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The following sub-sections have galleries illustrating the changes in font and format that the ''Doctor Who'' title card has gone through from the earliest title cards where each episode had an individual title to the [[1980s]]-[[2011]] where each title card became more uniform as post-production methods became far more controlled.
The following sub-sections have galleries illustrating the changes in font and format that the ''Doctor Who'' title card has gone through from the earliest title cards where each episode had an individual title to the [[1980s]]-[[2011]] where each title card became more uniform as post-production methods became far more controlled.
===[[First Doctor]]===
=== [[First Doctor]] ===
For [[Season 1|Seasons 1]], [[Season 2|2]] and most of [[Season 3|3]] each episode had its own title, so each episode title card is shown. For most [[William Hartnell]] episodes the title card was superimposed over the action instead of the opening titles.<br />Font: Grotesque One Three<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade out.
For [[Season 1|Seasons 1]], [[Season 2|2]] and most of [[Season 3|3]] each episode had its own title, so each episode title card is shown. For most [[William Hartnell]] episodes the title card was superimposed over the action instead of the opening titles.<br />Font: Grotesque One Three<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade out.
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tcunearthly1.JPG|[[An Unearthly Child]], Episode 1
tcunearthly1.JPG|[[An Unearthly Child]], Episode 1
tcunearthly2.JPG|[[An Unearthly Child]], Episode 2
tcunearthly2.JPG|[[An Unearthly Child]], Episode 2
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Beginning with [[DW]]: ''[[The Savages]]'' each story had an overall title followed by an episode number.<br />For [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' a special computer-style font was used, with each letter appearing one at a time, while flashing in and out of negative.<br />While [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' had the title card appear and disappear amongst numerous letters.<br />Font: Grotesque One Three ([[DW]]: ''[[The Savages]]'', ''[[The Smugglers]]'')/Eurostile ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' onwards)<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade out.
Beginning with [[DW]]: ''[[The Savages]]'' each story had an overall title followed by an episode number.<br />For [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' a special computer-style font was used, with each letter appearing one at a time, while flashing in and out of negative.<br />While [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' had the title card appear and disappear amongst numerous letters.<br />Font: Grotesque One Three ([[DW]]: ''[[The Savages]]'', ''[[The Smugglers]]'')/Eurostile ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' onwards)<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade out.


