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Season 1 (1963–1964)
Verity Lambert was producer with David Whitaker serving as script editor.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
001An Unearthly Childaka 100,000 BCaka The Tribe of Gum
A
"An Unearthly Child""The Cave of Skulls""The Forest of Fear""The Firemaker"
Anthony Coburn(and C. E. Webber)[a]
Waris Hussein
23 November 196330 November 19637 December 196314 December 1963
002The Daleksaka The Mutantsaka The Dead Planet
B
"The Dead Planet""The Survivors""The Escape""The Ambush""The Expedition""The Ordeal""The Rescue"
Terry Nation
Richard Martin &Christopher Barry
21 December 196328 December 19634 January 196411 January 196418 January 196425 January 19641 February 1964
003The Edge of Destructionaka Inside the Spaceshipaka Beyond the Sun
C
"The Edge of Destruction""The Brink of Disaster"
David Whitaker
Richard Martin &Frank Cox
8 February 196415 February 1964
004 Marco Poloaka A Journey to Cathay
D
"The Roof of the World""The Singing Sands""Five Hundred Eyes""The Wall of Lies""Rider from Shang-Tu"
John Lucarotti
Waris Hussein
22 February 196429 February 19647 March 196414 March 196421 March 196428 March
"Mighty Kublai Khan""Assassin at Peking"(all missing)
19644 April 1964
005The Keys of Marinusaka The Sea of Death
E
"The Sea of Death""The Velvet Web""The Screaming Jungle""The Snows of Terror""Sentence of Death""The Keys of Marinus"
Terry Nation
John Gorrie
11 April 196418 April 196425 April 19642 May 19649 May 196416 May 1964
006 The Aztecs F
"The Temple of Evil""The Warriors of Death""The Bride of Sacrifice""The Day of Darkness"
John Lucarotti
John Crockett
23 May 196430 May 19646 June 196413 June 1964
007 The Sensorites G
"Strangers in Space""The Unwilling Warriors""Hidden Danger""A Race Against Death""Kidnap""A Desperate Venture"
Peter R. Newman
Mervyn Pinfield &Frank Cox
20 June 196427 June 196411 July 196418 July 196425 July 19641 August 1964
008 The Reign of Terroraka The French Revolution
H"A Land of Fear""Guests of Madame Guillotine""A Change of Identity""The Tyrant of
Dennis Spooner
Henric Hirsch &John Gorrie
8 August 196415 August 196422 August 196429 August 1964
France""A Bargain of Necessity""Prisoners of Conciergerie"(episodes 4-5 missing)
5 September 196412 September 1964
Season 2 (1964–1965)
Dennis Spooner replaced David Whitaker as script editor after The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and edited the remainder of the season apart from The Time Meddler, which was edited by Donald Tosh.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
009 Planet of Giants J
"Planet of Giants""Dangerous Journey""Crisis"
Louis Marks
Mervyn Pinfield &Douglas Camfield
31 October 19647 November 196414 November 1964
010The Dalek Invasion of Earthaka World's End
K
"World's End""The Daleks""Day of Reckoning""The End of Tomorrow""The Waking Ally""Flashpoint"
Terry Nation
Richard Martin
21 November 196428 November 19645 December 196412 December 196419 December 196426 December 1964
011 The Rescue L
"The Powerful Enemy""Desperate Measures"
David Whitaker
Christopher Barry
2 January 19659 January 1965
012 The Romans M "The Slave Traders""All Roads Lead to Rome""Conspiracy""Inferno"
Dennis Spooner
Christopher Barry
16 January 196523 January 196530 January 1965
6 February 1965
013The Web Planetaka The Zarbi
N
"The Web Planet""The Zarbi""Escape to Danger""Crater of Needles""Invasion""The Centre"
Bill Strutton
Richard Martin
13 February 196520 February 196527 February 19656 March 196513 March 196520 March 1965
014The Crusadeaka The Lionheartaka The Crusaders
P
"The Lion""The Knight of Jaffa""The Wheel of Fortune""The Warlords"(episodes 2 & 4 missing)
David Whitaker
Douglas Camfield
27 March 19653 April 196510 April 196517 April 1965
015 The Space Museum Q
"The Space Museum""The Dimensions of Time""The Search""The Final Phase"
Glyn JonesMervyn Pinfield
24 April 19651 May 19658 May 196515 May 1965
016 The Chase R
"The Executioners""The Death of Time"
"Flight Through Eternity""Journey into Terror""The Death of Doctor Who""The Planet of Decision"
Terry Nation
Richard Martin &Douglas Camfield
22 May 196529 May 19655 June 196512 June 196519 June 196526 June 1965
017 The Time Meddler S"The Watcher""The Meddling
Dennis Spooner
Douglas Camfield
3 July 196510 July 196517 July 1965
Monk""A Battle of Wits""Checkmate"
24 July 1965
Season 3 (1965–1966)
John Wiles replaced Verity Lambert as producer after Mission to the Unknown. Innes Lloyd, in turn, replaced Wiles after The Ark. Donald Tosh continued as script editor until The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, which was also script-edited by his replacement, Gerry Davis. The practice of giving each individual episode a different title was abandoned after The Gunfighters, near the end of the season.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
018 Galaxy 4 T
"Four Hundred Dawns""Trap of Steel""Airlock""The Exploding Planet"(all missing)
William Emms
Derek Martinus &Mervyn Pinfield
11 September 196518 September 196525 September 19652 October 1965
