This is a list of Doctor Who serials and episodes that have been released on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, Video 2000, and Universal Media Disc (UMD).
Releases on the VHS format.
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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1 | 1 | An Unearthly Child | 4 × 25 mins. | February 1990 [1] September 2000 (remastered) [1] | July 1990 [1] October 2000 (remastered) [1] | January 1991 [1] |
2 | The Daleks | 7 × 25 mins. | June 1989 [2] February 2001 (remastered) [2] | December 1989 [2] April 2001 (remastered) [2] | October 1993 [2] | |
3 | The Edge of Destruction [a] | 2 × 25 mins 1 x 30 min | May 2000 [3] | May 2000 [3] | February 2001 [3] | |
5 | The Keys of Marinus | 6 × 25 mins. | March 1999 [4] | July 1999 [5] | May 1999 [5] | |
6 | The Aztecs | 4 × 25 mins. | November 1992 [6] | February 1993 [7] | May 1994 [7] | |
7 | The Sensorites | 6 × 25 mins. | November 2002 [b] [8] | December 2002 [b] [8] | October 2003 [9] | |
8 | The Reign of Terror | 4 × 25 mins. | November 2003 [10] | December 2003 [10] | October 2003 [10] | |
2 | 9 | Planet of Giants | 3 × 25 mins. | January 2002 [11] | March 2002 [11] | May 2003 [11] |
10 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | 6 × 25 mins. | May 1990 [12] | November 1990 [13] | February 1994 [13] | |
11 12 | The Rescue/The Romans: The Rescue The Romans | 6 × 25 mins. | September 1994 [14] | November 1994 [15] | March 1996 [15] | |
13 | The Web Planet | 6 × 25 mins. | September 1990 [16] | May 1991 [17] | August 1994 [17] | |
14 15 | The Crusade The Space Museum | 6 × 25 mins. | July 1999 [18] | July 1999 [19] | January 2000 [19] | |
16 | The Chase [c] | 6 × 25 mins. | September 1993 [20] | September 1993 [21] | October 1993 [21] | |
17 | The Time Meddler | 4 × 25 mins. | November 2002 [b] [8] | December 2002 [b] [8] | October 2003 [22] | |
3 | 23 | The Ark | 4 × 25 mins. | October 1998 [23] | February 1999 [23] | March 1999 [23] |
25 | The Gunfighters | 4 × 25 mins. | November 2002 [8] [24] (3 x VHS released only in UK as part of a boxset "The First Doctor Collection") | December 2002 [8] (3 x VHS released only in AU as part of a boxset "The First Doctor Collection") | October 2003 [25] | |
27 | The War Machines | 4 × 25 mins. | June 1997 [26] [27] | January 1998 [27] | March 1998 [27] | |
4 | 29 | The Tenth Planet | 4 x 25mins. Episode 4 reconstructed | November 2000 | May 2001 | November 2000 |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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4 | 35 | The Faceless Ones Episodes 1 & 3 | 2 x 25 min. | November 2003 | December 2003 | October 2003 |
5 | 37 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | 4 × 25 min. | May 1992 [28] [29] | May 1992 [29] | October 1992 [29] |
39 | The Ice Warriors Includes The Missing Years | 4 x 25 mins 1 x 10 min reconstruction of missing episodes 2 & 3 | November 1998 [30] | December 1998 [30] | September 1999 [30] | |
41 | The Web of Fear Episode 1 plus censor clips from episodes 2,4,5 | 1 x 25 min. | November 2003 | December 2003 | October 2003 | |
6 | 44 | The Dominators | 5 × 25 min. | September 1990 [31] [32] | February 1991 [32] | August 1994 [32] |
45 | The Mind Robber | 5 × 25 min. | May 1990 [33] [34] | September 1990 [34] | February 1994 [34] | |
46 | The Invasion | 6 × 25 min. | June 1993 [35] [36] (2 x VHS) | October 1993 [36] | June 1995 [36] | |
