What is Classic Doctor Who? - The Classic Era Explained

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

Hi everyone thought I'd give you all a list of my upcoming videos that I'm busy making the majority suggested by you! If you have any more suggestions please feel free to comment but apologies in advance if the video you requested doesn't get made for a while due to all the other videos being made at the moment! - History of the Ice Warriors Pyramid at The End of the World Easter Eggs - (Yes! I'm finally going to finish that series of videos.... eventually) History of the Weeping Angels Top 10 Scariest Doctor Who Monsters Doctor Who Monsters Trailer/Tribute - (Potentially) Lie of the Land Easter Eggs History of the Time Lords Every Torchwood Story - (Similar to my Every Doctor Who Story and Every Sarah Jane Adventures Story videos) History of The Autons and Nestene The 12th Doctor retrospective - (I look back at 12's era and my opinions of the character) The Steven Moffat Doctor Who Story Countdown - (Look back at episodes written by Moffat with a ranking for each one) Top 10 Nu Who Christmas Stories + More! Thanks for suggesting and watching so many great ideas!

[@gallifreyfalls4178]

Hi The Whoniverse, Awesome Ideas can't wait!

[@MrNoturaveragerednek]

I remember watching a tv program telling of these classic doctors and the reason why John Pertwee was earthbound was because UNIT had commandeered the TARDIS, so he couldn't leave earth but all the aliens came to him.

[@rjmcright4102]

We were all ROBBED of seeing McGann's 8th doctor in a series, he was absolutely amazing in "Night of the Doctor!

[@TheAztecGamer123]

Rj Mcright Agreeed

[@vincinel114]

Absolutely true

[@waz207]

I read a great idea online a few days ago, that during a down year, like this year, that they should run maybe a mini-series with McGann in the role...as there is so much they can yet do with him (tho it should be done fairly quickly before he physically ages too much past how he looked in 2013)

[@nathanbreen5535]

Listen to his big finish stuff

[@Myne1001]

McGann was great. The ideas however for the joint American-British Dr. Who that was proposed at the time, not so great. The movie alone was devisive in its bizarre retconning of the established lore. The TV series, named "Bible" would have been far worse, if the changes went ahead. I would love to see McGann do more though.

[@blackphoenix77]

My first introduction to Doctor Who, like a lot of Americans of my generation, was Tom Baker's Doctor. I really am glad to see that people who got into the series with "new Who" are going back to watch the classic episodes.

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

blackphoenix77 Awesome! I think the appearance of the first Doctor at Xmas will ignite a lot of Nu Who viewers attention to the classic series! As you say it's great to see people going back to watch the classics. Thanks for watching the video!

[@daisybtoes]

I'm from the Tom Baker generation, myself. The 5th, 6th, and 7th Doctor stories simply didn't do much for me, even though the Doctors themselves were pretty good. But I didn't feel electrified until the 8th Doctor came along, because it gave me hope for the future - and I was not disappointed. I fell in love with New Who right away, and these new Doctors brought back the Tom Baker magic.

[@victorwashington7306]

As an American viewer, Tom Baker was the first Dr. Who I watched

[@DodiTov]

Ahhh, "my Doctor." Jon Pertwee. The Saturday nights breathlessly awaiting the series, giggling uncontrollably at "Are You Being Served" as a lead in. Hyacinth Bucket, hot tea with honey and sheer Anglophilia. Many, many years. Throughout Tom Baker, then David Tennant. The fun of being different, of being the nut that ENJOYED Public Television (a whole other proposition, here across the pond). You see, "public television" at the time was essentially relegated to school children as "educational". Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Electric Company...children's shows. But the real joy, the secret pleasure was Masterpiece Theatre, and Dr. Who.

[@laborincana4490]

Lodi, I began w/ the 3erd Dr., then the4th. Tom Baker. is my all time favorite. Dr. Who has not been seen in Puerto Rico since Tom Baker era, so , if I talk of this TV series, no one understands, . They. look at me as if I were. the alien. Except. my brother & niece , who are Dr. Who fans, like. me. We try to keep updated using the net. I'm excited to have a Timelady in the TARDIS. Hope can see her in action soon.

[@Myne1001]

Similar story. Before the reboot, here in Australia, the ABC (our version of the BBC basically) re-ran the entire Classic Who series on TV after the children's programs ended. I don't remember much, as I didn't pay much attention at the time, but I have memories as a 10 or 11 year old seeing "An Unearthly Child" for the first time, the 3rd Doctor and the 4th Doctor.

