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I'd say watch them all in order but if you don't want to do that then I probaly suggest other classic stories such as Pyramids of Mars, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, the E-space Trilogy, Planet of the Spiders, The Three Doctors and The Five Doctors.
If you like sci-fi, try Blake's 7 and Survivors, both created by Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks. As for favorite Doctor Who episodes - Tennant's S02E13-14 and S4E13-14. Both crush your heart.
When it was a child, Tom Baker (4th Doctor with the cool scarf!) was briefly married to Lalla Ward (Romana II in the episode you chose 'City of Death'), and they lived for a time where I grew up in Oxfordshire. My grandfather ran the town's butcher's shop, and Tom was a customer. The shop was old with a low doorway, and Tom is tall! But the main thing was he was as delightfully bonkers in real life as he was as The Doctor!
Well as he has said in countless interviews the doctor was basically just him being himself that’s why he loved the role because he just got to act like himself.
An aspect that I really liked about the Hartnell story that you skipped over was the romance he found himself in. He started off as such a grump but this story really started to soften him and I must admit to being touched when he goes back to take the ring.
Thanks for the nostalgia trip :D Suggest "The Day of the Doctor" 50th anniversary masterpiece special featuring John Hurt as the War Doctor (8.5) (commented in more detail under your pinned comment ^^) Also really enjoyed Ncuti Gatwa's season. He is such a quirky and fun Doctor. Really looking forward to where Mrs. Flood/R.T. Davies take the show :)
Jon Pertwee the 3rd Dr Who was my doctor, I just about remember the 2nd Dr Who Patrick Troughton, his grandson is the actor Harry Melling who played Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter
The low budget that you talk about was particularly true of Doctor Who because it was a family show biased towards children. That also informed the structure of the early show, stories would alternate between historical/educational and futuristic/philosophical.
I asked my Mum to knit me a Tom Baker Doc Who scarf - I was so proud if that scarf! Wasn't quite as long as ton's though. Tom Baker and David Tennant are my fave Docs!
I believe that the program migrated from its initial concept of an educational children’s program to concentrating on science-fiction stories. The companions are a stand in for the audience, the doctor expositions to them to inform the viewers.
Capaldi is my favourite doctor. His era is great and has a lot of good humor and great character development. You should defiently go back and watch all of his era
A great voyage through the Dr's, never seen this done before, but you missed one. My recommendation is check out John Hurt as 'the war Dr', in 'Day of the Dr'. You also get David Tennant & Matt Smith's Dr's meeting up as well, and a surprise classic Dr dropping in. Totally worth a watch.
Recommendations for each classic doctor: 1st: the ark 2nd: the mind robber 3rd: carnival of monsters 4th: horror of fang rock 5th: the visitation 6th: vengeance on varos 7th: greatest show in the galaxy
You’re probably aware but the real life son of the actor who played Ian (companion to the first Doctor), is the actor who played Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter films and Patrick Troughton’s Grandson plays Harry’s cousin Dudley. Weirdly, Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor) actually began to train as a Monk before becoming an actor. Of course it’s well documented that Peter Davidson is the Father in Law of the Tenth Doctor David Tennant, who met his wife when she played the Doctor’s daughter in the episode of the same name.
A weird British show that I love is Mulberry. A sweet one is called As Time Goes By. A wild wacky fun one is called Are you Being Served. It’s also one that has jokes of it’s time, that not everyone can handle. Another tv show that is funny is called Waiting For God. A British Soap Opera I enjoy still is Coronation Street. Tom Baker was my Doctor as a child. Still my favourite.
Good morning, I'm from the Uk and only just found your channel, you're both amazing and I shall watch all your video's, so interesting. Keep up the good work.
Please consider watching the original "Upstairs, Downstairs", if you haven't already. Its 68 episodes cover a great time period (1903 to 1930), through the lives of the downstair servants and the upstair nobles in the Belgravia part of London. I love the series and rewatch it nearly every year. Let me know, if you need help finding/acquiring the full series...
I always wonder why the old episodes (70s) looked different from indoor to outdoor scenes but then someone made a video about that and explained it was due to using studio cameras inside and smaller ones outdoors which makes sense with the bulky 70s tech, apparently it was also on video tape for outdoors
Recently I've been listening to his Radio 4 series "Strangers on a Train". It's just Alexei Sayle chatting to random passengers on regular train services and finding out some interesting life stories in the process. A very simple show format but ends up being rather endearing. I actually really like the DJ character in Revelation. A manic, surreal persona which masks a shy, lonely man stuck doing a job he knows is pointless and no one cares about. I think Alexei plays it just right. Unfortunately I think the character gets a lot of hate because a lot of people just can't get past the crazy DJ patter when we're first introduced to him.
The original Doctor played by William Hartnell was an amazing dotty, stern, aloof and unpredictable eccentric. Love him. The Doctor was supposed to be more of an anti-hero because they didn’t want to pin him down but to make him a strange mysterious figure and he is. Classic Who Doctors are the best because they don’t act too human. Classic Who is filmed like a drama play or serial and it enables the writers to focus on good intelligent plots rather than superficial special effects. It’s all about mood building and character rather than sound and fury which sadly much of modern Who is. Necessity is the mother of invention. Tom Baker is such an eccentric and has so much presence. He’s amazing. The 1st & 4th Doctors are my favourites if I was forced to choose two. The TV Movie had its plus points but I hated the Doctor kissing his companion. Totally out of character for the Doctor and it’s never really recovered since then, although Peter Capaldi tried his damn best to bring back the more stern aloof vibe to some extent. Notice you never see his Doctor kissing anyone. I hated Tennant, too OTT for me. I prefer Christopher Eccleston and definitely Peter Capaldi. The 15th Doctor doesn’t feel like the Doctor at all because he’s breaking down crying all the time. Sutekh clinging to the Tardis makes no sense because the Tardis was destroyed in the past like in Frontios. Russell T Davis has become a lazy writer. For me Disney Who feels very superficial. Let’s face it Peter Capaldi is the best actor we’ve had in New Who. You should check out Britains other Classic TV shows such as THE PRISONER 1967 and BLAKE’S 7 1978. Interesting reviews. 👍
I do think that The Tomb of the Cybermen really showcases some of what's wonderful about the 2nd Doctor, and while it's not my very favorite 2nd Doctor story (that would be The Seeds of Death), it's a good one, and really the obvious choice to do.
From the classic era I would recommend William Hartnell’s The Time Meddler, Daleks Invasion of Earth, the first episode An Unearthly Child and The Tenth Planet, Patrick Troughton’s The Mind Robber, The Invasion, The Web of Fear, Seeds of Death and The War Games, Jon Pertwee’s The Silurian’s, The Three Doctors, The Deamons, Carnival of Monsters and The Green Death, Tom Bakers The Talons is Weng Chiang, Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars, Horror of Fang Rock, The Seeds of Doom and Robots of Death, Peter Davidson’s Resurrection of the Daleks, Enlightenment, Earthshock, The Five Doctors and The Visitation, Colin Baker’s Attack of the Cybermen, Vengeance on Varos and Terror of the Vervoids, Sylvester McCoy’s Remembrance of the Daleks, The Happiness Patrol and Survival.
You picked some good stories to start your Doctor Who journey. Other classic Doctor Who stories you might be interested in are: 1st Doctor The Daleks (7 episodes) (2nd ever story - 1st appearance of the Daleks) The Dalek Invasion of Earth (6 episodes) The Time Meddler (4 episodes) The Tenth Planet (4 episodes) (1st appearance of the Cybermen - 1st regeneration story) 2nd Doctor The Web of Fear (6 episodes) The Mind Robber (5 episodes) The Invasion (8 episodes) The Seeds of Death (6 episodes) The War Games (10 episodes) (2nd regeneration story - 1st appearance of the Time Lords) 3rd Doctor Inferno (7 episodes) Terror of the Autons (4 episodes - 1st appearance of the Master) The Daemons (5 episodes) Day of the Daleks (4 episodes) The Sea Devils (6 episodes) The Three Doctors (4 episodes) Carnival of Monsters (4 episodes) The Green Death (6 episodes) The Time Warrior (4 episodes) Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6 episodes) Planet of the Spiders (6 episodes) (3rd regeneration story) 4th Doctor Robot (4 episodes) (1st 4th Doctor story) The Ark in Space (4 episodes) Genesis of the Daleks (6 episodes) Terror of the Zygons (4 episodes) Pyramids of Mars (4 episodes) The Brain of Morbius (4 episodes) The Seeds of Doom (6 episodes) The Deadly Assassin (4 episodes) The Robots of Death (4 episodes) The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6 episodes) Horror of Fang Rock (4 episodes) Full Circle (4 episodes) State of Decay (4 episodes) The Keeper of Traken (4 episodes) Logopolis (4 episodes) (4th regeneration story) 5th Doctor Kinda (4 episodes) The Visitation (4 episodes) Earthshock (4 episodes) Snakedance (4 episodes) Mawdryn Undead (4 episodes) Enlightenment (4 episodes) The Five Doctors (90 minute 20th anniversary story) Frontios (4 episodes) Planet of Fire (4 episodes) 6th Doctor Attack of the Cybermen (2 45 minute episodes) Vengeance on Varos (2 45 minute episodes) 7th Doctor Dragonfire (3 episodes) Remembrance of the Daleks (4 episodes) The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4 episodes) Survival (3 episodes) (last ever classic Doctor Who story transmitted before cancellation)
+1 for... 1) The Daleks 2) The Seeds of Death 3) The Time Warrior 4) The Robots of Death, The Horror of Fang Rock, and Genesis of the Daleks 5) Earthshock and The Visitation We need The Curse of Peladon and Frontier in Space for the 3rd Doctor in the mix, and for the 6th I'd do The Mysterious Planet. Other than that (and the 7th Doctor, who I don't much care about), I'd say they're pretty well represented.
