[ Doctor Who ]
edited 2026-05-21A complete watch order for Doctor Who — the BBC's long-running science-fiction series. Covers the 26-season Classic Era (1963–1989), the 1996 TV movie, the Modern Era from Christopher Eccleston in 2005 through Ncuti Gatwa's Series 15 in 2025, every Christmas, New Year, and anniversary special, and the BBC spinoffs Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Class. Tagged by era and continuity so you can follow just the modern series, just the spinoffs, or sample everything.
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▾classic era tv (1963–1989)26 items · 26 unwatched
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1963–1964The opening 42-episode season of Doctor Who, broadcast November 1963 to September 1964 on BBC One. Introduces William Hartnell as the First…
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1964–1965The second season of Doctor Who, broadcast October 1964 to July 1965 on BBC One. The First Doctor continues travelling with Ian and Barbara,…
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1965–1966The third season of Doctor Who, broadcast September 1965 to July 1966 on BBC One — William Hartnell's final full season as the First Doctor.…
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1966–1967The fourth season of Doctor Who, broadcast September 1966 to July 1967 on BBC One. Contains the first regeneration in the show's history: Wi…
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1967–1968The fifth season of Doctor Who, broadcast September 1967 to June 1968 on BBC One — Patrick Troughton's first full season as the Second Docto…
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1968–1969The sixth season of Doctor Who, broadcast August 1968 to June 1969 on BBC One — Patrick Troughton's final season as the Second Doctor. Inclu…
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1970The seventh season of Doctor Who, broadcast January to June 1970 on BBC One — Jon Pertwee's debut as the Third Doctor and the first season p…
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1971The eighth season of Doctor Who, broadcast January to June 1971 on BBC One. Introduces Roger Delgado as the renegade Time Lord the Master, w…
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1972–1973The tenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast December 1972 to June 1973 on BBC One. Opens with 'The Three Doctors' — the first multi-Doctor sto…
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1972The ninth season of Doctor Who, broadcast January to June 1972 on BBC One. The Third Doctor's Earth exile continues with Jo Grant and UNIT,…
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1973–1974The eleventh season of Doctor Who, broadcast December 1973 to June 1974 on BBC One — Jon Pertwee's final season as the Third Doctor. Elisabe…
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1974–1975The twelfth season of Doctor Who, broadcast December 1974 to May 1975 on BBC One — Tom Baker's debut as the Fourth Doctor. The opening seria…
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1975–1976The thirteenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast August 1975 to March 1976 on BBC One. Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe and script-edited by Rob…
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1976–1977The fourteenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast September 1976 to April 1977 on BBC One. Sarah Jane Smith departs in 'The Hand of Fear', and…
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1977–1978The fifteenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast September 1977 to March 1978 on BBC One — Graham Williams' first season as producer, shifting…
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1978–1979The sixteenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast September 1978 to February 1979 on BBC One — the show's first season-long story arc. The White…
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1979–1980The seventeenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast September 1979 to January 1980 on BBC One — script-edited by Douglas Adams and tonally the m…
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1980–1981The eighteenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast August 1980 to March 1981 on BBC One — Tom Baker's seventh and final season as the Fourth Doc…
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1982The nineteenth season of Doctor Who, broadcast January to March 1982 on BBC One — Peter Davison's debut as the Fifth Doctor. The season swit…
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1983The twentieth season of Doctor Who, broadcast January to March 1983 on BBC One. Every serial features a returning villain in celebration of…
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1984The twenty-first season of Doctor Who, broadcast January to March 1984 on BBC One — Peter Davison's final season as the Fifth Doctor. Includ…
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1985The twenty-second season of Doctor Who, broadcast January to March 1985 on BBC One — Colin Baker's first full season as the Sixth Doctor. Th…
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1986The twenty-third season of Doctor Who, broadcast September to December 1986 on BBC One after the show's 18-month hiatus. The entire 14-episo…
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1987The twenty-fourth season of Doctor Who, broadcast September to December 1987 on BBC One — Sylvester McCoy's debut as the Seventh Doctor. McC…
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1988–1989The twenty-fifth season of Doctor Who, broadcast October 1988 to January 1989 on BBC One — the show's silver jubilee season under script edi…
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1989The twenty-sixth and final classic-era season of Doctor Who, broadcast September to December 1989 on BBC One. Four serials including the Ace…
›▾1996 tv movie1 items · 1 unwatched
▾modern era tv (2005–2025)15 items · 15 unwatched
▾specials & anniversary events27 items · 27 unwatched
▾bbc spinoff series11 items · 11 unwatched