Last updated 09 January 2020


The Velvet Web

The Velvet Web

Series Episode Number: 22

World Premiere: Sat 18 Apr 1964 - 5:31pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 13 Aug 2014 - 8:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes 37 seconds

9.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 60 (UK)

Chart Position: 25 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 27 Mar 1964 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: 16mm t/r
BBC Genome Project: see entry



In the city of Morphoton, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan are welcomed as honoured guests and given anything they want. But Barbara soon discovers that paradise is an illusion.