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tcsavages.jpg|[[The Savages]]
tcsavages.jpg|[[The Savages]]
tcwarmachines.JPG|[[The War Machines]]
tcwarmachines.JPG|[[The War Machines]]
tcsmugglers3.jpg|[[The Smugglers]]
tcsmugglers3.jpg|[[The Smugglers]]
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</gallery>
===[[Second Doctor]]===
=== [[Second Doctor]] ===
While having the title card superimposed over the action was still the norm, starting from [[DW]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]'' it started being superimposed over the opening titles for some episodes.<br />During the [[Patrick Troughton]] era several stories had special film sequences made for the title cards to be superimposed on to.<br />In [[DW]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'' where the title cards would appear burley, zoom out, become clear then disappear, over shots of glaciers and ice.<br />In [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' they were superimposed over a mixture of the opening titles and shots of The Wheel.<br />In [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' they were superimposed over shots of the Earth & Moon in space.<br />And in [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'' the were superimposed between shots of explosions & gunfire, flashing in and out.<br />Font: Eurostile (except [[DW]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'', ''[[The War Games]]'')<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade out.
While having the title card superimposed over the action was still the norm, starting from [[DW]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]'' it started being superimposed over the opening titles for some episodes.<br />During the [[Patrick Troughton]] era several stories had special film sequences made for the title cards to be superimposed on to.<br />In [[DW]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'' where the title cards would appear burley, zoom out, become clear then disappear, over shots of glaciers and ice.<br />In [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' they were superimposed over a mixture of the opening titles and shots of The Wheel.<br />In [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' they were superimposed over shots of the Earth & Moon in space.<br />And in [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'' the were superimposed between shots of explosions & gunfire, flashing in and out.<br />Font: Eurostile (except [[DW]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'', ''[[The War Games]]'')<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade out.
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tcpowerdaleks.jpg|[[The Power of the Daleks]]
tcpowerdaleks.jpg|[[The Power of the Daleks]]
tchighlanders.jpg|[[The Highlanders]]
tchighlanders.jpg|[[The Highlanders]]
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tcwargames.JPG|[[The War Games]]
tcwargames.JPG|[[The War Games]]
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===[[Third Doctor]]===
=== [[Third Doctor]] ===
Starting with [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' the title card is superimposed over the opening titles, with [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'' the only exception where the title card was superimposed over shots of a volcano erupting, with it appearing burlrey, zooming out, become clear then disappearing.<br />Font: Futura Bold (until [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'')/Futura Extra Bold ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' onwards)<br />Animation: Fade in, Disappear.
Starting with [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' the title card is superimposed over the opening titles, with [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'' the only exception where the title card was superimposed over shots of a volcano erupting, with it appearing burlrey, zooming out, become clear then disappearing.<br />Font: Futura Bold (until [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'')/Futura Extra Bold ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' onwards)<br />Animation: Fade in, Disappear.
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tcspearhead.JPG|[[Spearhead from Space]]
tcspearhead.JPG|[[Spearhead from Space]]
tcsilurians.JPG|[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]
tcsilurians.JPG|[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]
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tcpeladon2.JPG|[[The Monster of Peladon]]
tcpeladon2.JPG|[[The Monster of Peladon]]
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===[[Fourth Doctor]]===
=== [[Fourth Doctor]] ===
Font: Futura Extra Bold (until [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'')/Cantoria Bold ([[DW]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'')/Helvetica Rounded Bold ''with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG'' ([[DW]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' onwards)<br />Animation: Appear, Disappear ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot]]'' – [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'')/Fade in, Fade Out (([[DW]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' onwards)
Font: Futura Extra Bold (until [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'')/Cantoria Bold ([[DW]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'')/Helvetica Rounded Bold ''with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG'' ([[DW]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' onwards)<br />Animation: Appear, Disappear ([[DW]]: ''[[Robot]]'' – [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'')/Fade in, Fade Out (([[DW]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' onwards)
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tcrobot.JPG|[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]
tcrobot.JPG|[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]
tcarkspace.JPG|[[The Ark in Space]]
tcarkspace.JPG|[[The Ark in Space]]
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tclogopolis.JPG|[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]
tclogopolis.JPG|[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]
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===[[Fifth Doctor]]===
=== [[Fifth Doctor]] ===
Font: Helvetica Rounded Bold ''with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG''<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.
Font: Helvetica Rounded Bold ''with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG''<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.
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tccastrovalva.JPG|[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]
tccastrovalva.JPG|[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]
tc42doomsday.JPG|[[Four to Doomsday]]
tc42doomsday.JPG|[[Four to Doomsday]]
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tcandrozani.JPG|[[The Caves of Androzani]]
tcandrozani.JPG|[[The Caves of Androzani]]
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===[[Sixth Doctor]]===
=== [[Sixth Doctor]] ===
Font: Helvetica Rounded Bold ''with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG''<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.
Font: Helvetica Rounded Bold ''with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG''<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.
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tcthetwindilemma1.JPG|[[The Twin Dilemma]]
tcthetwindilemma1.JPG|[[The Twin Dilemma]]
tcattackcybermen1.JPG|[[Attack of the Cybermen]]
tcattackcybermen1.JPG|[[Attack of the Cybermen]]
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tcttoatl1.JPG|[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]
tcttoatl1.JPG|[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]
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===[[Seventh Doctor]]===
=== [[Seventh Doctor]] ===
For the first time in the shows history the episode title and writer’s credit appear on the same title card, this has now become the norm.<br />Font: Univers Light Ultra Condensed (story/writers credit) & Eurostile Extended Bold ("by" credit).<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.
For the first time in the shows history the episode title and writer’s credit appear on the same title card, this has now become the norm.<br />Font: Univers Light Ultra Condensed (story/writers credit) & Eurostile Extended Bold ("by" credit).<br />Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.
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tcsurvival.JPG|[[Survival]]
tcsurvival.JPG|[[Survival]]
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===[[Ninth Doctor]]===
=== [[Ninth Doctor]] ===
Font: Futura Book
Font: Futura Book
Animation: Fades in/Fades out
Animation: Fades in/Fades out
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The-parting-of-the-ways-title-card.jpg|[[The Parting of the Ways]]
The-parting-of-the-ways-title-card.jpg|[[The Parting of the Ways]]
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===[[Tenth Doctor]]===
=== [[Tenth Doctor]] ===
Title Card fades in and out from 2005-2009. During 2009 the title fades in, slightly zooms in and fades out.
Title Card fades in and out from 2005-2009. During 2009 the title fades in, slightly zooms in and fades out.
Font: Futura Book
Font: Futura Book
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The-christmas-invasion-title-card.jpg|[[The Christmas Invasion]]
The-christmas-invasion-title-card.jpg|[[The Christmas Invasion]]
New-earth-title-card.jpg|[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]
New-earth-title-card.jpg|[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]
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====Doctor Who website title card====
==== Doctor Who website title card ====
For [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|the fourth]] series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the [[BBC]] published title cards for each episode, on the official Doctor Who website.  
For [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|the fourth]] series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the [[BBC]] published title cards for each episode, on the official Doctor Who website.  
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S4 e01.jpeg|[[Partners in Crime]]
S4 e01.jpeg|[[Partners in Crime]]
S4 e02.jpeg|[[The Fires of Pompeii]]
S4 e02.jpeg|[[The Fires of Pompeii]]
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===[[Eleventh Doctor]]===
=== [[Eleventh Doctor]] ===
Title Card appears at the bottom for the first time since [[Season 24]].
Title Card appears at the bottom for the first time since [[Season 24]].


