All the EPISODES!!!!

 First Doctor The first televised incarnation of The Doctor was portrayed by William Hartnell. During Hartnell's tenure, the Doctor visited a mixture of both stories set in the future and historical events that had no extraterrestrial influence, such as fifteenth century Mesoamerica. In his last story, The Tenth Planet, the First Doctor gradually grew weaker until collapsing and regenerating at the end of episode four.



Season 1 (1963-64) Verity Lambert was producer for the first season, and retained the position until "Mission to the Unknown". David Whitaker served as script editor until The Dalek Invasion of Earth.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 001 An Unearthly Child
aka 100,000 BC
aka The Tribe of Gum A "An Unearthly Child"
"The Cave of Skulls"
"The Forest of Fear"
"The Firemaker" Anthony Coburn
(and C. E. Webber)[a] Waris Hussein 23 November 1963
30 November 1963
7 December 1963
14 December 1963 002 The Daleks
aka The Mutants
aka The Dead Planet B "The Dead Planet"
"The Survivors"
"The Escape"
"The Ambush"
"The Expedition"
"The Ordeal"
"The Rescue" Terry Nation Richard Martin &
Christopher Barry 21 December 1963
28 December 1963
4 January 1964
11 January 1964
18 January 1964
25 January 1964
1 February 1964 003 The Edge of Destruction
aka Inside the Spaceship
aka Beyond the Sun C "The Edge of Destruction"
"The Brink of Disaster" David Whitaker Richard Martin &
Frank Cox 8 February 1964
15 February 1964 004 Marco Polo
aka A Journey Through Cathay D "The Roof of the World"
"The Singing Sands"
"Five Hundred Eyes"
"The Wall of Lies"
"Rider from Shang-Tu"
"Mighty Kublai Khan"
"Assassin at Peking"
(all episodes missing) John Lucarotti Waris Hussein 22 February 1964
29 February 1964
7 March 1964
14 March 1964
21 March 1964
28 March 1964
4 April 1964 005 The Keys of Marinus
aka The Sea of Death E "The Sea of Death"
"The Velvet Web"
"The Screaming Jungle"
"The Snows of Terror"
"Sentence of Death"
"The Keys of Marinus" Terry Nation John Gorrie 11 April 1964
18 April 1964
25 April 1964
2 May 1964
9 May 1964
16 May 1964 006 The Aztecs F "The Temple of Evil"
"The Warriors of Death"
"The Bride of Sacrifice"
"The Day of Darkness" John Lucarotti John Crockett 23 May 1964
30 May 1964
6 June 1964
13 June 1964 007 The Sensorites G "Strangers in Space"
"The Unwilling Warriors"
"Hidden Danger"
"A Race Against Death"
"Kidnap"
"A Desperate Venture" Peter R. Newman Mervyn Pinfield &
Frank Cox 20 June 1964
27 June 1964
11 July 1964
18 July 1964
25 July 1964
1 August 1964 008 The Reign of Terror
aka The French Revolution H "A Land of Fear"
"Guests of Madame Guillotine"
"A Change of Identity"
"The Tyrant of France"
"A Bargain of Necessity"
"Prisoners of Conciergerie"
(episodes 4 & 5 missing) Dennis Spooner Henric Hirsch &
John Gorrie 8 August 1964
15 August 1964
22 August 1964
29 August 1964
5 September 1964
12 September 1964

Season 2 (1964-65) Dennis Spooner replaced Whitaker as script editor after The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and edited the remainder of the season apart from The Time Meddler, which was edited by Donald Tosh.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 009 Planet of Giants J "Planet of Giants"
"Dangerous Journey"
"Crisis" Louis Marks Mervyn Pinfield &
Douglas Camfield 31 October 1964
7 November 1964
14 November 1964 010 The Dalek Invasion of Earth
aka World's End K "World's End"
"The Daleks"
"Day of Reckoning"
"The End of Tomorrow"
"The Waking Ally"
"Flashpoint" Terry Nation Richard Martin 21 November 1964
28 November 1964
5 December 1964
12 December 1964
19 December 1964
26 December 1964 011 The Rescue L "The Powerful Enemy"
"Desperate Measures" David Whitaker Christopher Barry 2 January 1965
9 January 1965 012 The Romans M "The Slave Traders"
"All Roads Lead to Rome"
"Conspiracy"
"Inferno" Dennis Spooner Christopher Barry 16 January 1965
23 January 1965
30 January 1965
6 February 1965 013 The Web Planet
aka The Zarbi N "The Web Planet"
"The Zarbi"
"Escape to Danger"
"Crater of Needles"
"Invasion"
"The Centre" Bill Strutton Richard Martin 13 February 1965
20 February 1965
27 February 1965
6 March 1965
13 March 1965
20 March 1965 014 The Crusade
aka The Lionheart
aka The Crusaders P "The Lion"
"The Knight of Jaffa"
"The Wheel of Fortune"
"The Warlords"
(episodes 2 & 4 missing) David Whitaker Douglas Camfield 27 March 1965
3 April 1965
10 April 1965
17 April 1965 015 The Space Museum Q "The Space Museum"
"The Dimensions of Time"
"The Search"
"The Final Phase" Glyn Jones Mervyn Pinfield 24 April 1965
1 May 1965
8 May 1965
15 May 1965 016 The Chase R "The Executioners"
"The Death of Time"
"Flight Through Eternity"
"Journey into Terror"
"The Death of Doctor Who"
"The Planet of Decision" Terry Nation Richard Martin &
Douglas Camfield 22 May 1965
29 May 1965
5 June 1965
12 June 1965
19 June 1965
26 June 1965 017 The Time Meddler S "The Watcher"
"The Meddling Monk"
"A Battle of Wits"
"Checkmate" Dennis Spooner Douglas Camfield 3 July 1965
10 July 1965
17 July 1965
24 July 1965

