Have You Shared Your Top Doctor Who Stories With Us?

[Antony Cox]

After fiddling around with the "Revelation" incidental music for so long, I now never want to hear it again!

Si.

[Simon R]

I intend to adumbrate two typical instances from separate epistopic interfaces of the spectrum.

[Wayne]

Colour Key:

Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, T.Baker, Davison, C.Baker, McCoy, Eccleston, Tennant, TVM.
(New Series stories in italics)


10/10

1. Genesis of the Daleks
2. Pyramids of Mars
3. Planet of the Spiders
4. The Seeds of Doom
5. Terror of the Autons

9/10

6. The Green Death
7. Planet of the Daleks
8. Doctor Who and the Silurians
9. Spearhead from Space
10. The Brain of Morbius
11. Terror of the Zygons
12. Robot
13. Robots of Death
14. The Mind of Evil

8/10

15. Invasion of the Dinosaurs
16. Day of the Daleks
17. Frontier in Space
18. Revenge of the Cybermen
19. Death to the Daleks
20. The Daemons
21. The Time Warrior
22. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
23. The Sea Devils
24. The Ark in Space
25. The Curse of Peladon
26. The Monster of Peladon
27. The Tomb of the Cybermen
28. Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways
29. Remembrance of the Daleks
30. The Three Doctors
31. The Moonbase

7/10

32. Colony in Space
33.The Claws of Axos
34. Inferno
35. Image of the Fendahl
36. Horror of Fang Rock
37. The Face of Evil
38. Dalek
39. Carnival of Monsters
40. Ambasaddors of Death
41. The Daleks' Master Plan (+Mission to the Unknown)
42. The Sontaran Experiment
43. The Deadly Assassin
44. The Stones of Blood
45. State of Decay
46. The Daleks
47. The Android Invasion
48. The Invisible Enemy
49. The SunMakers
50. The Invasion of Time
51. Underworld
52. Destiny of the Daleks
53. The Five Doctors
54. Revelation of the Daleks
55. Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel
56. Caves of Androzani
57. The Keeper of Traken
58. Enlightenment
59. Power of the Daleks
60. Resurrection of the Daleks
61. Human Nature/The Family of Blood
62. Blink
63. Terminus
64. The Hand of Fear
65. The Sensorites
66. Planet of Giants
67. Planet of Evil
68. The War Machines
69. School Reunion
70. The Edge of Destruction
71. Father's Day
72. The Tenth Planet
73. Evil of the Daleks
74. The Invasion
75. Seeds of Death
76. The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
77. Army of Ghosts/Doomsday
78. The Unquiet Dead
79. Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks
80. Battlefield

6/10

81. Androids of Tara
82. The War Games
83. The Ice Warriors
84. The Power of Kroll
85. The Mind Robber
86. The Abominable Snowmen
87. The Keys of Marinus
88. The Aztecs
89. The Web Planet
90. The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky
91. Attack of the Cybermen
92. The Doctor's Daughter
93. Turn Left
94. The Mutants
95. The Time Monster
96. Curse of Fenric
97. Rose
98. Love & Monsters
99. BoomTown
100. The Armageddon Factor
101. The Ribos Operation
102. The Chase
103. The Dominators
104. Survival
105. The Krotons
106. The Space Museum
107. The Ark
108. Dalek Invasion of Earth
109. The Web of Fear
110. The Idiot's Lantern
111. Ghost Light
112. Earthshock
113. Horns of Nimon
The Visitation
115. The Awakening
116. Snakedance
117. An Unearthly Child
118. Tooth and Claw

5/10

119. Smith and Jones
120. Terror of the Vervoids
121. Arc of Infinity
122. New Earth
123. Full Circle
124. Creature From the Pit
125. Mawdryn Undead
126. The Shakespeare Code
127. The Christmas Invasion
128. Frontios
129. Masque of Mandragora
130. The Leisure Hive
131. Black Orchid
132. Shada
133. Fury From the Deep
134. The Faceless Ones
135. The Stolen Earth/Journey's End
136. The Underwater Menace
137. The TV Movie
138. The End of the World
139. The Two Doctors
140. Vengeance on Varos
141. The Runaway Bride
142. Planet of Fire
143. The Ultimate Foe
144. Timelash
145. The Pirate Planet
146. Kinda
147. City of Death
148. Utopia
149. Logopolis
150. The Macra Terror
151. Enemy of the World
152. Galaxy 4
153. The Crusade
154. The Lazarus Experiment
155. The Savages
156. Meglos
157. The Planet of the Ood
158. Dragonfire
159. The Fires of Pompeii
160. Silver Nemesis
161. 42
162. The Next Doctor
163. The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit

4/10

164. Warriors of the Deep
165. Nightmare of Eden
166. Wheel in Space
167. Planet of the Dead
168. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
169. Aliens of London/World War Three
170. Time and the Rani
171. Voyage Of The Damned
172. Time-Flight
173. The Long Game
174. Warriors' Gate
175. The Massacre
176. Four to Doomsday
177. The Rescue
178. The Mysterious Planet
179. Mindwarp
180. Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead

3/10

181. Castrovalva
182. The Celestial Toymaker
183. The Time Meddler
184. Gridlock
185. Mark of the Rani
186. The Girl in the Fireplace
187. Fear Her
188. The Unicorn and the wasp
189. Midnight

2/10

190. The King's Demons
191. The Space Pirates
192. The Romans
193. Marco Polo
194. The Twin Dilemma
195. The Reign of Terror
196. Delta and the Bannermen

1/10

197. The Smugglers
198. The Happiness Patrol
199. Paradise Towers
200. The Gunfighters

0/10

201. The Myth Makers
202. The Highlanders
203. The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords
204. Partners in Crime

[Si Hunt]

My eyes hurt!