I'm a child of the McCoy era and I adore seasons 25 and 26. They show how short sighted it was to cancel the show because they're choc full of bangers (Remembrance of the Daleks, Happiness Patrol, Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light, Fenric and Survival). To me, there's a lot to love in all the different eras,... Well, sadly, maybe a little less so in the Chibnal era - though I quite like Flux,... Untill the final episode where they utterly Bork the resolution. The variety and ethics of the show: that you can use intelligence and empathy to overcome monsters, rather than guns - that's what keeps me coming back.
"It isn't the day they die that is the problem. You've got something to do on that day. It is all the days they stay dead." THAT is what makes that episode so strong. Taking the long way round is just bullheaded intransigence. But that scene was the whole of the sorrow of The Doctor. So is his monologue in "The Zygon Inversion". Each Doctor since the Time War had to continue living with what he'd done. The tragedies HE CAUSED. Never again.
The sixth doctor was so contentious he nearly killed the show, and arguably did, even if it didn't end until after the seventh doctor had his go. The arguing with Peri and his pompous, slightly violent personality were just not what people wanted to see. Personally, my favorite moment from him overall is when he's on trial on Gallifrey for time crimes, and he thinks the villain just killed Peri. He stands up in shock, looking genuinely very upset and he just says "You killed Peri..." Before he explodes in anger, dressing down the entirety of timelord society, and when he hears that Peri can still be saved, he rushes out of the courtroom to go and do it. It just shows to me what the heart of the sixth doctor is, he's explosive, eccentric, and is more about action than planning. He has gotten some of the most expanded universe content of any of the doctors, and all of it is way better than his TV episodes, give his audio plays a go, they're great fun.
There’s a lot of good 4th Doctor stories to watch. One of my favourites is “The Horror of Fang Rock”. Set on a lighthouse in the early 20th century. I think it’s made all the more creepy as it’s sort of inspired by a real life lighthouse mystery.
Shows to watch - Inside No 9 (especially 12 days of Christine) - Black Mirror - Blake's 7 - The IT Crowd - Father Ted - Ghosts - Fleabag - and definitely - Detectorists
A TH-cam show I love talking about a TV programme I love 😊 My 'first doctor' was John Pertwee's third doctor - although I can only remember a couple of episodes. Think I may have been banned from watching for a while (due to getting overly scared one time - quite possibly the original Sutekh story lol) but have watched all the Doctors.
We have since seen "Boom" it was good too. We're about done with the Matt Smith episodes for Cara's first time and then we'll get to the Capaldi one. I'm looking forward to giving them another go.
Peter Davidson was 'my' Doctor. I have very vague memories of Tom Baker but PD was the first time i really connected with Doctor Who as a kid and i loved his 'cricket whites' look. I did not like Colin Baker's tenure but mostly because of his awful companion. Loved Sylvester McCoy and yeah, Ace was Ace. I do wish Sean Pertwee would be a Doctor at some point - just for a joke about his new face being 'familiar'. But actually i think he would make a great Doctor. Can't imagine anyone ever actually wanting to 'follow' a parent into a role like this, so it'll probably never happen but it's a shame.
@@TheMagicGeekdom I believe its the 'Pertwee [formerly French Huguenot 'Perthuis'] Nose',also seen on their family cousin Bill Pertwee (Air Warden Hodges of 'Dad's Army' fame) ! 😂👌
Fun video! I loved hearing your opinions on each Doc! My favorite Ten story is probably "Midnight" If I may suggest some other Sixth Dr. stories (because no one else will you cowards XD) My (onscreen) favorites are probably: - "Vengeance on Varos" for the concepts more than the doctor's specific role in it. He actually has some good (none argue-y) moments with Peri which is much appreciated haha "Terror of the Vervoids" because The Doctor and Mel are adorable and are both at top form! Minus the carrot juice, lol This is the kindest his dr has been (barring audiodramas of course). The alien is... eh, and the trial bits kinda drag, but I love watching them anyway because I love how dramatic six is. ❤️ 💙 And "The two Doctors" because... I freaking love both 2 and 6 (and Jamie!) so put them in the same episode and you have gold! (Decent episode, great doctors!) But of course he is at his best writing wise in a lot of the audios, which is unfair :P
I know I've commented too much already, but I just wanted to say this was a really great interesting video and honestly as a lifelonh Who fan I just end up having lots to add and discuss. I actually Started watching when I was 5/6 years old in the months before the 2005 revival. My dad (Having grown up on the show in the 70s) stuck me and my brother in a room and put on the 20th Anniversary Special. Since then growing up I basically watched Classic Who and Modern Who simultainiously, watching a new Classic every time we got a new DVD and then obviously the new episodes as they aired on Saturday evenings. I actually still haven't watched it all, but with with the BBC finally adding all of Classic to Iplayer and started watching reconstructions with The Celestial Toymaker in preperation for The Giggle it's never been more availble to me to fill my gaps. I currently have 83/883 episodes left to watch which comprises about 20/311 stories.
Thank you for the kind word. That's impressive, you're almost done. We are about done with Matt Smith's episodes for Cara's first time. I'm excited to finish 12 & 13. Then maybe we'll back some of the classic stuff.
Technically not on the 16th doctor, more the 15th. Even more confusing if you count the likes of Jo Martins fugitive doctor, The War Doctor etc. Also of course all the other non-mainline doctors like Richard E Grants Shalka Doctor, the curse of fatal death doctors and all Doctors from Big Finish Audio's unbound series.
True. When we said 16 I was including the War Doctor which maybe I shouldn't have seeing we didn't end up addressing him. In fact Cara just saw him for the first time yesterday as we watched "The Day of The Doctor".
My biggest surprise is that somewhere, some one, on some website or in some publication considered Spearhead From Space as the best Pertwee episode. Not that I don’t know you’re out there. I’m certain of it. I’m just not one of them. What do I know? I consider The Web Planet one of the top stories ever.
Also if you're wondering about why you couldn't find the unearthly child, the first ever episode. Its because there's a major dispute between the BBC and the son of its writer. Looking at his twitter the son isn't the most pleasant of people being racist, homophobic, transphobic, and a massive anti-vaxxer.
@@Trebor74his reasons for withholding the rights aren’t valid though, it’s part conspiracy about his father and part outrage at the casting of a non-straight black actor in the role.
Anti vaxxer… shock horror … have we just time jumped back to 2020… The rest may be true or not, but I would absolutely check these allegations if it comes from BBC and not independent sources… sadly the BBC now is anything but ethical when trying to get its own way 🤷♀️
I don't know if you're aware, but if you ever watched the comedy show Little Britain, Tom Baker is the crazy narrator. Also he was in "Blackadder II" Potato (TV Episode 1986) - Tom Baker was Captain Rum.
Other TV shows? Definitely watch Macenzie Crook's The Detectorists. Start at s01e01 and watch all of them to see the best of the Suffolk and Essex countryside. The show is slow but intentionally. That's so much part of the attraction.
an amazing bit of 1970's british scifi/horror show you both might enjoy is Sapphire and Steel starring David McCallum and Johanna Lumley. it was made to appeal to the Dr Who fans. and its all up on youtube
I would recommend Silence in the Library for David Tennant. It’s a 2 parter. I think second episode is Forest of the Dead. Most all of Matt Smith’s episodes are great. I would say start at the beginning with the Eleventh Hour. Then Vincent and the Doctor is really great. Peter Capaldi, I would absolutely recommend The Husbands of River Song. It is probably my favorite of all of it.
