Airdates in the UK (BBC repeats)

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The table is sortable. Titles without single episode numbers are omnibus airings

no. Date Day Time Channel Episode Notes
1 30 Nov 1963 Sat 17:05 BBC An Unearthly Child 1 Unscheduled and unlisted repeat that immediately preceded part 2 of the story
2 8 Jun 1968 Sat 17:15 BBC1 The Evil of the Daleks 1 Part 1 had new voice-over dialogue added to the opening moments, as a follow-on from the cliffhanger ending to The Wheel in Space part 6 the previous week
3 15 Jun 1968 Sat 17:15 BBC1 The Evil of the Daleks 2
4 22 Jun 1968 Sat 17:15 BBC1 The Evil of the Daleks 3 The repeat took a two-week break between parts 3 and 4 to allow for coverage of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships
5 13 Jul 1968 Sat 17:15 BBC1 The Evil of the Daleks 4
6 20 Jul 1968 Sat 17:15 BBC1 The Evil of the Daleks 5
7 27 Jul 1968 Sat 17:15 BBC1 The Evil of the Daleks 6
8 3 Aug 1968 Sat 17:15 BBC1 The Evil of the Daleks 7
9 9 Jul 1971 Fri 18:20 BBC1 Spearhead from Space 1
10 16 Jul 1971 Fri 18:20 BBC1 Spearhead from Space 2
11 23 Jul 1971 Fri 18:20 BBC1 Spearhead from Space 3
12 30 Jul 1971 Fri 18:20 BBC1 Spearhead from Space 4
13 28 Dec 1971 Tue 16:20 BBC1 The Daemons 5-parter edited down to 89'05" ; on screen title caption altered to Doctor Who and the Daemons. Aired 4 days before Day of the Daleks part 1
14 27 Dec 1972 Wed 15:05 BBC1 The Sea Devils 6-parter edited down to 88'24"
15 3 Sep 1973 Mon 18:55 BBC1 Day of the Daleks 4-parter edited down to 60'29" Shown on 6 Sep 1973 at 19:00 in Wales
16 27 Dec 1973 Thu 16:00 BBC1 The Green Death 6-parter edited down to 89'58" - Aired between The Time Warrior eps 2 and 3
17 27 May 1974 Mon 11:15 BBC1 The Sea Devils Unplanned repeat was scheduled after that week's Radio Times had already gone to print to replace live coverage of cricket affected by on-going industrial action; same cut-down edit as the Dec 1972 repeat
18 27 Dec 1974 Fri 14:45 BBC1 Planet of the Spiders 6-parter edited down to 105'14" - Aired the day before Robot part 1
19 20 Aug 1975 Wed 18:35 BBC1 The Ark in Space 4-parter edited down to 69'46" Shown on BBC Wales at a later time
20 27 Dec 1975 Sat 15:00 BBC1 Genesis of the Daleks 6-parter edited down to 85'53"
21 5 Jul 1976 Mon 18:35 BBC1 Planet of Evil 1
22 6 Jul 1976 Tue 18:25 BBC1 Planet of Evil 2
23 7 Jul 1976 Wed 18:20 BBC1 Planet of Evil 3
24 8 Jul 1976 Thu 18:25 BBC1 Planet of Evil 4
25 9 Jul 1976 Fri 18:25 BBC1 The Sontaran Experiment 2-parter edited down to 47'42"
26 27 Nov 1976 Sat 17:50 BBC1 Pyramids of Mars 4-parter edited down to 62'26"
27 4 Dec 1976 Sat 17:50 BBC1 The Brain of Morbius 4-parter edited down to 60'31" (This version aired on TV in Australia in 1978. The omnibus was edited down further and released on VHS in 1984)