47 | The Krotons | 4 × 25 min. | February 1991 [37] [38] | July 1991 [38] | August 1994 [38] | |
48 | The Seeds of Death | 1 × 150 min. | July 1985 [39] [40] | December 1987 [40] | March 1990 [40] | |
50 | The War Games | 10 × 25 min. | February 1990 [41] [42] | June 1990 [42] | January 1992 [42] |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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7 | 51 | Spearhead from Space | 4 x 25 1 × 100 min. | February 1995 [43] [44] (Unedited) February 1988 [44] [45] (Edited) | April 1990 [44] | April 1991 [44] |
52 | Doctor Who and the Silurians | 7 × 25 min. | July 1993 [46] [47] (2 x VHS) | November 1993 [47] | June 1995 [47] (2 x VHS) | |
53 | The Ambassadors of Death | 7 × 25 min. | May 2002 [48] [49] | July 2002 [49] | October 2003 [49] (2 x VHS) | |
54 | Inferno | 7 × 25 min. | May 1994 [50] [51] (2 x VHS) | July 1994 [51] | September 1995 [51] (2 x VHS) | |
8 | 55 | Terror of the Autons | 4 × 25 min. | April 1993 [52] [53] | June 1993 [53] | June 1995 [53] |
56 | The Mind of Evil | 6 × 25 min. | May 1998 [54] [55] (B+W Re-mastered) (2 x VHS) | March 1999 [55] | January 1999 [55] (2 x VHS) | |
57 | The Claws of Axos | 4 × 25 min. | May 1992 [56] [57] | October 1992 [57] | June 1996 [57] | |
58 | Colony in Space | 6 × 25 min. | November 2001 [58] [59] (released only in UK as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) | December 2001 [59] (released only in AU as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) | January 2003 [60] | |
59 | The Dæmons | 5 × 25 min. | March 1993 [61] [62] | July 1993 [62] | October 1993 [62] | |
9 | 60 | Day of the Daleks | 1 × 100 min. 4 25min. | February 1988 [63] [64] (Edited) April 1994 [64] [65] (Unedited) | January 1987 [64] | March 1989 [64] |
61 | The Curse of Peladon | 4 × 25 min. | August 1993 [66] [67] | November 1993 [67] | September 1995 [67] | |
62 | The Sea Devils | 6 × 25 min. | September 1995 [68] [69] (2 x VHS) | July 1996 [69] | May 1997 [69] (2 x VHS) | |
63 | The Mutants | 6 × 25 min. | February 2003 [70] [71] | May 2003 [71] | October 2003 [71] | |
64 | The Time Monster | 6 × 25 min. | November 2001 [59] [72] (released only in UK as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) | December 2001 [59] (released only in AU as part of a boxset "Colony in Space / The Time Monster") (2 x VHS) | January 2003 [73] | |
10 | 65 | The Three Doctors | 4 × 25 min. | August 1991 [74] [75] (Original) September 2002 [76] (Re-release as part of The Time Lord Collection X4 VHS) | September 1992 [75] Original) April 2003 [76] (Re-release as part of The Time Lord Collection X3 VHS) | January 1992 [75] |
66 | Carnival of Monsters | 4 × 25 min. | March 1995 [77] [78] | May 1995 [78] | March 1996 [78] | |
67 | Frontier in Space | 6 × 25 min. | August 1995 [79] [80] (2 x VHS) | November 1995 [80] | March 1996 [80] (2 x VHS) | |
68 | Planet of the Daleks | 6 × 25 min. | November 1999 [81] [82] (2 x VHS) | December 1999 [83] | November 2000 [83] (2 x VHS) | |
69 | The Green Death | 6 × 25 min. | October 1996 [84] [85] (2 x VHS) | April 1997 [85] | February 1997 [85] (2 x VHS) | |
11 | 70 | The Time Warrior | 1 × 100 min. | June 1989 [86] [87] Edited | March 1989 [87] | April 1991 [87] |
71 | Invasion of the Dinosaurs | 6 × 25 min. | October 2003 [88] [89] | February 2004 [89] | October 2003 [89] | |
72 | Death to the Daleks | 1 × 100 min. 4 x 25 min. | July 1987 [90] [91] (Edited) February 1995 [91] [92] (Unedited) | December 1987 [91] | March 1990 [91] | |
