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    What if Doctor Who Wasn't Axed?
    (Redirected from Doctor Who: Chapter Four)

    The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.

    Doctor Who is a television show, film series and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and the CBS Corporation.

    Origins

    Several individuals share credit for establishing Doctor Who in 1963, but it is generally accepted that the original impetus for the series, as well as the establishment of certain aspects, such as the concept of the TARDIS, the basic character of the Doctor and the title Doctor Who itself belong to Canadian-born Sydney Newman, who is also credited with creating another iconic series, The Avengers. Others involved in piecing together the puzzle that became the series include Head of Serials Donald Wilson, writer C. E. Webber, script editor David Whitaker and the show's first producer, Verity Lambert, the first woman to hold such a position at the BBC.

    Premise

    It centres on a time traveller called "the Doctor", who comes from a race of beings known as Time Lords. They travel through space and time in a time machine they call the TARDIS. This ship — which looks like a small, London police box on the outside — has nearly infinite dimensions on the inside. It has become such an iconic shape in British culture that it is currently the intellectual property of the BBC rather than its actual makers, the Metropolitan Police Service.

    In order to accommodate cast changes, the narrative allows the Doctor to regenerate into an essentially new person on occasion. The cast is rounded out by one or more "companions", often females. On average, the main cast completely changes once every three or four years — a significant factor in the longevity of the programme.

