Observations, rants, and musings by Joe Siegler.

Doctor Who Marathon

I’ve been a Doctor Who fan since 1983.  I’ve seen every episode at least once in all that time, but the one thing – the holy grail – the biggest geek level once can achieve as a Whovian is the “Full Marathon” (my term).

It’s when you watch every episode in a row.  That’s what I’m doing.  Watching a single episode a day.  Started with the first episode from 23 Nov 1963 – and doing one episode per day going forward.  I posted in some more detail about my doing all of this in a post elsewhere on my blog, and some of the “why”.  However, I wanted to put an intro here for the index below.

I am going to be tweeting about each episode as I watch it daily.  I will be updating this index page with links to pages created for each story. Each of those pages will collate the respective tweets for that story, so you can see all my comments about a story on one page.  If you want to follow me live with these as I do them, I’ll be posting from my @joesiegler twitter account using the hashtag #DoctorWhoMarathon.

That’s what this page is. It will be an index of all the posts for my Doctor Who Marathon.  I started this on 21 Aug 2021.  If I keep going, and God willing I’m still around, the target date for completion is 24 Dec 2023.  That’s based on the 871 total episodes currently available (as of Oct 2022).  There will, however be more by Dec 2023.  I just don’t know how many, so the exact end date is unknown at this point.  Even then, I’ll probably carry on with the newer episodes from that point too. :)

Admin note: The order of stories on this page are backwards.  The oldest stuff is at the bottom, and the newer stuff is at the top.

“Doctor Who Marathon” Collated Posts:

Doctor 6: Colin Baker

Colin Baker (no relation to Tom) was the sixth actor to play the Doctor on TV.   When he started, he was well known for a TV series called Brothers, and quite publicly made the claim that he wanted to keep the role longer than Tom Baker did.  Which I was quite excited about.  Problem is he had it for one of the shortest runs due to instability behind the scenes.

Colin’s first episode was 22 Mar 1984, and his last was 6 Dec 1986.  During his first full series, the episode lengths were doubled (to 45 mins), mirroring what the modern show does generally.  But from this point forward, no series of Doctor Who will have more than 14 episodes (which is what Colin’s second/last has).

Series 22:

NOTE: The episodes in Series 22 were created to be 45 minutes each, the only time in the classic series this was done. The show also returned to one episode a week vs the two per week it had been for Series 19-21.

Series 21: (continued)

  • The Twin Dilemma (3/23/2023) - (22 Mar - 30 Mar 1984) – Series 21, Story 7 (Serial 6S)

Doctor 5: Peter Davison

Peter Davison was the fifth actor to play the title role in Doctor Who.  He played it for three series, comprising 69 total episodes and 20 stories overall.

When I completed his era, I did a summary post of his era like I’ve done all the Doctors before him.

You can read that here.

Series 21:

  • The Caves of Androzani (3/19/2023) - (8 Mar - 16 Mar 1984) – Series 21, Story 6 (Serial 6R)
  • Planet of Fire (3/15/2023) - (23 Feb - 2 Mar 1984) – Series 21, Story 5 (Serial 6Q)
  • Resurrection of the Daleks (3/11/2023) - (8 Feb - 15 Feb 1984) – Series 21, Story 4 (Serial 6P)
  • Frontios (3/9/2023) - (26 Jan - 3 Feb 1984) – Series 21, Story 3 (Serial 6N)
  • The Awakening (3/5/2023) - (19 - 20 Jan 1984) – Series 21, Story 2 (Serial 6M)
  • Warriors of the Deep (3/3/2023) - (5 Jan - 13 Jan 1984) – Series 21, Story 1 (Serial 6L)

Series 20:

NOTE: Technically “The Five Doctors” isn’t part of Season 20, it is a standalone special. I am including it in the Season 20 list anyway, as it was done as part of that production block, AFAIK.

  • The Five Doctors (2/27/2023) - (23 Nov 1983) – Series 20, Story 7 (Serial 6K)
  • The King’s Demons (2/26/2023) - (15 Mar - 16 Mar 1983) – Series 20, Story 6 (Serial 6J)
  • Enlightenment (2/24/2023) - (1 Mar - 9 Mar 1983) – Series 20, Story 5 (Serial 6H)
  • Terminus (2/20/2023) - (15 Feb - 23 Feb 1983) – Series 20, Story 4 (Serial 6G)
  • Mawdryn Undead (2/16/2023) - (1 Feb - 9 Feb 1983) – Series 20, Story 3 (Serial 6F)
  • Snakedance (2/12/2023) - (18 Jan - 26 Jan 1983) – Series 20, Story 2 (Serial 6D)
  • Arc of Infinity (2/8/2023) - (3 Jan - 12 Jan 1983) – Series 20, Story 1 (Serial 6E)