12. Robot

Waaaah!

And don't think I haven't noticed "The Moonbase" cruising at disturbingly high altitude in your chart either, mister.

Si.

[Wayne]

My eyes hurt!

I've put the whole thing in bold now. It's easier to read.

I love Wobot!

[Si Hunt]

You've accidentally given "The Ice Warriors" 6 points too many!

Si.

[Wayne]

[Andrew Curnow]

And it also looks like you've given Monster of Peladon 9 points too many.




I feel sure Ralph will approve of your rankings, Wayne!

[Antony Cox]

I feel sure Ralph will approve of your rankings, Wayne!

If only the Rev. W. Spooner was still with us...

[SiHart]

I am now in a position to share my favourite seasons with you all. It's controversial and I'm rather shocked at some of the results myself! (N= New Who Seasons NS= specials (TND and POTD) BTW)

So:

1. 17 (8.4)
2. 16 (8.3)
3. 7 (8.25)
4. 12 (8.2)
5. 18 (8.1)
6. N1 (8)
7. 14 (7.8)
8. N4 (7.7)
9. 20, N2 (7.2)
11= 3, 5 (7.1)
13= 6, 19, 21, 23, N3, NS (7)
19. 11 (6.8)
20= 24, 25 (6.75)
22. 8 (6.6)
23= 2, 13, 26 (6.5)
26. 10(6.4)
27. 9 (6)
28. 15 (5.8)
29. 4 (5.7)
30 1 (5.6)

Si xx

[Antony Cox]

5. 18 (8.1)

Si xx

[SiHart]

I know. It's the Traken drag factor at work I'm afraid- one story being terribly average among all the entertaining gems.

Si xx

[Andrew Curnow]

I'm surprised to see season 5 doing quite well - didn't the backward watching crew find that one a bit of a drag.

And poor old season 1!

I can see I shall have to extract my digit and start doing mine. To the secret lab!!

[Wayne]

And it also looks like you've given Monster of Peladon 9 points too many.

And it also looks like you've given Monster of Peladon 9 points too many.
I feel sure Ralph will approve of your rankings, Wayne!

Ralph's disappeared off the face of the internet now he's got a g/f.

[Si Hunt]

I knew once this thread got kickstarted I'd draw all you rankers out the closet!

Si.

[Si Hunt]

It's the Traken drag factor at work I'm afraid

Si.

[SiHart]

There's a lot of us rankers around!

Si xx

[Paul Clement]

Paul Clement's fave story is No.114

That's actually my second favourite story, Wayne. My numero uno is at number 22 on your list.

[Wayne]

That's actually my second favourite story, Wayne. My numero uno is at number 22 on your list.

Ah! My bad.


Just to add that i'm fully aware that my list isn't totally fair in some ways, But there are so many different ways of looking at these things, & at the end of the day my favourite period of Who is 1970 to 1977.
For example, I know that 'Tomb' is a better Cyber story than 'Revenge', but if i was going on a desert island, & had to choose between the two, I'd choose 'Revenge' because if i had to make the choice, i'd rather watch something from my favourite era, even if it's one of the not so good ones.
I know that doesn't make sense, but there it is. That's how i worked out my list. I didn't base it on an objective look at each story, It's just blatant favouritism!

[SiHart]

I think that's the best way to approach it Wayne. The stories I gave 10 to are the ones I've enjoyed more than any of the others. Some people might not think they're the best Doctor Who has to offer, but for me they're the ones that mean the most. Hence why Seasosn 17 and 16 scored so highly in my ranking.

Si xx

[Andrew Curnow]

I shall be doing the same - I don't think I could even begin to rank them on some kind of objective excellence. And if I did I suspect most of my favourites would end up languishing near the bottom of the pile.

[Wayne]

but for me they're the ones that mean the most.

Couldn't have put it better Si. Though i too was surprised to see where S18 ended up in your seasons list!

And if I did I suspect most of my favourites would end up languishing near the bottom of the pile.

Very honest of you Andrew!

[Dirk Gently]

29. 4 (5.6)
30 1 (5.6)

Si xx

Technically they tie 29th don't they?

2/10

194. The Twin Dilemma

You seem to have given this one 3 too many, Wayne.

[Wayne]

You seem to have given this one 3 too many, Wayne.

It has a couple of points in its favour.

[Jon Masters]

OK - here's my top 20

Talons of Weng Chiang (go on, say you're surprised )
Blink (sorry Si )
Robots of Death
Deadly Assassin
Caves of Androzani
Ark in Space
Rise of the Cybermen / Age of Steel
Pyramids of Mars
Terror of the Zygons
Dalek
Curse of Fenric
School Reunion
Web of Fear
Fury from the Deep
The Five Doctors
Revalation of the Daleks
The Time Warrior
Spearhead from Space
Horror of Fang Rock
Gridlock (hell that surprised even me)

In terms of Doctors

4th (6.56) , 5th (6.15) , 10th (5.61) , 9th (5.46) , 3rd (5.5)

For seasons

14 (7.83) 13 (6.67) 10 (6.6) 12 = 26 (6.5)

I suspect I'm too mean with my marks (I had only 2 10s) and doubt I'll send them in to DWM as it will only legitimise a survey where a large proportion give any story they vaguely like 10/10