    Cast

    Series Overview

    SeasonDoctorEpisodesSerialsOriginally airedAverage viewers
    (millions)
    First airedLast aired
    Chapter One
    Season 1First Doctor42823 November 1963 (1963-11-23)12 September 1964 (1964-09-12)8.08
    Season 239931 October 1964 (1964-10-31)24 July 1965 (1965-07-24)10.46
    Season 3451011 September 1965 (1965-09-11)16 July 1966 (1966-07-16)7.65
    Season 4 [1]Second Doctor43910 September 1966 (1966-09-10)1 July 1967 (1967-07-01)7.10
    Season 54072 September 1967 (1967-09-02)1 June 1968 (1968-06-01)7.23
    Season 644710 August 1968 (1968-08-10)21 June 1969 (1969-06-21)6.38
    Season 7Third Doctor2543 January 1970 (1970-01-03)20 June 1970 (1970-06-20)7.17
    Season 82552 January 1971 (1971-01-02)19 June 1971 (1971-06-19)7.96
    Season 92651 January 1972 (1972-01-01)24 June 1972 (1972-06-24)8.30
    Season 1026530 December 1972 (1972-12-30)23 June 1973 (1973-06-23)8.87
    Season 1126515 December 1973 (1973-12-15)8 June 1974 (1974-06-08)8.78
    Season 12Fourth Doctor20528 December 1974 (1974-12-28)10 May 1975 (1975-05-10)10.00
    Season 1326630 August 1975 (1975-08-30)6 March 1976 (1976-03-06)10.14
    Season 142664 September 1976 (1976-09-04)2 April 1977 (1977-04-02)11.08
    Season 152663 September 1977 (1977-09-03)11 March 1978 (1978-03-11)8.98
    Season 162662 September 1978 (1978-09-02)24 February 1979 (1979-02-24)8.61
    Season 17201 September 1979 (1979-09-01)12 January 1980 (1980-01-12)11.21
    Chapter Two
    Season 18Fourth Doctor28730 August 1980 (1980-08-30)21 March 1981 (1981-03-21)5.82
    Season 19Fifth Doctor2674 January 1982 (1982-01-04)30 March 1982 (1982-03-30)9.24
    Season 202263 January 1983 (1983-01-03)16 March 1983 (1983-03-16)7.03
    Season 21 [2]2475 January 1984 (1984-01-05)30 March 1984 (1984-03-30)7.14
    Season 22Sixth Doctor1365 January 1985 (1985-01-05)30 March 1985 (1985-03-30)7.12
    Season 231416 September 1986 (1986-09-06)6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)4.81
    Season 24Seventh Doctor1447 September 1987 (1987-09-07)7 December 1987 (1987-12-07)4.94
    Season 251445 October 1988 (1988-10-05)4 January 1989 (1989-01-04)5.34
    Season 261446 September 1989 (1989-09-06)6 December 1989 (1989-12-06)4.15
    Season 271445 September 1990 (1990-09-05)5 December 1990 (1990-12-05)5.04
    Season 28Eighth Doctor1444 September 1991 (1991-09-04)4 December 1991 (1991-12-04)7.18
    Season 292275 September 1992 (1992-09-05)30 January 1993 (1993-01-30)8.02
    Season 302063 July 1993 (1993-07-03)13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)8.32
    Season 3122723 July 1994 (1994-07-23)17 December 1994 (1994-12-17)9.57
    Season 3222722 July 1995 (1995-07-22)16 December 1995 (1995-12-16)9.92
    Season 33Ninth Doctor2287 September 1996 (1996-09-07)1 February 1997 (1997-02-01)9.47
    Season 3422818 October 1997 (1997-10-18)14 March 1998 (1998-03-14)9.17
    Chapter Three
    Season 35Ninth Doctor13721 November 1998 (1998-11-21)13 February 1999 (1999-02-13)9.47
    Season 3613525 September 1999 (1999-09-25)18 December 1999 (1999-12-18)8.77
    Season 3713630 September 2000 (2000-09-30)23 December 2000 (2000-12-23)9.05
    Season 38Tenth Doctor13722 September 2001 (2001-09-22)15 December 2001 (2001-12-15)8.78
    Season 3913831 August 2002 (2002-08-31)30 November 2002 (2002-11-30)8.45
    Season 4013827 July 2003 (2003-07-27)18 October 2003 (2003-10-18)8.08
    Season 41Eleventh Doctor8811 September 2004 (2004-09-11)30 October 2004 (2004-10-30)8.23
    Season 428810 September 2005 (2005-09-10)29 October 2005 (2005-10-29)7.15
    Season 438823 September 2006 (2006-09-23)11 November 2006 (2006-11-11)7.66
    Season 44Twelfth Doctor886 October 2007 (2007-10-06)24 November 2007 (2007-11-24)10.14
    Season 45101030 August 2008 (2008-08-30)1 November 2008 (2008-11-01)9.33
    Season 4610105 September 2009 (2009-09-05)14 November 2009 (2009-11-14)9.04
    Season 47Thirteenth Doctor101018 September 2010 (2010-09-18)20 November 2010 (2010-11-20)10.29
    Season 4810920 August 2011 (2011-08-20)22 October 2011 (2011-10-22)10.49
    Season 49Fourteenth Doctor161420 September 2014 (2014-09-20)14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)8.56
    Season 50 [3]161319 September 2015 (2015-09-19)12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)8.26
    Season 51Fifteenth Doctor121118 March 2017 (2017-03-18)3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)7.87
    Season 52121018 March 2018 (2018-03-18)7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)7.33
    Chapter Four
    Season 53Fifteenth Doctor1361 January 2019 (2019-01-01)25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)6.58
    Season 54Sixteenth Doctor841 January 2020 (2020-01-01)25 December 2020 (2020-12-25)6.39
    Season 55863 October 2021 (2021-10-03)21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)6.28
    Season 561338 May 2022 (2022-05-08)14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)TBA

    Specials

    SpecialDoctorEpisodesOriginally aired
    20th AnniversaryFifth Doctor125 November 1983 (1983-11-25)
    30th AnniversaryEighth Doctor120 November 1993 (1993-11-20)
    40th AnniversaryTenth Doctor121 November 2003 (2003-11-21)
    2007 FeatureEleventh Doctor116 February 2007 (2007-02-16)
    2008 ChristmasTwelfth Doctor125 December 2008 (2008-12-25)
    2010 Feature112 February 2010 (2010-02-12)
    2010 ChristmasThirteenth Doctor125 December 2010 (2010-12-25)
    2012 Feature124 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
    50th AnniversaryFourteenth Doctor123 November 2013 (2013-11-23)
    2016 ChristmasFifteenth Doctor125 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
    2017 Festive225 December 2017 – 1 January 2018 (2017-12-25 – 2018-01-01)
    2018 FeatureTwelfth Doctor116 November 2018 (2018-11-16)
    2021 Feature114 May 2021 (2021-05-14)
    60th AnniversarySixteenth Doctor124 November 2023 (2023-11-24)