Season 3 (1965-66) John Wiles replaced Lambert to produce The Myth Makers, who was himself replaced after The Ark by Innes Lloyd. Donald Tosh served as script editor until The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, during which he was replaced by Gerry Davis. Lloyd and Davis retained their roles until the end of the fourth season.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 018 Galaxy 4 T "Four Hundred Dawns"
"Trap of Steel"
"Airlock"
"The Exploding Planet"
(all episodes missing) William Emms Derek Martinus &
Mervyn Pinfield 11 September 1965
18 September 1965
25 September 1965
2 October 1965 019 "Mission to the Unknown"
aka "Dalek Cutaway" T/A or DC "Mission to the Unknown"
(missing) Terry Nation Derek Martinus 9 October 1965 020 The Myth Makers U "Temple of Secrets"
"Small Prophet, Quick Return"
"Death of a Spy"
"Horse of Destruction"
(all episodes missing) Donald Cotton Michael Leeston-Smith 16 October 1965
23 October 1965
30 October 1965
6 November 1965 021 The Daleks' Master Plan V "The Nightmare Begins"
"Day of Armageddon"
"Devil's Planet"
"The Traitors"
"Counter Plot"
"Coronas of the Sun"
"The Feast of Steven"
"Volcano"
"Golden Death"
"Escape Switch"
"The Abandoned Planet"
"Destruction of Time"
(all episodes missing bar 2, 5 & 10) Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner Douglas Camfield 13 November 1965
20 November 1965
27 November 1965
4 December 1965
11 December 1965
18 December 1965
25 December 1965
1 January 1966
8 January 1966
15 January 1966
22 January 1966
29 January 1966 022 The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
aka The Massacre W "War of God"
"The Sea Beggar"
"Priest of Death"
"Bell of Doom"
(all episodes missing) John Lucarotti &
Donald Tosh Paddy Russell 5 February1966
12 February 1966
19 February 1966
26 February 1966 023 The Ark X "The Steel Sky"
"The Plague"
"The Return"
"The Bomb" Paul Erickson &
Lesley Scott Michael Imison 5 March 1966
12 March 1966
19 March 1966
26 March 1966 024 The Celestial Toymaker Y "The Celestial Toyroom"
"The Hall of Dolls"
"The Dancing Floor"
"The Final Test"
(episodes 1-3 missing) Brian Hayles
(and Donald Tosh) Bill Sellars 2 April 1966
9 April 1966
16 April 1966
23 April 1966 025 The Gunfighters Z "A Holiday for the Doctor"
"Don't Shoot the Pianist"
"Johnny Ringo"
"The OK Corral" Donald Cotton Rex Tucker 30 April 1966
7 May 1966
14 May 1966
21 May 1966 026 The Savages[b] AA 4 episodes
(all episodes missing) Ian Stuart Black Christopher Barry 28 May -
18 June 1966 027 The War Machines BB 4 episodes Ian Stuart Black
(and Kit Pedler) Michael Ferguson 25 June -
16 July 1966

Season 4 (1966-67) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 028 The Smugglers CC 4 episodes
(all episodes missing) Brian Hayles Julia Smith 10 September -
1 October 1966 029 The Tenth Planet DD 4 episodes
(episode 4 missing) Kit Pedler &
Gerry Davis Derek Martinus 8–29 October 1966

Second Doctor The Second Doctor was portrayed by Patrick Troughton, whose serials were more action-oriented. He retained the role until the last episode of The War Games, when members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords, put the Doctor on trial for breaking the laws of time.



Season 4 (1966-67) — continued No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 030 The Power of the Daleks EE 6 episodes
(all episodes missing) David Whitaker
(and Dennis Spooner) Christopher Barry 5 November -
10 December 1966 031 The Highlanders FF 4 episodes
(all episodes missing) Elwyn Jones &
Gerry Davis Hugh David 17 December 1966 –
7 January 1967 032 The Underwater Menace GG 4 episodes
(episodes 1, 2 & 4 missing) Geoffrey Orme Julia Smith 14 January –
4 February 1967 033 The Moonbase HH 4 episodes
(episodes 1 & 3 missing) Kit Pedler Morris Barry 11 February –
3 March 1967 034 The Macra Terror JJ 4 episodes
(all episodes missing) Ian Stuart Black John Howard Davies 11 March –
1 April 1967 035 The Faceless Ones KK 6 episodes
(episodes 2 & 4-6 missing) David Ellis &
Malcolm Hulke Gerry Mill 8 April -
13 May 1967 036 The Evil of the Daleks LL 7 episodes
(episodes 1 & 3-7 missing) David Whitaker Derek Martinus 20 May –
1 July 1967