You mentioned The Detectorists, great show and something you can knock over quickly. Inbetweeners is good, but hope you are ok with the type of humour 😂
Poor Peter Davison: as you pointed out, following Tom Baker was a losing proposition and it probably would have been for anyone. Davison gets a lot of flack, but I liked him and his darker stories, featuring a Doctor who was less sure, less certain. I think it was a correct pivot away from the more flamboyant and assertive, charismatic Baker. One day, I hope, Davison will get the credit for the courage it took to step into place after the departure of such a long-running and strong predecessor. Similarly, Colin Baker got flack for his Doctor, but behind the scenes turmoil concerning budget and hostile studio backing fed into a lot of the difficulties in developing Colin Baker's character. I was guilty of disliking him unfairly, but I feel differently now, and sympathetic toward what Colin Baker had to endure.
My favourite Dr is still Sylvester McCoy. He was perfectly quirky for the role. He was the one I first watched as a child. Followed closely by Tom Baker and David Tenant
Tom Baker and David Tenant are two of my favorites, along with Patrick Troughton. Sylvester McCoy is my least favorite Doctor, however, and the only I'd say I actively dislike.
Off topic as I know you like your music but try and watch a BBC documentary on Rockfield the Farm. It was the very first residential recording studio based in Wales and every super group recorded there. Sabbath, Queen,Oasis, Coldplay and hundreds of other mega bands. It says in 1997, 7 of the 10 was recorded at Rockfield. Bohemian Rhapsody and Coldplays Yellow was written there
Wow! How many hours of research did you have to do for this, and/or episodes did you have to watch? If you are a fan of British TV Science Fiction (especially of the low budget variety) have you ever seen Blake's 7? Very surprised you still don't have 100k subscribers on here, but keep up the good work!
Good review. I have been a fan for 40+ years. “The Daemons” is the peak Third Doctor episode, when he is fully mature with his UNIT family. “The Day of the Doctor” is best for the War Doctor. “Human Nature/The Family of Blood” is a Seventh Doctor story, but was adapted for the Tenth Doctor by showrunner RTD. I would have picked “The Fires of Pompeii” or “School Reunion” for the Tenth Doctor. The best Eleventh Doctor episode is “The Eleventh Hour.” The Twelfth Doctor’s first two seasons are quite bad and uncharacteristic of the Doctor, so I would recommend “Twice Upon A Time” from his third season. “The Power of the Doctor” is one of the only Thirteenth Doctor episodes I can enjoy, because the writing was so bad. “The Star Beast” is the best of the Fourteenth Doctor. “Dot and Bubble” was the best of the Fifteenth Doctor so far, but I hope the writing improves for season two.
I remember watching the very first episode in 1963. You have no idea how revolutionary it was . Before Dr Who, the BBC didn't make children's TV drama - we just had badly dubbed French dramas.
@@karenblackadder1183 I'm afraid you're remembering incorrectly. ("The memory cheats!", as JN-T used to say. =:o} ) It was always scheduled as a Saturday show; Nov 22nd was a Friday. There *was* a delay in broadcasting due to coverage of the assassination, but it was only a few minutes. However, the first ep was repeated the following week (Nov 30th), before the scheduled 2nd ep, because of concerns people wouldn't have been watching on the 23rd (a combination of the assassination news plus a power cut affecting a large part of the country), and wouldn't understand the show if they came into it cold on the 2nd ep.
@@karenblackadder1183Not so. It was only just over a minute late, not an entire day. It was always planned to occupy that Saturday late-afternoon/early-evening slot.
Story arcs I personally think starting with the library and then follow river song all river song episodes are fantastic also if no-one else has told you this there is an episode called the dr daughter played by Peter Davidson real life daughter who is now married to David tenant so the Dr's daughter plays the Dr's daughter and the dr married his own daughter , hold on quick show this in America now we get an American audience
The Caves of Androzani is one of the most highly praised Doctor Who stories, and I respect that a lot is going on in it, but something about the execution stops me from absolutely loving it. It doesn't help that I find the Phantom of the Opera vibes to be pretty cheesy. As far as Davison's portrayal of the Doctor goes, he's a bit more down-to-earth and more human than Tom Baker's Doctor, and the show tends to be a bit less lighthearted in tone. I do think that Davison suffered from following Tom Baker's long and excellent reign (though the last couple of seasons of Tom Baker's era were noticeably weaker than his earlier stuff, in my opinion). Earth Shock is probably my favorite 5th Doctor story, though it's a relatively heavy one too. The Visitation is a good one that's a bit more lighthearted at times.
You have confirmed your “absolute” Britishness by not only a) recognising Bradley Walsh from the Chase but also b) Blankety blimming Blank!!!! 😳😳😳😂😂😂 I just find it so funny that have you watched a tv programme, based on a more sensible USA one, that is so utterly and uniquely British in all its silly glory! With regard to favourite Dr Who eps - for David Tennant, Doctor Ten - there are so many! The Girl in the Fireplace, School Reunion (with the original companion Sarah Jane (RIP Elisabeth Sladen) Blink (don’t blink! 😳😳😳) Army of Ghosts/Doomsday (sad - tissue time!) …. In fact, if I was you I would just buy the DVD box sets of all of Doctor Ten’s! Matt Smith - Vincent and the Doctor is an absolute must!! (Need tissues again!) Peter Capaldi - Smile Jodie Whittaker - Rosa And Torchwood is really good too!! - the Torchwood episodes interlink with the Doctor Who ones - plot lines and themes are mentioned and it will make you want to visit Cardiff!!! 😂😂😂😂
I would LOVE for your review of The Five Doctors, It is a Multi-Doctor Episode featuring 1st - 5th Doctors (with a different actor playing 1st doctor since William Hartnell passed away by that point and it does not feature the 4th Doctor because Tom baker swore off doing multi-doctor episodes or coming back to the show) but it is a great episode featuring classic doctors as well as great companions such as Sarah Jane, Susan Foreman and Tegan Jovanka, It also has loads of classic who villans such as The master, The Cybermen, the daleks and even new alien called a "Raston Warrior Robot" that looks like it came straight from an old 80s Japanese sci-fi show. anyway, great story, hope you check it out, as well as "An Adventure in Space and Time" which is a Period Drama about the start of Doctor Who!
The Caves of Androzani is literally one of the most popular and critically acclaimed Doctor Who stories ever, but it's also a really bad starting point for a Doctor because it's Davison's regeneration story. You really need to have watched all the previous stories and be attached to his Doctor for the story to have full impact.
A fascinating runthrough.....a great plan to watch one highly rated episode from each Doctor- but one of the strengths of the series is that each episode has its own world set up and a different type of story- so for each Doctor you only get one flavour of a multiflavoured Doctor. Assuming you don't have time to watch the entire thing- I would go and sample another couple of random episodes for each Doctor. Heaven Sent is a very highly thought of episode- but I hated it! I hated the premise of him being trapped for centuries - it's too much!....It really didn't work for me. But all Doctor Who fans have bits they love and bits they hate. What else to watch? I would say Detectorists is a lovely, well written gentle comedy drama. Also, if you haven't seen it, the UK version of Ghosts, which is the same premise as the US Ghosts, but very different. (It's the original, and the US series has changed and built on the original for a US audience- rather like the US Office did.) UK Ghosts is very British.
I recommend Planet of the Spiders, The Daemons, Planet of the Daleks - Jon Pertwee; Stones of Blood, Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars - Tom Baker; Remembrance of the Daleks - Sylvester McCoy; and the 1983 25th anniversary special The Five Doctors. I don't do anything after 1989! Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts.
Strange that for the 15th doctor, you only watched the first part of a two part story. The second part is not highly regarded by most fans so some would say you're not missing much but it seems a bit strange to do that considering the multi parters you did before. There is no obvious choice of a representative good story from this first season though, which isn't helped by the episode count now down to 8. I'd also question some of the choices of stories in general but that's just fan nit-picking. As for shows to watch, Fawlty Towers often tops polls of best uk tv ever and for a reason; It's also short at 12 episodes. I'd also recommend Father Ted as another great comedy. For specifically british drama, uhh, I don't watch too much tv of this type outside of sci-fi but Merlin could be a fun watch?
The stories I'd have picked to do: 1) -- The Daleks -or- The Keys of Marinus 2) -- The Tomb of the Cybermen -or- The Seeds of Death 3) -- The Curse of Peladon -or- Frontier in Space 4) -- The Robots of Death -or- Genesis of the Daleks 5) -- Earthshock -or- The Visitation 6) -- The Mysterious Planet -or- (I guess) Vengeance on Varos 7) -- no comment 8) -- there is only the movie and The Night of the Doctor short 9) -- Dalek 10) -- Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead -or- Smith and Jones 11) -- The Eleventh Hour
Overall I think the biggest issue for Ncuti Gatwa was the fact he was unavailable for shooting and so his presence was missed in several episodes out of 8. Also his relationship with Ruby had to be more told than shown because of this as well. Overall I enjoy him as a Doctor and hope they can build on him in the Christmas episode / 2nd season. Also there is 1 special you may want to go back and watch from 2013 "The Day of the Doctor" and "The Time of the Doctor" because it inclused 1 Doctor not on the standard list
I pretty much agree with what you're saying. We have since watched all the Ncuti Gatwa episodes and I liked him a lot and Millie, but the slate of episodes felt uneven. I hope this next season is better. I just showed Cara "The Day of the Doctor' for the first time last night and she enjoyed it. I hadn't seen it since around the time that it aired. It's a fun episode.