    List of Television Serials

    Season 1

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    001 An Unearthly Child 4 23 November14 December 1963
    002 The Daleks 7 21 December 1963–1 February 1964
    003 The Edge of Destruction 2 815 February 1964
    004 Marco Polo (Entirely Missing) 7 22 February4 April 1964
    005 The Keys of Marinus 6 11 April16 May 1964
    006 The Aztecs 4 23 May13 June 1964
    007 The Sensorites 6 20 June1 August 1964
    008 The Reign of Terror (Partially Missing) 6 8 August12 September 1964

    Season 2

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    009 Planet of Giants 3 31 October14 November 1964
    010 The Dalek Invasion of Earth 6 21 November26 December 1964
    011 The Rescue 2 29 January 1965
    012 The Romans 4 16 January6 February 1965
    013 The Web Planet 6 13 February20 March 1965
    014 The Crusade (Partially Missing) 4 27 March17 April 1965
    015 The Space Museum 4 24 April15 May 1965
    016 The Chase 6 22 May26 June 1965
    017 The Time Meddler 4 324 July 1965

    Season 3

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    018 Galaxy 4 (Partially Missing) 4 11 September2 October 1965
    019 Mission to the Unknown (Entirely Missing) 1 9 October 1965
    020 The Myth Makers (Entirely Missing) 4 16 October6 November 1965
    021 The Daleks' Master Plan (Partially Missing) 12 13 November 1965–29 January 1966
    022 The Massacre (Entirely Missing) 4 526 February 1966
    023 The Ark 4 526 March 1966
    024 The Celestial Toymaker (Partially Missing) 4 223 April 1966
    025 The Gunfighters 4 30 April21 May 1966
    026 The Savages(Entirely Missing) 4 28 May18 June 1966
    027 The War Machines 4 25 June16 July 1966

    Season 4

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    028 The Smugglers (Entirely Missing) 4 10 September1 October 1966
    029 The Tenth Planet (Partially Missing) 4 829 October 1966
    030 The Power of the Daleks (Entirely Missing) 6 5 November10 December 1966
    031 The Highlanders (Entirely Missing) 4 17 December 1966–7 January 1967
    032 The Underwater Menace (Partially Missing) 4 14 January4 February 1967
    033 The Moonbase (Partially Missing) 4 11 February4 March 1967
    034 The Macra Terror (Entirely Missing) 4 11 March1 April 1967
    035 The Faceless Ones (Partially Missing) 6 8 April13 May 1967
    036 The Evil of the Daleks (Partially Missing) 7 20 May1 July 1967

    Season 5

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    037 The Tomb of the Cybermen 4 223 September 1967
    038 The Abominable Snowmen (Partially Missing) 6 30 September4 November 1967
    039 The Ice Warriors (Partially Missing) 6 11 November16 December 1967
    040 The Enemy of the World 6 23 December 1967–27 January 1968
    041 The Web of Fear (Partially Missing) 6 3 February9 March 1968
    042 Fury from the Deep (Entirely Missing) 6 16 March20 April 1968
    043 The Wheel in Space (Partially Missing) 6 27 April1 June 1968

    Season 6

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    044 The Dominators 5 10 August7 September 1968
    045 The Mind Robber 5 14 September12 October 1968
    046 The Invasion (Partially Missing) 8 2 November21 December 1968
    047 The Krotons 4 28 December 1968–18 January 1969
    048 The Seeds of Death 6 25 January1 March 1969
    049 The Space Pirates (Partially Missing) 6 8 March12 April 1969
    050 The War Games 10 19 April21 June 1969

    Season 7

    Colour production began in this season.

