Episode
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
Overview
An accident in flight leads to the TARDIS and the travellers being miniaturised. Now only an inch high, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan explore an English country garden.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1964-10-31
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Planet of Giants is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1964-10-31. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 4: World's End
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Episode 5: The Daleks
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Episode 6: Day of Reckoning
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Episode 7: The End of Tomorrow
While Susan and David try to find a way out of London, Ian and Larry infiltrate the Dalek mine workings.
Episode 8: The Waking Ally
The Doctor's party investigate the Daleks' central control in Bedfordshire while Barbara and Jenny's attempt to reach it are derailed when they are betrayed.
Episode 9: Flashpoint
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Episode 10: The Powerful Enemy
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Episode 11: Desperate Measures
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