First Doctor story index

WILLIAM HARTNELL (1963-1966)

Here are the links to individual episode reviews for each story of the First Doctor's era (Seasons 1, 2, 3 + two serials from Season 4):

SEASON 1 (November 1963 - September 1964)

• 100,000 BC - 1: An Unearthly Child; 2: The Cave of Skulls; 3: The Forest of Fear; 4: The Firemaker (overall score for serial: 7/10)
• THE DALEKS - 1: The Dead Planet; 2: The Survivors; 3: The Escape; 4: The Ambush; 5: The Expedition; 6: The Ordeal; 7. The Rescue (overall score for serial: 7/10)
• INSIDE THE SPACESHIP - 1: The Edge of Destruction; 2: The Brink of Disaster (overall score for serial: 7/10)
• MARCO POLO - 1: The Roof of the World; 2: The Singing Sands; 3: Five Hundred Eyes; 4: The Wall of Lies; 5: Rider from Shang-Tu; 6: Mighty Kublai Khan; 7: Assassin at Peking (overall score for serial: 7.9/10)
• THE KEYS OF MARINUS - 1: The Sea of Death; 2: The Velvet Web; 3: The Screaming Jungle; 4: The Snows of Terror; 5: Sentence of Death; 6: The Keys of Marinus (overall score for serial: 7.2/10)
• THE AZTECS - 1: The Temple of Evil; 2: The Warriors of Death; 3: The Bride of Sacrifice; 4: The Day of Darkness (overall score for serial: 8.8/10)
• THE SENSORITES - 1: Strangers in Space; 2: The Unwilling Warriors; 3: Hidden Danger; 4: A Race Against Death; 5: Kidnap; 6: A Desperate Venture (overall score for serial: 6/10)
• THE REIGN OF TERROR - 1: A Land of Fear; 2: Guests of Madame Guillotine; 3: A Change of Identity; 4: The Tyrant of France; 5: A Bargain of Necessity; 6: Prisoners of Conciergerie (overall score for serial: 6.7/10)

SEASON 2 (October 1964 - July 1965)

• PLANET OF GIANTS - 1: Planet of Giants; 2: Dangerous Journey; 3: Crisis (overall score for serial: 4.7/10)
• THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH - 1: World's End; 2: The Daleks; 3: Day of Reckoning; 4: The End of Tomorrow; 5: The Waking Ally; 6: Flashpoint (overall score for serial: 9.2/10)
• THE RESCUE - 1: The Powerful Enemy; 2: Desperate Measures (overall score for serial: 9/10)
• THE ROMANS - 1: The Slave Traders; 2: All Roads Lead to Rome; 3: Conspiracy; 4: Inferno (overall score for serial: 7.5/10)
• THE WEB PLANET - 1: The Web Planet; 2: The Zarbi; 3: Escape to Danger; 4: Crater of Needles; 5: Invasion; 6: The Centre (overall score for serial: 4.5/10)
• THE CRUSADE - 1: The Lion; 2: The Knight of Jaffa; 3: The Wheel of Fortune; 4: The Warlords (overall score for serial: 6.5/10)
• THE SPACE MUSEUM - 1: The Space Museum; 2: The Dimensions of Time; 3: The Search; 4: The Final Phase (overall score for serial: 4.5/10)
• THE CHASE - 1: The Executioners; 2: The Death of Time; 3: Flight Through Eternity; 4: Journey Into Terror; 5: The Death of Doctor Who; 6: The Planet of Decision (overall score for serial: 6/10)
• THE TIME MEDDLER - 1: The Watcher; 2: The Meddling Monk; 3: A Battle of Wits; 4: Checkmate (overall score for serial: 6/10)

SEASON 3 (September 1965 - July 1966)

• GALAXY 4 - 1: Four Hundred Dawns; 2: Trap of Steel; 3: Air Lock; 4: The Exploding Planet (overall score for serial: 5.8/10)
• MISSION TO THE UNKNOWN (score: 7/10)
• THE MYTH MAKERS - 1: Temple of Secrets; 2: Small Prophet, Quick Return; 3: Death of a Spy; 4: Horse of Destruction (overall score for serial: 7/10)
• THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - 1: The Nightmare Begins; 2: Day of Armageddon; 3: Devil's Planet; 4: The Traitors; 5: Counter Plot; 6: Coronas of the Sun; 7: The Feast of Steven; 8: Volcano; 9: Golden Death; 10: Escape Switch; 11: The Abandoned Planet; 12: Destruction of Time (overall score for serial: 7.2/10)
• THE MASSACRE OF ST BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE - 1: War of God; 2: The Sea Beggar; 3: Priest of Death; 4: Bell of Doom (overall score for serial: 5.8/10)
• THE ARK - 1: The Steel Sky; 2: The Plague; 3: The Return; 4: The Bomb (overall score for serial: 8.3/10)
• THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER - 1: The Celestial Toyroom; 2: The Hall of Dolls; 3: The Dancing Floor; 4: The Final Test (overall score for serial: 4.5/10)
• THE GUNFIGHTERS - 1: A Holiday for the Doctor; 2: Don't Shoot the Pianist; 3: Johnny Ringo; 4: The O.K. Corral (overall score for serial: 7.8/10)
• THE SAVAGES - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 8/10)
• THE WAR MACHINES - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 8.5/10)