019"Mission to the Unknown"aka "Dalek Cutaway"
T/A, TA or DC
"Mission to the Unknown"(missing)
Terry Nation
Derek Martinus
9 October 1965
020 The Myth Makers U
"Temple of Secrets""Small Prophet, Quick Return""Death of a Spy""Horse of Destruction"(all missing)
Donald Cotton
Michael Leeston-Smith
16 October 196523 October 196530 October 19656 November 1965
021 The Daleks' Master Plan V"The Nightmare Begins""Day of Armageddon""Devil's Planet""The Traitors""Counter Plot"
Terry Nation &Dennis Spooner
Douglas Camfield
13 November 196520 November 196527 November 19654 December 1965
"Coronas of the Sun""The Feast of Steven""Volcano""Golden Death""Escape Switch""The Abandoned Planet""Destruction of Time"(episodes 1, 3-4, 6-9, & 11-12 missing)
11 December 196518 December 196525 December 19651 January 19668 January 196615 January 196622 January 196629 January 1966
022The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eveaka The Massacre
W
"War of God""The Sea Beggar""Priest of Death""Bell of Doom"(all missing)
John Lucarotti &Donald Tosh
Paddy Russell
5 February 196612 February 196619 February 196626 February 1966
023 The Ark X
"The Steel Sky""The Plague""The Return""The Bomb"
Paul Erickson &Lesley Scott
Michael Imison
5 March 196612 March 196619 March 196626 March 1966
024 The Celestial Toymaker Y
"The Celestial Toyroom""The Hall of Dolls""The Dancing Floor""The Final Test"(episodes 1-3 missing)
Brian Hayles(and Donald Tosh)
Bill Sellars
2 April 19669 April 196616 April 196623 April 1966
025 The Gunfighters Z"A Holiday for the
Donald Cotton
Rex Tucker 30 April 19667 May 1966
Doctor""Don't Shoot the Pianist""Johnny Ringo""The OK Corral"
14 May 196621 May 1966
026 The Savages [b] AA 4 episodes(all missing)
Ian Stuart Black
Christopher Barry
28 May – 18 June 1966
027 The War Machines BB 4 episodes
Ian Stuart Black(and Kit Pedler)
Michael Ferguson
25 June – 16 July 1966
Season 4 (1966–67)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
028 The Smugglers CC4 episodes(all missing)
Brian Hayles
Julia Smith10 September – 1 October 1966
029 The Tenth Planet DD4 episodes(episode 4 missing)
Kit Pedler &Gerry Davis
Derek Martinus
8–29 October 1966
Second Doctor
The Second Doctor was portrayed by Patrick Troughton, whose serials were more action-oriented than those of his predecessor. He retained the role until the last episode of The War Games when members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords, put him on trial for breaking the laws of time and forced him to regenerate.
Season 4 (1966–67) continued
Peter Bryant joined as associate producer for The Faceless Ones, and replaced Gerry Davis as script editor for the last four episodes of The Evil of the Daleks.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
030 The Power of the Daleks EE6 episodes(all missing)
David Whitaker(and Dennis Spooner)
Christopher Barry
5 November – 10 December 1966
031 The Highlanders FF 4 episodes Hugh David 17 December
(all missing)
Elwyn Jones &Gerry Davis
1966 – 7 January 1967
032 The Underwater Menace GG4 episodes(episodes 1, 2, & 4 missing)
Geoffrey Orme
Julia Smith14 January – 4 February 1967
033 The Moonbase HH4 episodes(episodes 1 & 3 missing)
Kit Pedler Morris Barry11 February – 4 March 1967
034 The Macra Terror JJ 4 episodes(all missing)
Ian Stuart Black
John Howard Davies
11 March – 1 April 1967
035 The Faceless Ones KK6 episodes(episodes 2 & 4-6 missing)
David Ellis &Malcolm Hulke
Gerry Mill8 April – 13 May 1967
036 The Evil of the Daleks LL7 episodes(episodes 1 & 3-7 missing)
David Whitaker
Derek Martinus
20 May – 1 July 1967
Season 5 (1967–68)
Victor Pemberton was script editor for The Tomb of the Cybermen, with Peter Bryant as producer. After this, Bryant resumed the role of script editor, with Innes Lloyd returning as producer, until The Web of Fear when Bryant took over from Lloyd as producer. Derrick Sherwin replaced Bryant as script editor at the same time.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
037The Tomb of the Cybermen
MM 4 episodes
Kit Pedler &Gerry Davis
Morris Barry2–23 September 1967
038The Abominable Snowmen
NN6 episodes(episodes 1 & 3-6 missing)
Mervyn Haisman &Henry Lincoln
Gerald Blake30 September – 4 November 1967
039 The Ice Warriors OO6 episodes(episodes 2 & 3 missing)
Brian Hayles
Derek Martinus
11 November – 16 December 1967
040 The Enemy of the World PP 6 episodes(episodes 1-2 & 4-
David Whitaker
Barry Letts 23 December 1967 – 27
6 missing) January 1968
041 The Web of Fear QQ6 episodes(episodes 2-6 missing)
Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
Douglas Camfield
3 February – 9 March 1968
042 Fury from the Deep RR6 episodes(all missing)
Victor Pemberton
Hugh David16 March – 20 April 1968
043 The Wheel in Space SS6 episodes(episodes 1-2 & 4-5 missing)
David Whitaker and Kit Pedler
Tristan de Vere Cole
27 April – 1 June 1968
Season 6 (1968–69)
Terrance Dicks took over from Derrick Sherwin as script editor from The Invasion, with Sherwin resuming the role for The Space Pirates. Derrick Sherwin took over as producer from Peter Bryant for The War Games.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