An edited-down repeat of The Seeds of Doom was planned for 11 December, but this did not happen
28 4 Aug 1977 Thu 18:20 BBC1 The Deadly Assassin 1
29 11 Aug 1977 Thu 18:20 BBC1 The Deadly Assassin 2
30 18 Aug 1977 Thu 18:20 BBC1 The Deadly Assassin 3 Cliffhanger edited to remove freeze-frame at end of the episode
31 25 Aug 1977 Thu 18:20 BBC1 The Deadly Assassin 4 BBC Wales aired on a different (unknown) date
32 31 Dec 1977 Sat 18:25 BBC1 The Robots of Death 1-2 Parts 1-2 edited down to 46'01"
33 1 Jan 1978 Sun 19:00 BBC1 The Robots of Death 3-4 Parts 3-4 edited down to 45'24"
34 13 Jul 1978 Thu 19:00 BBC1 The Invisible Enemy 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
35 20 Jul 1978 Thu 19:00 BBC1 The Invisible Enemy 2
36 27 Jul 1978 Thu 19:00 BBC1 The Invisible Enemy 3
37 3 Aug 1978 Thu 19:00 BBC1 The Invisible Enemy 4
38 10 Aug 1978 Thu 18:20 BBC1 The Sun Makers 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
39 17 Aug 1978 Thu 19:10 BBC1 The Sun Makers 2
40 24 Aug 1978 Thu 19:10 BBC1 The Sun Makers 3
41 31 Aug 1978 Thu 18:45 BBC1 The Sun Makers 4
42 12 Jul 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Pirate Planet 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
43 19 Jul 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Pirate Planet 2
44 26 Jul 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Pirate Planet 3
45 2 Aug 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Pirate Planet 4
46 9 Aug 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Androids of Tara 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
47 16 Aug 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Androids of Tara 2
48 23 Aug 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Androids of Tara 3
49 30 Aug 1979 Thu 18:55 BBC1 The Androids of Tara 4
50 5 Aug 1980 Tue 18:25 BBC1 Destiny of the Daleks 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
51 6 Aug 1980 Wed 18:20 BBC1 Destiny of the Daleks 2
52 7 Aug 1980 Thu 18:25 BBC1 Destiny of the Daleks 3
53 8 Aug 1980 Fri 18:25 BBC1 Destiny of the Daleks 4
54 12 Aug 1980 Tue 18:25 BBC1 City of Death 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
55 13 Aug 1980 Wed 18:25 BBC1 City of Death 2
56 19 Aug 1980 Tue 18:25 BBC1 City of Death 3
57 20 Aug 1980 Wed 18:25 BBC1 City of Death 4
58 3 Aug 1981 Mon 18:25 BBC1 Full Circle 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
59 4 Aug 1981 Tue 18:20 BBC1 Full Circle 2
60 5 Aug 1981 Wed 18:20 BBC1 Full Circle 3
61 6 Aug 1981 Thu 18:20 BBC1 Full Circle 4
62 10 Aug 1981 Mon 18:30 BBC1 The Keeper of Traken 1 The repeat was not aired in Wales
63 11 Aug 1981 Tue 18:20 BBC1 The Keeper of Traken 2
64 12 Aug 1981 Wed 18:30 BBC1 The Keeper of Traken 3
65 13 Aug 1981 Thu 18:20 BBC1 The Keeper of Traken 4
The Five Faces of Doctor Who
66 2 Nov 1981 Mon 17:40 BBC2 An Unearthly Child 1
67 3 Nov 1981 Tue 17:40 BBC2 An Unearthly Child 2
68 4 Nov 1981 Wed 17:40 BBC2 An Unearthly Child 3
69 5 Nov 1981 Thu 17:40 BBC2 An Unearthly Child 4
70 9 Nov 1981 Mon 17:40 BBC2 The Krotons 1
71 10 Nov 1981 Tue 17:40 BBC2 The Krotons 2
72 11 Nov 1981 Wed 17:40 BBC2 The Krotons 3
73 12 Nov 1981 Thu 17:40 BBC2 The Krotons 4
74 16 Nov 1981 Mon 17:40 BBC2 Carnival of Monsters 1
75 17 Nov 1981 Tue 17:35 BBC2 Carnival of Monsters 2
76 18 Nov 1981 Wed 17:40 BBC2 Carnival of Monsters 3
77 19 Nov 1981 Thu 17:40 BBC2 Carnival of Monsters 4 This episode cut by 44 seconds to remove shots of a make-up malfunction
78 23 Nov 1981 Mon 17:40 BBC2 The Three Doctors 1 Carnival of Monsters and The Three Doctors were deliberately shown in that order, so this episode could air on the day of the series' 18th anniversary
79 24 Nov 1981 Tue 17:35 BBC2 The Three Doctors 2
80 25 Nov 1981 Wed 17:40 BBC2 The Three Doctors 3
81 26 Nov 1981 Thu 17:40 BBC2 The Three Doctors 4
82 30 Nov 1981 Mon 17:40 BBC2 Logopolis 1
83 1 Dec 1981 Tue 17:30 BBC2 Logopolis 2
84 2 Dec 1981 Wed 17:40 BBC2 Logopolis 3
85 3 Dec 1981 Thu 17:40 BBC2 Logopolis 4
Doctor Who and the Monsters
86 12 Jul 1982 Mon 19:20 BBC1 The Curse of Peladon 1-2 The Doctor Who and the Monsters repeats were not shown in Wales Parts 1-2 edited down to 47'20"
87 19 Jul 1982 Mon 19:20 BBC1 The Curse of Peladon 3-4 Parts 3-4 edited down to 46'46"
88 26 Jul 1982 Mon 19:25 BBC1 Genesis of the Daleks 1-3 Parts 1-3 edited down to 45'05"
89 2 Aug 1982 Mon 19:25 BBC1 Genesis of the Daleks 4-6 Parts 4-6 edited down to 44'54"
90 9 Aug 1982 Mon 19:20 BBC1 Earthshock 1-2 Parts 1-2 edited down to 45'49"
91 16 Aug 1982 Mon 19:20 BBC1 Earthshock 3-4 Parts 3-4 edited down to 46'45"
 
