Synopsis
At twelve episodes, The Daleks' Master Plan was the longest story in the show's history until superseded by the fourteen-episode The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986. The season also had the greatest number of different companions (seven) and producers (three). This was the longest season in the history of the franchise to date, at 45 episodes. It also featured the first appearance of actor Nicholas Courtney, although not in his most famous role as the Brigadier. The Daleks' Master Plan also saw the return of Peter Butterworth as the Monk, who became the second Doctor Who enemy to make a return (after the Daleks themselves) to the show. This was also the season of The War Machines, to date the only televised story in which the taboo of never referring to the Doctor directly by the name "Doctor Who" is broken, with the exception of Missy's teasing in World Enough and Time.
Season 3 aired between 11 Sep 1965 and 16 Jul 1966, 45 episodes.
Episodes
E01
Four Hundred Dawns
11 Sep 1965
E02
Trap of Steel
18 Sep 1965
E03
Air Lock
25 Sep 1965
E04
The Exploding Planet
02 Oct 1965
E05
Mission to the Unknown
09 Oct 1965
E06
Temple of Secrets
16 Oct 1965
E07
Small Prophet, Quick Return
23 Oct 1965
E08
Death of a Spy
30 Oct 1965
E09
Horse of Destruction
06 Nov 1965
E10
The Nightmare Begins
13 Nov 1965
E11
Day of Armageddon
20 Nov 1965
E12
Devil's Planet
27 Nov 1965
E13
The Traitors
04 Dec 1965
E14
Counter Plot
11 Dec 1965
E15
Coronas of the Sun
18 Dec 1965
E16
The Feast of Steven
25 Dec 1965
E17
Volcano
01 Jan 1966
E18
Golden Death
08 Jan 1966
E19
Escape Switch
15 Jan 1966
E20
The Abandoned Planet
22 Jan 1966
E21
Destruction of Time
29 Jan 1966
E22
War of God
05 Feb 1966
E23
The Sea Beggar
12 Feb 1966
E24
Priest of Death
19 Feb 1966
E25
Bell of Doom
26 Feb 1966
E26
The Steel Sky
05 Mar 1966
E27
The Plague
12 Mar 1966
E28
The Return
19 Mar 1966
E29
The Bomb
26 Mar 1966
E30
The Celestial Toyroom
02 Apr 1966
E31
The Hall of Dolls
09 Apr 1966
E32
The Dancing Floor
16 Apr 1966
E33
The Final Test
23 Apr 1966
E34
A Holiday for the Doctor
30 Apr 1966
E35
Don't Shoot the Pianist
07 May 1966
E36
Johnny Ringo
14 May 1966
E37
The O.K. Corral
21 May 1966
E38
The Savages (1)
28 May 1966
E39
The Savages (2)
04 Jun 1966
E40
The Savages (3)
11 Jun 1966
E41
The Savages (4)
18 Jun 1966
E42
The War Machines (1)
25 Jun 1966
E43
The War Machines (2)
02 Jul 1966
E44
The War Machines (3)
09 Jul 1966
E45
The War Machines (4)
16 Jul 1966