Episode

Doctor Who: The War Machines (4)

Name: Doctor Who: The War Machines (4)
Released: 1966-07-16
Duration: 23 min
Cast: Tom Baker, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney

Doctor WhoSeason 31966-07-16

Overview

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.

Details

Series: Doctor Who
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 45
Air date: 1966-07-16
Runtime: 23 min

Episode context

The War Machines (4) is Episode 45 in Season 3 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1966-07-16. The runtime is 23 min.

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Episode 44: The War Machines (3) 1966-07-09 | 24 min 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.

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Episode 43: The War Machines (2) 1966-07-02 | 24 min 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.

Episode 42: The War Machines (1) 1966-06-25 | 24 min 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.

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Episode 40: The Savages (3) 1966-06-11 | 25 min The Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.

Episode 39: The Savages (2) 1966-06-04 | 25 min The Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.

Episode 38: The Savages (1) 1966-05-28 | 25 min 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.

Episode 37: The O.K. Corral 1966-05-21 | 24 min The Clantons have shot Warren Earp, leading to a showdown between the two families with the Doctor powerless to prevent bloodshed.

Episode 36: Johnny Ringo 1966-05-14 | 25 min Earp comes to Steven's rescue and arrests Phineas Clanton, prompting the Clantons to decide to enlist the help of Johnny Ringo.

Episode 35: Don't Shoot the Pianist 1966-05-07 | 24 min 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.

Episode 34: A Holiday for the Doctor 1966-04-30 | 24 min 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.