Without a doubt, you MUST give us your opinions of the British TV series "The League of Gentlemen." This show truly depicts the British weird sense of humour. But I think your the best people to decipher it. This video has been the best type of reaction I've ever seen. You are truly the best anglophiles that's ever been. Much thanks for everything you've put out. I've been here from the beginning when you tried uk snacks at the kitchen table. Bravo.
David Tennant is my favourite Dr Who.. Scariest villains Weaping Angels. I think UK TV normally lists a titled program whole as a a Series, with different Episodes within the series. 📺🇬🇧
Interesting take on all the doctors. We’ve been trying to watch all the series from the beginning but got a bit bogged down with the slowness of some of the earliest episodes. Your idea of watching one of each is one we will follow I think. As to other British series, you mentioned Detectorists : this is very English, very slow and very beautiful. It shows our countryside - and our Englishness so well. Another series by Mackenzie Crook is Wurzel Gummidge. The original was played by the 3rd Doctor Who and was a much loved feature of many people’s childhood. The new version has a feel of Detectorists as Crook is very interested in the environment and country lore. It makes me think of the mythology of Lord of the Rings - times lost. Ghosts is another to watch; I know you have your own version now but the original is so British - would be interesting for you both to compare the two
Hello Cara and Jeremy. I had to be a little late to this one, having had other stuff to do lately, but I reckon I can pretend I had to travel in time to it. My favourite Doctor was Tom Baker. I thought the Eccleston Doctor was fantastic, especially as he played it as a northerner. I was annoyed when he left and unlike most was only happy again when the Doctor regenerated and had Amy Pond as companion. Just when I thought this Doctor and Clara were going to be the best ever, he regenerated again and I could not stand the new Doctor, though no problem with Capaldi. I also had no problem with a female version in theory, with potentially great companions, but the writing was obviously letting the show and the Yorkshire Doctor down. I tried watching the latest Doctor, but I am either too old or it has gone off to a parallel universe where some other people might like it. The new assistant already quit, seeing the future? Your review was good in this universe though. You could review out the spin off series?
I’ll avoid the typical Dr Who fan critique of some era of the show and recommend a British show nobody has mentioned: The Prisoner (1967). 17 episodes of weirdness created by and starring Patrick McGoohan as an ex spy who has been kidnapped and trapped in an idyllic Village in order for someone to obtain “information” from him. It’s highly paranoid in a Cold War way, full of classic 1960s design, high tech (for the time) gadgetry, and it has an finale that still infuriates people to this day. Worth a watch!
Caves is consistently rated one of the best stories from all of Doctor Who. You will not feel the impact of Peter’s excellent performance if you haven’t been on more of the journey with him. This is not a great way to experience Doctor Who…unless you are making a YT video. 😅.
David Tennant is my number1 Doctor. 'Are you my mummy' is the modern scariest for me and the Daleks were scary to me as a younger child. I stopped watching when David Tennant left. I was gutted, but he's such a good actor, seen him in plenty other great things.
He is really great. You would probably enjoy his three specials from last year if you didn't see them. He was also such a creepy character in "Jessica Jones"
2nd doctor, 4th doctor, 5th doctor and 7th doctor are my favourite doctors from classic who. There's so many great episodes. I recommend The Invasion and the War Games from the 2nd doctor. They're long but really worth it. I recommend the green death, which is a 3rd doctor story. I recommend Pyramids of mars, brain of morbius, robots of death and warriors gate from 4th doctor. Caves of androzani is amazing in my opinion - other great 5th doctor stories are Kinda, Earthshock and I actually really like the Black Guardian trilogy (Mawdryn undead, terminus and enlightenment). Five Doctors is definitely worth a watch. Vengeance on Varos is another decent Colin Baker episode. And for the 7th doctor I highly recommend Remembrance of the daleks, Happiness Patrol and Ghost Light.
William Hartnell was not the first choice of the producers but was available at the time. He had a reputation for being difficult to work with hence the short scenes and not appearing to be the main character. Those early episodes had me watching clutching a cushion to hide behind. The original theme tune was the first use of electronically produced music made by the BBC Radiophonic Studio.
Dr Who started in the year I was born, but the first Doctor I remember watching was the Earthbound Jon Pertwee. However, the Doctor that was MY Doctor was Tom Baker. Peter Davison kind of put me off the series, partly because he played it in exactly the same style as his Tristan character from All Creatures Great an Small. Colin Baker almost won me back, but Sylvester McCoy lost me entirely. It wasn't until Christopher Eccleston rebooted the character that I became interested again, but Peter Capaldi lost me again and I haven't come back.
Interesting. I usually see Capaldi praised, but I couldn't get into his Doctor or his era, and dropped the show, before giving the show another try with Jodie Whittaker, then dropping out again after another couple of seasons/series. I also dropped the classic show during the McCoy era, and only much later went back and watched everything I'd missed. McCoy is my least favorite Doctor. I kind of like Peter Davison's Doctor though. That's where you and I differ (not that the show was the strongest then, mind you).
Not a massive fan but did enjoy a lot of Tennant's era. Best episode that has stayed with me is 'Blink' - the introduction of The Weeping Angels. Excellent creations.
Is there a specific episode or story we should watch? Or another show you think we'd enjoy? Leave a comment and let us know!
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Check out The Office UK version which debuted in the early 2000's it was very hilorious.
You missed a doctor, John Hurt as The War Doctor.
There was one more Doxtor Who and tthat was Peter Cushion in a Daleks invasion movie
I'd say watch them all in order but if you don't want to do that then I probaly suggest other classic stories such as Pyramids of Mars, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, the E-space Trilogy, Planet of the Spiders, The Three Doctors and The Five Doctors.
If you like sci-fi, try Blake's 7 and Survivors, both created by Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks.
As for favorite Doctor Who episodes - Tennant's S02E13-14 and S4E13-14. Both crush your heart.
Pertwee was the first Doctor I remember. The cape and the car!
"I'm trying to resonate concrete" is such a great line.
It was even referenced in the 60th anniversary.
When it was a child, Tom Baker (4th Doctor with the cool scarf!) was briefly married to Lalla Ward (Romana II in the episode you chose 'City of Death'), and they lived for a time where I grew up in Oxfordshire. My grandfather ran the town's butcher's shop, and Tom was a customer. The shop was old with a low doorway, and Tom is tall! But the main thing was he was as delightfully bonkers in real life as he was as The Doctor!
Apparently back in the day Lalla was often asked what was her favourite monster in the series. She used to say Tom......
Well as he has said in countless interviews the doctor was basically just him being himself that’s why he loved the role because he just got to act like himself.
Oh, wow. That's a great little story.
Lalla Ward [in real-life,dau. of then UK hereditary 7th Viscount Bangor] had as her 2nd husband(1992-2016) the famous atheist,Dr. Richard Dawkins ! 👌👍
An aspect that I really liked about the Hartnell story that you skipped over was the romance he found himself in. He started off as such a grump but this story really started to soften him and I must admit to being touched when he goes back to take the ring.
Thanks for the nostalgia trip :D
Suggest "The Day of the Doctor" 50th anniversary masterpiece special featuring John Hurt as the War Doctor (8.5) (commented in more detail under your pinned comment ^^)
Also really enjoyed Ncuti Gatwa's season. He is such a quirky and fun Doctor. Really looking forward to where Mrs. Flood/R.T. Davies take the show :)
Jon Pertwee the 3rd Dr Who was my doctor, I just about remember the 2nd Dr Who Patrick Troughton, his grandson is the actor Harry Melling who played Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter
Peter Davison felt the Doctor had been too confident and laid back, and wanted to add some insecurity and doubt.
The US movie done well in the UK and I heard it only failed in the US due to the late broadcast
The low budget that you talk about was particularly true of Doctor Who because it was a family show biased towards children. That also informed the structure of the early show, stories would alternate between historical/educational and futuristic/philosophical.
5:10 it probably felt like stage acting because it was preformed as a play. All of the episodes were filmed live
That makes sense.
We're on the 15th doctor, not the 16th, the war doctor doesn't take the name
I asked my Mum to knit me a Tom Baker Doc Who scarf - I was so proud if that scarf! Wasn't quite as long as ton's though. Tom Baker and David Tennant are my fave Docs!
My aunt knitted my Dr Who scarf. I've still got it 50ish years later.
I believe that the program migrated from its initial concept of an educational children’s program to concentrating on science-fiction stories.
The companions are a stand in for the audience, the doctor expositions to them to inform the viewers.
