Those who know me know I’m a big Doctor Who dork.   Earlier this year, I did this video, which is a complete comprehensive tribute to the series (with clips of every single story from 1963 to 2010).   Earlier today I had a friend ask me on Facebook about where he should start with watching the classic series.   He’d finally finished watching all the modern series stuff, and was curious about the past.  Got to talking, and he was thinking of checking out some of the stuff streaming online.  I pointed out that while the modern Doctor Who is 100% covered online in terms of story streaming (save for the odd special bit like Time Crash), but the classic series is not.   So I decided to look into the status of every classic Doctor Who story, and whether you can get it from Netflix, it’s streaming, etc…

Also, I’m in the United States, and DVD and Streaming situations are highly restricted by regions of the world, so this article should be considered to be for US viewers only.   It probably likely doesn’t apply to folks outside of the US.  Streaming also usually is just the episodes, rarely any of the DVD extras.   Also, Youtube has many episodes available, but they’re not er, “legal/authorized”, so  I won’t address that unless it’s a legal viewing release (there’s a few available that way).

Also, there’s other places you can buy Doctor Who episodes online.  Places such as iTunes, Xbox LIVE, Playstation Network, etc..  You can also rent in some places.  But I’m talking about ala carte streaming such as Netflix.  I’m not covering all the places you can digitally purchase Doctor Who.  Just stream it.

Also, there’s also other lesser thought of ideas like your local library.  Where I live, the library system has every Doctor Who DVD available to borrow.  Granted, it’s a library, so the discs won’t be in pristine condition, but it is available.  Something else to think about.   But basically, if it’s available on DVD, you can get it from Netflix’s DVD delivery or from Blockbuster’s DVD delivery services:

So with all that out of the way, here’s the list:

Doctor 1: William Hartnell

Series 1 (1963-1964)

An Unearthly Child (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes (as part of the “The Beginning” Box) [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available

The Daleks (7 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes (as part of the “The Beginning” Box) [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available

The Edge of Destruction (2 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes (as part of the “The Beginning” Box) [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available

Marco Polo (7 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Sort of.  All 7 episodes are missing; however there’s a condensed reconstruction on the “The Beginning” Box set.  [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available

The Keys of Marinus (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes.  [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available

The Aztecs (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes.  [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from Netflix & Amazon Prime Videos

The Sensorites (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Sort of.  This is one of the stories available at the BBC’s Doctor Who Youtube channel.  It used to be available for streaming in the US, but as of the writing of this document, it’s blocked in the US.

The Reign of Terror (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.  However, production is currently underway to release this on DVD in 2012 with animation for the two missing episodes.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 2 (1964-1965)

Planet of Giants (3 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Dalek Invasion of Earth (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Rescue (2 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Romans (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Web Planet (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Crusade (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of.  This is an incomplete story.  Episodes 1 & 3 exist, 2 & 4 do not.  The existing episodes plus audio of the missing ones are available on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Space Museum (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Chase (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Time Meddler (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 3 (1965-1966)

Galaxy 4 (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.  All four episodes are missing, however, there’s a 5 minute segment plus some clips that are available on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Mission to the Unknown (1 Episode)

• Available on DVD:  No.  This episode is lost.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Myth Makers (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.  All four episodes are lost.  However, a few short clips appear on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Daleks’ Master Plan (12 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of. Only Episodes 2, 5, & 10 exist, the rest are lost.  The three existing episodes, and a handful of clips from other episodes appear on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.  All four episodes are lost.  This is also the only story where not a scrap of footage exists to this day.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Ark (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Celestial Toymaker (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of.  Episodes 1-3 are lost. However, Episode 4 is included in the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Gunfighters (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Savages (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No. All four episodes are lost. However, a couple of clips are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The War Machines (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 4 (1966-1967)

The Savages (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No. All four episodes are lost. However, a couple of clips are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Tenth Planet (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.  Episodes 1-3 do exist, but have not been released on DVD.  However, a couple of clips from Episode 4 are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ].  Additionally, the three existing episodes with a reconstruction were released on VHS some time ago.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Doctor 2: Patrick Troughton

The Power of the Daleks (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No. All six episodes are lost. However, a couple of clips are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Highlanders (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No. All four episodes are lost. However, a couple of clips are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Underwater Menace (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of. Episodes 1, 2, & 4 are lost. However, Episode 3 is included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Moonbase (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of. Episodes 1 & 3 are missing. However, Episodes 2 & 4 (plus audio for 1 & 3) are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Macra Terror (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No. All four episodes are lost. However, a couple of clips are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Faceless Ones (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of. Episodes 1 & 3 exist, the rest are missing. However, Episodes 1 & 3 are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Evil of the Daleks (7 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of.  Episode 2 exists, the rest are missing. However, Episode 2 (and some other footage from Ep 7) is included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 5 (1967-1968)

The Tomb of the Cybermen (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Yes, from Amazon Prime Instant Video Streaming.  It is not available on Netflix.

