"I don't think he is as stupid as he seems." "My dear, NO ONE is as stupid as HE seems." Absolutely hilarious. (not to mention, you aren't entirely sure if he is simply mocking the Doctor, or if he is - more likely - calling him out. Saying 'I know what you are doing & you are not going to fool me.')
My list 1) Talons of Weng-Chiang 1) The Robots of Death 1) The Mind Of Evil 1) The Caves Of Androzani 1) Earthshock 1) City Of Death 1) Genesis Of The Daleks 1) Remembrance Of The Daleks 1) The Sea Devils 1) The Keeper Of Traken 1) The Pyramids Of Mars 1) The Ambassadors Of Death 1) Inferno 2) Terror of The Zygons (because of the Skaracen effects being below par)
I just wrote some of the same ones. Ambassadors Of Death got bad reviews but I like that one, it didn't make my top 10. Ribos Operation was really good and one of the best ever in my opinion. Caves Of Androzani, Earthshock, Remembrance Of The Daleks, Keeper Of Traken and the Sea Devils don't make my list. Inferno and Seeds of Doom may be my all time favs. .
If The Daleks' Masterplan wasn't mostly lost, it would be VERY high on this list. 12 parts, but oh so worth it. P.S. My favourite Hartnell speech/scene is at the end of the otherwise meh story of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve. It takes "heartbreaking" to a whole new level.
The best ending to a Doctor Who episode? Probably "The Horror of Fang Rock." The poem was so fitting, and Baker's voice echoing in the foggy darkness.... (goosebumps)
My favourite part about pyramids of mars.. is the DVD bonus feature about sutec and his career. It’s amazing. Honestly highly recommend it to anyone who owns the DVD.
THIS is gonna be difficult so... without giving it ANY prior thought, here's mine. 10. An Unearthly Child. 9. Inferno 8. Doctor Who and the Silurians 7. The Planet of Evil. 6. Kinda 5. The Web of Fear 4. Genesis of the Daleks 3. The Invasion 2. The Daemons 1. The Daleks All done. Just like that.
My all time favorite is PYRAMIDS OF MARS. It is so Hammer like. Great performances by my favorite team Tom Baker, Liz Sladen in the white dress, and Robert Holmes, and Philip Hichcliff. Love this story almost perfect.
Oh man. Some great choices. An episode of The Sea Devils was the first ever one I saw in colour (on my grandparents brand new colour TV). I still remember that and it was 45 years ago and I was 4. Made a huge impression on me and has always been a favourite story. Pyramids of Mars - all time favourite. Genesis of the Daleks - unforgettable. Also agree about Season 13. Terror of the Zygons had just aired when my family visited Blackpool. Highlight of the visit was the Dr. Who exhibition. They had some Zygon exhibits, which was just awesome. My two favourite Doctors are also Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee. Always assumed that was because I'm an old fart now. I must go and watch some of these again.
I definitely agree. The Jon Pertwee era, at least at its height in Seasons 7, 8, and 9, was imo not only by far the best era of Doctor Who, but it is arguably also the greatest television ever made, particularly with stories such as Inferno, The Silurians, Curse of Peladon, The Sea-Devils, The Daemons, The Time Monster, etc. (and I say this as someone who got hooked on Doctor Who by starting with the new/reboot show only 4 years ago (which still feels like a long time to me))
My Top 10. These are my 'go to' episodes, or episodes I recommended fans of the newer show to watch if they were interested in older Doctor Who: 1. Inferno - A brilliant 7 parter with some great nods to Orwell, and yes, even though the fully transformed Primords look a little like low budget green wolf-men with pillows stuffed up their backs, the concept still terrifies me and I want to see the adventure at Krakatoa. 2. Resurrection of the Daleks - Creepy, disgusting, morbid, dark and ultimately depressing. Tegans' last words resonated so much with me and really summed up the mood of the episode in a great way. And, much like 'Adronzani', no one wins. 3. Spearhead from Space - Childhood trauma episode. I will never forget the Auton rampage, and honestly this is the most professional looking Doctor Who episode ever. Very well done and sets up the 'Doctor on Earth' dynamic really well. 4. Attack of the Cybermen - Telos, Ice Tombs, Sewers, Mind Control, Lytton dying. This is an episode I can go back to again and again and again and enjoy without every regretting putting in the DVD. Well paced, with some great cyber fighting, and an interesting gap filler in the Cyberman mythos. 5. The Ark in Space - Green bubble wrap aside, another good, dark story which uses the doomed 'humanity in cryo-sleep' plot really well. The Wirrn too are a creepy villain, and the transformation, while goofy looking, is pretty creepy. 6. The Curse of Fenric - Vampires scared me as a kid, and this added to that fear. Another creepy one, using Gothic imagery, and some great visual and make-up effects, plus Ace's conflict over her mother is really impactful. 7. The Green Death - Hippies and the Military have to team up to stop giant insects created by an evil corporation controlled by a giant megalomaniac AI super computer. Barmy as all hell, but so much fun and a touching end to Jo's character. 8. The Horror of Fang Rock - Doctor Who goes Gothic again and it really works. Creepy, with a mix of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' and 'The Blob' with some great world building moments with the Rutan and the Sontaran war. 9. Remembrance of the Daleks - Great fun. The Dalek battles, Davros is back, the Doctor revisits where it all began and Ace kicks arse and takes names. Just a fun episode with a great scope and a real gem of 80's Doctor Who. 10. The Daleks - My dad asked me what Doctor Who VHS I wanted from HMV when I was a boy, probably only about 8 or 9 years old. I immediately saw the cover and pointed to The Daleks. It was the first old B&W Who I'd ever watched and it impacted me so much I wanted to know more about the show. This is the one that got me into Doctor Who as a fully fledged fan. Eerie, well realised and a hallmark of what was to come. Fantastic stuff.
My favorite Classic story is, well I think you heard of it, Genesis of the Daleks. You know the one with the guy on the wheelchair, and that thing about a virus...
You're incredible! This list you've complied is valid in every right! And your impression of Mr. Baker as the fourth doctor is just marvelous! I couldn't tell whether or not you dubbed his voice over the video or not for a few moments there! Absolutely wonderful! You've pointed out a few key things that have given me an idea for a serious Doctor Who story in which I shall endeavor to write. I do look forward to watching more of your videos on Doctor Who! Oh and Congratulations on your massive following! Keep up the marvelous work! Meanwhile, kickback, relax, and treat yourself to a few jelly babies. Sincerely, Maggie the TimeLady
I didn't realise that people thought that there weren't enough Daleks in Genesis. I thought there were enough, considering this was their beginning- there's obviously going to be less of them
There's that and people saying that the Daleks aren't like the Daleks that we've seen before which again, it's the beginning. Why would they be the same? It's on the DVD extras of some of the classic Dalek stories and in reviews I've read.
"You watched it [The Invasion] when you were very young..." Wait till you reach 48, my friend, and you'll realise you are *still* young. Savour and enjoy!
I saw the The Invasion and Tomb of the Cybermen when they released them on video. These videos were always hard to find, than I found them at Sun Coast video in the early to mid 90ties. I used to tape these on Betamax from PBS. My friends thought I was nuts for watching this show. In 85, I made my dad take me to the DW convention were we watched a private screening of Attack of the Cybermen and Mark of the Rani. My dad was a football player he couldn't believe was hanging out with all these crazies. So I met JNT and Colin Baker at this event and got autographs.
Wisher's Davros was utterly phenomenal. Everyone that's followed has inevitably descended into the foaming, ranting megalomaniacal trope but Wisher's Davros was a stone cold goddamn psychopath. Utterly, chillingly, monstrously *sane* and controlled.