SEASON 4 (Hartnell stories only) (September 1966 - October 1966)

• THE SMUGGLERS - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 8/10)
• THE TENTH PLANET - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 6/10)

💥 DECADES OVERVIEW #1 - THE 1960s

Second Doctor story index

PATRICK TROUGHTON (1966-1969)

Here are the links to individual episode reviews for each story of the Second Doctor's era (Season 4 (seven serials), Season 5 and Season 6):

SEASON 4 (Troughton stories only) (November 1966 - July 1967)

• THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (overall score for serial: 8.5/10)
• THE HIGHLANDERS - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 6/10)
• THE UNDERWATER MENACE - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 6.8/10)
• THE MOONBASE - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 8/10)
• THE MACRA TERROR - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 6.8/10)
• THE FACELESS ONES - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6 (overall score for serial: 5.7/10)
• THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6; Episode 7 (overall score for serial: 8.6/10)

SEASON 5 (September 1967 - June 1968)

• THE TOMB OF THE CYBERMEN - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (overall score for serial: 9.3/10)
• THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (overall score for serial: 6.8/10)
• THE ICE WARRIORS - ONE; TWO; THREE; FOUR; FIVE; SIX (overall score for serial: 7/10)
• THE ENEMY OF THE WORLD - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6 (overall score for serial: 8.7/10)
• THE WEB OF FEAR - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6 (overall score for serial: 8/10)
• FURY FROM THE DEEP - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6 (overall score for serial: 8.8/10)
• THE WHEEL IN SPACE - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6 (overall score for serial: 4.2/10)

SEASON 6 (August 1968 to June 1969)

• THE DOMINATORS - Episode 1; Episode 2; (Episode 3); Episode 4; Episode 5 (overall score for serial: 4/10)
• THE MIND ROBBER - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5 (overall score for serial: 7.8/10)
• THE INVASION - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six; Episode Seven; Episode Eight (overall score for serial: 7/10)
• THE KROTONS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (overall score for serial: 5.3/10)
• THE SEEDS OF DEATH - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (overall score for serial: 8.2/10)
• THE SPACE PIRATES - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (overall score for serial: 4.5/10)
• THE WAR GAMES - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six; Episode Seven; Episode Eight; Episode Nine; Episode Ten (overall score for serial: 8.7/10)

💥 DECADES OVERVIEW #1 - THE 1960s

Third Doctor story index

JON PERTWEE (1970-1974)

Here are the links to individual episode reviews for each story of the Third Doctor's era (Seasons 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11):

SEASON 7 (January to June 1970)

• SPEARHEAD FROM SPACE - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4 (story average: 8.5/10)
• DOCTOR WHO AND THE SILURIANS - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6; Episode 7 (story average: 7.3/10)
• THE AMBASSADORS OF DEATH - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6; Episode 7 (story average: 6.3/10)
• INFERNO - Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5; Episode 6; Episode 7 (story average: 8.4/10)

SEASON 8 (January to June 1971)

• TERROR OF THE AUTONS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (story average: 6.5/10)
• THE MIND OF EVIL - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 6.3/10)
• THE CLAWS OF AXOS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (story average: 8.3/10)
• COLONY IN SPACE - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 5.7/10)
• THE DÆMONS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five (story average: 6.8/10)

SEASON 9 (January to June 1972)

• DAY OF THE DALEKS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (story average: 7.8/10)
• THE CURSE OF PELADON - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (story average: 8/10)
• THE SEA DEVILS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 8.3/10)
• THE MUTANTS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 4.8/10)
• THE TIME MONSTER - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 4/10)

SEASON 10 (December 1972 to June 1973)

• THE THREE DOCTORS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (story average: 5.3/10)
• CARNIVAL OF MONSTERS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (story average: 7.5/10)
• FRONTIER IN SPACE - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 4/10)
• PLANET OF THE DALEKS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 7.5/10)
• THE GREEN DEATH - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four; Episode Five; Episode Six (story average: 7.7/10)

SEASON 11 (December 1973 to June 1974)

• THE TIME WARRIOR - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7/10)
• INVASION OF THE DINOSAURS - Part One (aka Invasion); Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 8/10)
• DEATH TO THE DALEKS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.5/10)
• THE MONSTER OF PELADON - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 2.8/10)
• PLANET OF THE SPIDERS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 5/10)

💥 DECADES OVERVIEW #2 - THE 1970s

Fourth Doctor story index

TOM BAKER (1974-1981)

Here are the links to individual episode reviews for each story of the Fourth Doctor's era (Seasons 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18):

SEASON 12 (December 1974 to May 1975)

• ROBOT - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.8/10)
• THE ARK IN SPACE - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.5/10)
• THE SONTARAN EXPERIMENT - Part One; Part Two (story average: 6/10)
• GENESIS OF THE DALEKS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 8.3/10)
• REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 5.3/10)

