Last updated 23 March 2024


The Edge of Destruction

Series Episode Number: 12

World Premiere: Sat 8 Feb 1964 - 5:15pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 1 Jun 1986 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 25 minutes 4 seconds

10.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 61 (UK)

Chart Position: 21 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 17 Jan 1964 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The TARDIS is suspended in space and the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan are confused and frightened by a series of mysterious events.