Last updated 23 March 2024


A Land of Fear

Series Episode Number: 37

World Premiere: Sat 8 Aug 1964 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 24 seconds

6.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 37 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 10 Jul 1964 in Lime Grove G
Archive State: 16mm t/r



When the Doctor attempts to return Ian and Barbara to their own time, the TARDIS actually lands in 18th Century France during the French Revolution.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterDennis Spooner
DirectorHenric Hirsch
ProducerVerity Lambert
Associate ProducerMervyn Pinfield
DesignerRoderick Laing
Story EditorDavid Whitaker
Incidental MusicStanley Myers
Conducted ByStanley Myers
Title MusicRon Grainer
and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
Studio SoundRay Angel (uncredited)
Costume SupervisorDaphne Dare (uncredited)
Make-up SupervisorJill Summers (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerMichael Cager (uncredited)
Film CameramanPeter Hamilton (uncredited)
Film EditorCaroline Shields (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Technical ManagerNeil Campbell (uncredited)
Vision MixerFred Law (uncredited)
Floor AssistantBernard Havard (uncredited)
Production AssistantTimothy Combe (uncredited)
Production SecretaryAnn Earl (uncredited)