Last updated 24 March 2024


Episode Six

Series Episode Number: 249

World Premiere: Sat 24 May 1969 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 22 minutes 53 seconds

4.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 53 (UK)

Chart Position: 91 () (UK)

Recorded on Thu 15 May 1969 in Television Centre 8
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The Doctor sends Zoe to the war zones to assemble a resistance force. The Doctor remains in Central Control to steal the processing machine, but the War Chief is one step ahead.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterMalcolm Hulke
WriterTerrance Dicks
DirectorDavid Maloney
ProducerDerrick Sherwin
DesignerRoger Cheveley
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
SoundJohn Staple (uncredited)
CostumesNicholas Bullen (uncredited)
Make-upSylvia James (uncredited)
Visual Effects DesignerMichaeljohn Harris (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Special Sound BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Script EditorTerrance Dicks (uncredited)
Fight ArrangerPeter Diamond (uncredited)
Fight ArrangerArthur Howell (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerMarion McDougall (uncredited)
Production AssistantEdwina Verner (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerCaroline Walmsley (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Effects AssistantDave Havard (uncredited)
Technical ManagerFred Wright (uncredited)
Vision MixerDavid Langford (uncredited)
Technical ManagerDavid Hare (uncredited)