I've gotten a lot of comments recently asking me where and how start Classic Doctor Who so I thought with all the recent news that seems to going around as well that I'd make a video about it. If you have any more questions, feel free to leave them in the comment section below and I'll get to all of them as quick as I can! I'm already working on a few videos for next week so I hope you enjoy and I'll see you then
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For those wondering, the recent drama involving the unearthly child is a copyright dispute, from the son of the original writer of the script. He claims that not only do the bbc not have the right to the episode, they don’t have access to the word Tardis. In my personal opinion, this will not go anywhere. He did a similar thing about a decade ago. He couldn’t possibly win a legal battle against the bbc in this regard, and it’s questionable if his dad even had ownership of the scripts in the first place, as he was hired to write them. Essay over, thanks for the awesome video
I started with the episode 1 of Series 1 of the 2005 Doctor Who The christmas specials definetly confused me but i finally got around to watch them after a series ends, simple, enjoyable and fantastic! I love this show
haha, perfect video to find after my workmates were horrified to find out i've never seen any episodes of doctor who! i don't really know any of the words you said, but i'll figure it out lol.
IMDB says that certain episodes are better than others because ratings. But in all seriousness, appreciate you making this guide for all the newcomers. Starting from the Classic stuff right away is definitely daunting if you're not already a fan. Keep being goated 💪💪
Watching out of order is literally what I do; it is so clutch. However, it really stinks that, as an American, I have to go through so many hoops just to watch the funny blue box guy. I usually just watch Classic Who on Pluto TV. I really hope that Doctor Who in its entirety makes it to Disney+, but im so high on cope that I would take any mainstream streaming service. Great video as always.
I really started with Rose, although my actual introduction to Who were snippets of individual Smith episodes (I remember watching a scene in Cold War), but the first actual episodes I watched in their entirety were Deep Breath and Dark Water. Now, I'm making my brother watch it in non-chronologycal order to kind of catch up for the 60th. He's a little confused, but he's loving it. I've been planning on starting with Classic Who, but I just haven't found the time. Also, btw, my brother doesn't like the new theme, although he likes all the previous NuWho ones. I love it. I don't know if I'm adding anything to the conversation, but I just wanted to comment this.
I’m going through every episode. I’m not bored. I actually found a few stories quite fun. One of those are the keys of marinus. Also because I’m getting DVDs at the moment I’ve only got the first series, 12th series and a few others for classic who
oh no I'm definitely not saying Season 1 is boring, I love Season 1! My point is moreso that you'll enjoy yourself far more going around to the stories that interest you then forcing yourself to watch in linear order every time
@@dwfan91- I know. I just meant that you said most people would likely get bored if they just watch it this way but I was sort of bragging that I could :D
Yeah, I went it through it all from Hartnell to McCoy and I loved it; though I had to do it in bursts. Tom Baker is there for a VERY long time. While I started out watching everything, I started leaving the odd episode here and there so I'd have something new to go back to whenever I got nostalgic for a specific era and it's like discovering a brand new lost episode.
Saw this upload and saw the word guide and my mind went automatically to another 7 hour epic. Also why is the BBC so shambullockal, I was so pumped for a moment about the release of the classic episodes but then remembered I am not in the sodding United Kingdom. Cheers guys!
Although I would recommend watching New Who by starting with Rose, I started with S5 and then went back to S1 and it was a good experience! Not a bad choice for younger folks (teenagers) who want to get into Doctor Who. Also, new Who is also on [HBO] Max
I watched doctor who in the most random order as a kid into my teen years because I starded off just watching whatever was on tv at the time which just happened to be series 7b, so my first episode of doctor who was the Bells of Saint John, then I watched the rest of series 7b, then went back somewhere and watched the show in this order series 3, 4, 6, the rest of 7, 5, 1, 2, then I just watched every series after 8 as they were coming out. Also somewhere in all of that I watched a decent chunk of season 7 with Jon Pertwee from the classic series and the tv movie. Ever since then I just watch the classic series in random chunks as I buy dvds and blu rays, I don't have any streaming services and am a physical media simp so yeah.