[@TheCrippledEgg]

Nice. I started watching Who in 2008 when Ten was at the helm and I fell in love with it. When I started losing interest around series 6, I looked into Classic Who, starting with the Third Doctor specifically who remains my favorite Doctor to this day. Years later I went back into the current series due to Capaldi after the Classic series developed my preference for grey-haired Doctors. Now I'm happily going through both the old and current series.

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

Wow! That's so cool that serials of Doctor Who from decades ago relit your interest in modern Who! The 3rd Doctor is definitely one of the best! ☺ Thanks for watching the video!

[@davidrust3169]

Thank you for your excellent and nuanced review of the era that started it all! As an American, I started with Tom Baker. I remember coming home from 4th grade and turning on the TV and seeing this strange, eccentric man with an impossibly long scarf trying to deal with an evil plant collector about to unleash an alien plant upon the Earth. Yep: "Seeds of Doom" was where I began and I've never looked back! My beard is grey, now, and I still adore this series. Thank you, again, for your celebration of this mutually-loved television legend!

[@majkus]

Big Finish did other Doctor stories besides 8th Doctor; and I think that they particularly allowed Colin Baker's 6th Doctor to shine as he never was able to in the TV show.

[@patchworkfellow]

*I mean, the 6th Doctor did have some good TV-moments, they were just made rather sparse. “Attack of the Cybermen” and “The Ultimate Foe” are both good episodes, and I can vouch for “Attack” personally. But Big Finish has definitely given him more brilliance :)*

[@julieeverett7442]

big finish started in march 1999 with 5th 6th and 7th, 8th came in a little later. And in 2006 4th came back

[@Dani_Reasor]

This is pretty terrific. The recommendations you make on older episodes to check out are a very nice touch.

[@logicsfinest3471]

Daniel Reasor check out “The Pyramids of Mars” during Tom Bakers era. There’s a reason it’s the most famous doctor who story ever. 5 words “I am Sutekh the destroyer”

[@davidrust3169]

I totally agree, Paul. "Pyramids" is arguably the best episode of Classic Who. Although, I also agree that "City of Death" is an amazing, nuanced episode that really plays with time travel as a plot-point rather than an excuse to tell a story. And I would be remiss if I didn't recommend to all fans exploring Baker's incredible era, the first appearance of Davros in "Genesis of the Daleks".

[@logicsfinest3471]

David Rust genesis of the daleks has what may be the best interplay between davros and the Doctor.

[@davidrust3169]

Beyond any shadow of a doubt! :)

[@MrPaulMorris]

I'm not sure that Ace can be said to be 'reminiscent' of Rose as the character predates Rose by nearly 20 years. It might be more accurate to say that Rose is reminiscent of Ace.

[@danielyeshe]

Paul Morris You are right of course but this is written for people who are unfamiliar with old who.

[@dwzio3511]

I started watching in 2005 and I now have seen classic who a for a few years my fav is Sylvester McCoy

[@tost6956]

good taste my friend

[@oliverasensio9429]

He’s also one of my favourites! My others are Davison McGann and Capaldi.

[@mahfuzurchowdhury2765]

I've never watched a Classic Who episode, apart from the TV movie. I'm pretty knowledgeable about the basics of it - no one quiz me. I like watching videos like this to improve my knowledge on all things classic.

[@Phantom-hy2ix]

Happy Industries if you want to improve on your knowledge, then I suggest you watch the Classic Series. You are won't regret it 😋

[@UnchainedEruption]

Since practically everyone who's seen the original and real Doctor Who says it is better than the now far more popular reboot, and I don't think I've ever met someone who's seen classic who and says it's worse than new who, why not watch it yourself? I think it's pretty stupid to know a bunch of pointless trivia about it if you've never even seen an episode. Now's a better time to than ever before as well, since lost classics like Power of the Daleks and Shada have been fully restored via animation, and you can watch the entire classic catalogue from An Unearthly Child to Survival for just $10/month on BritBox (though in reality it'd probably take you a year or two to watch all of them, but still not bad compared to what it'd cost to buy all the DVD's.)

[@julieeverett7442]

thats like skim reading a book and saying you know all about it is rather egotistical! Take a look at the series, except for one and two ALL their stories are available, and between them there are 17 stories missing from the first two. That's 147 stories, you really think you know so much!!! There are some really great ones too.