044 The Dominators TT 5 episodes
Norman Ashby(aka Mervyn Haisman & Henry Lincoln)
Morris Barry10 August – 7 September 1968
045 The Mind Robber UU 5 episodes (20 mins each)
Peter Ling(and Derrick Sherwin)
David Maloney
14 September – 12 October 1968
046 The Invasion VV8 episodes(episodes 1 & 4 missing)
Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler
Douglas Camfield
2 November – 21 December 1968
047 The Krotons WW 4 episodesRobert Holmes
David Maloney
28 December 1968 – 18 January 1969
048 The Seeds of Death XX 6 episodes
Brian Hayles(and Terrance Dicks)
Michael Ferguson
25 January – 1 March 1969
049 The Space Pirates YY 6 episodes Robert Michael Hart 8 March – 12
(episodes 1 & 3-6 missing)
Holmes April 1969
050 The War Games ZZ 10 episodes
Malcolm Hulke &Terrance Dicks
David Maloney
19 April – 21 June 1969
Third Doctor
The Third Doctor was portrayed by Jon Pertwee. Sentenced to exile on Earth and forcibly regenerated at the end of The War Games, the Doctor spends his time working for UNIT. After The Three Doctors, the Time Lords repeal his exile; however, the Doctor still worked closely with UNIT from time to time. The Third Doctor regenerated into his fourth incarnation as a result of radiation poisoning in the last moments of Planet of the Spiders.
Season 7 (1970)
Barry Letts took over as producer from Derrick Sherwin after Spearhead from Space. From this season onwards the programme was produced in colour, although some episodes now exist only in black and white. To accommodate the new production methods the number of episodes in a season was cut: season 6 has 44 episodes; season 7 has 25 episodes. The seasons would continue to have between 20 and 26 episodes until season 22.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
051 Spearhead from Space AAA 4 episodesRobert Holmes
Derek Martinus
3–24 January 1970
052Doctor Who and the Silurians
BBB 7 episodesMalcolm Hulke
Timothy Combe
31 January – 14 March 1970
053The Ambassadors of Death
CCC7 episodes
(Colourisation Unknown)
David Whitaker, (and Trevor Ray and Malcolm Hulke)
Michael Ferguson
21 March – 2 May 1970
054 Inferno DDD 7 episodesDon Houghton
Douglas Camfield & Barry Letts
9 May – 20 June 1970
Season 8 (1971)
This season forms a loose arc with the introduction of the Master, the villain in each of the season's storylines, and introduces the companion Jo Grant.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
055 Terror of the Autons EEE 4 episodesRobert Holmes
Barry Letts2–23 January 1971
056 The Mind of Evil FFF6 episodes(All exist in black and white only)
Don Houghton
Timothy Combe
30 January – 6 March 1971
057 The Claws of Axos GGG 4 episodesBob Baker & Dave Martin
Michael Ferguson
13 March – 3 April 1971
058 Colony in Space HHH 6 episodesMalcolm Hulke
Michael E. Briant
10 April – 15 May 1971
059 The Dæmons JJJ 5 episodes
"Guy Leopold" (pseudonym for Robert Sloman and Barry Letts)
Christopher Barry
22 May – 19 June 1971
Season 9 (1972)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
060 Day of the Daleks KKK 4 episodesLouis Marks
Paul Bernard1–22 January 1972
061 The Curse of Peladon MMM 4 episodesBrian Hayles
Lennie Mayne
29 January – 19 February 1972
062 The Sea Devils LLL 6 episodesMalcolm Hulke
Michael Briant
26 February – 1 April 1972
063 The Mutants NNN 6 episodesBob Baker and Dave Martin
Christopher Barry
8 April – 13 May 1972
064 The Time Monster OOO 6 episodes
Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts)
Paul Bernard20 May – 24 June 1972
Season 10 (1972–1973)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
065 The Three Doctors [c] RRR 4 episodesBob Baker and Dave Martin
Lennie Mayne
30 December 1972 – 20 January 1973
066 Carnival of Monsters PPP 4 episodesRobert Holmes
Barry Letts27 January – 17 February 1973
067 Frontier in Space QQQ 6 episodesMalcolm Hulke
Paul Bernard24 February – 31 March 1973
068 Planet of the Daleks SSS 6 episodes[d2] Terry Nation
David Maloney
7 April – 12 May 1973
069 The Green Death TTT 6 episodes
Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts)
Michael Briant
19 May – 23 June 1973
Season 11 (1973–74)
This season contains the last episode in which no copies currently exist in colour (Invasion of the Dinosaurs episode 1) and introduces the companion Sarah Jane Smith.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
070 The Time Warrior UUU 4 episodesRobert Holmes
Alan Bromly15 December 1973 – 5 January 1974
071Invasion of the Dinosaurs [e] WWW
6 episodes(Episode 1 exists in black and white only)
Malcolm Hulke
Paddy Russell
12 January – 16 February 1974
072 Death to the Daleks XXX 4 episodesTerry Nation
Michael Briant
23 February – 16 March 1974
073 The Monster of Peladon YYY 6 episodesBrian Hayles
Lennie Mayne
23 March – 27 April 1974
074 Planet of the Spiders ZZZ 6 episodes
Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts)
Barry Letts4 May – 8 June 1974
Fourth Doctor
The Fourth Doctor was portrayed by Tom Baker, and is to date the longest-serving Doctor,[5] having held the role for seven seasons.