My top 10: 10. Resurrection of the Daleks 9. The Green Death 8. The Talons of Weng-Chiang 7. Frontier in Space 6. The Time Warrior 5. The Pyramids of Mars 4. Earthshock 3. The Caves of Androzani 2. City of Death 1. Genesis of the Daleks
I loved the Tomb of Rassilon, the chance to see a number of Doctors together in a story is great. Unfortunately, Tom Baker got stuck in some Time vortex Void. But with Richard hurndall, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Pete Davidson. On top of this, you had the Master, the high council of the Time Lords, the appearance of the Cyber Men. It just so good a production, I feel!
My list 10 The Sun Makers 9 Enlightenment 8 Logopolis 7 Remembrance of the Daleks 6 The Curse of Fenric 5 The Robots of Death 4 Day of the Daleks 3 The Caves of Androzani 2 City of Death 1 Genesis of the Daleks
The Dalek invasion of Earth was amazing, I love the mining part when barbara walks by as a prisoner and Ian doesn't even notice cuz he's hiding behind a bunch of barrels lol.
10: The Power of the Daleks 9: The Enemy of the World 8: The Daleks 7: The Green Death 6:Remembrance of the Daleks 5: Genesis of the Daleks 4: Tomb of the Cybermen 3: Inferno 2: The Caves of Androzani 1: Doctor Who and the Silurians Honorable Mentions: The Aztecs, the War Machines, The Moonbase, The Seeds of Death, Spearhead from Space, The Daemons, The Ark in Space, Pyramids of Mars, City of Death, The Visitation, The Five Doctors, Resurrection of the Daleks, Vengeance on Varos, Mindwarp, Survival.
I can't really bring myself to do a best 10 overall, so I'll just do my favourites for each Doctor from the classic era: 1) The Gunfighters - This story is here just for its pure camp value. It never fails to make me laugh, and I find that the way that it tells its story though song is quite a novel idea 2) Power of the Daleks - Dark, brooding and mysterious. 'nuff said 3) The Sea Devils - This is the Third Doctor era in a nutshell; the Master, the UNIT team, everything is on form for one of my favourite stories ever made 4) The Talons of Weng-Chiang - Sure some elements are a little bit questionable now, but in terms of atmosphere, writing and acting, this is quite possibly the best. Aside from the giant rat... 5) Snakedance - Maybe a bit controversial to some, but this is mainly because this was my first Doctor Who story, ever. It may look a little garish, but it is the script and the performances that sell it. 6) Vengeance on Varos - No question really. The Sixth Doctor is my personal favourite of the incarnations, and Colin gives it his all amid the dodgy sets and subpar direction, but it is as you said, all down to the script 7) Ghost Light - Confusing, baffling but fantastic. Nearly everything came to light here (pun intended), and was just one of the reasons why season 26 is one of the best (not Battlefield, definitely not Battlefield...)
I love the Sea Devils-I grew up around most of the locations -but Day of the Daleks is a sharper story. Great Tom impression btw-you should be on Dead Ringers.
What about Trial of a time lord? 1. Colin baker in my opinion is the best and most underrated doctor 2. Amazing storyline with good continuity 3. Good return of previous enemies 4. Lot of suspense 5. possibly one of the best classic doctor who theme tunes was used on this
My top 5 Tom Baker stories are also the top 5 best Dr Who stories ever :- These are my 5 and haven't changed in years and probably never will :- 1. Terror of the Zygons 2. Pyramids of Mars 3. City of Death 4. Genesis of the Daleks 5. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Let's go back to 2006. I'm 11 years old and I've just started watching Doctor Who with School Reunion being my first episode. My friend Sam (lifelong Whovian) informs me of the classic series and hands me a classic story that I had to watch ASAP. What was that first story? Earthshock. Been a Whovian for 15 years now.
GREAT LIST! For me, I unfortunately couldn't see earthshock, city of death and many other classic who stories bc here in America, thy are so freakin expensive city of death is over a 100$. i'm still waiting for earthshock to go on sale too, like so many others (mind of evil/talons of weng chaing, etc.). and i'm sorry, i'm gonna cheat. with the pertwee and baker era, i'm going to do my top ten of their runs, and then do a top ten in general of the others. pertwee: 10) death to the daleks 9) claws of axos 8) the three doctors 7) inferno 6) frontier in space 5) the daemons 4) the sea devils 3) carnival of monsters 2) the silurians 1) spearhead from space tom baker 10) the invisible enemy 9) the robots of death 8) the sun makers 7) the brain of morbius 6) the seeds of doom 5) the power of kroll (yeah, i'm the weirdo who loves it) 4) the stones of blood 3) the android invasion 2) the pyramids of mars 1) Genesis of the daleks now my top ten for the rest 10) the awakening 9) the five doctors 8) planet of fire 7) the mind robber 6) the greatest show in the galaxy 5) vengeance on varos 4) enlightenment 3) mawdryn undead 2) remembrance of the daleks 1) the caves of androzani mind u I love troughton, but I haven't seen many of his episodes, and i'm still waiting for the dalek invasion of earth to go sale
Psyche M $100?! Do you not just have them in most DVD shops? That's weird. In the UK we do and except for box sets, all of the classic stuff is £10 or less. An alternative is to try find it to watch online, I've found a few websites where you can stream it so just Google it and you should find it.
most dvd shops don't have them, and if they do, they are still expensive. amazon is the cheapest place to buy them, and seeing a good episode for 100$ is not uncommon at all. yes, I have watched some episodes online, but I want to buy them instead, so that I can watch them in better quality. what's even more annoying is that below our prices, we see the price it would be in the uk. nothing more annoying than wanting to buy the ambassadors of death, its almost 200$, and then u see that in the UK its like 9 pounds.
Philadelphia Whovian Hey there! The ridiculous cost of US Doctor Who DVDs is why I bought a region-free DVD player for about $30. I get my DVDs from the UK, and even with shipping, they're many times cheaper than the ones here. In addition to new DVDs, I've also bought a few used ones through Amazon.co.uk third-party sellers, and they've all been great, like new, and always arriving much faster than originally estimated. Another option would be to subscribe to Britbox, which is about $8/month, and which has almost all of the extant Classic series (there are a few Dalek stories that they don't have). It's available as a Roku channel and an Android app, and I'm pretty sure that you can also stream it via the web.
Philadelphia Whovian in the US, in Pennsylvania too, I found the "monster gift set". It's a US exclusive that includes a 9th/10th doctor sonic screwdriver, a two disc dalek collection featuring Dalek, The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End, Asylum of the Daleks, and Into the Dalek along with Genesis of the Daleks as a bonus feature, and it has a two disc cyberman collection which includes Army of Ghosts/Doomsday, Closing Time, Nightmare in Silver, and Dark Water/Death in Heaven with Earthshock as a bonus feature. The whole set is, as I got it, only $25! I can't recommend it enough
in no particular order .. web of fear, the mind robbers, the three doctors, the five doctors, city of death, shada, spearhead from space. Cant go further without putting the Pertwee years on a pedestal ....
10. Spearhead from space 9. Earthshock 8. Caves of androzani 7. The tomb of the cybermen 6. The invasion 5. Pyramids of mars 4. Genesis of the daleks 3. Enemy of the world 2. The evil of the daleks 1. The daleks master plan
yeah, sutek (Spelling mistake?) was such a boss! also would say just found your youtube and subscribed on the spot, great stuff keep it going! [also love the swearing , is that right?] ;) nice one though!
I am in love with the arrangement of the Who theme you have here. It makes me think of what Who would be like today if it continued to be like the Classics...
