A Brief Doctor Who Episode List: 1963-1996


First Doctor: William Hartnell

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitleMissing from BBC Archives?Notes
11963An Unearthly Child (Tribe of Gum)NoN/A
11963-4The Dead Planet (The Daleks)NoN/A
11964The Edge of Destruction (Inside the Spaceship)NoN/A
11964Marco PoloAll 7 episodes missingN/A
11964The Keys of MarinusNoN/A
11964The AztecsNoN/A
11964The SensoritesNoN/A
11964The Reign of TerrorEpisodes 4 and 5 missingN/A
21964Planet of GiantsNoN/A
21964The Dalek Invasion of EarthNoSusan leaves
21965The RescueNoVicki joins
21965The RomansNoN/A
21965The Web PlanetNoN/A
21965The CrusadeEpisodes 1,2 and 4 missingN/A
21965The Space MuseumNoN/A
21965The ChaseNoIan, Barbara leave; Steven joins
21965The Time MeddlerNoN/A
31965Galaxy FourYesN/A
31965Mission to the Unknown (Dalek Cut-away)YesN/A
31965The Myth MakersYesVicki leaves; Katarina joins
31965-6The Daleks' MasterplanEpisodes 1-4, 6-9, 11 and 12 missingSara Kingdom joins; Katarina and Sara Kingdom killed
31966The MassacreAll 4 episodes missingDodo joins
31966The ArkNoN/A
31966The Celestial ToymakerEpisodes 1-3 missingN/A
31966The GunfightersNo (unfortunately)N/A
31966The SavagesAll 4 episodes missingSteven leaves
31966The War MachinesNoDodo leaves; Ben and Polly join
41966The SmugglersAll 4 episodes missingN/A
41966The Tenth PlanetPart 4 missingN/A

Second Doctor: Patrick Troughton

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitleMissing from BBC Archives?Notes
41966The Power of the DaleksAll 6 episodes missingN/A
41966The HighlandersAll 4 episodes missingJamie McCrimmon joins
41967The Underwater MenaceParts 1,2 and 4 missingN/A
41967The MoonbaseParts 1 and 3 missingN/A
41967The Macra TerrorAll 4 episodes missingN/A
41967The Faceless OnesEpisodes 2 and 4-6 missingBen, Polly leave
41967The Evil of the DaleksEpisodes 1 and 3-7 missingVictoria joins
51967The Tomb of the CybermenNoN/A
51967The Abominable SnowmanEpisodes 1 and 3-6 missingN/A
51967The Ice WarriorsEpisodes 2 and 3 missingN/A
51968The Enemy of the WorldEpisodes 1,2 and 4-6 missingN/A
51968The Web of FearEpisodes 2-6 missingN/A
51968Fury from the DeepAll 6 episodes missingVictoria leaves
51968The Wheel in SpaceEpisodes 1,2,4 and 5 missingZoe joins
61968The DominatorsNoN/A
61968The Mind RobberNoN/A
61968The InvasionEpisodes 1 and 4 missing; 2,3 and 5-8 available on home videoFirst UNIT story
61968-9The KrotonsNoN/A
61969The Seeds of DeathNoN/A
61969The Space PiratesEpisodes 1 and 3-6 missingN/A
61969The War GamesNoJamie, Zoe leave

Third Doctor: Jon Pertwee

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitleMissing from BBC Archives?Notes
71970Spearhead from SpaceNoLiz Shaw joins
71970Doctor Who and the SiluriansNo - black and white prints recently colorizedN/A
71970Ambassadors of DeathAvailable in black and white onlyN/A
71970InfernoNoLiz Shaw leaves
81971Terror of the AutonsNo - black and white prints recently colorizedJo Grant joins
81971The Mind of EvilAvailable in black and white onlyN/A
81971The Claws of AxosNoN/A
81971Colony in SpaceNoN/A
81971The DaemonsNoN/A
91972Day of the DaleksNoN/A
91972The Curse of PeladonNoN/A
91972The Sea DevilsNoN/A
91972The MutantsNoN/A
91972The Time MonsterNoN/A
101972-3The Three DoctorsNoN/A
101973Carnival of MonstersNoN/A
101973Frontier in SpaceNoN/A
101973Planet of the DaleksEpisode 3 available in black and white onlyN/A
101973The Green DeathNoJo Grant leaves
111973-4The Time WarriorNoSarah Jane Smith joins
111974Invasion of the DinosaursEpisode 1 available in black and white onlyN/A
111974Death to the DaleksNoN/A
111974The Monster of PeladonNoN/A
111974Planet of the SpidersNoN/A

