I Watched Old Doctor Who...

It's pretty clear that Tales of the Tardis is a gentle push to ease people into watching classic Who. It's a fantastic idea

Something you may not have noticed - in the 10th Doctor episode Tooth and Claw, he puts on that Scottish accent and introduces himself as Dr James McCrimmon - a name he took from Two's beloved Jamie. Also, it was actually Jamie who first gave the Doctor the alias John Smith!

If you were to watch another story from each Doctor, I'd recommend these as they're a mix of well regarded stories and ones that are good to jump into as a new who fan (plus these ones don't all feature villains you've seen in the modern series). 1st Doctor: The War Machines 2nd Doctor: The Web of Fear 3rd Doctor: Inferno 4th Doctor: City of Death 5th Doctor: The Caves of Androzani 6th Doctor: Vengeance on Varos 7th Doctor: The Curse of Fenric

I absolutely recommend Inferno from the Pertwee era. The way the tension builds is really well done, especially with how high the stakes are. Definitely one of my favorite Third Doctor stories :)

A Unearthly child is probably one of the most iconic stories to watch the very first dr who story you can see how different the doctor is and how he evolves into the doctor we know and love!!! I would highly recommend it

Earthshock, when first broadcast, had no spoilers that it was the return of the Cybermen. Anywhere. So it was a shock to see them at the end of episode 1. I was at home, watching, with my mum, who wasn't really a Doctor Who fan, but did like Peter Davison. I had to laugh, when she pointed at the Cybermen on the TV, and said, very matter of factly: "I didn't expect to see those bastards again!"

If you are going to do this again, I would recommend: 1- The Romans (An extremely fun pure historical) 2- The Invasion (One of my all time favourites) 3- The Daemons (A proper UNIT story + The Master) 4- Horror of Fang Rock (A classic Tom Baker Gothic Horror episode) 5- The Caves of Androzani (it’s hard to beat this one) 6- Vengeance on Varos (The best episode of 6s era) 7- The Curse of Fenric (one of Ace’s best episode)

I agree with you that the chemistry between Sylvester and Sophie is next level. Up there with Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen.

There's so much great stuff from the Tom Baker era! Don't miss: Ark in Space, Terror of the Zygons, Planet of Evil, Seeds of Doom, Masque of Mandragora, Hand of Fear, Face of Evil, Robots of Death, Talons of Weng Chiang, The Invisibly Enemy, The Sun Makers, City of Death, and more.

The Time Warrior is kind of a lore stealthbomb - you got the first appearance of Sarah Jane and the Sontarans, as well as the reveal that The Doctor's homeworld is called "Gallifrey", y'know... only 5 years after introducing the planet and the Time Lords lol

It's a shame you didn't watch a Roger Delgado Master episode. No-one else holds a candle to him.

If you wanna try one story from each doctor, go with this list; 1 The Daleks (its the frickin first Dalek story!) 2 The Mind Robber 3 Spearhead From Space (Pertwee's first/shop dummies a la 2005 Rose) 4 Pyramids From Mars (Sarah Jane is great and the voice of Sutekh is the same voice of the Beast from Impossible Planet/Satan Pit) 5 The Caves of Androzani (obvs) 6 Vengeance on Varos (very cynical/very violent) 7 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (tickets please....)

Remembrance of the Daleks is my favourite Dr Who story. I absolutely love the different Dalek factions and the Doctor in the middle of it. So cool.

These episodes are some of my favorite The third doctors inferno The fifth doctors caves of Androzani The seventh doctors curse of Fenrich

I think Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker are tied as my favourite classic Doctors. I also think what makes “Genesis of The Daleks” so good, even today is that it cements their own existence in Doctor Who forever while the episode “Daleks” cements their presence in the show forever, it’s a brilliant way to make them so iconic. I think his decision to not destroy The Daleks there and then haunts him, like to think The Time War, The Whole Bad Wolf scenario, Canary Warf, The Stolen Earth all this major events could’ve been avoided if The Doctor had destroyed them. Don’t get me wrong I respect all the actors, especially William Hartnell, but you’ve gotta have a favourite

The 10th planet, Logopolis, Castrovalva and The curse of Fenric are some of my personal favourites of the classic era.

Part of the joy of 60s Who is that it isn’t overburdened with continuity, unlike its modern counterpart.

You're right about the binge watching not working for Classic DW Crispy. Serials were written and produced for watching just once a week so don't really work if binge watched. Especially for younger people so used to the fast paced TV now, and binge watching. As a kid who grew up watching Classic DW repeated to billy-o on the ABC at prime dinner/tea time I find I can successfully binge binge watch it. However I suspect younger generations may not appreciate it when binge watched, while they may well experience it differently and better if watching just one episode of a serial at a time. I'm impressed you understood the time period the shows were made in and the way TV was produced then, as without that many don't appreciate Classic DW.

I still remember that end credit roll of Earthshock part 4, I was 7 years old watching it on a small portable TV in our caravan. That made an impact that I still remember 40years later!

Hi, Crispy - Here are some more classic Who stories you might enjoy: First Doctor: The Aztecs Second Doctor: Enemy of the World Third Doctor: The Daemons Fourth Doctor: Horror of Fang Rock Fifth Doctor: The Visitation Sixth Doctor: Vengeance On Varos Seventh Doctor: Battlefield