Two of my favourites are '"BLINK' and "The Girl in the Fireplace'.
Those are both really good ones!
Capaldi is my favourite doctor. His era is great and has a lot of good humor and great character development. You should defiently go back and watch all of his era
A great voyage through the Dr's, never seen this done before, but you missed one. My recommendation is check out John Hurt as 'the war Dr', in 'Day of the Dr'. You also get David Tennant & Matt Smith's Dr's meeting up as well, and a surprise classic Dr dropping in. Totally worth a watch.
Recommendations for each classic doctor:
1st: the ark
2nd: the mind robber
3rd: carnival of monsters
4th: horror of fang rock
5th: the visitation
6th: vengeance on varos
7th: greatest show in the galaxy
There is an episode with almost nio Docktor Who in it. It is a great episode called Blink. It is one of the best episodes.
You’re probably aware but the real life son of the actor who played Ian (companion to the first Doctor), is the actor who played Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter films and Patrick Troughton’s Grandson plays Harry’s cousin Dudley.
Weirdly, Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor) actually began to train as a Monk before becoming an actor.
Of course it’s well documented that Peter Davidson is the Father in Law of the Tenth Doctor David Tennant, who met his wife when she played the Doctor’s daughter in the episode of the same name.
My favourites are Tom Baker, Peter Davison & Matt Smith.
Matt Smith got me into fish fingers & custard.
Great video !! I hope you make more Doctor Who stuff!
Thank you! We just might. We're working our way through the reboot series now. I'd like to go back and try some of the classic episodes after.
A weird British show that I love is Mulberry. A sweet one is called As Time Goes By. A wild wacky fun one is called Are you Being Served. It’s also one that has jokes of it’s time, that not everyone can handle. Another tv show that is funny is called Waiting For God. A British Soap Opera I enjoy still is Coronation Street. Tom Baker was my Doctor as a child. Still my favourite.
Good morning, I'm from the Uk and only just found your channel, you're both amazing and I shall watch all your video's, so interesting. Keep up the good work.
Please consider watching the original "Upstairs, Downstairs", if you haven't already. Its 68 episodes cover a great time period (1903 to 1930), through the lives of the downstair servants and the upstair nobles in the Belgravia part of London. I love the series and rewatch it nearly every year. Let me know, if you need help finding/acquiring the full series...
I always wonder why the old episodes (70s) looked different from indoor to outdoor scenes but then someone made a video about that and explained it was due to using studio cameras inside and smaller ones outdoors which makes sense with the bulky 70s tech, apparently it was also on video tape for outdoors
Tom Baker will always be The Doctor for me 🙂
He was great.
Same here;and just recently re-watched the classic 'The Genesis of The Daleks' (1976).👌👍
The DJ in the Colin Baker episode was played by the great comedian and writer Alexei Sayle. Check him out in The Young Ones and his stand-up shows.
Yes- from the brief clips here he looks to be pretty much playing his normal stage persona !😂
Recently I've been listening to his Radio 4 series "Strangers on a Train". It's just Alexei Sayle chatting to random passengers on regular train services and finding out some interesting life stories in the process. A very simple show format but ends up being rather endearing.
I actually really like the DJ character in Revelation. A manic, surreal persona which masks a shy, lonely man stuck doing a job he knows is pointless and no one cares about. I think Alexei plays it just right. Unfortunately I think the character gets a lot of hate because a lot of people just can't get past the crazy DJ patter when we're first introduced to him.
Yes good call
Oh my gosh. It's years since I've watched "The Young Ones" That's why he seemed familiar. That makes so much sense.
@@CountScarlioni I love it when I catch Strangers On A Train. Great radio!
The original Doctor played by William Hartnell was an amazing dotty, stern, aloof and unpredictable eccentric. Love him. The Doctor was supposed to be more of an anti-hero because they didn’t want to pin him down but to make him a strange mysterious figure and he is. Classic Who Doctors are the best because they don’t act too human. Classic Who is filmed like a drama play or serial and it enables the writers to focus on good intelligent plots rather than superficial special effects. It’s all about mood building and character rather than sound and fury which sadly much of modern Who is. Necessity is the mother of invention. Tom Baker is such an eccentric and has so much presence. He’s amazing. The 1st & 4th Doctors are my favourites if I was forced to choose two. The TV Movie had its plus points but I hated the Doctor kissing his companion. Totally out of character for the Doctor and it’s never really recovered since then, although Peter Capaldi tried his damn best to bring back the more stern aloof vibe to some extent. Notice you never see his Doctor kissing anyone. I hated Tennant, too OTT for me. I prefer Christopher Eccleston and definitely Peter Capaldi. The 15th Doctor doesn’t feel like the Doctor at all because he’s breaking down crying all the time. Sutekh clinging to the Tardis makes no sense because the Tardis was destroyed in the past like in Frontios. Russell T Davis has become a lazy writer. For me Disney Who feels very superficial. Let’s face it Peter Capaldi is the best actor we’ve had in New Who. You should check out Britains other Classic TV shows such as THE PRISONER 1967 and BLAKE’S 7 1978. Interesting reviews. 👍
You really are desperate to spout nonsense, aren’t you‽
I do think that The Tomb of the Cybermen really showcases some of what's wonderful about the 2nd Doctor, and while it's not my very favorite 2nd Doctor story (that would be The Seeds of Death), it's a good one, and really the obvious choice to do.
From the classic era I would recommend William Hartnell’s The Time Meddler, Daleks Invasion of Earth, the first episode An Unearthly Child and The Tenth Planet, Patrick Troughton’s The Mind Robber, The Invasion, The Web of Fear, Seeds of Death and The War Games, Jon Pertwee’s The Silurian’s, The Three Doctors, The Deamons, Carnival of Monsters and The Green Death, Tom Bakers The Talons is Weng Chiang, Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars, Horror of Fang Rock, The Seeds of Doom and Robots of Death, Peter Davidson’s Resurrection of the Daleks, Enlightenment, Earthshock, The Five Doctors and The Visitation, Colin Baker’s Attack of the Cybermen, Vengeance on Varos and Terror of the Vervoids, Sylvester McCoy’s Remembrance of the Daleks, The Happiness Patrol and Survival.
Those suggestions can keep us busy for a while.
You picked some good stories to start your Doctor Who journey. Other classic Doctor Who stories you might be interested in are:
1st Doctor
The Daleks (7 episodes) (2nd ever story - 1st appearance of the Daleks)
The Dalek Invasion of Earth (6 episodes)
The Time Meddler (4 episodes)
The Tenth Planet (4 episodes) (1st appearance of the Cybermen - 1st regeneration story)
2nd Doctor
The Web of Fear (6 episodes)
The Mind Robber (5 episodes)
The Invasion (8 episodes)
The Seeds of Death (6 episodes)
The War Games (10 episodes) (2nd regeneration story - 1st appearance of the Time Lords)
3rd Doctor
Inferno (7 episodes)
Terror of the Autons (4 episodes - 1st appearance of the Master)
The Daemons (5 episodes)
Day of the Daleks (4 episodes)
The Sea Devils (6 episodes)
The Three Doctors (4 episodes)
Carnival of Monsters (4 episodes)
The Green Death (6 episodes)
The Time Warrior (4 episodes)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6 episodes)
Planet of the Spiders (6 episodes) (3rd regeneration story)
4th Doctor
Robot (4 episodes) (1st 4th Doctor story)
The Ark in Space (4 episodes)
Genesis of the Daleks (6 episodes)
Terror of the Zygons (4 episodes)
Pyramids of Mars (4 episodes)
The Brain of Morbius (4 episodes)
The Seeds of Doom (6 episodes)
The Deadly Assassin (4 episodes)
The Robots of Death (4 episodes)
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6 episodes)
Horror of Fang Rock (4 episodes)
Full Circle (4 episodes)
State of Decay (4 episodes)
The Keeper of Traken (4 episodes)
Logopolis (4 episodes) (4th regeneration story)
5th Doctor
Kinda (4 episodes)
The Visitation (4 episodes)
Earthshock (4 episodes)
Snakedance (4 episodes)
Mawdryn Undead (4 episodes)
Enlightenment (4 episodes)
The Five Doctors (90 minute 20th anniversary story)
Frontios (4 episodes)
Planet of Fire (4 episodes)
6th Doctor
Attack of the Cybermen (2 45 minute episodes)
Vengeance on Varos (2 45 minute episodes)
7th Doctor
Dragonfire (3 episodes)
Remembrance of the Daleks (4 episodes)
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4 episodes)
Survival (3 episodes) (last ever classic Doctor Who story transmitted before cancellation)
+1 for...
1) The Daleks
2) The Seeds of Death
3) The Time Warrior
4) The Robots of Death, The Horror of Fang Rock, and Genesis of the Daleks
5) Earthshock and The Visitation
We need The Curse of Peladon and Frontier in Space for the 3rd Doctor in the mix, and for the 6th I'd do The Mysterious Planet. Other than that (and the 7th Doctor, who I don't much care about), I'd say they're pretty well represented.
