I wasn't alive for the 1963 version but it was WAY ahead of its time when it got released, the synths used to make the out-there tunes were and still are great to hear to this day.
Devil Eye Funny thing is, synths hadn't been invented yet in 1963. To make the tune they used analog machines and primitive electronic sound systems and recorded it piece by piece onto tape. In fact, resources were so limited back then they often had to improvise by recording sounds made with ordinary objects like drain pipes and coffee mugs. The Tardis sound for example was made by scraping someone's key along a piano string.
Has anyone noticed this: Doctor's Degree > Master's Degree The Doctor > The Master I think all we need now are two more villains to complete the set: a naive devotee of the Master named The Bachelor - and his henchman, The Associate. LOL
I prefer the early versions of the music, without question: They emphasize the strange otherworldly aspects of the character and everything that happens in the series, by using sounds that no human nor a human instrument could ever produce (instead, it's all pure sine waves).
thexalon I agree Y don;t see whats so mystical about the pure Hollywood orchestral versions even the versions truing to mix the orchestral it just doesn't work ai least for me anyway much prefer the more electronic versions It suits the science fiction weirdness of the series and sounds wonderfully more spooky
I'm about to start watching some of the "newer" episodes now and looked this up out of curiosity. The first couple of openings are sooo good, gave me goosebumps. In comparison, the newer ones are rather boring.
1.William Hartnell 2. Patrick Troughton 3. Jon Pertwee 4. Tom Baker 5. Peter Davison 6. Colin Baker 7. Sylvestor McCoy 8. Paul McGann War. John Hurt 9. Christopher Eccelston 10. David Tennant 11. Matt Smith 12. Peter Capaldi 13. Jodie Whittaker
There was no home video back then, the only way to rewatch shows was reruns. Thing is, the BBC didn't see much profit in doing said reruns. Also, tape took up space in the storage, so it seemed sensible to wipe/destroy old tapes to make space for new programmes. It wasn't until much later that they realised the historical value of the old programmes.
It wasn't just a BBC issue. Recording over old shows was common practice worldwide. In fact it was more common to record over them than destroy them. Many shows prior to the 1980's had many episodes recorded over. Some shows only have a handful of episodes from their early years. It will happen still, in other ways. Even modern shows are facing similar issues. TV stations and online services that show repeats of sitcoms are only showing a certain number of episodes from each season. Yet, we are told that DVDS are being phased out because the younger generation don't watch them. The truth is they just say that because they want to control what we watch, and when we watch, whereas DVDS give us the opportunity to watch what we WANT to watch, WHEN we want to watch, and all episodes, not just the episodes they want to show us.
I watched this on PBS as a child of the 80s, and some of the aspects of it had me scared to death. the wormhole at the ending of the show always mad me think i was going to hell.. (this show aired after we would get home from church at night)
In my humble opinion, the original black and white intros were the most 'fluid' and looked technically better than any of the following 'supposedly' more advanced sequences. The original sounds were made by rubbing a metal object along bass piano strings, very creative in those days. Nice video thanks.
Wow the theme didn't start getting shit until the middle of the 6th Doctor. Can't the guys at the Beeb hear how fantastically eerie the original sounds?
Thanks for putting together all the intros. Some good memories. Been watching Doctor Who since 1982. Tom Baker was my first Doctor. Yep, he's my favorite too. Doesn't matter really who's playing The Doctor...I like them all.
There is no 'best' doctor: each doctor reflects the values of his time. Which is appropriate: if you're going to travel through time and relative dimensions in space, then you'd better be adaptable. Still, I like the very old ones (almost Zen in their eerie simplicity) and the most recent ones (crisp CGI and exhilarating forward rush of momentum) best.
Clara is, to put it quite frankly, flippin' gorgeous! I also love there's finally a nod to the original titles, in that the vortex has the doc's face in it. All in all, it's looking good!
The room they recorded in was completely dark except for the screen and a pen torch one of the people there held to the camera. The image kept going from the camera to the screen, picked by the camera again (along with the image on the screen), then sent to the screen again, in a constant recursive loop. And by "pointing the camera at its own monitor" they meant that they connected the camera to a TV screen, and pointed the camera at it.