Season 12 (1974–75)
Barry Letts served as producer for Robot, after which he was succeeded by Philip Hinchcliffe. Robert Holmes took over from Terrance Dicks as script editor. All serials in this season continue directly one after the other, tracing one single problematic voyage of the TARDIS crew. Despite the continuity, each serial is considered its own standalone story.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
075 Robot 4A 4 episodesTerrance Dicks
Christopher Barry
28 December 1974 – 18 January 1975
076 The Ark in Space 4C 4 episodes
Robert Holmes (and John Lucarotti)
Rodney Bennett
25 January – 15 February 1975
077The Sontaran Experiment
4B 2 episodesBob Baker & Dave Martin
Rodney Bennett
22 February – 1 March 1975
078 Genesis of the Daleks 4E 6 episodes Terry Nation
David Maloney
8 March – 12 April 1975
079Revenge of the Cybermen
4D 4 episodes Gerry Davis
Michael Briant
19 April – 10 May 1975
Season 13 (1975–76)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
080 Terror of the Zygons 4F 4 episodesRobert Banks Stewart
Douglas Camfield
30 August – 20 September 1975
081 Planet of Evil 4H 4 episodesLouis Marks
David Maloney
27 September – 18 October 1975
082 Pyramids of Mars 4G 4 episodes
Stephen Harris (pseudonym for Robert Holmes and Lewis Greifer)
Paddy Russell
25 October – 15 November 1975
083 The Android Invasion 4J 4 episodes Terry Barry Letts 22 November
Nation– 13 December 1975
084 The Brain of Morbius 4K 4 episodes
Robin Bland (pseudonym for Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes)
Christopher Barry
3–24 January 1976
085 The Seeds of Doom 4L 6 episodesRobert Banks Stewart
Douglas Camfield
31 January – 6 March 1976
Season 14 (1976–77)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
086The Masque of Mandragora
4M 4 episodesLouis Marks
Rodney Bennett
4–25 September 1976
087 The Hand of Fear 4N 4 episodesBob Baker & Dave Martin
Lennie Mayne
2–23 October 1976
088 The Deadly Assassin 4P 4 episodesRobert Holmes
David Maloney
30 October – 20 November 1976
089 The Face of Evil 4Q 4 episodesChris Boucher
Pennant Roberts
1–22 January 1977
090 The Robots of Death 4R 4 episodesChris Boucher
Michael Briant
29 January – 19 February 1977
091The Talons of Weng-Chiang
4S 6 episodes
Robert Holmes (and Robert Banks Stewart)
David Maloney
26 February – 2 April 1977
Season 15 (1977–78)
Graham Williams took over as producer from Philip Hinchcliffe. Robert Holmes was replaced as script editor by Anthony Read, during The Sun Makers.
No Title Code Episodes Writer Director Original
airdate
092 Horror of Fang Rock 4V 4 episodesTerrance Dicks
Paddy Russell
3–24 September 1977
093 The Invisible Enemy 4T 4 episodesBob Baker & Dave Martin
Derrick Goodwin
1–22 October 1977
094 Image of the Fendahl 4X 4 episodesChris Boucher
George Spenton-Foster
29 October – 19 November 1977
095 The Sun Makers 4W 4 episodesRobert Holmes
Pennant Roberts
26 November – 17 December 1977
096 Underworld 4Y 4 episodesBob Baker & Dave Martin
Norman Stewart
7–28 January 1978
097 The Invasion of Time 4Z 6 episodes
David Agnew (a.k.a. Graham Williams and Anthony Read)
Gerald Blake4 February – 11 March 1978
Season 16 (1978–79)
Douglas Adams took over as script editor from Anthony Read for The Armageddon Factor. Season 16 consists of one long story arc encompassing six separate, linked stories. This season is referred to by the umbrella title The Key to Time and has been released on DVD under this title.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
098 The Ribos Operation 5A 4 episodesRobert Holmes
George Spenton-Foster
2–23 September 1978
099 The Pirate Planet 5B 4 episodesDouglas Adams
Pennant Roberts
30 September – 21 October 1978
100 The Stones of Blood 5C 4 episodesDavid Fisher
Darrol Blake28 October – 18 November 1978
101 The Androids of Tara 5D 4 episodes David Fisher
Michael Hayes
25 November – 16
December 1978
102 The Power of Kroll 5E 4 episodesRobert Holmes
Norman Stewart
23 December 1978 – 13 January 1979
103 The Armageddon Factor 5F 6 episodesBob Baker and Dave Martin
Michael Hayes
20 January – 24 February 1979
Season 17 (1979–1980)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
104 Destiny of the Daleks 5J 4 episodesTerry Nation
Ken Grieve1–22 September 1979
105 City of Death 5H 4 episodes
"David Agnew" (pseudonym for Douglas Adams, Graham Williams, and David Fisher)
Michael Hayes
29 September – 20 October 1979
106The Creature from the Pit
5G 4 episodesDavid Fisher
Christopher Barry
27 October – 17 November 1979
107 Nightmare of Eden 5K 4 episodes Bob Baker Alan Bromly
24 November – 15 December 1979
108 The Horns of Nimon 5L 4 episodesAnthony Read
Kenny McBain
22 December 1979 – 12 January 1980
— Shada [f] 5M 6 episodesDouglas Adams
Pennant Roberts
Unaired
Season 18 (1980–81)
John Nathan-Turner replaced Graham Williams as producer. Barry Letts returned, as executive producer, for just this season. Christopher H. Bidmead replaced Douglas Adams as script editor. In a return to the format of early seasons, virtually all serials from Seasons 18 through 20 are linked together, often running directly into each other.