[@tardisnet9487]

It's great to see a video like this which may convince new fans to watch the original series. It would be a shame to see it forgotten. The classic era has some amazing stories and I'm glad there are videos like this to act as an educational tool with the Doctor Who website become useless in terms of classic Who which is how I was introduced to classic Who.

[@pasquino0733]

Gonna be a heretic here. There was no Dr Who after McCoy and Aldred walked off in Survival. Classic Who was intelligent, while being quirky. New Who is comparatively vacous. Find the five best dialogues in the classic series and 5 of your ‘best’ in the new. Classic is made for people who enjoy and appreciate language. Its the same as remakes of Star Wars, Superman post C Reeve etc Who now, goes with a generation who sticks a thousand likes in front of someones boutique breakfast cereal...

[@stevearmstrong9213]

Actually, The Brigadier first appeared in the Patrick Troughton era but he was only a Colonel at the time.

[@paulgould9946]

The classic Dr who's are what made the show and the story's 1000% better than the modern who

[@Tolstoy111]

Oh come on…

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Thanks! This is exactly the NW-spoiler-free classic summary vid I wanted

[@actually_im_worse_yall]

I grew up with Doctor Who in my childhood, and at the time it was Ten who was the doctor, which set the definiton of "doctor" to me, but then I just got bored of it bc i was a child. 8 years later, about a month or so ago, I went back to doctor who for literally no reason, but this time I went watching classic who. I started with Two (idk why i skipped one), which was probably my favourite doctor because he was very very similar to Ten (which I think its bc dave tennant studied classic who to do his character) and I really just loved his energy overall. I nearly finished two now and I can't wait for three bc from what i saw pertwee was one of the best doctors.

[@gf1006]

My favourite doctor is Jon Pertwee, he had died 8 years before I was born but looking back on his run Pertwee was just an absolute madlad and everything he did was just absolutely fkn crazy😂😂

[@kimmie_2004]

I'm a new Doctor Who fan, and I don't intend to rush through the series, I'm so happy that there are so many episodes that are waiting to be watched. Thank you so much for this vid! Subscribed!

[@julieeverett7442]

158 STORIES about 700 EPISODES

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Later, in 2055: What is Old New Who? The Old New Who Era Explained.

[@Shaden0040]

Which Doctor do I like best? Well, I'll quote the Brigadier here, "Splendid chap, all of you."

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

Brilliant! ☺☺☺

[@SpectrumStorms]

I can't say the same.

[@MichaelM28]

except for Whittaker and C. Baker

[@Shaden0040]

The Doctors were played by in order or incarnations: 1) Hartnell, 2) Troughton, 3) Pertwee, 4) T. Baker, 5) Davison, 6) C. Baker, 7) McCoy, 8) McGann, 9) Hurt, 10) Eccleston, 11 & 12) Tennant, 13) Smith, (Start of the second regeneration cycle), 14) Capaldi, 15) Whittaker. Not including the Peter Cushing movies.

[@danielyeshe]

Shaden0040 Whittaker is the new Doctor starting next year.

[@Wink114]

I have to say I love all the doctors. They all bring something new to the table. However I would say my doctor is Sylvester McCoy the Seventh doctor.. The dark chess player. He could put the feeling of terror into someone pointing a gun to his head.. And was the best doctor to encounter Davros.. As Davros begged in fear "have pity on me.. " the seventh doctor just replied with disgust "I have pity for you.. Goodbye Davros it hasn't been pleasant. " and then his and Ace relationshi was the best of doctor who. He was Te father figure to her and always loved when he'd ask "you didn't happen to disobey me and bring nito 9 with you?" ACE would look so innocent "of course not I'm a good girl, I do what I'm told.. " the doctor would just smile "good hand some over. " lol I would love to see more of this doctor. Thank goodness we have big finish. I hope to meet Mr. McCoy one day and tell him just how much he means to me.

[@Mamillius-00]

Mentioning Tom Baker being shown in reruns in America made me remember that when I was really young, I watched 1 or 2 episodes on PBS in New England. It was probably 1987 and I just now remember his hat and scarf.

[@quantumyoutubeguy2]

I wish Davison had had 4 series instead of 3 so he could have 4 series, 20 stories and 69 episodes.

