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<onlyinclude>''[[Doctor Who]]'' is a British [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] programme produced by the [[BBC]]. {{Aired episodes|2024|5|11|num={{DW episode count}}|title=Doctor Who|uk=y}} This includes one television movie and multiple specials, and encompasses {{DW episode count|story}} stories over 40 seasons, starting in 1963. Additionally, four charity specials and two animated serials have also been aired. The programme's high episode count has resulted in ''Doctor Who'' holding the [[world record]] for the highest number of episodes of a science-fiction programme.<ref name= "record">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5390372.stm |title=Dr Who 'longest-running sci-fi' |date= 28 September 2006| access-date= 15 December 2007|publisher= BBC News}}</ref></onlyinclude> As of November 2023, up to a seventeenth series has been planned.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laford |first=Andrea |date=1 November 2023 |title=Russell T Davies reveals plans for a third and fourth new series of Doctor Who |url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-plans-for-a-third-and-fourth-new-series-of-doctor-who |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=CultBox}}</ref>
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|valign="top"|[[#First Doctor (William Hartnell)|First Doctor (William Hartnell)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Season 1 (1963–64)|1]], [[#Season 2 (1964–65)|2]], [[#Season 3 (1965–66)|3]], [[#Season 4 (1966–67)|4]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton)|Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Season 4 (1966–67) — continued|4]], [[#Season 5 (1967–68)|5]], [[#Season 6 (1968–69)|6]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)|Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Season 7 (1970)|7]], [[#Season 8 (1971)|8]], [[#Season 9 (1972)|9]], [[#Season 10 (1972–73)|10]], [[#Season 11 (1973–74)|11]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker)|Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Season 12 (1974–75)|12]], [[#Season 13 (1975–76)|13]], [[#Season 14 (1976–77)|14]], [[#Season 15 (1977–78)|15]], [[#Season 16 (1978–79)|16]], [[#Season 17 (1979–80)|17]], [[#Season 18 (1980–81)|18]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison)|Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Season 19 (1982)|19]], [[#Season 20 (1983)|20]], [[#Season 21 (1984)|21]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker)|Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Season 21 (1984) — continued|21]], [[#Season 22 (1985)|22]], [[#Season 23 (1986)|23]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy)|Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Season 24 (1987)|24]], [[#Season 25 (1988–89)|25]], [[#Season 26 (1989)|26]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann)|Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Doctor Who (1996)|Television movie]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston)|Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Series 1 (2005)|1]]
|-
|valign="top"|[[#Tenth Doctor (David Tennant)|Tenth Doctor (David Tennant)]]
|valign="top"|[[#Series 2 (2006)|2]], [[#Series 3 (2007)|3]]
|}</div>
This is a '''list of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television serials'''. Most [[serial#Radio and television|serials]] up to 1989's ''[[Survival (Doctor Who)|Survival]]'' were multi-episode stories; the characters in brackets after the serial titles indicate the code used by the production team to designate the serial (where applicable) and are followed by the number of episodes in the serial. Unless otherwise noted, episodes in this period are 25 minutes long.


''Doctor Who'' ceased broadcasting in 1989, then [[History of Doctor Who#Ninth Doctor|resumed in 2005]]. The original series (1963–1989), generally consists of multi-episode serials. The 2005 revival trades the earlier serial format for a run of self-contained episodes, interspersed with occasional multi-part stories and structured into loose story arcs.
A number of serials from the 1960s are either [[Doctor Who missing episodes|missing]] or incomplete, while some of the early 1970s episodes are only held in black and white. See [[List of incomplete Doctor Who serials|this list]] for more details.


The story numbers below are meant as a guide to placement in the overall context of the programme.<ref name="doctorwhotvstories">{{cite web |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/stories |title=Stories – Doctor Who |work=DoctorWho.TV |access-date=13 December 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213231801/https://www.doctorwho.tv/stories |archive-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> There is some dispute, for instance, about whether to count Season 23's ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' as one or as four serials,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/trialtimelord1/detail.shtml|title=The Trial of a Time Lord: 1–4 : Details|access-date= 27 October 2007 |last1 =Howe |first1 = David J.|author1-link=David J. Howe| last2=Walker | first2 = Stephen James|author2-link =Stephen James Walker|orig-year=1998|year= 2003 |work=Doctor Who: The Television Companion|publisher=BBC | type = ''Doctor Who'' website}}</ref> and whether the unfinished serial ''[[Shada (Doctor Who)|Shada]]'' should be included.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/fivedoctors/detail.shtml |title=The Five Doctors: Details|access-date=27 October 2007|last1=Cornell|first1=Paul|author-link=Paul Cornell|last2=Day|first2=Martin|author-link2=Martin Day (writer) |last3=Topping|first3=Keith|author-link3= Keith Topping|year=1995|work=[[The Discontinuity Guide|Doctor Who: The Discontinuity Guide]]|publisher=BBC Doctor Who website}}</ref> The numbering scheme in this list follows the official website's episode guide.<ref name="doctorwhotvstories" /> Other sources, such as the [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] classic ''Doctor Who'' [[List of Doctor Who DVD releases|DVD releases]], use different numbering schemes, which diverge after the 108th story, ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'' (1979–1980).{{TOC right|limit=3}}
The three-digit story numbers are not official designations but are merely to serve as a guide to where the story stands in the overall context of the programme. There is some dispute among fans about, for example, whether to count Season 23's ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' as one or four serials (the official production codes count it as three!) and whether the uncompleted ''[[Shada]]'' should be included. The numbering scheme used here reflects that used in popular reference books like ''The Discontinuity Guide'' and on the Region 1 DVD releases, which count ''Trial'' as four serials and includes ''Shada''.


==Series overview==
Starting with the 2005 revival, the production team abandoned the traditional serial format for a largely self-contained episodic format (with the occasional two-part story and loose [[story arc]] elements), similar to the style of American dramas such as ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' or the ''[[Star Trek]]'' spin-offs. Unless otherwise noted, the new episodes are 45 minutes long.
The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole.
<!-- This table is copied to "List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989). Bear in mind that changes here will appear there also.-->


===Regular seasons===
In the first two seasons and most of the third season, each episode of a serial had an [[List of titled Doctor Who episodes|individual title]]; no serial had an overall onscreen title until ''[[The Savages]]''. However, the earlier stories did have "umbrella" titles that were not used onscreen, and much confusion has existed over the years, with many sources using different titles due to early fandom and reference works being unable to initially access the production files.
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| auxB = Doctor
| postauxA = Serials
| infoA = Average viewers<br />(millions)
| infoB = Average [[Appreciation Index|{{abbr|AI|Appreciation Index|style=color:black}}]]


| part1 = {{Series overview/part|c=#ccf|subtitle=[[History of Doctor Who#First Doctor|Classic era]]}}
During the early seasons of the programme, most serials were linked together, usually one leading directly into the next, although there are some breaks such as between the second season finale ''The Time Meddler'' and the third season premiere, ''Galaxy 4''.
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| auxB1 = [[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#First Doctor|First Doctor]]
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| end1 = {{End date|1964|9|12|df=y}}
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| color2 = #6CADBB
See also the list of [[List of titled Doctor Who episodes|individual episode titles]] and [[Doctor Who story title controversy]].
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| episodes2 = 39
| postauxA2 = 9
| start2 = {{Start date|1964|10|31|df=y}}
| end2 = {{End date|1965|7|24|df=y}}
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| episodes3 = 45
| postauxA3 = 10
| start3 = {{Start date|1965|9|11|df=y}}
| end3 = {{End date|1966|7|16|df=y}}
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| infoB3 = {{Avg|round=0|56|55|54|53|54|48|51|49|52|54|52|52|51|53|56|39|49|52|50|49|57|52|52|49|53|55|56|51|50|48|49|44|43|45|39|36|30|48|49|48|48|49|45|44|39}}


| color4 = #0D5758
==[[First Doctor]] ([[William Hartnell]])==
| link4 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 4 (1966–1967)
| linkT4 = Season 4
| linkR4 = {{efn|name=overview1}}
| auxB4 = [[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Second Doctor|Second Doctor]]
| episodes4 = 43
| postauxA4 = 9
| start4 = {{Start date|1966|9|10|df=y}}
| end4 = {{End date|1967|7|1|df=y}}
| infoA4 = {{Avg|round=2|4.3|4.9|4.2|4.5|5.5|6.4|7.6|7.5|7.9|7.8|7.5|7.8|8.0|7.8|6.7|6.8|7.4|7.3|8.3|7.5|7.1|7.0|8.1|8.9|8.2|8.1|8.0|7.9|8.5|8.4|8.0|6.4|7.9|6.9|7.1|8.0|8.1|7.5|6.1|5.3|5.1|6.8|6.1}}
| infoB4 = {{Avg|round=0|47|45|43|43|50|48|48|47|43|45|44|47|48|47|47|46|47|47|48|46|45|47|50|49|53|58|50|48|52|49|51|50|53|55|55|52|51|51|52|51|53|49|56}}


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| link5 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 5 (1967–1968)
!No
| linkT5 = Season 5
!Title
| episodes5 = 40
!Code
| postauxA5 = 7
!Episodes
| start5 = {{Start date|1967|9|2|df=y}}
!Writers
| end5 = {{End date|1968|6|1|df=y}}
|-
| infoA5 = {{Avg|round=2|6.0|6.4|7.2|7.4|6.3|6.0|7.1|7.1|7.2|7.4|6.7|7.1|7.4|7.3|8.0|7.5|6.8|7.6|7.1|7.8|6.9|8.3|7.2|6.8|7.0|8.4|8.0|8.3|8.2|7.9|7.7|6.6|5.9|6.9|7.2|6.9|7.5|8.6|6.8|6.5}}
!colspan=5|
| infoB5 = {{Avg|round=0|53|52|49|50|50|52|51|50|51|52|52|52|51|51|50|51|50|49|48|49|49|52|54|53|51|53|55|55|55|55|56|56|56|57|57|60|55|56|57|62}}
===Season 1 (1963&ndash;64)===
|-
|001
|''[[An Unearthly Child]]''<br>aka ''100,000 BC'' and ''The Tribe of Gum''
|A
|4; all extant
|[[Anthony Coburn]] and [[C. E. Webber]]
|-
|002
|''[[The Daleks]]''<br> aka ''The Mutants'' and ''The Dead Planet''
|B
|7; all extant
|[[Terry Nation]]
|-
|003
|''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''<br> aka ''Inside the Spaceship'' and ''Beyond the Sun''
|C
|2; all extant
|[[David Whitaker]]
|-
|004
|''[[Marco Polo (Doctor Who)|Marco Polo]]''<br> aka ''A Journey Through Cathay''
|D
|7; all missing
|[[John Lucarotti]]
|-
|005
|''[[The Keys of Marinus]]''<br> aka ''The Sea of Death''
|E
|6; all extant
|Terry Nation
|-
|006
|''[[The Aztecs (Doctor Who)|The Aztecs]]''
|F
|4; all extant
|John Lucarotti
|-
|007
|''[[The Sensorites]]''
|G
|6; all extant
|[[Peter R. Newman]]
|-
|008
|''[[The Reign of Terror (Doctor Who)|The Reign of Terror]]''<br> aka ''The French Revolution''
|H
|6; 4 & 5 missing
|[[Dennis Spooner]]
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 2 (1964&ndash;65)===
|-
|009
|''[[Planet of Giants]]''
|J
|3; all extant
|[[Louis Marks]]
|-
|010
|''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''<br>aka ''World's End''
|K
|6; all extant
|Terry Nation
|-
|011
|''[[The Rescue]]''
|L
|2; both extant
|David Whitaker
|-
|012
|''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)|The Romans]]''
|M
|4; all extant
|Dennis Spooner
|-
|013
|''[[The Web Planet]]''<br>aka ''The Zarbi''
|N
|6; all extant
|[[Bill Strutton]]
|-
|014
|''[[The Crusade (Doctor Who)|The Crusade]]''<br>''The Lionheart'' and ''The Crusaders''
|P
|4; 2 & 4 missing
|David Whitaker
|-
|015
|''[[The Space Museum]]''
|Q
|4; all extant
|[[Glyn Jones]]
|-
|016
|''[[The Chase (Doctor Who)|The Chase]]''
|R
|6; all extant
|Terry Nation
|-
|017
|''[[The Time Meddler]]''
|S
|4; all extant
|Dennis Spooner
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 3 (1965&ndash;66)===
|-
|018
|''[[Galaxy 4]]''
|T
|4 episodes
|[[William Emms]]
|-
|019
|''[[Mission to the Unknown]]''<br>aka ''Dalek Cutaway''
|T/A or DC
|1 episode
|Terry Nation
|-
|020
|''[[The Myth Makers]]''
|U
|4 episodes
|[[Donald Cotton]]
|-
|021
|''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
|V
|12 episodes
|Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner
|-
|022
|''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''<br>aka ''The Massacre''
|W
|4 episodes
|John Lucarotti and [[Donald Tosh]]
|-
|023
|''[[The Ark (Doctor Who)|The Ark]]''
|X
|4 episodes
|[[Paul Erickson]] and [[Lesley Scott]]
|-
|024
|''[[The Celestial Toymaker]]''
|Y
|4 episodes
|[[Brian Hayles]] and Donald Tosh
|-
|025
|''[[The Gunfighters]]''
|Z
|4 episodes
|Donald Cotton
|-
|026
|''[[The Savages]]'' <ref>From this point the stories all had on-screen overall titles.</ref>
|AA
|4 episodes
|[[Ian Stuart Black]]
|-
|027
|''[[The War Machines]]''
|BB
|4 episodes
|Ian Stuart Black and [[Kit Pedler]]
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 4 (1966&ndash;67)===
|-
|028
|''[[The Smugglers]]''
|CC
|4 episodes
|Brian Hayles
|-
|029
|''[[The Tenth Planet]]''
|DD
|4 episodes
|Kit Pedler and [[Gerry Davis (screenwriter)|Gerry Davis]]
|}


| color6 = #AB8AC5
==[[Second Doctor]] ([[Patrick Troughton]])==
| link6 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 6 (1968–1969)
| linkT6 = Season 6
| episodes6 = 44
| postauxA6 = 7
| start6 = {{Start date|1968|8|10|df=y}}
| end6 = {{End date|1969|6|21|df=y}}
| infoA6 = {{Avg|round=2|6.1|5.9|5.4|7.5|5.9|6.6|6.5|7.2|7.3|6.7|7.3|7.1|7.1|6.4|6.7|6.5|7.2|7.0|9.0|8.4|7.5|7.1|6.6|6.8|7.5|7.1|7.6|7.7|5.8|6.8|6.4|5.8|5.5|5.3|5.5|6.3|5.1|5.7|5.1|4.2|4.9|3.5|4.1|5.0}}
| infoB6 = {{Avg|round=0|52|55|55|51|53|51|49|53|56|49|55|53|54|51|52|56|55|53|59|57|56|55|57|59|55|55|57|59|57|52|55|53|56|52|55|54|53|50|53|53|53|53|57|58}}