My 8 yr old son just saw 'Happiness Patrol' as his first classic story and loved it. I remember loving that one when it was first on TV when I was a kid. But yeah 'Remembrance of the Daleks' is the obvious introduction to classic 'Who' imo
Hello, your channel is awesome, and I love watching your long videos just watched the 7 hour long video. Anyway I see that you love to answer doctor who unknown questions. I always wondered why the doctor uses glasses, like cant regeneration fix everything, and even if the regenerations random should at least one of their regenerations not need glasses. That's the one question I've always wondered while watching the show for so long. Sorry if it's a dumb question.
in the Doctor Who minisode 'Time Crash' (you can find it on UA-cam) the explanation the Doctor gives is that he doesn't need glasses he just thinks they make him look clever. Thanks for the kind words!
Three years ago, I wanted to watch Doctor Who from the beginning. I've watch New Who before back in 2014 and I loved the show. Well, here in Germany is it not easy to get access to DW. I have ordered the whole DVD collection from the UK and watched chronological until the Power oft the Doctor. That was a journey! I never regret it, my English skills grows thanks Doctor Who, but it's not good enough for Big Finish. Is there a way to see subtitles by listening the audio drama in online applications? Greetings from Germany! I hope you guys can read this!
@@j.b.c.a. For the first time on streaming by Amazon video, I guess. Recently anything on blueray. For the release of the final specials in the last season, I was waiting a little bit.
I personally started with Survival when exploring Classic Who which was certainly an unfortunate but fun place to start. Got really excited in seeing where it would go before searching up what came next.
Great video as always, if you ever get the time, maybe a Guide on where to start with the EU? the other media like the Big Finish audios and books maybe? I really wanna get into them but idk where to start or which ones to consume/avoid
@@dwfan91- 😆 I keep subscribed to Britbox for Classic Who, Red Dwarf and Inside No. 9. That's it but rewatching Who and Red Dwarf make it worth it for me.
I know this video is over a year old now, but as an American who was recently trying to find anyway to watch Classic Doctor Who, I did end up finding a completely brand new official BBC Classic Doctor Who channel right here on youtube. It seems to have only started to upload full episodes roughly a month ago as of the typing of my comment. The uploads are random and out of order. But the very cool part is every story that arches over a couple of episodes are all edited into one big video; like a movie.
Hulu is Disney's (pre Disney+) streaming service so even with Disney now having exclusive distribution rights to it it should probably still be available there
I'll be interested to hear your approach, but I watched the entirety of New Who, then the all available episodes of Classic Who, then all the missing stories. Which did mean that my last catch-up story was the Space Pirates, so it holds a special place in my heart despite being objectively a bit naff.
My suggestion to someone looking to delve into the classic series would be to watch the Unearthly Child because of its importance as the first story and then pick one story for Doctors 1-7 and the movie.
Ok not gonna lie the watching from episode one of classic in chronological order did strike a nerve with me. I've been Watching from Hartnell up to Pertwee and am currently on the first ever anniversary the 3 Doctors. Like watching something with over 1000 episodes like one piece, its rewarding because the buildups to big moments of a large series, along with the ability to physically see the filmmaking improve over time as the technology gets better is just something magical that really makes you feel a state of euphoria when you make it to the top of that mountain of content. And while I have caught up with One Piece and am still chugging through Doctor Who the real thing to ask is, are you a patient viewer that paces themselves, or are you someone who feels the need to binge everything they watch. The way I view every Classic Who Serial is like a Film. And cites like letterboxd list them as such. To me it's like crossing another part of an enormous film series off my watchlist amongst all the other films I have waiting for my viewing pleasure. Either way watch them how you want, but trust me, it hits different when you follow the way people back in the day would have been watching.
And before anyone asks. Yes, I watched all the missing episodes, weather it was tellysnaps with Audio, or animated versions by the BBC. I may be slow, but I am chugging along. One day like with One Piece, I shall catch up to Modern Who. For reference I have seen all of 9-10 some of 11&12 and a couple random episodes of 4th, all of which were back in Highschool when it was something my friends shared with me. Then I proceeded to tell them I was gonna start from the beginning and they laughed. Then I pirated all of it on a harddrive and they took me more seriously, and I even gave them a copy.