[@donnyd9268]

This boy be sitting here thinking I’m not gonna watch it all

[@greigbutler4498]

I watched some of hartnells story’s on BritBox, never seen them before, he’s an awesome doctor

[@jerobriggs6861]

Great video explaining about classic Dr. Who. I've been watching the classic series ever since I can remember back in the early 90s on the American public television station PBS as they were repeating many of the classic episodes. My first 2 Doctors were Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, both I really liked, especially Tom Baker. In the early 2000s, I was introduced to William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton when I started to buy some of the older episodes on video and DVD. The first Patrick Troughton episode I seen was "The Tomb of the Cybermen", not only a really good story, but a really good Doctor, a Doctor that I liked just as much as Tom Baker. Then came new Who, which I really liked as well. From a classic Doctor Who fan from the get go, I can say well done, you've really done your homework on this show.

[@CalBurnsMedia]

City of Death is Awsome, but Douglas Adams was the soap writer, he's credited as "David Agnew" because he was script editor and script editors weren't allowed to write stories

[@gallifreyfalls4178]

Fantastic video! Loved the reccomendation and comparison to NuWho, it makes Classic Who so much more accessible! I'm going to check out some of the recomendations you made! Tomb of the Cybermen sounds great! 👍Thanks for making the video!

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

Thanks Gallifrey Falls! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video! Have fun watching Tomb of the Cybermen! ☺

[@Doccywho124]

I personally prefer classic Who. Stories are higher quality and less rushed.

[@victorwashington7306]

Outstanding Review! Favorite Dr. Who: Dr Who # 4, Tom Baker Favorite Episode: "Genesis of the Daleks" Favorite Villain: Davros (Micheal Wisher) 2nd Favorite Dr. Who: Dr. #3, John Pertwee Favorite Episode: The Three Doctors Favorite villain: Omega

[@jfernsten]

FYI, the BBC put out a collection of Doctor Who for the 50th anniversary with one complete story for each Doctor to that point. It's been a great way to re-see some classic Who. I believe it's called "The Doctors Revisited", well worth it, got it from Amazon.

[@acefilms1992]

You should have explained more about how the stories were multi part serials instead of individual episodes, good video nonetheless.

[@matthewduncan8523]

Would hope people could figure it out by the stories episode split he did. If not then there’s not much hope for them lol

[@nimblehealer199]

I once saw a snippet of a William Hartnell episode, possibly on PBS many years ago, I don't remember when though

[@mrandrews3616]

For me, when I started as a Who fan in 2005, I became aware of the Classic show early on by reading books and from what my dad, a fan from the Hartnell era, told me. Then I watched the Five Doctors in 2006 and I fell in love with the classic era.

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

That's awesome! My introduction to the classic series was through the Justin Richards' Doctor Who books - "Monsters and Villains" "Aliens and Enemies" and "Creatures and Demons" they not only brought me into the world of classic who but interested me in the behind the scenes elements. I actually used information from the books for my media course the other day! Thanks for watching the video!

[@mrandrews3616]

You're welcome. By the way, the reason my parents got the Five Doctor's for me was because I'd just seen Rise of the Cybermen/ Age of Steel and I was hooked on the Cybermen so when they saw the Cyber Leader on the DVD box I had to have it.

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

That's brilliant!

[@MrPaulMorris]

William Hartnell appeared as the Doctor in four seasons, not three, leaving at the end of the second story of season 4.

[@Nikioko]

Correct. The First Doctor had 3.25 seasons and the Second Doctor had 2.75. Likewise, The Fifth Doctor had 2.85 seasons and the Sixth Doctor 2.15.

[@TheZodiacz]

that sounds like a comment K-9 would make. LOL.

[@waz207]

I started watching back in 1984, and while I saw the last story of Davison’s era, my Doctor was Colin Baker...which is why he will always rate highly with me My kids have “their” Doctor as well, my son is all about David Tennant, and my daughter ONLY watches Eccelston’s year (at least of her own choosing, she will watch others if I put them on, she only returns tho to Series 1 on her own accord)

[@bookboy2]

Little Easter egg in "City of Death". John Cleese from Monty Python is in the Art Gallery even has a speaking Part.

[@orlendatube]

I LOVE the approach you took for this! concise but informational. Well organized! I love that you included episode recommendations, and comparisons to new who! Very nice! My classic who watching has been very limited-but i do look forward to seeing more...still trying to get through all of new who (almost done, just not quite!) I think i will save colin baker for last though... Have you done a video discussing the audio plays (Big Finish or otherwise)? I am visually impaired and a big fan of old time radio shows, so I do look forward to those...not sure where to obtain them yet though (havent checked into it....) Anyway-great job on this video!

