October 8, 2018 that said, our guide will only focus on the modern series starting in 2005 since the copious amount of content in the classic chapter could be pretty daunting for most viewers who are new to who. The lives, loves and losses of the doctors and nurses of chicagos county general hospital. Doctor who best episodes of the 9th, 10th and 11th doctors radio. Of the 253 episodes broadcast during the 1960s, 156 still exist mainly due to copies produced for overseas sales. The first doctor was portrayed by william hartnell from 1963 to 1966. The series is produced by sony pictures television and abc studios, with shore serving as showrunner. Another episode from the fourth doctors time, the ark in space is the first real story after the regeneration of the third doctor into the fourth. Is there a list of mustwatch classic doctor who episodes you. Sep 19, 2015 fun fact this was only the second time in the history of the series that the doctors name was used in the story title the first was doctor who and the silurians in 1970. School reunion watch not essential, but its a very good episode, featuring a cameo by a classic who companion who will be important later. Jan 27, 2020 the doctor s most popular companion is back. Sep 10, 2012 ok so made my sister start watching, and right now we are watching the first epsiode, rose and i just wanted to know which ones are the most important episodes where theres like the most information about the doctor. Does anyone have a guide of essential episodes in new who.
The best doctor who episodes of all time tvandradio the. The new episodes returned doctor who to levels of popularity not seen since the 1970s, and garnered awards the original series. This is a harsh reaction because it was a perfectly serviceable episode and the worst this season had. Episode 10 ironically, my favorite episode hardly features the doctor. Watch the good doctor episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The poison sky 5 as sontarans choke the earth, the doctor and. Best classic doctor who episodes top ten list thetoptens. Aug 08, 2017 in other instances, various bbc departments had retained doctor who episodes after they had been returned by buyers. Oct 08, 2018 however, with over ten seasons since the russell t. The 25 most essential doctor who episodes explore over half a century of timetraveling adventure with 25 stories from the history of doctor who.
The relaunch in 2005 effectively junked most of the twentieth century continuity and although the series did get a bit tangled up in its ow. Twice upon a time the twelfth doctor must face his past to decide his future. They find themselves before the dalek parliament and the doctor is quite surprised when he learns why. Planet of the dead was the first doctor who episode to be filmed and broadcast in high definition. The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole. The series stars freddie highmore as shaun murphy, a young autistic surgical resident with savant syndrome. For longtime fans who have lived with these stories featured here, the surviving episodes are important pieces of the puzzle to place alongside scripts, offair audio recordings, target novelisations and still photographs.
List of doctor who television stories tardis fandom. In fugitive of the judoon the dashing former time agent and torchwood operative gave team tardis a solemn warning for the 12th doctor about a. Additionally, four charity specials and two animated serials have also been aired. The doctor, along with amy and rory who are headed for divorce, are kidnapped by the daleks. What are the best doctor who episodes with the 10th doctor. The story was later completed and officially released on home media in 2017. The doctors daughter is often considered the worst episode in the series and some have called it one of the worst episodes in doctor whos modern era. Its certainly incomplete, and greg bakun from kaleidoscope and from the archive joins in to discuss the animation of.
For the 1963 version of the programme, this means that the list employs the dvd release name in most cases, which may differ for some titles, particularly those broadcast from 1963 to 1965 first doctor edit. There was a period of time there, close to 20, when it looked like the unthinkable would happen. One of the scariest and most suspenseful episodes of the new. Because she needs to catch up pretty quick without watching every single episode. The first doctor was portrayed by william hartnell from 1963. But, these 15 episodes should be on any essential watch list for the modern era to represent each numbered incarnation of the doctor. Gina and her husband, desi, both say they are terrified that ginas 14yearold daughter, taylor who was a once sweet and straighta student has now gone down a bad path and is sneaking out of the house, even during the coronavirus quarantine. Doctor who has always functioned as more of an anthology series than a breaking badstyle serialised drama.
Names used are those given by the bbc as of january 2020. Find out which episodes of the massive doctor who franchise you. Explore over half a century of timetraveling adventure with 25 episodes from the history of doctor who. One of the scariest and most suspenseful episodes of the new, revived series was this twoparter near the end of. The best doctor who episodes of all time tvandradio. Here are the 12 most essential episodes to get you up to speed on the show that became a global. Is there a list of mustwatch classic doctor who episodes you should watch to be caught up to the most important story arcs from the last 50 years. As of 1 march 2020, 861 episodes of doctor who have aired, concluding the twelfth series. A ship has crashed on the one place they will not go the asylum, where mad daleks are sent to spend the rest of their days. After initial uncertainty, it was soon established the new series was a continuation of the old. Definitely the best doctorlite episode i have seen, usually episodes which are focused mainly on a companion can be slightly boring but this episode is so slick and mindboggling that you just want to keep watching. All subsequent episodes excluding the animated dreamland have also been filmed and broadcast in highdefinition and released on bluray, usually simultaneously with the. Ok so made my sister start watching, and right now we are watching the first epsiode, rose and i just wanted to know which ones are the most important episodes where theres like the most information about the doctor. Rose the end of the world dalek the long game its not very good, but needed for the finale the empty child the doctor dances bad wolf the parting of the ways the christmas invasion school reunion the girl in the fireplace rise of the cybermen age of steel the impossible planet the satan pit might be worth watching love and monsters for educational purposes army of.
