Following the demise of Outpost Gallifrey's reviews section, I’ve decided to collect together all the reviews that I’ve ever written about Doctor Who (and, more recently, Torchwood) TV stories, audio dramas, webcasts and novels in one huge reference work.

 

The reviews are all presented from the Doctor's unique chronological perspective (hence 'The History of the Doctor') and can be scrolled through simply by clicking the 'next' and 'previous' buttons in the top right and top left corners of each page. In deciding what fits where, I've tried to look at the Doctor’s life with the same sort of detached perspective that a historian or a biographer might. A surprisingly large amount of the material does fit seamlessly together, but (and it's a big but) some of it is conflicting. With very few exceptions (such as The Curse of Fatal Death and Death Comes to Time, which were obviously never intended to form part of mainstream continuity) I have made no judgement calls whatsoever as to what is 'canon' and what is apocryphal. Most full-length Doctor Who stories are included here in some shape or form, and it's up to you whether you think that they 'count' or not. All The History of the Doctor does is place the stories in the order that they appear to happen in from the Doctor's unique perspective, as I see it. Naturally, I did have to wield a fair bit of discretion in deciding which story fits where, and not everybody is going to agree with me.

 

I've also added reference information for each story together with cover images, screengrabs and promotional images. Each entry also gives details of at least one 'recommended purchase' for each story, which will usually be the definitive version in the best available format.

 

I hope that this guide will be of interest to some of you out there. Please feel free to e-mail me at webmaster@historyofthedoctor.tk with your feedback.

 

Monthly updates will follow from mid-January, featuring reviews of all the latest releases and broadcast episodes, as well as the odd 'retro review' as I look to plug the gaps in the Doctor's timeline.

 

Here's the existing stuff:

 