SEASON 13 (August 1975 to March 1976)

• TERROR OF THE ZYGONS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 9/10)
• PLANET OF EVIL - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.3/10)
• PYRAMIDS OF MARS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 9.3/10)
• THE ANDROID INVASION - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6/10)
• THE BRAIN OF MORBIUS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.5/10)
• THE SEEDS OF DOOM - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 8.7/10)

SEASON 14 (September 1976 to April 1977)

• THE MASQUE OF MANDRAGORA - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 5.8/10)
• THE HAND OF FEAR - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 4.8/10)
• THE DEADLY ASSASSIN - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.3/10)
• THE FACE OF EVIL - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.5/10)
• THE ROBOTS OF DEATH - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.8/10)
• THE TALONS OF WENG-CHIANG - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 8/10)

SEASON 15 (September 1977 to March 1978)

• HORROR OF FANG ROCK - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 9.8/10)
• THE INVISIBLE ENEMY - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.3/10)
• IMAGE OF THE FENDAHL - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.3/10)
• THE SUN MAKERS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 5.3/10)
• UNDERWORLD - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 4/10)
• THE INVASION OF TIME - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 3.3/10)

SEASON 16 (September 1978 to February 1979)

• THE RIBOS OPERATION - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.5/10)
• THE PIRATE PLANET - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8/10)
• THE STONES OF BLOOD - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.8/10)
• THE ANDROIDS OF TARA - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.5/10)
• THE POWER OF KROLL - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 3.3/10)
• THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six (story average: 6.2/10)

SEASON 17 (September 1979 to January 1980)

• DESTINY OF THE DALEKS - Episode One; Episode Two; Episode Three; Episode Four (story average: 7.3/10)
• CITY OF DEATH - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.3/10)
• THE CREATURE FROM THE PIT - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.5/10)
• NIGHTMARE OF EDEN - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7/10)
• THE HORNS OF NIMON - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 5.5/10)

SEASON 18 (August 1980 to March 1981)

• THE LEISURE HIVE - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.8/10)
• MEGLOS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 4/10)
• FULL CIRCLE - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.5/10)
• STATE OF DECAY - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 9.3/10)
• WARRIORS' GATE - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 5/10)
• THE KEEPER OF TRAKEN - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.5/10)
• LOGOPOLIS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.5/10)

💥 DECADES OVERVIEW #2 - THE 1970s

💥 DECADES OVERVIEW #3 - THE 1980s

Fifth Doctor story index

PETER DAVISON (1981-1984)

Here are the links to individual episode reviews for each story of the Fifth Doctor's era (Seasons 19, 20 and 21):

SEASON 19 (January 1982 - March 1982)

• CASTROVALVA - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 5.5/10)
• FOUR TO DOOMSDAY - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.8/10)
• KINDA - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.3/10)
• THE VISITATION - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7/10)
• BLACK ORCHID - Part One; Part Two (story average: 4/10)
• EARTHSHOCK - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 9/10)
• TIME-FLIGHT - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 2.3/10)

SEASON 20 (January 1983 - March 1983)

• ARC OF INFINITY - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 4.8/10)
• SNAKEDANCE - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.5/10)
• MAWDRYN UNDEAD - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 7.8/10)
• TERMINUS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 5.5/10)
• ENLIGHTENMENT - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8/10)
• THE KING'S DEMONS - Part One; Part Two (story average: 4/10)

THE FIVE DOCTORS (story score: 8/10)

SEASON 21 (Davison stories only) (January 1984 - March 1984)

• WARRIORS OF THE DEEP - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 3.5/10)
• THE AWAKENING - Part One; Part Two (story average: 8.5/10)
• FRONTIOS - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 8.5/10)
• RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS - Part One; Part Two (story average: 8/10)
• PLANET OF FIRE - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 6.5/10)
• THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 9.3/10)

💥 DECADES OVERVIEW #3 - THE 1980s

Sixth Doctor Story Index

COLIN BAKER (1984-1986)

Here are the links to individual episode reviews for each story of the Sixth Doctor's era (Season 21 (one serial), Season 22 and Season 23):

SEASON 21 (Baker story only) March 1984

• THE TWIN DILEMMA - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four (story average: 2.5/10)

SEASON 22 (January 1985 - March 1985)

• ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN - Part One; Part Two (story average: 4.5/10)
• VENGEANCE ON VAROS - Part One; Part Two (story average: 4/10)
• THE MARK OF THE RANI - Part One; Part Two (story average: 7.5/10)
• THE TWO DOCTORS - Part One; Part Two (includes 'A Fix with Sontarans'); Part Three (story average: 3.7/10)
• TIMELASH - Part One; Part Two (story average: 5/10)
• REVELATION OF THE DALEKS - Part One; Part Two (story average: 8.5/10)

SEASON 23 (September 1986 - December 1986)

• THE TRIAL OF A TIME LORD - Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six; Part Seven; Part Eight; Part Nine; Part Ten; Part Eleven; Part Twelve; Part Thirteen; Part Fourteen (story average: 5.6/10)

💥 DECADES OVERVIEW #3 - THE 1980s