The Abominable Snowmen (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of. Episodes 1 & 3-6 are missing. However, Episode 2 (plus some other clips) are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Ice Warriors (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.  Episodes 2 & 3 are missing.  The remaining episodes were released on VHS some years ago with some talking head dialogue for the missing episodes.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Enemy of the World (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of.  Episode 3 exists, none of the others do. However, Episode 3 is included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Web of Fear (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of.  Episode 1 exists, none of the others do. However, Episode 1 is included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Fury From the Deep (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.  All episodes are lost, however, some clips and behind the scenes footage are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Wheel in Space (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of.  Episodes 3 & 6 exist, the rest are lost.  Episodes 3 & 6 are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 6 (1968-1969)

The Dominators (5 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ].  However, this one is not available as a disc from Netflix; it is from Blockbuster, though. Not sure why.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Mind Robber (5 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Video Streaming.

The Invasion (8 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ] – It should be noted though that episodes 1 & 4 are missing.  They are on here via cel drawn animation; it was the first attempt to completely replace a missing episode with animation on DVD.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Krotons (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.
• Streaming Status: Sort of.  For some odd reason, Episode 2 only is available on the legal BBC Youtube Dr Who channel.  All four used to be there, not sure why there’s only Episode 2 there now.

The Seeds of Death (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Space Pirates (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Sort of.  Episode 2 exists, the rest are lost.  Episodes 2 (and some other clips) are included on the “Lost in Time” box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The War Games (10 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Doctor 3: Jon Pertwee

Series 7 (1970)

Spearhead from Space (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Instant Videos

Doctor Who & The Silurians (7 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Ambassadors of Death (7 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No, although work is underway for a release (unknown date as of yet).
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Inferno (7 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 8 (1971)

Terror of the Autons (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Mind of Evil (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Claws of Axos (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Colony in Space (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No, but it’s due out in November 2011. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Daemons (5 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 9 (1972)

Day of the Daleks (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No, but it’s due out in September 2011. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Curse of Peladon (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Sea Devils (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Mutants (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Time Monster (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 10 (1972-1973)

The Three Doctors (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

Carnival of Monsters (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]  It appears to be out of print, though.
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

Frontier in Space (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Planet of the Daleks (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Green Death (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

Series 11 (1973-1974)

The Time Warrior (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Death to the Daleks (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Monster of Peladadon (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Planet of the Spiders (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Sort of.  Not available from Netflix or Amazon, but all six episodes are available from the BBC Youtube Doctor Who channel.  Except they’re not available in the US.

Doctor 4: Tom Baker

Series 12 (1974-1975)

Robot (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Ark in Space (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

The Sontaran Experiment (2 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Genesis of the Daleks (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Revenge of the Cybermen (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 13 (1975-1976)

Terror of the Zygons (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Planet of Evil (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Pyramids of Mars (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

The Android Invasion (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD:  No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Brain of Morbius (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Seeds of Doom (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 14 (1976-1977)

The Masque of Mandragora (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Sort of.  It’s not on Netflix or Amazon, but it is listed on the BBC Doctor Who Youtube Channel.  Can’t view it in the US, however.

The Hand of Fear (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: No.

The Deadly Assassin (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: No.

The Face of Evil (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: No.

The Robots of Death (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – Appears to be out of print, though.
• Streaming Status: Available from Amazon Prime Streaming videos.  Not Netflix, though.

The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – The original DVD release is out of print, a new one is coming out in October 2011.
• Streaming Status: Available from Amazon Prime Streaming videos.  Not Netflix, though.

Series 15 (1977-1978)

Horror of Fang Rock (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

The Invisible Enemy (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Image of the Fendahl (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Sun Makers (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – Not available from Netflix, but is from Blockbuster
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Underworld (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Invasion of Time (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 16 (1978-1979)

This season was collectively known as “The Key to Time”, but each story had it’s own individual title and plot.  This was the first season to be released all at once in a Season box set.  It was originally released on DVD in the US in 2002.  It was later re-released as a “Special Edition” box set in 2009.  Both boxes can still be purchased if you want, although the 2002 version is out of print.   Each story is available for individual purchase as well.