92 24 Dec 1982 Fri 17:40 BBC2 K9 and Company This repeat was scheduled because many in the North East of England didn't see the first transmission on 28 December 1981 due to a power black-out
93 15 Aug 1983 Mon 18:25 BBC1 The Visitation 1
94 16 Aug 1983 Tue 18:25 BBC1 The Visitation 2
95 17 Aug 1983 Wed 18:25 BBC1 The Visitation 3
96 18 Aug 1983 Thu 18:25 BBC1 The Visitation 4
97 22 Aug 1983 Mon 18:20 BBC1 Kinda 1 Kinda was a late addition to the summer repeat selection, which is why it aired out of order
98 23 Aug 1983 Tue 18:25 BBC1 Kinda 2
99 24 Aug 1983 Wed 18:35 BBC1 Kinda 3
100 25 Aug 1983 Thu 18:30 BBC1 Kinda 4
101 31 Aug 1983 Wed 18:30 BBC1 Black Orchid 1
102 1 Sep 1983 Thu 18:25 BBC1 Black Orchid 2
103 6 Jul 1984 Fri 18:55 BBC1 The King's Demons 1
104 13 Jul 1984 Fri 18:55 BBC1 The King's Demons 2
105 20 Jul 1984 Fri 18:50 BBC1 The Awakening 2-parter edited down to 47'50"
106 14 Aug 1984 Tue 18:15 BBC1 The Five Doctors 1 The 90 minute special was re-edited into a 4-parter with added 'Part One / Two / Three / Four' title captions, cliffhanger stings and recaps
107 15 Aug 1984 Wed 18:15 BBC1 The Five Doctors 2
108 16 Aug 1984 Thu 18:15 BBC1 The Five Doctors 3
109 17 Aug 1984 Fri 18:15 BBC1 The Five Doctors 4
110 26 Aug 1991 Mon 14:15 BBC2 An Unearthly Child ('Pilot') Re-edited from the various takes, this version of the unaired 'pilot' screened as part of "The Lime Grove Story"
111 3 Jan 1992 Fri 19:20 BBC2 The Time Meddler 1

The first of two "spring" repeat seasons, the 1992 block covering Doctors 1-3

Preceded by "Resistance is Useless" at 6.50pm

As a direct tie-in to this repeat, Target books reissued the novelisation of the 4-parter, with a cover badge declaring "Now Back on Television"