This includes one television movie and multiple specials, and encompasses 295 stories over 38 seasons. While a strong case can be made for an unearthly child being the best episode of this era starting the series off with a bang by introducing an otherworldly puzzle for a pair of teachers to try and solve, and while aztec is a close third as it was among the first proper time travel episodes, its hard to ignore the impact that the dalek invasion of earth has had on doctor who lore. This time paul and tim examine the reign of terror. Apr 25, 2020 the missing episodes podcast is back, for more doctor who lacunae. By 1981, malden wound up securing 116 of the 253 episodes. Doctor who lost in time collection of rare episodes the. Important doctor who episodes from season 5 onwards. Most of his appearance is as a repeating loop on a television screen. Bbc studios blink a doctor who essential episodes list isnt valid without blink. In a shock to fans everywhere, john barrowman returned to the universe of doctor who in the latest episode as the heroically pansexual captain jack harkness. Of the 253 episodes of doctor who that were broadcast in the 60sfrom its beginnings in 1963 with william hartnells doctor, all the way through the era of his successor, patrick troughton. The top 10 modern doctor who episodes we got this covered. In fugitive of the judoon the dashing former time agent and torchwood operative gave team tardis a solemn warning for the 12th doctor about a mysterious lone cyberman, before being quickly.
Aug 03, 2018 taking a detour away from the usual scifi fare with a look at doctor who these are the top 10 best doctor who episodes. Aug 09, 20 fantasy writer neil gaimans first script for doctor who perfectly captures perhaps the most important relationship in the show. Doctor featured in documentary pandemic says he has discovered a potential covid19 treatment. Mar 12, 2015 doctor who has always functioned as more of an anthology series than a breaking badstyle serialised drama. However, the series does suffer from some bad episodes. We celebrate fifty years of one of the most important doctor who episodes ever, as we look back on the tenth and final episode of the second doctors final story, the war games. Fantasy writer neil gaimans first script for doctor who perfectly captures perhaps the most important relationship in the show. But every now and then, the doctor will go off on his own to have a little sideadventure. The episode stars oscar nominee carey mulligan as a young woman being harassed by stat. Classic doctor who episodes temporarily disappear from. Its a lot like alien the movie but with more cryogenically frozen people, so theres a bit of action and thrilling mystery to boot. View episodes adventures across time and space with the timetravelling hero.
For the 1963 version of the programme, this means that the list employs the dvd release name in most cases, which may differ for some titles, particularly those broadcast from 1963 to 1965. The third doctors essential episodes rachel hyland. Davies 2005 series relaunch plus three spinoff shows torchwood, the sarah jane adventures, and k9 available online and in stores, it can be an especially daunting task to get started and thats not even taking the hundreds of classic doctor who episodes into consideration. Today is the eve of the historic 50 th anniversary of doctor who.
Episodes like the doctors wife and the girl who waited were underrated stories. The top 10 doctor who episodes retrospective youtube. It was released on bluray on the same day as its corresponding dvd in region 2. Is there a list of mustwatch classic doctor who episodes. Doctor who returned to television in the spring of 2005. After all, we dont know what last week on skaro or mondas can have been like, or 20 years from now, for that matter, so to prove to your audience that all of history is there for the exploring, you need to intact with history as we. Its a story where the doctor gets to show his mercy, and it centers around one of historys greatest natural disasters. Its very important to doctor who that the tardis can travel back in time to a recognizable point in human history. Fires of pompeii this one i suggest because it introduces two great actors that become important later on in the show, karen gillan and peter capaldi.
Mar 25, 2020 doctor who often centers on its doctor companion pairings. Doctor who lost in time collection of rare episodes. Compared with other bbc series broadcast in the 1960s, doctor who is wellrepresented in surviving episodes. For the british sciencefiction television programme doctor who, list of doctor who episodes may refer to. In other instances, various bbc departments had retained doctor who episodes after they had been returned by buyers. Doctor who is a british science fiction television programme produced by the bbc. The time war, or the last great time war, is the big overarching plot of modern doctor who. The following is a list of doctor who televised stories. All surviving episodes of classic doctor who landed on the streaming service on boxing day, 2019, apparently outperforming all other series by a ratio of 20.
Over the past fifty four years, fans have been enthralled and terrified by many incarnations of the doctor as he travels all of time and space alongside faithful yet often expendable. Such was the case in the season 4 episode midnight, which delivered what could essentially be described as a bottle episode. The 5 worst modern doctor who episodes monkeys fighting robots. The doctor and donna catherine tate travel back to pompeii in 79 ad on the eve of the infamous eruption where people are slowly turning to stone, journey to the home world of the sister ood and come face to face with an old enemy of the doctors.
Over the past fifty four years, fans have been enthralled and terrified by many incarnations of the doctor as he travels all of time and space alongside faithful yet often. Oct 02, 2018 the 25 most essential doctor who episodes. These are not all necessarily the best stories, or the most important to continuity. Taking a detour away from the usual scifi fare with a look at doctor who these are the top 10 best doctor who episodes. Is there a list of mustwatch classic doctor who episodes you should. I watched all 4 seasons of doctor who in 2 weeks or so, and now im slightly caught up to as far as matt smith being the current doctor in 2010 even though hes leaving or whatever ive watched 2 or 3 episodes of season 5 and i feel like i have to force myself to watch it, im not as big a fan of matt smith, can i skip some episodes so that i know relevant things so. The missing episodes podcast is back, for more doctor who lacunae. The good doctor is an american medical drama television series developed for abc by david shore, based on the south korean series of the same name. Many fans and critics alike say its one of the best episodes ever and they arent wrong. For example, seasons 1 and 2, the most widely sold abroad of the 1960s era, are missing only nine and two episodes. The episode lets kill hitler was a huge disappointment because it was meant to be the first time river met the doctor and ended in a hokey way because she gave up all her regeneration. A madcap caretaker leads an evacuee and her two children into a magical wintry world.
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