Season 5 (1967-68) Peter Bryant replaced Lloyd as producer after The Enemy of the World and would produce every serial until The War Games. Victor Pemberton edited The Tomb of the Cybermen. Peter Bryant also edited the scripts between The Abominable Snowmen and The Enemy of the World, after which Derrick Sherwin replaced him.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 037 The Tomb of the Cybermen MM 4 episodes Kit Pedler &
Gerry Davis Morris Barry 2–23 September 1967 038 The Abominable Snowmen NN 6 episodes
(episodes 1 & 3-6 missing) Mervyn Haisman &
Henry Lincoln Gerald Blake 30 September –
4 November 1967 039 The Ice Warriors OO 6 episodes
(episodes 2 & 3 missing) Brian Hayles Derek Martinus 11 November –
16 December 1967 040 The Enemy of the World PP 6 episodes
(episodes 1, 2 & 4-6 missing) David Whitaker Barry Letts 23 December 1967 –
27 January 1968 041 The Web of Fear QQ 6 episodes
(episodes 2-6 missing) Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln Douglas Camfield 3 February –
9 March 1968 042 Fury from the Deep RR 6 episodes
(all episodes missing) Victor Pemberton Hugh David 16 March –
20 April 1968 043 The Wheel in Space SS 6 episodes
(episodes 1, 2, 4 & 5 missing) David Whitaker and Kit Pedler Tristan de Vere Cole 27 April –
1 June 1968

Season 6 (1968-69) Bryant and Sherwin retained their roles as producer and script editor respectively during the season, with the exception of The War Games, which was produced by Sherwin and edited by Terrance Dicks, who had also edited The Invasion earlier in the season.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 044 The Dominators TT 5 episodes Norman Ashby (a.k.a. Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) Morris Barry 10 August –
7 September 1968 045 The Mind Robber UU 5 episodes Peter Ling (and Derrick Sherwin) David Maloney 14 September –
12 October 1968 046 The Invasion VV 8 episodes
(episodes 1 & 4 missing) Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler Douglas Camfield 2 November –
21 December 1968 047 The Krotons WW 4 episodes Robert Holmes David Maloney 28 December 1968 –
18 January 1969 048 The Seeds of Death XX 6 episodes Brian Hayles (and Terrance Dicks) Michael Ferguson 25 January –
1 March 1969 049 The Space Pirates YY 6 episodes
(episodes 1 & 3-6 missing) Robert Holmes Michael Hart 8 March
12 April 1969 050 The War Games ZZ 10 episodes Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks David Maloney 19 April –
21 June 1969

Third Doctor The Third Doctor was portrayed by Jon Pertwee. Sentenced to exile on Earth and forcibly regenerated at the end of The War Games, the Doctor spends his time working for UNIT. After The Three Doctors, The Time Lords repeal his exile, however the Doctor still worked closely with UNIT from time to time.



Season 7 (1970) Derrick Sherwin served as producer for Spearhead from Space, and was then succeeded by Barry Letts, who would produce all of the remaining Third Doctor serials. Terrance Dicks also continued as script editor, and also edited all Third Doctor serials. From Spearhead from Space, the programme was produced in colour, although some episodes now exist only in black and white.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 051 Spearhead from Space AAA 4 episodes Robert Holmes Derek Martinus 3–24 January 1970 052 Doctor Who and the Silurians
aka The Silurians BBB 7 episodes Malcolm Hulke Timothy Combe 31 January–14 March 1970 053 The Ambassadors of Death CCC 7 episodes
(Parts exist in black and white only) David Whitaker, (and Trevor Ray and Malcolm Hulke) Michael Ferguson 21 March–2 May 1970 054 Inferno DDD 7 episodes Don Houghton Douglas Camfield & Barry Letts 9 May–20 June 1970

Season 8 (1971) This season forms a loose arc with the introduction of the Master.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 055 Terror of the Autons EEE 4 episodes Robert Holmes Barry Letts 2–23 January 1971 056 The Mind of Evil FFF 6 episodes
(Exists in black and white) Don Houghton Timothy Combe 30 January–6 March 1971 057 The Claws of Axos GGG 4 episodes Bob Baker & Dave Martin Michael Ferguson 13 March–3 April 1971 058 Colony in Space HHH 6 episodes Malcolm Hulke Michael E. Briant 10 April–15 May 1971 059 The Dæmons JJJ 5 episodes Guy Leopold (a.k.a. Robert Sloman and Barry Letts) Christopher Barry 22 May–19 June 1971

Season 9 (1972) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 060 Day of the Daleks KKK 4 episodes Louis Marks Paul Bernard 1–22 January 1972 061 The Curse of Peladon MMM 4 episodes Brian Hayles Lennie Mayne 29 January–19 February 1972 062 The Sea Devils LLL 6 episodes Malcolm Hulke Michael Briant 26 February–1 April 1972 063 The Mutants NNN 6 episodes Bob Baker and Dave Martin Christopher Barry 8 April–13 May 1972 064 The Time Monster OOO 6 episodes Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts) Paul Bernard 20 May–24 June 1972

