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'''Mini-episodes''' were short episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' usually released online, in a DVD set or broadcast during charity telethons such as ''[[Children in Need]]'' and ''[[Comic Relief]]''.
'''Mini-episodes''', or '''minisodes''', are short episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' usually released online, in a DVD set or broadcast during charity telethons such as ''[[Children in Need]]'' and ''[[Comic Relief]]''.  


The first mini-episode as such was broadcast during ''Disney Time'' in 1975.
''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' was also granted minisodes, making it the only spin-off to do so.


''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' was also granted minisodes, making it the only spin-off to do so.
== List of ''Doctor Who'' mini-episodes ==
== List of ''Doctor Who'' mini-episodes ==
This list compiles only non-parodic mini-episodes valid or not. This list does not include the untitled prequels.
=== General ===
==== "Classic" era ====
* ''[[Season 17 Launch Trailer (TV story)|Season 17 Launch Trailer]]''
* ''[[Dr. Who For Keep Australia Beautiful (TV story)|Dr. Who For Keep Australia Beautiful]]''
* ''[[Merry Christmas Doctor Who (TV story)|Merry Christmas Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Step Into the 80's! (TV story)|Step Into the 80's!]]''
* ''[[On Through the 80's! (TV story)|On Through the 80's!]]''
* ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''
* ''[[Famine Appeal]]''
* ''[[Untitled (1988 TV story)|Untitled]]''
* ''[[The Shrink (TV story)|The Shrink]]''


* ''[[Search Out Space]]''
==== "Wilderness" era ====
* ''[[Search Out Space (TV story)|Search Out Space]]''
* ''[[Police 5: The Master (TV story)|Police 5: The Master]]''
* ''[[UNIT Recruiting Film (TV story)|UNIT Recruiting Film]]''
* ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''
* ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''
* ''[[Time Is Everything (TV story)|Time Is Everything]]''
* ''[[Introduction to the Night (TV story)|Introduction to the Night]]''
* ''[[The Web of Caves (TV story)|The Web of Caves]]''
* ''[[Children in Need 2003 (TV story)|Children in Need 2003]]''
==== Series 1 ====
* ''[[Blue Peter special 2005 (TV story)|Blue Peter special 2005]]''
==== Series 2 ====
* ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Born Again]]''
* ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Born Again]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]''
* ''[[Tardisodes]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 1]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 2]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 3]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 4]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 5]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 6]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 7]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 8]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 9]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 10]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 11]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 12]]''
** ''[[Tardisode 13]]''
==== Series 4 ====
* ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]''
* ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]''
* ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]''
 
==== The Specials ====
* ''[[Untitled (Tonight's the Night)|Tonight's the Night]]''
* ''[[2009 BBC Christmas idents|The Doctor and the Reindeer]]''
 
==== Series 5 ====
* ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]''
* ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]''
==== Series 6 ====
* ''[[Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)|Dermot and the Doctor]]''
* ''[[Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)|Dermot and the Doctor]]''
* ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'' / ''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]''
* ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'' / ''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]''
* ''[[Prequel (The Impossible Astronaut)|Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut]]''
* ''[[Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot)|Prequel to The Curse of the Black Spot]]''
* ''[[Brain Trafficking (webcast)|Brain Trafficking]]''
* ''[[Prequel (Let's Kill Hitler)|Prequel to Let's Kill Hitler]]''
* ''[[Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)|Prequel to The Wedding of River Song]]''
* ''[[Death Is the Only Answer (TV story)|Death Is the Only Answer]]''
* ''[[Death Is the Only Answer (TV story)|Death Is the Only Answer]]''
* ''[[The Crash of the Elysium (TV story)|The Crash of the Elysium]]''
* ''[[Analysis Lessons (webcast)|Analysis Lessons]]''
* ''[[Children in Need 2011 (TV story)|Children in Need 2011]]''
* ''[[The Naked Truth (TV story)|The Naked Truth]]''
* ''[[Good Night (home video)|Good Night]]''
* ''[[Night and the Doctor]]''
* ''[[Bad Night (home video)|Bad Night]]''
** ''[[Good Night (home video)|Good Night]]''
* ''[[First Night (home video)|First Night]]''
** ''[[Bad Night (home video)|Bad Night]]''
* ''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]]''
** ''[[First Night (home video)|First Night]]''
* ''[[Up All Night (home video)|Up All Night]]''
** ''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]]''
** ''[[Up All Night (home video)|Up All Night]]''
 
