Episode
Doctor Who: A Race Against Death
Overview
With Ian having fallen victim to the Sensorites' plague, the Doctor is desperate to find a cure. But the City Administrator is still determined to rid his world of aliens.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 1964-07-18
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
A Race Against Death is Episode 34 in Season 1 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1964-07-18. The runtime is 25 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 33: Hidden Danger
The Doctor and his companions are escorted to the Sense-Sphere where they attempt to negotiate with the Sensorites for the release of the TARDIS.
Episode 35: Kidnap
The City Administrator is determined to destroy the Doctor and his friends and his paranoia prevents the Doctor's cure from being distributed.
More episodes from this season
Episode 32: The Unwilling Warriors
The Doctor and his companions are on board an Earth ship trapped in orbit around the Sense-Sphere when it is boarded by the Sensorites, who steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS.
Episode 36: A Desperate Venture
While the City Administrator's schemes reach their climax, the Doctor and Ian venture into the tunnels under the city to discover the real cause of the Sensorite plague.
Episode 31: Strangers in Space
The 28th century. The TARDIS materialises on a spaceship orbiting a planet known as the Sense-Sphere, whose natives, the Sensorites, have trapped the ship's human crew in a state of paralysis.
Episode 37: A Land of Fear
The TARDIS lands during the French Revolution, where Ian, Barbara, and Susan become caught up in the politics of the day. When they are arrested and set to be executed, the Doctor must take on the disguise of a public official to try and save their lives.
Episode 30: The Day of Darkness
Tlotoxl's machinations result in both Susan and Ian being arrested. With the TARDIS once again trapped inside the tomb, the travellers' only hope for escape lies with Autloc and Cameca.
Episode 38: Guests of Madame Guillotine
Susan, Ian and Barbara are sentenced to be guillotined but an encounter with a dying English prisoner may offer Ian a chance of survival.
Episode 29: The Bride of Sacrifice
While the Doctor tries to find a way back to the TARDIS, Tlotoxl continues to plot Barbara's downfall and sees an opening when Susan questions Aztec custom.
Episode 39: A Change of Identity
Susan and Barbara are rescued by Jules and Jean, two members of the escape chain, while the Doctor gains access to the prison by posing as a revolution official.
Episode 28: The Warriors of Death
Barbara tries to change the course of history - and Ian fights for his life.
Episode 40: The Tyrant of France
The Doctor is forced into a meeting with Robespierre while Barbara's attempts to find a physician for Susan result in them being betrayed.