Plague

3x28 - The Return

3x29 - The Bomb

3x30 - The Celestial Toyroom

3x31 - The Hall of Dolls

3x32 - The Dancing Floor

3x33 - The Final Test

3x34 - A Holiday for the Doctor

3x35 - Don't Shoot the Pianist

3x36 - Johnny Ringo

3x37 - The O.K. Corral

3x38 - The Savages (1)

3x39 - The Savages (2)

3x40 - The Savages (3)

3x41 - The Savages (4)

3x42 - The War Machines (1)

3x43 - The War Machines (2)

3x44 - The War Machines (3)

3x45 - The War Machines (4)

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S2: Season 2

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S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Season 11

S12: Season 12

S13: Season 13

S14: Season 14

S15: Season 15

S16: The Key to Time

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S18: Season 18

S19: Season 19

S20: Season 20

S21: Season 21

S22: Season 22

S23: The Trial of a Time Lord

S24: Season 24

S25: Season 25

S26: Season 26