Oh my god Nyder is the best! Having seen Genesis before The Silurians, 2 stories I both love and could rewatch over and over again, i must say it's a weird unsettling feel seeing Peter Miles in the silurians, you just wanna scream at 3, "ey dat's Ny...Oh oh wait!" ^^' Fantastic character, 1 of my fav in all of Doctor Who. I'm not _as big_ of a 5th Doctor Fan, him being all \*too* 'human' & me loving that weird/grimm side of the doctor, 4/Tom Baker being my all time fav... Still caves deseves to be on here. The rest I can also agree on! Vengeance on Varos is an absoloute master piece (in midst of that weird mixed bag that is the 6th doctor era) & you picked 1 of my fav Hartnell speeches, too! \*,* Having seen Cat trap (the doc on Survival) & therefor knowing just _HOW good_ this story AND S27 could've been if it wasn't for JNT & Michael F'N Grade, I can't really blame them for the not _that_ good cheetah costumes etc... Anyways I miss Remembrance of the Daleks! Also favs of mine (that might _almost_ make the list) that I think are really underrated are e.g. - Terror of the Zygons, with its beautiful oudoor shots & Baker at its best! It sorta feels like a 3rd & 4th doctor story mixed into one with best of both worlds, focussing on the amazing chemistry between a fantatsic doc & really good companions but also havin some hilarious sFx with the pizza computer even Tom Baker made fun of in the bonus features & the almost "Invasion of the dinosaurs"-ish Nessie. :'D - The five doctors! While It couldve done more with its elements, especially the brig, it still just is sooooo damn rewatchable & having the Brigadier punch the Ainley incarnation of the Master with that line delivered is just pure joy! Plus it features 4 incarnations of this madman arguing with eachother in wonderful wonderful childish ways, it brings tears of joy to my face of laughing out loud. Cool video! Keep it up!
Every Cyberman story except Attack of the Cybermen and Silver Nemesis, Power of the Daleks, Every Jon Pertwee episode before Carnaval of Monsters except Ambassadors of Death, Genesis of the Daleks, Seeds of Doom, Talons of Weng-Chiang, The Deadly Assassin, City of Death, Warrior's Gate, Logopolis, every Peter Davison story except for his last season, Vengeance on Varos, The Two Doctors, Remembrance of the Daleks
For me, your top 3 is my top 3. I love City of Death, I think I know it off by heart (the script that is), Genesis of the Daleks has that whole "if I kill the Daleks" thing and the quip about ending up with bows and arrows features in The Magicians Apprentice but Androzani has everything, drugs smugglers, arms dealers, bent politicians and a maniacal villain in the middle orchestrating it all . Then the Doctor and Peri just stumble into the middle of it all and are just victims throughout the whole thing which ends in Davison regenerating and Peri being saved and then wondering what the hell is going on as the bloke she just met in the previous story changes in front of her. It's totally mind blowing. Survival, Dalek Invasion and Androzani also have the most emotional endings. I always end up in tears at the end of Survival because I remember it the first time around when I was 19 and having heard the news that it wasn't coming back, it was soul destroying to think that a programme that I'd watched since Deadly Assassin in 1976 wasn't coming back. I only ever missed 2 episodes out of the whole of that time too. Dalek Invasion where he says goodbye to Susan is very tearjerking too, reminds me of people who I've worked with who just kind of leave and it's always a git because you enjoyed working with them.
Love Caves of Androzani, it's possibly the very best classic Dr Who ever. However, I very rarely watch it because it's the last story for MY Doctor, and it still makes me sad! The first Doctor I remember was Tom Baker, but Peter Davison was MY Doctor.
Oooooookay, why not? 10) The Happiness Patrol 9) Earthshock 8) The Invasion 7) Kinda 6) The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 5) Talons of Weng Chiang 4) Remembrance of the Daleks 3) Caves of Androzani 2) The Curse of Fenric 1) Genesis of the Daleks Wow, heavily 80s weighted. Seasons 25 & 26 were the second golden age, IMHO and the IDEAS in 80s serials went to very interesting places.
I always say, if you haven't seen "Genesis of the Daleks" you're not a Whovian. The only problem I had with "City of Death", one of my favourites, is the death scene of professor Kerensky . That was sooooo cheesy. If not for that, the story is perfection. Yes, I have the "City of Death" and "Pyramids of Mars" figures sets. ;) And I'm 50. Never grow up.
My top 10 classic stories 10) the green death 9) ghostlight and the curse of centric 8) the web of fear 7) the enemy of the world 6) spearhead from space and inferno 5) the Chase 4) genesis of the Daleks 3) doctor who and the Silurians 2) evil of the daleks 1) the war games Honorable mentions: Dalek invasion of earth, the war machines, the sea devils, caves of androzani, survival, battlefield, keys of marinus, remembrance of the Daleks, greatest show in the galaxy, robots of death, earthshock, resurrection of the Daleks, vengeance on varos, the invasion.
10. Inferno 9. The Spearhead From Space 8. The Invasion 7. The Three Doctors 6. The Moonbase 5. The War Games 4. Pyramids of Mars 3. Remembrance of the Daleks 2. Genesis of the Daleks 1. Logopolis( I know not many people enjoy it but I love the fact that the Doctor chases the Master to find him and then he's defeated for once)
1 Caves of Andrazani 2 Genesis of the Daleks 3 Mindwarp 4 Earthshock 5 Shada 6 Nightmare on Eden 7 Terminus 8 Invasion of Time 9 Four to Doomsday 10 Vengeance on Varos
There are just so many fucking awesome stories in the old series it's virtually impossible to rank just 10. So I won't. - Every William Hartnell story except The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Web Planet, and The Celestial Toymaker - Every Patrick Troughton story - Every Jon Pertwee story - Every Tom Baker story except Revenge of the Cybermen, Underworld, The Invasion of Time and The Leisure Hive - Castrovalva - Earthshock - Mawdryn Undead - Enlightenment - Frontios - The Caves of Androzani - Attack of the Cybermen - Revelation of the Daleks - Trial of a Time Lord - Every Sylvester McCoy story except Time and the Rani
My list in no order would be Ribos Operation, Robots of Death, Talons of Weng-Chiang, Genesis of the Daleks, Inferno, The Five Doctors, The Mind of Evil, The Invasion, The Seeds of Doom and Resurrection of the Daleks.
‘The Caves of Androzani’, oh my god... I watched that full story one day and here’s how it went... Part one, I was feeling it was a bit slow, but I liked the situation they were put in... by the time Part Four starts, it’s just a wild mad dash to the end with the Doctor about to regenerate, Peri about to die, a drug war going on with soldiers chasing the Doctor, and a f***ing planet about to explode! By the end, I could barely breathe!
My list 10-two doctors 9-sea devils 8-the tenth planet 7-greatest show in the galexy 6-the gunfighter 5-destany of the darleks 4-the invation 3-terror of the autons 2-remembrance of the darleks 1-terror of the zygons
My list: Kinda (Yeah, bad snake prop and all) Tomb of the Cybermen Power of the Daleks Ghost Light The Ark in Space City of Death Inferno Remembrance of the Daleks Genesis of the Daleks
My favourites were Robots of Death and Brain of Morbius. I did not like the Peter Davidson era much but I liked the Earthshock story. You are right about the dip in quality towards the end of the Tom Baker era. "Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" is the sort of thing that would make me shout at the screen. Utterly unforgivable line.
When it comes to classic Doctor Who, I agree that it just isn't possible to do just a top 10, there are too many awesome, wonderful, great stories. I'd make it at least a top 20 best stories
My list: 1. Inferno 2. Robots of Death 3. Caves of Androzarni 4. Vengance on Varos 5. Seeds of Doom 6. Frontier in Space 7. The Curse of Fenrick 8. Earthshock 9. The Monster of Peledon 10. The Seeds of Death Special mentions to The deadly assassin, remembrance of the dales , the curse of peledon , Mind of evil , Web of fear, Revelation of the Daleks , the Two doctors, the five doctors , Terror of the vervoids, The Moonbase , Attack of the Cybermen, Delta and the Bannerman , The sun makers ok I have to stop but my top 10 is great
Rossm3838 the classic series is just crappy effects, and bad acting. The new series is far more charming. Edit: I'm joking, I do love the classic series.