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

Thanks so much! I'll be sure to make a video about the audio plays at some point! They are definitely worth checking out - I think there where some on Spotify if not then check out the Big Finish website! :)

[@kayleyhodson7079]

If you have a spotify at all, a bunch of audio dramas were released on there for free recently. I'm in the process of listening to them now, and tbh was surprised at how entertaining and well-written they are. Happy listening :)

[@slumdogjay]

As polished as Modern DW is, the stories have never came close to the writing in Classic DW. I do love Smith and Capaldi’s era of the modern show. They really feel like the Doctor.

[@GhostLightPhilosophy]

Some of my recommendations for interested classic who fans ready to get into the show... 1st doctor : The War Machines 2nd doctor : The Invasion 3rd doctor : Terror of the Autons (first classic who episode I ever watched) 4th doctor : Pyramids of Mars 5th doctor : The Visitation 6th doctor : Vengeance on Varos 7th doctor : Delta and the Bannermen

[@julieeverett7442]

an unearthly child, the aztecs, dalek invasion of earth, 10th planet power of the daleks, web of fear, war games (watch out for the length, 10 parts!) spearhead from space, terror of the autons, the green death, time warrior robot, genesis of the daleks, city of death, logopolis castrovalva, kinda, caves of androzani agree with vengeance rememberance of the daleks, curse of fenric ,survival

[@crt5300]

I love the old classic doctor who, especially Tom Baker who really got me interested in the whole series growing up in the 70's. William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton were great as well. However because of alot of missing video at that time and only having the audio it's sometimes hard to keep up with the 1st and second doctor.

[@TheNeil62]

Fact about the Children In Need special were David Tennant (10th Doctor) met Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett a.k.a Davison (5th Doctor ). Peter is David's Father In Law.

[@Grategous9]

Imagine being friends with someone who doesn’t know about classic doctor who “So who’s your favorite doctor in doctor who?” “The 3rd.” “Oh, Jon Pertwee?” “No, Matt Smith.” “We’re not friends anymore.”

[@jesspace4069]

pertwee and troughten were so great

[@julieeverett7442]

agreed

[@imbadateverything8095]

Why is nobody talking about how the 5th doctor was in 69 episodes

[@mikeharvey2629]

Just like to point out that Barton was in the first two stories of season 4, the smugglers and the tenth planet. While the smugglers was filmed as the final story of season 3, after the war machines, but was held over to be broadcast at the start of the fourth season. So realistically,the tenth planet was hartnells only contribution to season 4. :)

[@mikeharvey2629]

Barton. *Hartnell*

[@tost6956]

How did you get to Barton? Auto correct?

[@Problembeing]

Tom Baker.... THE Doctor.

[@scottnewbury4045]

The definite article, you might say...

[@wisteela]

Excellent video. My first Doctor was Peter Davidson. To me, classic Who, is proper who, and I can't be doing with new Who.

[@shannonreynolds624]

Tom Baker is the first one I can really remember and I saw it on PBS in the days where cable meant that you got maybe five stations in all. PBS always played BBC programs and still does. It was shown in a weird time here usually having to compete with Saturday cartoons and football (American) basket ball, baseball or whatever sports event that dominated the US viewership. We are such a messed up nation.

[@nickda1]

Same here Shannon Tom Baker is the first one i remember as i was born the year he started

[@darrengomes2203]

You seem to be confused over the definition of episode over serial. One minute you're distinguishing stories, while listing an episode count, then you're referring to individual serials as an episode. A collection of episodes is a serial. Original Doctor Who was made up of serials, not episodes. The seasons were made up of serials, the serials were made up of episodes.

[@ЛюдмилаМоталенко-н4н]

My favourite are 9, 12 and the War Doctor. Guess I know who will be my fav. in Classic)) Watching the 1st Doctor so far. I like to watch everything in order

[@carlenerogers6367]

10:05 I love the 4th out the lot in the classic era but peter Davidson man just dam

[@Gyro_a_Destroyer]

3rd 4th 5th and 6th were popular in the USA in like 2000-2008ish on government access channels late at night

[@perceptionpoet4136]

Please 🙏 do a updated version of this after season 13

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Everyone wanted to strangle Peri, he was just the only one who got to.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

No idea it existed? I find that hard to believe.

[@vasp99]

I love all the Classic Doctors ( even Sylvester McCoy ) but Colin Baker will always be "my Doctor " , my first and favorite!