73 | The Monster of Peladon | 6 × 25 min. | January 1996 [93] [94] (2 x VHS) | May 1997 [94] | May 1997 [94] (2 x VHS) | |
74 | Planet of the Spiders | 6 × 25 min. | April 1991 [95] [96] (2 x VHS) | September 1991 [96] | May 1994 [96] |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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12 | 75 | Robot | 4 × 25 min. | February 1992 [97] [98] | July 1992 [98] | May 1994 [98] |
76 | The Ark in Space | 1 × 100 min. 4 x 25min. | June 1989 [99] [100] (Edited) April 1994 [100] [101] (Unedited) | January 1989 [100] | April 1991 [100] | |
77 78 | The Sontaran Experiment Genesis of the Daleks | 8 × 25 min. | October 1991 [102] [103] (2 x VHS released only in UK as part of a boxset "The Sontaran Experiment / The Genesis of the Daleks") | July 1992 [103] (2 x VHS released only in AU as part of a boxset "The Sontaran Experiment / The Genesis of the Daleks") | February 1994 [103] (2 x VHS released only in US as part of a boxset "The Sontaran Experiment / The Genesis of the Daleks") | |
79 | Revenge of the Cybermen | 1 × 100 min. 4 x 25 min. | October 1983 [104] [105] (Edited) May 1984 [105] (Edited 2nd) April 1999 [105] (Unedited) | January 1987 [105] (Edited) December 1999 [105] (Unedited) | December 1986 [105] | |
13 | 80 | Terror of the Zygons | 1 x 100 min. 4 x 25 min. | November 1988(edited) August 1999(unedited) | April 1987(edited) January 2000 (unedited) | April 1991(edited) May 2000 (unedited) |
81 | Planet of Evil | 4 x 25 min. | February 1994 | March 1994 | June 1996 | |
82 | Pyramids of Mars | 1 x 100 min. 4 x 25 min. | February 1985(edited) April 1994(unedited) | November 1985(edited) | February 1988(edited) March 1998 (unedited) | |
83 | The Android Invasion | 4 x 25 min. | March 1995 | March 1995 | March 1996 | |
84 | The Brain of Morbius | 1 x 60 min. 4 x 25 min. | July 1984(edited) July 1990(unedited) | November 1987(edited) January 1991(unedited) | November 1987(edited) February 1997 (unedited) | |
85 | The Seeds of Doom | 6 x 25 min. | August 1994 2 x VHS | October 1994 | September 1995 | |
14 | 86 | The Masque of Mandragora | 4 x 25 min. | August 1991 | October 1992 | February 1994 |
87 | The Hand of Fear | 4 x 25 min. | February 1996 | May 1997 | February 1997 | |
88 | The Deadly Assassin | 4 25 min | October 1991 | March 1992 | March 1989 (edited) | |
89 | The Face of Evil | 4 x 25 min | May 1999 | June 1999 | March 2000 | |
90 | The Robots of Death | 1 x 100 min 4 x 25 min | February 1988 (edited) February 1995 (unedited) | March 1988 (edited) | July 1987 (edited) | |
91 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | 1 x 150 min. (edited) | November 1988 | April 1987 | February 1988 | |
15 | 92 | Horror of Fang Rock | 4 x 25min. | July 1998 | November 1998 | March 1999 |
93 | The Invisible Enemy | 4 x 25 min. | September 2002 | November 2002 | October 2003 | |
94 | Image of the Fendahl | 4 x 25 min. | March 1993 | July 1993 | June 1996 | |
95 | The Sun Makers | 4 x 25 min. | July 2001 | September 2001 | February 2002 | |
96 | Underworld | 4 x 25 min. | March 2002 | May 2002 | May 2003 | |
97 | The Invasion of Time | 6 x 25 min. | March 2000 2 x VHS | August 2000 | August 2000 2 x VHS | |
16 | 98 | The Ribos Operation | 4 x 25 min | April 1995 | June 1995 | September 1996 |
99 | The Pirate Planet | 4 x 25 min | April 1995 | June 1995 | September 1996 | |
100 | The Stones of Blood | 4 x 25 min | May 1995 | July 1995 | March 1996 | |