| color7 = #484B54
{| class="wikitable"
| link7 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 7 (1970)
|-
| linkT7 = Season 7
!No
| auxB7 = [[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Third Doctor|Third Doctor]]
!Title
| episodes7 = 25
!Code
| postauxA7 = 4
!Episodes
| start7 = {{Start date|1970|1|3|df=y}}
!Writers
| end7 = {{End date|1970|6|20|df=y}}
|-
| infoA7 = {{Avg|round=2|8.4|8.1|8.3|8.1|8.8|7.3|7.5|8.2|7.5|7.2|7.5|7.1|7.6|8.0|9.3|7.1|6.9|6.4|5.7|5.9|4.8|6.0|5.4|6.7|5.5}}
!colspan=5|
| infoB7 = {{Avg|round=0|54|57|58|58|57|60|58|57|58|60|61|59|58|61|62|61|61|60|60|58|60}}
===Season 4 (1966&ndash;67) &mdash; continued===
|-
|-
|030
|''[[The Power of the Daleks]]''
|EE
|6 episodes
|David Whitaker and Dennis Spooner
|-
|031
|''[[The Highlanders (Doctor Who)|The Highlanders]]''
|FF
|4 episodes
|[[Elwyn Jones (writer)|Elwyn Jones]] and Gerry Davis
|-
|032
|''[[The Underwater Menace]]''
|GG
|4 episodes
|[[Geoffrey Orme]]
|-
|033
|''[[The Moonbase]]''
|HH
|4 episodes
|Kit Pedler
|-
|034
|''[[The Macra Terror]]''
|JJ
|4 episodes
|Ian Stuart Black
|-
|035
|''[[The Faceless Ones]]''
|KK
|6 episodes
|[[David Ellis]] and [[Malcolm Hulke]]
|-
|036
|''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]''
|LL
|7 episodes
|David Whitaker
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 5 (1967&ndash;68)===
|-
|037
|''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''
|MM
|4 episodes
|Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
|-
|038
|''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]''
|NN
|6 episodes
|[[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]
|-
|039
|''[[The Ice Warriors]]''
|OO
|6 episodes
|Brian Hayles
|-
|040
|''[[The Enemy of the World]]''
|PP
|6 episodes
|David Whitaker
|-
|041
|''[[The Web of Fear]]''
|QQ
|6 episodes
|Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
|-
|042
|''[[Fury from the Deep]]''
|RR
|6 episodes
|[[Victor Pemberton]]
|-
|043
|''[[The Wheel in Space]]''
|SS
|6 episodes
|David Whitaker and Kit Pedler
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 6 (1968&ndash;69)===
|-
|044
|''[[The Dominators]]''
|TT
|5 episodes
|Norman Ashby (''a.k.a.'' Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln)
|-
|045
|''[[The Mind Robber]]''
|UU
|5 episodes
|[[Peter Ling]] and [[Derrick Sherwin]]
|-
|046
|''[[The Invasion (Doctor Who)|The Invasion]]''
|VV
|8 episodes
|Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler
|-
|047
|''[[The Krotons]]''
|WW
|4 episodes
|[[Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)|Robert Holmes]]
|-
|048
|''[[The Seeds of Death]]''
|XX
|6 episodes
|Brian Hayles and [[Terrance Dicks]]
|-
|049
|''[[The Space Pirates]]''
|YY
|6 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|050
|''[[The War Games]]''
|ZZ
|10 episodes
|Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks
|}


| color8 = #CBCBCF
==[[Third Doctor]] ([[Jon Pertwee]])==
| link8 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 8 (1971)
Starting from Season 7, the programme was broadcast in colour.
| linkT8 = Season 8
| episodes8 = 25
| postauxA8 = 5
| start8 = {{Start date|1971|1|2|df=y}}
| end8 = {{End date|1971|6|19|df=y}}
| infoA8 = {{Avg|round=2|7.3|8.0|8.1|8.4|6.1|8.8|7.5|7.4|7.6|7.3|7.3|8.0|6.4|7.8|7.6|8.5|9.5|8.1|8.8|8.7|9.2|8.0|8.1|8.1|8.3}}
| infoB8 = –


| color9 = #604C92
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| link9 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 9 (1972)
|-
| linkT9 = Season 9
!No
| episodes9 = 26
!Title
| postauxA9 = 5
!Code
| start9 = {{Start date|1972|1|1|df=y}}
!Episodes
| end9 = {{End date|1972|6|24|df=y}}
!Writer
| infoA9 = {{Avg|round=2|9.8|10.4|9.1|9.1|10.3|11.0|7.8|8.4|6.4|9.7|8.3|7.8|8.3|8.5|9.1|7.8|7.9|7.5|7.9|6.5|7.6|7.4|8.1|7.6|6.0|7.6}}
|-
| infoB9 = –
!colspan=5|
===Season 7 (1970)===
|-
|051
|''[[Spearhead from Space]]''
|AAA
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|052
|''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' <br> aka ''The Silurians''
|BBB
|7 episodes
|Malcolm Hulke
|-
|053
|''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]''
|CCC
|7 episodes
|David Whitaker, [[Trevor Ray]] and Malcolm Hulke
|-
|054
|''[[Inferno (Doctor Who)|Inferno]]''
|DDD
|7 episodes
|[[Don Houghton]]
|-
!colspan=5|


| color10 = #989F5E
===Season 8 (1971)===
| link10 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 10 (1972–1973)
|-
| linkT10 = Season 10
|055
| episodes10 = 26
|''[[Terror of the Autons]]''
| postauxA10 = 5
|EEE
| start10 = {{Start date|1972|12|30|df=y}}
|4 episodes
| end10 = {{End date|1973|6|23|df=y}}
|Robert Holmes
| infoA10 = {{Avg|round=2|9.6|10.8|8.8|11.9|9.5|9.0|9.0|9.2|9.1|7.8|7.5|7.1|7.7|8.9|11.0|10.7|10.1|8.3|9.7|8.5|9.2|7.2|7.8|6.8|8.3|7.0}}
|-
| infoB10 = –
|056
|''[[The Mind of Evil]]''
|FFF
|6 episodes
|Don Houghton
|-
|057
|''[[The Claws of Axos]]''
|GGG
|4 episodes
|[[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin (screenwriter)|Dave Martin]]
|-
|058
|''[[Colony in Space]]''
|HHH
|6 episodes
|Malcolm Hulke
|-
|059
|''[[The Dæmons]]''
|JJJ
|5 episodes
|Guy Leopold (''a.k.a.'' [[Robert Sloman]] and Barry Letts)
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 9 (1972)===
|-
|060
|''[[Day of the Daleks]]''
|KKK
|4 episodes
|Louis Marks
|-
|061
|''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''
|MMM
|4 episodes
|Brian Hayles
|-
|062
|''[[The Sea Devils]]''
|LLL
|6 episodes
|Malcolm Hulke
|-
|063
|''[[The Mutants]]''
|NNN
|6 episodes
|Bob Baker and Dave Martin
|-
|064
|''[[The Time Monster]]''
|OOO
|6 episodes
|Robert Sloman and Barry Letts
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 10 (1972&ndash;73)===
|-
|065
|''[[The Three Doctors]]''
|RRR
|4 episodes
|Bob Baker and Dave Martin
|-
|066
|''[[Carnival of Monsters]]''
|PPP
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|067
|''[[Frontier in Space]]''
|QQQ
|6 episodes
|Malcolm Hulke
|-
|068
|''[[Planet of the Daleks]]''
|SSS
|6 episodes
|Terry Nation
|-
|069
|''[[The Green Death]]''
|TTT
|6 episodes
|Robert Sloman and Barry Letts
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 11 (1973&ndash;74)===
|-
|070
|''[[The Time Warrior]]''
|UUU
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|071
|''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' <ref>''The on-screen title for first episode was '''Invasion''' in order to conceal the first episode's twist ending.''</ref>
|WWW
|6 episodes
|Malcolm Hulke
|-
|072
|''[[Death to the Daleks]]''
|XXX
|4 episodes
|Terry Nation
|-
|073
|''[[The Monster of Peladon]]''
|YYY
|6 episodes
|Brian Hayles
|-
|074
|''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''
|ZZZ
|6 episodes
|Robert Sloman and Barry Letts
|}


| color11 = #FBA718
==[[Fourth Doctor]] ([[Tom Baker]])==
| link11 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 11 (1973–1974)
| linkT11 = Season 11
| episodes11 = 26
| postauxA11 = 5
| start11 = {{Start date|1973|12|15|df=y}}
| end11 = {{End date|1974|6|8|df=y}}
| infoA11 = {{Avg|round=2|8.7|7.0|6.6|10.6|11.0|10.1|11.0|9.0|9.0|7.5|8.1|9.5|10.5|9.5|9.2|6.8|7.4|7.2|7.5|8.1|10.1|8.9|8.8|8.2|9.2|8.9}}
| infoB11 = {{Avg|round=0|59|60|62|63|62|61|61|62|58|60|57|56}}


| color12 = #923D42
{| class="wikitable"
| link12 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 12 (1974–1975)
|-
| linkT12 = Season 12
!No
| auxB12 = [[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Fourth Doctor|Fourth Doctor]]
!Title
| episodes12 = 20
!Code
| postauxA12 = 5
!Episodes
| start12 = {{Start date|1974|12|28|df=y}}
!Writer
| end12 = {{End date|1975|5|10|df=y}}
|-
| infoA12 = {{Avg|round=2|10.8|10.7|10.1|9.0|9.4|13.6|11.2|10.2|11.0|10.5|10.7|10.5|8.5|8.8|9.8|9.1|9.5|8.3|8.9|9.4}}
!colspan=5|
| infoB12 = {{Avg|round=0|53|53|51|55|57|58|57|56|57|58}}
===Season 12 (1974&ndash;75)===
All serials in this season continued directly one after the other, although most of the stories are considered standalones.
|-
|075
|''[[Robot (Doctor Who)|Robot]]''
|4A
|4 episodes
|Terrance Dicks
|-
|076
|''[[The Ark in Space]]''
|4C
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes and John Lucarotti
|-
|077
|''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]''
|4B
|2 episodes
|Bob Baker and Dave Martin
|-
|078
|''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]''
|4E
|6 episodes
|Terry Nation
|-
|079
|''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
|4D
|4 episodes
|Gerry Davis
|-
!colspan=5|


| color13 = #275F32
===Season 13 (1975&ndash;76)===
| link13 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 13 (1975–1976)
|-
| linkT13 = Season 13
|080
| episodes13 = 26
|''[[Terror of the Zygons]]''
| postauxA13 = 6
|4F
| start13 = {{Start date|1975|8|30|df=y}}
|4 episodes
| end13 = {{End date|1976|3|6|df=y}}
|[[Robert Banks Stewart]]
| infoA13 = {{Avg|round=2|8.4|6.1|8.2|7.2|10.4|9.9|9.1|10.1|10.5|11.3|9.4|11.7|11.9|11.3|12.1|11.4|9.5|9.3|10.1|10.2|11.4|11.4|10.3|11.1|9.9|11.5}}
|-
| infoB13 = {{Avg|round=0|59|54|56|57|54|60|58|57|59}}
|081
|''[[Planet of Evil]]''
|4H
|4 episodes
|Louis Marks
|-
|082
|''[[Pyramids of Mars]]''
|4G
|4 episodes
|Stephen Harris (''a.k.a.'' Robert Holmes and [[Lewis Griefer]])
|-
|083
|''[[The Android Invasion]]''
|4J
|4 episodes
|Terry Nation
|-
|084
|''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''
|4K
|4 episodes
|Robin Bland (''a.k.a.'' Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes)
|-
|085
|''[[The Seeds of Doom]]''
|4L
|6 episodes
|Robert Banks Stewart
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 14 (1976&ndash;77)===
|-
|086
|''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''
|4M
|4 episodes
|Louis Marks
|-
|087
|''[[The Hand of Fear]]''
|4N
|4 episodes
|Bob Baker and Dave Martin
|-
|088
|''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''
|4P
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|089
|''[[The Face of Evil]]''
|4Q
|4 episodes
|[[Chris Boucher]]
|-
|090
|''[[The Robots of Death]]''
|4R
|4 episodes
|Chris Boucher
|-
|091
|''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
|4S
|6 episodes
|Robert Holmes and Robert Banks Stewart
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 15 (1977&ndash;78)===
|-
|092
|''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]''
|4V
|4 episodes
|Terrance Dicks
|-
|093
|''[[The Invisible Enemy]]''
|4T
|4 episodes
|Bob Baker and Dave Martin
|-
|094
|''[[Image of the Fendahl]]''
|4X
|4 episodes
|Chris Boucher
|-
|095
|''[[The Sun Makers]]''
|4W
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|096
|''[[Underworld (Doctor Who)|Underworld]]''
|4Y
|4 episodes
|Bob Baker and Dave Martin
|-
|097
|''[[The Invasion of Time]]''
|4Z
|6 episodes
|[[David Agnew]] (''a.k.a.'' [[Graham Williams]] and [[Anthony Read]])
|-
!colspan=5|


