I’ve gotten a few messages asking for some must-watch serials from each Classic Doctor so I put together a small list of favorites here. Please keep in mind, these a just a few of my favorites, ones I enjoyed the most and ones that I believe are important in terms of developing character and the Doctor’s personality/history. These are not absolute, and are just a mere glimpse so please do not hold me to this!
Some of these serials from One and Two are reconstructions because of the episodes are lost, that being said, they’re still terrific and I recommend you give them a try anyways (you might be surprised at how good the reconstructions are). I have recommended a lot for One, Two, and Three because they have an amazing selection of awesome, diverse serials that build the foundation for the show (Three’s era is my favorite so I have recommended a lot from his era)! Four has quite a few as well because he had seven seasons.
Bolded episodes are ones that I highly recommend you do not skip, ones with a star are ones that I especially enjoyed. Without further ado, these are my recommendations (from left to right – I tried to conserve space so it wasn’t super long winded):
One
– An Unearthly Child – The Daleks
– The Aztecs – The Sensorites*
– The Dalek Invasion of Earth (for companion departure)
– The Rescue* – The Romans*
– The Space Museum* – The Chase
– The Time Meddler
– The Myth Makers (leads into Dalek’s Master Plan)
– The Daleks’ Master Plan
– The Ark* – The Savages (for companion departure)
– The Tenth Planet*Two
– The Power of the Daleks – The Highlanders (new companion)
– The Moonbase* – Evil of the Daleks (new companion)
– The Tomb of the Cyberman* – The Abominable Snowmen*
– The Ice Warriors* – Enemy of the World*
– The Web of Fear* – The Wheel in Space*
– The Mind Robber – The Invasion*
– The War Games*Three
– Spearhead From Space* – Doctor Who and the Silurians*
– Inferno* (first Master) – Terror of the Autons
– The Mind of Evil – The Claws of Axos
– The Daemons* – Day of the Daleks
– Curse of Peladon* – The Sea Devils*
– The Mutants* – The Time Monster*
– The Three Doctors* -Carnival of Monsters*
– Frontier in Space* – Planet of the Daleks*
– The Green Death – The Time Warrior
– Invasion of the Dinosaurs – Monster of Peladon*
– Planet of the SpidersFour
– Robot – The Ark in Space*
– The Sontaran Experiment* – Genesis of the Daleks*
– Revenge of the Cybermen – Terror of the Zygons (for 50th)
– Planet of Evil – Pyramids of Mars
– The Brain of Morbius – The Seeds of Doom
– The Hand of Fear – The Deadly Assassin (for Time Lords)
– The Face of Evil – The Robots of Death*
– The Talons of Weng-Chiang – Horror of Fang Rock*
– The Invisible enemy (K-9!) – The Invasion of Time (Time Lords)*
– The Ribos Operation* (I recommend watching all of the Keys to Time)
– Stones of Blood* – Androids of Tara
– The Armageddon Factor – Destiny of the Daleks
– City of Death* – Nightmare of Eden*
– Horns of Nimon* – Shada* (recon – sort of)
– The Leisure Hive* – Full Circle* (Adric)
– State of Decay (Great Vampires) – Warriors’ Gate
– The Keeper of Traken* – Logopolis*Five
– Castrovalva* – Four to Doomsday
– Kinda – The Black Orchid*
– Earthshock* (MUST WATCH) – Arc of Infinity*
– Mawdryn Undead* – Terminus
– Enlightenment – The Five Doctors* (watch!)
– Warriors of the Deep – Frontios*
– Resurrection of the Daleks* – Planet of Fire*
– Caves of Androzani*Six
– The Twin Dilemma – Attack of the Cybermen
– Vengeance on Varos* – Mark of the Rani
– The Two Doctors* – Revelation of the Daleks
– Trial of the Timelord: The Mysterious Planet, Mindwarp, Terror of the Vervoids, The Ultimate Foe (must watch all of these!!)Seven
– Time and the Rani* – Paradise Towers
– Dragonfire* – Remembrance of the Daleks*
– The Happiness Patrol* – Battlefield*
– The Curse of Fenric* – SurvivalEight
Doctor Who – The MovieI hope this helps! Feel free to message me if you think I’m missing something important.
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