Series 19:

  • Time-Flight (2/4/2023) - (22 Mar - 30 Mar 1982) – Series 19, Story 7 (Serial 6C)
  • Earthshock (1/31/2023) - (8 Mar - 16 Mar 1982) – Series 19, Story 6 (Serial 6B)
  • Black Orchid (1/27/2023) - (1 Mar - 2 Mar 1982) – Series 19, Story 5 (Serial 6A)
  • The Visitation (1/25/2023) - (15 Feb - 23 Feb 1982) – Series 19, Story 4 (Serial 5X)
  • Kinda (1/21/2023) - (1 Feb - 9 Feb 1982) – Series 19, Story 3 (Serial 5Y)
  • Four to Doomsday (1/17/2023) - (18 Jan - 26 Jan 1982) – Series 19, Story 2 (Serial 5W)
  • Castrovalva (1/13/2023) - (4 Jan - 12 Jan 1982) – Series 19, Story 1 (Serial 5Z)

Bonus:

NOTE: K9 & Company was an attempt to spin off K9 & Sarah Jane Smith into their own series.  A pilot was produced, but it did not go to series. This wasn’t part of proper Doctor Who, although later episodes did acknowledge the canon of events in this pilot.

Doctor 4: Tom Baker

When I completed Tom Baker’s run I wrote a summary post of some thoughts having watched all his episodes.

There were a lot of them as he’s the longest serving Doctor of all of them (7 seasons 178 episodes).

You can read that post here.

Series 18:

  • Logopolis (1/9/2023) - (28 Feb - 21 Mar 1981) – Series 18, Story 7 (Serial 5V)
  • The Keeper of Traken (1/5/2023) - (31 Jan - 21 Feb 1981) – Series 18, Story 6 (Serial 5T)
  • Warriors’ Gate (1/1/2023) - (3 Jan - 24 Jan 1981) – Series 18, Story 5 (Serial 5S)
  • State of Decay (12/30/2022) - (22 Nov - 13 Dec 1980) – Series 18, Story 4 (Serial 5P)
  • Full Circle (12/28/2022) - (25 Oct - 15 Nov 1980) – Series 18, Story 3 (Serial 5R)
  • Meglos (12/26/2022) - (27 Sep - 18 Oct 1980) – Series 18, Story 2 (Serial 5Q)
  • The Leisure Hive (12/23/2022) - (30 Aug - 20 Sep 1980) – Series 18, Story 1 (Serial 5N)

Series 17:

NOTE: Shada began filming, then stopped due to a strike – it was never finished.  Was unaired in its original form.  There’s details about that on the Shada page.

  • Shada (12/21/2022) - (19 Jul 2018) – Series 17, Story 6 (Serial 5M)
  • The Horns of Nimon (12/20/2022) - (22 Dec 1979 - 12 Jan 1980) – Series 17, Story 5 (Serial 5L)
  • Nightmare of Eden (12/19/2022) - (24 Nov - 15 Dec 1979) – Series 17, Story 4 (Serial 5K)
  • The Creature From the Pit (12/16/2022) - (27 Oct - 17 Nov 1979) – Series 17, Story 3 (Serial 5G)
  • City of Death (12/14/2022) - (29 Sep - 20 Oct 1979) – Series 17, Story 2 (Serial 5H)
  • Destiny of the Daleks (12/12/2022) - (1 Sep - 22 Sep 1979) – Series 17, Story 1 (Serial 5J)

Series 16:

NOTE: Collectively, Series 16 is known as “The Key to Time”, but that title is not shown on screen. As transmitted, the six stories retained their own individual names.

Series 15:

  • The Invasion of Time (11/22/2022) - (4 Feb - 11 Mar 1978) – Series 15, Story 6 (Serial 4Z)
  • Underworld (11/19/2022) - (7 Jan - 28 Jan 1978) – Series 15, Story 5 (Serial 4Y)
  • The Sun Makers (11/15/2022) - (26 Nov - 17 Dec 1977) – Series 15, Story 4 (Serial 4W)
  • Image of the Fendahl (11/12/2022) - (29 Oct - 19 Nov 1977) – Series 15, Story 3 (Serial 4X)
  • The Invisible Enemy (11/8/2022) - (1 Oct - 22 Oct 1977) – Series 15, Story 2 (Serial 4T)
  • The Horror of Fang Rock (11/4/2022) - (3 Sep - 24 Sep 1977) – Series 15, Story 1 (Serial 4V)

Series 14:

Series 13:

  • The Seeds of Doom (10/9/2022) - (31 Jan - 6 Mar 1976) – Series 13, Story 6 (Serial 4L)
  • The Brain of Morbius (10/3/2022) - (3 Jan - 24 Jan 1976) – Series 13, Story 5 (Serial 4K)
  • The Android Invasion (9/30/2022) - (22 Nov - 13 Dec 1975) – Series 13, Story 4 (Serial 4J)
  • Pyramids of Mars (9/26/2022) - (25 Oct - 15 Nov 1975) – Series 13, Story 3 (Serial 4G)
  • Planet of Evil (9/22/2022) - (27 Sep - 18 Oct 1975) – Series 13, Story 2 (Serial 4H)
  • Terror of the Zygons (9/18/2022) - (30 Aug - 20 Sep 1975) – Series 13, Story 1 (Serial 4F)

Series 12:

  • Revenge of the Cybermen (9/14/2022) - (19 Apr - 10 May 1975) – Series 12, Story 5 (Serial 4D)
  • Genesis of the Daleks (9/10/2022) - (8 Mar - 12 Apr 1975) – Series 12, Story 4 (Serial 4E)
  • The Sontaran Experiment (9/4/2022) - (22 Feb - 1 Mar 1975) – Series 12, Story 3 (Serial 4B)
  • The Ark in Space (9/4/2022) - (25 Jan - 15 Feb 1975) – Series 12, Story 2 (Serial 4C)
  • Robot (8/31/2022) - (28 Dec 1974 - 18 Jan 1975) – Series 12, Story 1 (Serial 4A)

Doctor 3: Jon Pertwee

  • When I completed Jon Pertwee’s run I wrote a summary post of some thoughts having watched all his episodes.  You can read that post here.

Series 11:

Series 10:

  • The Green Death (8/5/2022) - (19 May - 23 Jun 1973) – Series 10, Story 5 (Serial TTT)
  • Planet of the Daleks (7/30/2022) - (7 Apr - 12 May 1973) – Series 10, Story 4 (Serial SSS)
  • Frontier in Space (7/24/2022) - (24 Feb - 31 Mar 1973) – Series 10, Story 3 (Serial QQQ)
  • Carnival of Monsters (7/18/2022) - (27 Jan - 17 Feb 1973) – Series 10, Story 2 (Serial PPP)
  • The Three Doctors (7/14/2022) - (30 Dec 1972 - 20 Jan 1973) – Series 10, Story 1 (Serial RRR)

Series 9:

  • The Time Monster (7/10/2022) - (20 May - 24 Jun 1972) – Series 9, Story 5 (Serial OOO)
  • The Mutants (7/5/2022) - (8 Apr - 13 May 1972) – Series 9, Story 4 (Serial NNN)
  • The Sea Devils (6/29/2022) - (26 Feb - 1 Apr 1972) – Series 9, Story 3 (Serial LLL)
  • The Curse of Peladon (6/23/2022) - (29 Jan - 19 Feb 1972) – Series 9, Story 2 (Serial MMM)
  • Day of the Daleks (6/19/2022) - (1 Jan - 22 Jan 1972) – Series 9, Story 1 (Serial KKK)

Series 8:

  • The Dæmons (6/16/2022) - (22 May - 19 Jun 1971) – Series 8, Story 5 (Serial JJJ)
  • Colony in Space (6/11/2022) - (10 Apr - 15 May 1971) – Series 8, Story 4 (Serial HHH)
  • The Claws of Axos (6/5/2022) - (13 Mar - 3 Apr 1971) – Series 8, Story 3 (Serial GGG)
  • The Mind of Evil (6/1/2022) - (30 Jan - 6 Mar 1971) – Series 8, Story 2 (Serial FFF)
  • Terror of the Autons (5/26/2022) - (2 Jan - 23 Jan 1971) – Series 8, Story 1 (Serial EEE)

Series 7:

  • Inferno (5/22/2022) - (9 May – 20 Jun 1970) – Series 7, Story 4 (Serial DDD)
  • The Ambassadors of Death (5/15/2022) - (21 Mar – 2 May 1970) – Series 7, Story 3 (Serial CCC)
  • The Silurians (5/8/2022) - (31 Jan – 14 Mar 1970) – Series 7, Story 2 (Serial BBB)
  • Spearhead From Space (5/1/2022) - (3 Jan – 24 Jan 1970) – Series 7, Story 1 (Serial AAA)

Doctor 2: Patrick Troughton

  • When I completed Patrick Troughton’s run I wrote a summary post of some thoughts having watched all his episodes.  You can read that post here.