| color14 = #D47D7F
===Season 16 (1978&ndash;79)===
| link14 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 14 (1976–1977)
Season 16 consisted 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 in North America under this title.
| linkT14 = Season 14
|-
| episodes14 = 26
|098
| postauxA14 = 6
|''[[The Ribos Operation]]''
| start14 = {{Start date|1976|9|4|df=y}}
|5A
| end14 = {{End date|1977|4|2|df=y}}
|4 episodes
| infoA14 = {{Avg|round=2|8.3|9.8|9.2|10.6|10.5|10.2|11.1|12.0|11.8|12.1|13.0|11.8|10.7|11.1|11.3|11.7|12.8|12.4|13.1|12.6|11.3|9.8|10.2|11.4|10.1|9.3}}
|Robert Holmes
| infoB14 = {{Avg|round=0|58|56|56|62|59|61|61|59|60|62|57|60|58}}
|-
|099
|''[[The Pirate Planet]]''
|5B
|4 episodes
|[[Douglas Adams]]
|-
|100
|''[[The Stones of Blood]]''
|5C
|4 episodes
|[[David Fisher]]
|-
|101
|''[[The Androids of Tara]]''
|5D
|4 episodes
|David Fisher
|-
|102
|''[[The Power of Kroll]]''
|5E
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|103
|''[[The Armageddon Factor]]''
|5F
|6 episodes
|Bob Baker and Dave Martin
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 17 (1979&ndash;80)===
|-
|104
|''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]''
|5J
|4 episodes
|Terry Nation
|-
|105
|''[[City of Death]]''
|5H
|4 episodes
|David Agnew (''a.k.a.'' Douglas Adams, Graham Williams, and David Fisher)
|-
|106
|''[[The Creature from the Pit]]''
|5G
|4 episodes
|David Fisher
|-
|107
|''[[Nightmare of Eden]]''
|5K
|4 episodes
|Bob Baker
|-
|108
|''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''
|5L
|4 episodes
|Anthony Read
|-
|109
|''[[Shada]]'' <ref>''Left unfinished. Completed for [[home video]] release with commentary by Tom Baker.''</ref>
|5M
|6 episodes
|Douglas Adams
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 18 (1980&ndash;81)===
In a return to the format of early seasons, virtually all serials from the start of Season 18 through to the end of Season 20 would be linked together, often with the final scene of one story leading straight into the next story.
|-
|110
|''[[The Leisure Hive]]''
|5N
|4 episodes
|David Fisher
|-
|111
|''[[Meglos]]''
|5Q
|4 episodes
|[[John Flanagan (writer)|John Flanagan]] and [[Andrew McCulloch]]
|-
|112
|''[[Full Circle (Doctor Who)|Full Circle]]''
|5R
|4 episodes
|Andrew Smith
|-
|113
|''[[State of Decay]]''
|5P
|4 episodes
|Terrance Dicks
|-
|114
|''[[Warriors' Gate]]''
|5S
|4 episodes
|[[Stephen Gallagher]]
|-
|115
|''[[The Keeper of Traken]]''
|5T
|4 episodes
|[[Johnny Byrne]]
|-
|116
|''[[Logopolis]]''
|5V
|4 episodes
|[[Christopher H. Bidmead]]
|}


| color15 = #E3B37C
==[[Fifth Doctor]] ([[Peter Davison]])==
| link15 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 15 (1977–1978)
| linkT15 = Season 15
| episodes15 = 26
| postauxA15 = 6
| start15 = {{Start date|1977|9|3|df=y}}
| end15 = {{End date|1978|3|11|df=y}}
| infoA15 = {{Avg|round=2|6.8|7.1|9.8|9.9|8.6|7.3|7.5|8.3|6.7|7.5|7.9|9.1|8.5|9.5|8.9|8.4|8.9|9.1|8.9|11.7|11.2|11.4|9.5|10.9|10.3|9.8}}
| infoB15 = {{Avg|round=0|58|60|57|60|75|61|68|59|65|56}}


| color16 = #A785E1
{| class="wikitable"
| link16 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 16 (1978–1979)
|-
| linkT16 = Season 16
!No
| linkR16 = {{efn|name=overview2}}
!Title
| episodes16 = 26
!Code
| postauxA16 = 6
!Episodes
| start16 = {{Start date|1978|9|2|df=y}}
!Writer
| end16 = {{End date|1979|2|24|df=y}}
|-
| infoA16 = {{Avg|round=2|8.3|8.1|7.9|8.2|9.1|7.4|8.2|8.4|8.6|6.6|9.3|7.6|9.5|10.1|8.9|9.0|6.5|12.4|8.9|9.9|7.5|8.8|7.8|8.6|8.6|9.6}}
!colspan=5|
| infoB16 = {{Avg|round=0|59|67|61|64|64|67|65|66|63|65|66}}
===Season 19 (1982)===
|-
|117
|''[[Castrovalva]]''
|5Z
|4 episodes
|Christopher H. Bidmead
|-
|118
|''[[Four to Doomsday]]''
|5W
|4 episodes
|[[Terence Dudley]]
|-
|119
|''[[Kinda (Doctor Who)|Kinda]]''
|5Y
|4 episodes
|[[Christopher Bailey]]
|-
|120
|''[[The Visitation]]''
|5X
|4 episodes
|[[Eric Saward]]
|-
|121
|''[[Black Orchid (Doctor Who)|Black Orchid]]''
|6A
|2 episodes
|Terence Dudley
|-
|122
|''[[Earthshock]]''
|6B
|4 episodes
|Eric Saward
|-
|123
|''[[Time-Flight]]''
|6C
|4 episodes
|[[Peter Grimwade]]
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 20 (1983)===
|-
|124
|''[[Arc of Infinity]]''
|6E
|4 episodes
|Johnny Byrne
|-
|125
|''[[Snakedance]]''
|6D
|4 episodes
|Christopher Bailey
|-
|126
|''[[Mawdryn Undead]]''
|6F
|4 episodes
|Peter Grimwade
|-
|127
|''[[Terminus (Doctor Who)|Terminus]]''
|6G
|4 episodes
|Stephen Gallagher
|-
|128
|''[[Enlightenment (Doctor Who)|Enlightenment]]''
|6H
|4 episodes
|[[Barbara Clegg]]
|-
|129
|''[[The King's Demons]]''
|6J
|2 episodes
|Terence Dudley
|-
|130
|''[[The Five Doctors]]'' <ref>Considered part of the 20th season, although it was broadcast only a few weeks before the start of Season 21</ref>
|6K
|20th anniversary special 90-minute [[telemovie]]
|Terrance Dicks
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 21 (1984)===
Beginning with this season, serials were no longer directly linked for the first time since Season 18, with the sole exception being the end of ''Frontios'' and the start of ''Resurrection of the Daleks''. ''Resurrection'' was written and filmed as 4 25-minute episodes, but was re-edited into two 45-minute episodes to accommodate coverage of the [[1984 Winter Olympics]], though the 25-minute versions were circulated to broadcasters overseas and released on video.
|-
|131
|''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''
|6L
|4 episodes
|Johnny Byrne
|-
|132
|''[[The Awakening (Doctor Who)|The Awakening]]''
|6M
|2 episodes
|[[Eric Pringle]]
|-
|133
|''[[Frontios]]''
|6N
|4 episodes
|Christopher H. Bidmead
|-
|134
|''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]''
|6P
|2 45-minute episodes
|Eric Saward
|-
|135
|''[[Planet of Fire]]''
|6Q
|4 episodes
|Peter Grimwade
|-
|136
|''[[The Caves of Androzani]]''
|6R
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|}


| color17 = #57A48B
==[[Sixth Doctor]] ([[Colin Baker]])==
| link17 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 17 (1979–1980)
| linkT17 = Season 17
| episodes17 = 20
| postauxA17 = 5{{efn|name=overview3}}
| start17 = {{Start date|1979|9|1|df=y}}
| end17 = {{End date|1980|1|12|df=y}}
| infoA17 = {{Avg|round=2|13.0|12.7|13.8|14.4|12.4|14.1|15.4|16.1|9.3|10.8|10.2|9.6|8.7|9.6|9.6|9.4|6.0|8.8|9.8|10.4}}
| infoB17 = {{Avg|round=0|67|63|64|64|64|67|65|67}}


| color18 = #CD79C6
{| class="wikitable"
| link18 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 18 (1980–1981)
|-
| linkT18 = Season 18
!No
| episodes18 = 28
!Title
| postauxA18 = 7
!Code
| start18 = {{Start date|1980|8|30|df=y}}
!Episodes
| end18 = {{End date|1981|3|21|df=y}}
!Writer
| infoA18 = {{Avg|round=2|5.9|5.0|5.0|4.5|5.0|4.2|4.7|4.7|5.9|3.7|5.9|5.4|5.8|5.3|4.4|5.4|7.1|6.7|8.3|7.8|7.6|6.1|5.2|6.1|7.7|7.7|5.8|6.1}}
|-
| infoB18 = {{Avg|round=0|65|61|64|63|65|69|59|59|63|61|65}}
!colspan=5|
===Season 21 (1984) &mdash; continued===
|-
|137
|''[[The Twin Dilemma]]''
|6S
|4 episodes
|[[Anthony Steven]]
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 22 (1985)===
All episodes in this season were 45 minutes in length.
|-
|138
|''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]''
|6T
|2 episodes
|Paula Moore (''a.k.a.'' [[Paula Woolsey]], Eric Saward and [[Ian Levine]])
|-
|139
|''[[Vengeance on Varos]]''
|6V
|2 episodes
|[[Philip Martin (screenwriter)|Philip Martin]]
|-
|140
|''[[The Mark of the Rani]]''
|6X
|2 episodes
|[[Pip and Jane Baker]]
|-
|141
|''[[The Two Doctors]]''
|6W
|3 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|142
|''[[Timelash]]''
|6Y
|2 episodes
|[[Glen McCoy]]
|-
|143
|''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]''
|6Z
|2 episodes
|Eric Saward
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 23 (1986)===
Although broadcast as an epic 14-part serial under the title of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'', Season 23 was structured as four serials, recorded in 3 production blocks. The four serials, with their generally used titles, are listed below. Episodes returned to being 25 minutes in length.
|-
|144
|''[[The Mysterious Planet]]''
|7A
|4 episodes
|Robert Holmes
|-
|145
|''[[Mindwarp]]''
|7B
|4 episodes
|Philip Martin
|-
|146
|''[[Terror of the Vervoids]]'' <br> aka ''The Ultimate Foe'' and ''The Vervoids''
|7C
|4 episodes
|Pip and Jane Baker
|-
|147
|''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'' <br>aka ''Time Incorporated''
|7C
|2 episodes
|Robert Holmes and Pip and Jane Baker
|}


| color19 = #C9C0B1
| link19 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 19 (1982)
| linkT19 = Season 19
| auxB19 = [[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Fifth Doctor|Fifth Doctor]]
| episodes19 = 26
| postauxA19 = 7
| start19 = {{Start date|1982|1|4|df=y}}
| end19 = {{End date|1982|3|30|df=y}}
| infoA19 = {{Avg|round=2|9.1|8.6|10.2|10.4|8.4|8.8|8.9|9.4|8.4|9.4|8.5|8.9|9.1|9.3|9.9|10.1|9.9|10.1|9.1|8.8|9.8|9.6|10.0|8.5|8.9|8.1}}
| infoB19 = –


| color20 = #6146AC
==[[Seventh Doctor]] ([[Sylvester McCoy]])==
| link20 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 20 (1983)
| linkT20 = Season 20
| episodes20 = 22
| postauxA20 = 6
| start20 = {{Start date|1983|1|3|df=y}}
| end20 = {{End date|1983|3|16|df=y}}
| infoA20 = {{Avg|round=2|7.2|7.3|6.9|7.2|6.7|7.7|6.6|7.4|6.5|7.5|7.4|7.7|6.8|7.5|6.5|7.4|6.6|7.2|6.2|7.3|5.8|7.2}}
| infoB20 = {{Avg|round=0|69|70|67|66|65|66|67|67|67|70|67|68|65|67|64|67|67|65|68|70|65|63|75}}


| color21 = #B3C91E
{| class="wikitable"
| link21 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 21 (1984)
|-
| linkT21 = Season 21
!No
| linkR21 = {{efn|name=overview4}}
!Title
| episodes21 = 24
!Code
| postauxA21 = 7
!Episodes
| start21 = {{Start date|1984|1|5|df=y}}
!Writers
| end21 = {{End date|1984|3|30|df=y}}
|-
| infoA21 = {{Avg|round=2|7.6|7.5|7.3|6.6|7.9|6.6|8.0|5.8|7.8|5.6|7.3|8.0|7.4|6.1|7.4|7.0|6.9|6.6|7.8|7.8|7.6|7.4|7.0|6.3}}
!colspan=5|
| infoB21 = {{Avg|round=0|65|64|62|65|65|63|66|69|65|65|69|65|65|65|68|61|66|59|67}}
===Season 24 (1987)===
|-
|148
|''[[Time and the Rani]]''
|7D
|4 episodes
|Pip and Jane Baker
|-
|149
|''[[Paradise Towers]]''
|7E
|4 episodes
|[[Stephen Wyatt]]
|-
|150
|''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]''
|7F
|3 episodes
|[[Malcolm Kohll]]
|-
|151
|''[[Dragonfire]]''
|7G
|3 episodes
|[[Ian Briggs]]
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 25 (1988&ndash;89)===
|-
|152
|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|7H
|4 episodes
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
|-
|153
|''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''
|7L
|3 episodes
|[[Graeme Curry]]
|-
|154
|''[[Silver Nemesis]]''
|7K
|3 episodes
|[[Kevin Clarke]]
|-
|155
|''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
|7J
|4 episodes
|Stephen Wyatt
|-
!colspan=5|
===Season 26 (1989)===
|-
|156
|''[[Battlefield (Doctor Who)|Battlefield]]''
|7N
|4 episodes
|Ben Aaronovitch
|-
|157
|''[[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|Ghost Light]]''
|7Q
|3 episodes
|[[Marc Platt]]
|-
|158
|''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''
|7M
|4 episodes
|Ian Briggs
|-
|159
|''[[Survival (Doctor Who)|Survival]]''
|7P
|3 episodes
|[[Rona Munro]]
|}


| color22 = #ABCEE3
==[[Eighth Doctor]] ([[Paul McGann]])==
| link22 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 22 (1985)
| linkT22 = Season 22
| linkR22 = {{efn|name=overview5}}
| auxB22 = [[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Sixth Doctor|Sixth Doctor]]
| episodes22 = 13
| postauxA22 = 6
| start22 = {{Start date|1985|1|5|df=y}}
| end22 = {{End date|1985|3|30|df=y}}
| infoA22 = {{Avg|round=2|8.9|7.2|7.2|7.0|6.3|7.3|6.6|6.0|6.9|6.7|7.4|7.4|7.7}}
| infoB22 = {{Avg|round=0|61|65|63|65|64|64|65|62|65|66|64|67|65}}


| color23 = #C0849E
No title was ever used for this project other than ''Doctor Who'', which is highly confusing in a listing of this nature. However, ''Enemy Within'' was suggested as an alternative title by producer [[Philip Segal]] and has been used by many fans lacking any other title by which to refer to the television movie; other titles have also been used informally by fan groups. The DVD release calls it "The Movie".
| link23 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 23 (1986)
| linkT23 = Season 23
| linkR23 = {{efn|name=overview6}}
| episodes23 = 14
| postauxA23 = 1
| start23 = {{Start date|1986|9|6|df=y}}
| end23 = {{End date|1986|12|6|df=y}}
| infoA23 = {{Avg|round=2|4.9|4.9|3.9|3.7|4.8|4.6|5.1|5.0|5.2|4.6|5.3|5.3|4.4|5.6}}
| infoB23 = {{Avg|round=0|72|69|70|72|71|69|66|72|66|69|69|69|69|69}}


