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    1. Ncuti Gatwa
    2. Jodie Whittaker
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    4. Matt Smith
    5. David Tennant
    6. Christopher Eccleston
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    Sold For a Song

    May 21, 2025

    The Demon Barber of Story Beats

    May 12, 2025

    The Sunday Stratagem

    May 4, 2025

    Five Regenerations Past Midnight

    April 27, 2025

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (24→19)

    November 10, 2023

    Who Told You There Wouldn’t Be Any Math?

    December 5, 2022

    B-Bye Bradley

    October 6, 2022

    Svelte 16

    May 8, 2022

    2024Kristmas #4 – Twice Upon the First

    December 21, 2024

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (18→13)

    November 13, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (36→31)

    October 12, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (42→37)

    October 5, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (12→7)

    November 17, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (24→19)

    November 10, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (30→25)

    October 28, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (48→43)

    September 28, 2023

    2024Kristmas #3 – The Man With All The Toys

    December 16, 2024

    2024Kristmas #2 – It’ll Be a Wild Blue Christmas

    December 10, 2024

    2024Kristmas #1 – Seasons Beastings

    December 3, 2024

    Pre-Embering the Fireplace

    May 5, 2024

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (24→19)

    November 10, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (42→37)

    October 5, 2023

    The Dark Jacket Dimension

    November 13, 2021

    The (W)hole Ruth

    January 31, 2020

    Sold For a Song

    May 21, 2025

    The Demon Barber of Story Beats

    May 12, 2025

    The Bearable Light-ness of Doctoring

    May 10, 2025

    The Sunday Stratagem

    May 4, 2025
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    Hurt So Good: A Doctor and His Umbrella

    April 27, 2023

    Who Told You There Wouldn’t Be Any Math?

    December 5, 2022

    Svelte 16

    May 8, 2022

    Ten’ll Get You Five

    September 4, 2020

    Double Doctor Dastardly Danger

    April 25, 2024

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (60→55)

    September 15, 2023

    McGann Before McGann

    May 26, 2023

    … And All That Yaz

    November 16, 2022

    Sold For a Song

    May 21, 2025

    The Demon Barber of Story Beats

    May 12, 2025

    The Bearable Light-ness of Doctoring

    May 10, 2025

    The Sunday Stratagem

    May 4, 2025

    Ghost Re-Write

    November 16, 2021

    The (W)hole Ruth

    January 31, 2020

    Dup-topia

    January 29, 2020

    The Glue Guy

    June 24, 2018

    Doctor on Doctor ACTION!

    November 19, 2017

    The Wheel in Cheese

    August 10, 2014

    The Hurt Locker

    May 25, 2013

    Sold For a Song

    May 21, 2025

    The Demon Barber of Story Beats

    May 12, 2025

    The Bearable Light-ness of Doctoring

    May 10, 2025

    The Sunday Stratagem

    May 4, 2025

    Sold For a Song

    May 21, 2025

    The Demon Barber of Story Beats

    May 12, 2025

    The Bearable Light-ness of Doctoring

    May 10, 2025

    The Sunday Stratagem

    May 4, 2025
  • Colo(u)r
    1. Sylvester McCoy
    2. Colin Baker
    3. Peter Davison
    4. Tom Baker
    5. Jon Pertwee
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    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (36→31)

    October 12, 2023

    A Studio Film (or rather a film in the studio)

    June 9, 2023

    … And All That Yaz

    November 16, 2022

    Fivey at Forty: The First Companion Death of 1982

    March 16, 2022

    Sweet, not Effete

    April 5, 2025

    Arguably Arguable

    August 19, 2024

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (48→43)

    September 28, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (60→55)

    September 15, 2023

    The End of Enlightenment

    January 13, 2025

    What’s in a Number? Occasionally Everything

    November 23, 2024

    A Spot of Gray in a Sea of Color

    November 19, 2024

    ⅔ of a Magic Number, but None Too Shabby Either

    October 1, 2024

    The Truth That Supports the Lie

    March 15, 2025

    The Golden Sweep of Tom Baker Begins

    December 28, 2024

    Déjà Who, All Over Again

    February 8, 2024

    XCited for Tom

    January 27, 2024

    Living Day-to-Day with The Candy Man

    July 31, 2024

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (6→1)

