Suggested Classic Doctor Who Episodes
Added 2021-06-11 03:36:33 +0000 UTCOkay, everybody, I finally compiled a list of Classic Who episodes that people have recommended to me over the past couple of years. Most of these were suggestions from YouTube comments (I kept a running tally on a spreadsheet - soooo nerdy!) and other specific suggestions via message or email. I'm sure some recs have fallen through the cracks, some of them aren't available on Britbox, and I may have missed suggestions that were made elsewhere.
These are not necessarily the only episodes I'll be reacting to - just ones that have been recommended to me. These suggestions may not include things I hope to see - each Doctor's first/last episode (if they are available!), the regeneration episodes, a little bit of each companion, each Master, and the iconic DW villains. So I may be asking you all to point those out to me as we go along season by season, so this list may expand a little. 😜
Anyway, this gives you an idea of what to expect, reaction-wise, as I go through the seasons:
The 1st Doctor (William Hartnell)
Season One - 1963-64
An Unearthly Child (4 eps)
The Daleks (7 eps)
The Edge of Destruction (2 eps)
Season Two - 1964-65
The Time Meddler (4 eps)
Season Four - 1966
The Tenth Planet (4 eps - not on Britbox)
The 2nd Doctor (Patrick Troughton)
Season Five - 1967-68
The Tomb of the Cybermen (4 eps)
The Ice Warriors (6 eps - not on Britbox)
The Web of Fear (6 eps)
Season Six - 1968-69
The Mind Robber (5 eps)
The 3rd Doctor (John Pertwee)
Season Seven - 1970
Doctor Who & the Silurians (7 eps)
Season Eight - 1971
Terror of the Autons (4 eps)
Season Ten - 1972-1973
The Three Doctors (4 eps)
Carnival of Monsters (4 eps)
Season Eleven - 1973 - 1974
The Time Warrior (4 eps)
The Monster of Peladon (6 eps)
The 4th Doctor (Tom Baker)
Season Twelve - 1974-75
The Sontaran Experiment (2 eps)
Genesis of the Daleks (6 eps)
Season Thirteen - 1975-76
Terror of the Zygons (4 eps)
Season Fourteen - 1976-77
The Deadly Assassin (4 eps)
Season Fifteen - 1977-78
The Invasion of Time (6 eps)
Season Sixteen - 1978-79
The Ribos Operation (4 eps)
The 5th Doctor (Peter Davison)
Season Nineteen - 1982
Kinda (4 eps)
Earthshock (4 eps)
Season Twenty - 1983
Enlightenment (4 eps)
20th Anniversary Special: The Five Doctors
Season Twenty-One - 1984
The Caves of Androzani (4 eps)
The 6th Doctor (Colin Baker)
Season Twenty-Two - 1985 (eps 45 min. each?)
Vengeance On Varos (2 eps)
The Two Doctors (3 eps)
Revelation of the Daleks (2 eps)
The 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy)
Season Twenty-Five - 1988
Remembrance of the Daleks (4 eps)
Season Twenty-Six - 1989
Battlefield (4 eps)
Ghost Light (3 eps)
Comments
As for 'Power of the Daleks', I'd always watched recons/telesnaps over the years, but was pretty happy with the animated version that came out a few years ago. It was especially fun as it was released in the cinema (for one night only) and so it was nice to get together with local fans and watch it. If you haven't seen the animated version, I'd recommend it. It's not perfect, but I'm always easy for a Troughton story, so I really like it. <3 Here's one of the trailers for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv36UuCkUtg
Nicole Mazza
2021-06-13 06:29:45 +0000 UTCI think 'State of Decay' falls through the cracks a lot, especially since it's pretty late in Tom Baker's run and it's pretty much a Hinchcliffe-era throwback with it's Gothic Horror, but I think Terrance Dicks did such a great job with that story, myself! (Plus, I'm always easy for vampires!) <3
Nicole Mazza
2021-06-13 06:26:04 +0000 UTCOh, I forgot about State of Decay, so good!
