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In the classic series, just four stories featured a cold opening. [[1982 (releases)|1982's]] ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', the debut story of [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], was the first, showing a recap of the end of [[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]. The twentieth anniversary special, [[1983 (releases)|1983's]] ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', was the second, showing the First Doctor's speech from the end of [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]. These two stories were followed by [[1987 (releases)|1987's]] ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', the debut of [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], and [[1988 (releases)|1988's]] ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', both of which featured a newly-made sequence to open the story. The animated reconstructions of [[1966 (releases)|1966's]] ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]],'' [[1967 (releases)|1967's]] ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'', as well as the incomplete [[Douglas Adams]] story [[Shada (TV story)|Shada]], also featured cold openings. | In the classic series, just four stories featured a cold opening. [[1982 (releases)|1982's]] ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', the debut story of [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], was the first, showing a recap of the end of [[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]. The twentieth anniversary special, [[1983 (releases)|1983's]] ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', was the second, showing the First Doctor's speech from the end of [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]. These two stories were followed by [[1987 (releases)|1987's]] ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', the debut of [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], and [[1988 (releases)|1988's]] ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', both of which featured a newly-made sequence to open the story. The animated reconstructions of [[1966 (releases)|1966's]] ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]],'' [[1967 (releases)|1967's]] ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'', as well as the incomplete [[Douglas Adams]] story [[Shada (TV story)|Shada]], also featured cold openings. | ||
In the new series, the majority of exceptions were series premieres. ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', which were the series premieres of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 1]], [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|4]] respectively, all did not feature cold openings. The fiftieth anniversary story, [[2013 (releases)|2013's]] ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', did not feature a cold opening, instead beginning with a slightly modified version of the [[title sequence]] from the first ''Doctor Who'' television story, [[1963 (releases)|1963's]] ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', in widescreen. | In the new series, the majority of exceptions were series premieres. ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', which were the series premieres of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 1]], [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|4]] respectively, all did not feature cold openings. The fiftieth anniversary story, [[2013 (releases)|2013's]] ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', did not feature a cold opening, instead beginning with a slightly modified version of the [[title sequence]] from the first ''Doctor Who'' television story, [[1963 (releases)|1963's]] ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', in widescreen. | ||
Although returning in [[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]] after their absence in [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]], only four episodes featured cold openings: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall: Part One]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'', ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'' and ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''. Cold openings became became standard again in [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|series 13]], with the only exception being ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]''. | Although returning in [[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]] after their absence in [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]], only four episodes featured cold openings: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall: Part One]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'', ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'' and ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''. Cold openings became became standard again in [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|series 13]], with the only exception being ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]''. | ||