101 | The Androids of Tara | 4 x 25 min | May 1995 | July 1995 | March 1996 | |
102 | The Power of Kroll | 4 x 25 min | June 1995 | August 1995 | September 1996 | |
103 | The Armageddon Factor | 6 x 25 min | June 1995 | August 1995 | September 1996 | |
17 | 104 | Destiny of the Daleks | 4 x 25 min | July 1994 | August 1994 | May 1997 |
105 | City of Death | 4 x 25 min | April 1991 | September 1991 | May 1994 | |
106 | The Creature from the Pit | 4 x 25 min | July 2002 | October 2002 | October 2003 | |
107 | Nightmare of Eden | 4 x 25 min. | December 1998 | March 1999 | May 1999 | |
108 | The Horns of Nimon | 4 x 25 min. | June 2003 | September 2003 | October 2003 | |
— | Shada | — | July 1992 | February 1993 | October 1992 | |
18 | 109 | The Leisure Hive | 4 x 25 min. | January 1997 | September 1997 | May 1997 |
110 | Meglos | 4 x 25 min | March 2003 | June 2003 | October 2003 | |
111 112 113 | The E-Space Trilogy Full Circle State of Decay Warriors' Gate | 12 x 25 min | November 1997 3 x VHS | October 1997 3 x VHS | July 1998 3 x VHS | |
114 | The Keeper of Traken | 4 x 25 min | June 1993 | September 1993 | February 1994 | |
115 | Logopolis | 4 x 25 min | March 1992 | September 1992 | October 1993 |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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19 | 116 | Castrovalva | 4 x 25 mins | March 1992 | September 1992 | October 1993 |
117 | Four to Doomsday | 4 x 25 mins | September 2001 | November 2001 | June 2002 | |
118 | Kinda | 4 x 24 mins | October 1994 | February 1995 | June 1996 | |
119 120 | The Visitation Black Orchid | 6 x 25 mins | July 1994 2 x VHS | August 1994 | June 1996 2 x VHS | |
121 | Earthshock | 4 x 25 mins | September 1992 | March 1993 | March 1993 | |
122 | Time-Flight | 4 x 25 mins | July 2000 | July 2000 | March 2001 | |
20 | 123 | Arc of Infinity | 4 x 25 mins | March 1994 | April 1994 | September 1995 |
124 | Snakedance | 4 x 25 mins | December 1994 | February 1995 | September 1996 | |
125 | Mawdryn Undead | 4 x 25 mins | November 1992 | May 1993 | February 1994 | |
126 | Terminus | 4 x 25 mins | February 1993 | June 1993 | May 1994 | |
127 | Enlightenment | 4 x 25 mins | February 1993 | May 1993 | August 1994 | |
128 129 | The King's Demons "The Five Doctors" - Special Edition | 2 x 25 mins 1 x 100 mins | November 1995 2 x VHS | July 1997 2 x VHS | February 1997 2 x VHS | |
129 | "The Five Doctors" | 1 x 90 mins | September 1985 July 1990 | May 1988 | March 1989 | |
21 | 130 | Warriors of the Deep | 4 x 25 mins | September 1995 | July 1996 | May 1997 |
131 132 | The Awakening Frontios | 6 x 25 mins | September 1997 2 x VHS | March 1998 | March 1998 2 x VHS | |
133 | Resurrection of the Daleks | 4 x 25 mins | November 1993 | February 1994 | May 1994 | |
134 | Planet of Fire | 4 x 25 mins | September 1998 | January 1999 | November 1998 | |
135 | The Caves of Androzani | 4 x 25 mins | February 1992 | May 1992 | October 1992 | |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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21 | 136 | The Twin Dilemma | 4 x 25 min. | May 1992 | May 1993 | October 1993 |
22 | 137 | Attack of the Cybermen | 2 x 45 min. | November 2000 | November 2000 | November 2000 |
138 | Vengeance on Varos | 2 x 45 min. | May 1993 | August 1993 | June 1995 | |
149 | The Mark of the Rani | 2 x 45 min. | July 1995 | October 1995 | February 1997 | |
140 | The Two Doctors | 3 x 45 mins | November 1993 | March 1994 | June 1995 | |