Vanessa J McNamara
2021-06-13 01:33:32 +0000 UTCOh okay. I didn’t remember if Power of the Daleks was telesnaps or animated. Yeah, I’m pretty sure those are on Britbox.
Vanessa J McNamara
2021-06-13 01:32:14 +0000 UTCIan -- One might say it's 'Doctor Who (that) is required'! 😉 (...And I'll show myself out now...)
Nicole Mazza
2021-06-12 20:16:01 +0000 UTCYes - The War Machines is a good choice. If Monica's intention is to watch at least one story from each season,then season 3 has a very limited choice due to an absolutely chronic overabundance of missing episodes :( War Machines is one of the few existing 'later Hartnell' stories.
Ian Smith
2021-06-12 08:04:29 +0000 UTCSome other recs from me I would add are: + The Aztecs (The First Doctor -- Season 1) + The War Machines (The First Doctor -- Season 3) + The Power of the Daleks (The first Second Doctor serial -- Season 4 -- There's animation for missing eps) + The Invasion (The Second Doctor -- Season 6 -- There's animation for missing eps) + The War Games (The last Second Doctor serial -- Season 6 -- my fave regen story -- SOOO GOOD!) + Spearhead from Space (The first Third Doctor serial & first color serial -- Season 7) + Inferno (The Third Doctor -- Season 7) + The Mind of Evil (The Third Doctor -- Season 8) + The Curse of Peladon (The Third Doctor -- Season 9) + The Green Death (The Third Doctor -- Season 10) + Planet of the Spiders (the last Third Doctor serial -- Season 11) + The Ark in Space (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 12) + Pyramids of Mars (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 13) + The Brain of Morbius (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 13 -- VERY IMPORTANT RE: THE TIMELESS CHILD) + The Robots of Death (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 14 -- my fave Tom Baker story!) + Talons of Weng Chiang (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 14 -- big fan fave) + Image of the Fendahl (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 14 -- BONUS: has Benedict Cumberbatch's mum in a lead role!) + Stones of Blood (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 16) + City of Death (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 17 -- written by Douglas Adams!) + State of Decay (The Fourth Doctor -- Season 18 -- Space Vampires!) + Logopolis (the last Fourth Doctor serial -- Season 18) + Castrovalva (the first Fifth Doctor serial -- Season 19) + Black Orchid (The Fifth Doctor -- Season 19) + Snakedance (The Fifth Doctor -- Season 20 -- sequel to 'Kinda' in S19) + The Curse of Fenric (The Seventh Doctor -- Season 26 -- my all-time fave Doctor Who story!) + Survival (The Seventh Doctor -- Season 26 -- the last Classic serial ever!) BONUS -- The Peter Cushing films: + Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965 -- based on the serial 'The Daleks' from Season 1) + Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966 -- based on the serial 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' from Season 1 -- BONUS: Has Bernard Cribbins -- Wilf! -- in a main role)
Nicole Mazza
2021-06-12 04:00:10 +0000 UTCVery good suggestions from everyone. Id second every suggestion made but Dalek Invasion of Earth 1st Doctor, and War Games, 2nd Doctor, even if it is a whole series is essential viewing. And Web of Fear even with the one reconstructed episode, it inroduces an iconic character for the first time and you dont want to miss that as well as just being a great tale. And the bad guy might prove familar. When it comes to the 7th doctor the wonderfully weird Ghostlight and Curse of Fenric are essentials too. City of Death from the 4th Doctor is also essential viewing and was penned by the late great Douglas Adams and his full of his wit and ideas. Horror of Fang Rock is one I love for its atmosphere too. I'd also throw 1st Doctor story the Chase in there too, its not perhaps the greatest but after youve seen a few episodes with Barbera and Ian as the companions, the first human companions, its worth watching I feel. So glad you are doing this, after Chibnal era Who it will be so good to get back to well written, character driven, bursting with ideas Who I can say good things about :)
BobBob
2021-06-11 20:38:18 +0000 UTC