Season 18 forms a loose story arc dealing with the theme of entropy. Full Circle, State of Decay, and Warriors' Gate trace the Doctor's adventures in E-Space; they were released as VHS and DVDs set with the umbrella title The E-Space Trilogy.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
109 The Leisure Hive 5N 4 episodesDavid Fisher
Lovett Bickford
30 August – 20 September 1980
110 Meglos 5Q 4 episodes
John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch
Terence Dudley
27 September – 18 October 1980
111 Full Circle 5R 4 episodesAndrew Smith
Peter Grimwade
25 October – 15 November 1980
112 State of Decay 5P 4 episodesTerrance Dicks
Peter Moffatt
22 November – 13 December 1980
113 Warriors' Gate 5S 4 episodesStephen Gallagher
Paul Joyce & Graeme Harper
3–24 January 1981
114 The Keeper of Traken 5T 4 episodesJohnny Byrne
John Black31 January – 21 February 1981
115 Logopolis 5V 4 episodesChristopher H. Bidmead
Peter Grimwade
28 February – 21 March 1981
Fifth Doctor
The Fifth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Davison.
Season 19 (1982)
Antony Root took over from Bidmead as script editor for Four to Doomsday and The Visitation, after which he was replaced by Eric Saward. The show moved from its traditional once-weekly Saturday broadcast to being broadcast twice-weekly primarily on Monday and Tuesday, although there were regional variations to the schedule.
Castrovalva, together with the previous two serials, The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis, form a trilogy involving the return of the Master. They were released on DVD under the banner title New Beginnings.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
116 Castrovalva 5Z 4 episodesChristopher H. Bidmead
Fiona Cumming
4–12 January 1982
117 Four to Doomsday 5W 4 episodes Terence Dudley
John Black18–26 January 1982
118 Kinda 5Y 4 episodes Christopher Bailey
Peter Grimwade
1–9 February 1982
119 The Visitation 5X 4 episodes Eric Saward
Peter Moffatt15–23 February 1982
120 Black Orchid 6A 2 episodes Terence Dudley
Ron Jones1–2 March 1982
121 Earthshock 6B 4 episodes Eric Saward
Peter Grimwade
8–16 March 1982
122 Time-Flight 6C 4 episodesPeter Grimwade
Ron Jones22–30 March 1982
Season 20 (1983)
To commemorate the twentieth season, the stories in this season involve the return of previous villains. Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment involve the Black Guardian's plot to kill the Doctor; they were released individually on VHS as parts of The Black Guardian Trilogy. This season was broadcast twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings on BBC1.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
123 Arc of Infinity 6E 4 episodesJohnny Byrne
Ron Jones3–12 January 1983
124 Snakedance 6D 4 episodesChristopher Bailey
Fiona Cumming
18–26 January 1983
125 Mawdryn Undead 6F 4 episodesPeter Grimwade
Peter Moffatt1–9 February 1983
126 Terminus 6G 4 episodesStephen Gallagher
Mary Ridge15–23 February 1983
127 Enlightenment 6H 4 episodesBarbara Clegg
Fiona Cumming
1–9 March 1983
128 The King's Demons 6J 2 episodesTerence Dudley
Tony Virgo15–16 March 1983
Special (1983)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
129 The Five Doctors [g] 6K20th anniversary special (90 mins)
Terrance Dicks
Peter Moffatt
23 November 1983 (USA)25 November 1983 (UK)
Season 21 (1984)
Episodes were broadcast twice weekly on Thursday and Friday evenings, with 'Resurrection of the Daleks' broadcast on two consecutive Wednesday nights.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
130 Warriors of the Deep 6L 4 episodesJohnny Byrne
Pennant Roberts
5–13 January 1984
131 The Awakening 6M 2 episodes Eric PringleMichael Owen Morris
19–20 January 1984
132 Frontios 6N 4 episodesChristopher H. Bidmead
Ron Jones26 January – 3 February 1984
133Resurrection of the Daleks
6P2 episodes (45 mins each)[h]
Eric Saward
Matthew Robinson
8–15 February 1984
134 Planet of Fire 6Q 4 episodesPeter Grimwade
Fiona Cumming
23 February – 2 March 1984
135 The Caves of Androzani 6R 4 episodesRobert Holmes
Graeme Harper
8–16 March 1984
Sixth Doctor
The Sixth Doctor was portrayed by Colin Baker.