Season 10 (1972-73) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 065 The Three Doctors[c] RRR 4 episodes Bob Baker and Dave Martin Lennie Mayne 30 December 1972–20 January 1973 066 Carnival of Monsters PPP 4 episodes Robert Holmes Barry Letts 27 January–17 February 1973 067 Frontier in Space QQQ 6 episodes Malcolm Hulke Paul Bernard 24 February–31 March 1973 068 Planet of the Daleks SSS 6 episodes
(Episode 3 exists only in black and white) Terry Nation David Maloney 7 April–12 May 1973 069 The Green Death TTT 6 episodes Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts) Michael Briant 19 May–23 June 1973

Season 11 (1973-74) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 070 The Time Warrior UUU 4 episodes Robert Holmes Alan Bromly 15 December 1973-5 January 1974 071 Invasion of the Dinosaurs [d] WWW 6 episodes
(Episode 1 exists only in black and white) Malcolm Hulke Paddy Russell 12 January–16 February 1974 072 Death to the Daleks XXX 4 episodes Terry Nation Michael Briant 23 February–16 March 1974 073 The Monster of Peladon YYY 6 episodes Brian Hayles Lennie Mayne 23 March–27 April 1974 074 Planet of the Spiders ZZZ 6 episodes Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts) Barry Letts 4 May–8 June 1974

Fourth Doctor The Fourth Doctor was portrayed by Tom Baker, and is to date the longest-serving Doctor[4], having held the role seven seasons.



Season 12 (1974-75) Barry Letts served as producer for Robot, after which he was succeeded by Philip Hinchcliffe. Robert Holmes served as script editor. Both Hinchcliffe and Holmes would retain these roles until the start of season 15. All serials in this season continue directly one after the other, tracing one single problematic voyage of the TARDIS crew. Despite the continuity, each serial is considered its own standalone story.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 075 Robot 4A 4 episodes Terrance Dicks Christopher Barry 28 December 1974–18 January 1975 076 The Ark in Space 4C 4 episodes Robert Holmes (and John Lucarotti) Rodney Bennett 25 January–15 February 1975 077 The Sontaran Experiment 4B 2 episodes Bob Baker & Dave Martin Rodney Bennett 22 February–1 March 1975 078 Genesis of the Daleks 4E 6 episodes Terry Nation David Maloney 8 March–12 April 1975 079 Revenge of the Cybermen 4D 4 episodes Gerry Davis Michael Briant 19 April–10 May 1975

Season 13 (1975-76) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 080 Terror of the Zygons 4F 4 episodes Robert Banks Stewart Douglas Camfield 30 August–20 September 1975 081 Planet of Evil 4H 4 episodes Louis Marks David Maloney 27 September–18 October 1975 082 Pyramids of Mars 4G 4 episodes Stephen Harris (a.k.a. Robert Holmes and Lewis Greifer) Paddy Russell 25 October–15 November 1975 083 The Android Invasion 4J 4 episodes Terry Nation Barry Letts 22 November–13 December 1975 084 The Brain of Morbius 4K 4 episodes Robin Bland (a.k.a. Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) Christopher Barry 3–24 January 1976 085 The Seeds of Doom 4L 6 episodes Robert Banks Stewart Douglas Camfield 31 January–6 March 1976

Season 14 (1976-77) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 086 The Masque of Mandragora 4M 4 episodes Louis Marks Rodney Bennett 4–25 September 1976 087 The Hand of Fear 4N 4 episodes Bob Baker & Dave Martin Lennie Mayne 2–23 October 1976 088 The Deadly Assassin 4P 4 episodes Robert Holmes David Maloney 30 October–20 November 1976 089 The Face of Evil 4Q 4 episodes Chris Boucher Pennant Roberts 1–22 January 1977 090 The Robots of Death 4R 4 episodes Chris Boucher Michael Briant 29 January–19 February 1977 091 The Talons of Weng-Chiang 4S 6 episodes Robert Holmes (and Robert Banks Stewart) David Maloney 26 February–2 April 1977

Season 15 (1977-78) Graham Williams served as producer, a role he retained until Shada, at the end of season 17. Robert Holmes served as script editor until The Sun Makers, during which he was replaced with Anthony Read.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 092 Horror of Fang Rock 4V 4 episodes Terrance Dicks Paddy Russell 3–24 September 1977 093 The Invisible Enemy 4T 4 episodes Bob Baker & Dave Martin Derrick Goodwin 1–22 October 1977 094 Image of the Fendahl 4X 4 episodes Chris Boucher George Spenton-Foster 29 October–19 November 1977 095 The Sun Makers 4W 4 episodes Robert Holmes Pennant Roberts 26 November–17 December 1977 096 Underworld 4Y 4 episodes Bob Baker & Dave Martin Norman Stewart 7–28 January 1978 097 The Invasion of Time 4Z 6 episodes David Agnew (a.k.a. Graham Williams and Anthony Read) Gerald Blake 4 February–11 March 1978

Season 16 (1978-79) Anthony Read acted as script editor for his final season, except for The Armageddon Factor, when that job was taken by Douglas Adams. Season 16 consists of one long story arc encompassing six separate, linked stories. This season is referred to by the umbrella title The Key to Time and has been released on DVD under this title.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 098 The Ribos Operation 5A 4 episodes Robert Holmes George Spenton-Foster 2–23 September 1978 099 The Pirate Planet 5B 4 episodes Douglas Adams Pennant Roberts 30 September–21 October 1978 100 The Stones of Blood 5C 4 episodes David Fisher Darrol Blake 28 October–18 November 1978 101 The Androids of Tara 5D 4 episodes David Fisher Michael Hayes 25 November–16 December 1978 102 The Power of Kroll 5E 4 episodes Robert Holmes Norman Stewart 23 December 1978–13 January 1979 103 The Armageddon Factor 5F 6 episodes Bob Baker and Dave Martin Michael Hayes 20 January–24 February 1979