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    051 Spearhead from Space 4 324 January 1970
    052 Doctor Who and the Silurians 7 31 January14 March 1970
    053 The Ambassadors of Death 7 21 March2 May 1970
    054 Inferno 7 9 May20 June 1970

    Season 8

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    055 Terror of the Autons 4 223 January 1971
    056 The Mind of Evil 6 30 January6 March 1971
    057 The Claws of Axos 4 13 March3 April 1971
    058 Colony in Space 6 10 April15 May 1971
    059 The Dæmons 5 22 May19 June 1971

    Season 9

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    060 Day of the Daleks 4 122 January 1972
    061 The Curse of Peladon 4 29 January19 February 1972
    062 The Sea Devils 6 26 February1 April 1972
    063 The Mutants 6 8 April13 May 1972
    064 The Time Monster 6 20 May24 June 1972

    Season 10

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    065 The Three Doctors (10th Anniversary Special) 4 30 December 1972–20 January 1973
    066 Carnival of Monsters 4 27 January17 February 1973
    067 Frontier in Space 6 24 February31 March 1973
    068 Planet of the Daleks 6 7 April12 May 1973
    069 The Green Death 6 19 May23 June 1973

    Season 11

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    070 The Time Warrior 4 15 December 1973–5 January 1974
    071 Invasion of the Dinosaurs 6 12 January16 February 1974
    072 Death to the Daleks 4 23 February16 March 1974
    073 The Monster of Peladon 6 23 March27 April 1974
    074 Planet of the Spiders 6 4 May8 June 1974

    Season 12

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    075 Robot 4 28 December 1974–18 January 1975
    076 The Ark in Space 4 25 January15 February 1975
    077 The Sontaran Experiment 2 22 February1 March 1975
    078 Genesis of the Daleks 6 8 March12 April 1975
    079 Revenge of the Cybermen 4 19 April10 May 1975

    Season 13

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    080 Terror of the Zygons 4 30 August20 September 1975
    081 Planet of Evil 4 27 September18 October 1975
    082 Pyramids of Mars 4 25 October15 November 1975
    083 The Android Invasion 4 22 November13 December 1975
    084 The Brain of Morbius 4 324 January 1976
    085 The Seeds of Doom 6 31 January6 March 1976

    Season 14

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    086 The Masque of Mandragora 4 425 September 1976
    087 The Hand of Fear 4 223 October 1976
    088 The Deadly Assassin 4 30 October20 November 1976
    089 The Face of Evil 4 122 January 1977
    090 The Robots of Death 4 29 January19 February 1977
    091 The Talons of Weng-Chiang 6 26 February2 April 1977

    Season 15

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    092 Horror of Fang Rock 4 324 September 1977
    093 The Invisible Enemy 4 122 October 1977
    094 Image of the Fendahl 4 29 October19 November 1977
    095 The Sun Makers 4 26 November17 December 1977
    096 Underworld 4 728 January 1978
    097 The Invasion of Time 6 4 February11 March 1978

    Season 16

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    098 The Ribos Operation 4 223 September 1978
    099 The Pirate Planet 4 30 September21 October 1978
    100 The Stones of Blood 4 28 October18 November 1978
    101 The Androids of Tara 4 25 November16 December 1978
    102 The Power of Kroll 4 23 December 1978–13 January 1979
    103 The Armageddon Factor 6 20 January24 February 1979

    Season 17

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    104 Destiny of the Daleks 4 122 September 1979
    105 City of Death 4 29 September20 October 1979
    106 The Creature from the Pit 4 27 October17 November 1979
    107 Nightmare of Eden 4 24 November15 December 1979
    108 The Horns of Nimon 4 22 December 1979–12 January 1980

    Season 18

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    109 The Leisure Hive 4 30 August20 September 1980
    110 Meglos 4 27 September18 October 1980
    111 Full Circle 4 25 October15 November 1980
    112 State of Decay 4 22 November13 December 1980
    113 Warriors' Gate 4 324 January 1981
    114 The Keeper of Traken 4 31 January21 February 1981
    115 Logopolis 4 28 February21 March 1981

    Season 19

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    116 Castrovalva 4 412 January 1982
    117 Four to Doomsday 4 1826 January 1982
    118 Kinda 4 19 February 1982
    119 The Visitation 4 1523 February 1982
    120 Black Orchid 2 12 March 1982
    121 Earthshock 4 816 March 1982
    122 Time-Flight 4 2230 March 1982

    Season 20

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    123 Arc of Infinity 4 312 January 1983
    124 Snakedance 4 1826 January 1983
    125 Mawdryn Undead 4 19 February 1983
    126 Terminus 4 1523 February 1983
    127 Enlightenment 4 19 March 1983
    128 The King's Demons 2 1516 March 1983
    129 The Five Doctors (20th Anniversary Special) 1 23 November 1983

    Season 21

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    130 Warriors of the Deep 4 513 January 1984
    131 The Awakening 2 1920 January 1984
    132 Frontios 4 26 January3 February 1984
    133 Resurrection of the Daleks 2 815 February 1984
    134 Planet of Fire 4 23 February2 March 1984
    135 The Caves of Androzani 4 816 March 1984
    136 The Twin Dilemma 4 2230 March 1984

    Season 22

    The show's format changed to 45-minute episodes in this season.