| color24 = #BE9BC0
{| class="wikitable"
| link24 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 24 (1987)
|-
| linkT24 = Season 24
!No
| auxB24 = [[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Seventh Doctor|Seventh Doctor]]
!Title
| episodes24 = 14
!Code
| postauxA24 = 4
!Episodes
| start24 = {{Start date|1987|9|7|df=y}}
!Writers
| end24 = {{End date|1987|12|7|df=y}}
|-
| infoA24 = {{Avg|round=2|5.1|4.2|4.3|4.9|4.5|5.2|5.0|5.0|5.3|5.1|5.4|5.5|5.0|4.7}}
!colspan=5|
| infoB24 = {{Avg|round=0|58|63|57|59|61|58|58|57|63|60|60|61|61|64}}
===Doctor Who (1996)===
|-
| 160
| ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''
|
| 85-minute telemovie (UK), 89 minutes (US)
| [[Matthew Jacobs]]
|}


| color25 = #898FFD
==[[Ninth Doctor]] ([[Christopher Eccleston]])==
| link25 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 25 (1988–1989)
| linkT25 = Season 25
| episodes25 = 14
| postauxA25 = 4
| start25 = {{Start date|1988|10|5|df=y}}
| end25 = {{End date|1989|1|4|df=y}}
| infoA25 = {{Avg|round=2|5.5|5.8|5.1|5.0|5.3|4.6|5.3|6.1|5.2|5.2|5.0|5.3|4.8|6.6}}
| infoB25 = {{Avg|round=0|68|69|70|72|67|65|65|71|70|70|68|66|69|64}}


| color26 = #74AB9F
In 2005, the BBC relaunched ''[[Doctor Who]]'' after a 16-year absence from episodic television. The production team chose to restart the series numbering from scratch, but some fans of the programme prefer to label the 2005 series as Season 27, the 2006 series as Season 28, and so on. The renumbering had led to speculation as to whether the "new series" was in fact not connected to the 1963&ndash;89 series; [[Russell T. Davies]], executive producer of the revival, stated explicitly that it is a continuation, and several episodes contain references to the older show. The new series changed to [[16:9]] [[widescreen]], with a standard episode length of 45 minutes. For the first time since the 1965&ndash;66 season, each episode has an individual title, even though some stories are two-parters.
| link26 = List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)#Season 26 (1989)
| linkT26 = Season 26
| episodes26 = 14
| postauxA26 = 4
| start26 = {{Start date|1989|9|6|df=y}}
| end26 = {{End date|1989|12|6|df=y}}
| infoA26 = {{Avg|round=2|3.1|3.9|3.6|4.0|4.2|4.0|4.0|4.3|4.0|4.0|4.2|5.0|4.8|5.0}}
| infoB26 = {{Avg|round=0|69|68|67|65|68|68|64|67|68|68|68|69|69|71}}


| part27 = {{Series overview/part|c=#ccf|subtitle=[[History of Doctor Who#Ninth Doctor|Revived era]]}}
{| class="wikitable"
| color27 = #284155
|-
| link27 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 1 (2005)
!No
| linkT27 = Series 1
!Title
| auxB27 = [[<includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Ninth Doctor|Ninth Doctor]]
!Code
| episodes27 = 13
!Episodes
| postauxA27 = 10
!Writers
| start27 = {{Start date|2005|3|26|df=y}}
|-
| end27 = {{End date|2005|6|18|df=y}}
!colspan=5|
| infoA27 = {{Avg|round=2|10.81|7.97|8.86|7.63|7.98|8.63|8.01|8.06|7.11|6.86|7.68|6.81|6.91}}
===Series 1 (2005)===
| infoB27 = {{Avg|round=0|76|76|80|82|81|84|81|83|84|85|82|86|89}}
The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]] and the mysterious [[Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who|Bad Wolf]].
|-
|161
|''[[Rose (Doctor Who)|Rose]]''
|S1E1
|1 episode
|[[Russell T. Davies]]
|-
|162
|''[[The End of the World (Doctor Who)|The End of the World]]''
|S1E2
|1 episode
|Russell T. Davies
|-
|163
|''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''
|S1E3
|1 episode
|[[Mark Gatiss]]
|-
|164
|''[[Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (Doctor Who)|World War Three]]''
|S1E4-5
|2 episodes
|Russell T. Davies
|-
|165
|''[[Dalek (Doctor Who episode)|Dalek]]''
|S1E6
|1 episode
|[[Rob Shearman|Robert Shearman]]
|-
|166
|''[[The Long Game]]''
|S1E7
|1 episode
|Russell T. Davies
|-
|167
|''[[Father's Day (Doctor Who)|Father's Day]]''
|S1E8
|1 episode
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|-
|168
|''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''
|S1E9-10
|2 episodes
|[[Steven Moffat]]
|-
|169
|''[[Boom Town (Doctor Who)|Boom Town]]''
|S1E11
|1 episode
|Russell T. Davies
|-
|170
|''[[Bad Wolf]]'' / ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''
|S1E12-13
|2 episodes
|Russell T. Davies
|-
|}


| color28 = #0F4D92
==[[Tenth Doctor]] ([[David Tennant]])==
| link28 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 2 (2006)
| linkT28 = Series 2
| auxB28 = [[<includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Tenth Doctor|Tenth Doctor]]
| episodes28 = 13
| postauxA28 = 10
| start28 = {{Start date|2006|4|15|df=y}}
| end28 = {{End date|2006|7|8|df=y}}
| infoA28 = {{Avg|round=2|8.62|9.24|8.31|7.90|9.22|7.63|6.76|6.32|6.08|6.66|7.14|8.19|8.22}}
| infoB28 = {{Avg|round=0|85|83|85|84|86|86|84|85|86|76|83|86|89}}


| color29 = #493A28
| link29 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 3 (2007)
| linkT29 = Series 3
| episodes29 = 13
| postauxA29 = 9
| start29 = {{Start date|2007|3|31|df=y}}
| end29 = {{End date|2007|6|30|df=y}}
| infoA29 = {{Avg|round=2|8.71|7.23|8.41|6.69|6.97|7.19|7.41|7.74|7.21|6.62|7.84|7.51|8.61}}
| infoB29 = {{Avg|round=0|88|87|85|86|85|86|85|86|86|87|87|87|88}}


| color30 = #13ABEE
{| class="wikitable"
| link30 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 4 (2008)
|-
| linkT30 = Series 4
!No
| episodes30 = 13
!Title
| postauxA30 = 10
!Code
| start30 = {{Start date|2008|4|5|df=y}}
!Episodes
| end30 = {{End date|2008|7|5|df=y}}
!Writers
| infoA30 = {{Avg|round=2|9.14|9.04|7.50|7.06|6.53|7.33|8.41|6.27|7.84|8.05|8.09|8.78|10.57}}
|-
| infoB30 = {{Avg|round=0|88|87|87|87|88|88|86|89|89|86|88|91|91}}
!colspan=5|
===Children in Need special (2005)===
An untitled mini-episode, set between ''The Parting of the Ways'' and ''The Christmas Invasion'' was broadcast on [[18 November]] as part of the "[[Children in Need]]" appeal.
|-
|
|''[[Doctor Who: Children in Need|Untitled Children in Need special]]''
|N/A
|1, 7-minute episode
|Russell T. Davies
|-
!colspan=5|


| color31 = #005F6C
===Christmas Special (2005)===
| link31 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 5 (2010)
This production is not considered part of Series 2 2006, though it shared the first production block and was included as part of the Series 2 DVDs. An interactive episode, ''[[#Others|Attack of the Graske]]'', was aired on [[digital television]] immediately after the special.
| linkT31 = Series 5
|-
| auxB31 = [[<includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]
|171
| episodes31 = 13
|''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''
| postauxA31 = 10
|Episode X
| start31 = {{Start date|2010|4|3|df=y}}
|1, 60-minute episode
| end31 = {{End date|2010|6|26|df=y}}
|Russell T. Davies
| infoA31 = {{Avg|round=2|10.09|8.42|8.21|8.59|8.50|7.68|7.55|6.49|7.49|6.76|6.44|7.57|6.70}}
|-
| infoB31 = {{Avg|round=0|86|86|84|87|86|86|84|86|85|86|87|88|89}}
!colspan=5|


| color32 = #72A0C1
===Series 2 (2006)===
| link32 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 6 (2011)
The [[back-story]] for the upcoming spin-off series ''[[Torchwood]]'' is "seeded" in various episodes in the 2006 series. Each episode also has an accompanying [[TARDISODE]]. A trailer for this series can be viewed [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/04/01/30852.shtml here].
| linkT32 = Series 6
|-
| episodes32 = 13
|172
| postauxA32 = 11
|''[[New Earth]]''
| start32 = {{Start date|2011|4|23|df=y}}
|S2E1
| end32 = {{End date|2011|10|1|df=y}}
|1 episode
| infoA32 = {{Avg|round=2|8.86|7.30|7.85|7.97|7.35|6.72|7.51|8.10|7.07|7.60|6.77|6.93|7.67}}
|Russell T. Davies
| infoB32 = {{Avg|round=0|88|87|86|87|85|86|88|85|86|85|86|86|86}}
|-
|173
|''[[Tooth and Claw (Doctor Who)|Tooth and Claw]]''
|S2E2
|1 episode
|Russell T. Davies
|-
|174
| ''[[School Reunion (Doctor Who)|School Reunion]]''
|S2E3
|1 episode
|[[Toby Whithouse]]
|-
|175
|''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]''
|S2E4
|1 episode
|Steven Moffat
|-
|176
| ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'' / ''[[The Age of Steel]]''
|S2E5-6
|2 episodes
|[[Tom MacRae]]
|-
|177
|''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]''
|S2E7
|1 episode
|Mark Gatiss
|-
|178
| ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'' / ''[[The Satan Pit]]''
|S2E8-9
|2 episodes
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matt Jones]]
|-
|179
|''[[Love & Monsters]]''
|S2E10
|1 episode
|Russell T. Davies
|-
|180
|''[[Fear Her]]''
|S2E11
|1 episode
|[[Matthew Graham]]
|-
|181
|''[[Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday (Doctor Who)|Doomsday]]''
|S2E12-13
|2 episodes
|Russell T. Davies
|-
!colspan=5|


| color33 = #8C224A
===Christmas Special (2006)===
| link33 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 7 (2012–2013)
|-
| linkT33 = Series 7
|182
| episodes33 = 13
|''[[The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who)|The Runaway Bride]]''
| postauxA33 = 13
|Episode X2
| start33 = {{Start date|2012|9|1|df=y}}
|1, 60-minute episode
| end33 = {{End date|2013|5|18|df=y}}
|Russell T. Davies
| infoA33 = {{Avg|round=2|8.33|7.57|8.42|7.67|7.82|8.44|7.45|7.37|6.61|6.50|6.47|6.64|7.45}}
|}
| infoB33 = {{Avg|round=0|89|87|85|87|88|87|84|84|85|85|85|84|88}}


| color34 = #B48744
===Series 3 (2007)===
| link34 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 8 (2014)
| linkT34 = Series 8
| auxB34 = [[<includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth Doctor]]
| episodes34 = 12
| postauxA34 = 11
| start34 = {{Start date|2014|8|23|df=y}}
| end34 = {{End date|2014|11|8|df=y}}
| infoA34 = {{Avg|round=2|9.17|7.29|7.28|7.01|6.99|6.82|6.91|7.11|6.71|6.92|7.34|7.60}}
| infoB34 = {{Avg|round=0|82|84|82|82|84|83|82|85|85|83|85|83}}


| color35 = #282826
Recording has begun on the third series.<ref>{{cite news
| link35 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 9 (2015)
|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/series3.shtml
| linkT35 = Series 9
|title = Who's new
| episodes35 = 12
|work = Doctor Who website
| postauxA35 = 9
|publisher = [[bbc.co.uk]]
| start35 = {{Start date|2015|9|19|df=y}}
|date = [[2006-08-10]]
| end35 = {{End date|2015|12|5|df=y}}
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
| infoA35 = {{Avg|round=2|6.54|5.71|5.63|6.05|6.56|6.11|5.76|6.03|5.61|6.05|6.19|6.17}}
}}</ref> The [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] will be played by David Tennant, [[Catherine Tate]] will appear in the Christmas special, and [[Freema Agyeman]] will play [[Martha Jones]], replacing [[Billie Piper]]'s [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] as the Doctor's travelling companion.<ref>{{cite news
| infoB35 = {{Avg|round=0|84|83|84|83|82|81|82|84|78|84|80|82}}
|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/07/05/33449.shtml
|title = Meet Martha
|work = Doctor Who website
|publisher = [[bbc.co.uk]]
|date = [[2006-07-05]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
}}</ref> Also, [[John Barrowman]] will return as [[Jack Harkness]] in the season finale. <ref name="pr1">{{cite press release
|publisher=BBC Press Office
|date=[[2006-08-10]]
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/08_august/10/doctorwho.shtml
|title=Tennant back in the Tardis, as filming gets underway for series three of Doctor Who
|accessdate=2006-08-10
}}</ref>


| color36 = #6B4980
The first episode is written by Russell T. Davies and the second episode, featuring Shakespeare, is written by [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]] (long-time ''Doctor Who'' novelist who also wrote the [[TARDISODE]]s for Series 2 and ''Attack of the Graske'').<ref>{{cite journal
| link36 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 10 (2017)
| date = [[2006-08-16]] cover date
| linkT36 = Series 10
| title = NEW PRODUCER JOINS
| episodes36 = 12
| journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
| issue = 372
| postauxA36 = 11
| start36 = {{Start date|2017|4|15|df=y}}
| pages = 5
| end36 = {{End date|2017|7|1|df=y}}
}}</ref> Davies will also write episodes 3, 11, 12 and 13<ref name="newsround">{{cite video
| infoA36 = {{Avg|round=2|6.68|5.98|5.61|5.73|5.27|5.53|5.79|4.82|5.02|4.73|5.00|5.30}}
| people =[[Lizo Mzimba|Mzimba, Lizo]] (Interviewer)
| infoB36 = {{Avg|round=0|83|83|84|83|83|82|82|82|83|81|85|83}}
| date =2006-09-12
| title =Exclusive Q&A: The brains behind Dr Who
| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5330000/newsid_5339400/5339430.stm
| medium =[[RealMedia]]
| location =London
| publisher =[[CBBC]] [[Newsround]]
}}</ref>; Paul Cornell will pen a two-parter, as will script editor [[Helen Raynor]].<ref>{{cite journal
| date = [[2006-05-24]] cover date
| title = SERIES 3 WRITERS UNVEILED
| journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
| issue = 369
| pages = 4–5
}}</ref> Also contributing episodes will be Steven Moffat, [[Chris Chibnall]] (already the lead writer for the spin-off series ''Torchwood'') and [[Stephen Greenhorn]] (who had recently scripted an adaptation of ''[[Wide Sargasso Sea]]'' for ''Doctor Who'' producers [[BBC Wales]]).<ref name="pr1" /> A story to be written by [[Stephen Fry]], originally commissioned for Series 2 but moved due to logistical issues, has been scrapped, apparently for lack of time on Fry's part.<ref>{{cite news
|first = Shaun
|last = Lyon
|url = http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVpFVEpZZOGtKbCiA&tmpl=newsrss
|title = Series Three Brief Updates
|work = [[Outpost Gallifrey]] News Page
|date = [[2006-06-14]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
}}</ref>