An Unearthly ChildThe DaleksThe Edge of DestructionMarco PoloThe Sorcerer's ApprenticeThe AztecsThe Witch HuntersCity At World's EndThe Time TravellersThe Dalek Invasion of EarthVenusian LullabyByzantium!The Eleventh TigerThe Web PlanetThe CrusadeThe PlottersThe Empire of GlassGalaxy 4Mission To The UnknownThe Myth MakersThe Daleks' Master PlanThe MassacreSalvationThe Celestial ToymakerBunker SoldiersThe SavagesThe Man In The Velvet MaskThe SmugglersTen Little AliensThe Power of the DaleksInvasion of the Cat-PeopleThe Murder GameDying In The SunThe HighlandersThe Underwater MenaceThe MoonbaseThe Macra TerrorThe RoundheadsThe Faceless OnesThe Evil of the DaleksThe Tomb of the CybermenThe Abominable SnowmenDreams of EmpireCombat RockThe Enemy of the WorldThe Web of FearTwilight of the GodsThe Dark PathFury From The DeepThe Wheel In SpaceThe Mind RobberThe InvasionThe Indestructible ManThe Seeds of DeathThe Final SanctionThe Space PiratesThe MenagerieWorld GameLost in Time (DVD Review)Spearhead from SpaceInfernoThe Eye of the GiantThe Devil Goblins From NeptuneThe Scales of InjusticeDeadly ReunionThe Claws of AxosThe Face of the EnemyWho Killed KennedyVerdigrisThe Three DoctorsThe Wages of SinCarnival of MonstersThe Suns of CareshCatastropheaDancing The CodeLast of the GadereneRagsSpeed of FlightThe Green DeathThe Time WarriorThe Paradise of DeathThe Ghosts of N-SpaceAmorality TaleIsland of DeathThe Ark in SpaceThe Sontaran ExperimentGenesis of the DaleksA Device of DeathManagraPyramids of MarsEvolutionDoctor Who and the PescatonsSystem ShockExploration Earth: The Time MachineThe Hand of FearMillennium ShockAsylumThe Robots of DeathLast Man RunningCorpse MarkerPsi-Ence FictionMatch of the DayThe Talons of Weng-ChiangEye of HeavenDriftHorror of Fang RockTomb of ValdemarThe Shadow of Weng-ChiangHeart of TARDISCity of DeathThe Romance of CrimeThe English Way of DeathShadaFestival of DeathThe Well-Mannered WarThe Leisure HiveThe VisitationEarthshockEmpire of DeathThe Land of the DeadWinter For The AdeptThe Mutant PhasePrimevalSpare PartsCreatures of BeautyThe GameOmegaFear of the DarkZeta MajorThe Sands of TimeGoth OperaThe Crystal BucephalusThe Five DoctorsDeep BlueThe King of TerrorExcelis DawnsResurrection of the DaleksLords of the StormPhantasmagoriaLoups-GarouxSingularityImperial MoonThe Ultimate TreasureSuperior BeingsWarmongerRed DawnThe Eye of the ScorpionThe Church and the CrownNo Place Like HomeNekromanteiaThe Axis of InsanityThe Roof of the WorldThree's A CrowdThe Council of NicaeaThe KingmakerThe Veiled Leopard (Part 1)The GatheringThe Caves of AndrozaniVengeance on VarosGrave MatterBurning HeartThe Mark of the RaniPlayersThe Two DoctorsDavrosCryptobiosisRevelation of the DaleksThe Nightmare FairThe Ultimate EvilMission To MagnusState of ChangeWhispers of TerrorPalace of the Red Sun...ishBlue BoxThe ReapingSlipbackYear of the PigSynthespiansTime of Your LifeKilling GroundThe WormeryExcelis RisingThe Maltese PenguinMission ImpracticalThe Holy TerrorThe Ratings WarHer Final FlightThe Marian ConspiracyThe Spectre of Lanyon MoorThe Apocalypse ElementBloodtideProject TwilightThe SandmanJubileeDoctor Who and the PiratesReal TimeProject Lazarus (Parts 1 & 2)Arrangements For WarMedicinal PurposesPier PressureThe Nowhere PlaceThe Shadow In The GlassBusiness UnusualMillennial RitesThe Quantum ArchangelThe One DoctorThe JuggernautsCatch-1782Instruments of DarknessThicker Than WaterUnregenerate!RedBang-Bang-A-Boom!Flip-FlopThe Fires of VulcanRemembrance of the DaleksRelative DementiasThe Curse of FenricThe Algebra of IceGhost LightThe Hollow MenDimensions In TimeTimewyrm: GenesysTimewyrm: ExodusTimewyrm: ApocalypseTimewyrm: RevelationCat's Cradle: Time's CrucibleThe FearmongerIllegal AlienMatrixStorm HarvestThe Genocide MachineThe Colony of LiesPrime TimeHeritageLoving The AlienAtom Bomb BluesDust BreedingColditzThe RaptureThe HarvestDreamtimeLive 34Night ThoughtsThe Veiled Leopard (Part 2)The SettlingNo Man's LandCat's Cradle: WarheadCat's Cradle: Witch MarkNightshadeIndependence DayLove and WarTransitThe Highest ScienceThe PitDeceitLucifer RisingWhite DarknessShadowmindBirthrightIcebergBlood HeatThe Dimension RidersThe Left-Handed HummingbirdConundrumNo FutureTragedy DayLegacyTheatre of WarAll-Consuming FireThe Shadow of the ScourgeThe Dark FlameBlood HarvestStrange EnglandFirst FrontierSt. Anthony's FireFalls The ShadowParasiteWarlockSet PieceInfinite RequiemSanctuaryHuman NatureOriginal SinSky Pirates!ZamperToy SoldiersHead GamesThe Also PeopleShakedownJust WarWarchildSleepyDeath and DiplomacyHappy EndingsGodEngineChristmas On A Rational PlanetReturn of the Living DadCold FusionThe Death of ArtDamaged GoodsSo Vile A SinBad TherapyEternity WeepsThe Room With No DoorsBullet TimeLungbarrowExcelis DecaysProject Lazarus (Parts 3 & 4)Last of the TitansReturn of the DaleksMasterThe Sirens of TimeDeath Comes To TimeDowntimeDoctor Who: The MovieThe Dying DaysShada (2003)Storm WarningSword of OrionThe Stones of VeniceMinuet In HellInvaders From MarsThe Chimes of MidnightLiving LegendSeasons of FearEmbrace The DarknessThe Time of the DaleksNeverlandZagreusScherzoThe Creed of the KromonThe Natural History of FearThe Twilight KingdomFaith StealerThe LastCaerdroiaThe Next LifeTerror FirmaScaredy CatOther LivesTime WorksSomething InsideMemory LaneScream of the ShalkaDoctor Who and the Curse of Fatal DeathRoseThe End of the WorldThe Unquiet DeadAliens of London (Part 1)World War Three (Part 2)The Clockwise ManThe Monsters InsideWinner Takes AllDalekThe Long GameFather's DayThe Empty Child (Part 1)The Doctor Dances (Part 2)The Deviant StrainOnly HumanBoom TownThe Stealers of DreamsBad Wolf (Part 1)The Parting of the Ways (Part 2)Born AgainThe Christmas InvasionNew EarthTooth and ClawI Am A DalekThe Resurrection CasketThe Stone RoseThe Feast of the DrownedSchool ReunionThe Girl In The FireplaceRise of the Cybermen (Part 1)The Age of Steel (Part 2)The Idiot's LanternThe Impossible Planet (Part 1)The Satan Pit (Part 2)Love & MonstersThe Nightmare of Black IslandThe Art of DestructionThe Price of ParadiseFear HerArmy of Ghosts (Part 1)Doomsday (Part 2)The Runaway BrideEverything ChangesDay One Ghost MachineCyberwomanSmall WorldsCountrycide Greeks Bearing GiftsThey Keep Killing SuzieRandom ShoesOut of TimeCombatCaptain Jack HarknessEnd of Days

 

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