Fourth Doctor: Tom Baker

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitle# PartsNotes
121974-5Robot4Harry Sullivan joins
121975Ark in Space4N/A
121975The Sontaran Experiment2N/A
121975Genesis of the Daleks6N/A
121975Revenge of the Cybermen4N/A
131975Terror of the Zygons4Harry Sullivan leaves
131975Planet of Evil4N/A
131975Pyramids of Mars4N/A
131975The Android Invasion4Last UNIT Story
131976The Brain of Morbius4N/A
131976The Seeds of Doom6N/A
141976The Masque of Mangradora4N/A
141976The Hand of Fear4Sarah Jane Smith leaves
141976The Deadly Assassin4N/A
141977The Face of Evil4Leela joins
141977The Robots of Death4N/A
141977The Talons of Weng-Chiang6N/A
151977Horror at Fang Rock4N/A
151977The Invisible Enemy4K-9 Mk I joins
151977Image of the Fendahl4N/A
151978The Sun-Makers4N/A
151978Underworld4N/A
151978The Invasion of Time6Leela, K-9 Mk I leaves
16 (The Key to Time Season)1978The Ribos Operation4Romana, K-9 Mk II joins
161978The Pirate Planet4N/A
161978The Stones of Blood4N/A
161978The Androids of Tara4N/A
161979The Power of Kroll4N/A
161979The Armageddon Factor6N/A
171979Destiny of the Daleks4Romana regenerates
171979City of Death4N/A
171979The Creature in the Pit4N/A
171979Nightmare of Eden4N/A
171979-80The Horns of Nimon4N/A
181980The Leisure Hive4N/A
181980Meglos4N/A
181980Full Circle4Adric joins
181980State of Decay4N/A
181981Warrior's Gate4Romana, K-9 Mk II leave
181981The Keeper of Traken4Nyssa joins
181981Logopolis4Tegan joins

Fifth Doctor: Peter Davison

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitle# PartsNotes
191982Castrovalva4N/A
191982Four to Doomsday4N/A
191982Kinda4N/A
191982The Visitation4N/A
191982Black Orchid2N/A
191982Earthshock4Adric killed
191982Time-Flight4Tegan left behind
201983Arc of Infinity4Tegan rejoins
201983Snakedance4N/A
201983Mawdryn Undead4Turlough joins
201983Terminus4Nyssa leaves
201983Enlightenment4N/A
201983The King's Demons2Kamelion joins
201983The Five Doctors90-minute specialN/A
211984Warriors of the Deep4N/A
211984The Awakening2N/A
211984Frontios4N/A
211984Resurrection of the Daleks2 *Tegan leaves
211984Planet of Fire4Turlough leaves; Kamelion destroyed; Peri joins
211984The Caves of Androzani4N/A
* Broadcast as 2 45-minute episodes because of scheduling conflict with 1984 Winter Olympics

Sixth Doctor: Colin Baker

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitle# Parts *Notes
211984The Twin Dilemma4N/A
221985Attack of the Cybermen2N/A
221985Vengeance on Varos2N/A
221985The Mark of the Rani2N/A
221985The Two Doctors3N/A
221985Timelash2N/A
221985Revelation of the Daleks2N/A
231986Trial of a Time Lord (The Mysterious Planet) **4N/A
231986Trial of a Time Lord (Mindwarp)4Peri apparently killed
231986Trial of a Time Lord (Terror of the Vervoids)4Melanie Bush joins
231986Trial of a Time Lord (The Ultimate Foe)2Peri's true fate revealed

* Season 22 shown as 45-minute episodes. Season 23 and after shown as 25-minute episodes.

** Season 23 consisted of one story, Trial of a Time Lord. Titles in parenthesis are working titles only.

Seventh Doctor: Sylvester McCoy

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitle# Parts Notes
241987Time and the Rani4N/A
241987Paradise Towers4N/A
241987Delta and the Bannermen3N/A
241987Dragonfire3Melanie Bush leaves; Ace joins
251988Remembrance of the Daleks4N/A
251988The Happiness Patrol3N/A
251988Silver Nemesis4N/A
251988The Greatest Show in the Galaxy3N/A
261989Battlefield4N/A
261989Ghost Light3N/A
261989The Curse of Fenric4N/A
261989Survival3N/A

Eighth Doctor: Paul McGann

SeasonYear of BroadcastTitleRunning TimeNotes
F1 *1996The Enemy Within120 minutesThe Doctor regenerates

* There has been some controversy as to how the new story should be delineated. Is it Season 27 or not? Until another convention arises, I shall refer to it simply as F1, for Fox Season 1.

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