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    137 Attack of the Cybermen 2 512 January 1985
    138 Vengeance on Varos 2 1926 January 1985
    139 The Mark of the Rani 2 29 February 1985
    140 The Two Doctors 3 16 February2 March 1985
    141 Timelash 2 916 March 1985
    142 Revelation of the Daleks 2 2330 March 1985

    Season 23

    25-minute episodes resumed. The Trial of a Time Lord was produced as four separate serials with 3 of them consisting of 4 episodes and the last being 2 episodes, making up 14 episodes. It is considered a single story by this wiki.

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    143 The Trial of a Time Lord 14 6 September6 December 1986

    Season 24

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    144 Time and the Rani 4 728 September 1987
    145 Paradise Towers 4 526 October 1987
    146 Delta and the Bannermen 3 216 November 1987
    147 Dragonfire 3 23 November7 December 1987

    Season 25

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    148 Remembrance of the Daleks 4 526 October 1988
    149 The Happiness Patrol 3 216 November 1988
    150 Silver Nemesis 3 23 November7 December 1988
    151 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 4 14 December 1988–4 January 1989

    Season 26

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    152 The Curse of Fenric 4 627 September 1989
    153 Battlefield 4 418 October 1989
    154 Survival 3 25 October15 November 1989
    155 Ghost Light 3 22 November6 December 1989

    Season 27

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    156 Earth Aid 3 5-19 September 1990
    157 Ice Time 4 26 September-17 October 1990
    158 Crime of the Century 3 24 October-7 November 1990
    159 Blood and Iron 4 14 November-5 December 1990

    Season 28

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    160 Night Thoughts 4 4-25 September 1991
    161 Glory School 3 2-16 October 1991
    162 The Hostage 3 23 October-6 November 1991
    163 Lungbarrow 4 13 November-4 December 1991

    Season 29

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    164 Nightshade 4 5-26 September 1992
    165 The Path Not Taken 2 3-20 October 1992
    166 Transit 3 17-31 October 1992
    167 Love and War 3 7-21 November 1992
    168 The Highest Science 3 28 November-12 December 1992
    169 Lucifer Rising 3 19 December 1992-2 January 1993
    170 Illegal Alien 4 9-30 January 1993

    Season 30

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    171 Conquest of the Daleks 4 3-24 July 1993
    172 An Earthly Child 3 31 July-14 August 1993
    173 The Enemy Within 2 21-28 August 1993
    174 The Left-Handed Hummingbird 4 4-25 September 1993
    175 The Reverent Peril 3 2-16 October 1993
    176 The Legend of Merlin 4 23 October-13 November 1993
    177 The Lords of Time (30th Anniversary Special) 1 20 November 1993

    Season 31

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    178 Legacy 3 23 July-6 August 1994
    179 Knight Falls 2 13-20 August 1994
    180 Pipe Dreams 3 27 August-10 September 1994
    181 The Sanctuary of Confession 4 17 September-8 October 1994
    182 Blood Heat 3 15-29 October 1994
    183 The Long Game 2 5-12 November 1994
    184 The Prisoner of Time 5 19 November-17 December 1994

    Season 32

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    185 Tragedy Day 3 22 July-5 August 1995
    186 Saint Anthony's Fire 3 12-26 August 1995
    187 Return of the Living Dad 3 2-16 September 1995
    188 Shakedown 3 23 September-7 October 1995
    189 The Game of Resurrection 3 14-28 October 1995
    190 The Conglomerate 2 4-11 November 1995
    191 Hatred of the Daleks 5 18 November-16 December 1995

