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Have you never watched the show before and you're a bit intimidated even though you want to start? You don't just want a plot summary - reading isn't the same is watching, but, gosh, it's a lot of TV to watch to get caught up. Look no further. This is a recommended viewing guide to catch up with the plot of the show. You might miss some small things, but the big plot points are all gonna be hit by this guide, and it also mentions the episodes that people generally regard as standout hits in case you want to watch those as well.
Have you never watched the show before and you're a bit intimidated even though you want to start? You don't just want a plot summary - reading isn't the same is watching, but, gosh, it's a lot of TV to watch to get caught up. Look no further. This is a recommended viewing guide to catch up with the plot of the show. You might miss some small things, but the big plot points are all gonna be hit by this guide, and it also mentions the episodes that people generally regard as standout hits in case you want to watch those as well.


Note: This list is primarily for stories that advance the overall plot - some episodes that many fans consider good may also be included.
While the show began in 1963, it took a large hiatus from 1989 to 2005. When the show returned in 2005 this functioned as a "soft reboot", somewhat discontinuous from the 1963-1989 era of the show. It's often recommended that people start with the 2005 era of the show, and many people simply never watch the 1963-1989 show. A guide for the classic series, as it's often called, is forthcoming. Recently, the show has undergone another soft reset, beginning in "Season 1" (as opposed to Series 1). Starting there makes similar sense to starting at Series 1.


[[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]]: [[Rose (TV story)|Rose]], [[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]], [[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]], [[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]], [[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]], [[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]], [[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]].
* [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
 
** episode 1, ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''
[[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]]: [[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]], [[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]], [[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]], [[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]], [[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]], [[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]], [[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]].
** episode 2, ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''
 
** episode 6, ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''
[[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]]: [[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]], [[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]], [[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]], [[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]], [[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]], [[Blink (TV story)|Blink]], [[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]], [[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]], [[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]].
** episode 9, ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''
 
** episode 10, ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]''
[[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]]: [[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]], [[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)]], [[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]], [[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]], [[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]], [[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]], [[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]], [[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]].
** episode 12, ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''
 
** episode 13, ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''
Specials: [[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]], [[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]].
* [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
 
** special, ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''
[[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]: [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]], [[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]], [[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]], (The last 5-10 minutes of [[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]), [[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]], and [[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]].
** episode 1, ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''
 
** episode 2, ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''
[[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]]: [[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]], [[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]], [[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]], [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]], [[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]], [[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]], and [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]].
** episode 5, ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''
 
** episode 6, ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]''
[[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]: [[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]], [[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]], [[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]], [[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]], [[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]],
** episode 12, ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''
 
** episode 13, ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''
Specials: [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]] and [[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]].
* [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
 
** special, ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''
[[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]]:[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]], [[Listen (TV story)|Listen]] (This is not necessary, but generally regarded as very good), (The last 5-10 minutes of [[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]), [[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]], [[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]], [[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]], [[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]].
** episode 1, ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]''
 
** episode 3, ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]''
[[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|Series 9]]: [[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]], [[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]], [[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]], [[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]], [[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]], [[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]], [[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]].
** episode 8, ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''
 
** episode 9, ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''
[[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|Series 10]]: [[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]], [[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]], [[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]], [[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]], [[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]], [[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]], [[The Eaters of Light (TV story)|The Eaters of Light]]), [[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]], [[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]].
** (episode 10, ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')
 
** episode 11, ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''
[[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|Series 11]]: [[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]], [[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]], [[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]], [[Kerblam! (TV story)]].
** episode 12, ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''
 
** episode 13, ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''
[[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|Series 12]]: [[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]] part 1 and 2, [[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]], [[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]], [[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]], [[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]].
* [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
 
** episode 1, ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]''
[[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Series 13]]: This series is perfectly skippable with no consequences. [[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]], [[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]], [[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]], [[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]], [[Village of the Angels (TV story)|Village of the Angels]], [[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]], [[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]].
** episode 8, ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''
 
** episode 9, ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''
The latest episode prior to the 60th anniversary specials, [[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]], highly recommended!
** (episode 10, ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'')
** episode 11, ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''
** episode 12, ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''
** episode 13, ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''
** (special 3,  ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'')
** special 4, ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' parts 1 and 2
* [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** episode 1, ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''
** episode 4, ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]''
** episode 5, ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]''
** (episode 8, ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'')
** (episode 9, ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'')
** (episode 10, ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
** episode 12, ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''
** episode 13, ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''
* [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** (special, ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'')
** episode 1, ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''
** episode 2, ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''
** (episode 4, ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
** (episode 5, ''[[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]]'')
** (episode 6, ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'')
** episode 7, ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''
** episode 8, ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''
** (episode 10, ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'')
** episode 13, ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''
* [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** episode 1, ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''
** episode 5, ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]''
** special, ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''
** episode 6, ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]''
** episode 13, ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''
** special, ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''
* [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** special, ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]''
** episode 1, ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]''
** (episode 4, ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'')
** (episode 7, ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'')
** episode 8, ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]''
** episode 9, ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]''
** episode 11, ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''
** episode 12, ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''
* [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** special, ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]''
** episode 1, ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]''
** episode 2, ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]''
** episode 5, ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]''
** episode 10, ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]''
** episode 11, ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]''
** episode 12, ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]''
* [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** (special, ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')
** episode 1, ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]''
** episode 5, ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]''
** episode 6, ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]''
** episode 7, ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]''
** episode 8, ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]''
** (episode 10, ''[[The Eaters of Light (TV story)|The Eaters of Light]]'')
** episode 11, ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]''
** episode 12, ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]''
** special, ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''
* [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** episode 1, ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]''
** (episode 2, ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'')
** (episode 3, ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'')
** (episode 4, ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'')
** (episode 6, ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'')
* [[Series 12 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** episodes 1-2, ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'' parts 1 and 2
** episode 5, ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]''
** episode 8, ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]''
** episode 9, ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''
** episode 10, ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]''
** special, ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''
* [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)]]
** (episodes 1-6, ''[[Flux (TV story)|Flux]]'')
*** episode 1, ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]''
*** episode 2, ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]''
*** episode 3, ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]''
*** episode 4, ''[[Village of the Angels (TV story)|Village of the Angels]]''
*** episode 5, ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]''
*** episode 6, ''[[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]]''
** special, ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''
* [[60th Anniversary Specials]]
** special 1, ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]''
** special 3, ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''
* [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)]]
** special, ''[[The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|The Church on Ruby Road]]''

Latest revision as of 09:06, 21 April 2024

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Have you never watched the show before and you're a bit intimidated even though you want to start? You don't just want a plot summary - reading isn't the same is watching, but, gosh, it's a lot of TV to watch to get caught up. Look no further. This is a recommended viewing guide to catch up with the plot of the show. You might miss some small things, but the big plot points are all gonna be hit by this guide, and it also mentions the episodes that people generally regard as standout hits in case you want to watch those as well.

While the show began in 1963, it took a large hiatus from 1989 to 2005. When the show returned in 2005 this functioned as a "soft reboot", somewhat discontinuous from the 1963-1989 era of the show. It's often recommended that people start with the 2005 era of the show, and many people simply never watch the 1963-1989 show. A guide for the classic series, as it's often called, is forthcoming. Recently, the show has undergone another soft reset, beginning in "Season 1" (as opposed to Series 1). Starting there makes similar sense to starting at Series 1.

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