The actual title graphics are stunning considering when they were made and the man-hours that went into creating them back then. Each frame was rendered one by one, took hours to create and made back when computers were the sizes of buildings
1 william heartnel 2 Patrick Troughton 3 Jon Pertwee 4 tom baker 5 peter Davidson 6 colin baker 7 Sylvester McCoy 8 paul mcguan 9 Richard e brown 10 john hurt 11 chris escallem 12 David tenant 13 matt smith 14 peter Capaldi 15 jodi withdicker 16 peter Cushing 17 david bradley 18 rowen atkinson 19 the valeyard 20 hugh grant 21 broadbent doctor 22 lumley doctor 23 meta crisis doctor 24 ruth doctor
think of it this way, he started out as grumpy old man and then we get clown then the mechanic then the wanderer etc now however we get well il'l let some1 else explain who has any commonsense.
I've only watched the new series but I will watch classic who and will LOVE ALL THE DOCTORS because no matter who is playing the role of the doctor, it is still the same show we all love.
A few points on the theme: 1. The Doctor's face is featured first in the episode The Faceless Ones 2. In 1973, some episodes used a different sounding tune for the theme. 3. Big Finish would have their own version of the Doctor Who theme for their Eighth Doctor stories. 4. The Christmas Special in 2012 would have a return of the Doctor's face, with BBC stating that this would be the new theme for 2013, marking a return of the Doctor to the theme, last seen in 1989.
I know right! they all have their own unique characteristics, so there's no point saying which one is better when they're all equally good in their own ways!
I love how the intros don't really change much in technology until 4:35. Then it drastically changes just in those next three intros (excluding those repeats).
as what as been said many times. the Doctor has never once been played by a bad actor, each one puts their own twist into the character. While I admit it took me a little bit of time to get into Smith's Doctor, I admit now he's one of my favorites along with Tennant and Baker
My favorite is still the Fourth Doctor's intro and music. I was actually only about ten or twelve when I first started watching Doctor Who, but I actually started watching it before New Who came out... so I started with good old Tom Baker, on old VHS tapes that a coworker of my father's had recorded. And no matter how many doctors come after, Tom Baker will always be the one true doctor. After all, you never forget your first Doctor.
No, that's how the TARDIS takeoff sound was made. The bassline was a recording of a plucked piano (or whatever) string, played over and over again in varied pitches. The background sound effects were made with filtered white noise, and all the rest (the melody and the second bassline layer) was tone generators.
Agreed completely. And I also think his second intro could have been great if they had actually taken a good picture for it. It's like someone snapped a shot of him when he wasn't even paying attention.
@black25330 It was impressive for their time. The first one was beautiful. Their budget wasn't great but they still did create this amazing intro so they deserve some credit.
Wow, if I was born in Britain 50 years ago I would for sure been super excited about this show. Such a ground breaker for it's time. The beginning is so unique and futuristic when it first aired yet it still has aged better than most T.V show intros.
I wasn't alive for the 1963 version but it was WAY ahead of its time when it got released, the synths used to make the out-there tunes were and still are great to hear to this day.
That was made using tape. No synths involved (didn't even exist at the time). The first "synth" tune was the 1980 one by Peter Howell.
Devil Eye Funny thing is, synths hadn't been invented yet in 1963. To make the tune they used analog machines and primitive electronic sound systems and recorded it piece by piece onto tape. In fact, resources were so limited back then they often had to improvise by recording sounds made with ordinary objects like drain pipes and coffee mugs. The Tardis sound for example was made by scraping someone's key along a piano string.
Plus Me Too
Has anyone noticed this:
Doctor's Degree > Master's Degree
The Doctor > The Master
I think all we need now are two more villains to complete the set: a naive devotee of the Master named The Bachelor - and his henchman, The Associate. LOL
I'm gonna create a show called The Bachelor, it'll be cool, I'm sure no one's ever- oh, wait...
Not according to Terror of the Autons. The Doctor graduated with a lower degree than the Master in the show.
@@Kryojenix just found this post of yours and nearly PMSL.