I'm a child of the McCoy era and I adore seasons 25 and 26. They show how short sighted it was to cancel the show because they're choc full of bangers (Remembrance of the Daleks, Happiness Patrol, Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light, Fenric and Survival).
To me, there's a lot to love in all the different eras,... Well, sadly, maybe a little less so in the Chibnal era - though I quite like Flux,... Untill the final episode where they utterly Bork the resolution.
The variety and ethics of the show: that you can use intelligence and empathy to overcome monsters, rather than guns - that's what keeps me coming back.
Genesis of the Daleks is the best. It’s Tom Baker and also the introduction of David
"It isn't the day they die that is the problem. You've got something to do on that day. It is all the days they stay dead."
THAT is what makes that episode so strong. Taking the long way round is just bullheaded intransigence. But that scene was the whole of the sorrow of The Doctor. So is his monologue in "The Zygon Inversion". Each Doctor since the Time War had to continue living with what he'd done. The tragedies HE CAUSED. Never again.
Yes! So good.
The sixth doctor was so contentious he nearly killed the show, and arguably did, even if it didn't end until after the seventh doctor had his go. The arguing with Peri and his pompous, slightly violent personality were just not what people wanted to see. Personally, my favorite moment from him overall is when he's on trial on Gallifrey for time crimes, and he thinks the villain just killed Peri. He stands up in shock, looking genuinely very upset and he just says "You killed Peri..." Before he explodes in anger, dressing down the entirety of timelord society, and when he hears that Peri can still be saved, he rushes out of the courtroom to go and do it. It just shows to me what the heart of the sixth doctor is, he's explosive, eccentric, and is more about action than planning. He has gotten some of the most expanded universe content of any of the doctors, and all of it is way better than his TV episodes, give his audio plays a go, they're great fun.
For me it was the 7th Doctor, I switched off then and so did the BBC
There’s a lot of good 4th Doctor stories to watch. One of my favourites is “The Horror of Fang Rock”. Set on a lighthouse in the early 20th century. I think it’s made all the more creepy as it’s sort of inspired by a real life lighthouse mystery.
Horror of Fang Rock is also one of my favorites.
Shows to watch
- Inside No 9 (especially 12 days of Christine)
- Black Mirror
- Blake's 7
- The IT Crowd
- Father Ted
- Ghosts
- Fleabag
- and definitely - Detectorists
What about Red Dwarf, Black Books, The Mighty Boosh, Green Wing, Jam and Garth Marenghis Darkplace.?. Nobody watches those.
This Country
- Children of the Stones
Scared the crap out of me as a child, it was a kids program of the mid 70’s
A TH-cam show I love talking about a TV programme I love 😊 My 'first doctor' was John Pertwee's third doctor - although I can only remember a couple of episodes. Think I may have been banned from watching for a while (due to getting overly scared one time - quite possibly the original Sutekh story lol) but have watched all the Doctors.
Tom Baker was the best. His eccentricity made the show. Plus the campness and the am dram sets. 😂
and Jodie was the worst.
He was really great from what we have seen.
Based on the other episodes you enjoyed, id really recommend Ncuti Gatwa's episode Boom and the Peter Capaldi episode Listen.
We have since seen "Boom" it was good too. We're about done with the Matt Smith episodes for Cara's first time and then we'll get to the Capaldi one. I'm looking forward to giving them another go.
Totally second the Detectorists. My favorite British series is Line of Duty.
Peter Davidson was 'my' Doctor. I have very vague memories of Tom Baker but PD was the first time i really connected with Doctor Who as a kid and i loved his 'cricket whites' look. I did not like Colin Baker's tenure but mostly because of his awful companion. Loved Sylvester McCoy and yeah, Ace was Ace.
I do wish Sean Pertwee would be a Doctor at some point - just for a joke about his new face being 'familiar'. But actually i think he would make a great Doctor. Can't imagine anyone ever actually wanting to 'follow' a parent into a role like this, so it'll probably never happen but it's a shame.
I looked up Sean after someone else's comment here and he really does resemble his father.
@@TheMagicGeekdom I believe its the 'Pertwee [formerly French Huguenot 'Perthuis'] Nose',also seen on their family cousin Bill Pertwee (Air Warden Hodges of 'Dad's Army' fame) ! 😂👌
Fun video! I loved hearing your opinions on each Doc!
My favorite Ten story is probably "Midnight"
If I may suggest some other Sixth Dr. stories (because no one else will you cowards XD)
My (onscreen) favorites are probably:
- "Vengeance on Varos" for the concepts more than the doctor's specific role in it. He actually has some good (none argue-y) moments with Peri which is much appreciated haha
"Terror of the Vervoids" because The Doctor and Mel are adorable and are both at top form! Minus the carrot juice, lol
This is the kindest his dr has been (barring audiodramas of course). The alien is... eh, and the trial bits kinda drag, but I love watching them anyway because I love how dramatic six is. ❤️ 💙
And "The two Doctors" because... I freaking love both 2 and 6 (and Jamie!) so put them in the same episode and you have gold! (Decent episode, great doctors!)
But of course he is at his best writing wise in a lot of the audios, which is unfair :P
The show started 23rd November 1963
I know I've commented too much already, but I just wanted to say this was a really great interesting video and honestly as a lifelonh Who fan I just end up having lots to add and discuss.
I actually Started watching when I was 5/6 years old in the months before the 2005 revival. My dad (Having grown up on the show in the 70s) stuck me and my brother in a room and put on the 20th Anniversary Special. Since then growing up I basically watched Classic Who and Modern Who simultainiously, watching a new Classic every time we got a new DVD and then obviously the new episodes as they aired on Saturday evenings.
I actually still haven't watched it all, but with with the BBC finally adding all of Classic to Iplayer and started watching reconstructions with The Celestial Toymaker in preperation for The Giggle it's never been more availble to me to fill my gaps.
I currently have 83/883 episodes left to watch which comprises about 20/311 stories.
Thank you for the kind word.
That's impressive, you're almost done. We are about done with Matt Smith's episodes for Cara's first time. I'm excited to finish 12 & 13. Then maybe we'll back some of the classic stuff.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Hope you enjoy! And thanks for the cool video, it's always fun to see new takes and reactions.
Technically not on the 16th doctor, more the 15th. Even more confusing if you count the likes of Jo Martins fugitive doctor, The War Doctor etc. Also of course all the other non-mainline doctors like Richard E Grants Shalka Doctor, the curse of fatal death doctors and all Doctors from Big Finish Audio's unbound series.
Thank you. I knew there were 2 more but couldn't remember the full details!
True. When we said 16 I was including the War Doctor which maybe I shouldn't have seeing we didn't end up addressing him. In fact Cara just saw him for the first time yesterday as we watched "The Day of The Doctor".
I was enjoying your visits to Scotland, but now I discover you're Doctor Who fans? I love you even more! Been a Whovian since 1985!
So glad to hear you're enjoying the videos! Thank you!
My biggest surprise is that somewhere, some one, on some website or in some publication considered Spearhead From Space as the best Pertwee episode. Not that I don’t know you’re out there. I’m certain of it. I’m just not one of them.
What do I know? I consider The Web Planet one of the top stories ever.
Also if you're wondering about why you couldn't find the unearthly child, the first ever episode. Its because there's a major dispute between the BBC and the son of its writer. Looking at his twitter the son isn't the most pleasant of people being racist, homophobic, transphobic, and a massive anti-vaxxer.
it is on Dailymotion. They have lots of classic Who
Which doesn't make a difference in whether he's right in the argument with the BBC. It just colours people's perception of him.
@@Trebor74his reasons for withholding the rights aren’t valid though, it’s part conspiracy about his father and part outrage at the casting of a non-straight black actor in the role.
Anti vaxxer… shock horror … have we just time jumped back to 2020… The rest may be true or not, but I would absolutely check these allegations if it comes from BBC and not independent sources… sadly the BBC now is anything but ethical when trying to get its own way 🤷♀️
Interesting. I did end up finding it later. We haven't watched them yet.
I don't know if you're aware, but if you ever watched the comedy show Little Britain, Tom Baker is the crazy narrator.
Also he was in "Blackadder II" Potato (TV Episode 1986) - Tom Baker was Captain Rum.
I've probably seen the Blackadder episode, but it's been years. We have only seen clips of Little Britain. It seems funny.
Other TV shows? Definitely watch Macenzie Crook's The Detectorists. Start at s01e01 and watch all of them to see the best of the Suffolk and Essex countryside. The show is slow but intentionally. That's so much part of the attraction.
an amazing bit of 1970's british scifi/horror show you both might enjoy is Sapphire and Steel starring David McCallum and Johanna Lumley. it was made to appeal to the Dr Who fans. and its all up on youtube
Sounds interesting. We'll have to check that out.