Couldn't agree more New Who has never came close to stories like Power Of The Daleks. The War Machines. The Daemons. Talons Of Weng Chiang. Androzani. Curse Of Fenric. Maybe Heaven Sent
I have loved The Invasion since I was little so its nice that it is recognised by other people as a good story. I enjoyed watching your Video and agree with your choices, I like the Aztecs alot too because of the Doctors speech about not rewriting history :)
My list. 1. The Caves of Androzani. 2. Inferno. 3. Earthshock. 4. The Talons of Weng Chiang. 5. Spearhead from Space. 6. The Two Doctors. 7. Resurrection of the Daleks. 8. The Pyramids of Mars. 9. Seeds of doom. 10. Planet of Evil.
My brothers and I decided to recast all of the cast in Caves of Androzani if they made into a feature film: Doctor and Peri doesn't really matter Prime Minister: Samantha Bond The creepy lieutenant character: Harry Loyd Sharaz Jek: Julian Bleach Morgus: Michael Gambon And I guess those are the important ones.
'The Invasion' may be the single best Sci fi episode of the 1960's Dr. It fits so well with RTD's portrayal Dr Who and as you say shows you the 70's in black and White and then 'War Games' show us along with the lost 'Destiny of the Daleks' why Troughton is the first modern doctor even though it took most of his career to get right. His first and then later stories ('The Icemen' too) are for adults and intelligent teenagers (rather than just little kids as the Tory 'moralists' stated), a moral seriousness and serious thinking as intended by Verity Lambert from the start all WHILE entertaining and enthralling! 'Genesis Of the Daleks' is along with "Dalek' and the first 'The Daleks' these villains most gripping versions.
My list: 10. Shada 9. The Time Warrior 8. Genesis of the Daleks 7. City of Death 6. Tomb of the Cybermen 5. The Sea Devils 4. Earthshock 3. The Mind Robber 2. The Three Doctors 1. Rememberance of the Daleks
I can't agree more with the caves of Androzani, best. classic story. EVER!!! People often hate me for saying that the 80s had many of the best episodes of doctor who in general, but the caves of Androzani is a prime example of that. I also really like a lot of Colin Baker stories, I mean, they really weren't that bad, especially the two doctors, but it's just a shame that Colin Baker's doctor was the worst.
Take out The Sea Devils and put in Inferno. Take out The Invasion (even if it is brilliant and put in either The Enemy of the World; or The War Games). Survival is good, but I’d go for Ghost Light (which is probably McCoy’s finest hour - his incarnation’s darker moments are where McCoy really shines). I’m not going to quibble with Genesis of the Daleks or The Caves of Androzani.
I think The Caves Of Androzani is an episode that is near number one, and for the regeneration hold off in part 3 if he did regenerate he may not remember where Peri was or is or who he was for that matter. I think the most enjoyable story was from the William Hartnell era was The Chase after the Doctor obtained the sonoscope and was playing around with it, the Daleks found a means of time and space travel and were chasing the travelers throughout time finding a place to battle.
I believe when the Doctor and Jo went to visit the Master in jail in The Sea Devils it was because the Doctor was hoping he could convince the Master to give up the location of his TARDIS so the Doctor could use it to escape Earth. You wouldn't put Inferno ahead of The Sea Devils, though? Incidentally, the bits in The Caves of Androzani where Morgus delivers theatrical aside to the camera were a result of John Normington misunderstanding the directions in the script, but they liked the effect because it gave it an old-school pantomime feel so they left it in ("The spineless cretins!"). People always forget about Enlightenment...
My list of best classic doctor who stories in no particular order. 1. The Dalek Invasion Of Earth 2. The Invasion 3. The War Games 4. Spearhead From Space 5. Planet Of The Daleks 6. The Green Death 7. Genesis Of The Invasions 8. The Seeds Of Doom 9. City Of Death 10. The Caves Of Americano Honorable Mentions: 1. The Daleks 2. The Aztecs 3. The Reign Of Terror 4. The Romans 5. The Tenth Planet 6. Power Of The Daleks 7. The Moon base 8. The Macra Terror 9. The Faceless Ones 10. The Tomb Of The Cyberman 11. Fury From The Deep 12. The Seeds Of Death 13. Inferno 14. The Sea Devils 15. The Three Doctors 16. Frontier In Space 17. The Time Warrior 18. The Ark In Space 19. Terror Of The Zygons 20. The Android Invasion 21. Horror Of Fang Rock 22. The Visitation 23. Earthshock 24. The Five Doctors 25. Resurrection Of The Daleks 26. Attack Of The Cyberman 27. Vengeance On Varos 28. Remembrance Of The Daleks 29. The Cures Of Fenric 30. Survival
Well here's my top 10 classic doctor who stories of all time but these are actually my top 10 stories of all time.... 10.The invasion (1968) 9.The sea devils (1972) 8.The talons of weng-chiang (1977) 7.Remembrance of the daleks (1988) 6.Terror of the autons (1971) 5.Spearhead from space (1970) 4.The seeds of doom (1976) 3.Planet of the daleks (1973) 2.The power of the daleks (1966) 1.The tomb of the cybermen (1967) Honourable mentions:The chase,The war games,The time warrior,Earthshock,The five doctors,The caves of androzani,Attack of the cybermen,The two doctors and The curse of Fenric.
The fact that Sharaz Jek was originally offered to David Bowie, makes him an even better villain
He wanted to accept but he had to do a concert
"I don't think he is as stupid as he seems."
"My dear, NO ONE is as stupid as HE seems."
Absolutely hilarious. (not to mention, you aren't entirely sure if he is simply mocking the Doctor, or if he is - more likely - calling him out. Saying 'I know what you are doing & you are not going to fool me.')
U.N.I.T is not in the Sea Devils it was the Royal Navy
I loved Talons of Weng Chiang because of its just plain creepy mood throughout each episode.
JakeTheGearHeart one of my all time favourites...
JakeTheGearHeart Yeah but it’s racist as hell
my favorite moments of that is the whole magic showcase scene
Regarding your Pokemon comment at the end, "there's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
My list
1) Talons of Weng-Chiang
1) The Robots of Death
1) The Mind Of Evil
1) The Caves Of Androzani
1) Earthshock
1) City Of Death
1) Genesis Of The Daleks
1) Remembrance Of The Daleks
1) The Sea Devils
1) The Keeper Of Traken
1) The Pyramids Of Mars
1) The Ambassadors Of Death
1) Inferno
2) Terror of The Zygons (because of the Skaracen effects being below par)
+Edd Herring You've got great taste
Ambassadors of death is shit
I just wrote some of the same ones. Ambassadors Of Death got bad reviews but I like that one, it didn't make my top 10. Ribos Operation was really good and one of the best ever in my opinion. Caves Of Androzani, Earthshock, Remembrance Of The Daleks, Keeper Of Traken and the Sea Devils don't make my list. Inferno and Seeds of Doom may be my all time favs. .
If The Daleks' Masterplan wasn't mostly lost, it would be VERY high on this list. 12 parts, but oh so worth it.
P.S. My favourite Hartnell speech/scene is at the end of the otherwise meh story of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve. It takes "heartbreaking" to a whole new level.
Good choice. P.S. Also a good choice.
Andreas George Skinner Completely agree with you.
Daleks master plan is super boring, and the Christmas special is horrible.
When I listened to that, it came out of nowhere and gutted me, very sad. Great short speech.
August Inman should be sent to Desperus!
The best ending to a Doctor Who episode? Probably "The Horror of Fang Rock." The poem was so fitting, and Baker's voice echoing in the foggy darkness.... (goosebumps)
My favourite part about pyramids of mars.. is the DVD bonus feature about sutec and his career. It’s amazing. Honestly highly recommend it to anyone who owns the DVD.