Season 21 (1984) continued
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
136 The Twin Dilemma 6S 4 episodesAnthony Steven
Peter Moffatt22–30 March 1984
Season 22 (1985)
The series moved back to once-weekly Saturday broadcasts. All episodes were 45 minutes long, though they also exist in 25-minute versions. Although there were now only 13 episodes in the season, the total running time remained approximately the same as in previous seasons since the episodes were almost twice as long.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
137 Attack of the Cybermen 6T 2 episodesPaula Moore
Matthew Robinson
5–12 January 1985
138 Vengeance on Varos 6V 2 episodes Philip Martin
Ron Jones19–26 January 1985
139 The Mark of the Rani 6X 2 episodes Pip and Jane Baker
Sarah Hellings
2–9 February 1985
140 The Two Doctors 6W 3 episodes Robert Holmes
Peter Moffatt16 February – 2 March 1985
141 Timelash 6Y 2 episodes Glen McCoy
Pennant Roberts
9–16 March 1985
142 Revelation of the Daleks 6Z 2 episodesEric Saward
Graeme Harper
23–30 March 1985
Season 23 (1986)
Main article: The Trial of a Time Lord
After an 18-month production hiatus, the series returned. Eric Saward was script editor up to part eight, when Nathan-Turner unofficially took over script editing the remainder of the season because of Saward's departure. The whole season is titled as The Trial of a Time Lord, and is split into four segments. The segments are commonly referred to by their working titles[6] (listed below) but the season was broadcast as one fourteen-part story and the working titles did not appear on screen. Episode length returned to 25 minutes, but with only fourteen episodes in the season, making the total running time of this season (and subsequent seasons) just over half of the previous seasons, going back to season 7.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
143The Mysterious Planet 7A 4 episodes
Robert Holmes
Nicholas Mallett
6–27 September 1986
Mindwarp 7B 4 episodesPhilip Martin
Ron Jones4–25 October 1986
Terror of the Vervoids 7C[7] 4 episodesPip and Jane Baker
Chris Clough1–22 November 1986
The Ultimate Foe 7C[7] 2 episodes(Episode 2 is 30 minutes)
Robert Holmes and Pip and
Chris Clough 29 November – 6 December 1986
Jane Baker
Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor was portrayed by Sylvester McCoy.
Season 24 (1987)
Andrew Cartmel took over as script editor. This season is moved to a Monday schedule.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
144 Time and the Rani 7D 4 episodesPip and Jane Baker
Andrew Morgan
7–28 September 1987
145 Paradise Towers 7E 4 episodesStephen Wyatt
Nicholas Mallett
5–26 October 1987
146Delta and the Bannermen
7F 3 episodesMalcolm Kohll
Chris Clough2–16 November 1987
147 Dragonfire 7G 3 episodes Ian Briggs Chris Clough23 November – 7 December 1987
Season 25 (1988–1989)
The series is moved to Wednesdays.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
148Remembrance of the Daleks
7H 4 episodesBen Aaronovitch
Andrew Morgan
5–26 October 1988
149 The Happiness Patrol 7L 3 episodesGraeme Curry
Chris Clough2–16 November 1988
150 Silver Nemesis 7K 3 episodesKevin Clarke
Chris Clough23 November – 7 December 1988
151The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
7J 4 episodesStephen Wyatt
Alan Wareing
14 December 1988 – 4 January 1989
Season 26 (1989)
The final season continued to push the series towards a darker approach, focusing this time more on Ace's personal life as well as The Doctor's past and manipulations. This season sets the tone for the Virgin New Adventures novels that follow.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
152 Battlefield 7N 4 episodesBen Aaronovitch
Michael Kerrigan
6–27 September 1989
153 Ghost Light 7Q 3 episodes Marc PlattAlan Wareing
4–18 October 1989
154 The Curse of Fenric 7M 4 episodes Ian BriggsNicholas Mallett
25 October – 15 November 1989
155 Survival 7P 3 episodesRona Munro
Alan Wareing
22 November – 6 December 1989
Eighth Doctor
The Eighth Doctor was portrayed by Paul McGann. The movie is the only television appearance of this Doctor. The only production title held by this story was Doctor Who. However, producer Philip Segal later suggested Enemy Within as an alternative title. Lacking any other specific name, many fans have adopted this to refer to the movie. Fan groups have also used other informal titles. The DVD release is titled Doctor Who: The Movie.
Television movie (1996)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
156 Doctor WhoTVM [i]
89-minute television movie
Matthew Jacobs
Geoffrey Sax
12 May 1996 (Canada)14 May 1996 (USA)27 May 1996 (UK)
Ninth Doctor
In 2005, the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after a 16-year absence from episodic television, with Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young as executive producers, Phil Collinson as producer, and Christopher Eccleston taking the lead role of the Ninth Doctor.
The revival adheres to the original continuity. The new series is formatted to a 16:9 widescreen display ratio, and a standard episode length of 45 minutes. For the first time since the 1965–66 season, each episode has an individual title even though some stories span more than one episode. The show also returned to its traditional Saturday evening slot.