[@HC-gn2gb]

My introduction was Lego diamension

[@mistie710]

"Vizlor"? Never heard him called that. He was always Turlough.

[@viridimagoria1778]

The original show is definitely harder to get into if you don't appreciate the stilted effects, creepy music, and slow pace of those early 60s/70s stories. Thankfully, I really loved all these details. The First Doctor has a good personality but his stories are not very good at all. There are a few that stand out, but his stories are all history based for the most part and all follow the same sort of structure. The Second Doctor is pretty fun, but most of his stories are lost, and while the animated recreations are nice, I can't get into them. The Third Doctor is what I usually recommend new classic fans to start. Not only is it the first in color, but it's easy to get into since the first few stories take place on Earth. Now The FOURTH Doctor is where things get interesting. The 1974-1977 years of the Fourth Doctor are some of the best in all of Doctor Who, and has someone who thinks DW should lean into the horror aspect, stories like The Ark In Space satisfy me endlessly. Pete Davidson had some interesting stories but for me personally I really don't like the direction of Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy. They are to me the weakest doctors the show has had.

[@RandomRoss]

Oh, oh now do the modern era I love the classic are my earliest are of the TV Movie I remember watching Sylvester McCoy regenerate into Paul McGann and remember being terrified.

[@galactic_socialist]

Vislor might be credited as his name but he was always referred to as Turlough. I believe Vislor was actually a military title from his real home planet

[@salliewagenblatt5188]

Will you be doing a new who era explained video to continue from this one

[@TheWhoniverseYT]

Yes! I started writing a rough script for it yesterday! Thanks for showing an interest and for watching the video!

[@stevearmstrong9213]

Jodie reminds me a lot of Patrick's Doctor.

[@ManOfTheWeek596]

Altogether nice choices in the recommended episodes, although I personally prefer Genisis of the Daleks over City of Death

[@brontewcat]

The first doctor I remember was Patrick Troughton. I didn’t like Doctor Who then, as I found it too frightening and Patrick Troughton’s Doctor was not very brave. I remember the War Games story and the regeneration to Jon Pertwee. I really enjoyed the third, fourth and fifth doctors, and can’t decide which is my favourite.

[@Bannakaffalatta200]

I have 1 question, WHERE'S MY RICE PUDDING?!?!

[@royalcass]

I wish that it was easier to find and watch all of classic who in one place but unfortunately the streaming services usually just have modern who, which isn't bad by any means, but it's jarring to not have all of it

[@smelkus]

Is the Paul McGann movie considered classic as I dont really consider it classic or new but a bridge between the two

[@GhostPurple69]

William Morgan It's caught in that time eddy, yes. Strictly speaking it's a one-off thing with no direct link to the original ongoing run, but it's generally classed as the cut-off point, given that it was produced in the 20th century, it starts with McCoy as a link to the classic series, and its logo was for over 20 years used as an umbrella brand for classic Who. Basically, it's part of the "Classic Who" brand, as a matter of practice. So it's fair enough to lump it all together, for the sake of discussion. But it would be sensible to stress the oddness of its fit.

[@Nikioko]

Actually, it is one big show. The division into classic and modern is not intended.

[@pasquino0733]

No its probably overated like new Who 🤭

[@igglye6805]

Could I start watching the new series of Doctor Who or do I need to watch the old one first?

[@calcium9668]

I found doctor who when season 5 was done and I started with the 9th doc.

[@johnIZaUWL]

Paul’s “broth” was spoiled by TOO MANY COOKS wanting to please the BBC 🙄🙄🙄 Oh and you NEGLECTED to mention all the Big Finish stories Colin did that count as cannon 🙏

[@alisonmulholland7221]

well then he would have to count all audio books

[@Nikioko]

Classic Doctor Who is simply the Golden Age of the show. And the 1996 film is not part of Classic Doctor Who but the first unsuccessful attempt to revive the show. And Classic Doctor Who is not a different series, New Doctor is not a relaunch but a continuation. During the screen hiatus, Doctor Who published in other media such as books and audios, so there isn't actually a gap.

[@EditedAF987]

Nikioko well McGann is pretty much classed as a classic Doctor now so I guess it counts now

[@jeffreyst.george292]

I’m not devoted to DrWho but I do like the show. How do these “ Dr’s “ ( the “ War Dr.” ) case in point fit into the succession of Dr.s ? Or the one time Dr. from that movie ?

