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At twelve episodes, The Daleks' Master Plan was the longest story in the show's history until superseded by the fourteen-episode The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986.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
Galaxy 4: Four Hundred Dawns (1)
11 Sep 1965
E02
Galaxy 4: Trap of Steel (2)
18 Sep 1965
E03
Galaxy 4: Air Lock (3)
25 Sep 1965
E04
Galaxy 4: The Exploding Planet (4)
02 Oct 1965
E05
Mission to the Unknown
09 Oct 1965
E06
The Myth Makers: Temple of Secrets (1)
16 Oct 1965
E07
The Myth Makers: Small Prophet, Quick Return (2)
23 Oct 1965
E08
The Myth Makers: Death of a Spy (3)
30 Oct 1965
E09
The Myth Makers: Horse of Destruction (4)
06 Nov 1965
E10
The Daleks' Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins (1)
13 Nov 1965
E11
The Daleks' Master Plan: Day of Armageddon (2)
20 Nov 1965
E12
The Daleks' Master Plan: Devil's Planet (3)
27 Nov 1965
E13
The Daleks' Master Plan: The Traitors (4)
04 Dec 1965
E14
The Daleks' Master Plan: Counter Plot (5)
11 Dec 1965
E15
The Daleks' Master Plan: Coronas of the Sun (6)
18 Dec 1965
E16
The Daleks' Master Plan: The Feast of Steven (7)
25 Dec 1965
E17
The Daleks' Master Plan: Volcano (8)
01 Jan 1966
E18
The Daleks' Master Plan: Golden Death (9)
08 Jan 1966
E19
The Daleks' Master Plan: Escape Switch (10)
15 Jan 1966
E20
The Daleks' Master Plan: The Abandoned Planet (11)
22 Jan 1966
E21
The Daleks' Master Plan: Destruction of Time (12)
29 Jan 1966
E22
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: War of God (1)
05 Feb 1966
E23
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: The Sea Beggar (2)
12 Feb 1966
E24
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: Priest of Death (3)
19 Feb 1966
E25
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: Bell of Doom (4)
26 Feb 1966
E26
The Ark: The Steel Sky (1)
05 Mar 1966
E27
The Ark: The Plague (2)
12 Mar 1966
E28
The Ark: The Return (3)
19 Mar 1966
E29
The Ark: The Bomb (4)
26 Mar 1966
E30
The Celestial Toymaker: The Celestial Toyroom (1)
02 Apr 1966
E31
The Celestial Toymaker: The Hall of Dolls (2)
09 Apr 1966
E32
The Celestial Toymaker: The Dancing Floor (3)
16 Apr 1966
E33
The Celestial Toymaker: The Final Test (4)
23 Apr 1966
E34
The Gunfighters: A Holiday for the Doctor (1)
30 Apr 1966
E35
The Gunfighters: Don't Shoot the Pianist (2)
07 May 1966
E36
The Gunfighters: Johnny Ringo (3)
14 May 1966
E37
The Gunfighters: The O. K. Corral (4)
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