Last updated 23 March 2024


The Death of Time

Series Episode Number: 73

World Premiere: Sat 29 May 1965 - 5:40pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 3 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 23 minutes 32 seconds

9.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 56 (UK)

Chart Position: 12 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 05 Jul 1965 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The Doctor and his friends have been given shelter from the Daleks by the Aridians. But the Daleks threaten to kill the Aridians unless they hand over the time travellers.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterTerry Nation
DirectorRichard Martin
ProducerVerity Lambert
DesignerRaymond P Cusick
DesignerJohn Wood
Story EditorDennis Spooner
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Title MusicRon Grainer
and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Costume SupervisorDaphne Dare (uncredited)
Make-up SupervisorSonia Markham (uncredited)
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
Studio SoundRay Angel (uncredited)
Production AssistantColin Leslie (uncredited)
Film CameramanCharles Parnell (uncredited)
Film EditorNorman Matthews (uncredited)
Vision MixerClive Doig (uncredited)
Grams OperatorClive Gifford (uncredited)
Technical Manager(TM2)Dickie Ashman (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerIan Strachan (uncredited)
Props BuyerJune Gillespie (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantPatricia Dove (uncredited)
Floor AssistantTrevor Beckett (uncredited)
Male DresserBob Gale (uncredited)
Director's AssistantBarbara Cannell (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)