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This year marks the 60th anniversary of my favourite TV show. I personally started watching it a few weeks before my fourth birthday back in October 1988, and love every era of it so far.

In this thread, I'll share some suggestions for stories to check out if you want to dive into the show.
09:30 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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First off: This is a big show.

There are 26 seasons in the original run (1963-1989), a US pilot movie (1996), and 13 series of the modern run (2005-present), plus various specials, spin-offs and related media.

Watching it all can seem daunting. But you don't have to!
09:32 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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While it's true that there are story arcs at times, particularly in the modern run, most of Doctor Who is episodic in nature. You can dive into individual stories and most of it still works as standalone adventures.
09:32 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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Another thing to consider is that there are 97 missing episodes from the early years of the show. All of them exist as audio recordings, and some of them have been recreated with animation, and all of them have either official/unofficial reconstructions out there.
09:33 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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But here's the thing: Doctor Who is very much a product of the era it is made in.

The show has never had massive budgets, and this is part of its charm and its curse. And there are cultural attitudes in older episodes that can shock a modern audience.

But good sci-fi is good sci-fi.
09:35 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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So. If you want to dive in and get a vibe for the whole run, or just cherry pick some finer moments, here's a run of stories I think you might want to look at.

I've limited it to no more than 3 per season/series!
09:36 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON ONE [1963 - 1964]

* An Unearthly Child
* The Daleks
* The Aztecs

SEASON TWO [1964-1965]

* The Dalek Invasion of Earth
* The Chase
* The Time Meddler
09:37 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON THREE [1965-1966]

* The Ark
* The War Machines

(Note: This season is the one most hit by missing episodes so very little survives. If you really want to try a big epic adventure, the 12-part Daleks Master Plan has 3 surviving episodes plus recons and is fantastic.)
09:39 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON FOUR [1966-1967]

* The Tenth Planet
* The Power of the Daleks
* The Macra Terror

(All three of these include animations of missing episodes)
09:41 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON FIVE (1967-1968)

* The Tomb of the Cybermen
* The Enemy of the World
* The Web of Fear

SEASON SIX (1968-1969)

* The Mind Robber
* The Seeds of Death
* The War Games
09:42 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON SEVEN [1970]

* Spearhead from Space
* The Silurians
* Inferno

SEASON EIGHT [1971]

* Terror of the Autons
* The Claws of Axos
* The Dæmons

SEASON NINE [1972]

* Day of the Daleks
* The Curse of Peladon
* The Sea Devils
09:43 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON TEN [1972-1973]

* The Three Doctors
* Carnival of Monsters
* The Green Death

SEASON ELEVEN [1973-1974]

* The Time Warrior
* Invasion of the Dinosaurs
* Planet of the Spiders

SEASON TWELVE [1974-1975]

* Robot
* The Ark in Space
* Genesis of the Daleks
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09:44 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON THIRTEEN [1976-1976]

* Terror of the Zygons
* Pyramids of Mars
* The Seeds of Doom

SEASON FOURTEEN [1976-1977]

* The Hand of Fear
* The Deadly Assassin
* Robots of Death

SEASON FIFTEEN [1977-1978]

* Horror of Fang Rock
* Image of the Fendahl
* The Sun Makers
09:46 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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SEASON SIXTEEN [1978-1979]

* The Ribos Operation
* The Pirate Planet
* The Stones of Blood

(This season has an over-arching story arc but it's loose and if you're that into it, just watch the other three stories too. But they're not great. Sorry about it.)
09:47 AM - Feb 23, 2023
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