112 10 Jan 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Time Meddler 2
113 17 Jan 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Time Meddler 3
114 24 Jan 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Time Meddler 4
115 31 Jan 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Mind Robber 1
116 7 Feb 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Mind Robber 2
117 14 Feb 1992 Fri 19:40 BBC2 The Mind Robber 3
118 21 Feb 1992 Fri 19:40 BBC2 The Mind Robber 4
119 28 Feb 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Mind Robber 5
120 6 Mar 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Sea Devils 1
121 13 Mar 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Sea Devils 2
122 20 Mar 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Sea Devils 3
123 27 Mar 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Sea Devils 4
124 3 Apr 1992 Fri 18:20 BBC2 The Sea Devils 5
125 10 Apr 1992 Fri 18:50 BBC2 The Sea Devils 6
126 20 Nov 1992 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Daemons 1 Shown in addition to the ongoing BBC2 "spring" seasons, as this was the newly-recolourised version
127 27 Nov 1992 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Daemons 2
128 4 Dec 1992 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Daemons 3
129 11 Dec 1992 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Daemons 4
130 18 Dec 1992 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Daemons 5
131 8 Jan 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 1 The second of two "spring" repeat seasons, the 1993 block covering Doctors 4-7
132 15 Jan 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 2
133 22 Jan 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 3
134 29 Jan 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 4
135 5 Feb 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 5
136 12 Feb 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 6
137 19 Feb 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Caves of Androzani 1
138 26 Feb 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Caves of Androzani 2
139 5 Mar 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Caves of Androzani 3
140 12 Mar 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 The Caves of Androzani 4
141 19 Mar 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Revelation of the Daleks 1 The two 45 minute episodes were edited into a 4-parter. It's not known if this was a new edit or the same 4-part version that was shown overseas
142 26 Mar 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Revelation of the Daleks 2
143 2 Apr 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Revelation of the Daleks 3
144 9 Apr 1993 Fri 19:15 BBC2 Revelation of the Daleks 4
145 23 Apr 1993 Fri 19:20 BBC2 Battlefield 1 The repeat of this serial was the first time Doctor Who was transmitted nationally in stereo
146 30 Apr 1993 Fri 19:10 BBC2 Battlefield 2
147 7 May 1993 Fri 19:20 BBC2 Battlefield 3
148 14 May 1993 Fri 19:20 BBC2 Battlefield 4
149 5 Nov 1993 Fri 19:35 BBC1 Planet of the Daleks 1 The story was chosen to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary. BBC Scotland aired it on BBC2. All six parts aired under the umbrella title Doctor Who and the Daleks, and each was preceded by a short 5 minute anniversary-themed documentary


Preceded by "Bigger Inside Than Out"
150 12 Nov 1993 Fri 19:35 BBC1 Planet of the Daleks 2 Preceded by "Antique Doctor Who Show"
151 19 Nov 1993 Fri 19:35 BBC1 Planet of the Daleks 3 (b/w) Preceded by "Missing in Action"

(There was no episode on 26 November due to Children in Need, during which the first part of Dimensions in Time was aired)

