Doctor Who season 25 | |||
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Title card as used in this season |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||
No. of episodes | 14 | ||
Broadcast | |||
Original channel | BBC One | ||
Original run | 5 October 1988 | – 4 January 1989||
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DVD release | |||
Region 1 | 2 April 2002 - Present |
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Region 2 | 26 February 2001 - Present |
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Region 4 | 13 May 2002 - Present |
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List of Doctor Who serials |
The 25th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 5 October 1988 with the serial Remembrance of the Daleks, and ended with The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.
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Sylvester McCoy continues to play the Doctor for his second season, who is joined by Sophie Aldred (Ace) after joining the Doctor in Dragonfire in season 24
This season was moved to Wednesday.
Story No. | Serial | Title | Directed by | Written by | UK viewers (million) |
Original air date | Production code |
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148 | 1 | "Remembrance of the Daleks" | Andrew Morgan | Ben Aaronovitch | 5.35[1] | 5-26 October 1988 | 7H |
The Doctor and Ace travel to 1963, meeting Daleks, Davros and a strange little girl. | |||||||
149 | 2 | "The Happiness Patrol" | Chris Clough | Graeme Curry | 5.1[2] | 2-16 November 1988 | 7L |
On a planet where happiness is compulsory, the Kandyman makes sweets that kill. | |||||||
150 | 3 | "Silver Nemesis" | Chris Clough | Kevin Clarke | 5.5[3] | 23 November - 7 December 1988 | 7K |
Cybermen, a sorceress and Nazis are all hunting for a statue in Windsor wildlife park. | |||||||
151 | 4 | "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" | Alan Wareing | Stephen Wyatt | 5.43[4] | 14 December 1988 - 4 January 1989 | 7J |
The Doctor's at the mercy of the Gods of Light Entertainment. |
Serials of season 25 are still being released individually. First serial was released in 2001.