| color37 = #0F3184
The second block of filming, consisting of the first two episodes, is directed by [[Charles Palmer (director)|Charles Palmer]]. (''The Runaway Bride'' was the first block.) The third block, comprising episodes 3 and 6, is directed by [[Richard Clarke (director)|Richard Clarke]]; [[James Strong (director)|James Strong]] will direct the fourth block (episodes 4 and 5, a two-part story).<ref name="dwm374">{{cite journal
| link37 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 11 (2018)
| date = [[2006-10-11]] cover date
| linkT37 = Series 11
| title = GET ON BOARD!
| auxB37 = [[<includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Thirteenth Doctor|Thirteenth Doctor]]
| journal = Doctor Who Magazine
| issue = 374
| episodes37 = 10
| pages = 4
| postauxA37 = 10
| start37 = {{Start date|2018|10|7|df=y}}
}}</ref> [[Euros Lyn]] and [[Graeme Harper]] will also return to direct stories in the 2007 series.<ref name="pr1" /><ref name="dwm374"> [[Susie Liggat]] will take over the role and responsibilities of producer for a month while [[Phil Collinson]] takes a holiday.<ref>{{cite news
| end37 = {{End date|2018|12|9|df=y}}
|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/06/19/33031.shtml
| infoA37 = {{Avg|round=2|10.96|9.00|8.41|8.22|7.76|7.48|7.46|7.21|6.42|6.65}}
|title = A New Producer
| infoB37 = {{Avg|round=0|83|82|83|83|79|80|81|81|80|79}}
|work = Doctor Who website
|publisher = [[bbc.co.uk]]
|date = [[2006-06-19]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
}}</ref>


| color38 = #454CB8
The second episode, set in 1599 London, will feature an appearance by [[William Shakespeare]] (played by [[Dean Lennox Kelly]]) and a plot to destroy the Earth. <ref>{{cite news
| link38 = <includeonly>List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)</includeonly>#Series 12 (2020)
|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/06/09/32818.shtml
| linkT38 = Series 12
|title = Meet Shakespeare!
| episodes38 = 10
|work = Doctor Who website
| postauxA38 = 8
|publisher = [[bbc.co.uk]]
| start38 = {{Start date|2020|1|1|df=y}}
|date = [[2006-06-09]]
| end38 = {{End date|2020|3|1|df=y}}
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
| infoA38 = {{Avg|round=2|6.89|6.07|5.38|5.20|5.57|5.22|4.90|5.07|4.99|4.69}}
}}</ref><ref name="Shakespeare">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/globe.shtml|title=Shakespeare Sorted|publisher=[[bbc.co.uk]]|date=[[2006-09-03]]|accessdate=2006-09-03}}</ref> Scenes for this episode were filmed in [[Coventry]]<ref>{{cite news
| infoB38 = {{Avg|round=0|82|82|77|79|83|78|78|80|81|82}}
|first = Marc
|last = Meneaud
|title = Dr Who's been sent to Coventry
|url = http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=17644324&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=dr-who-s-been-sent-to-coventry-name_page.html
|work = [[Coventry Evening Telegraph]]
|publisher = [[Trinity Mirror]] group
|date = [[2006-08-29]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-30
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/misc/dr-who.php
| title = Historic Coventry - the visit of The Doctor!
| accessdate = 2006-08-31
| last = Orland
| first = Rob
| year = 2006
| month = August
| work = Historic Coventry
}}</ref>, [[Warwick]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://freemaagyeman.com/news/2006/08/31/fan-photos-from-warwick/#more-24
| title = Fan Photos from Warwick
| accessdate = 2006-09-02
| year = 2006
| month = August
| work = Freema Agyeman fansite
}}</ref> and at the recreated [[Globe Theatre]] in London.<ref name="Shakespeare" /> Other guest stars appearing in the first filming block include [[Roy Marsden]], [[Anne Reid]], [[Christina Cole]], [[Jalaal Hartley]] and [[Sam Marks]].<ref name="dwm374" /> Another episode will feature [[Thelma Barlow]] as a character named Lady Thaw, and Mark Gatiss as a scientist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5388130.stm|title=Doctor Who baddie role for Barlow|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|date=[[2006-09-28]]|accessdate=2006-09-28}}</ref>


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Other stories will feature alien races named the Plasmavores (described as "blood sucking aliens") and the Judoon ("a clan of galactic stormtroopers"); one story will be set in 1930s [[New York]].<ref name= "pr1" />
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British [[tabloid]]s have regularly reported rumours about plot elements in the third series, many of which have been denied by official sources. ''[[The Daily Mirror]]'' claimed that the [[Ice Warrior]]s would return;<ref>{{cite news
|first = Nicola
|last = Methven
|url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/showbiz/tm_objectid=17332681%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=doctor%2dnew-name_page.html
|title = DOCTOR NEW — FREEMA TAKES OVER AS HIS ASSISTANT
|work = [[The Daily Mirror]]
|date = [[2006-07-05]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
}}</ref> Russell T. Davies has denied this, but has confirmed that there will be "a couple of returning monsters" in Series 3.<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Cook
| first = Benjamin
| date = [[2006-09-13]] cover date
| title = BRAVE NEW WORLDS
| journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
| issue = 373
| pages = 28–35
}}</ref> Similarly, the BBC and Davies denied a report in ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' that [[Rani (Doctor Who)|the Rani]] would return in this series, played by [[Zöe Lucker]].<ref>{{cite news
|first = Colin
|last = Robertson
|url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006350567,00.html
|title = Evil Zoe takes on Dr Who
|work = [[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]
|date = [[2006-08-03]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|first = Daniel
|last = Kilkelly
|coauthors =Neil Wilkes
|url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds35517.html
|title = No 'Doctor Who' role for Lucker
|work = [[Digital Spy]]
|date = [[2006-08-04]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
}}</ref><ref name="newsround" /> The ''[[South Wales Evening Post]]'' has reported that in one episode, an alien disguised as a motorcycle courier will transport a London hospital to the moon, leaving only a crater in its place; [[Swansea]]'s [[Singleton Hospital]] was used to represent the hospital in filming.<ref>{{cite news
|first = Susan
|last = Bailey
|url = http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=161389&command=displayContent&sourceNode=161372&contentPK=15133080&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=filtersearch
|title = HOSPITAL'S ODYSSEY TO OUTER LIMITS
|work = [[South Wales Evening Post]]
|date = 2006-08-12
|accessdate = 2006-08-14
}}</ref> Speaking at the [[MOBO Awards]], Freema Agyeman confirmed "aliens on the moon".<ref>{{cite video
| people =[[Jo Whiley|Whiley, Jo]] (Host)
| date = 2006-09-21
| title =The Jo Whiley Show
| url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/
| medium =radio
| publisher =[[BBC Radio 1]]
}}</ref> ''[[Daily Star|The Daily Star]]'' has reported that the third series finale will reveal that the Doctor has a son; this is supposedly intended to secure the future of the series if the Doctor dies after using up all of his regenerations.<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news_detail.html?sku=302
|title = Who's your daddy
|work = [[Daily Star|The Daily Star]]
|date = [[2006-08-10]]
|accessdate = 2006-08-10
}}</ref> This has been denied by Davies and several other reliable sources.<ref name="newsround" /> ''The Sun'' has also reported that [[Ardal O'Hanlon]] will appear in one episode.<ref>{{cite news
|author = [[Sara Nathan|Nathan, Sara]]
|title = Dougal to star in Doctor Who
|url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2006410853,00.html
|work = [[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]
|date = [[2006-09-09]]
|accessdate = 2006-09-10
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:* ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]'' (1985)
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:* ''[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death]]'' (1999)
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:* ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'' (2005)
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===Notes===
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha|refs=
{{efn|name=overview1|The [[First Doctor]] remained for the first two serials of [[Doctor Who (season 4)|season 4]]. The [[Second Doctor]] featured for the remainder of the season from the third serial, ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]''.}}
{{efn|name=overview2|Also known by its subtitle, ''[[The Key to Time]]''}}
{{efn|name=overview3|''Shada'' was left unfinished due to a strike. The story was later completed and officially released on home media in 2017. The voices of the original actors with new animation was incorporated to bridge the gaps between the recorded live-action segments. It is not included in the episode or story counts as it was not broadcast.}}
{{efn|name=overview4|The [[Fifth Doctor]] regenerated in the sixth serial of [[Doctor Who (season 21)|season 21]]. The [[Sixth Doctor]] featured only in the final serial, ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]''.}}
{{efn|name=overview5|A change in transmission format for this season only as episodes were 45 minutes instead of the usual 24 minutes. Thus a traditional 4-part story was transmitted in 2 parts.}}
{{efn|name=overview6|Also known by its subtitle, ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''}}
{{efn|name=overview7|Also known by its subtitle, ''[[Doctor Who: Flux|Flux]]''}}
{{efn|name=overview8|This episode was the first episode of the [[Doctor Who (series 12)|twelfth series]] (and is only counted in the {{section link||Regular seasons}} table of this article), and thus not a special aired outside of a series, but it was aired four days before the twelfth series' traditional timeslot in order to air deliberately on New Year's Day.}}
}}
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==Episodes==
{{List has been split|[[List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)|1963–1989 episodes and 1996 film]]}}

===Ninth Doctor===
In 2005, the BBC relaunched ''[[Doctor Who]]'' after a 15-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]].

The revival is a continuation of the original series. 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 1965–1966 season, each episode has a title, and most stand alone as complete stories. The show also returned to its traditional Saturday evening slot.

====Series 1 (2005)====
{{Main|Doctor Who series 1{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 1}}
The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]] and the mystery of the seemingly omnipresent phrase 'Bad Wolf'.
{{#section:Doctor Who series 1|Episodes}}

===Tenth Doctor===
The [[Tenth Doctor]] was portrayed by [[David Tennant]], who was cast before the first series aired.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2019-06-18/david-tennant-i-was-worried-my-doctor-wouldnt-make-it-past-his-first-regeneration-scene/ |title=David Tennant: I was worried my Doctor wouldn't make it past his first regeneration scene |last=Fullerton |first=Huw |date=18 June 2019 |website=Radio Times|access-date=1 October 2019 |quote=And, as Tennant revealed, the quick turnaround for his casting left him slightly concerned that he'd be left high and dry after filming the regeneration from Christopher Eccleston's Doctor to his own in 2005 finale The Parting of the Ways...'Which was odd, because the show hadn't been out yet. So you were thinking, "what if I film a little bit for the end of episode 13, the show doesn't ever go again and I'm the person who played the Doctor for 35 seconds?"'}}</ref>

====Series 2 (2006)====
{{Main|Doctor Who series 2{{!}}''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]].
{{:Doctor Who series 2}}

====Series 3 (2007)====
{{Main|Doctor Who series 3{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 3}}
This series introduces [[Martha Jones]] and deals with the Face of Boe's final message, the mysterious [[Mr. Saxon]], and the Doctor dealing with the loss of [[Rose Tyler]].
{{:Doctor Who series 3}}

====Series 4 (2008)====
{{Main|Doctor Who series 4{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 4}}
This series explores the coincidences binding the Doctor and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] together. There is also the loose story arc of both planets and bees disappearing.
{{:Doctor Who series 4}}

====Specials (2008–2010)====
{{Main|Doctor Who specials (2008–2010){{!}}''Doctor Who'' specials (2008–2010)}}
The specials focus on the "four knocks" and the death of the Tenth Doctor. From "Planet of the Dead", episodes were filmed in [[High-definition television|HD]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who to be filmed in HD |url=http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/news/news-archive-newseries.aspx#newseries-hd0 |publisher=Doctor Who Online |date=4 February 2009 |access-date=22 April 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090310033240/http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/news/news-archive-newseries.aspx |archive-date=10 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{:Doctor Who specials (2008–2010)}}

===Eleventh Doctor===
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] was portrayed by [[Matt Smith]]. [[Steven Moffat]] took over as showrunner from the fifth series.

====Series 5 (2010)====
{{Main|Doctor Who series 5{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 5}}
This series deals with cracks spreading throughout time, the Pandorica and the Silence which are mentioned in various episodes.
{{:Doctor Who series 5}}

====Series 6 (2011)====
{{Main|Doctor Who series 6{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 6}}
This series centres on River Song's relation to the Doctor, the Doctor's "death" and discovering what the Silence is. The original transmission of series 6 was split into two parts, with the first seven episodes airing April to June 2011 and the final six from late August to October 2011.
{{:Doctor Who series 6}}

====Series 7 (2012–2013)====
{{main|Doctor Who series 7{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 7}}
Series 7 started with five episodes and a Christmas special in late 2012, followed by eight episodes in 2013. It dealt with the exit of the Ponds, the Great Intelligence and the mystery of [[Clara Oswald]], the Impossible Girl.
{{:Doctor Who series 7}}

====Specials (2013)====
{{Main|Doctor Who specials (2013){{!}}''Doctor Who'' specials (2013)}}
The specials focus on various incarnations of the Doctor, including the return of the [[Tenth Doctor]] and the reveal of the [[War Doctor]] and his actions during the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]]. Alongside the two specials there was a bonus short titled "The Night of the Doctor", which depicted Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor's final moments, and his regeneration into John Hurt's War Doctor.
{{:Doctor Who specials (2013)}}

===Twelfth Doctor===
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] was portrayed by [[Peter Capaldi]].

