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Episode Details

A Battle of Wits
17-Jul-1965
S
24:10
Season 2 Episode 38
Episode 80 of 695
The Watcher    (03-Jul-1965)
The Meddling Monk    (10-Jul-1965)
A Battle of Wits    (17-Jul-1965)
Checkmate    (24-Jul-1965)
The TARDIS travels to 1066 were the Doctor finds a wristwatch and other anachronisms. The discover that the Meddling Monk, another traveller from the Doctor home planet, is attempting to alter the time lines by useing futuristic weapons to ensure Harold's victory at Hastings.
From the Radio Times:

5.40
DR. WHO

An adventure in space and time
starring
WILLIAM HARTNELL as Dr. Who
and
MAUREEN O'BRIEN, PETER PURVES

A Battle of Wits
by DENNIS SPOONER
with
Peter Butterworth
The Tardis disappears and an invasion begins.
Dr. WhoWILLIAM HARTNELL
VickiMAUREEN O'BRIEN
Steven TaylorPETER PURVES
MonkPETER BUTTERWORTH
WulnothMICHAEL MILLER
EldredPETER RUSSELL
EdithALETHEA CHARLTON
SvenDAVID ANDERSON
UlfNORMAN HARTLEY
Title music by RON GRAINER
and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Percussion played by
CHARLES BOTTERILL
Story editor, Donald Tosh
Designer, Barry Newbery
Producer, VERITY LAMBERT
† Directed by DOUGLASS CAMFIELD


6.50pm
Doctor Who
The Time Meddler

A four-part classic sci-fi tale from 1965. Starring
William Hartnell
Maureen O'Brien
Peter Purves

3: A Battle of Wits.  The Tardis and the both disappear - but Vicki and Steven make some discoveries.
Producer Verity Lanbert
Director Douglas Camfield
(Black and white.  Rpt)
BBC VIDEOS: £10.99, from retailers.
This is the first mention of another person from the Doctor's home planet.
United Kingdom
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Added: 23-May-2006     Last Update: 13-Apr-2025







Presented: 19-May-2025 06:03:39

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