Episode
Doctor Who: The Ambush
Overview
The time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1964-01-11
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Ambush is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1964-01-11. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 7: The Escape
Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.
Episode 9: The Expedition
The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing the Thals to mount a dangerous operation.
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Episode 10: The Ordeal
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Episode 5: The Dead Planet
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Episode 11: The Rescue
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Episode 4: The Firemaker
The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!
Episode 12: The Edge of Destruction
A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.
Episode 3: The Forest of Fear
Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.
Episode 13: The Brink of Disaster
The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.
Episode 2: The Cave of Skulls
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Episode 14: The Roof of the World
The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive -- but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled -- not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...