The Edge of Destruction
Joe Siegler
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The Edge of Destruction
This Story: Season 1, Story 3. Production code C
Overall: Story 3, episodes 12-13
Airdates: 8 Feb 1964 – 15 Feb 1964
Written by David Whittaker. Directed by Richard Martin & Frank Cox.
Episode Titles
- The Edge of Destruction
- The Brink of Disaster
Notes
- This story is also sometimes called “Inside the Spaceship” or “Beyond the Sun” depending on whose story you’re reading.
- The only episode/story in the show’s complete history with only the Doctor and the incumbent set of companions with no other characters of any kind.
- The Doctor claims his coat was given to him by Gilert & Sullivan.
- The first time that the events of the prior stories are recalled. Both “An Unearthly Child” and “The Daleks” are recalled here.
- On 5 Jul 2026, I moved the social media posts from Twitter to BlueSky. The original Twitter posts can still be viewed here and here.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD | My earlier 2012 review ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 12 (1/2 - Serial C, Story 3) - "The Edge of Destruction" - 8 Feb 1964. #DoctorWho A two parter that takes place entirely inside the Tardis. We get to see some different places in the ship. Mostly a character piece, but with them acting abormally. Hartnell in intro is funny.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) July 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 13 (2/2 - Serial C, Story 3) - "The Brink of Disaster" - 15 Feb 1964. #DoctorWho The short story finishes with more misunderstanding between the crew, and a nice speech by Hartnell. The story ends with them all friends, which was the purpose of the story in the first place.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) July 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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