I would recommend Silence in the Library for David Tennant. It’s a 2 parter. I think second episode is Forest of the Dead.
Most all of Matt Smith’s episodes are great. I would say start at the beginning with the Eleventh Hour. Then Vincent and the Doctor is really great. Peter Capaldi, I would absolutely recommend The Husbands of River Song. It is probably my favorite of all of it.
+1 for Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead and for The Eleventh Hour.
I am British and grew up watching doctor who in the 80s the daleks scared the shit outta me in the 80s
Tom Baker was my favourite Doctor. Started watching when i was a young lad with my Dad. Who can ever forget K9! The ever loyal robotic assistant. 😉😉
I've only experienced K9 from the once or twice he was in Tennent episodes. I look forward to watching more Baker episodes soon.
You mentioned The Detectorists, great show and something you can knock over quickly. Inbetweeners is good, but hope you are ok with the type of humour 😂
Peter cushing also played the Doctor in two Dalek movies
I have learned that from comments of this video. I mostly know him from Star Wars and the Hammer Horror movies.
Poor Peter Davison: as you pointed out, following Tom Baker was a losing proposition and it probably would have been for anyone. Davison gets a lot of flack, but I liked him and his darker stories, featuring a Doctor who was less sure, less certain. I think it was a correct pivot away from the more flamboyant and assertive, charismatic Baker. One day, I hope, Davison will get the credit for the courage it took to step into place after the departure of such a long-running and strong predecessor. Similarly, Colin Baker got flack for his Doctor, but behind the scenes turmoil concerning budget and hostile studio backing fed into a lot of the difficulties in developing Colin Baker's character. I was guilty of disliking him unfairly, but I feel differently now, and sympathetic toward what Colin Baker had to endure.
My favourite Dr is still Sylvester McCoy. He was perfectly quirky for the role. He was the one I first watched as a child. Followed closely by Tom Baker and David Tenant
Tom Baker and David Tenant are two of my favorites, along with Patrick Troughton. Sylvester McCoy is my least favorite Doctor, however, and the only I'd say I actively dislike.
I think in the UK the entire series is called "the programme" :)
The movie did really well with UK audiences. In America, it aired opposite the last ever episode of Roseanne, so nobody watched it.
That makes sense.
Off topic as I know you like your music but try and watch a BBC documentary on Rockfield the Farm. It was the very first residential recording studio based in Wales and every super group recorded there. Sabbath, Queen,Oasis, Coldplay and hundreds of other mega bands. It says in 1997, 7 of the 10 was recorded at Rockfield. Bohemian Rhapsody and Coldplays Yellow was written there
Wow! How many hours of research did you have to do for this, and/or episodes did you have to watch?
If you are a fan of British TV Science Fiction (especially of the low budget variety) have you ever seen Blake's 7?
Very surprised you still don't have 100k subscribers on here, but keep up the good work!
40:54 Just thinking about the quality of the 13th Doctor’s era is depressing enough
William Hartnell was the first doctor who 1963.
Good review. I have been a fan for 40+ years. “The Daemons” is the peak Third Doctor episode, when he is fully mature with his UNIT family. “The Day of the Doctor” is best for the War Doctor. “Human Nature/The Family of Blood” is a Seventh Doctor story, but was adapted for the Tenth Doctor by showrunner RTD. I would have picked “The Fires of Pompeii” or “School Reunion” for the Tenth Doctor. The best Eleventh Doctor episode is “The Eleventh Hour.” The Twelfth Doctor’s first two seasons are quite bad and uncharacteristic of the Doctor, so I would recommend “Twice Upon A Time” from his third season. “The Power of the Doctor” is one of the only Thirteenth Doctor episodes I can enjoy, because the writing was so bad. “The Star Beast” is the best of the Fourteenth Doctor. “Dot and Bubble” was the best of the Fifteenth Doctor so far, but I hope the writing improves for season two.
I remember watching the very first episode in 1963. You have no idea how revolutionary it was . Before Dr Who, the BBC didn't make children's TV drama - we just had badly dubbed French dramas.
Me too. I remember I was sitting at the kitchen table eating jam sandwiches for my tea.
It should have aired 22nd November 1963.
Because of the assassination of JFK it was postponed to the following day.
I remember it all very well.
@@karenblackadder1183 I'm afraid you're remembering incorrectly. ("The memory cheats!", as JN-T used to say. =:o} )
It was always scheduled as a Saturday show; Nov 22nd was a Friday. There *was* a delay in broadcasting due to coverage of the assassination, but it was only a few minutes. However, the first ep was repeated the following week (Nov 30th), before the scheduled 2nd ep, because of concerns people wouldn't have been watching on the 23rd (a combination of the assassination news plus a power cut affecting a large part of the country), and wouldn't understand the show if they came into it cold on the 2nd ep.
P.S. I envy everyone who was there to see it at the time. I was busy queueing up to get conceived. =:o}
@@karenblackadder1183Not so. It was only just over a minute late, not an entire day. It was always planned to occupy that Saturday late-afternoon/early-evening slot.
Story arcs I personally think starting with the library and then follow river song all river song episodes are fantastic also if no-one else has told you this there is an episode called the dr daughter played by Peter Davidson real life daughter who is now married to David tenant so the Dr's daughter plays the Dr's daughter and the dr married his own daughter , hold on quick show this in America now we get an American audience
The Caves of Androzani is one of the most highly praised Doctor Who stories, and I respect that a lot is going on in it, but something about the execution stops me from absolutely loving it. It doesn't help that I find the Phantom of the Opera vibes to be pretty cheesy. As far as Davison's portrayal of the Doctor goes, he's a bit more down-to-earth and more human than Tom Baker's Doctor, and the show tends to be a bit less lighthearted in tone. I do think that Davison suffered from following Tom Baker's long and excellent reign (though the last couple of seasons of Tom Baker's era were noticeably weaker than his earlier stuff, in my opinion). Earth Shock is probably my favorite 5th Doctor story, though it's a relatively heavy one too. The Visitation is a good one that's a bit more lighthearted at times.
You have confirmed your “absolute” Britishness by not only a) recognising Bradley Walsh from the Chase but also b) Blankety blimming Blank!!!! 😳😳😳😂😂😂 I just find it so funny that have you watched a tv programme, based on a more sensible USA one, that is so utterly and uniquely British in all its silly glory!
With regard to favourite Dr Who eps - for David Tennant, Doctor Ten - there are so many! The Girl in the Fireplace, School Reunion (with the original companion Sarah Jane (RIP Elisabeth Sladen) Blink (don’t blink! 😳😳😳) Army of Ghosts/Doomsday (sad - tissue time!) …. In fact, if I was you I would just buy the DVD box sets of all of Doctor Ten’s!
Matt Smith - Vincent and the Doctor is an absolute must!! (Need tissues again!)
Peter Capaldi - Smile
Jodie Whittaker - Rosa
And Torchwood is really good too!! - the Torchwood episodes interlink with the Doctor Who ones - plot lines and themes are mentioned and it will make you want to visit Cardiff!!! 😂😂😂😂
I would LOVE for your review of The Five Doctors, It is a Multi-Doctor Episode featuring 1st - 5th Doctors (with a different actor playing 1st doctor since William Hartnell passed away by that point and it does not feature the 4th Doctor because Tom baker swore off doing multi-doctor episodes or coming back to the show) but it is a great episode featuring classic doctors as well as great companions such as Sarah Jane, Susan Foreman and Tegan Jovanka, It also has loads of classic who villans such as The master, The Cybermen, the daleks and even new alien called a "Raston Warrior Robot" that looks like it came straight from an old 80s Japanese sci-fi show. anyway, great story, hope you check it out, as well as "An Adventure in Space and Time" which is a Period Drama about the start of Doctor Who!
IMO Richard Hurndall did a great job as the first Doctor.
Look up Big Finish if you like Doctor Who, they have countless adventures with multiple Doctors past and present ❤
The Caves of Androzani is literally one of the most popular and critically acclaimed Doctor Who stories ever, but it's also a really bad starting point for a Doctor because it's Davison's regeneration story. You really need to have watched all the previous stories and be attached to his Doctor for the story to have full impact.
That seems fair. I think if we had seen other stories before that we likely would have enjoyed it more.
A fascinating runthrough.....a great plan to watch one highly rated episode from each Doctor- but one of the strengths of the series is that each episode has its own world set up and a different type of story- so for each Doctor you only get one flavour of a multiflavoured Doctor. Assuming you don't have time to watch the entire thing- I would go and sample another couple of random episodes for each Doctor.
Heaven Sent is a very highly thought of episode- but I hated it! I hated the premise of him being trapped for centuries - it's too much!....It really didn't work for me. But all Doctor Who fans have bits they love and bits they hate.