Season 17 (1979-80) Graham Williams served as producer. Douglas Adams was script editor.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 104 Destiny of the Daleks 5J 4 episodes Terry Nation Ken Grieve 1–22 September 1979 105 City of Death 5H 4 episodes David Agnew (a.k.a. Douglas Adams, Graham Williams, and David Fisher) Michael Hayes 29 September–20 October 1979 106 The Creature from the Pit 5G 4 episodes David Fisher Christopher Barry 27 October–17 November 1979 107 Nightmare of Eden 5K 4 episodes Bob Baker Alan Bromly 24 November–15 December 1979 108 The Horns of Nimon 5L 4 episodes Anthony Read Kenny McBain 22 December 1979–12 January 1980 109 Shada[e] 5M 6 episodes Douglas Adams Pennant Roberts Unaired

Season 18 (1980-81) This was the first season produced by John Nathan-Turner; Christopher H. Bidmead served as script editor. In a return to the format of early seasons, virtually all serials from Seasons 18 through 20 are linked together, often running directly into each other. Season 18 forms a loose story arc dealing with the theme of entropy. Full Circle, State of Decay, and Warriors' Gate trace the Doctor's adventures in E-Space; they were released as a VHS set with the umbrella title The E-Space Trilogy.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 110 The Leisure Hive 5N 4 episodes David Fisher Lovett Bickford 30 August–20 September 1980 111 Meglos 5Q 4 episodes John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch Terence Dudley 27 September–18 October 1980 112 Full Circle 5R 4 episodes Andrew Smith Peter Grimwade 25 October–15 November 1980 113 State of Decay 5P 4 episodes Terrance Dicks Peter Moffatt 22 November–13 December 1980 114 Warriors' Gate 5S 4 episodes Stephen Gallagher Paul Joyce & Graeme Harper 3–24 January 1981 115 The Keeper of Traken 5T 4 episodes Johnny Byrne John Black 31 January–21 February 1981 116 Logopolis 5V 4 episodes Christopher H. Bidmead Peter Grimwade 28 February–21 March 1981

Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Davison.



Season 19 (1982) John Nathan-Turner continued as producer throughout Davison's entire tenure. Antony Root was script editor until The Visitation, after which he was replaced by Eric Saward, who edited the scripts until Mindwarp, four years later. The show moved from its traditional once-weekly Saturday broadcast to being broadcast twice weekly on Monday and Tuesday. Castrovalva, together with the previous two serials, The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis, form a loose trilogy involving the return of the Master. They were released on DVD under the banner title New Beginnings.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 117 Castrovalva 5Z 4 episodes Christopher H. Bidmead Fiona Cumming 4–12 January 1982 118 Four to Doomsday 5W 4 episodes Terence Dudley John Black 18–26 January 1982 119 Kinda 5Y 4 episodes Christopher Bailey Peter Grimwade 1–9 February 1982 120 The Visitation 5X 4 episodes Eric Saward Peter Moffatt 15–23 February 1982 121 Black Orchid 6A 2 episodes Terence Dudley Ron Jones 1–2 March 1982 122 Earthshock 6B 4 episodes Eric Saward Peter Grimwade 8–16 March 1982 123 Time-Flight 6C 4 episodes Peter Grimwade Ron Jones 22–30 March 1982

Season 20 (1983) To commemorate the twentieth season, the stories in this season involve the return of previous villians. Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment involve the Black Guardian's plot to kill the Doctor; they were released individually on VHS as parts of The Black Guardian Trilogy.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 124 Arc of Infinity 6E 4 episodes Johnny Byrne Ron Jones 3-12 January 1983 125 Snakedance 6D 4 episodes Christopher Bailey Fiona Cumming 18-26 January 1983 126 Mawdryn Undead 6F 4 episodes Peter Grimwade Peter Moffatt 1-9 February 1983 127 Terminus 6G 4 episodes Stephen Gallagher Mary Ridge 15-23 February 1983 128 Enlightenment 6H 4 episodes Barbara Clegg Fiona Cumming 1-9 March 1983 129 The King's Demons 6J 2 episodes Terence Dudley Tony Virgo 15-16 March 1983 130 The Five Doctors[f] 6K 20th anniversary
90-minute special Terrance Dicks Peter Moffatt 23 November 1983

Season 21 (1984) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 131 Warriors of the Deep 6L 4 episodes Johnny Byrne Pennant Roberts 5–13 January 1984 132 The Awakening 6M 2 episodes Eric Pringle Michael Owen Morris 19–20 January 1984 133 Frontios 6N 4 episodes Christopher H. Bidmead Ron Jones 26 January–3 February 1984 134 Resurrection of the Daleks 6P 2 episodes
(45 minutes each)[g] Eric Saward Matthew Robinson 8–15 February 1984 135 Planet of Fire 6Q 4 episodes Peter Grimwade Fiona Cumming 23 February–2 March 1984 136 The Caves of Androzani 6R 4 episodes Robert Holmes Graeme Harper 8–16 March 1984

Sixth Doctor The Sixth Doctor was portrayed by Colin Baker.



