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'''Season 25''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[5 October (releases)|5 October]] [[1988 (releases)|1988]] to [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[1989 (releases)|1989]]. It starred [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]]. The season opened with ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''.

The season consisted of four serials comprised of fourteen episodes. As the silver anniversary season, it included several stories noting the milestone: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', which featured the final "classic series" appearance of the [[Dalek]]s and [[Davros]] and which would feature scenes set at [[Coal Hill School]] and 76 Totter’s Lane, both significant locations in the first episode, ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''; and ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', the final classic series appearance of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], which had its first episode broadcast on the actual 25th anniversary of the series. It also showed the lighter side of the Seventh Doctor's personality fade and be replaced by darker qualities. ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' was also the last episode to have the Doctor dressed in bright colours. This would also be the first season that would be recorded with the intention of, and be broadcast in, a stereo mix.<ref>https://twitter.com/markayresrws/status/44791514924199936?s=21</ref>

 

|1 ||''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''||[[Ben Aaronovitch]]||4||

|2 ||''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''||[[Graeme Curry]]||3||

|3 ||''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''||[[Kevin Clarke]]||3||25th anniversary story.

|4 ||''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''||[[Stephen Wyatt]]||4||

* [[Courtney Pine (in-universe)|Courtney Pine]] - [[Courtney Pine|himself]]

* [[Mags (The Greatest Show in the Galaxy)|Mags]] - [[Jessica Martin]]

==== VHS releases ====

==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====

All serials of season 25 were released individually on DVD between 2001 and 2012. The Regions 2 and 4 releases of the Special Edition of ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' was originally only available as part of ''The Complete Davros Collection'' box set, but was later re-released on its own.

| ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' – Special Edition<br /><small>Available individually or in ''[[The Complete Davros Collection]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.|| 4 × 25 min. || 26 November 2007<br />20 July 2009|| 6 February 2008<br />1 October 2009|| 2 March 2010

| ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Ace Adventures]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br /> Only available individually in Region 1. || 3 × 25 min. || 7 May 2012 || 7 June 2012 || 8 May 2012

| ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]/Silver Nemesis'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.  || 3 × 25 min. || 9 August 2010 || 7 October 2010 || 2 November 2010

 

=== Download/streaming availability ===

 

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