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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 3

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 3

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship....
  1. 8.4/10(478 votes)

    #1 - Destruction of Time

    S3:E21

    With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.

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  2. 8.0/10(442 votes)

    #2 - The Traitors

    S3:E13

    With Katarina being held hostage, the Doctor, Steven and Bret are in danger of having to given in to Kirksen's demands, while, on Earth, Chen has them listed as traitors.

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  3. 7.8/10(459 votes)

    #3 - The Nightmare Begins

    S3:E10

    The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.

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  4. 7.7/10(501 votes)

    #4 - Day of Armageddon

    S3:E11

    The Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.

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  5. 7.6/10(429 votes)

    #5 - Coronas of the Sun

    S3:E15

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara escape Mira in a Dalek pursuit ship but when they find the ship is returning to Kembel, they are forced to come up with a new plan to avoid the Daleks.

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  6. 7.6/10(425 votes)

    #6 - The Abandoned Planet

    S3:E20

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.

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  8. 7.5/10(433 votes)

    #7 - Devil's Planet

    S3:E12

    The Doctor and his friends escape Kembel in the Spar ship but the Daleks force them down on the planet Desperus, where they are threatened by a group of convicts.

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  9. 7.5/10(490 votes)

    #8 - Counter Plot

    S3:E14

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.

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  10. 7.5/10(482 votes)

    #9 - Escape Switch

    S3:E19

    Steven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.

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  11. 7.5/10(398 votes)

    #10 - Bell of Doom

    S3:E25

    Steven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.

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  12. 7.4/10(425 votes)

    #11 - Volcano

    S3:E17

    The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.

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  13. 7.4/10(430 votes)

    #12 - Golden Death

    S3:E18

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.

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  14. 7.4/10(702 votes)

    #13 - The War Machines (1)

    S3:E42

    The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.

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  15. 7.2/10(412 votes)

    #14 - Horse of Destruction

    S3:E9

    The Doctor waits inside the Trojan Horse for a chance to reach his companions but Steven's assumed identity as a Greek soldier and Vicki's growing feelings for Troilus endanger their escape.

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  16. 7.2/10(638 votes)

    #15 - The War Machines (2)

    S3:E43

    Dodo is under the control of WOTAN and attempts to lure the Doctor into a trap, while the rest of WOTAN's slaves begin construction on its robotic War Machines.

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  17. 7.2/10(633 votes)

    #16 - The War Machines (3)

    S3:E44

    Ben tries to escape from the warehouse but is captured by Polly, who is now also under WOTAN's control, and forced to work on construction the War Machine.

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  18. 7.2/10(630 votes)

    #17 - The War Machines (4)

    S3:E45

    The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.

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  19. 7.1/10(412 votes)

    #18 - War of God

    S3:E22

    The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.

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  20. 7.0/10(479 votes)

    #19 - Mission to the Unknown

    S3:E5

    Whilst The Doctor, Steven and Vicki are traveling to their next destination. On the planet Kembel, Marc Cory, a Space Security Service agent discovers The Daleks are attending a secret meeting with their allies. Where Cory discovers the Dalek's evil plan, which sets the stage for the epic 12-part adventure "The Dalek Master Plan".

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  21. 7.0/10(412 votes)

    #20 - Death of a Spy

    S3:E8

    With Steven and Vicki being held prisoner by the Trojans, the Doctor's only hope of seeing them again is to suggest the idea of the Trojan Horse.

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  22. 7.0/10(395 votes)

    #21 - Priest of Death

    S3:E24

    Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?

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  23. 7.0/10(632 votes)

    #22 - The Steel Sky

    S3:E26

    The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive on a giant spaceship millions of years in the future, transporting the last humans away from the doomed Earth.

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  24. 7.0/10(593 votes)

    #23 - The Plague

    S3:E27

    With the Ark infected with a cold virus, the Doctor must convince the Guardians to trust him so he can find a cure.

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  25. 7.0/10(584 votes)

    #24 - The Return

    S3:E28

    The Doctor, Steven and Dodo have travelled 700 years into the future and find that the Ark is now under the control of the Monoids as it approaches Refusis.

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  26. 6.9/10(430 votes)

    #25 - Temple of Secrets

    S3:E6

    The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Destruction of Time" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 478 votes. Directed by Douglas Camfield and written by Dennis Spooner, it aired on 1/29/1966. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Traitors".