    November 23, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (30→25)

    October 28, 2023

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (48→43)

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    May 21, 2025

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    May 10, 2025

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    May 4, 2025
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    Stock(s) Company

    September 9, 2024

    60 for 60 — The Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History — (18→13)

    November 13, 2023

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    November 10, 2023

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    The TARDIS whirled on it’s way again…

    December 24, 2024

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    May 12, 2025

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    May 4, 2025
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50 for 50 … The 50 Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History

In 2013 The Tour was proud to announce our 50th Anniversary Project. 50 for 50 … the 50 Greatest Stories in Doctor Who History. Every Doctor Who fan knows what they like and don’t like in Doctor Who.

But for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who the Tour wanted to know which stories you like most in Doctor Who history, and would like to help you use Tour content to express which stories are your favorites. In order to make this fun, we made a bit of game out of this. Here were the rules…

  • We confined ourselves to televised Doctor Who only. Any ancillary Doctor Who projects (Big Finish etc) while lovely, aren’t covered by the scope of the Tour so were out of bounds.
  • Ideally participants should have had a passing appreciation for the full sweep of the series to allow for fuller story selections. This was NOT a pre-requisite however.
  • Once someone put a story into the countdown, it was off everyone else’s list, thus you should follow your list in order by what hasn’t to that date been chosen. In this way, it’s sort of like a ‘suicide pool’ for picking stories, but should also provide interesting insight into how others view the series.

The Countdown began January 1st 2013 with the first four stories on January 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and afterward on Wednesdays leading all the way up to November 20th, 2013.