====Series 8 (2014)====
{{main|Doctor Who series 8{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 8}}
For series 8 to 10, the episode count was reduced from thirteen to twelve. This series dealt with the mystery identity of the character "Missy" and the mystery around "The Promised Land".
{{:Doctor Who series 8}}

====Series 9 (2015)====
{{main|Doctor Who series 9{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 9}}
This series dealt with the consequences of the Doctor and Clara's relationship, and the Doctor's confession about the Hybrid.
{{:Doctor Who series 9}}

====Series 10 (2017)====
{{main|Doctor Who series 10{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 10}}
This series dealt with the mystery of the vault and the Doctor's oath, later exploring the Doctor and Missy's relationship, and the possibility of Missy "turning good". This season introduces [[Bill Potts (Doctor Who)|Bill Potts]] ([[Pearl Mackie]]) and [[Nardole]] ([[Matt Lucas]]) as the Doctor's companions.
{{:Doctor Who series 10}}

===Thirteenth Doctor===
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] was portrayed by [[Jodie Whittaker]].<ref name="ThirteenthDoctorCasting">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/07/16/doctor-jodie-whittaker-replace-peter-capaldi-time-lord-regeneration/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/07/16/doctor-jodie-whittaker-replace-peter-capaldi-time-lord-regeneration/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker becomes 13th Time Lord, urging fans 'not to be scared by my gender' |last=Turner |first=Camilla |work=The Telegraph |date=16 July 2017 |access-date=16 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Chris Chibnall]] took over as showrunner from the eleventh series.

====Series 11 (2018)====
{{main|Doctor Who series 11{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 11}}
For series 11, the episode count was reduced from twelve to ten with each episode's runtime increasing by five minutes. The Thirteenth Doctor initially searched for her lost TARDIS, inadvertently bringing her companions with her on her travels, who contemplated returning to their lives but decided to continue travelling. The series also dealt with [[grief]]. The time slot was changed to Sunday.
{{:Doctor Who series 11}}

====Series 12 (2020)====
{{main|Doctor Who series 12{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 12}}
This series dealt with a new incarnation of the [[Master (Doctor Who)|Master]], the return of [[Jack Harkness]], the appearance of an unknown incarnation of the Doctor who existed at some point before the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]], and the "Lone [[Cybermen|Cyberman]]", while following the destruction of [[Gallifrey]] and the secret of the Timeless Child. The special marked the last regular appearance of Graham and Ryan.
{{:Doctor Who series 12}}

====Series 13 (2021)====
{{main|Doctor Who series 13{{!}}''Doctor Who'' series 13}}
Series 13 consisted of a single story arc, subtitled ''Flux''. It involved a universe-ending anomaly, called the "Flux", which brought several enemies together in an attempt to take over Earth. It also featured the Division from Series 12.<ref name="Series13Episodes">{{Cite web|title=Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall confirmed to leave Doctor Who in 2022|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/jodie-whittaker-chris-chibnall-leaving-doctor-who-newsupdate/|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|date=29 July 2021|website=Radio Times|access-date=29 July 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Series13Airdate">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-halloween-air-date-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who announces Halloween air date for season 13|last=Fullerton|first=Huw|date=9 October 2021|accessdate=9 October 2021|work=Radio Times}}</ref> Dan Lewis ([[John Bishop]]) joined the series as a new companion.
{{:Doctor Who series 13}}

====Specials (2022)====
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The specials loosely continued from ''Flux'', the last celebrating the BBC's centenary, and dealt with Yaz and the Doctor's relationship and what led to the Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration.
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===Fourteenth Doctor===
The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] was portrayed by [[David Tennant]], who previously portrayed the Tenth Doctor.<ref name="Tennant14Gatwa15b">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/doctor-who-david-tennant-14th-doctor |title=Doctor Who: Here they come... |publisher=BBC |date=23 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> [[Russell T Davies]] returned as showrunner, partnering with [[Bad Wolf (production company)|Bad Wolf]] to co-produce and [[Disney+]] regarding distribution outside the UK to celebrate the [[Doctor Who (2023 specials)|60th anniversary]] and "series beyond".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Russell T Davies to return as Doctor Who showrunner |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=russell-t-davies-to-return-as-doctor-who-showrunner |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=24 September 2021 |website=Doctor Who |language=en-gb}}</ref>

====Specials (2023) ====
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These specials celebrated Doctor Who's 60th anniversary. They reunited the Doctor with Donna Noble; introduced The Meep; involved thwarting a threat at the universe's edge; re-introduced The Toymaker; and concluded with the Fourteenth Doctor's unique [[Regeneration (Doctor Who)|bi-generation]] and answering why their tenth incarnation's face returned.
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===Fifteenth Doctor===
The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] is portrayed by [[Ncuti Gatwa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ncuti Gatwa announced as the next Doctor in Doctor Who |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-next-doctor-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate/ |first1=Huw |last1=Fullerton |date=8 May 2022 |access-date=8 May 2022 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/ncuti-gatwa-is-the-doctor |date=8 May 2022 |access-date=8 May 2022 |website= Doctor Who|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tennant14Gatwa15b" /><!--

DO NOT YET CHANGE THE BELOW ENTRIES TO SEASONS 1 AND 2. There does indeed seem to be a potential change in the numbering system, but there is currently a discussion concerning this open at [[Talk:Doctor Who (series 14)]], and this discussion needs to come to a consensus before any changes are made.-->

====Series 14 (2024) <!--READ THE ABOVE NOTE BEFORE CHANGING TO SEASON 1!--> ====
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The 2023 Christmas special introduced [[Ruby Sunday]] ([[Millie Gibson]]), an orphan experiencing bad luck caused by the antics of goblins. The following eight-episode fourteenth series was filmed between 5 December 2022 and 15 July 2023,<ref name="S14Episodes">{{cite web |last1=Laford |first1=Andrea |title=Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine |url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine |website=CultBox |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-season-14-filming-newsupdate/ |title=Doctor Who season 14 begins filming with new companion Millie Gibson |last=Hibbs |first=James |work=[[Radio Times]] |date=6 December 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022 }}</ref> and premiered on 11 May 2024.<ref name="S14PremiereDateDWTV">{{cite web |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-who-season-one-premieres-11th-may-2024 |title=Doctor Who Season One Premieres 11th May 2024 |work=Doctor Who TV |date=15 March 2024 |accessdate=15 March 2024}}</ref>
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====Series 15 <!--READ THE ABOVE NOTE BEFORE CHANGING TO SEASON 2. Per WP:TVUPCOMING, do not include 2025 in brackets until episodes have actually aired in 2025!--> ====
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A Christmas special will air in December 2024, followed by the eight-episode fifteenth series in 2025.<ref name="SeriesPlans" /> Filming started on 23 October 2023.<ref name="S15FilmingStart">{{cite web |title=TARDIS at the ready! 🎬 Filming starts today on Ncuti Gatwa's second series as the Doctor #DoctorWho |url=https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1716494327642227196 |date=23 October 2023 |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> [[Millie Gibson]] is expected to return alongside a new companion, played by [[Varada Sethu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Varada Sethu joins the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday in Season Two |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/varada-sethu-joins-the-fifteenth-doctor-and-ruby-sunday-in-season-two}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Doctor Who missing episodes]]
{{Portal|Doctor Who|BBC}}
*[[List of incomplete Doctor Who serials]]
* [[Doctor Who missing episodes|''Doctor Who'' missing episodes]]
* [[List of Doctor Who Christmas and New Year's specials|List of ''Doctor Who'' Christmas and New Year's specials]]
*[[Doctor Who DVD releases]]
* [[List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films|List of unmade ''Doctor Who'' serials and films]]
*[[Doctor Who audio releases]]
*[[Big Finish Doctor Who chronology]]
* [[List of Doctor Who audio releases|List of ''Doctor Who'' audio releases]]
* [[List of Doctor Who home video releases|List of ''Doctor Who'' home video releases]]
*[[K-9 and Company]]
* [[List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish|List of ''Doctor Who'' audio plays by Big Finish]]
*[[Torchwood]]
*[[List of Doctor Who episodes by date]]
* [[List of Doctor Who radio stories|List of ''Doctor Who'' radio stories]]
* [[List of supplementary Doctor Who episodes|List of supplementary ''Doctor Who'' episodes]]
* [[Doctor Who spin-offs|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs]]


==External links==
==References==
===Notes===
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com Doctor Who Reference Guide] - detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works.
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===Citations===
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<ref name="AllRatings">{{Cite web |title=Ratings Guide |url=http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=Doctor Who News |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105190957/http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="DoomsdayRatings">{{cite web |last=Lyon |first=Shaun |date=20 July 2006 |title=Doomsday Final Ratings, and Series Two Recap |url=http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVFuyAyZybLSaHPyi&tmpl=newsrss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216151446/http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVFuyAyZybLSaHPyi&tmpl=newsrss |archive-date=16 February 2009 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=[[Doctor Who News Page]]}}</ref>
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===General websites===
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* {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/|title=Episode Guide|work=Doctor Who Classic series|publisher=BBC}}
* {{cite web|url=http://gallifreyone.com/guides-canon.php |title=The Canon Keeper's Guide to ''Doctor Who'' |author=Shaun Lyon, David Hancock |publisher=[[Outpost Gallifrey]] |display-authors=etal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708131447/http://gallifreyone.com/guides-canon.php |archive-date=8 July 2009 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.gallifreyone.com/epguide.php |title=''Doctor Who'' episode guide |author=Shaun Lyon |publisher=Outpost Gallifrey |display-authors=etal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708045441/http://www.gallifreyone.com/epguide.php |archive-date=8 July 2009 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.drwhoguide.com/ |title=''Doctor Who'' reference guide |first=Dominique |last=Boies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205221954/http://drwhoguide.com/ |archive-date=5 February 2015 }}
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==External links==
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/ BBC Classic Series Episode Guide]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0/episodes/guide BBC Episode Guide (Classic and New Series)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150205221954/http://drwhoguide.com/ ''Doctor Who'' Reference Guide] – detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works.
* ''Doctor Who'' at [[IMDb]]: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056751/ 1963–1989], [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116118/ 1996], [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436992/ 2005–]


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Latest revision as of 07:47, 15 May 2024

This article is about the episodes starting from 2005. For the 1963–1989 episodes and 1996 film, see List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989).

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. As of 11 May 2024, 877 episodes of Doctor Who have aired. This includes one television movie and multiple specials, and encompasses 306 stories over 40 seasons, starting in 1963. Additionally, four charity specials and two animated serials have also been aired. The programme's high episode count has resulted in Doctor Who holding the world record for the highest number of episodes of a science-fiction programme.[1] As of November 2023, up to a seventeenth series has been planned.[2]

Doctor Who ceased broadcasting in 1989, then resumed in 2005. The original series (1963–1989), generally consists of multi-episode serials. The 2005 revival trades the earlier serial format for a run of self-contained episodes, interspersed with occasional multi-part stories and structured into loose story arcs.

The story numbers below are meant as a guide to placement in the overall context of the programme.[3] There is some dispute, for instance, about whether to count Season 23's The Trial of a Time Lord as one or as four serials,[4] and whether the unfinished serial Shada should be included.[5] The numbering scheme in this list follows the official website's episode guide.[3] Other sources, such as the Region 1 classic Doctor Who DVD releases, use different numbering schemes, which diverge after the 108th story, The Horns of Nimon (1979–1980).

Series overview[edit]

The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole.

Regular seasons[edit]

Season / SeriesDoctorEpisodesSerialsOriginally airedAverage viewers
(millions)		Average AI
First airedLast aired
Classic era
Season 1First Doctor42823 November 1963 (1963-11-23)12 September 1964 (1964-09-12)8.0859
Season 239931 October 1964 (1964-10-31)24 July 1965 (1965-07-24)10.4654
Season 3451011 September 1965 (1965-09-11)16 July 1966 (1966-07-16)7.6549
Season 4[a]Second Doctor43910 September 1966 (1966-09-10)1 July 1967 (1967-07-01)7.1049
Season 54072 September 1967 (1967-09-02)1 June 1968 (1968-06-01)7.2353
Season 644710 August 1968 (1968-08-10)21 June 1969 (1969-06-21)6.3854
Season 7Third Doctor2543 January 1970 (1970-01-03)20 June 1970 (1970-06-20)7.1759
Season 82552 January 1971 (1971-01-02)19 June 1971 (1971-06-19)7.96–
Season 92651 January 1972 (1972-01-01)24 June 1972 (1972-06-24)8.30–
Season 1026530 December 1972 (1972-12-30)23 June 1973 (1973-06-23)8.87–
Season 1126515 December 1973 (1973-12-15)8 June 1974 (1974-06-08)8.7860
Season 12Fourth Doctor20528 December 1974 (1974-12-28)10 May 1975 (1975-05-10)10.0056
Season 1326630 August 1975 (1975-08-30)6 March 1976 (1976-03-06)10.1457
Season 142664 September 1976 (1976-09-04)2 April 1977 (1977-04-02)11.0859
Season 152663 September 1977 (1977-09-03)11 March 1978 (1978-03-11)8.9862
Season 16[b]2662 September 1978 (1978-09-02)24 February 1979 (1979-02-24)8.6164
Season 17205[c]1 September 1979 (1979-09-01)12 January 1980 (1980-01-12)11.2165
Season 1828730 August 1980 (1980-08-30)21 March 1981 (1981-03-21)5.8263
Season 19Fifth Doctor2674 January 1982 (1982-01-04)30 March 1982 (1982-03-30)9.24–
Season 202263 January 1983 (1983-01-03)16 March 1983 (1983-03-16)7.0367
Season 21[d]2475 January 1984 (1984-01-05)30 March 1984 (1984-03-30)7.1465
Season 22[e]Sixth Doctor1365 January 1985 (1985-01-05)30 March 1985 (1985-03-30)7.1264
Season 23[f]1416 September 1986 (1986-09-06)6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)4.8169
Season 24Seventh Doctor1447 September 1987 (1987-09-07)7 December 1987 (1987-12-07)4.9460
Season 251445 October 1988 (1988-10-05)4 January 1989 (1989-01-04)5.3468
Season 261446 September 1989 (1989-09-06)6 December 1989 (1989-12-06)4.1568
Revived era
Series 1Ninth Doctor131026 March 2005 (2005-03-26)18 June 2005 (2005-06-18)7.9582
Series 2Tenth Doctor131015 April 2006 (2006-04-15)8 July 2006 (2006-07-08)7.7184
Series 313931 March 2007 (2007-03-31)30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)7.5586
Series 413105 April 2008 (2008-04-05)5 July 2008 (2008-07-05)8.0588
Series 5Eleventh Doctor13103 April 2010 (2010-04-03)26 June 2010 (2010-06-26)7.7386
Series 6131123 April 2011 (2011-04-23)1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)7.5286
Series 713131 September 2012 (2012-09-01)18 May 2013 (2013-05-18)7.4486
Series 8Twelfth Doctor121123 August 2014 (2014-08-23)8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)7.2683
Series 912919 September 2015 (2015-09-19)5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)6.0382
Series 10121115 April 2017 (2017-04-15)1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)5.4683
Series 11Thirteenth Doctor10107 October 2018 (2018-10-07)9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)7.9681
Series 121081 January 2020 (2020-01-01)1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)5.4080
Series 13[g]6131 October 2021 (2021-10-31)5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)4.9577
Series 14Fifteenth Doctor8[6]7[6]11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)[7]TBATBA
Series 158[8]TBA2025 (2025)[8]TBATBATBA