152 3 Dec 1993 Fri 19:35 BBC1 Planet of the Daleks 4 Preceded by "I Was That Monster"
153 10 Dec 1993 Fri 19:35 BBC1 Planet of the Daleks 5 Preceded by "The Master"
154 17 Dec 1993 Fri 19:35 BBC1 Planet of the Daleks 6 Preceded by "U.N.I.T. Recruitment Film"
155 2 Jan 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 The Green Death 1
156 9 Jan 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 The Green Death 2
157 16 Jan 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 The Green Death 3
158 23 Jan 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 The Green Death 4
159 30 Jan 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 The Green Death 5
160 6 Feb 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 The Green Death 6 Due to the overall poor viewing figures for the repeat, the planned VHS video release of the story was abandoned (it eventually got released in late 1996)
161 6 Mar 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 Pyramids of Mars 1 Bizarrely, the story was selected for a repeat screening the month after it had been released episodically for the first time on VHS video
162 13 Mar 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 Pyramids of Mars 2
163 20 Mar 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 Pyramids of Mars 3
164 27 Mar 1994 Sun 12:00 BBC2 Pyramids of Mars 4
165 13 Nov 1999 Sat 22:30 BBC2 The Daleks 6-7 Shown during Doctor Who Night special. Peter Jones narrated a brief "the story so far" introduction (with clips from the first 5 episodes) leading into a compilation made up of the final 4 minutes from part 6 grafted onto the start of a slightly edited version of part 7; combined running time of 24'47"
166 13 Nov 1999 Sat 23:05 BBC2 TV Movie Shown during Doctor Who Night special. This was the uncut US broadcast version retaining the "Based on the original series broadcast on the BBC" credit at the beginning which had been removed for the 1996 screening
167 16 Nov 1999 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Spearhead from Space 1 The first of an intended complete run of Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker stories, but...
168 16 Nov 1999 Tue 18:25 BBC2 Spearhead from Space 2
169 23 Nov 1999 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Spearhead from Space 3
170 30 Nov 1999 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Spearhead from Space 4
171 7 Dec 1999 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Doctor Who and the Silurians 1 colorized
172 14 Dec 1999 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Doctor Who and the Silurians 2 colorized
173 21 Dec 1999 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Doctor Who and the Silurians 3 colorized
174 4 Jan 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Doctor Who and the Silurians 4 colorized
175 11 Jan 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Doctor Who and the Silurians 5 colorized
176 18 Jan 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Doctor Who and the Silurians 6 colorized
177 25 Jan 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Doctor Who and the Silurians 7 colorized
178 1 Feb 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 1 ... the original plan had been to continue screening the Jon Pertwee stories (and full restoration work on all episodes - including new NTSC to PAL conversions - was well underway), but the ratings for Spearhead from Space and Doctor Who and the Silurians were so poor, the BBC instead jumped ahead to Tom Baker's first Dalek story. The ratings were even worse, so the BBC dropped any further repeats
179 8 Feb 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 2
180 8 Feb 2000 Tue 18:25 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 3
181 15 Feb 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 4
182 22 Feb 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 5
183 29 Feb 2000 Tue 18:00 BBC2 Genesis of the Daleks 6
184 26 Jun 2004 Sat 20:50 BBC4 The Web of Fear 1 Shown as part of a series of BBC classic 1960s SF/Fantasy repeats
185 3 Apr 2006 Mon 19:10 BBC4 The Green Death 1-2 Shown as part of a week-long series of programmes taking a nostalgic look back at 1973, as a tie-in to the BBC4 repeats of Life on Mars Series 1
186 4 Apr 2006 Tue 19:10 BBC4 The Green Death 3-4
187 5 Apr 2006 Wed 19:10 BBC4 The Green Death 5-6
188 13 Nov 2006 Mon 19:10 BBC4 Spearhead from Space 1-2 Shown as part of a "Science Fiction Britannia" repeat season
189 20 Nov 2006 Mon 19:10 BBC4 Spearhead from Space 3-4
190 27 Nov 2006 Mon 19:10 BBC4 The Ark in Space 1-2
191 4 Dec 2006 Mon 19:10 BBC4 The Ark in Space 3-4
192 18 Mar 2007 Sun 20:35 BBC4 The Web of Fear 1 Shown as part of a series of programmes about the London Underground
193 21 Oct 2007 Sun 19:00 BBC4 The Daemons 1-3 Shown as part of a two night run of programmes all about Archaeology
194 22 Oct 2007 Mon 19:40 BBC4 The Daemons 4-5
195 5 Apr 2008 Sat 20:30 BBC4 The Daleks 1 The Daleks was repeated as part of a four day long tribute to Verity Lambert, who passed away on 22 November 2007. The screening of Parts 1-3 on Saturday was followed by the documentary, Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
196 5 Apr 2008 Sat 20:55 BBC4 The Daleks 2
197 5 Apr 2008 Sat 21:20 BBC4 The Daleks 3
198 7 Apr 2008 Mon 19:35 BBC4 The Daleks 4
199 8 Apr 2008 Tue 19:35 BBC4 The Daleks 5
200 9 Apr 2008 Wed 19:30 BBC4 The Daleks 6
201 9 Apr 2008 Wed 19:55 BBC4 The Daleks 7
202 9 May 2011 Mon 19:40 BBC4 The Hand of Fear 1-2 Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen, who passed away on 19 April 2011
203 10 May 2011 Tue 19:40 BBC4 The Hand of Fear 3-4
204 21 Nov 2013 Thu 22:30 BBC4 An Unearthly Child 1-4 Aired after the biographical drama An Adventure in Space and Time which screened on BBC2, from 21:00
205 28 Dec 2015 Mon 19:00 BBC4 The Face of Evil 1-2 Selected as a repeat because BBC4 wanted to show a story that had previously been aired around Christmas - in this case January 1977!

This was the final "free" repeat on a BBC terrestrial channel for some time. From 5 November 2015 to 1 November 2017, the only BBC-owned platform showing any classic episodes was the 'pay-to-view' BBC Store. However, in early 2024 all the classic episodes (albeit some in modified form with new visual effects) were available for "free" within the UK only on BBC iPlayer

206 29 Dec 2015 Tue 19:00 BBC4 The Face of Evil 3-4
207 23 Nov 2023 Thu 19:30 BBC4 The Daleks Colourised compilation edited down to 75 minutes to celebrate the series' 60th anniversary. It was also released on DVD and Blu-ray
208 20 Jun 2024 Thu 20:00 BBC4 Pyramids of Mars Also available on BBC iPlayer, compilation edited down to 72'57" with new visual effects and a framing narrative featuring the 15th Doctor and his companion, Ruby Sunday; this aired as one of the Tales of the TARDIS specials (full duration 76'19") as a tie-in to the return of Sutekh in the latest series

Notes

  • Titles without single episode numbers are omnibus airings.
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