If it works for you thats fine, for me non-chronological has always been the way to go. Been doing it all my life and while at some points I've tried to do parts of it in chronological order, it leads to burnout very fast. I appreciate hopping from one era to another, especially because I usually watch multiple episodes per day
On the topic of piracy, there is actually a legal precedent for the legitimate use of piracy as a method of media preservation. I think given Doctor Who's history with the BBC's questionable approach to archiving, you've got a solid case for pirating classic Who.
Blink is phenominal but I think it's basically not at all like the rest of the show, doesn't mean it's not a good starting point it's just something to tell someone when you suggest it
Short summary of the drama around the first few doctor who episodes. The son of one of the writers of the first two doctor who serials on twitter has said he cancelled the license to the BBC over disrespecting his father, not paying him enough for the license, as well as "vengence" for them casting people of colour and LGBT people in the modern show. Since then the BBC has published an article about that original writer which might have been part of them getting the license back but there's nothing official
For a great jumping off point. The Robots of Death. Why? Because I just finished watching it again and it’s still brilliant. The character of Leela could easily come over as goofy or a bit cringe. Not in Louise Jameson’s hands though. I may need to rethink my choice for best companion.
If you create a new apple id and set the uk as your country then just change your region to the uk you can get bbc iplayer and then you can just lie about having a tv license
love your videos, but please, switch the music up sometimes I beg you 💀 feels like im about to watch a speedrun record being broken with that music otherwise
@@dwfan91- nah I love the Donkey Kong soundtrack, im talking about the one at the very start, "We're finally landing" by HOME, which is pretty well known because of [REDACTED] videos
I've gotten a lot of comments recently asking me where and how start Classic Doctor Who so I thought with all the recent news that seems to going around as well that I'd make a video about it. If you have any more questions, feel free to leave them in the comment section below and I'll get to all of them as quick as I can!
I'm already working on a few videos for next week so I hope you enjoy and I'll see you then
Can you please remember one simple thing? It's that outside of the UK, there are OTHER COUNTRIES THAN THE US!
- A non-yankee viewer.
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@@Noms_Chompsky That's an issue with your wifi😂
So the streaming app Tubi has classic doctor who and has it spilt up each doctor.
For those wondering, the recent drama involving the unearthly child is a copyright dispute, from the son of the original writer of the script. He claims that not only do the bbc not have the right to the episode, they don’t have access to the word Tardis.
In my personal opinion, this will not go anywhere. He did a similar thing about a decade ago. He couldn’t possibly win a legal battle against the bbc in this regard, and it’s questionable if his dad even had ownership of the scripts in the first place, as he was hired to write them.
Essay over, thanks for the awesome video
yeah this is the context ^ I also doubt that it'll lead to anything, the guy seems like a real nut and his 'ownership' is arguable at best
Why do people whos parents made something super famous allways be like this
He also thinks that the BBC sent assassins to kill his father for rights to the episode decades after the fact.
I started with the episode 1 of Series 1 of the 2005 Doctor Who
The christmas specials definetly confused me but i finally got around to watch them after a series ends, simple, enjoyable and fantastic! I love this show
haha, perfect video to find after my workmates were horrified to find out i've never seen any episodes of doctor who! i don't really know any of the words you said, but i'll figure it out lol.
you'll learn i'm sure🫡 good to have you my friend
The entire classic series is on the Internet Archive, From Hartnel to McCoy
Thank you for this information!
@EchoCreekStudio you're welcome, both the 1960's Dalek movies are there as well
@@steamymallard7649 Wonderful. I appreciate this a lot.
With the exception of a couple McCoy stories.
Only goes Up to Silver nemesis I think
@plantainsame2049 I remember going past Silver Nemisis, but I personally stopped there (I could only take so much of the Dr Who theme in 1 night)
IMDB says that certain episodes are better than others because ratings. But in all seriousness, appreciate you making this guide for all the newcomers. Starting from the Classic stuff right away is definitely daunting if you're not already a fan. Keep being goated 💪💪
the imdb ratings do be 100% accurate all of the time😧
Watching out of order is literally what I do; it is so clutch. However, it really stinks that, as an American, I have to go through so many hoops just to watch the funny blue box guy. I usually just watch Classic Who on Pluto TV. I really hope that Doctor Who in its entirety makes it to Disney+, but im so high on cope that I would take any mainstream streaming service. Great video as always.