Specials[edit]

Special(s)DoctorEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewers
(millions)		Average AI
20th anniversaryFifth Doctor125 November 1983 (1983-11-25)7.7075
Television movieEighth Doctor112 May 1996 (1996-05-12)9.0875
2005 ChristmasTenth Doctor125 December 2005 (2005-12-25)9.8484
2006 Christmas125 December 2006 (2006-12-25)9.3584
2007 Christmas125 December 2007 (2007-12-25)13.3186
2008–2010 specials[h]525 December 2008 – 1 January 2010 (2008-12-25 – 2010-01-01)11.5088
2010 ChristmasEleventh Doctor125 December 2010 (2010-12-25)12.1183
2011 Christmas125 December 2011 (2011-12-25)10.7784
2012 Christmas125 December 2012 (2012-12-25)9.8787
2013 specials[i]223 November – 25 December 2013 (2013-11-23 – 2013-12-25)11.9786
2014 ChristmasTwelfth Doctor125 December 2014 (2014-12-25)8.2882
2015 Christmas125 December 2015 (2015-12-25)7.6982
2016 Christmas125 December 2016 (2016-12-25)7.8382
2017 Christmas125 December 2017 (2017-12-25)7.9281
2019 New YearThirteenth Doctor11 January 2019 (2019-01-01)7.1380
2020 New Year–[j]1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)6.8982
2021 New Year11 January 2021 (2021-01-01)6.3679
2022 specials[k]31 January – 23 October 2022 (2022-01-01 – 2022-10-23)4.3978
2023 specials[l]Fourteenth Doctor325 November – 9 December 2023 (2023-11-25 – 2023-12-09)7.2084
2023 ChristmasFifteenth Doctor125 December 2023 (2023-12-25)7.4982
2024 Christmas125 December 2024 (2024-12-25)[11]TBATBA

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The First Doctor remained for the first two serials of season 4. The Second Doctor featured for the remainder of the season from the third serial, The Power of the Daleks.
  2. ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Key to Time
  3. ^ Shada was left unfinished due to a strike. The story was later completed and officially released on home media in 2017. The voices of the original actors with new animation was incorporated to bridge the gaps between the recorded live-action segments. It is not included in the episode or story counts as it was not broadcast.
  4. ^ The Fifth Doctor regenerated in the sixth serial of season 21. The Sixth Doctor featured only in the final serial, The Twin Dilemma.
  5. ^ A change in transmission format for this season only as episodes were 45 minutes instead of the usual 24 minutes. Thus a traditional 4-part story was transmitted in 2 parts.
  6. ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Trial of a Time Lord
  7. ^ Also known by its subtitle, Flux
  8. ^ These specials consist of the 2008 Christmas, 2009 Easter, 2009 November and the 2009–10 Christmas/New Year's Day episodes.
  9. ^ These specials consist of the 50th Anniversary and 2013 Christmas episodes.
  10. ^ This episode was the first episode of the twelfth series (and is only counted in the § Regular seasons table of this article), and thus not a special aired outside of a series, but it was aired four days before the twelfth series' traditional timeslot in order to air deliberately on New Year's Day.
  11. ^ These specials consist of the 2022 New Year's Day, 2022 Easter, and 2022 BBC Centenary episodes.[9][10]
  12. ^ These specials consist of the 60th anniversary episodes.

Episodes[edit]

Ninth Doctor[edit]

In 2005, the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after a 15-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.

The revival is a continuation of the original series. 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 1965–1966 season, each episode has a title, and most stand alone as complete stories. The show also returned to its traditional Saturday evening slot.

Series 1 (2005)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 1

The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the Time War and the mystery of the seemingly omnipresent phrase 'Bad Wolf'.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
1571"Rose"Keith BoakRussell T Davies26 March 2005 (2005-03-26)1.110.8176
1582"The End of the World"Euros LynRussell T Davies2 April 2005 (2005-04-02)1.27.9776
1593"The Unquiet Dead"Euros LynMark Gatiss9 April 2005 (2005-04-09)1.38.8680
160a4"Aliens of London"Keith BoakRussell T Davies16 April 2005 (2005-04-16)1.47.6382
160b5"World War Three"Keith BoakRussell T Davies23 April 2005 (2005-04-23)1.57.9881
1616"Dalek"Joe AhearneRobert Shearman30 April 2005 (2005-04-30)1.68.6384
1627"The Long Game"Brian GrantRussell T Davies7 May 2005 (2005-05-07)1.78.0181
1638"Father's Day"Joe AhearnePaul Cornell14 May 2005 (2005-05-14)1.88.0683
164a9"The Empty Child"James HawesSteven Moffat21 May 2005 (2005-05-21)1.97.1184
164b10"The Doctor Dances"James HawesSteven Moffat28 May 2005 (2005-05-28)1.106.8685
16511"Boom Town"Joe AhearneRussell T Davies4 June 2005 (2005-06-04)1.117.6882
166a12"Bad Wolf"Joe AhearneRussell T Davies11 June 2005 (2005-06-11)1.126.8186
166b13"The Parting of the Ways"Joe AhearneRussell T Davies18 June 2005 (2005-06-18)1.136.9189

Tenth Doctor[edit]

The Tenth Doctor was portrayed by David Tennant, who was cast before the first series aired.[13]

Series 2 (2006)[edit]

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.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special
167–"The Christmas Invasion"James HawesRussell T Davies25 December 2005 (2005-12-25)2X9.84[14]84
Series
1681"New Earth"James HawesRussell T Davies15 April 2006 (2006-04-15)2.18.62[15]85[16]
1692"Tooth and Claw"Euros LynRussell T Davies22 April 2006 (2006-04-22)2.29.2483
1703"School Reunion"James HawesToby Whithouse29 April 2006 (2006-04-29)2.38.3185
1714"The Girl in the Fireplace"Euros LynSteven Moffat6 May 2006 (2006-05-06)2.47.9084
172a5"Rise of the Cybermen"Graeme HarperTom MacRae13 May 2006 (2006-05-13)2.59.2286
172b6"The Age of Steel"Graeme HarperTom MacRae20 May 2006 (2006-05-20)2.67.6386
1737"The Idiot's Lantern"Euros LynMark Gatiss27 May 2006 (2006-05-27)2.76.7684
174a8"The Impossible Planet"James StrongMatt Jones3 June 2006 (2006-06-03)2.86.3285
174b9"The Satan Pit"James StrongMatt Jones10 June 2006 (2006-06-10)2.96.0886
17510"Love & Monsters"Dan ZeffRussell T Davies17 June 2006 (2006-06-17)2.106.6676
17611"Fear Her"Euros LynMatthew Graham24 June 2006 (2006-06-24)2.117.1483
177a12"Army of Ghosts"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies1 July 2006 (2006-07-01)2.128.1986
177b13"Doomsday"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies8 July 2006 (2006-07-08)2.138.22[17]89

Series 3 (2007)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 3

This series introduces Martha Jones and deals with the Face of Boe's final message, the mysterious Mr. Saxon, and the Doctor dealing with the loss of Rose Tyler.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special
178–"The Runaway Bride"Euros LynRussell T Davies25 December 2006 (2006-12-25)3X9.3584
Series
1791"Smith and Jones"Charles PalmerRussell T Davies31 March 2007 (2007-03-31)3.18.7188
1802"The Shakespeare Code"Charles PalmerGareth Roberts7 April 2007 (2007-04-07)3.27.2387
1813"Gridlock"Richard ClarkRussell T Davies14 April 2007 (2007-04-14)3.38.4185
182a4"Daleks in Manhattan"James StrongHelen Raynor21 April 2007 (2007-04-21)3.46.6986
182b5"Evolution of the Daleks"James StrongHelen Raynor28 April 2007 (2007-04-28)3.56.9785
1836"The Lazarus Experiment"Richard ClarkStephen Greenhorn5 May 2007 (2007-05-05)3.67.1986
1847"42"Graeme HarperChris Chibnall19 May 2007 (2007-05-19)3.77.4185
185a8"Human Nature"Charles PalmerPaul Cornell26 May 2007 (2007-05-26)3.87.7486
185b9"The Family of Blood"Charles PalmerPaul Cornell2 June 2007 (2007-06-02)3.97.2186
18610"Blink"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat9 June 2007 (2007-06-09)3.106.6287
187a11"Utopia"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies16 June 2007 (2007-06-16)3.117.8487
187b12"The Sound of Drums"Colin TeagueRussell T Davies23 June 2007 (2007-06-23)3.127.5187
187c13"Last of the Time Lords"Colin TeagueRussell T Davies30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)3.138.6188

Series 4 (2008)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 4

This series explores the coincidences binding the Doctor and Donna together. There is also the loose story arc of both planets and bees disappearing.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special
188–"Voyage of the Damned"James StrongRussell T Davies25 December 2007 (2007-12-25)4X13.3186
Series
1891"Partners in Crime"James StrongRussell T Davies5 April 2008 (2008-04-05)4.19.1488
1902"The Fires of Pompeii"Colin TeagueJames Moran12 April 2008 (2008-04-12)4.39.0487
1913"Planet of the Ood"Graeme HarperKeith Temple19 April 2008 (2008-04-19)4.27.5087
192a4"The Sontaran Stratagem"Douglas MackinnonHelen Raynor26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)4.47.0687
192b5"The Poison Sky"Douglas MackinnonHelen Raynor3 May 2008 (2008-05-03)4.56.5388
1936"The Doctor's Daughter"Alice TroughtonStephen Greenhorn10 May 2008 (2008-05-10)4.67.3388
1947"The Unicorn and the Wasp"Graeme HarperGareth Roberts17 May 2008 (2008-05-17)4.78.4186
195a8"Silence in the Library"Euros LynSteven Moffat31 May 2008 (2008-05-31)4.96.2789
195b9"Forest of the Dead"Euros LynSteven Moffat7 June 2008 (2008-06-07)4.107.8489
19610"Midnight"Alice TroughtonRussell T Davies14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)4.88.0586
19711"Turn Left"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)4.118.0988
198a12"The Stolen Earth"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies28 June 2008 (2008-06-28)4.128.7891
198b13"Journey's End"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies5 July 2008 (2008-07-05)4.1310.5791

Specials (2008–2010)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who specials (2008–2010)

The specials focus on the "four knocks" and the death of the Tenth Doctor. From "Planet of the Dead", episodes were filmed in HD.[18]

No.
story		No.
special		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
1991"The Next Doctor"Andy GoddardRussell T Davies25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)4.1413.1086
2002"Planet of the Dead"James StrongRussell T Davies & Gareth Roberts11 April 2009 (2009-04-11)4.159.7588
2013"The Waters of Mars"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies & Phil Ford15 November 2009 (2009-11-15)4.1610.3288
202a4"The End of Time – Part One"Euros LynRussell T Davies25 December 2009 (2009-12-25)4.1712.0487
202b5"The End of Time – Part Two"Euros LynRussell T Davies1 January 2010 (2010-01-01)4.1812.2789

Eleventh Doctor[edit]

The Eleventh Doctor was portrayed by Matt Smith. Steven Moffat took over as showrunner from the fifth series.

Series 5 (2010)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 5

This series deals with cracks spreading throughout time, the Pandorica and the Silence which are mentioned in various episodes.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
2031"The Eleventh Hour"Adam SmithSteven Moffat3 April 2010 (2010-04-03)1.110.0986
2042"The Beast Below"Andrew GunnSteven Moffat10 April 2010 (2010-04-10)1.28.4286
2053"Victory of the Daleks"Andrew GunnMark Gatiss17 April 2010 (2010-04-17)1.38.2184
206a4"The Time of Angels"Adam SmithSteven Moffat24 April 2010 (2010-04-24)1.48.5987
206b5"Flesh and Stone"Adam SmithSteven Moffat1 May 2010 (2010-05-01)1.58.5086
2076"The Vampires of Venice"Jonny CampbellToby Whithouse8 May 2010 (2010-05-08)1.67.6886
2087"Amy's Choice"Catherine MorsheadSimon Nye15 May 2010 (2010-05-15)1.77.5584
209a8"The Hungry Earth"Ashley WayChris Chibnall22 May 2010 (2010-05-22)1.86.4986
209b9"Cold Blood"Ashley WayChris Chibnall29 May 2010 (2010-05-29)1.97.4985
21010"Vincent and the Doctor"Jonny CampbellRichard Curtis5 June 2010 (2010-06-05)1.106.7686
21111"The Lodger"Catherine MorsheadGareth Roberts12 June 2010 (2010-06-12)1.116.4487
212a12"The Pandorica Opens"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat19 June 2010 (2010-06-19)1.127.5788
212b13"The Big Bang"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat26 June 2010 (2010-06-26)1.136.7089

Series 6 (2011)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 6

This series centres on River Song's relation to the Doctor, the Doctor's "death" and discovering what the Silence is. The original transmission of series 6 was split into two parts, with the first seven episodes airing April to June 2011 and the final six from late August to October 2011.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special
213–"A Christmas Carol"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat25 December 2010 (2010-12-25)2.X12.1183
Part 1
214a1"The Impossible Astronaut"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat23 April 2011 (2011-04-23)2.18.8688
214b2"Day of the Moon"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat30 April 2011 (2011-04-30)2.27.3087
2153"The Curse of the Black Spot"Jeremy WebbStephen Thompson7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)2.97.8586
2164"The Doctor's Wife"Richard ClarkNeil Gaiman14 May 2011 (2011-05-14)2.37.9787
217a5"The Rebel Flesh"Julian SimpsonMatthew Graham21 May 2011 (2011-05-21)2.57.3585
217b6"The Almost People"Julian SimpsonMatthew Graham28 May 2011 (2011-05-28)2.66.7286
2187"A Good Man Goes to War"Peter HoarSteven Moffat4 June 2011 (2011-06-04)2.77.5188
Part 2
2198"Let's Kill Hitler"Richard SeniorSteven Moffat27 August 2011 (2011-08-27)2.88.1085
2209"Night Terrors"Richard ClarkMark Gatiss3 September 2011 (2011-09-03)2.47.0786
22110"The Girl Who Waited"Nick HurranTom MacRae10 September 2011 (2011-09-10)2.107.6085
22211"The God Complex"Nick HurranToby Whithouse17 September 2011 (2011-09-17)2.116.7786
22312"Closing Time"Steve HughesGareth Roberts24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)2.126.9386
22413"The Wedding of River Song"Jeremy WebbSteven Moffat1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)2.137.6786