The Ribos Operation (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

The Pirate Planet (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

The Stones of Blood (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Androids of Tara (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on Netflix only.

The Power of Kroll (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

The Armageddon Factor (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available Amazon Prime Streaming Videos only.

Series 17 (1979-1980)

Destiny of the Daleks (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

City of Death (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

Creature from the Pit (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Nightmare of Eden (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Horns of Nimon (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Shada (6 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No, although it was released on VHS some years ago with narration from Tom Baker.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 18 (1980-1981)

The Leisure Hive (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

Meglos (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – It is not available from Netflix, but is from Blockbuster.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Full Circle (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “E-Space Trilogy” box. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on the BBC Doctor Who Youtube channel, but not in the US.

State of Decay (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “E-Space Trilogy” box. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on the BBC Doctor Who Youtube channel, but not in the US.

Warrior’s Gate (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “E-Space Trilogy” box. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Keeper of Traken (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “New Beginnings” box, or individually. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Logopolis (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “New Beginnings” box, or individually. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Doctor 5: Peter Davison

Series 19 (1982)

Castrovalva (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “New Beginnings” box, or individually. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Four to Doomsday (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Kinda (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Visitation (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

Black Orchid (2 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Earthshock (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on Amazon Prime Streaming Videos only.

Time-Flight (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 20 (1983)

Arc of Infinity (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Snakedance (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Mawdryn Undead (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “Black Guardian” Box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Terminus (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “Black Guardian” Box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Enlightenment (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, as part of the “Black Guardian” Box set. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The King’s Demons (2 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Five Doctors (1×90 Episode)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 21 (1984)

Warriors of the Deep (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Awakening (2 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – Not available from Netflix on DVD, though.  It is from Blockbuster.
• Streaming Status: Available on the BBC Youtube Doctor Who channel.  Blocked in the US, though.

Frontios (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – Not available from Netflix on DVD, though.  It is from Blockbuster.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Resurrection of the Daleks (2×45 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – It is out of print, though.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Planet of Fire (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Caves of Androzani (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from both Netflix & Amazon Prime Streaming Videos.

Doctor 6: Colin Baker

The Twin Dilemma (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on the BBC Youtube Doctor Who channel.  Blocked in the US, though.

Series 22 (1985)

Attack of the Cybermen (2×45 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Vengeance on Varos (2×45 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available on the BBC Youtube Doctor Who channel.  Blocked in the US, though.

The Mark of the Rani (2×45 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Two Doctors (3×45 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Timelash (2×45 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Revelation of the Daleks (2×45 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 23 (1986)

This series is collectively known as “The Trial of a Time Lord”, and officially is one big story with 14 episodes.   However, for practical production purposes, it was produced with four separate titles.   The titles are not sold individually on DVD; they are only available in the season box set, which can be purchased below.

The Trial of a Time-Lord (14 Episodes)

The Mysterious Planet
Mindwarp
Terror of the Vervoids
The Ultimate Foe

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Doctor 7: Sylvester McCoy

Series 24 (1987)

Time and the Rani (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – Not available from Netflix on DVD, though.  It is from Blockbuster.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Paradise Towers (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ] – Not available from Netflix on DVD, though.  It is from Blockbuster.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Delta and the Bannermen (3 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Dragonfire (3 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 25 (1988)

Remembrance of the Daleks (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes, “Special Edition”. [ Purchase ] – This was originally released on DVD in 2002, you can still buy that one here if you want.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Happiness Patrol (3 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Silver Nemesis (3 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: No.
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Series 26 (1989)

Battlefield (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Ghost Light (3 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from Amazon Prime Streaming Videos only.

The Curse of Fenric (4 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Available from Netflix and Amazon Prime Streaming Videos

Survival (3 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available.

Doctor 8: Paul McGann

Paul McGann only recorded one televised story, although he’s done a tone of audios as The Doctor.  The lone story was a TV movie made in 1996 called (officially, anyway) just “Doctor Who”.  The DVD of it calls the thing “Doctor Who: The Movie”. It aired on FOX in the US as well as the BBC, and was an attempt to revive the show in the United States.  Didn’t work, but McGann was excellent.  Shame we never got to see more of him on TV.  Maybe someday as a cameo.