DateAlanAndyDavidSteveOverall Pick
#111/20/13Fury from the DeepHuman Nature / The Family of BloodThe Caves of AndrozaniMidnightMidnight
#211/13/13The InvasionUtopia, The Sound of Drums, and Last of the Time LordsThe Talons of Weng-ChiangHorror of Fang RockThe Talons of Weng-Chiang
#311/6/13Genesis of the DaleksThe Seeds of DoomThe Deadly AssassinThe Doctor's WifeUtopia, The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords
#410/30/13The Girl in the FireplaceThe Talons of Weng-ChiangPyramids of MarsThe Five DoctorsFury from the Deep
#510/23/13BlinkThe Girl in the FireplaceInfernoThe Green DeathThe Green Death
#610/16/13Vincent and the DoctorGenesis of the DaleksThe Ark in SpaceThe Sea DevilsThe Ark in Space
#710/9/13The Caves of AndrozaniThe Web of FearUtopiaSchool ReunionThe Web of Fear
#810/2/13The Mind of EvilThe Caves of AndrozaniThe Sea DevilsGenesis of the DaleksVincent and the Doctor
#99/25/13DalekThe Impossible Planet / The Satan PitGenesis of the DaleksThe InvasionSchool Reunion
#109/18/13An Unearthly ChildThe Curse of FenricThe Eleventh HourRemembrance of the DaleksGenesis of the Daleks
#119/11/13School ReunionPyramids of MarsThe Seeds of DoomEarthshockThe Curse of Fenric
#129/4/13The Ambassadors of DeathInfernoThe Girl in the Fireplace
The Caves of AndrozaniThe Ambassadors of Death
#138/28/13The Deadly AssassinThe Doctor's WifeThe Tomb of the CybermenAsylum of the DaleksThe Caves of Androzani
#148/21/13MidnightFather's DayTerror of the AutonsThe Eleventh HourThe Girl in the Fireplace
#158/14/13The Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Deadly AssassinA Good Man Goes to WarThe Three DoctorsFather's Day
#168/7/13Asylum of the DaleksThe Evil of the Daleks.The Christmas InvasionBlinkAsylum of the Daleks
#177/31/13The Empty ChildThe Enemy WithinBlinkCarnival of MonstersCarnival of Monsters
#187/24/13A Good Man Goes to WarKindaTerror of the ZygonsThe Claws of AxosTerror of the Zygons
#197/17/13Frontier in SpaceSpearhead From SpaceThe Girl Who WaitedPyramids of MarsThe Evil of the Daleks
#207/10/13The War GamesThe Two DoctorsHuman Nature / The Family of BloodThe Brain of MorbiusThe War Games
#217/3/13The Doctor's WifeAn Unearthly ChildA Christmas CarolThe Deadly AssassinThe Deadly Assassin
#226/26/13The Ice WarriorsThe Robots of DeathThe Mind RobberCity of DeathThe Mind Robber
#236/19/13InfernoThe Eleventh HourThe Unquiet DeadThe Curse of FenricThe Eleventh Hour
#246/12/13Pyramids of Mars Army of Ghosts / DoomsdayEarthshockThe TV MoviePyramids of Mars
#256/5/13The Brain of MorbiusThe Greatest Show in the GalaxyAmy's ChoiceThe Tomb of the CybermenThe TV Movie
#265/29/13The Evil of the DaleksTerror of the ZygonsThe DæmonsThe Time WarriorThe Dæmons
#275/22/13The War MachinesThe Mind of EvilThe Waters of MarsThe Waters of MarsThe Mind of Evil
#285/15/13SurvivalThe DæmonsThe Doctor's WifeThe Dalek Invasion of EarthSurvival
#295/8/13The Enemy WithinLogopolisThe Ribos OperationThe Seeds of Doom.The Seeds of Doom
#305/1/13Planet of FireSchool ReunionThe AztecsVengeance on VarosThe Aztecs
#314/24/13Resurrection of the DaleksThe Time of Angels / Flesh and StoneRemembrance of the DaleksThe Talons of Weng-ChiangThe Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
#324/17/13The Keeper of TrakenRemembrance of the DaleksThe InvasionThe Parting of the WaysThe Keeper of Traken
#334/10/13The Talons of Weng-ChiangThe Three DoctorsThe Face of EvilTerror of the AutonsTerror of the Autons
#344/3/13City of DeathThe Daleks Master PlanThe War MachinesVincent and the DoctorThe War Machines
#353/26/13The Robots of DeathThe Tomb of the CybermenVincent and the DoctorTime CrashThe Tomb of the Cybermen
#363/19/13Full CircleThe Fires of PompeiiThe Keeper of TrakenThe Girl Who WaitedFull Circle
#373/12/13The Three DoctorsRevelation of the DaleksMidnightInfernoInferno
#383/5/13Terror of the AutonsThe End of the WorldThe End of the WorldTerror of the ZygonsThe End of the World
#392/27/13The War MachinesThe InvasionThe Time MeddlerInvasion of the DinosaursThe Invasion
#402/20/13The Tenth PlanetMawdryn UndeadThe Impossible AstronautPlanet of the SpidersThe Tenth Planet
#412/13/13The DæmonsAsylum of the DaleksVengeance on VarosCastrovalvaCastrovalva
#422/6/13The Sea DevilsThe Stolen Earth / Journey's EndSpearhead from SpaceThe Waters of MarsSpearhead from Space
#431/30/13The Time WarriorThe Power of the DaleksEnlightenmentThe DæmonsThe Power of the Daleks
#441/23/13The Seeds of DeathEarthshockA Town Called MercyThe DaleksThe Seeds of Death
#451/16/13The Web of FearThe DaleksThe ArkAn Unearthly ChildAn Unearthly Child
#461/9/13The Wheel in SpacePlanet of the SpidersThe Android InvasionThe Mind RobberThe Android Invasion
#471/4/13The Edge of DestructionThe Empty Child/The Doctor DancesSchool ReunionRoseThe Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
#481/3/13SnakedanceThe Waters of MarsThe Enemy WithinThe Hand of FearSnakedance
#491/2/13The Greatest Show in the GalaxyFrontiosMindwarpKindaKinda
#501/1/13The Mysterious PlanetTooth and ClawPlanet of FireThe Angels Take ManhattanPlanet of Fire
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1968: The Wheel in Space [5]
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1973: The Green Death [2]
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1967: The Evil of the Daleks [2]
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1966: The Savages [1]
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