I really started with Rose, although my actual introduction to Who were snippets of individual Smith episodes (I remember watching a scene in Cold War), but the first actual episodes I watched in their entirety were Deep Breath and Dark Water.
Now, I'm making my brother watch it in non-chronologycal order to kind of catch up for the 60th. He's a little confused, but he's loving it.
I've been planning on starting with Classic Who, but I just haven't found the time.
Also, btw, my brother doesn't like the new theme, although he likes all the previous NuWho ones. I love it.
I don't know if I'm adding anything to the conversation, but I just wanted to comment this.
Thats a massive W
“The option of An Unearthly Child is always open to you” haha. lol. lmao.
*that aged poorly* (allegedly)
I’m going through every episode. I’m not bored. I actually found a few stories quite fun. One of those are the keys of marinus. Also because I’m getting DVDs at the moment I’ve only got the first series, 12th series and a few others for classic who
oh no I'm definitely not saying Season 1 is boring, I love Season 1! My point is moreso that you'll enjoy yourself far more going around to the stories that interest you then forcing yourself to watch in linear order every time
@@dwfan91- I know. I just meant that you said most people would likely get bored if they just watch it this way but I was sort of bragging that I could :D
@@AiRsTrIkExXzZ thats a W🫡
Yeah, I went it through it all from Hartnell to McCoy and I loved it; though I had to do it in bursts. Tom Baker is there for a VERY long time.
While I started out watching everything, I started leaving the odd episode here and there so I'd have something new to go back to whenever I got nostalgic for a specific era and it's like discovering a brand new lost episode.
Though, to clarify, I'd already see all of New Who at the time when I went back to Classic, so your milage may vary.
Saw this upload and saw the word guide and my mind went automatically to another 7 hour epic. Also why is the BBC so shambullockal, I was so pumped for a moment about the release of the classic episodes but then remembered I am not in the sodding United Kingdom. Cheers guys!
Although I would recommend watching New Who by starting with Rose, I started with S5 and then went back to S1 and it was a good experience! Not a bad choice for younger folks (teenagers) who want to get into Doctor Who. Also, new Who is also on [HBO] Max
Nah mate, best troughton ep is the Tomb of the Cybermen, his speech to Victoria is a highlight and the Cyber Leader is so imposing.
This is great. Thanks so much. I've wanted to start watching Doctor Who for some time. Now I plan to intersperse Classic and New episodes.
I watched doctor who in the most random order as a kid into my teen years because I starded off just watching whatever was on tv at the time which just happened to be series 7b, so my first episode of doctor who was the Bells of Saint John, then I watched the rest of series 7b, then went back somewhere and watched the show in this order series 3, 4, 6, the rest of 7, 5, 1, 2, then I just watched every series after 8 as they were coming out. Also somewhere in all of that I watched a decent chunk of season 7 with Jon Pertwee from the classic series and the tv movie. Ever since then I just watch the classic series in random chunks as I buy dvds and blu rays, I don't have any streaming services and am a physical media simp so yeah.
What a W
My 8 yr old son just saw 'Happiness Patrol' as his first classic story and loved it. I remember loving that one when it was first on TV when I was a kid. But yeah 'Remembrance of the Daleks' is the obvious introduction to classic 'Who' imo
dwfan91 dropped a video. all is right in the world.
wow you are fast😂 thats a W🫡
Hello, your channel is awesome, and I love watching your long videos just watched the 7 hour long video. Anyway I see that you love to answer doctor who unknown questions. I always wondered why the doctor uses glasses, like cant regeneration fix everything, and even if the regenerations random should at least one of their regenerations not need glasses. That's the one question I've always wondered while watching the show for so long. Sorry if it's a dumb question.
in the Doctor Who minisode 'Time Crash' (you can find it on UA-cam) the explanation the Doctor gives is that he doesn't need glasses he just thinks they make him look clever. Thanks for the kind words!