==== Series 7 ====
* ''[[Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Prequel to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''
* ''[[Blue Peter special (TV story)|Blue Peter special]]''
* ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''
* ''[[Good as Gold (TV story)|Good as Gold]]''
* ''[[Pond Life (TV story)|Pond Life]]''
* ''[[Pond Life (TV story)|Pond Life]]''
* ''[[Prequel to Asylum of the Daleks (webcast)|Prequel to Asylum of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Making of the Gunslinger (webcast)|The Making of the Gunslinger]]''
* ''[[The Making of the Gunslinger (webcast)|The Making of the Gunslinger]]''
* ''[[P.S. (webcast)|P.S.]]''
* ''[[P.S. (webcast)|P.S.]]''
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* ''[[BAFTA in the TARDIS (TV story)|BAFTA in the TARDIS]]''
* ''[[BAFTA in the TARDIS (TV story)|BAFTA in the TARDIS]]''
* ''[[One Born Every Minute (TV story)|One Born Every Minute]]''
* ''[[One Born Every Minute (TV story)|One Born Every Minute]]''
* ''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]]''
* ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demon's Run: Two Days Later]]''
* ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demon's Run: Two Days Later]]''
* ''[[She Said, He Said: A Prequel (webcast)|She Said, He Said]]''
* ''[[She Said, He Said: A Prequel (webcast)|She Said, He Said]]''
* ''[[Clarence and the Whispermen (home video)|Clarence and the Whispermen]]''
* ''[[Clarence and the Whispermen (home video)|Clarence and the Whispermen]]''
* ''[[Bodyswap to the Proms (TV story)|Bodyswap to the Proms]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Proms Film (TV story)|Doctor Who Proms Film]]''
* ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]''
* ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]''
* ''[[The Inforarium (home video)|The Inforarium]]''
* ''[[The Inforarium (home video)|The Inforarium]]''
* ''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''
* ''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''
* ''[[Luckily for me, I have a time machine (TV story)|Luckily for me, I have a time machine]]''
==== 50th specials ====
* ''[[A Night with the Stars (TV story)|A Night with the Stars]]''
* ''[[A Night with the Stars (TV story)|A Night with the Stars]]''
* ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''
* ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''
* ''[[The History of the Doctor (TV story)|The History of the Doctor]]''
* ''[[The History of the Doctor (TV story)|The Ultimate Guide]]''
* ''[[The Last Day (TV story)|The Last Day]]''
* ''[[The Last Day (TV story)|The Last Day]]''
* ''[[Cinema Introduction (The Day of the Doctor)|Cinema Introduction]]''
==== Series 8 ====
* ''[[Prequel to Deep Breath (theatrical film)|Prequel to Deep Breath]]''
==== Series 9 ====
* ''[[Prologue (webcast)|Prologue]]''
* ''[[Prologue (webcast)|Prologue]]''
* ''[[The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)|The Doctor's Meditation]]''
* ''[[The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)|The Doctor's Meditation]]''
==== Series 10 ====
* ''[[Friend from the Future (TV story)|Friend from the Future]]''
* ''[[Looking for Pudsey (TV story)|Looking for Pudsey]]''
* ''[[Looking for Pudsey (TV story)|Looking for Pudsey]]''
==List of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' mini-episodes==
 
==== Series 11 ====
* ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (webcast)|'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]''
* ''[[The Doctor needs YOUR help! (TV story)|The Doctor needs YOUR help!]]''
 
==== Series 12 ====
* ''[[The Defence Drones (webcast)|The Defence Drones]]''
 
==== Series 13 ====
* ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]''
* ''[[2020: The Movie (TV story)|2020: The Movie]]''
* ''[[The Flux is Coming... (TV story)|The Flux is Coming...]]''
 
==== 2023 specials ====
* ''[[Lenny Henry Regenerates into David Tennant (TV story)|Lenny Henry Regenerates into David Tennant]]''
* ''[[2023: The Eurovision Audition Tapes (TV story)|2023: The Eurovision Audition Tapes]]
* ''[[Destination: Skaro (TV story)|Destination: Skaro]]''
 
=== ''Doctor Who at the Proms'' ===
==== 2008 ====
* ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]''
* ''[[The Daleks & Davros (TV story)|The Daleks & Davros]]''
 
==== 2010 ====
* ''[[Symphony of the Daleks (TV story)|Symphony of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Scene (TV story)|Doctor Who Scene]]''
 
==== 2013 ====
* ''[[Doctor Who Proms Film (TV story)|Doctor Who Proms Film]]''
 
==== 2024 ====
* ''[[Pantheon of Discord (audio story)|Pantheon of Discord]]''
* [[Untitled 1 (Doctor Who at the Proms 2024 audio story)|Untitled Dalek skit]]
* [[Untitled 2 (Doctor Who at the Proms 2024 audio story)|Untitled Mrs Flood skit]]
 
=== ''An Adventure in Space and Time: Reconstructions'' ===
* ''[[First TARDIS (home video)|First TARDIS]]''
* ''[[First Farewell (home video)|First Farewell]]''
* ''[[Festive Greeting (home video)|Festive Greeting]]''
* ''[[Regeneration (home video)|Regeneration]]''
* ''[[Another Doctor (webcast)|Another Doctor]]''
 