Series 6:

  • The War Games (4/27/2022) - (19 Apr – 21 Jun 1969) – Series 6, Story 7 (Serial ZZ)
  • The Space Pirates (4/17/2022) - (8 Mar – 12 Apr 1969) – Series 6, Story 6 (Serial YY)
  • The Seeds of Death (4/11/2022) - (25 Jan – 1 Mar 1969) – Series 6, Story 5 (Serial XX)
  • The Krotons (4/5/2022) - (28 Dec 1968 – 18 Jan 1969) – Series 6, Story 4 (Serial WW)
  • The Invasion (4/1/2022) - (2 Nov – 21 Dec 1968) – Series 6, Story 3 (Serial VV)
  • The Mind Robber (3/24/2022) - (14 Sep – 12 Oct 1968) – Series 6, Story 2 (Serial UU)
  • The Dominators (3/19/2022) - (10 Aug – 7 Sep 1968) – Series 6, Story 1 (Serial TT)

Series 5:

Series 4: (continued)

Doctor 1: William Hartnell

  • When I completed William Hartnell’s run I wrote a summary post of some thoughts having watched all his episodes.  You can read that post here.

Series 4:

  • The Tenth Planet (12/29/2021) - (8 Oct - 29 Oct 1966) - Series 4, Story 2 (Serial DD)
  • The Smugglers (12/25/2021) - (10 Sep - 1 Oct 1966) - Series 4, Story 1 (Serial CC)

Series 3:

  • The War Machines (12/21/2021) - (25 Jun - 16 Jul 1966) - Series 3, Story 10 (Serial BB)
  • The Savages (12/17/2021) - (28 May - 18 Jun 1966) - Series 3, Story 9 (Serial AA)
  • The Gunfighters (12/13/2021) - (30 Apr - 21 May 1966) - Series 3, Story 8 (Serial Z)
  • The Celestial Toymaker (12/9/2021) - (2 Apr - 23 Apr 1966) - Series 3, Story 7 (Serial Y)
  • The Ark (12/5/2021) - (5 Mar - 26 Mar 1966) - Series 3, Story 6 (Serial X)
  • The Massacre (12/1/2021) - (5 Feb - 26 Feb 1966) - Series 3, Story 5 (Serial W)
  • The Daleks’ Master Plan (11/23/2021) - (13 Nov 1965 - 29 Jan 1966) - Series 3, Story 4 (Serial V)
  • The Myth Makers (11/11/2021) - (16 Oct - 6 Nov 1965) - Series 3, Story 3 (Serial U)
  • Mission to the Unknown (11/7/2021) - (9 Oct 1965) - Series 3, Story 2 (Serial T5)
  • Galaxy 4 (11/7/2021) - (11 Sep - 2 Oct 1965) - Series 3, Story 1 (Serial T)

Series 2:

  • The Time Meddler (11/6/2021) - (3 Jul - 24 Jun 1965) - Series 2, Story 9 (Serial S)
  • The Chase (11/2/2021) - (22 May - 26 Jun 1965) - Series 2, Story 8 (Serial R)
  • The Space Museum (10/27/2021) - (24 Apr - 15 May 1965) - Series 2, Story 7 (Serial Q)
  • The Crusade (10/23/2021) - (27 Mar - 17 Apr 1965) - Series 2, Story 6 (Serial P)
  • The Web Planet (10/19/2021) - (13 Feb - 20 Mar 1965) - Series 2, Story 5 (Serial N)
  • The Romans (10/13/2021) - (16 Jan - 6 Feb 1965) - Series 2, Story 4 (Serial M)
  • The Rescue (10/9/2021) - (2 Jan - 9 Jan 1965) - Series 2, Story 3 (Serial L)
  • The Dalek Invasion of Earth (10/7/2021) - (21 Nov - 26 Dec 1964) - Series 2, Story 2 (Serial K)
  • Planet of Giants (10/1/2021) - (31 Oct - 14 Nov 1964) - Series 2, Story 1 (Serial J)

Series 1:

  • The Reign of Terror (9/28/2021) - (8 Aug - 12 Sep 1964) - Series 1, Story 8 (Serial H)
  • The Sensorites (9/22/2021) - (20 Jun - 1 Aug 1964) - Series 1, Story 7 (Serial G)
  • The Aztecs (9/16/2021) - (23 May - 13 Jun 1964) - Series 1, Story 6 (Serial F)
  • The Keys of Marinus (9/12/2021) - (11 Apr - 16 May 1964) - Series 1, Story 5 (Serial E)
  • Marco Polo (9/6/2021) - (22 Feb - 4 Apr 1964) - Series 1, Story 4 (Serial D)
  • The Edge of Destruction (8/30/2021) - (8 Feb - 15 Feb 1964) - Series 1, Story 3 (Serial C)
  • The Daleks (8/29/2021) - (21 Dec 1963 - 1 Feb 1964) - Series 1, Story 2 (Serial B)
  • An Unearthly Child (8/21/2021) - (23 Nov - 14 Dec 1963) - Series 1, Story 1 (Serial A)

 

Fun pic of Russell T Davies with the original producer, Verity Lambert.

 

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