Series 1 (2005)
Main article: Doctor Who (series 1)
The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the Time War and the mysterious Bad Wolf.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
157 "Rose" 1.1 1 episodeRussell T Davies
Keith Boak26 March 2005
158 "The End of the World" 1.2 1 episodeRussell T Davies
Euros Lyn 2 April 2005
159 "The Unquiet Dead" 1.3 1 episode Mark Gatiss
Euros Lyn 9 April 2005
160"Aliens of London""World War Three"
1.41.5
2 episodes Russell T Davies
Keith Boak16 April 200523 April 2005
161 "Dalek" 1.6 1 episode Robert Shearman
Joe Ahearne 30 April 2005
162 "The Long Game" 1.7 1 episode Russell T Davies
Brian Grant 7 May 2005
163 "Father's Day" 1.8 1 episode Paul Cornell
Joe Ahearne 14 May 2005
164"The Empty Child""The Doctor Dances"
1.91.10
2 episodes Steven Moffat
James Hawes21 May 200528 May 2005
165 "Boom Town" 1.11 1 episode Russell T Davies
Joe Ahearne 4 June 2005
166"Bad Wolf""The Parting of the Ways"
1.121.13
2 episodesRussell T Davies
Joe Ahearne11 June 200518 June 2005
Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor was portrayed by David Tennant, who was cast before the first series aired.[8] Mal Young vacated his position as Executive Producer when he departed the BBC after Series 1. He was not replaced in that capacity.
Specials (2005)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
—"Doctor Who: Children in Need"
CINChildren in Need special (7 mins)
Russell T Davies
Euros Lyn18 November 2005
167"The Christmas Invasion"
2.X Christmas special (60 mins)
Russell T Davies
James Hawes25 December 2005
Series 2 (2006)
Main article: Doctor Who (series 2)
The back-story for the spin-off series Torchwood is "seeded" in various episodes in the 2006 series. Each episode also has an accompanying online TARDISODE.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
168 "New Earth" 2.1 1 episodeRussell T Davies
James Hawes 15 April 2006
169 "Tooth and Claw" 2.2 1 episodeRussell T Davies
Euros Lyn 22 April 2006
170 "School Reunion" 2.3 1 episodeToby Whithouse
James Hawes 29 April 2006
171"The Girl in the Fireplace"
2.4 1 episodeSteven Moffat
Euros Lyn 6 May 2006
172"Rise of the Cybermen""The Age of Steel"
2.52.6
2 episodesTom MacRae
Graeme Harper
13 May 200620 May 2006
173 "The Idiot's Lantern" 2.7 1 episodeMark Gatiss
Euros Lyn 27 May 2006
174"The Impossible Planet""The Satan Pit"
2.82.9
2 episodes Matt Jones James Strong3 June 200610 June 2006
175 "Love & Monsters" 2.10 1 episodeRussell T Davies
Dan Zeff 17 June 2006
176 "Fear Her" 2.11 1 episodeMatthew Graham
Euros Lyn 24 June 2006
177"Army of Ghosts""Doomsday"
2.122.13
2 episodesRussell T Davies
Graeme Harper
1 July 20068 July 2006
Special (2006)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
178 "The Runaway Bride" 3.X Christmas special (60 mins)
Russell T Davies
Euros Lyn25 December 2006
Series 3 (2007)
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. Susie Liggat was the producer for "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood", with Phil Collinson credited as executive producer for those episodes.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
179 "Smith and Jones" 3.1 1 episodeRussell T Davies
Charles Palmer
31 March 2007
180 "The Shakespeare Code" 3.2 1 episodeGareth Roberts
Charles Palmer
7 April 2007
181 "Gridlock" 3.3 1 episodeRussell T Davies
Richard Clark
14 April 2007
182"Daleks in Manhattan""Evolution of the Daleks"
3.43.5
2 episodesHelen Raynor
James Strong21 April 200728 April 2007
183"The Lazarus Experiment"
3.6 1 episodeStephen Greenhorn
Richard Clark
5 May 2007
184 "42" 3.7 1 episodeChris Chibnall
Graeme Harper
19 May 2007
185"Human Nature""The Family of Blood"
3.83.9
2 episodesPaul Cornell
Charles Palmer
26 May 20072 June 2007
186 "Blink" 3.10 1 episodeSteven Moffat
Hettie MacDonald
9 June 2007
187 "Utopia""The Sound of Drums""Last of the Time Lords"
3.113.123.13
3 episodes(3.13 is 52 mins)
Russell T Davies Graeme
Harper (3.11)Colin Teague
16 June 200723 June 200730 June 2007
(3.12 & 3.13)
Specials (2007)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
— "Time Crash" CIN2Children in Need special (8 mins)
Steven Moffat
Graeme Harper
16 November 2007
188 "Voyage of the Damned" 4.X Christmas special (72 mins)
Russell T Davies
James Strong25 December 2007
Series 4 (2008)
Main article: Doctor Who (series 4)
This series explores the coincidences binding the Doctor and Donna together. Susie Liggat was the producer for "Planet of the Ood", "The Sontaran Stratagem", "The Poison Sky", "The Unicorn and the Wasp" and "Turn Left", with Phil Collinson credited as executive producer for those episodes. Phil Collinson left the position of producer at the end of the series.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
189 "Partners in Crime" 4.1 1 episode (50 mins)Russell T Davies
James Strong 5 April 2008
190 "The Fires of Pompeii" 4.3 [j] 1 episode (50 mins)James Moran
Colin Teague 12 April 2008
191 "Planet of the Ood" 4.2 [j] 1 episodeKeith Temple
Graeme Harper
19 April 2008
192"The Sontaran Stratagem""The Poison Sky"
4.44.5
2 episodesHelen Raynor
Douglas Mackinnon
26 April 20083 May 2008
193 "The Doctor's Daughter" 4.6 1 episodeStephen Greenhorn
Alice Troughton
10 May 2008
194"The Unicorn and the Wasp"
4.7 1 episodeGareth Roberts
Graeme Harper
17 May 2008
195"Silence in the Library""Forest of the Dead"
4.9 [j]
4.10 [j]
2 episodesSteven Moffat
Euros Lyn31 May 20087 June 2008
196 "Midnight" 4.8 [j] 1 episodeRussell T Davies
Alice Troughton
14 June 2008
197 "Turn Left" 4.11 1 episode (50 mins)Russell T Davies
Graeme Harper
21 June 2008
198"The Stolen Earth""Journey's End"
4.124.13
2 episodes(4.13 is 65 mins)
Russell T Davies
Graeme Harper
28 June 20085 July 2008
Specials (2008–2010)
From "Planet of the Dead", episodes were filmed in HD.[9] For practical reasons, these specials continued to use Series 4 production codes.
