List of Doctor Who television stories
Following is a list of stories in the original (1963 – 1989) and new (2005 – Present) BBC Doctor Who television series, plus the 1996 Television movie, per the BBC Episode Guide.
Names used are those given by the BBC. Alternative titles are noted.
This list does not include spin-off series, Torchwood or The Sarah Jane Adventures, also set in the Whoniverse.
First Doctor - William Hartnell
Season 1 - 1963-64
- An Unearthly Child a.k.a. "100,000 BC", "The Tribe of Gum"
- The Daleks a.k.a. "The Mutants", "The Dead Planet"
- The Edge of Destruction a.k.a. "Inside the Spaceship", "Beyond the Sun"
- Marco Polo a.k.a. "A Journey to Cathay"
- The Keys of Marinus
- The Aztecs
- The Sensorites
- The Reign of Terror a.k.a. "The French Revolution"
Season 2 - 1964-65
- Planet of Giants
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- The Rescue
- The Romans
- The Web Planet
- The Crusade
- The Space Museum
- The Chase
- The Time Meddler
Season 3 - 1965-66
- Galaxy 4
- Mission to the Unknown a.k.a. "Dalek Cutaway"
- The Myth Makers
- The Daleks' Master Plan
- The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve a.k.a. "The Massacre"
- The Ark
- The Celestial Toymaker
- The Gunfighters
- The Savages
- The War Machines
Season 4 - 1966
Second Doctor - Patrick Troughton
Season 4 - 1966-67 (continued)
- The Power of the Daleks
- The Highlanders
- The Underwater Menace
- The Moonbase
- The Macra Terror
- The Faceless Ones
- The Evil of the Daleks
Season 5 - 1967-68
- The Tomb of the Cybermen
- The Abominable Snowmen
- The Ice Warriors
- The Enemy of the World
- The Web of Fear
- Fury from the Deep
- The Wheel in Space
Season 6 - 1968-69
- The Dominators
- The Mind Robber
- The Invasion
- The Krotons
- The Seeds of Death
- The Space Pirates
- The War Games
Third Doctor - Jon Pertwee
Season 7 - 1970
Colour production begins.
Season 8 - 1971
Season 9 - 1972
Season 10 - 1972-73
Season 11 - 1973-74
- The Time Warrior
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- Death to the Daleks
- The Monster of Peladon
- Planet of the Spiders
Fourth Doctor - Tom Baker
Season 12 - 1974-75
Season 13 - 1975-76
- Terror of the Zygons
- Planet of Evil
- Pyramids of Mars
- The Android Invasion
- The Brain of Morbius
- The Seeds of Doom
Season 14 - 1976-77
- The Masque of Mandragora
- The Hand of Fear
- The Deadly Assassin
- The Face of Evil
- The Robots of Death
- The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Season 15 - 1977-78
- Horror of Fang Rock
- The Invisible Enemy
- Image of the Fendahl
- The Sun Makers
- Underworld
- The Invasion of Time
Season 16 - 1978-79
- The Ribos Operation
- The Pirate Planet
- The Stones of Blood
- The Androids of Tara
- The Power of Kroll
- The Armageddon Factor
Season 17 - 1979-80
- Destiny of the Daleks
- City of Death
- The Creature from the Pit
- Nightmare of Eden
- The Horns of Nimon
- Shada (incomplete; not broadcast)
Season 18 - 1980-81
Fifth Doctor - Peter Davison
Season 19 - 1982
Season 20 - 1983
Season 21 - 1984
- Warriors of the Deep
- The Awakening
- Frontios
- Resurrection of the Daleks
- Planet of Fire
- The Caves of Androzani
Sixth Doctor - Colin Baker
Season Twenty-One (continued) - 1984
Season 22 - 1985
Format changes to 45-minute episodes
- Attack of the Cybermen
- Vengeance on Varos
- The Mark of the Rani
- The Two Doctors
- Timelash
- Revelation of the Daleks
Season 23 - 1986
25-minute episodes resume.
- The Trial of a Time Lord
Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Season 24 - 1987
Season 25 - 1988
Season 26 - 1989
Eighth Doctor - Paul McGann
Television Movie - 1996
- Doctor Who: The TV Movie, a.k.a. "Enemy Within" or "The Movie"
Ninth Doctor - Christopher Eccleston
Series 1 - 2005
Note: Beginning with this season, the multi-episode serial format was abandoned in favour of a mixture of standalone single-episode stories and two (and later three) parters, along side an ongoing story arc. Standard episode length changes to 45 minutes, with occasional longer exceptions. For promotional purposes, the BBC chose to start numbering the seasons anew, although unofficially the count continued from 1989's Season 26.
- Rose
- The End of the World
- The Unquiet Dead
- Aliens of London / World War Three
- Dalek
- The Long Game
- Father's Day
- The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
- Boom Town
- Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Tenth Doctor - David Tennant
Beginning with Tennant's era, the producers began varying the episode formats, adding occasional special mini-episodes (usually produced for charity) and an annual Christmas special episode (both of which are is generally considered separate from the season that follows). Several episodes have exceeded the 45-minute standard, including the Christmas specials and several regular-season episodes.
Children in Need Special - 2005
Christmas Special - 2005
Interactive Christmas Special - 2005
Series 2 - 2006
- New Earth
- Tooth and Claw
- School Reunion
- The Girl in the Fireplace
- Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
- The Idiot's Lantern
- The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
- Love & Monsters
- Fear Her
- Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Christmas Special - 2006
Series 3 - 2007
- Smith and Jones
- The Shakespeare Code
- Gridlock
- Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
- The Lazarus Experiment
- 42
- Human Nature / The Family of Blood
- Blink
- Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Animated Mini-Series - 2007
Produced as part of the behind-the-scenes series, Totally Doctor Who.
Children in Need Special - 2007
Christmas Special - 2007
Series 4 2008
- Partners in Crime
- The Fires of Pompeii
- Planet of the Ood
- The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
- The Doctor's Daughter
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
- Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
- Midnight
- Turn Left
- The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
Proms Special 2008
Christmas Special 2008
2009 specials
The End of Time is a two part story, the first to use one name for two separate episodes since the show was revived in 2005.
Animated Mini-Series - 2009
Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
Series 5 - 2010
- Note: TBA = to be announced. The BBC often does not confirm episode titles until soon before airdate, especially if the titles are considered to be "spoilers".
- The Eleventh Hour
- The Beast Below
- Victory of the Daleks
- The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
- The Vampires of Venice
- Amy's Choice
- The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood
- Vincent and the Doctor
- The Lodger
- The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang
Christmas Special 2010
- TBA
Series 6 - 2011
A sixth series has been confirmed by the BBC, but no details have been published. But Matt Smith will continue as his role as The Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond in 2011.
Other
Pilot Episode
- An Unearthly Child (unaired)