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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.

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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.



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DOCTOR: The least important things, sometimes, my dear boy, lead to the greatest discoveries.

— First Doctor, The Space Museum

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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 suddenly
DOCTOR: 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)


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