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
199 "The Next Doctor" 4.14 Christmas special (60 mins)
Russell T Davies
Andy Goddard
25 December 2008
200 "Planet of the Dead" 4.15 Easter special (60 mins)
Russell T Davies & Gareth Roberts
James Strong 11 April 2009
201 "The Waters of Mars" 4.16 Autumn special (60 mins)
Russell T Davies & Phil Ford
Graeme Harper
15 November 2009
202 The End of Time4.174.18
Christmas special (60 mins)New Year's special (75 mins)
Russell T Davies
Euros Lyn
25 December 20091 January 2010
Eleventh Doctor
The Eleventh Doctor is portrayed by Matt Smith. Steven Moffat took over as head writer and executive producer after Russell T Davies stepped down. Julie Gardner also stepped down as executive producer and was replaced by Piers Wenger. Beth Willis joined as executive producer.
Series 5 (2010)
Main article: Doctor Who (series 5)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
203 "The Eleventh Hour" 1.1 1 episode (65 mins)Steven Moffat
Adam Smith 3 April 2010
204 "The Beast Below" 1.2 1 episode Steven Moffat
Andrew Gunn
10 April 2010
205 "Victory of the Daleks" 1.3 1 episode Mark Gatiss
Andrew Gunn
17 April 2010
206"The Time of Angels""Flesh and Stone"
1.41.5
2 episodesSteven Moffat
Adam Smith24 April 20101 May 2010
207"The Vampires of Venice"
1.6 1 episode (50 mins)Toby Whithouse
Jonny Campbell
8 May 2010
208 "Amy's Choice" 1.7 1 episode Simon NyeCatherine Morshead
15 May 2010
209"The Hungry Earth""Cold Blood"
1.81.9
2 episodesChris Chibnall
Ashley Way22 May 201029 May 2010
210"Vincent and the Doctor"
1.10 1 episodeRichard Curtis
Jonny Campbell
5 June 2010
211 "The Lodger" 1.11 1 episodeGareth Roberts
Catherine Morshead
12 June 2010
212"The Pandorica Opens""The Big Bang"
1.121.13
2 episodes(50 and 55 mins)
Steven Moffat
Toby Haynes19 June 201026 June 2010
Specials (2010–2011)
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
213 "A Christmas Carol" TBC Christmas special (60 mins)
Steven Moffat
Toby Haynes25 December 2010
—"Space""Time"
—Comic Relief special (2 x 3 mins)
Steven Moffat
Richard Senior
18 March 2011
Series 6 (2011)
Main article: Doctor Who (series 6)
The first seven episodes of the series are being broadcast in the spring and the final six in the autumn, with a mid-season finale.[10][11]
No Title Code Episodes Writer DirectorOriginal airdate
214"The Impossible Astronaut""Day of the Moon"
2.12.2
2 episodesSteven Moffat
Toby Haynes 23 April 2011
215"The Curse of the Black Spot"
TBC 1 episodeStephen Thompson
Jeremy Webb
7 May 2011
216 "The Doctor's Wife" 2.3 1 episode Neil GaimanRichard Clark
14 May 2011
217"The Rebel Flesh"[12]
"The Almost People"[12]2.52.6
2 episodesMatthew Graham
Julian Simpson
21 May 2011[13]
28 May 2011 [14]
218"A Good Man Goes to War"[12]
TBA
2.72.8
2 episodes[15] Steven Moffat
Peter Hoar [12] Richard Senior[12]
4 June 2011 (tbc)[12]
September 2011[16]
219 TBA 2.4 1 episode Mark GatissRichard Clark
2011
220 TBA TBC 1 episodeTom MacRae[16]
Nick Hurran [16]
2011
221 "The God Complex"[16] TBC 1 episodeToby Whithouse[16]
Nick Hurran[16] 2011
222 TBA TBC 1 episodeGareth Roberts[16]
Steve Hughes[12] 2011
223 TBA TBC 1 episodeSteven Moffat
Jeremy Webb[12] 2011