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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]]''. | '''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. | ''[[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 == | ||
=== General === | |||
==== "Classic" era ==== | ==== "Classic" era ==== | ||
*''[[Dr. Who For Keep Australia Beautiful (TV story)|Dr. Who For Keep Australia Beautiful]]'' | * ''[[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]]'' | * ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Famine Appeal]]'' | |||
* ''[[Untitled (1988 TV story)|Untitled]]'' | * ''[[Untitled (1988 TV story)|Untitled]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Shrink (TV story)|The Shrink]]'' | * ''[[The Shrink (TV story)|The Shrink]]'' | ||
==== "Wilderness" era ==== | ==== "Wilderness" era ==== | ||
* ''[[Search Out Space]]'' | * ''[[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]]'' | * ''[[Introduction to the Night (TV story)|Introduction to the Night]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Web of Caves (TV story)|The Web of Caves]]'' | * ''[[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 ==== | ==== 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]]'' | ||
* ''[[Tardisode | * ''[[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 ==== | ==== Series 4 ==== | ||
* ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'' | * ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | |||
==== The Specials ==== | |||
* ''[[Untitled (Tonight's the Night)|Tonight's the Night]]'' | |||
* ''[[2009 BBC Christmas idents|The Doctor and the Reindeer]]'' | |||
==== Series 5 ==== | ==== Series 5 ==== | ||
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* ''[[Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)|Prequel to The Wedding of River Song]]'' | * ''[[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]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Analysis Lessons (webcast)|Analysis Lessons]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[The Naked Truth (TV story)|The Naked Truth]]'' | ||
* ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'' | * ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'' | ||
** ''[[Good Night (home video)|Good Night]]'' | ** ''[[Good Night (home video)|Good Night]]'' | ||
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==== Series 7 ==== | ==== Series 7 ==== | ||
* ''[[Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Prequel to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'' | * ''[[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]]'' | ||
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* ''[[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]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[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 ==== | ==== 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 | * ''[[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]]'' | * ''[[Cinema Introduction (The Day of the Doctor)|Cinema Introduction]]'' | ||
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==== Series 11 ==== | ==== Series 11 ==== | ||
* ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (webcast)| | * ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (webcast)|'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Doctor needs YOUR help! (TV story)|The Doctor needs YOUR help!]]'' | * ''[[The Doctor needs YOUR help! (TV story)|The Doctor needs YOUR help!]]'' | ||
==== Series 12==== | ==== Series 12 ==== | ||
* ''[[The Defence Drones (webcast)|The Defence Drones]]'' | * ''[[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 === | === ''Lockdown'' mini-episodes === | ||
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* ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'' | * ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]'' | * ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]'' | ||
=== ''The Collection'' mini-episodes === | === ''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. | 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]]'' | * ''[[Jovanka Airlines (webcast)|Jovanka Airlines]]'' | ||
* ''[[Galactic Glitter]]'' | * ''[[Galactic Glitter (webcast)|Galactic Glitter]]'' | ||
* ''[[Hello Boys! (webcast)|Hello Boys!]]'' | * ''[[Hello Boys! (webcast)|Hello Boys!]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'' | * ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'' | ||
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* ''[[The Eternal Mystery (webcast)|The Eternal Mystery]]'' | * ''[[The Eternal Mystery (webcast)|The Eternal Mystery]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Storyteller (webcast)|The Storyteller]]'' | * ''[[The Storyteller (webcast)|The Storyteller]]'' | ||
*''[[Defenders of Earth (webcast)|Defenders of Earth]]'' | * ''[[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''. | [[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]]'' | * ''[[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]] '' | ||
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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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Latest revision as of 13:15, 7 September 2024
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]]
- Season 17 Launch Trailer
- Dr. Who For Keep Australia Beautiful
- Merry Christmas Doctor Who
- Step Into the 80's!
- On Through the 80's!
- A Fix with Sontarans
- Famine Appeal
- Untitled
- The Shrink
"Wilderness" era[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Search Out Space
- Police 5: The Master
- UNIT Recruiting Film
- Dimensions in Time
- Time Is Everything
- Introduction to the Night
- The Web of Caves
- Children in Need 2003
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]]
- Dermot and the Doctor
- Space / Time
- Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut
- Prequel to The Curse of the Black Spot
- Brain Trafficking
- Prequel to Let's Kill Hitler
- Prequel to The Wedding of River Song
- Death Is the Only Answer
- Analysis Lessons
- The Naked Truth
- Night and the Doctor
Series 7[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prequel to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
- Blue Peter special
- Good as Gold
- Pond Life
- Prequel to Asylum of the Daleks
- The Making of the Gunslinger
- P.S.
- The Great Detective
- Vastra Investigates
- BAFTA in the TARDIS
- One Born Every Minute
- The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel
- The Battle of Demon's Run: Two Days Later
- She Said, He Said
- Clarence and the Whispermen
- Doctor Who Proms Film
- Clara and the TARDIS
- The Inforarium
- Rain Gods
- Luckily for me, I have a time machine
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.
- Strax Saves the Day
- Message from the Doctor
- The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond
- United we stand, 2m apart
- Rory's Story
- Farewell, Sarah Jane
- Sven and the Scarf
- Pompadour
- The Zygon Isolation
- The Descendants of Pompeii
- Fear Is a Superpower
- Doctors Assemble!
- The Secret of Novice Hame
- The Best of Days
- U.N.I.T. On Call
- The Genuine Article
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.
- Jovanka Airlines
- Galactic Glitter
- Hello Boys!
- The Trial
- The Promise
- Home Assistant
- Return of the Autons
- 24 Carat
- Risen
- The Eternal Mystery
- The Storyteller
- Defenders of Earth
- The Passenger
- The Final Battle
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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