THIS is gonna be difficult so... without giving it ANY prior thought, here's mine.
10. An Unearthly Child.
9. Inferno
8. Doctor Who and the Silurians
7. The Planet of Evil.
6. Kinda
5. The Web of Fear
4. Genesis of the Daleks
3. The Invasion
2. The Daemons
1. The Daleks
All done. Just like that.
I agree but unearthly child isn't that great
My all time favorite is PYRAMIDS OF MARS. It is so Hammer like. Great performances by my favorite team Tom Baker, Liz Sladen in the white dress, and Robert Holmes, and Philip Hichcliff. Love this story almost perfect.
Oh man. Some great choices.
An episode of The Sea Devils was the first ever one I saw in colour (on my grandparents brand new colour TV). I still remember that and it was 45 years ago and I was 4. Made a huge impression on me and has always been a favourite story.
Pyramids of Mars - all time favourite.
Genesis of the Daleks - unforgettable.
Also agree about Season 13. Terror of the Zygons had just aired when my family visited Blackpool. Highlight of the visit was the Dr. Who exhibition. They had some Zygon exhibits, which was just awesome.
My two favourite Doctors are also Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee. Always assumed that was because I'm an old fart now.
I must go and watch some of these again.
I definitely agree. The Jon Pertwee era, at least at its height in Seasons 7, 8, and 9, was imo not only by far the best era of Doctor Who, but it is arguably also the greatest television ever made, particularly with stories such as Inferno, The Silurians, Curse of Peladon, The Sea-Devils, The Daemons, The Time Monster, etc. (and I say this as someone who got hooked on Doctor Who by starting with the new/reboot show only 4 years ago (which still feels like a long time to me))
The Sea Devils is the earliest story I can remember watching on first broadcast. I was 5.
My Top 10. These are my 'go to' episodes, or episodes I recommended fans of the newer show to watch if they were interested in older Doctor Who:
1. Inferno - A brilliant 7 parter with some great nods to Orwell, and yes, even though the fully transformed Primords look a little like low budget green wolf-men with pillows stuffed up their backs, the concept still terrifies me and I want to see the adventure at Krakatoa.
2. Resurrection of the Daleks - Creepy, disgusting, morbid, dark and ultimately depressing. Tegans' last words resonated so much with me and really summed up the mood of the episode in a great way. And, much like 'Adronzani', no one wins.
3. Spearhead from Space - Childhood trauma episode. I will never forget the Auton rampage, and honestly this is the most professional looking Doctor Who episode ever. Very well done and sets up the 'Doctor on Earth' dynamic really well.
4. Attack of the Cybermen - Telos, Ice Tombs, Sewers, Mind Control, Lytton dying. This is an episode I can go back to again and again and again and enjoy without every regretting putting in the DVD. Well paced, with some great cyber fighting, and an interesting gap filler in the Cyberman mythos.
5. The Ark in Space - Green bubble wrap aside, another good, dark story which uses the doomed 'humanity in cryo-sleep' plot really well. The Wirrn too are a creepy villain, and the transformation, while goofy looking, is pretty creepy.
6. The Curse of Fenric - Vampires scared me as a kid, and this added to that fear. Another creepy one, using Gothic imagery, and some great visual and make-up effects, plus Ace's conflict over her mother is really impactful.
7. The Green Death - Hippies and the Military have to team up to stop giant insects created by an evil corporation controlled by a giant megalomaniac AI super computer. Barmy as all hell, but so much fun and a touching end to Jo's character.
8. The Horror of Fang Rock - Doctor Who goes Gothic again and it really works. Creepy, with a mix of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' and 'The Blob' with some great world building moments with the Rutan and the Sontaran war.
9. Remembrance of the Daleks - Great fun. The Dalek battles, Davros is back, the Doctor revisits where it all began and Ace kicks arse and takes names. Just a fun episode with a great scope and a real gem of 80's Doctor Who.
10. The Daleks - My dad asked me what Doctor Who VHS I wanted from HMV when I was a boy, probably only about 8 or 9 years old. I immediately saw the cover and pointed to The Daleks. It was the first old B&W Who I'd ever watched and it impacted me so much I wanted to know more about the show. This is the one that got me into Doctor Who as a fully fledged fan. Eerie, well realised and a hallmark of what was to come. Fantastic stuff.
James Davies the primords are terrifying
I am very excited to see Rona Munro's story in Series 10 (the writer of 'Survival'), she's a fine writer and it's nice to see a classic writer return!
PikaPlayzHD Couldn't agree more! it's my most anticipated story this year.
Wingy Media R.I.P....
spoiler from the future it was shit
it was 2nd worst episode of series 10. I have now seen survival and it is so much better
What episode was it?
My favorite Classic story is, well I think you heard of it, Genesis of the Daleks. You know the one with the guy on the wheelchair, and that thing about a virus...
A virus?
Arif Akyuz do u mean davros
Just Peter r/whooooosh
Davros giving his angry virus speech was awesome...
That episode? Never heard of it.
You're incredible! This list you've complied is valid in every right! And your impression of Mr. Baker as the fourth doctor is just marvelous! I couldn't tell whether or not you dubbed his voice over the video or not for a few moments there! Absolutely wonderful! You've pointed out a few key things that have given me an idea for a serious Doctor Who story in which I shall endeavor to write. I do look forward to watching more of your videos on Doctor Who! Oh and Congratulations on your massive following! Keep up the marvelous work! Meanwhile, kickback, relax, and treat yourself to a few jelly babies. Sincerely, Maggie the TimeLady
Excellent video. Yay for classic Who.
Other greats: Remembrance of the Daleks, Resurrection of the Daleks
I wondered what that cute bird was. :)
I didn't realise that people thought that there weren't enough Daleks in Genesis. I thought there were enough, considering this was their beginning- there's obviously going to be less of them
There's that and people saying that the Daleks aren't like the Daleks that we've seen before which again, it's the beginning. Why would they be the same? It's on the DVD extras of some of the classic Dalek stories and in reviews I've read.
Less is more
"You watched it [The Invasion] when you were very young..." Wait till you reach 48, my friend, and you'll realise you are *still* young. Savour and enjoy!
I saw the The Invasion and Tomb of the Cybermen when they released them on video. These videos were always hard to find, than I found them at Sun Coast video in the early to mid 90ties. I used to tape these on Betamax from PBS. My friends thought I was nuts for watching this show. In 85, I made my dad take me to the DW convention were we watched a private screening of Attack of the Cybermen and Mark of the Rani. My dad was a football player he couldn't believe was hanging out with all these crazies. So I met JNT and Colin Baker at this event and got autographs.
Wisher's Davros was utterly phenomenal. Everyone that's followed has inevitably descended into the foaming, ranting megalomaniacal trope but Wisher's Davros was a stone cold goddamn psychopath. Utterly, chillingly, monstrously *sane* and controlled.
My top 10:
10. Resurrection of the Daleks
9. The Green Death
8. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
7. Frontier in Space
6. The Time Warrior
5. The Pyramids of Mars
4. Earthshock
3. The Caves of Androzani
2. City of Death
1. Genesis of the Daleks
love your vid, i'm happy you talk about the classic series, most doctor who youtubers only talk about the newer series
I loved the Tomb of Rassilon, the chance to see a number of Doctors together in a story is great. Unfortunately, Tom Baker got stuck in some Time vortex Void. But with Richard hurndall, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Pete Davidson. On top of this, you had the Master, the high council of the Time Lords, the appearance of the Cyber Men. It just so good a production, I feel!
My list
10 The Sun Makers
9 Enlightenment
8 Logopolis
7 Remembrance of the Daleks
6 The Curse of Fenric
5 The Robots of Death
4 Day of the Daleks
3 The Caves of Androzani
2 City of Death
1 Genesis of the Daleks
The Dalek invasion of Earth was amazing, I love the mining part when barbara walks by as a prisoner and Ian doesn't even notice cuz he's hiding behind a bunch of barrels lol.
