It's witty and despite some rather lame mummy henchmen, has a spine-chilling Big Bad. It's fine to jump forward and watch Robot later, so I'd recommend Pyramids of Mars. If you're a New Who fan you will be familiar with her, so that's another possible reason for starting with Baker.īaker doesn't have the greatest opening episode (though it was my first Classic Who episode, so I'm affectionate towards it) - there's a clunky villain and it's still in a format better suited to the Third Doctor. He also had a wonderful selection of companions throughout his run, including the Best Companion of All Time ™ Sarah Jane Smith. With his huge toothy grin and mile-long patchwork scarf, Baker became the iconic image of the Doctor, and it's easy to see why. I began with Tom Baker, who is magnetic and amusing and heroic and happened to join the show during the fantastic collaboration of a wonderful producer (Philip Hinchcliffe) and a wonderful script editor (Robert Holmes). The show's golden period stretched from the second to the fourth Doctor, so these are the Doctors I recommend as introductions, in this order (keep scrolling if you just want to read the epis0de-by-episode list): It's probably best to start with a Doctor who's both funny and consistent, as well as one from an era with a high quality of writing and direction. There are a handful of episodes available to buy digitally on Amazon Prime or Google TV. Some of the missing episodes are available as animated reconstructions from the BBC and others as fan reconstructions around the internet. Now, I get frustrated with the rocketing pace of the new show!īritbox has almost all of Classic Who streaming and it's really the best option. You'll get used to the pace, you just have to settle in for a while. This allows for much more epic, in-depth story-telling in some cases, and in others, it means a lot of filler. In Classic Who, almost every adventure is four or six 25-minute episodes long. If you're familiar with the new show, you'll be expecting quick 45-minute adventures. Once you're hooked on the charm of the cast and the whimsy of the premise, it's much easier to overlook silly things like "budgetary constraints" and "cheesy dialogue" (mostly).įirst of all, a word about format.
Because of the show's wildly differing quality (and, admittedly, often dated SFX), it's important to choose a strong starting point. The bigger question is where the most appealing starting place is. The good news is that Classic Who really isn't reliant on over-arching storylines, so it's easy to jump in with any Doctor.
But this is nothing compared to Classic Who, which lasted 26 seasons and seven (or eight, depending on how you count) Doctors. As I noted in my New Who skip/watch list, it can be intimidating knowing where to jump into the new show, with its 13 seasons and five (or seven, depending on how you count) Doctors.
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