What else to watch? I would say Detectorists is a lovely, well written gentle comedy drama. Also, if you haven't seen it, the UK version of Ghosts, which is the same premise as the US Ghosts, but very different. (It's the original, and the US series has changed and built on the original for a US audience- rather like the US Office did.) UK Ghosts is very British.
I recommend Planet of the Spiders, The Daemons, Planet of the Daleks - Jon Pertwee; Stones of Blood, Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars - Tom Baker; Remembrance of the Daleks - Sylvester McCoy; and the 1983 25th anniversary special The Five Doctors. I don't do anything after 1989! Really enjoyed hearing your thoughts.
No-one with a brain would have that penultimate statement be truthful.
Strange that for the 15th doctor, you only watched the first part of a two part story. The second part is not highly regarded by most fans so some would say you're not missing much but it seems a bit strange to do that considering the multi parters you did before. There is no obvious choice of a representative good story from this first season though, which isn't helped by the episode count now down to 8. I'd also question some of the choices of stories in general but that's just fan nit-picking.
As for shows to watch, Fawlty Towers often tops polls of best uk tv ever and for a reason; It's also short at 12 episodes. I'd also recommend Father Ted as another great comedy. For specifically british drama, uhh, I don't watch too much tv of this type outside of sci-fi but Merlin could be a fun watch?
Tom Baker the best, all day long. Jon Pertwee 2nd.
I feel like that's a lot of people's opinion.
The stories I'd have picked to do:
1) -- The Daleks -or- The Keys of Marinus
2) -- The Tomb of the Cybermen -or- The Seeds of Death
3) -- The Curse of Peladon -or- Frontier in Space
4) -- The Robots of Death -or- Genesis of the Daleks
5) -- Earthshock -or- The Visitation
6) -- The Mysterious Planet -or- (I guess) Vengeance on Varos
7) -- no comment
8) -- there is only the movie and The Night of the Doctor short
9) -- Dalek
10) -- Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead -or- Smith and Jones
11) -- The Eleventh Hour
Overall I think the biggest issue for Ncuti Gatwa was the fact he was unavailable for shooting and so his presence was missed in several episodes out of 8. Also his relationship with Ruby had to be more told than shown because of this as well. Overall I enjoy him as a Doctor and hope they can build on him in the Christmas episode / 2nd season. Also there is 1 special you may want to go back and watch from 2013 "The Day of the Doctor" and "The Time of the Doctor" because it inclused 1 Doctor not on the standard list
I pretty much agree with what you're saying. We have since watched all the Ncuti Gatwa episodes and I liked him a lot and Millie, but the slate of episodes felt uneven. I hope this next season is better.
I just showed Cara "The Day of the Doctor' for the first time last night and she enjoyed it. I hadn't seen it since around the time that it aired. It's a fun episode.
the good thing is Ncuti will be in a lot more of Season 2!
Tom Baker was the greatest doctor!
1:36 the first episode is not available in the UK because one of the people involved has withheld the rights to it for political reasons
Loving this as a fan or you and dr who. Please watch genesis of the daleks
Tom Baker is the best doctor.
He really is great.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Mine and my wife’s favorite Dr. Who. 🙂👍🏻
Without a doubt, you MUST give us your opinions of the British TV series "The League of Gentlemen." This show truly depicts the British weird sense of humour. But I think your the best people to decipher it. This video has been the best type of reaction I've ever seen. You are truly the best anglophiles that's ever been. Much thanks for everything you've put out. I've been here from the beginning when you tried uk snacks at the kitchen table.
Bravo.
David Tennant is my favourite Dr Who.. Scariest villains Weaping Angels. I think UK TV normally lists a titled program whole as a a Series, with different Episodes within the series. 📺🇬🇧
If you want more Tom Baker I would suggest
Genesis of the Daleks and Robots of Death.
Thank you, Richard!
Interesting take on all the doctors. We’ve been trying to watch all the series from the beginning but got a bit bogged down with the slowness of some of the earliest episodes. Your idea of watching one of each is one we will follow I think. As to other British series, you mentioned Detectorists : this is very English, very slow and very beautiful. It shows our countryside - and our Englishness so well. Another series by Mackenzie Crook is Wurzel Gummidge. The original was played by the 3rd Doctor Who and was a much loved feature of many people’s childhood. The new version has a feel of Detectorists as Crook is very interested in the environment and country lore. It makes me think of the mythology of Lord of the Rings - times lost. Ghosts is another to watch; I know you have your own version now but the original is so British - would be interesting for you both to compare the two
Hello Cara and Jeremy. I had to be a little late to this one, having had other stuff to do lately, but I reckon I can pretend I had to travel in time to it.
My favourite Doctor was Tom Baker. I thought the Eccleston Doctor was fantastic, especially as he played it as a northerner. I was annoyed when he left and unlike most was only happy again when the Doctor regenerated and had Amy Pond as companion. Just when I thought this Doctor and Clara were going to be the best ever, he regenerated again and I could not stand the new Doctor, though no problem with Capaldi. I also had no problem with a female version in theory, with potentially great companions, but the writing was obviously letting the show and the Yorkshire Doctor down. I tried watching the latest Doctor, but I am either too old or it has gone off to a parallel universe where some other people might like it. The new assistant already quit, seeing the future?
Your review was good in this universe though.
You could review out the spin off series?
I hate the Family of Blood storylines for some reason. I was probably mad that I felt so uninvested.
I’ll avoid the typical Dr Who fan critique of some era of the show and recommend a British show nobody has mentioned: The Prisoner (1967). 17 episodes of weirdness created by and starring Patrick McGoohan as an ex spy who has been kidnapped and trapped in an idyllic Village in order for someone to obtain “information” from him. It’s highly paranoid in a Cold War way, full of classic 1960s design, high tech (for the time) gadgetry, and it has an finale that still infuriates people to this day. Worth a watch!
Caves is consistently rated one of the best stories from all of Doctor Who. You will not feel the impact of Peter’s excellent performance if you haven’t been on more of the journey with him. This is not a great way to experience Doctor Who…unless you are making a YT video. 😅.
I want to see Jodie Whittaker show up on Blankety-Blank.
Oh, man. That would be great.
My first Doctor was Pertwee. I used to hide behind the sofa 😂
David Tennant is my number1 Doctor. 'Are you my mummy' is the modern scariest for me and the Daleks were scary to me as a younger child. I stopped watching when David Tennant left. I was gutted, but he's such a good actor, seen him in plenty other great things.
He is really great. You would probably enjoy his three specials from last year if you didn't see them.
He was also such a creepy character in "Jessica Jones"
2nd doctor, 4th doctor, 5th doctor and 7th doctor are my favourite doctors from classic who.
There's so many great episodes. I recommend The Invasion and the War Games from the 2nd doctor. They're long but really worth it.
I recommend the green death, which is a 3rd doctor story. I recommend Pyramids of mars, brain of morbius, robots of death and warriors gate from 4th doctor. Caves of androzani is amazing in my opinion - other great 5th doctor stories are Kinda, Earthshock and I actually really like the Black Guardian trilogy (Mawdryn undead, terminus and enlightenment). Five Doctors is definitely worth a watch. Vengeance on Varos is another decent Colin Baker episode. And for the 7th doctor I highly recommend Remembrance of the daleks, Happiness Patrol and Ghost Light.
William Hartnell was not the first choice of the producers but was available at the time. He had a reputation for being difficult to work with hence the short scenes and not appearing to be the main character. Those early episodes had me watching clutching a cushion to hide behind.
The original theme tune was the first use of electronically produced music made by the BBC Radiophonic Studio.
Dr Who started in the year I was born, but the first Doctor I remember watching was the Earthbound Jon Pertwee. However, the Doctor that was MY Doctor was Tom Baker. Peter Davison kind of put me off the series, partly because he played it in exactly the same style as his Tristan character from All Creatures Great an Small. Colin Baker almost won me back, but Sylvester McCoy lost me entirely. It wasn't until Christopher Eccleston rebooted the character that I became interested again, but Peter Capaldi lost me again and I haven't come back.
Interesting. I usually see Capaldi praised, but I couldn't get into his Doctor or his era, and dropped the show, before giving the show another try with Jodie Whittaker, then dropping out again after another couple of seasons/series. I also dropped the classic show during the McCoy era, and only much later went back and watched everything I'd missed. McCoy is my least favorite Doctor. I kind of like Peter Davison's Doctor though. That's where you and I differ (not that the show was the strongest then, mind you).
It's really interesting to heard peoples opinions on the Doctors. Especially with our limited experience with the classic ones.
Not a massive fan but did enjoy a lot of Tennant's era. Best episode that has stayed with me is 'Blink' - the introduction of The Weeping Angels. Excellent creations.
You missed out not watching Jenna Coleman she is a fab actress
Her first episode was heartbreaking 💔