10: The Power of the Daleks
9: The Enemy of the World
8: The Daleks
7: The Green Death
6:Remembrance of the Daleks
5: Genesis of the Daleks
4: Tomb of the Cybermen
3: Inferno
2: The Caves of Androzani
1: Doctor Who and the Silurians
Honorable Mentions: The Aztecs, the War Machines, The Moonbase, The Seeds of Death, Spearhead from Space, The Daemons, The Ark in Space, Pyramids of Mars, City of Death, The Visitation, The Five Doctors, Resurrection of the Daleks, Vengeance on Varos, Mindwarp, Survival.
I can't really bring myself to do a best 10 overall, so I'll just do my favourites for each Doctor from the classic era:
1) The Gunfighters - This story is here just for its pure camp value. It never fails to make me laugh, and I find that the way that it tells its story though song is quite a novel idea
2) Power of the Daleks - Dark, brooding and mysterious. 'nuff said
3) The Sea Devils - This is the Third Doctor era in a nutshell; the Master, the UNIT team, everything is on form for one of my favourite stories ever made
4) The Talons of Weng-Chiang - Sure some elements are a little bit questionable now, but in terms of atmosphere, writing and acting, this is quite possibly the best. Aside from the giant rat...
5) Snakedance - Maybe a bit controversial to some, but this is mainly because this was my first Doctor Who story, ever. It may look a little garish, but it is the script and the performances that sell it.
6) Vengeance on Varos - No question really. The Sixth Doctor is my personal favourite of the incarnations, and Colin gives it his all amid the dodgy sets and subpar direction, but it is as you said, all down to the script
7) Ghost Light - Confusing, baffling but fantastic. Nearly everything came to light here (pun intended), and was just one of the reasons why season 26 is one of the best (not Battlefield, definitely not Battlefield...)
My favorites: Seeds of Doom, State of Decay, Talons of Wang Chang
10 is too small a number to pick. You'd probably struggle to come up with a top 50 list even.
I love the Sea Devils-I grew up around most of the locations -but Day of the Daleks is a sharper story.
Great Tom impression btw-you should be on Dead Ringers.
Jon Pertwee's story Inferno was horrifying. In a good way.
What about Trial of a time lord?
1. Colin baker in my opinion is the best and most underrated doctor
2. Amazing storyline with good continuity
3. Good return of previous enemies
4. Lot of suspense
5. possibly one of the best classic doctor who theme tunes was used on this
My top 5 Tom Baker stories are also the top 5 best Dr Who stories ever :-
These are my 5 and haven't changed in years and probably never will :-
1. Terror of the Zygons
2. Pyramids of Mars
3. City of Death
4. Genesis of the Daleks
5. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
I bloody love the commentary on caves of androzani especially in part 4 I never realised Davison could be so hilarious
Let's go back to 2006.
I'm 11 years old and I've just started watching Doctor Who with School Reunion being my first episode.
My friend Sam (lifelong Whovian) informs me of the classic series and hands me a classic story that I had to watch ASAP. What was that first story?
Earthshock.
Been a Whovian for 15 years now.
GREAT LIST! For me, I unfortunately couldn't see earthshock, city of death and many other classic who stories bc here in America, thy are so freakin expensive city of death is over a 100$. i'm still waiting for earthshock to go on sale too, like so many others (mind of evil/talons of weng chaing, etc.). and i'm sorry, i'm gonna cheat. with the pertwee and baker era, i'm going to do my top ten of their runs, and then do a top ten in general of the others.
pertwee:
10) death to the daleks
9) claws of axos
8) the three doctors
7) inferno
6) frontier in space
5) the daemons
4) the sea devils
3) carnival of monsters
2) the silurians
1) spearhead from space
tom baker
10) the invisible enemy
9) the robots of death
8) the sun makers
7) the brain of morbius
6) the seeds of doom
5) the power of kroll (yeah, i'm the weirdo who loves it)
4) the stones of blood
3) the android invasion
2) the pyramids of mars
1) Genesis of the daleks
now my top ten for the rest
10) the awakening
9) the five doctors
8) planet of fire
7) the mind robber
6) the greatest show in the galaxy
5) vengeance on varos
4) enlightenment
3) mawdryn undead
2) remembrance of the daleks
1) the caves of androzani
mind u I love troughton, but I haven't seen many of his episodes, and i'm still waiting for the dalek invasion of earth to go sale
Psyche M $100?! Do you not just have them in most DVD shops? That's weird. In the UK we do and except for box sets, all of the classic stuff is £10 or less. An alternative is to try find it to watch online, I've found a few websites where you can stream it so just Google it and you should find it.
most dvd shops don't have them, and if they do, they are still expensive. amazon is the cheapest place to buy them, and seeing a good episode for 100$ is not uncommon at all. yes, I have watched some episodes online, but I want to buy them instead, so that I can watch them in better quality. what's even more annoying is that below our prices, we see the price it would be in the uk. nothing more annoying than wanting to buy the ambassadors of death, its almost 200$, and then u see that in the UK its like 9 pounds.
Philadelphia Whovian Hey there! The ridiculous cost of US Doctor Who DVDs is why I bought a region-free DVD player for about $30. I get my DVDs from the UK, and even with shipping, they're many times cheaper than the ones here. In addition to new DVDs, I've also bought a few used ones through Amazon.co.uk third-party sellers, and they've all been great, like new, and always arriving much faster than originally estimated. Another option would be to subscribe to Britbox, which is about $8/month, and which has almost all of the extant Classic series (there are a few Dalek stories that they don't have). It's available as a Roku channel and an Android app, and I'm pretty sure that you can also stream it via the web.
Britbox
Philadelphia Whovian in the US, in Pennsylvania too, I found the "monster gift set". It's a US exclusive that includes a 9th/10th doctor sonic screwdriver, a two disc dalek collection featuring Dalek, The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End, Asylum of the Daleks, and Into the Dalek along with Genesis of the Daleks as a bonus feature, and it has a two disc cyberman collection which includes Army of Ghosts/Doomsday, Closing Time, Nightmare in Silver, and Dark Water/Death in Heaven with Earthshock as a bonus feature. The whole set is, as I got it, only $25! I can't recommend it enough
Inferno is another third doctor story that deserves to be on this list.
The only problem with Genesis of the Daleks is Giant Clams
I love Keys of Marinus. It's awesome.
Genesis was so well shot. Well designed. So simple, straight forward. Gave me nightmares when I saw it as a kid in the 70s.
I like your title sequence. Baker logo👍🏻
Your Baker impression is great too. He is my favorite.
Robots Of Death would make my top 10, just scared the shit out of me as a kid
in no particular order .. web of fear, the mind robbers, the three doctors, the five doctors, city of death, shada, spearhead from space. Cant go further without putting the Pertwee years on a pedestal ....
Robots of Death for me. Scared me poopless as a 5 year old and it’s absolutely perfect
The Remembrance of the Daleks and City of Death I have enjoyed so much!
I love Earthshock and Genesis of the Daleks, also the cybermen are my favourite villains.
For Me
1. Rememberance of the Daleks
2. Survival
3. Talon's of weng chiang
10. Spearhead from space
9. Earthshock
8. Caves of androzani
7. The tomb of the cybermen
6. The invasion
5. Pyramids of mars
4. Genesis of the daleks
3. Enemy of the world
2. The evil of the daleks
1. The daleks master plan
yeah, sutek (Spelling mistake?) was such a boss! also would say just found your youtube and subscribed on the spot, great stuff keep it going! [also love the swearing , is that right?] ;) nice one though!
I am in love with the arrangement of the Who theme you have here. It makes me think of what Who would be like today if it continued to be like the Classics...
Michael Alexander Exactly why I chose to use it!
Wingy Media where did you find it?
