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'''Season 12''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]] to [[10 May (releases)|10 May]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]. It starred [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as [[Sarah-Jane Smith]] and [[Ian Marter]] as [[Harry Sullivan]]. The season opened with ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' and concluded with ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''.
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The '''twelfth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]] and [[10 May (releases)|10 May]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]. It was the first season of the series to feature [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]]. It was also the last ''Doctor Who'' season to have a December/January start until the [[Peter Davison]] era.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Season 12 consisted of five serials and twenty episodes and was the shortest season to date. The season was shortened by a decision by the BBC to move ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'', originally intended as the finale, to the start of [[Season 13]] to allow the next season to begin earlier and let ''Doctor Who'' better compete against the soon-to-debut ''[[Wikipedia:Space: 1999|Space: 1999]]''.  
It consisted of five serials comprised of twenty episodes, and would be the shortest season of the show until [[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 22]] in 1985. The season was shortened by a decision by the BBC to move ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'', originally intended as the finale, to the start of [[Season 13 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 13]]. This was intended to allow the next season to begin earlier and let ''Doctor Who'' better compete against the soon-to-debut ''[[Space: 1999]]''.


All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to [[Space Station Nerva]]. The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] returned to the series for the first time since ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', a story which introduced [[Davros]] and showed the [[creation of the Daleks]], is one of the most famous of all ''Doctor Who'' serials.
All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to [[Space Station Nerva]]. The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] returned to the series for the first time since ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', a story which introduced [[Davros]] and showed the [[creation of the Daleks]], is one of the most famous of all ''Doctor Who'' serials.
 
It was also the last ''Doctor Who'' season to have a December/January start until the [[Peter Davison]] era. This is the first and, so far, only season to not feature the [[TARDIS control console]], and is the first since [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 7]] to have no scenes set inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
 
This is the first season since [[Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 5]] that [[Malcolm Hulke]] didn't write for.


== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes'''
! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
|-
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|1 ||''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]]||4||First appearance of Harry Sullivan; final regular appearance of Bessie. First story to feature videotaped exteriors.
|1 ||''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]]||4||First appearance of [[Harry Sullivan]]. Final regular appearance of [[Bessie]]. First story to feature videotaped exteriors.
|-
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|2 ||''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearance of [[Nerva Beacon]].  
|2 ||''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearance of the ''[[Nerva Beacon]]''.
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||2|| Shortest [[1970s]] story; first two-part story since ''[[The Rescue]]'' in [[1965]]
|3 ||''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''||[[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]]||2||
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|4 ||''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''||[[Terry Nation]]||6||First appearance of [[Davros]]  
|4 ||''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''||[[Terry Nation]]||6||First appearance of [[Davros]].
|-
|-
|5 ||''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''||[[Gerry Davis]]||4||First full appearance of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] since [[1968]]  
|5 ||''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''||[[Gerry Davis]]||4||Return of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] as recurring antagonists. Final appearance of the ''[[Nerva Beacon]]''.
|}
|}


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
=== Recurring ===
* [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor Who]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Harry Sullivan]] - [[Ian Marter]]
* [[Harry Sullivan]] - [[Ian Marter]]
=== Recurring ===
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[John Benton|Warrant Officer Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
* [[John Benton|Warrant Officer Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
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* [[Experimental Prototype Robot K1|K1 Robot]] - [[Michael Kilgarriff]]
* [[Experimental Prototype Robot K1|K1 Robot]] - [[Michael Kilgarriff]]
* [[J.P. Kettlewell|Professor Kettlewell]] - [[Edward Burnham]]
* [[J.P. Kettlewell|Professor Kettlewell]] - [[Edward Burnham]]
* [[Arnold Jellicoe|Jellicoe]] - [[Alec Linstead]]
* [[Vira]] - [[Wendy Williams]]
* [[Vira]] - [[Wendy Williams]]
* [[Noah (The Ark in Space)|Noah]] - [[Kenton Moore]]
* [[Noah (The Ark in Space)|Noah]] - [[Kenton Moore]]
* [[Rogin]] - [[Richardson Morgan]]
* [[Rogin]] - [[Richardson Morgan]]
* [[Wirrn|Wirrn Operators]] - [[Stuart Fell]], [[Nick Hobbs]]
* [[Vural]] - [[Donald Douglas]]
* [[Vural]] - [[Donald Douglas]]
* [[Krans]] - [[Glyn Jones]]
* [[Krans]] - [[Glyn Jones]]
* [[Erak]] - [[Peter Walshe]]
* [[Erak]] - [[Peter Walshe]]
* [[Styre]] - [[Kevin Lindsay]]
* [[Styre]] and The [[Marshal (The Sontaran Experiment)|Marshal]] - [[Kevin Lindsay]]
* [[Davros]] – [[Michael Wisher]]
* [[Davros]] – [[Michael Wisher]]
* [[Nyder]] – [[Peter Miles]]
* [[Nyder]] – [[Peter Miles]]
* [[Gharman]] – [[Dennis Chinnery]]
* [[Gharman]] – [[Dennis Chinnery]]
* [[Stevenson]] - [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]]
* [[Sevrin]] - [[Stephen Yardley]]
* [[Ronson (Genesis of the Daleks)|Ronson]] - [[James Garbutt]]
* [[Kavell]] - [[Tom Georgeson]]
* [[Dalek|Dalek Voices]] - [[Roy Skelton]]
* [[Stevenson (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Stevenson]] - [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]]
* [[Lester]] - [[William Marlowe]]
* [[Lester]] - [[William Marlowe]]
* [[Tyrum]] - [[Kevin Stoney]]
* [[Kellman]] - [[Jeremy Wilkin]]
* [[Vorus]] - [[David Collings]]
* [[Vorus]] - [[David Collings]]
=== Notes ===
* [[Tyrum]] - [[Kevin Stoney (actor)|Kevin Stoney]]
* Though they only appeared in one story during Season 12, the Brigadier and Benton had appeared more prominently in previous stories.
* [[Cyber-Leader (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Cyberleader]] - [[Christopher Robbie]]