Season 21 (1984) — continued No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 137 The Twin Dilemma 6S 4 episodes Anthony Steven Peter Moffatt 22–30 March 1984

Season 22 (1985) John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward retained their roles as producer and script editor respectively. The series moved back to Saturday broadcasts. All episodes were 45 minutes long, though all of the episodes also exist in 25-minute versions.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 138 Attack of the Cybermen 6T 2 episodes Paula Moore Matthew Robinson 5–12 January 1985 139 Vengeance on Varos 6V 2 episodes Philip Martin Ron Jones 19–26 January 1985 140 The Mark of the Rani 6X 2 episodes Pip and Jane Baker Sarah Hellings 2–9 February 1985 141 The Two Doctors 6W 3 episodes Robert Holmes Peter Moffatt 16 February–2 March 1985 142 Timelash 6Y 2 episodes Glen McCoy Pennant Roberts 9–16 March 1985 143 Revelation of the Daleks 6Z 2 episodes Eric Saward Graeme Harper 23–30 March 1985

Season 23 (1986) Main article: The Trial of a Time Lord Eric Saward was script editor up to part eight, when Nathan-Turner unofficially took over script editing the remainder of the season because of Saward's departure. The whole season is titled as The Trial of a Time Lord, and is split into four segments. Episode length returns to 25 minutes.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 144 The Mysterious Planet 7A 4 episodes Robert Holmes Nicholas Mallett 6–27 September 1986 145 Mindwarp 7B 4 episodes Philip Martin Ron Jones 4–25 October 1986 146 Terror of the Vervoids
aka The Vervoids 7C 4 episodes Pip and Jane Baker Chris Clough 1–22 November 1986 147 The Ultimate Foe
aka Time Incorporated 7C 2 episodes
(Episode 2 is 30 minutes) Robert Holmes and Pip and Jane Baker Chris Clough 29 November–6 December 1986

Seventh Doctor The Seventh Doctor was portrayed by Sylvester McCoy.



Season 24 (1987) John Nathan-Turner continued as producer. Andrew Cartmel was script editor. Both would serve these roles until the show was put on hiatus in 1989.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 148 Time and the Rani 7D 4 episodes Pip and Jane Baker Andrew Morgan 7–28 September 1987 149 Paradise Towers 7E 4 episodes Stephen Wyatt Nicholas Mallett 5–26 October 1987 150 Delta and the Bannermen 7F 3 episodes Malcolm Kohll Chris Clough 2–16 November 1987 151 Dragonfire 7G 3 episodes Ian Briggs Chris Clough 23 November–7 December 1987

Season 25 (1988-89) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 152 Remembrance of the Daleks 7H 4 episodes Ben Aaronovitch Andrew Morgan 5–26 October 1988 153 The Happiness Patrol 7L 3 episodes Graeme Curry Chris Clough 2–16 November 1988 154 Silver Nemesis 7K 3 episodes Kevin Clarke Chris Clough 23 November–7 December 1988 155 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 7J 4 episodes Stephen Wyatt Alan Wareing 14 December 1988–4 January 1989

Season 26 (1989) The final season continued to push the series towards a darker approach, focusing this time more on Ace's personal life as well as The Doctor's past and manipulations. This season sets the tone for the Virgin New Adventures novels that follow, paving the way for future episodes based on the novels such as "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood".

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 156 Battlefield 7N 4 episodes Ben Aaronovitch Michael Kerrigan 6–27 September 1989 157 Ghost Light 7Q 3 episodes Marc Platt Alan Wareing 4–18 October 1989 158 The Curse of Fenric 7M 4 episodes Ian Briggs Nicholas Mallett 25 October–15 November 1989 159 Survival 7P 3 episodes Rona Munro Alan Wareing 22 November–6 December 1989

Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor was portrayed by Paul McGann. The movie is the first and only television appearance of this Doctor. The only production title held by this story was Doctor Who. However, producer Philip Segal later suggested Enemy Within as an alternative title. Lacking any other specific name, many fans have adopted this to refer to the movie. Fan groups have also used other informal titles. The DVD release is titled Doctor Who: The Movie.



Television movie (1996) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 160 Doctor Who TVM[h] 89-minute television movie Matthew Jacobs Geoffrey Sax 12 May 1996

Ninth Doctor In 2005, the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after a 16-year absence from episodic television, with Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young as executive producers, Phil Collinson as producer, and Christopher Eccleston taking the lead role of the Ninth Doctor.

Although the production team chose to restart the series numbering from scratch, some fans of the programme prefer to refer to the 2005 series as Season 27, the 2006 series as Season 28, and so on. Despite the new numbering, the revival adheres to the original continuity. The new series is formatted to a 16:9 widescreen display ratio, and a standard episode length of 45 minutes. For the first time since the 1965–'66 season, each episode has an individual title even though some stories span several episodes.