I was just searching through RUclips for fan made themes and came across it! Full version is here: ruclips.net/video/w3SP-iZBoUQ/видео.html
how did you do the intro?/title sequence
Oh my god Nyder is the best!
Having seen Genesis before The Silurians, 2 stories I both love and could rewatch over and over again, i must say it's a weird unsettling feel seeing Peter Miles in the silurians, you just wanna scream at 3, "ey dat's Ny...Oh oh wait!" ^^' Fantastic character, 1 of my fav in all of Doctor Who.
I'm not _as big_ of a 5th Doctor Fan, him being all \*too* 'human' & me loving that weird/grimm side of the doctor, 4/Tom Baker being my all time fav...
Still caves deseves to be on here.
The rest I can also agree on! Vengeance on Varos is an absoloute master piece (in midst of that weird mixed bag that is the 6th doctor era) & you picked 1 of my fav Hartnell speeches, too! \*,*
Having seen Cat trap (the doc on Survival) & therefor knowing just _HOW good_ this story AND S27 could've been if it wasn't for JNT & Michael F'N Grade, I can't really blame them for the not _that_ good cheetah costumes etc...
Anyways I miss Remembrance of the Daleks!
Also favs of mine (that might _almost_ make the list) that I think are really underrated are e.g.
- Terror of the Zygons, with its beautiful oudoor shots & Baker at its best!
It sorta feels like a 3rd & 4th doctor story mixed into one with best of both worlds, focussing on the amazing chemistry between a fantatsic doc & really good companions but also havin some hilarious sFx with the pizza computer even Tom Baker made fun of in the bonus features & the almost "Invasion of the dinosaurs"-ish Nessie. :'D
- The five doctors! While It couldve done more with its elements, especially the brig,
it still just is sooooo damn rewatchable & having the Brigadier punch the Ainley incarnation of the Master with that line delivered is just pure joy! Plus it features 4 incarnations of this madman arguing with eachother in wonderful wonderful childish ways, it brings tears of joy to my face of laughing out loud.
Cool video! Keep it up!
I saw Earthshock online and had no idea that the cybermen were in it and then that cliffhanger.
Every Cyberman story except Attack of the Cybermen and Silver Nemesis, Power of the Daleks, Every Jon Pertwee episode before Carnaval of Monsters except Ambassadors of Death, Genesis of the Daleks, Seeds of Doom, Talons of Weng-Chiang, The Deadly Assassin, City of Death, Warrior's Gate, Logopolis, every Peter Davison story except for his last season, Vengeance on Varos, The Two Doctors, Remembrance of the Daleks
For me, your top 3 is my top 3. I love City of Death, I think I know it off by heart (the script that is), Genesis of the Daleks has that whole "if I kill the Daleks" thing and the quip about ending up with bows and arrows features in The Magicians Apprentice but Androzani has everything, drugs smugglers, arms dealers, bent politicians and a maniacal villain in the middle orchestrating it all . Then the Doctor and Peri just stumble into the middle of it all and are just victims throughout the whole thing which ends in Davison regenerating and Peri being saved and then wondering what the hell is going on as the bloke she just met in the previous story changes in front of her. It's totally mind blowing.
Survival, Dalek Invasion and Androzani also have the most emotional endings. I always end up in tears at the end of Survival because I remember it the first time around when I was 19 and having heard the news that it wasn't coming back, it was soul destroying to think that a programme that I'd watched since Deadly Assassin in 1976 wasn't coming back. I only ever missed 2 episodes out of the whole of that time too. Dalek Invasion where he says goodbye to Susan is very tearjerking too, reminds me of people who I've worked with who just kind of leave and it's always a git because you enjoyed working with them.
Love Caves of Androzani, it's possibly the very best classic Dr Who ever. However, I very rarely watch it because it's the last story for MY Doctor, and it still makes me sad! The first Doctor I remember was Tom Baker, but Peter Davison was MY Doctor.
Duude i love your intro! Should have been in the show ;)
Oooooookay, why not?
10) The Happiness Patrol
9) Earthshock
8) The Invasion
7) Kinda
6) The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
5) Talons of Weng Chiang
4) Remembrance of the Daleks
3) Caves of Androzani
2) The Curse of Fenric
1) Genesis of the Daleks
Wow, heavily 80s weighted. Seasons 25 & 26 were the second golden age, IMHO and the IDEAS in 80s serials went to very interesting places.
I always say, if you haven't seen "Genesis of the Daleks" you're not a Whovian.
The only problem I had with "City of Death", one of my favourites, is the death scene of professor Kerensky . That was sooooo cheesy. If not for that, the story is perfection.
Yes, I have the "City of Death" and "Pyramids of Mars" figures sets. ;) And I'm 50. Never grow up.
My top 10 classic stories
10) the green death
9) ghostlight and the curse of centric
8) the web of fear
7) the enemy of the world
6) spearhead from space and inferno
5) the Chase
4) genesis of the Daleks
3) doctor who and the Silurians
2) evil of the daleks
1) the war games
Honorable mentions: Dalek invasion of earth, the war machines, the sea devils, caves of androzani, survival, battlefield, keys of marinus, remembrance of the Daleks, greatest show in the galaxy, robots of death, earthshock, resurrection of the Daleks, vengeance on varos, the invasion.
Yes finally doctor who and the silurians that's my fav doctor who story
I totally agree with earthshock it is my favorite cyberman story and cyberman design
"Fuck off back to the sea, you weirdo" Brilliant.
"Creepy little Shit that is Sil"
:D Excellent
Your list is pretty much just like mine if I had to make one
my first classic doctor who story I ever watched was the tomb of the cybermen
10. Inferno
9. The Spearhead From Space
8. The Invasion
7. The Three Doctors
6. The Moonbase
5. The War Games
4. Pyramids of Mars
3. Remembrance of the Daleks
2. Genesis of the Daleks
1. Logopolis( I know not many people enjoy it but I love the fact that the Doctor chases the Master to find him and then he's defeated for once)
In my opinion, the Cybermen were overrated as fuck but they're still good.
1 Caves of Andrazani
2 Genesis of the Daleks
3 Mindwarp
4 Earthshock
5 Shada
6 Nightmare on Eden
7 Terminus
8 Invasion of Time
9 Four to Doomsday
10 Vengeance on Varos
My favourite story is Remembrance of the Daleks.
There are just so many fucking awesome stories in the old series it's virtually impossible to rank just 10. So I won't.
- Every William Hartnell story except The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Web Planet, and The Celestial Toymaker
- Every Patrick Troughton story
- Every Jon Pertwee story
- Every Tom Baker story except Revenge of the Cybermen, Underworld, The Invasion of Time and The Leisure Hive
- Castrovalva
- Earthshock
- Mawdryn Undead
- Enlightenment
- Frontios
- The Caves of Androzani
- Attack of the Cybermen
- Revelation of the Daleks
- Trial of a Time Lord
- Every Sylvester McCoy story except Time and the Rani
My list in no order would be Ribos Operation, Robots of Death, Talons of Weng-Chiang, Genesis of the Daleks, Inferno, The Five Doctors, The Mind of Evil, The Invasion, The Seeds of Doom and Resurrection of the Daleks.
‘The Caves of Androzani’, oh my god... I watched that full story one day and here’s how it went... Part one, I was feeling it was a bit slow, but I liked the situation they were put in... by the time Part Four starts, it’s just a wild mad dash to the end with the Doctor about to regenerate, Peri about to die, a drug war going on with soldiers chasing the Doctor, and a f***ing planet about to explode! By the end, I could barely breathe!
My list
10-two doctors
9-sea devils
8-the tenth planet
7-greatest show in the galexy
6-the gunfighter
5-destany of the darleks
4-the invation
3-terror of the autons
2-remembrance of the darleks
1-terror of the zygons
Three years late but great video and ranking!