== Stories set during this season ==
== Stories set during this season ==
[[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death (novel)|A Device of Death]]'' (immediately after ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' (alternative take to ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' (alternative take to ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death (novel)|A Device of Death]]'' (immediately after ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Thing You Ever See (short story)|The Last Thing You Ever See]]'' (between ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Genesis (audio anthology)|Genesis]]'' and ''[[Destiny (audio anthology)|Destiny]]'' (after the alternative ending of ''Genesis of the Daleks'')
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'' (alternative take to ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')


== Adaptations and merchandising ==
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
=== Home media ===
==== VHS ====
==== VHS releases ====
* ''Robot'' (1992)
* ''Robot'' (1992)
* ''The Ark in Space'' (1989) (edited movie format)
* ''The Ark in Space'' (1989) (edited movie format)
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* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1983/1984) (edited movie format)
* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1983/1984) (edited movie format)
* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1999)
* ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1999)
* ''[[The Tom Baker Years]]'' (1992) (extracts from each of the stories)
* ''[[The Tom Baker Years (VHS box set)|The Tom Baker Years]]'' (1992) (extracts from each of the stories)


==== DVD ====
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
The stories were released on DVD individually in between 2002 and 2010.
All serials of season 12 were released individually on DVD between 2002 and 2013. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on [[Blu-ray]] as ''Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 12'' in the UK on [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. Due to authoring issues, replacement discs for two of the serials were issued by BBC Video later that year.
 
It was later released in Australia on [[1 August (releases)|1 August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] and was released in the US under the title ''Doctor Who: Tom Baker - Complete Season One'' on [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. This is, to date, the only classic ''Doctor Who'' complete season Blu-ray set released in the US before the UK. BBC Video also released replacement discs for this set.
 
A standard edition of the box set was released in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] on [[31 May (releases)|31 May]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].