TV Movie (1×90 Episodes)

• Available on DVD: Yes. [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not Available.

Doctor 9: Christopher Eccleston

The show came back in 2005 with a new Doctor, and a new everything.  The show had a real budget, was done properly, was a glorious return to form.

Virtually everything of the modern series is available on streaming, but pretty much just the episodes.  Any of the “extras” from the DVD’s are mostly not streamed.  Some of the most recent series have special extras just for streaming – that will be noted below.

Also, officially when the show came back, it was labeled as “Series 1”, not “Series 27”, since according to the BBC, it was “officially” a new program.

On DVD, the episodes were released in the United States as season box sets.  They were not released individually like they have been with the classic series.   Chris Eccleston’s season was also released in smaller “vanilla” packages of like 2-3 episodes on DVD and some other oddball formats, but subsequent seasons were not.   Subsequent seasons (save for the 2011 season) were released in the UK in “vanilla 3 packs”, where the series would be broken up into smaller DVD releases with just three episodes on them, so people could buy it faster, as opposed to waiting out the year to buy the full box set.  Those vanilla releases did not come out in the US.

All episodes from this point forwards are at least 45 minutes long.   The Christmas Special episodes are a full hour, and the odd episode here and there ran long due to story (anywhere from 50 to 75 minutes) The classic series episode lengths were about 25 minutes each, except for Series 22 when it was 45 each, and a couple of oddball scheduling stories where it was forced to be 45 minutes (that happened twice).

Series 27/1 (2005)

10 Stories comprising 13 episodes

• Available on DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Yes, from Netflix and Amazon Prime Streaming Video

Doctor 10: David Tennant

Series 28/2 (2005-2006)

11 Stories comprising 14 episodes

• Available on DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Yes, from Netflix and Amazon Prime Streaming Video
• NOTE: Includes the 2005 Children in Need Special, as well as the 2005 Christmas Episode.

Series 29/3 (2006-2007)

11 Stories comprising 14 episodes

• Available on DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Yes, from Netflix and Amazon Prime Streaming Video
• NOTE: Includes the 2006 Christmas Episode.

Series 30/4 (2007-2008)

11 Stories comprising 14 episodes

• Available on DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Yes, from Netflix and Amazon Prime Streaming Video
• NOTE: Includes the 2007 Christmas Episode, and the 2007 Children in Need Special, “Time Crash”.

There was no full series in 2009.  They had decided the show was going to “rest”.  It wasn’t taken off the air, but there was a series of “specials” scattered through 2009, with the first one airing on Dec 25, 2008, and the last one actually airing on Jan 1, 2010.   The first of these specials (The Next Doctor) was the final Doctor Who story made in standard definition.  Everything since then has been in HD.  When the Specials box was released, it was the first Doctor Who release on Blu-Ray.   For the Blu-Ray box, “The Next Doctor” was upconverted to HD from it’s SD original format.

Series 30/4 Specials (2008-2010)

4 Stories comprising 4 episodes

• Available on DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Available on Blu-Ray: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Yes, from Netflix and Amazon Prime Streaming Video

Doctor 11: Matt Smith

Series 31/5 (2010)

13 episodes comprising 10 stories

• Available on DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Available on Blu-Ray: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Yes, from Netflix only
• NOTE: The disc releases include two short “mini episodes” produced just for the DVD set, and are not available on streaming.

Series 32/6 (2010-2011)

From this point onward, it is a bit different.  For the first time, the 2011 Series was split into two pieces, with seven episodes airing in the spring, and six airing in the fall.  Due to that, the DVD release has been skewed, and the Christmas Special from Dec 2010 was released on it’s own early.

14 episodes comprising 11 stories
Not all have aired as of the writing of this page.

• 2010 Christmas Special DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• 2010 Christmas Special Blu-Ray: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Series 6 Part 1 DVD: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Series 6 Part 1 Blu-Ray: Yes [ Purchase ]
• Streaming Status: Not available (not yet, anyway)
• NOTE: There are special extras just for these episodes available on Amazon Video & iTunes that are free.  The episodes are not, but the extras are.

Presumably when “Series 6 Part 2” is all transmitted, there will be a “Series 6 Part 2” DVD/Blu-Ray Release, as well as a full Series 6 box with proper extras, as well as the 2010 Christmas Special, and the two “Comic Relief” mini episodes from March 2011 called “Time” & “Space”.