=== ''Lockdown'' mini-episodes ===
The following are the on screen mini-episodes of the Lockdown watchalongs.
* ''[[Strax Saves the Day (webcast)|Strax Saves the Day]]''
* ''[[Message from the Doctor (webcast)|Message from the Doctor]]''
* ''[[The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond (webcast)|The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond]]''
* ''[[United we stand, 2m apart (webcast)|United we stand, 2m apart]]''
* ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]''
* ''[[Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane]]''
* ''[[Sven and the Scarf (webcast)|Sven and the Scarf]]''
* ''[[Pompadour (webcast)|Pompadour]]''
* ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]''
* ''[[The Descendants of Pompeii (webcast)|The Descendants of Pompeii]]''
* ''[[Fear Is a Superpower (webcast)|Fear Is a Superpower]]''
* ''[[Doctors Assemble! (webcast)|Doctors Assemble!]]''
* ''[[The Secret of Novice Hame (webcast)|The Secret of Novice Hame]]''
* ''[[The Best of Days (webcast)|The Best of Days]]''
* ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]''
* ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]''
 
=== ''The Collection'' mini-episodes ===
The term of "mini-episodes" was also used by [[Pete McTighe]] in [[DWM 571]] to refer to the short live-action ''Doctor Who'' stories whose creation he oversaw to accompany trailers for ''[[The Collection]]'', noting that "calling them trailers feels a bit reductive". Some of these shorts broke the fourth wall while others were set in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Contrary to traditional mini-episodes, these naturally did not tie in with the then-current season of ''Doctor Who'' on TV, but rather caught up with some element of the season being released in a ''Collection'' box-set at the time of release of the mini-episode.
 
* ''[[Jovanka Airlines (webcast)|Jovanka Airlines]]''
* ''[[Galactic Glitter (webcast)|Galactic Glitter]]''
* ''[[Hello Boys! (webcast)|Hello Boys!]]''
* ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]''
* ''[[The Promise (webcast)|The Promise]]''
* ''[[Home Assistant (webcast)|Home Assistant]]''
* ''[[Return of the Autons (webcast)|Return of the Autons]]''
* ''[[24 Carat (webcast)|24 Carat]]''
* ''[[Risen (webcast)|Risen]]''
* ''[[The Eternal Mystery (webcast)|The Eternal Mystery]]''
* ''[[The Storyteller (webcast)|The Storyteller]]''
* ''[[Defenders of Earth (webcast)|Defenders of Earth]]''
* ''[[The Passenger (webcast)|The Passenger]]''
* ''[[The Final Battle (webcast)|The Final Battle]]''
 
[[2022 (releases)|2022]], for the first time, saw a new, recut edition of a previously released minisode, ''A Fix with Sontarans''.
* ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''
 
== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' mini-episodes ==
* ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love (TV story)|From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love]] ''
* ''[[From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love (TV story)|From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love]] ''
===''The Sarah Jane Adventures Special''===
 
=== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures Special'' ===
* ''[[Clyde Introduces... (webcast)|Clyde Introduces...]]''
* ''[[Clyde Introduces... (webcast)|Clyde Introduces...]]''
* ''[[Introduction to SJA (webcast)|Introduction to SJA]]''
* ''[[Introduction to SJA (webcast)|Introduction to SJA]]''
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* ''[[Rani and Clyde (webcast)|Rani and Clyde]]''
* ''[[Rani and Clyde (webcast)|Rani and Clyde]]''
* ''[[Chris Meets... (TV story)|Chris Meets...]]''
* ''[[Chris Meets... (TV story)|Chris Meets...]]''
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Mini-episodes, or minisodes, are short episodes of Doctor Who usually released online, in a DVD set or broadcast during charity telethons such as Children in Need and Comic Relief.

The Sarah Jane Adventures was also granted minisodes, making it the only spin-off to do so.

List of Doctor Who mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

General[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Classic" era[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Wilderness" era[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 4[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 5[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 6[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 7[[edit] | [edit source]]

50th specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 8[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 9[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 10[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 11[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 12[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 13[[edit] | [edit source]]

2023 specials[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who at the Proms[[edit] | [edit source]]

2008[[edit] | [edit source]]

2010[[edit] | [edit source]]

2013[[edit] | [edit source]]

2024[[edit] | [edit source]]

An Adventure in Space and Time: Reconstructions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lockdown mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The following are the on screen mini-episodes of the Lockdown watchalongs.

The Collection mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The term of "mini-episodes" was also used by Pete McTighe in DWM 571 to refer to the short live-action Doctor Who stories whose creation he oversaw to accompany trailers for The Collection, noting that "calling them trailers feels a bit reductive". Some of these shorts broke the fourth wall while others were set in the Doctor Who universe. Contrary to traditional mini-episodes, these naturally did not tie in with the then-current season of Doctor Who on TV, but rather caught up with some element of the season being released in a Collection box-set at the time of release of the mini-episode.

2022, for the first time, saw a new, recut edition of a previously released minisode, A Fix with Sontarans.

The Sarah Jane Adventures mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sarah Jane Adventures Special[[edit] | [edit source]]

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