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! style="width:30%;" | '''Serial name'''  
! style="width:10%;"| '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R2 release date'''  
! style="width:10%;" | '''R2 release date'''  
! style="width:10%;"| '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R1 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R1 release date'''
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| ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 4 June 2007 || 4 July 2007 || 14 August 2007
| ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 4 June 2007 || 4 July 2007 || 14 August 2007
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| ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' - Special Edition || 4 × 25 min. || 18 February 2013 || 20 February 2013 || 12 March 2013
| ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' - Special Edition || 4 × 25 min. || 18 February 2013 || 20 February 2013 || 12 March 2013
|-
|-
| ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''<br /><small>Available individually or in the ''Bred for War'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 2 × 25 min. || 9 October 2006 || 7 December 2006 || 6 March 2007
| ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''<br /><small>Available individually or in the ''[[Bred for War]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 2 × 25 min. || 9 October 2006 || 7 December 2006 || 6 March 2007
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|-
| ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''<br /><small>Available individually or in ''The Complete Davros Collection'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 6 × 25 min. || 10 April 2006 || 4 May 2006 || 6 June 2006
| ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''<br /><small>Available individually or in ''[[The Complete Davros Collection]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 6 × 25 min. || 10 April 2006 || 4 May 2006 || 6 June 2006
|-
|-
| ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''Cybermen'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.|| 4 × 25 min. || 9 August 2010 || 7 October 2010 || 2 November 2010
| ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''Revenge of the Cybermen/[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.|| 4 × 25 min. || 9 August 2010 || 7 October 2010 || 2 November 2010
|-
|''[[The Collection]]'' - ''[[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 12]]''
|20 x 25 min.
|2 July 2018
|1 August 2018
|19 June 2018
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==== Download/streaming availability ====
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! style="width:40%;" | '''Serial name'''
! style="width:15%;" | '''Amazon Video'''
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| ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
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| Except UK
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| ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
| UK
|✓
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|Except France, Germany
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| ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''<br /><small>(2 episodes)</small>
| UK
|✓
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|✓
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| ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''<br /><small>(6 episodes)</small>
| UK
|✓
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|✓
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| ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<br /><small>(4 episodes)</small>
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|✓
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[[BritBox]] is available only in the [[US]]. [[iTunes]] stores carry ''Doctor Who'' serials in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]], the [[UK]] and US, unless stated otherwise. [[Amazon (service)|Amazon Video]] in the US streams classical ''Doctor Who'' through BritBox channel.


=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]''


=== Scriptbooks ===
=== Scriptbooks ===
* In 2004, BBC Books published a hardcover, annotated collection of all the scripts from Season 12.
* In 2004, BBC Books published a hardcover, annotated collection of all the scripts from Season 12.
=== The Lost Stories ===
In 2021 and 2023, [[Big Finish Productions]] have released audio adaptations of three Season 12 stories based on their initially-intended storylines as part of their [[The Lost Stories|''Lost Stories'']] range.
* ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'' (based on ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<nowiki/>'s original storyline)
* ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]'' (based on the first draft of ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''<nowiki/>' first episode and the outline for the remaining five episodes)
* ''[[The Ark (audio story)|The Ark]]'' (based on [[John Lucarotti]]'s original pitch for ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')


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Season 12 of Doctor Who ran from 28 December 1974 to 10 May 1975. It starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah-Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. The season opened with Robot and concluded with Revenge of the Cybermen.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of five serials comprised of twenty episodes, and would be the shortest season of the show until season 22 in 1985. The season was shortened by a decision by the BBC to move Terror of the Zygons, originally intended as the finale, to the start of Season 13. This was intended to allow the next season to begin earlier and let Doctor Who better compete against the soon-to-debut Space: 1999.

All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to Space Station Nerva. The Cybermen returned to the series for the first time since The Invasion. Genesis of the Daleks, a story which introduced Davros and showed the creation of the Daleks, is one of the most famous of all Doctor Who serials.

It was also the last Doctor Who season to have a December/January start until the Peter Davison era. This is the first and, so far, only season to not feature the TARDIS control console, and is the first since Season 7 to have no scenes set inside the TARDIS.

This is the first season since Season 5 that Malcolm Hulke didn't write for.

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Robot Terrance Dicks 4 First appearance of Harry Sullivan. Final regular appearance of Bessie. First story to feature videotaped exteriors.
2 The Ark in Space Robert Holmes 4 First appearance of the Nerva Beacon.
3 The Sontaran Experiment Bob Baker and Dave Martin 2
4 Genesis of the Daleks Terry Nation 6 First appearance of Davros.
5 Revenge of the Cybermen Gerry Davis 4 Return of the Cybermen as recurring antagonists. Final appearance of the Nerva Beacon.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Robot (1992)
  • The Ark in Space (1989) (edited movie format)
  • The Ark in Space (1994)
  • The Sontaran Experiment/Genesis of the Daleks (1991)
  • Genesis of the Daleks (2001)
  • Revenge of the Cybermen (1983/1984) (edited movie format)
  • Revenge of the Cybermen (1999)
  • The Tom Baker Years (1992) (extracts from each of the stories)

DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

All serials of season 12 were released individually on DVD between 2002 and 2013. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on Blu-ray as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 12 in the UK on 2 July 2018. Due to authoring issues, replacement discs for two of the serials were issued by BBC Video later that year.

It was later released in Australia on 1 August 2018 and was released in the US under the title Doctor Who: Tom Baker - Complete Season One on 19 June 2018. This is, to date, the only classic Doctor Who complete season Blu-ray set released in the US before the UK. BBC Video also released replacement discs for this set.

A standard edition of the box set was released in the UK on 31 May 2021.