    Season 33

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    192 Revenge of the Master 4 7-28 September 1996
    193 The English Way of Death 3 5-19 October 1996
    194 The Time Ravagers 3 26 October-9 November 1996
    195 Heaven and Earth 3 16-30 November 1996
    196 Trial by Fire 2 7-14 December 1996
    197 The Well 1 21 December 1996
    198 Paradise Lost 2 28 December 1996-4 January 1997
    199 Resurrection of the Autons 4 11 January-1 February 1997

    Season 34

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    200 The Reckoning of Shadows 3 18 October-1 November 1997
    201 See No Evil 3 8-22 November 1997
    202 Past Imperfect 2 29 November-6 December 1997
    203 The Scales of Injustice 3 13-27 December 1997
    204 Plan B 1 3 January 1998
    205 The Room With No Doors 3 10-24 January 1998
    206 Iceberg 2 31 January-7 February 1998
    207 The Web of Time 5 14 February-14 March 1998

    Season 35

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    208 The Hail Mary 3 21 November-5 December 1998
    209 The End of the World 1 12 December 1998
    210 The Robots of Time 2 19-26 December 1998
    211 A Case for the Blue Box 1 2 January 1999
    212 GodEngine 2 9-16 January 1999
    213 Don't Blink 1 23 January 1999
    214 Damaged Goods 3 30 January-13 February 1999

    Season 36

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    215 Never Mind the Rogue 3 25 September-9 October 1999
    216 The Twilight Project 3 16-30 October 1999
    217 The Holy Terror 2 6-13 November 1999
    218 Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust 2 20-27 November 1999
    219 The Lazarus Project 3 4-18 December 1999

    Season 37

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    220 The Puppet Master 3 30 September-14 October 2000
    221 Fallout 1 21 October 2000
    222 The Forbidden Fruit 2 28 October-4 November 2000
    223 Who Killed Kennedy? 1 11 November 2000
    224 The Conspiracy of Time 2 18-25 November 2000
    225 The Chimes of Midnight 4 2-23 December 2000

    Season 38

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    226 Night of the Angels 3 22 September-6 October 2001
    227 The Dance of the Devil 1 13 October 2001
    228 Metamorphosis 1 20 October 2001
    229 Invaders from Mars 2 27 October-3 November 2001
    230 State of Change 2 10-17 November 2001
    231 Rogue Who 1 24 November 2001
    232 The Time of the Daleks 3 1 December-15 December 2001

    Season 39

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    233 No Sky in Space 3 31 August-14 September 2002
    234 MoneyPuzzle 2 21-28 September 2002
    235 Illusions of Life 1 5 October 2002
    236 Outer-Space Takes Manhattan 1 19 October 2002
    237 Logged In 2 26 October-2 November 2002
    238 Past Tense 1 9 November 2002
    239 The Name's Shakespeare, William Shakespeare 1 16 November 2002
    240 Shattered Lives 2 23-30 November 2002

    Season 40

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    241 The Curse of the Tower 1 26 July 2003
    242 The Sands of Time 3 2-16 August 2003
    243 Creatures of Beauty 1 23 August 2003
    244 The Horrors of War 3 30 August-13 September 2003
    245 LIVE 34 1 20 September 2003
    246 The Societal Step 1 27 September 2003
    247 Spare Parts 2 4-11 October 2003
    248 The Other 1 18 October 2003

    2003 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    249 Doctor Who (40th Anniversary Special) 21 November 2003

    Season 41

    From the start of Season 41, the multi-episode serial format was abandoned in favour of standalone single-episode stories, in an ongoing story arc. Standard episode length changed to 90 minutes.

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    250 1 Lord President of Gallifrey 11 September 2004
    251 2 The Order of Rassilon 18 September 2004
    252 3 War of the Poplne 25 September 2004
    253 4 Forgotten in Time 2 October 2004
    254 5 The Siege 9 October 2004
    255 6 Trust is a Lie 16 October 2004
    256 7 The Enemy Uncovered 23 October 2004
    257 8 The Battle of the Strong 30 October 2004

    Season 42

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    258 1 The Resistance 10 September 2005
    259 2 Peace in Our Time 17 September 2005
    260 3 The Oncoming Storm 24 September 2005
    261 4 In the Mouths of Men 1 October 2005
    262 5 Evolution of the Matrix 8 October 2005
    263 6 Return to Earth 15 October 2005
    264 7 Everlasting War 22 October 2005
    265 8 Auribus Teneo Lupum 29 October 2005