[@duainsmith9617]

Back when dr who was still good and didn't suck rip dr who

[@Tolstoy111]

When did it start being bad then?

[@colinp2238]

The only good part of Colin Baker's Doctor was Perry, a companion for the dads that watched alongside the kids.

[@nickbutterworth6001]

Hiya, I'm surprised you didn't mention the Valyard.

[@feilvei4498]

He was actually pretty terrifying. I am planning of doing something with that character at some point ;)

[@EditedAF987]

Nick Butterworth well that would spoil the twist wouldn’t it

[@ishtarian]

Just a clarification: When you say that much of Troughton's time as the Doctor has been lost, this is not entirely accurate. While the visual component is missing quite a lot, the audio still exists, and has been released on a series of discs with linking narration by such as Anneke Wills (Polly), Frazer Hines (Jamie), etc. (The same is true of the missing Hartnell episodes, such as much of the third season, often narrated by William Russell (Ian) or Carole Ann Ford (Susan).) There are also reconstructions of these episodes out there, if you can find them. Some have been released on DVD, but most have been done by fans of the program. Some have used animation, while others have blended telesnaps with the remaining footage and the audio to recapture, as much as possible, what these original episodes were like. I recommend those done by "Loose Cannon" as being some of the best; some of these actually have included opening and closing videos featuring interviews with people involved in the particular story, putting much of this in context, and adding elements which may help the viewer to further envision the originals. Having gone through all this, I think those who are not absolutely wedded to the new era exclusively will find much that is well worth their time; speaking as someone who loves both the classic and new Who, I am very glad to see further recognition of the history of the program, and hope others will find their own favorites therein.

[@julieeverett7442]

all 17 missing STORIES are on audio, and are available to listen to, maybe not quite the same but there! I can sum up the difference between classic who and new who in two words. Time War, the early doctors never took part! All are younger and more "innocent" if such a word can be used, it doesnt mean they cant be serious, or deadly, they can. But they dont carry the burden of being the last of their race. Though you do get to see the first shots!

[@Myne1001]

13:44 How did you not add "UNLIMITED RICE PUDDING" to that sentence?

[@jimmyjambhere]

Peri is def the hottest companion

[@thatguygex5872]

I just wanna know were i can watch classical who

[@KroanC]

Rip sarah jane smith

[@chrisbutler501]

Tom Baker is my favorite classic and overall.

[@jacobstewart628]

I was born at the start of new who (9th doctor) and then I started watching the show on the 11ths time but 10 is my doctor but I went back and I liked the second doctor the third doctor and 5th doctor and 8th doctor but 10 is still my doctor

[@theemtheemralidmincart1505]

My favorite classic is jon pertwee 3rd doctor

[@MichaelM28]

Classic Who > New Who

[@SuperLloyd84]

This is the correct answer.

[@tost6956]

everyone knows it

[@eclecticdog2k901]

Always.

[@myyoutubeaccountgotsuspend8666]

classic who ≥ new who

[@bulborojogeimer6763]

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[@colinguyan9704]

Go check again who was the longest running Dr. it wasn't Tom Baker and he didn't start the jelly babies either that was Patrick Troughton. The rest was quite good though.

[@julieeverett7442]

longest running on tv is Tom Baker, longest continuous running is actually Sylvester Mc Coy he went from 86/89 to 96 to 99 when big finish started. 5th and 6th joined him in big finish, the first ever story was a 5th/6th/7th cross over. 8th joined early 2000's and 4th came in in 2006! the classic era doctors have been going over 20 years and are STILL going. 10th joined in 2013 and has 9 stories of his own, and chris joins 2021

[@charmatic_yt2195]

K9s the fucking best.

[@robalexander8065]

Series long arc began with The Key to Time in 1978 not Trial...

[@pasquino0733]

Dalek Masterplan?

[@TheZodiacz]

well Masterplan was only 13 episodes out of 45 episodes and finished up half way through the series so not really. If anything season 9 with the Doctor battling the Master could be considered the first with a season long arc.

[@julieeverett7442]

still only 12 stories! Master plan was one story with 12 parts. The key to time was SIX stories of 4-6 parts each! roughly THIRTY episodes so no season nine is NOT the first!