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Robot 4 × 25 min. 4 June 2007 4 July 2007 14 August 2007
The Ark in Space 4 × 25 min. 8 April 2002 3 June 2002 6 August 2002
The Ark in Space - Special Edition 4 × 25 min. 18 February 2013 20 February 2013 12 March 2013
The Sontaran Experiment
Available individually or in the Bred for War box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.		 2 × 25 min. 9 October 2006 7 December 2006 6 March 2007
Genesis of the Daleks
Available individually or in The Complete Davros Collection box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.		 6 × 25 min. 10 April 2006 4 May 2006 6 June 2006
Revenge of the Cybermen
Only available as part of the Revenge of the Cybermen/Silver Nemesis box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.		 4 × 25 min. 9 August 2010 7 October 2010 2 November 2010
The Collection - Season 12 20 x 25 min. 2 July 2018 1 August 2018 19 June 2018

Download/streaming availability[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox Google Play iTunes
Robot
(4 episodes) 		✓ ✓ Except UK
The Ark in Space
(4 episodes) 		UK ✓ Except France, Germany
The Sontaran Experiment
(2 episodes) 		UK ✓ ✓
Genesis of the Daleks
(6 episodes) 		UK ✓ ✓
Revenge of the Cybermen
(4 episodes) 		✓

BritBox is available only in the US. iTunes stores carry Doctor Who serials in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and US, unless stated otherwise. Amazon Video in the US streams classical Doctor Who through BritBox channel.

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Scriptbooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In 2004, BBC Books published a hardcover, annotated collection of all the scripts from Season 12.

The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2021 and 2023, Big Finish Productions have released audio adaptations of three Season 12 stories based on their initially-intended storylines as part of their Lost Stories range.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Seasons 4-6: Patrick Troughton
Season 4: 1966-1967
Season 5: 1967-1968
Season 6: 1968-1969
 
Seasons 7-11: Jon Pertwee
Season 7: 1970
Season 8: 1971
Season 9: 1972
Season 10: 1972-1973
Season 11: 1973-1974
 
Seasons 12-18: Tom Baker
Season 12: 1974-1975
Season 13: 1975-1976
Season 14: 1976-1977
Season 15: 1977-1978
Season 16: 1978-1979
Season 17: 1979-1980
Season 18: 1980-1981
 
Seasons 19-21: Peter Davison
Season 19: 1982
Season 20: 1983
Children in Need 1983
Season 21: 1984
 
Seasons 21-23: Colin Baker
Season 21: 1984
Season 22: 1985
Season 23: 1986
 
Seasons 24-26: Sylvester McCoy
Season 24: 1987
Season 25: 1988-1989
Season 26: 1989
 
TV Movie & 2013 specials: Paul McGann
TV Movie: 1996
Specials: 2013
Minisodes
 
Series 1: Christopher Eccleston
Series 1: 2005
Regular episodes
 
Series 2-4: David Tennant
Series 2: 2005-2006
Minisode
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Series 3: 2006-2007
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Animated special
Series 4: 2007-2010
Minisode
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Minisodes
Animated special
Seasonal specials
 
Series 5-2013 specials: Matt Smith
Series 5: 2010
Regular episodes
Series 6: 2010-2011
Christmas Special
Minisodes
Regular episodes
(Part 1: Apr 2011)
Regular episodes
(Part 2: Aug 2011)
Minisode
Series 7: 2011-2013
Christmas Special
Minisodes
Regular episodes
(Part 1: 2012)
Minisode
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
(Part 2: 2013)
Specials: 2013
 
Series 8-10: Peter Capaldi
Series 8: 2014
Regular episodes
Series 9: 2014-2015
Christmas Special
Minisode
Regular episodes
Christmas Special
Series 10: 2016-2017
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Christmas Special
 
Series 11-13: Jodie Whittaker
Series 11: 2018-2019
Regular episodes
New Year Special
Series 12: 2020-2021
Regular episodes
New Year Special
Series 13: 2021
Minisodes
Regular episodes
Seasonal specials
 
60th Anniversary Specials: David Tennant
Specials: 2023
Minisodes
60th Anniversary Specials
 
Season 1 (2023)-present: Ncuti Gatwa
Season 1: 2023-2024
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
v • e
Aliens and Enemies of Season 12
Robot
The Ark in Space
Wirrn  • Lazar
The Sontaran Experiment
Genesis of the Daleks
Davros  • Nyder  • Daleks  • Thals  • Kaleds  • Kaled mutants  • Mutos
Revenge of the Cybermen
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