My list:
Kinda (Yeah, bad snake prop and all)
Tomb of the Cybermen
Power of the Daleks
Ghost Light
The Ark in Space
City of Death
Inferno
Remembrance of the Daleks
Genesis of the Daleks
My favourites were Robots of Death and Brain of Morbius. I did not like the Peter Davidson era much but I liked the Earthshock story. You are right about the dip in quality towards the end of the Tom Baker era.
"Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" is the sort of thing that would make me shout at the screen. Utterly unforgivable line.
When it comes to classic Doctor Who, I agree that it just isn't possible to do just a top 10, there are too many awesome, wonderful, great stories. I'd make it at least a top 20 best stories
My list:
1. Inferno
2. Robots of Death
3. Caves of Androzarni
4. Vengance on Varos
5. Seeds of Doom
6. Frontier in Space
7. The Curse of Fenrick
8. Earthshock
9. The Monster of Peledon
10. The Seeds of Death
Special mentions to The deadly assassin, remembrance of the dales , the curse of peledon , Mind of evil , Web of fear, Revelation of the Daleks , the Two doctors, the five doctors , Terror of the vervoids, The Moonbase , Attack of the Cybermen, Delta and the Bannerman , The sun makers
ok I have to stop but my top 10 is great
I did a double-take at your excellent Tom Baker impression!
my dad and one of his best friends all ways say bye bye Duggan when they say goodbye to each other
The new series is all cgi and noise. The real series is slower and quieter and far more charming. It lets its mysteries play out in its own time.
Rossm3838 the classic series is just crappy effects, and bad acting. The new series is far more charming.
Edit: I'm joking, I do love the classic series.
Any classic series better than "Heaven sent", "Blink" or even "Before the flood", meh?
Couldn't agree more New Who has never came close to stories like Power Of The Daleks. The War Machines. The Daemons. Talons Of Weng Chiang. Androzani. Curse Of Fenric. Maybe Heaven Sent
Genesis was the second Tom baker story I’d seen and loved it I loved the Doctor Sarah Jane and Harry and obviously the Davros
I have loved The Invasion since I was little so its nice that it is recognised by other people as a good story. I enjoyed watching your Video and agree with your choices, I like the Aztecs alot too because of the Doctors speech about not rewriting history :)
My list. 1. The Caves of Androzani. 2. Inferno. 3. Earthshock. 4. The Talons of Weng Chiang. 5. Spearhead from Space. 6. The Two Doctors. 7. Resurrection of the Daleks. 8. The Pyramids of Mars. 9. Seeds of doom. 10. Planet of Evil.
My brothers and I decided to recast all of the cast in Caves of Androzani if they made into a feature film:
Doctor and Peri doesn't really matter
Prime Minister: Samantha Bond
The creepy lieutenant character: Harry Loyd
Sharaz Jek: Julian Bleach
Morgus: Michael Gambon
And I guess those are the important ones.
'The Invasion' may be the single best Sci fi episode of the 1960's Dr. It fits so well with RTD's portrayal Dr Who and as you say shows you the 70's in black and White and then 'War Games' show us along with the lost 'Destiny of the Daleks' why Troughton is the first modern doctor even though it took most of his career to get right. His first and then later stories ('The Icemen' too) are for adults and intelligent teenagers (rather than just little kids as the Tory 'moralists' stated), a moral seriousness and serious thinking as intended by Verity Lambert from the start all WHILE entertaining and enthralling! 'Genesis Of the Daleks' is along with "Dalek' and the first 'The Daleks' these villains most gripping versions.
My list:
10. Shada
9. The Time Warrior
8. Genesis of the Daleks
7. City of Death
6. Tomb of the Cybermen
5. The Sea Devils
4. Earthshock
3. The Mind Robber
2. The Three Doctors
1. Rememberance of the Daleks
Thank you! I love survival!
Inferno should've been in there, up there with Genesis and Caves. Doctor Who at it's most intense and terrifying
I can't agree more with the caves of Androzani, best. classic story. EVER!!!
People often hate me for saying that the 80s had many of the best episodes of doctor who in general, but the caves of Androzani is a prime example of that. I also really like a lot of Colin Baker stories, I mean, they really weren't that bad, especially the two doctors, but it's just a shame that Colin Baker's doctor was the worst.
Take out The Sea Devils and put in Inferno. Take out The Invasion (even if it is brilliant and put in either The Enemy of the World; or The War Games). Survival is good, but I’d go for Ghost Light (which is probably McCoy’s finest hour - his incarnation’s darker moments are where McCoy really shines). I’m not going to quibble with Genesis of the Daleks or The Caves of Androzani.
I think The Caves Of Androzani is an episode that is near number one, and for the regeneration hold off in part 3 if he did regenerate he may not remember where Peri was or is or who he was for that matter. I think the most enjoyable story was from the William Hartnell era was The Chase after the Doctor obtained the sonoscope and was playing around with it, the Daleks found a means of time and space travel and were chasing the travelers throughout time finding a place to battle.
The curse of fenric. Adore that episode.
A young Jon Culshaw methinks
I bet genisis is where they get the you would make a good Dalek line from
genesis was my first ever classic story and its the dogs bollocks! loved it!
I believe when the Doctor and Jo went to visit the Master in jail in The Sea Devils it was because the Doctor was hoping he could convince the Master to give up the location of his TARDIS so the Doctor could use it to escape Earth. You wouldn't put Inferno ahead of The Sea Devils, though? Incidentally, the bits in The Caves of Androzani where Morgus delivers theatrical aside to the camera were a result of John Normington misunderstanding the directions in the script, but they liked the effect because it gave it an old-school pantomime feel so they left it in ("The spineless cretins!").
People always forget about Enlightenment...
My list of best classic doctor who stories in no particular order.
1. The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
2. The Invasion
3. The War Games
4. Spearhead From Space
5. Planet Of The Daleks
6. The Green Death
7. Genesis Of The Invasions
8. The Seeds Of Doom
9. City Of Death
10. The Caves Of Americano
Honorable Mentions:
1. The Daleks
2. The Aztecs
3. The Reign Of Terror
4. The Romans
5. The Tenth Planet
6. Power Of The Daleks
7. The Moon base
8. The Macra Terror
9. The Faceless Ones
10. The Tomb Of The Cyberman
11. Fury From The Deep
12. The Seeds Of Death
13. Inferno
14. The Sea Devils
15. The Three Doctors
16. Frontier In Space
17. The Time Warrior
18. The Ark In Space
19. Terror Of The Zygons
20. The Android Invasion
21. Horror Of Fang Rock
22. The Visitation
23. Earthshock
24. The Five Doctors
25. Resurrection Of The Daleks
26. Attack Of The Cyberman
27. Vengeance On Varos
28. Remembrance Of The Daleks
29. The Cures Of Fenric
30. Survival
Sorry I meant to put Genesis Of The Daleks,
Don't know why I put Genesis Of The Invasions
What about Remembrance of the daleks or The curse of Fenric, both great episodes
Sutekh or Omega?
As Deep Thought would say, "Tricky".
sutekh easy
Easy enough, Sutekh
Sutekh for days
Omega
Your Morgus impression made me crack up in my cubicle. :-D :-D But where oh where is The Deadly Assassin?
Well here's my top 10 classic doctor who stories of all time but these are actually my top 10 stories of all time....
10.The invasion (1968)
9.The sea devils (1972)
8.The talons of weng-chiang (1977)
7.Remembrance of the daleks (1988)
6.Terror of the autons (1971)
5.Spearhead from space (1970)
4.The seeds of doom (1976)
3.Planet of the daleks (1973)
2.The power of the daleks (1966)
1.The tomb of the cybermen (1967)
Honourable mentions:The chase,The war games,The time warrior,Earthshock,The five doctors,The caves of androzani,Attack of the cybermen,The two doctors and The curse of Fenric.