Series 7 (2012–2013)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 7

Series 7 started with five episodes and a Christmas special in late 2012, followed by eight episodes in 2013. It dealt with the exit of the Ponds, the Great Intelligence and the mystery of Clara Oswald, the Impossible Girl.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special (2011)
225–"The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"Farren BlackburnSteven Moffat25 December 2011 (2011-12-25)10.7784
Part 1
2261"Asylum of the Daleks"Nick HurranSteven Moffat1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)8.3389
2272"Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"Saul MetzsteinChris Chibnall8 September 2012 (2012-09-08)7.5787
2283"A Town Called Mercy"Saul MetzsteinToby Whithouse15 September 2012 (2012-09-15)8.4285
2294"The Power of Three"Douglas MackinnonChris Chibnall22 September 2012 (2012-09-22)7.6787
2305"The Angels Take Manhattan"Nick HurranSteven Moffat29 September 2012 (2012-09-29)7.8288
Special (2012)
231–"The Snowmen"Saul MetzsteinSteven Moffat25 December 2012 (2012-12-25)9.8787
Part 2
2326"The Bells of Saint John"Colm McCarthySteven Moffat30 March 2013 (2013-03-30)8.4487
2337"The Rings of Akhaten"Farren BlackburnNeil Cross6 April 2013 (2013-04-06)7.4584
2348"Cold War"Douglas MackinnonMark Gatiss13 April 2013 (2013-04-13)7.3784
2359"Hide"Jamie PayneNeil Cross20 April 2013 (2013-04-20)6.6185
23610"Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS"Mat KingStephen Thompson27 April 2013 (2013-04-27)6.5085
23711"The Crimson Horror"Saul MetzsteinMark Gatiss4 May 2013 (2013-05-04)6.4785
23812"Nightmare in Silver"Stephen WoolfendenNeil Gaiman11 May 2013 (2013-05-11)6.6484
23913"The Name of the Doctor"Saul MetzsteinSteven Moffat18 May 2013 (2013-05-18)7.4588

Specials (2013)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who specials (2013)

The specials focus on various incarnations of the Doctor, including the return of the Tenth Doctor and the reveal of the War Doctor and his actions during the Time War. Alongside the two specials there was a bonus short titled "The Night of the Doctor", which depicted Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor's final moments, and his regeneration into John Hurt's War Doctor.

No.
story		No.
special		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
2401"The Day of the Doctor"Nick HurranSteven Moffat23 November 2013 (2013-11-23)12.8088
2412"The Time of the Doctor"Jamie PayneSteven Moffat25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)11.1483

Twelfth Doctor[edit]

The Twelfth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Capaldi.

Series 8 (2014)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 8

For series 8 to 10, the episode count was reduced from thirteen to twelve. This series dealt with the mystery identity of the character "Missy" and the mystery around "The Promised Land".

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
2421"Deep Breath"Ben WheatleySteven Moffat23 August 2014 (2014-08-23)9.1782
2432"Into the Dalek"Ben WheatleyPhil Ford and Steven Moffat30 August 2014 (2014-08-30)7.2984
2443"Robot of Sherwood"Paul MurphyMark Gatiss6 September 2014 (2014-09-06)7.2882
2454"Listen"Douglas MackinnonSteven Moffat13 September 2014 (2014-09-13)7.0182
2465"Time Heist"Douglas MackinnonStephen Thompson and Steven Moffat20 September 2014 (2014-09-20)6.9984
2476"The Caretaker"Paul MurphyGareth Roberts and Steven Moffat27 September 2014 (2014-09-27)6.8283
2487"Kill the Moon"Paul WilmshurstPeter Harness4 October 2014 (2014-10-04)6.9182
2498"Mummy on the Orient Express"Paul WilmshurstJamie Mathieson11 October 2014 (2014-10-11)7.1185
2509"Flatline"Douglas MackinnonJamie Mathieson18 October 2014 (2014-10-18)6.7185
25110"In the Forest of the Night"Sheree FolksonFrank Cottrell-Boyce25 October 2014 (2014-10-25)6.9283
252a11"Dark Water"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat1 November 2014 (2014-11-01)7.3485
252b12"Death in Heaven"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)7.6083

Series 9 (2015)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 9

This series dealt with the consequences of the Doctor and Clara's relationship, and the Doctor's confession about the Hybrid.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special (2014)
253–"Last Christmas"Paul WilmshurstSteven Moffat25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)8.2882
Series
254a1"The Magician's Apprentice"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)6.5484
254b2"The Witch's Familiar"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)5.7183
255a3"Under the Lake"Daniel O'HaraToby Whithouse3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)5.6384
255b4"Before the Flood"Daniel O'HaraToby Whithouse10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)6.0583
2565"The Girl Who Died"Ed BazalgetteJamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat17 October 2015 (2015-10-17)6.5682
2576"The Woman Who Lived"Ed BazalgetteCatherine Tregenna24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)6.1181
258a7"The Zygon Invasion"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)5.7682
258b8"The Zygon Inversion"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness and Steven Moffat7 November 2015 (2015-11-07)6.0384
2599"Sleep No More"Justin MolotnikovMark Gatiss14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)5.6178
26010"Face the Raven"Justin MolotnikovSarah Dollard21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)6.0584
26111"Heaven Sent"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)6.1980
26212"Hell Bent"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)6.1782
Special (2015)
263–"The Husbands of River Song"Douglas MackinnonSteven Moffat25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)7.6982

Series 10 (2017)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 10

This series dealt with the mystery of the vault and the Doctor's oath, later exploring the Doctor and Missy's relationship, and the possibility of Missy "turning good". This season introduces Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) as the Doctor's companions.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special (2016)
264–"The Return of Doctor Mysterio"Ed BazalgetteSteven Moffat25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)7.8382
Series
2651"The Pilot"Lawrence GoughSteven Moffat15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)6.6883
2662"Smile"Lawrence GoughFrank Cottrell-Boyce22 April 2017 (2017-04-22)5.9883
2673"Thin Ice"Bill AndersonSarah Dollard29 April 2017 (2017-04-29)5.6184
2684"Knock Knock"Bill AndersonMike Bartlett6 May 2017 (2017-05-06)5.7383
2695"Oxygen"Charles PalmerJamie Mathieson13 May 2017 (2017-05-13)5.2783
2706"Extremis"Daniel NettheimSteven Moffat20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)5.5382
2717"The Pyramid at the End of the World"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness and Steven Moffat27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)5.7982
2728"The Lie of the Land"Wayne YipToby Whithouse3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)4.8282
2739"Empress of Mars"Wayne YipMark Gatiss10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)5.0283
27410"The Eaters of Light"Charles PalmerRona Munro17 June 2017 (2017-06-17)4.7381
275a11"World Enough and Time"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat24 June 2017 (2017-06-24)5.0085
275b12"The Doctor Falls"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)5.3083
Special (2017)
276–"Twice Upon a Time"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)7.9281

Thirteenth Doctor[edit]

The Thirteenth Doctor was portrayed by Jodie Whittaker.[19] Chris Chibnall took over as showrunner from the eleventh series.

Series 11 (2018)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 11

For series 11, the episode count was reduced from twelve to ten with each episode's runtime increasing by five minutes. The Thirteenth Doctor initially searched for her lost TARDIS, inadvertently bringing her companions with her on her travels, who contemplated returning to their lives but decided to continue travelling. The series also dealt with grief. The time slot was changed to Sunday.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
2771"The Woman Who Fell to Earth"Jamie ChildsChris Chibnall7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)10.9683
2782"The Ghost Monument"Mark TonderaiChris Chibnall14 October 2018 (2018-10-14)9.0082
2793"Rosa"Mark TonderaiMalorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall21 October 2018 (2018-10-21)8.4183
2804"Arachnids in the UK"Sallie AprahamianChris Chibnall28 October 2018 (2018-10-28)8.2283
2815"The Tsuranga Conundrum"Jennifer PerrottChris Chibnall4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)7.7679
2826"Demons of the Punjab"Jamie ChildsVinay Patel11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)7.4880
2837"Kerblam!"Jennifer PerrottPete McTighe18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)7.4681
2848"The Witchfinders"Sallie AprahamianJoy Wilkinson25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)7.2181
2859"It Takes You Away"Jamie ChildsEd Hime2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)6.4280
28610"The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos"Jamie ChildsChris Chibnall9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)6.6579
Special
287–"Resolution"Wayne YipChris Chibnall1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)7.1380

Series 12 (2020)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 12

This series dealt with a new incarnation of the Master, the return of Jack Harkness, the appearance of an unknown incarnation of the Doctor who existed at some point before the Time War, and the "Lone Cyberman", while following the destruction of Gallifrey and the secret of the Timeless Child. The special marked the last regular appearance of Graham and Ryan.

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
288a1"Spyfall, Part 1"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)6.8982
288b2"Spyfall, Part 2"Lee Haven JonesChris Chibnall5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)6.0782
2893"Orphan 55"Lee Haven JonesEd Hime12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)5.3877
2904"Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"Nida ManzoorNina Metivier19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)5.2079
2915"Fugitive of the Judoon"Nida ManzoorVinay Patel and Chris Chibnall26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)5.5783
2926"Praxeus"Jamie Magnus StonePete McTighe and Chris Chibnall2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)5.2278
2937"Can You Hear Me?"Emma SullivanCharlene James and Chris Chibnall9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)4.9078
2948"The Haunting of Villa Diodati"Emma SullivanMaxine Alderton16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)5.0780
295a9"Ascension of the Cybermen"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)4.9981
295b10"The Timeless Children"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)4.6982
Special
296–"Revolution of the Daleks"Lee Haven JonesChris Chibnall1 January 2021 (2021-01-01)6.3679

Series 13 (2021)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 13

Series 13 consisted of a single story arc, subtitled Flux. It involved a universe-ending anomaly, called the "Flux", which brought several enemies together in an attempt to take over Earth. It also featured the Division from Series 12.[20][21] Dan Lewis (John Bishop) joined the series as a new companion.

No.
story		No. in
series		Title [a]Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
297a1"The Halloween Apocalypse"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall31 October 2021 (2021-10-31)5.8176
297b2"War of the Sontarans"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall7 November 2021 (2021-11-07)5.1377
297c3"Once, Upon Time"Azhur SaleemChris Chibnall14 November 2021 (2021-11-14)4.7075
297d4"Village of the Angels"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall and Maxine Alderton21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)4.5779
297e5"Survivors of the Flux"Azhur SaleemChris Chibnall28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)4.8377
297f6"The Vanquishers"Azhur SaleemChris Chibnall5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)4.6476

Specials (2022)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who specials (2022)

The specials loosely continued from Flux, the last celebrating the BBC's centenary, and dealt with Yaz and the Doctor's relationship and what led to the Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration.

No.
story		No.
special		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
2981"Eve of the Daleks"Annetta LauferChris Chibnall1 January 2022 (2022-01-01)4.4077
2992"Legend of the Sea Devils"Haolu WangElla Road and Chris Chibnall17 April 2022 (2022-04-17)3.4776
3003"The Power of the Doctor"Jamie Magnus StoneChris Chibnall23 October 2022 (2022-10-23)5.3082

Fourteenth Doctor[edit]

The Fourteenth Doctor was portrayed by David Tennant, who previously portrayed the Tenth Doctor.[22] Russell T Davies returned as showrunner, partnering with Bad Wolf to co-produce and Disney+ regarding distribution outside the UK to celebrate the 60th anniversary and "series beyond".[23]

Specials (2023)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who specials (2023)

These specials celebrated Doctor Who's 60th anniversary. They reunited the Doctor with Donna Noble; introduced The Meep; involved thwarting a threat at the universe's edge; re-introduced The Toymaker; and concluded with the Fourteenth Doctor's unique bi-generation and answering why their tenth incarnation's face returned.

No.
story		No.
special		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
3011"The Star Beast"Rachel TalalayRussell T Davies, from a story by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons25 November 2023 (2023-11-25)7.6184
3022"Wild Blue Yonder"Tom KingsleyRussell T Davies2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)7.1483
3033"The Giggle"Chanya ButtonRussell T Davies9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)6.8585

Fifteenth Doctor[edit]

The Fifteenth Doctor is portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa.[24][25][22]

Series 14 (2024)[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 14

The 2023 Christmas special introduced Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), an orphan experiencing bad luck caused by the antics of goblins. The following eight-episode fourteenth series was filmed between 5 December 2022 and 15 July 2023,[26][27] and premiered on 11 May 2024.[28]

No.
story		No. in
series		Title [29]Directed by [29]Written by [29]Original air date [30][b]UK viewers
(millions) [12]		AI [12]
Special
304–"The Church on Ruby Road"Mark TonderaiRussell T Davies25 December 2023 (2023-12-25)7.4982
Series
3051"Space Babies"Julie Anne RobinsonRussell T Davies11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)TBDTBA
3062"The Devil's Chord"Ben ChessellRussell T Davies11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)TBDTBA
3073"Boom"Julie Anne RobinsonSteven Moffat18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)TBDTBA
3084"73 Yards"Dylan Holmes WilliamsRussell T Davies25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)TBDTBA
3095"Dot and Bubble"Dylan Holmes WilliamsRussell T Davies1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)TBDTBA
3106"Rogue"Ben ChessellKate Herron and Briony Redman8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)TBDTBA
311a7"The Legend of Ruby Sunday"Jamie DonoughueRussell T Davies15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)TBDTBA
311b8"Empire of Death"Jamie DonoughueRussell T Davies22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)TBDTBA

Series 15[edit]

Main article: Doctor Who series 15

A Christmas special will air in December 2024, followed by the eight-episode fifteenth series in 2025.[8] Filming started on 23 October 2023.[31] Millie Gibson is expected to return alongside a new companion, played by Varada Sethu.[32]

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)		AI
Special
312–"Joy to the World"[33]Alex PillaiSteven Moffat25 December 2024 (2024-12-25)[34]TBDTBA

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ These titles are normally prefixed with their respective "Chapter" number, or with the overall serial title "Flux".
  2. ^ Episodes for the fourteenth series are set to be released simultaneously at midnight BST in the United Kingdom on BBC iPlayer (followed by a 7pm BBC broadcast the same day), and at 7pm ET the day prior in the United States on Disney+.

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  6. ^ a b "Doctor Who Guide: Series Fourteen [Season 40] (2024)". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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  9. ^ Kanter, Jake (29 July 2021). "'Doctor Who': BBC Confirms Jodie Whittaker & Chris Chibnall Are Leaving The Iconic Sci-Fi Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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