    Season 43

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    266 1 The Winner's Protector 23 September 2006
    267 2 May Fortune Favour the Bold 30 September 2006
    268 3 Behind the Looking Glass 7 October 2006
    269 4 The Sharper the Knife 14 October 2006
    270 5 Demons of the Past 21 October 2006
    271 6 The Noble Sacrifice 28 October 2006
    272 7 May the Truth Be Damned 4 November 2006
    273 8 The Confrontation of the Wicked 11 November 2006

    2007 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    274 Doctor Who: Revelation 16 February 2007

    Season 44

    From this season onward, episodes began being filmed in High Definition (HD).

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    275 1 The Silurian Awakening 6 October 2007
    276 2 The Empty Child 13 October 2007
    277 3 Miasimia Goria 20 October 2007
    278 4 You Can Only Time Travel Twice 27 October 2007
    279 5 Wirrn Dawn 3 November 2007
    280 6 Jubilee 10 November 2007
    281 7 The Unicorn and the Wasp 17 November 2007
    282 8 The Scream 24 November 2007

    Season 45

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    283 1 The Abbey of Felsecar 30 August 2008
    284 2 The Death of Jensen 6 September 2008
    285 3 Confess 13 September 2008
    286 4 Hot Air 20 September 2008
    287 5 Vengeance of the Nimon 27 September 2008
    288 6 Storm Warning 4 October 2008
    289 7 In Thy Image 11 October 2008
    290 8 Burning Books 18 October 2008
    291 9 Operation Salvation 25 October 2008
    292 10 Cold Star 1 November 2008
    293 - The One Doctor (Christmas Special) 25 December 2008

    Season 46

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    294 1 Cannon Fodder 5 September 2009
    295 2 The Whitechapel Murderer 12 September 2009
    296 3 Inquisition 19 September 2009
    297 4 The Façade 26 September 2009
    298 5 Delayed Indefinitely 3 October 2009
    299 6 The Impossible Planet 10 October 2009
    300 7 Brave New Town 17 October 2009
    301 8 The Fight for Survival 24 October 2009
    302 9 The Eternity Trap 31 October 2009
    303 10 Mad World 7 November 2009

    2010 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    304 Doctor Who: Vengeance 12 February 2010

    Season 47

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    305 1 Masters of All 18 September 2010
    306 2 The Shakespeare Code 25 September 2010
    307 3 The Camera Never Lies 2 October 2010
    308 4 The Great White Hurricane 9 October 2010
    309 5 Wirrn Isle 16 October 2010
    310 6 The Book of Kells 23 October 2010
    311 7 The Ties in Between Us 30 October 2010
    312 8 Too Smart to Play 6 November 2010
    313 9 The Harsh Light of Day 13 November 2010
    314a 10 The First Game (Part One) 20 November 2010
    314b - Hark! The Weeping Angels Sing (Part Two/Christmas Special) 25 December 2010

    Season 48

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    314c 1 Checkmate (Part Three) 20 August 2011
    315 2 Broken Shackles 27 August 2011
    316 3 The Silver Turk 3 September 2011
    317 4 The Phantom Doctor 10 September 2011
    318 5 Now Those Days Are Gone 17 September 2011
    319 6 Bigger on the Inside 24 September 2011
    320 7 The Doctor With No Name 1 October 2011
    321 8 The Man at the End of the Street 8 October 2011
    322 9 Evil of the Gaians 15 October 2011
    10 22 October 2011

    2012 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    323 Doctor Who: Endgame 24 February 2012

    2013 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    324 Doctor Who: Genesis (50th Anniversary Special) 23 November 2013

    Season 49

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    325 1 God Save the Queen 20 September 2014
    326 2 The Darnley Conspiracy 27 September 2014
    327 3 At the Tip of Your Fingers 4 October 2014
    328 4 Tomahawk 11 October 2014
    329 5 The Food of Love 18 October 2014
    330 6 Flatline 25 October 2014
    331 7 Fire and Fury 1 November 2014
    332 8 Those Who Lead 8 November 2014
    9 24 January 2015
    333 10 The Lady with the Lamp 31 January 2015
    334 11 One Giant Leap 7 February 2015
    335 12 The Waters of Mars 14 February 2015
    336 13 Queen of Nine 21 February 2015
    337 14 Remnants 28 February 2015
    338 15 Destiny of the Gaians 7 March 2015
    16 14 March 2015