[@julieeverett7442]

​@@pasquino0733 one single story. Season long arc was key to time

[@julieeverett7442]

@@pasquino0733 one single story not season

[@jacobstewart628]

FUN FACT: the 5th doctors daughter played the doctors daughter on the doctors daughter one 10s run and then 5ths daughter married 10

[@HC-gn2gb]

If you ask me it's all classic (except 13 and 6 for me)

[@julieeverett7442]

fair enough

[@BilalHeuser1]

How can I watch all of the classic Doctorr Who episodes online? (legally)

[@retrodude1131]

Unfortunately you can't. Some people do pirate them onto other video websites but it's still illegal. If you really want to do it legally, buy the DVDs.

[@stonebaxter]

Britbox.com

[@rohnkd4hct260]

KEYS TO TIME, 4th Doctor

[@mostafaomais8471]

Hey there everyone I am still getting used to all this classic who lore and would love to watch some of it, could anyone refer me to a website or place or subscription as to where I could experience this lovely series. It would be very much appreciated thank you.

[@tinascousin]

This video is a good effort, and I totally get where you were going with it, but there’s some really basic stuff here that you’ve missed the mark with, all of it simple enough to research (plus I kinda would’ve expected someone who knew enough to want to make a vid like this would just know all of this stuff already) - e.g. it’s “Tegan” not “Teegan”, “Vislor Turlough” was known as “Turlough” not “Vislor”, and Sara Kingdom’s name is pronounced just like Sarah-Jane’s, not with a long ‘a’. You also reference the 5th Doctor’s era as being “known as the crowded TARDIS” - I don’t mean to sound overly contrary, but as a Who fan since 1982 I can put my hand on my heart and say that I’ve never once heard anyone ever call it that. Obviously it’s understood that *part* of Davison’s era featured a couple more companions than were probably needed, but it was hardly a “constant stream” of them. And what’s with the comment early on in the video about “Doctor Who’s rich past, which not many even realized had happened”? Who exactly is this “not many” of whom you speak? Even today, particularly in the UK, I’d be very surprised if the number of people who were at least aware of said “rich past” were outnumbered by those who believed it was a slick new never-before-seen Sci-Fi concept that debuted in 2005. Also, while most of your recommendations are really solid the way you describe them is a bit weird and potentially confusing - e.g., you name “City Of Death”, then reference it as “Series 17, Episode 2” - “City Of Death” was the second story of Season 17, not the second episode. “Destiny Of The Daleks” Part 2 was the second episode of Season 17 (remember in the old days they were typically referred to as seasons, not series). “City Of Death” is actually episodes 5-8 of Season 17. Or were you actually recommending only the second episode of “City Of Death”? I also recommend you do some research around the correct pronunciation of words like “admirably” and “stalwart” if you ever wish to use them again in further videos. All feedback provided sincerely and with good intentions, definitely not just having a go! :)

[@ThatLonelyMeatball]

War doctor: *error 404*

[@nicnac2d]

To be honest, I only saw 'The Twin Dilemma' from Classic Who..

[@feilvei4498]

Oof

[@julieeverett7442]

not the best one to get an idea what classic who is! Pertwee and TOM Bakers runs had far more diversity!

[@tallthinkev]

Didn't mention the books by Virgin and BBC, not for children!

[@Doccywho124]

Don't call it an era. It has many eras in itself. It makes it sound like a small part of Doctor Who. It's larger than new Who

[@feilvei4498]

Indeed

[@julieeverett7442]

it can be split up by the decades then because they are all quite different yet still the same in their story telling. We have the 60's in black and white, more purely historical stories and introducing of concepts (the sonic screwdriver, regeneration and the concept it can, sort of, be controlled, the intro of the time lords all started in the 60's) the 70's the golden age of doctor who 3rd and 4th first time in colour the first time its shown the doctor has two hearts the phrase "Gallifrey in the constalltion (sp?) of Casterbrous, the 12 regeneration 13 lives limit all came in the 70's. the 80's the disco era, the first time each doctor has its own theme, doctors 1-4 theme was almost unchanged through those 17 years the first American companion, 5th lost his sonic. it also introducted the concept in emergencies a new reneration cycle may be granted 6th started having longer episodes per story as a precursor of modern era the intro of Dorothy "Ace" McShane the precursor of the modern companions with 7th. ALL are multi part stories all 158 of them

[@amanogirl1]

I have nothing against Americans but, when they did that Doctor Who movie they didn’t understand what Doctor Who is. Things I hate in the movie: I’m half human on my mother’s side Grace for killing the Doctor American Gay looking Master Rubbish regeneration