Doctor Who
Death to the Daleks, Part Two
TV Flash files “Death to the Daleks, Part Two” as hour 367 of 700 in the TV Flash guide — Doctor Who (1963–) on BBC, season 11, episode 12, aired 1974-03-02, 25 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E12: listed hour 367 of 700 in the Doctor Who guide, hour 12 of 26 in season 11. It aired 1974-03-02 (25 min). The listed hour before it is “Death to the Daleks, Part One” (S11E11). Next is “Death to the Daleks, Part Three” (S11E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Doctor and the MSC crew join forces with the Daleks to mine the parrinium, only to come under attack from the Exxilons.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Death to the Daleks, Part Two sit in the Doctor Who guide?
S11E12 is listed hour 367 of 700 — hour 12 of 26 in season 11, season 11 episode 12.
When did Doctor Who S11E12 air?
Death to the Daleks, Part Two aired 1974-03-02 and is listed at 25 minutes.
Where should I start with the 1960s serials?
William Hartnell's First Doctor is the origin of the TARDIS-and-companions contract. Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor is the proof that regeneration works. Start at a serial whose surviving episodes interest you; missing-episode gaps are part of the classic-era weather.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A Time Lord, a police box bigger on the inside, and regeneration as infinite franchise life: Doctor Who launched from the BBC in 1963 and never really parked. Early black-and-white serials built the mythology; Hartnell-to-Troughton proved the lead could change without ending the show. The longest experiment in serialized reinvention — woolly, weird, endlessly renewable.
November 23, 1963, is a drop that never really parked. BBC's *Doctor Who* launched a Time Lord and a blue police box bigger on the inside, then treated the lead as renewable inventory. **Regeneration is the window.** Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, and Donald Wilson were among the early architects. Early black-and-white serials built the mythology; companions, sonic screwdrivers, and cliffhangers became ritual. Rex wants woolly national inheritance. Fine. The business model is recasting without ending the show.
Filed against
- William Hartnell as The First Doctor
William Hartnell’s First Doctor launched Doctor Who from the BBC in 1963 — a Time Lord, a police box bigger on the inside, regeneration as infinite franchise life. Early black-and-white serials built the mythology; Hartnell-to-Troughton…
- Patrick Troughton as The Second Doctor
Patrick Troughton played the Second Doctor on Doctor Who, the 1960s BBC proof that a Time Lord could change faces without ending the franchise. Police box bigger on the inside, regeneration as infinite life, early black-and-white serials…
- Jon Pertwee as The Third Doctor
Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor kept Doctor Who’s police box moving — a Time Lord, a box bigger on the inside, regeneration as infinite franchise life. BBC serials launched in 1963 and never really parked; Hartnell-to-Troughton proved the lead…