    Season 50

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    339 1 Queen of the Daleks 19 September 2015
    340 2 The God Complex 26 September 2015
    341 3 The Poisoned Sea 3 October 2015
    4 10 October 2015
    342 5 The Battle of Fisher's Hill 17 October 2015
    343 6 The Trial of the Damned 24 October 2015
    344 7 The Echo From Tomorrow 31 October 2015
    345 8 The Slave Master 7 November 2015
    346 9 The Dimensions of Space and Time 23 January 2016
    347 10 Under the Lake 30 January 2016
    11 6 February 2016
    348 12 The Greenhouse Effect 13 February 2016
    349 13 Reservoir Frogs 20 February 2016
    350 14 Remembrance of the Gaians 27 February 2016
    351 15 The Third Planet 5 March 2016
    16 12 March 2016

    Season 51

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    352 - The Last Winter (Christmas Special) 25 December 2016
    353 1 The Demons of Madison Road 18 March 2017
    354 2 The Assassins 25 March 2017
    355 3 Rosa 1 April 2017
    356 4 The Haunting 8 April 2017
    357 5 Open Minds 15 April 2017
    358 6 Comercecilla 22 April 2017
    359 7 The Peterloo Massacre 29 April 2017
    360 8 The Conspiracy of PriceMart 6 May 2017
    361 9 Angels of Time 13 May 2017
    362 10 The Sinister Minister 20 May 2017
    363 11 False Prophets 27 May 2017
    12 3 June 2017

    Season 52

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    364 - The Martian Equinox (Christmas/New Year's Special) 25 December 2017
    - 1 January 2018
    365 1 Chain Reaction 18 March 2018
    366 2 Kerblam! 25 March 2018
    367 3 Coats of Blood 1 April 2018
    368 4 Terror on Tolia 8 April 2018
    369 5 Friends on a Train 15 April 2018
    370 6 God's Familiars 22 April 2018
    7 2 September 2018
    371 8 Bliss 9 September 2018
    372 9 Crookback 16 September 2018
    373 10 Their Story 23 September 2018
    374 11 The New Empire 30 September 2018
    12 7 October 2018

    2018 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    375 Doctor Who: Until the World Ends 16 November 2018

    Season 53

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    376 The Doomsday Cannon 2 1-6 January 2019
    377 Homeland 2 21-28 April 2019
    378 The Long Struggle 2 26 May-2 June 2019
    379 Praxeus 2 25 August-1 September 2019
    380 The March of Evil 2 3-10 November 2019
    381 Her Final Stand 3 15-25 December 2019

    Season 54

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    382 The Screams of Terror 2 1-5 January 2020
    383 Vajahnari's Curse 2 10 May 2020 & 14 June 2020
    384 The Age of Discovery 2 9 August 2020 & 6 September 2020
    385 No Good Deed 2 29 November 2020 & 25 December 2020

    2021 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    386 Doctor Who: The Upgrade from Tomorrow 14 May 2021

    Season 55

    Story No. Title Original airdate
    387 1 Rebirth 3 October 2021
    2 10 October 2021
    388 3 The Highland Beast 17 October 2021
    389 4 The Diaries of Time 24 October 2021
    390 5 Terror of the Daleks 31 October 2021
    391 6 To Win Them All 7 November 2021
    392 7 Journey into the Unknown 14 November 2021
    8 21 November 2021

    Season 56

    Story Title Episodes Original airdates
    393 The Daleks' Master Plan 6 8 May-12 June 2022
    394 The Restoration 1 23 October 2022
    395 The Other World 6 9 April-14 May 2023

    2023 Feature Film

    Story Title Original release date
    396 Doctor Who: Children of Gallifrey 24 November 2023

    Footnotes

    1. The First Doctor appeared in the first 2 serials.
    2. The Sixth Doctor appeared in the final serial.
    3. The Fifteenth Doctor appeared in the final episode.
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