Classic Doctor Who on Youtube

Starting in late 2024, a BBC-operated YouTube channel Doctor Who: Classic has been posting full serials of numerous classic era adventures. It would seem that the BBC has decided that there's not much additional value to be mined from the classic era, since everything had long been released on physical media (VHS, DVD, etc), or on free channels like Pluto.TV, or on demand on Britbox, so for all intents and purposes they're now giving it away. (For the moment, at least.)

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

Only you can prevent space piracy.

Gunsmoke by way of 2001: A Space Odyssey – for the kiddies

Season Six, Serial Six (production code YY)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
with Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Wendy Padbury (Zoe)

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Up to 75% less screaming involved.

You know our ways.

Season Five, Serial Seven (production code SS)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
with Frazer Hines (Jamie) and introducing Wendy Padbury (Zoe)

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

"Baby baby can't you hear my heartbeat..."

Victoria hates it here so much she could just SCREEEEEAM.

Season Five, Story 6 (Story Code RR)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
with Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Deborah Watling (Victoria)

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

"Maybe I didn't want to be a scientist after all..."

Just when Johnny thought he was old enough to ride the Tube alone...

Season Five, Story 5 (Story Code QQ)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
with Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Deborah Watling (Victoria)

Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

So nice to meet me.

Double trouble again.

Season Five, Story 4 (story code PP)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
with Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Deborah Watling (Victoria)

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

But sssssoft, what light thru
yonder window breaksssss...

Mars attacks!

Series Five, Story Three (Story Code OO)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
with Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Deborah Watling (Victoria)

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

"He followed us home, mom, can we keep him?"

"Well, Tibetans are ethnically distinct from Chinese, and who's gonna know if the accent's right anyway?" --the production team, probably

Season Five, Story 2 (story code NN)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
with Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Deborah Watling (Victoria)

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

What's this album title? Wrong answers only

The memory cheats...

Season Five, Story 1 (production code MM)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

FINAL BOSS BATTLE

The final end... (for now)

Season Four, Story 9 (Production Code LL)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

We're pretty now.

Talk about identity theft...

Season Four, Story 8 (Production Code KK)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

Look out, Ben, it's the impending
end of our contract!!

Doctor Who gets a case of the crabs...

Season Four, Story 7 (production code JJ)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Moonbase

"Toniiiiiiiiiiiight..."

Back so soon? And on the moon!

Season Four, Story Six (production code HH)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace

Shut up, I look FABULOUS.

Doctor Who sleeps with the fishes...

Series Four, Story 5 (GG)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor

with Peter Craze (Ben), Anneke Wills (Polly) and Frazer Hines (Jamie)

My 40 Years of Doctor Who Fandom

I had designs on publishing this article back in September when my fandom-versary came. Then in November for the 60th. Alas. But anyway.

I recall a very vivid dream when I was in my early 20's (1990's). I might have still been in college at the time. I was holding a handheld device and watching a Jon Pertwee era episode, possibly "Day of the Daleks." I remember waking up thinking what a wonderful notion, to be able to watch any Doctor Who episode on demand at any time. I also remember deciding that there was no way this would ever happen in my lifetime. How could they fit that much video and audio content on a device I can fit in my pocket?

Doctor Who: The Highlanders

"There's room for TWO men of action
in the TARDIS, Doctor..."

Companions from historical Earth never work. So let's write another one!

Series Four, Story 4 (FF)

Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
With Michael Craze (Ben), Anneke Wills (Polly) and introducing Frazer Hines (Jamie)
Written by Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis
Directed by Hugh David
Produced by Innes Lloyd
Script Editor – Gerry Davis

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

Mmphh... what episode is this?

Hey, you didn't even notice I skipped this, did you. DID YOU?

Season 1, Serial H

Starring William Hartnell as the Doctor
With William Russell (Ian), Jacqueline Hill (Barbara) and Carole Ann Ford (Susan)
Written by Dennis Spooner
Directed by Henric Hirsch
Produced by Verity Lambert

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

after only 12 months in storage...

"I've been renewed, have I?"

Season Four, Story 3 (EE)

Introducing Patrick Troughton as the Doctor
With Anneke Wills (Polly) and Michael Craze (Ben)
Written by David Whitaker
(substantial uncredited re-writes by Dennis Spooner)
Directed by Christopher Barry
Produced by Innes Lloyd
Script Editor - Gerry Davis

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet

"Trans... Mondas... Express..."

"It's far from being over..."

Season Four, Series 2 (DD)

Starring William Hartnell as the Doctor
With Anneke Wills (Polly) and Michael Craze (Ben)
Written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
Directed by Derek Martinus
Produced by Innes Lloyd
Script Editor: Gerry Davis

Doctor Who: The Smugglers

"Arr, the head office would
like a word with ye..."

Shiver me TARRRRDIS...

Season Four, Series 1 (CC)

Starring William Hartnell as the Doctor
With Michael Craze (Ben) and Anneke Wills (Polly)
Written by Brian Hayles
Directed by Julia Smith
Produced by Innes Lloyd
Script Editor: Gerry Davies