Series 1 (2005) Main article: Doctor Who (series 1) The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the Time War and the mysterious Bad Wolf.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 161 "Rose" 1.1 1 episode Russell T Davies Keith Boak 26 March 2005 162 "The End of the World" 1.2 1 episode Russell T Davies Euros Lyn 2 April 2005 163 "The Unquiet Dead" 1.3 1 episode Mark Gatiss Euros Lyn 9 April 2005 164 "Aliens of London"
"World War Three" 1.4
1.5 2 episodes Russell T Davies Keith Boak 16 April 2005
23 April 2005 165 "Dalek" 1.6 1 episode Robert Shearman Joe Ahearne 30 April 2005 166 "The Long Game" 1.7 1 episode Russell T Davies Brian Grant 7 May 2005 167 "Father's Day" 1.8 1 episode Paul Cornell Joe Ahearne 14 May 2005 168 "The Empty Child"
"The Doctor Dances" 1.9
1.10 2 episodes Steven Moffat James Hawes 21 May 2005
28 May 2005 169 "Boom Town" 1.11 1 episode Russell T Davies Joe Ahearne 4 June 2005 170 "Bad Wolf"
"The Parting of the Ways" 1.12
1.13 2 episodes Russell T Davies Joe Ahearne 11 June 2005
18 June 2005

Tenth Doctor The incumbent Tenth Doctor is portrayed by David Tennant, who was cast before the first season aired after Eccleston announced his intention to leave the show.[5] Mal Young vacated his position as Executive Producer when he departed the BBC after Series 1 — he was not replaced in that capacity.



Specials (2005) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate Children in Need special (2005) — "Doctor Who: Children in Need" CIN 7-minute special Russell T Davies Euros Lyn 18 November 2005 Christmas special (2005) 171 "The Christmas Invasion" 2.X 60-minute special Russell T Davies James Hawes 25 December 2005 Interactive episode (2005) — "Attack of the Graske" — 14-minute interactive episode Gareth Roberts Ashley Way 25 December 2005

Series 2 (2006) Main article: Doctor Who (series 2) The back-story for the spin-off series Torchwood is "seeded" in various episodes in the 2006 series. Each episode also has an accompanying online TARDISODE.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 172 "New Earth" 2.1 1 episode Russell T Davies James Hawes 15 April 2006 173 "Tooth and Claw" 2.2 1 episode Russell T Davies Euros Lyn 22 April 2006 174 "School Reunion" 2.3 1 episode Toby Whithouse James Hawes 29 April 2006 175 "The Girl in the Fireplace" 2.4 1 episode Steven Moffat Euros Lyn 6 May 2006 176 "Rise of the Cybermen"
"The Age of Steel" 2.5
2.6 2 episodes Tom MacRae Graeme Harper 13 May 2006
20 May 2006 177 "The Idiot's Lantern" 2.7 1 episode Mark Gatiss Euros Lyn 27 May 2006 178 "The Impossible Planet"
"The Satan Pit" 2.8
2.9 2 episodes Matt Jones James Strong 3 June 2006
10 June 2006 179 "Love & Monsters" 2.10 1 episode Russell T Davies Dan Zeff 17 June 2006 180 "Fear Her" 2.11 1 episode Matthew Graham Euros Lyn 24 June 2006 181 "Army of Ghosts"
"Doomsday" 2.12
2.13 2 episodes Russell T Davies Graeme Harper 1 July 2006
8 July 2006

Specials (2006) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate Christmas special (2006) 182 "The Runaway Bride" 3.X 60-minute special Russell T Davies Euros Lyn 25 December 2006

Series 3 (2007) Main article: Doctor Who (series 3) This series deals with the Face of Boe's final message, the mysterious Mr Saxon, and the Doctor dealing with the loss of Rose Tyler.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 183 "Smith and Jones" 3.1 1 episode Russell T Davies Charles Palmer 31 March 2007 184 "The Shakespeare Code" 3.2 1 episode Gareth Roberts Charles Palmer 7 April 2007 185 "Gridlock" 3.3 1 episode Russell T Davies Richard Clark 14 April 2007 186 "Daleks in Manhattan"
"Evolution of the Daleks" 3.4
3.5 2 episodes Helen Raynor James Strong 21 April 2007
28 April 2007 187 "The Lazarus Experiment" 3.6 1 episode Stephen Greenhorn Richard Clark 5 May 2007 188 "42" 3.7 1 episode Chris Chibnall Graeme Harper 19 May 2007 189 "Human Nature"
"The Family of Blood" 3.8
3.9 2 episodes Paul Cornell Charles Palmer 26 May 2007
2 June 2007 190 "Blink" 3.10 1 episode Steven Moffat Hettie MacDonald 9 June 2007 191 "Utopia"
"The Sound of Drums"
"Last of the Time Lords" 3.11
3.12
3.13 3 episodes
(3.13 is 52 minutes) Russell T Davies Graeme Harper
Colin Teague
(2 episodes) 16 June 2007
23 June 2007
30 June 2007

Specials (2007) No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate Totally Doctor Who special (2007) — The Infinite Quest — Animated serial
(13 x 3:30 or 45 mins) Alan Barnes Gary Russell 2 April–30 June 2007 Children in Need special (2007) — "Time Crash" CIN2 8-minute special Steven Moffat Graeme Harper 16 November 2007 Christmas special (2007) 192 "Voyage of the Damned" 4.X 72-minute special Russell T Davies James Strong 25 December 2007

Series 4 (2008) Main article: Doctor Who (series 4) This series explores the coincidences binding the Doctor and Donna together.