141 | Timelash | 2 x 45 mins | January 1998 | September 1998 | March 1998 | |
142 | Revelation of the Daleks | 2 x 45 mins | November 1999 | December 1999 | February 2001 | |
23 | 143 | The Trial of a Time Lord | 14 x 25 mins | October 1993 3 x VHS | October 1993 3 x VHS | October 1993 3 x VHS |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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24 | 144 | Time and the Rani | 4 x 25 mins | July 1995 | October 1995 | September 1995 |
145 | Paradise Towers | 4 x 25 mins | October 1995 | January 1997 | June 1997 | |
146 | Delta and the Bannermen | 3 x 25 mins | March 2001 | — | June 2002 | |
147 | Dragonfire | 3 x 25 mins | February 1994 | March 1994 | February 1997 | |
25 | 148 | Remembrance of the Daleks | 4 x 25 mins | September 1993 | September 1993 | October 1993 |
149 | The Happiness Patrol | 3 x 25 mins | August 1997 | May 1998 | March 1998 | |
150 | Silver Nemesis - Extended Edition | 3 x 25 mins | April 1993 | June 1993 | August 1994 | |
151 | The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | 4 x 25 mins | January 2000 | September 1999 | November 1999 | |
26 | 152 | Battlefield | 4 x 25 mins | March 1998 | October 1998 | March 1998 |
153 | Ghost Light | 3 x 25 mins | May 1994 | July 1994 | June 1996 | |
154 | The Curse of Fenric | 4 x 25 mins | February 1991 | July 1991 | January 1992 | |
155 | Survival | 3 x 25 mins | October 1995 | November 1996 | September 1996 |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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— | 156 | Doctor Who - The Movie | 1 x 85 min | May 1996 | November 1996 | — |
The orphaned episodes of incomplete stories were released via several compilation releases:
Season | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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1 2 3 | The Hartnell Years An Unearthly Child : Pilot Episode The Crusade : "The Wheel of Fortune" The Celestial Toymaker : "The Final Test" | 1 x 35 min 2 x 25 min | June 1991 | May 1992 | January 1992 |
5 6 | The Troughton Years The Abominable Snowmen Episode 2 The Enemy of the World Episode 3 The Space Pirates Episode 2 | 3 x 25 min | June 1991 | March 1992 | January 1992 |
7 8 10 | The Pertwee Years Inferno Episode 7 The Daemons Episode 5 Frontier in Space Episode 6 | 3 x 25 min | March 1992 | October 1992 | August 1992 |
— | The Tom Baker Years | — | September 1992 2 x VHS | March 1993 | March 1993 2 x VHS |
— | The Colin Baker Years | — | March 1994 | April 1994 | August 1994 |
3 4 | Daleks - The Early Years The Daleks' Master Plan : "Counter Plot" & "Escape Switch" The Evil of the Daleks Episode 2 | 3 x 25 mins | July 1992 | February 1993 | October 1993 |
4 5 | Cybermen - The Early Years The Moonbase Episodes 2 & 4 The Wheel in Space Episodes 3 & 6 | 4 x 25 mins | July 1992 | March 1993 | March 1993 |
4 | The Missing Years The Underwater Menace Episode 3 | 1 x 25 min | November 1998 | December 1998 | February 2001 |
— | More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS | — | November 1994 | March 1995 | September 1995 |
— | The Curse of Fatal Death | 1 x 20 mins | September 1999 | October 1999 | October 2000 |
There have also been several releases which collect together related stories and were exclusively available in these sets:
Other releases have been made available which collected together previously released individual stories:
Releases on the Betamax format.
