Stories Television Doctor Who Season 2 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Space Museum Original Story TV Soundtrack Original Story TV Soundtrack 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 14 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 4 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, April 24, 1965 Production Code Q Written by Glyn Jones Directed by Mervyn Pinfield Runtime 100 minutes Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Rewriting History, Time Loop, Time Travel Pivotal Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Food Replicator, Time-Space Visualiser Location (Potential Spoilers!) Xeros Synopsis The TARDIS jumps a time track and the travellers arrive on the planet Xeros. There they discover their own future selves displayed as exhibits in a museum established as a monument to the galactic conquests of the warlike Morok invaders who now rule the planet. When time shifts back to normal, they realise that they must do everything they can to avert this potential future. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save 4 Episodes The Space Museum First aired Saturday, April 24, 1965 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Glyn Jones Directed by Mervyn Pinfield UK Viewers 10.5 million Appreciation Index 61 Synopsis The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings. The Dimensions of Time First aired Saturday, May 1, 1965 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Glyn Jones Directed by Mervyn Pinfield UK Viewers 9.2 million Appreciation Index 53 Synopsis Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves. The Search First aired Saturday, May 8, 1965 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Glyn Jones Directed by Mervyn Pinfield UK Viewers 8.5 million Appreciation Index 56 Synopsis With the Doctor missing, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves in danger from the Moroks while the Xerons also try to make contact with them. The Final Phase First aired Saturday, May 15, 1965 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Glyn Jones Directed by Mervyn Pinfield UK Viewers 8.5 million Appreciation Index 49 Synopsis While Ian tries to force Lobos to release the Doctor from the museum, Vicki joins the Xerons in trying to gain the weapons needed to start a revolution against the occupiers. Show All Episodes Characters First Doctor William Hartnell Ian Chesterton William Russell Barbara Wright Jacqueline Hill Vicki Pallister Maureen O'Brien Moroks First Appearance Show All Characters (5) How to watch The Space Museum: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Collection – Season 2 DVD The Space Museum / The Chase VHS The Crusade & The Space Museum (VHS) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 14 reviews 9 June 2025 · 48 words Review by CastleNerevar Episode 1 of this story was really interesting and compelling and then the other 3 episodes failed to be the same. Still enjoyable and I liked Vicki getting involved in the revolution is fun and Hartnell gets some good moments. The Moroks are pretty.... bad and intentionally so. CastleNerevar View profile Like Liked 0 3 May 2025 · 54 words Review by kawaii2234 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! whilst it may not be the most entertaining serial ever produced it does have its moments of pure comedy including but not limited to Vicki dismantling a fascist colony and Ian 2v1ing a couple of dudes. this was an interesting side quest for the doctor and TARDIS team especially leading into The Chase. kawaii2234 View profile Like Liked 0 20 March 2025 · 13 words Review by Scottybguud Starts well but soon get a bit of a slog to get through Scottybguud View profile Like Liked 0 24 January 2025 · 138 words Review by 6-and-7 Some very early 'timey-wimey' concepts getting explored here in the uncertain space of fate and free will; unfortunately, it never quite gets off the ground, owing in large part to an uninspired main conflict and underwhelming guest cast (they did well enough, but it was difficult to distinguish one Morok from the others, and ditto the Xerons). The first episode was nicely spooky and atmospheric, and the main cast all got a chance to shine (aside, alas, from Barbara), but the latter three episodes were a bit of a slog. I get the idea that this was meant to be a comedy, and there were some legitimately funny moments, but it seemed unwilling to commit to the premise, resulting in a less than satisfactory story. I enjoyed it well enough, but I don't see myself watching it again. 6-and-7 View profile Like Liked 0 15 December 2024 · 82 words Review by RandomJoke A lot of People say “An Unearthly Child” starts out amazing and then drops. Well, this is basically it for me. Episode 1 here is stellar and one of the very best from Hartnells Era. Sadly the rest is just very much whatever, some great Ideas and some great Moments, but pretty forgettable in my Eyes. It’s not bad, just very much whatever, and easily the weak spot of a stellar Season 2. A shame, this one had much more potential in my Eyes. RandomJoke View profile Like Liked 0 Show All Reviews (14) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating593 members 3.34 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1049 Favourited 81 Reviewed 14 Saved 3 Skipped 3 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Target Collection Doctor Who: The Space Museum Rating: 3.13 Story Skipped Book More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other variations of this story We define a variation as another way of experiencing the exact same story - like an autiobook, a reconstruction or an omnibus edition. BBC Audio Soundtracks The Space Museum (BBC Audio Soundtrack) Rating: ??? Story Skipped Soundtrack Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: BBC Audio Soundtracks Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: The least important things, sometimes, my dear boy, lead to the greatest discoveries. — The Space Museum Show All Quotes (4) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking Episode One - The Space Museum [TARDIS] (This planet has an array of spaceships on it. The TARDIS materialises, and everybody is wearing their ordinary clothes, not the Crusader ones they had on when they became immobile at the end of the last episode. The Doctor moves first, then Vicki.) DOCTOR: Oh, lights. Oh, that's better. Ah, good! Well now, we seem to have materialised much quicker than I thought.IAN: Doctor, we've got our clothes on.DOCTOR: Well, I should hope so, dear boy. I should hope so.BARBARA: No, Doctor. Our ordinary, everyday clothes.DOCTOR: Well, upon my soul, yes. Yes. Now isn't that extraordinary? Yes, we were wearing those cloaks and things, weren't we? Well, I must say, it's going to save us a lot of bother changing. Yes. Now, lets see where we are, shall we?IAN: Doctor! You can't dismiss it like that! We were standing here in thirteenth century clothes. We can't suddenlyDOCTOR: My dear boy, it's over and done with. Now lets forget it. See where we are. Come along, pay attention.VICKI: But Doctor, where are the clothes we were wearing?DOCTOR: I expect, child, they're hanging up where they're supposed to be. If you're that much concerned, go and have a look.VICKI: All right. I will.DOCTOR: And on your way back, bring me glass of water please, I'm very parched.VICKI: Okay. (Vicki leaves) Show Full Transcript Open in new window