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Animation: Blurs in , grows slightly, blurs out
Animation: Blurs in , grows slightly, blurs out
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The-eleventh-hour-title-card.jpg|[[The Eleventh Hour]]
The-eleventh-hour-title-card.jpg|[[The Eleventh Hour]]
The-beast-below-title-card.jpg|[[The Beast Below]]
The-beast-below-title-card.jpg|[[The Beast Below]]
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===Miscellaneous===
=== Miscellaneous ===
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Doctor-who-at-the-proms-2008-title-card.jpg|[[Doctor Who at the Proms]]
Doctor-who-at-the-proms-2008-title-card.jpg|[[Doctor Who at the Proms]]
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==K9 & Company==
== K9 & Company ==
While not a ''Doctor Who'' story, ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'' was produced during the original ''Doctor Who'' production run and is included here for ease of comparison between it and the Doctor Who title cards of the same era.
While not a ''Doctor Who'' story, ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'' was produced during the original ''Doctor Who'' production run and is included here for ease of comparison between it and the Doctor Who title cards of the same era.
===[[K9 and Company]]===
=== [[K9 and Company]] ===
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file:Tcagirlsbestfriend.PNG|[[A Girl's Best Friend]]
file:Tcagirlsbestfriend.PNG|[[A Girl's Best Friend]]
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[[Category:Title cards]]
[[Category:Title cards]]

Revision as of 21:43, 5 November 2011

Title cards for Doctor Who have either the episode title, writer's name or episode number superimposed over the opening title sequence or initial sequences of the episode.

The following sub-sections have galleries illustrating the changes in font and format that the Doctor Who title card has gone through from the earliest title cards where each episode had an individual title to the 1980s-2011 where each title card became more uniform as post-production methods became far more controlled.

First Doctor

For Seasons 1, 2 and most of 3 each episode had its own title, so each episode title card is shown. For most William Hartnell episodes the title card was superimposed over the action instead of the opening titles.
Font: Grotesque One Three
Animation: Fade in, Fade out.

Beginning with DW: The Savages each story had an overall title followed by an episode number.
For DW: The War Machines a special computer-style font was used, with each letter appearing one at a time, while flashing in and out of negative.
While DW: The Tenth Planet had the title card appear and disappear amongst numerous letters.
Font: Grotesque One Three (DW: The Savages, The Smugglers)/Eurostile (DW: The Tenth Planet onwards)
Animation: Fade in, Fade out.

Second Doctor

While having the title card superimposed over the action was still the norm, starting from DW: The Macra Terror it started being superimposed over the opening titles for some episodes.
During the Patrick Troughton era several stories had special film sequences made for the title cards to be superimposed on to.
In DW: The Ice Warriors where the title cards would appear burley, zoom out, become clear then disappear, over shots of glaciers and ice.
In DW: The Wheel in Space they were superimposed over a mixture of the opening titles and shots of The Wheel.
In DW: The Seeds of Death they were superimposed over shots of the Earth & Moon in space.
And in DW: The War Games the were superimposed between shots of explosions & gunfire, flashing in and out.
Font: Eurostile (except DW: The Ice Warriors, The War Games)
Animation: Fade in, Fade out.

Third Doctor

Starting with DW: Spearhead from Space the title card is superimposed over the opening titles, with DW: Inferno the only exception where the title card was superimposed over shots of a volcano erupting, with it appearing burlrey, zooming out, become clear then disappearing.
Font: Futura Bold (until DW: The Green Death)/Futura Extra Bold (DW: The Time Warrior onwards)
Animation: Fade in, Disappear.

Fourth Doctor

Font: Futura Extra Bold (until DW: The Seeds of Doom)/Cantoria Bold (DW: The Masque of Mandragora - DW: The Horns of Nimon)/Helvetica Rounded Bold with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG (DW: The Leisure Hive onwards)
Animation: Appear, Disappear (DW: RobotDW: The Horns of Nimon)/Fade in, Fade Out ((DW: The Leisure Hive onwards)

Fifth Doctor

Font: Helvetica Rounded Bold with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG
Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.

Sixth Doctor

Font: Helvetica Rounded Bold with Upper Case "G" & Lower Case "t", from VAG
Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.

Seventh Doctor

For the first time in the shows history the episode title and writer’s credit appear on the same title card, this has now become the norm.
Font: Univers Light Ultra Condensed (story/writers credit) & Eurostile Extended Bold ("by" credit).
Animation: Fade in, Fade Out.

Ninth Doctor

Font: Futura Book Animation: Fades in/Fades out

Tenth Doctor

Title Card fades in and out from 2005-2009. During 2009 the title fades in, slightly zooms in and fades out. Font: Futura Book

Doctor Who website title card

For the fourth series of Doctor Who, the BBC published title cards for each episode, on the official Doctor Who website.

Eleventh Doctor

Title Card appears at the bottom for the first time since Season 24.

Font: SF Movie Poster

Animation: Blurs in , grows slightly, blurs out

Miscellaneous

K9 & Company

While not a Doctor Who story, A Girl's Best Friend was produced during the original Doctor Who production run and is included here for ease of comparison between it and the Doctor Who title cards of the same era.

K9 and Company