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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6 | 48 | The Seeds of Death | 1 × 150 min. | July 1985 (edited) [40] | — | — |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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9 | 60 | Day of the Daleks | 1 × 100 min. | July 1986 (edited) [106] | — | — |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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12 | 79 | Revenge of the Cybermen | 1 × 100 min. | October 1983 (edited) [105] | — | — |
13 | 82 | Pyramids of Mars | 1 x 100 min. | February 1985 (edited) [107] | — | — |
84 | The Brain of Morbius | 1 x 60 min. | July 1984 (edited) [108] | — | — | |
14 | 90 | The Robots of Death | 1 x 100 min | April 1986 (edited) | — | — |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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20 | 129 | "The Five Doctors" | 1 x 90 mins | September 1985 [109] | — | — |
Between 1983 and 1997 eight LaserDiscs containing one story of the Third Doctor, four stories from the Fourth Doctor, one story from the Fifth Doctor and one story from the Eighth Doctor have been released. These discs are only playable on LaserDisc players.
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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9 | 60 | Day of the Daleks | 4 × 25 min. (UK) | December 1996 [110] [111] | — | — |
1 × 89 min. (US movie compilation) | — | January 1992 [110] [112] | — |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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12 | 76 | The Ark in Space | 4 × 25 min. | October 1996 [113] [114] | — | — |
79 | Revenge of the Cybermen (edited) | 1 x 92 min. | December 1983 [115] [116] | — | — | |
13 | 80 | Terror of the Zygons | 4 × 25 min. | December 1997 [117] [118] | — | — |
84 | The Brain of Morbius (edited) | 1 x 60 min. | July 1984 [119] [120] | — | — | |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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20 | 130 | "The Five Doctors" | 1 × 90 min. | — | 24 August 1994 [121] [122] | — |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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— | 156 | Doctor Who: The Movie | 1 × 85 min. | — | January 1997 [123] | — |
Releases on the Video 2000 format.
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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12 | 79 | Revenge of the Cybermen | 1 × 100 min. | October 1983 (edited) [105] | — | — |
13 | 84 | The Brain of Morbius | 1 x 60 min. | July 1984 (edited) [108] | — | — |
In 2005, series 1 of Doctor Who was released on Universal Media Disc (UMD) format in four parts. [124] [125] The first part of series 4 also received a UMD release in 2009. They are only playable on Sony's PlayStation Portable and have no region locking. The releases were ultimately discontinued due to disappointing sales. [126]
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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1 | 157–159 | "Rose" "End of the World" "The Unquiet Dead" | 3 × 45 min. | 12 December 2005 [127] | 4 July 2006 [128] | — |
160–161 | "Aliens of London" "World War Three" "Dalek" | 3 × 45 min. | 17 October 2005 [129] [130] | 4 July 2006 [128] | — | |
162–164 | "The Long Game" "Father's Day" "The Empty Child" "The Doctor Dances" | 4 × 45 min. [d] | 26 December 2005 [127] | 4 July 2006 [128] | — | |
165–166 | "Boom Town" "Bad Wolf" "The Parting of the Ways" | 3 × 45 min. | 26 December 2005 [127] | 4 July 2006 [128] | — |
Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes | UK release date | Australia release date | USA/Canada release date |
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4 | 189–191 | "Partners in Crime" "The Fires of Pompeii" "Planet of the Ood" | 3 × 45 min. | April 2009 [132] | — | — |
The Daleks is the second serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on BBC TV in seven weekly parts from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Christopher Barry and Richard Martin, this story marks the first appearance of the show's most popular villains, the Daleks, and the recurring Skaro people, the Thals.
The Tenth Planet is the partly missing second serial of the fourth season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 8 to 29 October 1966. It was William Hartnell's last regular appearance as the First Doctor, and the first story to feature the process later termed "regeneration", whereby the lead character, The Doctor, undergoes a transformation into a new physical form. Patrick Troughton makes his first, uncredited appearance as the Second Doctor.
The Space Museum is the seventh serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by Glyn Jones and directed by Mervyn Pinfield, it was broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly parts from 24 April to 15 May 1965. In the serial, the First Doctor and his travelling companions Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, and Vicki arrive in a Space Museum on the planet Xeros, where they seek to change their fate after seeing themselves turned into museum exhibits in the future. They also become entangled in a conflict between the militaristic Moroks who run the museum, and the servile indigenous Xerons who work for them.