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate 193 "Partners in Crime" 4.1 1 episode (50 mins) Russell T Davies James Strong 5 April 2008 194 "The Fires of Pompeii" 4.3[i] 1 episode (50 mins) James Moran Colin Teague 12 April 2008 195 "Planet of the Ood" 4.2[i] 1 episode Keith Temple Graeme Harper 19 April 2008 196 "The Sontaran Stratagem"
"The Poison Sky" 4.4
4.5 2 episodes Helen Raynor Douglas Mackinnon 26 April 2008
3 May 2008 197 "The Doctor's Daughter" 4.6 1 episode Stephen Greenhorn Alice Troughton 10 May 2008 198 "The Unicorn and the Wasp" 4.7 1 episode Gareth Roberts Graeme Harper 17 May 2008 199 "Silence in the Library"
"Forest of the Dead" 4.9[i]
4.10[i] 2 episodes Steven Moffat Euros Lyn 31 May 2008
7 June 2008 200 "Midnight" 4.8[i] 1 episode Russell T Davies Alice Troughton 14 June 2008 201 "Turn Left" 4.11 1 episode (50 mins) Russell T Davies Graeme Harper 21 June 2008 202 "The Stolen Earth"
"Journey's End" 4.12
4.13 2 episodes
(4.13 is 65 mins)[6] Russell T Davies Graeme Harper 28 June 2008
5 July 2008

Specials (2008) This section is a list of upcoming television episodes of an already-running TV series.
It may contain non-definitive information based on advertisements, a website or interviews. The information may change if some episodes are postponed or moved up. Following the conclusion of filming for the fourth series, the 2008 Christmas special was filmed,[7] and has finished production. A short trailer for the episode was shown after the closing credits of "Journey's End".[8][9]

No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original airdate BBC Proms special (2008) — "Music of the Spheres"[10] — 7-minute special Russell T Davies Euros Lyn 27 July 2008
BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 3 (audio only) Christmas special (2008) 203 "The Next Doctor" [11] 4.14 60-minute special[12] Russell T Davies Andy Goddard[12] 25 December 2008

Specials (2009-10) Following Tennant's late 2008 performance in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet, four further one hour specials are to be shot, starting in January 2009. These are to be shown in 2009 and 2010 [13], one at Easter 2009 and another on Christmas Day.[14][15]

Russell T Davies will write two of the specials, and co-write the others; one with Gareth Roberts, the other with Phil Ford. Davies and Roberts previously co-wrote the Sarah Jane Adventures episode "Invasion of the Bane". Ford has previously written episodes of Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. This will be Ford's first Doctor Who script, making him one of few to have contributed to all three series. Julie Gardner will be replaced as executive producer (and Head of Drama at BBC Wales) by Piers Wenger.[16]

In September 2008, Doctor Who Magazine confirmed the producers for the specials, Tracie Simpson (former production manager) and Nikki Smith (producer of The Sarah Jane Adventures). For practical reasons, the specials will continue to use series 4 production codes.



Eleventh Doctor

Series 5 (2010) Wikinews has related news: David Tennant announces exit from Doctor Who The programme will return in 2010 with a fifth full series.[14] For this fifth series, Russell T Davies will be replaced as head writer and executive producer by Steven Moffat.[17] Actor David Tennant will not be continuing in his role as the Doctor.[18][13]



Other stories

TV broadcasts There have also been several special Doctor Who episodes and serials that are produced by the BBC, but are not generally considered part of the series continuity. They usually consist of spoofs and crossovers with other TV shows, and stories produced for special occasions.

Title Episodes Writer Director Original airdate "A Fix with Sontarans" 1 episode, 9 minutes Eric Saward Marcus Mortimer 23 February 1985 A segment of Jim'll Fix It during Colin Baker's tenure as the Sixth Doctor and Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka. Dimensions in Time 2 episodes, 13 minutes total John Nathan-Turner and David Roden Stuart MacDonald 26–27 November 1993 A Children in Need thirtieth anniversary programme for Doctor Who. The special was also a crossover with EastEnders. It featured Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor plus many of the companions. Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death 4 parts, 23 minutes in total Steven Moffat John Henderson 12 March 1999 A Comic Relief spoof, starring Rowan Atkinson, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, and Joanna Lumley as the Doctor.

Webcasts Title Episodes Writer Director Original airdate Death Comes to Time 13 parts,
140 minutes in total Colin Meek Dan Freedman 13 July 2001 (pilot)
14 February–3 May 2002 (regular) An illustrated audio webcast for BBCi featuring the Seventh Doctor. Real Time 6 parts, 12 minutes each Gary Russell Gary Russell 2 August–6 September 2002 An illustrated audio webcast for BBCi featuring the Sixth Doctor. Shada 6 parts, 25 minutes each Douglas Adams Nicholas Pegg 2 May–6 June 2003 An illustrated audio webcast for BBCi featuring the Eighth Doctor in a remake of the unfinished Fourth Doctor serial. Scream of the Shalka 6 parts, 15 minutes each Paul Cornell Wilson Milam 13 November–18 December 2003 Animated webcast for BBCi featuring an alternative version of the Ninth Doctor known as the Shalka Doctor, played by Richard E. Grant. Death Comes to Time was later released on CD by the BBC, while Real Time and Shada were later released on CD by Big Finish. Scream of the Shalka was released in novel form in the Past Doctor Adventures series.