Three years ago, I wanted to watch Doctor Who from the beginning. I've watch New Who before back in 2014 and I loved the show. Well, here in Germany is it not easy to get access to DW. I have ordered the whole DVD collection from the UK and watched chronological until the Power oft the Doctor. That was a journey! I never regret it, my English skills grows thanks Doctor Who, but it's not good enough for Big Finish. Is there a way to see subtitles by listening the audio drama in online applications?
Greetings from Germany! I hope you guys can read this!
I'm curious, did you watch NuWho on streaming or on ONE / The ARD Mediathek?
@@j.b.c.a. For the first time on streaming by Amazon video, I guess. Recently anything on blueray. For the release of the final specials in the last season, I was waiting a little bit.
New Who is available in full too on HBO MAX in the US
Caveat not the 60thvanniversary and all the new stuff, that's on Disney Plus
I personally started with Survival when exploring Classic Who which was certainly an unfortunate but fun place to start. Got really excited in seeing where it would go before searching up what came next.
Good recommendations for the 7th doctor I’ve only ever watched one of his: remembrance of the Daleks
Great video as always, if you ever get the time, maybe a Guide on where to start with the EU? the other media like the Big Finish audios and books maybe?
I really wanna get into them but idk where to start or which ones to consume/avoid
on it🫡
@@dwfan91- fuck yeah, thank you! >:)
"And they're all shit apart from Doctor Who" he says with a screenshot of Red Dwarf onscreen. How dare you sir!
😂 okay, I will admit, I did quite like Red Dwarf
@@dwfan91- 😆 I keep subscribed to Britbox for Classic Who, Red Dwarf and Inside No. 9. That's it but rewatching Who and Red Dwarf make it worth it for me.
i’ve been watching new who since it began with the 9th doctor. i’ve been passively looking for a way to watch classic who for years
Banger after banger after banger
I know this video is over a year old now, but as an American who was recently trying to find anyway to watch Classic Doctor Who, I did end up finding a completely brand new official BBC Classic Doctor Who channel right here on youtube.
It seems to have only started to upload full episodes roughly a month ago as of the typing of my comment. The uploads are random and out of order. But the very cool part is every story that arches over a couple of episodes are all edited into one big video; like a movie.
Yeah this is a very cool new thing they done
Hulu is Disney's (pre Disney+) streaming service so even with Disney now having exclusive distribution rights to it it should probably still be available there
I'll be interested to hear your approach, but I watched the entirety of New Who, then the all available episodes of Classic Who, then all the missing stories.
Which did mean that my last catch-up story was the Space Pirates, so it holds a special place in my heart despite being objectively a bit naff.
Sounds good to me!
Proud to have watched classic Who in chronological order
Imagine Ghostlight being your first ever Doctor Who episode.
My suggestion to someone looking to delve into the classic series would be to watch the Unearthly Child because of its importance as the first story and then pick one story for Doctors 1-7 and the movie.
10:43 if you play it for a couple of seconds you won't get copyrighted
Ok not gonna lie the watching from episode one of classic in chronological order did strike a nerve with me. I've been Watching from Hartnell up to Pertwee and am currently on the first ever anniversary the 3 Doctors. Like watching something with over 1000 episodes like one piece, its rewarding because the buildups to big moments of a large series, along with the ability to physically see the filmmaking improve over time as the technology gets better is just something magical that really makes you feel a state of euphoria when you make it to the top of that mountain of content. And while I have caught up with One Piece and am still chugging through Doctor Who the real thing to ask is, are you a patient viewer that paces themselves, or are you someone who feels the need to binge everything they watch. The way I view every Classic Who Serial is like a Film. And cites like letterboxd list them as such. To me it's like crossing another part of an enormous film series off my watchlist amongst all the other films I have waiting for my viewing pleasure. Either way watch them how you want, but trust me, it hits different when you follow the way people back in the day would have been watching.
And before anyone asks. Yes, I watched all the missing episodes, weather it was tellysnaps with Audio, or animated versions by the BBC. I may be slow, but I am chugging along. One day like with One Piece, I shall catch up to Modern Who. For reference I have seen all of 9-10 some of 11&12 and a couple random episodes of 4th, all of which were back in Highschool when it was something my friends shared with me. Then I proceeded to tell them I was gonna start from the beginning and they laughed. Then I pirated all of it on a harddrive and they took me more seriously, and I even gave them a copy.