The Chase is the eighth serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Martin, the serial was broadcast on BBC in six weekly parts from 22 May to 26 June 1965. Set in multiple time periods on several different planets, including Aridius, Earth, and Mechanus, the serial features the Dalek race travelling through time while pursuing the TARDIS and its occupants—the First Doctor and his companions Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, and Vicki —to kill them and seize the TARDIS for themselves. The Doctor and companions encounter several characters, including monsters Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, human astronaut Steven Taylor, and an android replica of the Doctor.
The Moonbase is the half-missing sixth serial of the fourth season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly parts from 11 February to 4 March 1967.
The twenty-second season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 5 January 1985 and ended on 30 March 1985. It opened with the serial Attack of the Cybermen and ended with the serial Revelation of the Daleks. The season returned to the traditional Saturday transmission for the first time since Season 18, but for the first and only time in the series' first run it featured 45-minute episodes in its entirety. During transmission, BBC1 controller Michael Grade announced an 18-month hiatus for the series, partly citing the violence depicted in the stories of the season. John Nathan-Turner produced the series with Eric Saward as script editor.
The twentieth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 3 January 1983 with the story Arc of Infinity, and ended 16 March 1983 with The King's Demons. A 20th Anniversary special, "The Five Doctors", followed in November 1983. John Nathan-Turner produced this series, with Eric Saward script editing.
The twelfth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 28 December 1974 with Tom Baker's first serial Robot, and ended with Revenge of the Cybermen on 10 May 1975.
The eleventh season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 15 December 1973 with the serial The Time Warrior, and ended with Jon Pertwee's final serial Planet of the Spiders. The season's writing was recognized by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain for Best Children's Drama Script. This is the Third Doctor's fifth and final series, and also the last consecutively to be produced by Barry Letts and script edited by Terrance Dicks. Both Letts and Dicks would work for the programme again, however - Letts in Season 18 and Dicks on future stories, e.g. Horror of Fang Rock.
The tenth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 30 December 1972 with the tenth anniversary special The Three Doctors, and ended with Katy Manning's final serial The Green Death. This is the Third Doctor's fourth series, as well as fourth for producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks.
The ninth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 1 January 1972 with Day of the Daleks, and ended with The Time Monster. This is the third series of the Third Doctor, played by Jon Pertwee, as well as the third to be produced by Barry Letts and script edited by Terrance Dicks.
The eighth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 2 January 1971 with Terror of the Autons and ended with The Dæmons featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. This is the second of five series which Barry Letts produced consecutively and Terrance Dicks was the script editor.
The sixth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 10 August 1968 with the first story of season 6 The Dominators and ended Patrick Troughton's reign as the Doctor with its final story The War Games. Only 37 out of 44 episodes are held in the BBC archives; 7 remain missing. As a result, 2 serials are incomplete: only episode 2 of the 6-part story The Space Pirates still exists, while The Invasion has had its two missing episodes reconstructed using animation.
The fifth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 2 September 1967 with the first story of season 5 The Tomb of the Cybermen and ended on 1 June 1968 with The Wheel in Space. Only 22 out of 40 episodes are held in the BBC archives; 18 remain missing. As a result, only 2 serials exist entirely. However, The Abominable Snowmen, The Ice Warriors, The Web of Fear, and Fury from the Deep have had their missing episodes reconstructed using animation.
The fourth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 10 September 1966 with the First Doctor story The Smugglers and, after a change of lead actor part-way through the series, ended on 1 July 1967 with The Evil of the Daleks. For the first time, the entire main cast changed over the course of a single season.
The third season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 11 September 1965 with the story Galaxy 4 and ended on 16 July 1966 with The War Machines. Only 17 out of 45 episodes survive in the BBC archives; 28 remain missing. As a result, only three serials are complete.
The second season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 1964 and 1965. The season began on 31 October 1964 with Planet of Giants and ended with The Time Meddler on 24 July 1965. Like the first season, production was overseen by the BBC's first female producer Verity Lambert. Story editor David Whitaker continued to handle the scripts and stories during early production, handing over to Dennis Spooner as the season began to air; Spooner subsequently left his role by the season's end, and was replaced by Donald Tosh for its final serial. By the season's end, Lambert was the only remaining production member from the team responsible for creating the series.