If it works for you thats fine, for me non-chronological has always been the way to go. Been doing it all my life and while at some points I've tried to do parts of it in chronological order, it leads to burnout very fast. I appreciate hopping from one era to another, especially because I usually watch multiple episodes per day
On the topic of piracy, there is actually a legal precedent for the legitimate use of piracy as a method of media preservation.
I think given Doctor Who's history with the BBC's questionable approach to archiving, you've got a solid case for pirating classic Who.
I'd personally recommend rose as the first episode someone should watch or blink just in my opinion
Blink is phenominal but I think it's basically not at all like the rest of the show, doesn't mean it's not a good starting point it's just something to tell someone when you suggest it
Short summary of the drama around the first few doctor who episodes. The son of one of the writers of the first two doctor who serials on twitter has said he cancelled the license to the BBC over disrespecting his father, not paying him enough for the license, as well as "vengence" for them casting people of colour and LGBT people in the modern show.
Since then the BBC has published an article about that original writer which might have been part of them getting the license back but there's nothing official
For a great jumping off point. The Robots of Death. Why? Because I just finished watching it again and it’s still brilliant. The character of Leela could easily come over as goofy or a bit cringe. Not in Louise Jameson’s hands though. I may need to rethink my choice for best companion.
I do think 2005 S1 is good for new watchers because it explains regeneration all within one season.
Got so board in the first classic series and then went back to new who
i tell people dont watch in order, they watch in order and say they got bored, hate to be that guy but i told you so
I thought you had taste but I didn't know 3 was your favourite.... Now I KNOW you have taste
🙏🙏
@dwfan91 you failed to mention Pluto Tv has a dedicated channel for Classic Who.
classic who used to have its own section on US netflix, now its just the revival on hbo max
Use a vpn and set location to uk for bbc iplayer?
All of modern who is also available on Max
i need to know what the drama is w the first episode???!!!
If you create a new apple id and set the uk as your country then just change your region to the uk you can get bbc iplayer and then you can just lie about having a tv license
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If you wanna watch on your computer you just have to have a vpn its super easy
@@Ericiswaiting you know I was actually going to mention using a vpn but i decided na they're gonna have to be sponsor me first😂
What are the best 8th Doctor big finishes ?
to start? in my opinion storm warning, chimes of midnight, time of the daleks or dark eyes 1
The cookie is always nice, but I get FAT off that classic DW content!
Max (HBO) has all of new who i think, not sure about old who i dont have max.
Doesnt Ireland have there own bbc iplayer
depends which part of ireland
You can find a lot of classic who and new who on MAX
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Hulu partnered with Max nowadays
Daily motion is a tad shite id recommend internet archive
don't expose my secrets lmao
I've been using Internet Archive lately, some mad lad has virtually every William Hartnell episode
@@jorgegomezespinosa8192 it is legitimately a godsend for me. I've been using it for many years
just stopped brit box subscription lol
lesgo!!
Using a VPN to change your location to UK and then using iPlayer is legal, right? Thats how i watch when rewatching modern who
if the police aren't around, anythings legal!
Its also on Stan for me
I don't know what that is but its good to know!
@@dwfan91- Its a streaming service available in australia! It doesn't have classic who on it but it does have the movie
Correct is chronological
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@@dwfan91- average smooth brain
@@JordanWilliams_Link7702 chronological is smooth brain I agree. bespoke is watching the good doctor who
@dwfan91- yeah because the 12th doctor definitely came before the 10th
@@dwfan91- you people who hate watching the right way are so werid
Except an unearthly child because of one racist boi
love your videos, but please, switch the music up sometimes I beg you 💀 feels like im about to watch a speedrun record being broken with that music otherwise
with the donkey kong soundtrack?😭
@@dwfan91- nah I love the Donkey Kong soundtrack, im talking about the one at the very start, "We're finally landing" by HOME, which is pretty well known because of [REDACTED] videos
@@DavrK cmon bro you should know its common courtesy to not promote other youtubers in the comment section
nah I think it's fun like that