I have all four of those degrees
HVCC 1996 AS
RPI 1998 BS
SUNYA 2001 MS
UConn 2015 PhD
The Bachelor and the Associate are actually victims of CREDENTIALISM :)
I prefer the early versions of the music, without question: They emphasize the strange otherworldly aspects of the character and everything that happens in the series, by using sounds that no human nor a human instrument could ever produce (instead, it's all pure sine waves).
thexalon I agree Y don;t see whats so mystical about the pure Hollywood orchestral versions even the versions truing to mix the orchestral it just doesn't work ai least for me anyway much prefer the more electronic versions It suits the science fiction weirdness of the series and sounds wonderfully more spooky
I'm about to start watching some of the "newer" episodes now and looked this up out of curiosity. The first couple of openings are sooo good, gave me goosebumps. In comparison, the newer ones are rather boring.
Me too. Also out of all the intros I prefer Matt Smith's the most. (besides the music)
1.William Hartnell
2. Patrick Troughton
3. Jon Pertwee
4. Tom Baker
5. Peter Davison
6. Colin Baker
7. Sylvestor McCoy
8. Paul McGann
War. John Hurt
9. Christopher Eccelston
10. David Tennant
11. Matt Smith
12. Peter Capaldi
13. Jodie Whittaker
Rexytherexdude huh number seven his name Sylvester not Sylvestor lol
There is no 13th doctor.
14. Anthony Grasha (possibly)
14. Literally just a singular toy robot
Hate how they tried to make the last season as SJW-friendly as possible.
Can only imagine what it would be like to watch high.
im doing that right now
I can't believe the BBC just threw away so many of the old episodes. I guess in the 60s they didn't expect people to rewatch their favorite series.
There was no home video back then, the only way to rewatch shows was reruns. Thing is, the BBC didn't see much profit in doing said reruns. Also, tape took up space in the storage, so it seemed sensible to wipe/destroy old tapes to make space for new programmes. It wasn't until much later that they realised the historical value of the old programmes.
It wasn't just a BBC issue. Recording over old shows was common practice worldwide. In fact it was more common to record over them than destroy them. Many shows prior to the 1980's had many episodes recorded over. Some shows only have a handful of episodes from their early years. It will happen still, in other ways. Even modern shows are facing similar issues. TV stations and online services that show repeats of sitcoms are only showing a certain number of episodes from each season. Yet, we are told that DVDS are being phased out because the younger generation don't watch them. The truth is they just say that because they want to control what we watch, and when we watch, whereas DVDS give us the opportunity to watch what we WANT to watch, WHEN we want to watch, and all episodes, not just the episodes they want to show us.
The first one is my favourite one! Its so spooky and strange! Really fits in
It's nice to me for a change
I watched this on PBS as a child of the 80s, and some of the aspects of it had me scared to death. the wormhole at the ending of the show always mad me think i was going to hell.. (this show aired after we would get home from church at night)
Great music while playing the Dr Who game. Thanks!
In my humble opinion, the original black and white intros were the most 'fluid' and looked technically better than any of the following 'supposedly' more advanced sequences. The original sounds were made by rubbing a metal object along bass piano strings, very creative in those days. Nice video thanks.
Brilliant all the different versions,I remember the 2nd one when I hid behind the sofa😃
Wow the theme didn't start getting shit until the middle of the 6th Doctor. Can't the guys at the Beeb hear how fantastically eerie the original sounds?
My thoughts exactly. Very otherworldly. The others after too commercialized
Thanks for putting together all the intros. Some good memories. Been watching Doctor Who since 1982. Tom Baker was my first Doctor. Yep, he's my favorite too. Doesn't matter really who's playing The Doctor...I like them all.
How about now?
Patrick Troughton was my ''Personal Favorite'' version of the doctor.
Thanks so much for this! We'll be highlighting this video tomorrow on a beginner's guide to Dr. Who tomorrow on BubblegumPost.
the one where it's all cloudy and the lightning comes in is the best
Yeah, the 10th one
Thanks for uploading this! What a trip!
There is no 'best' doctor: each doctor reflects the values of his time. Which is appropriate: if you're going to travel through time and relative dimensions in space, then you'd better be adaptable.
Still, I like the very old ones (almost Zen in their eerie simplicity) and the most recent ones (crisp CGI and exhilarating forward rush of momentum) best.
This is the best compilation ever. I cannot find a better one.
I love the older versions!
i remember the Dr Who Exhibition in Llangollen. i used to sit and watch this for hours! it never got old!!
my heart!
My hearts*
I like how you included 10's alternate (the one with the better music) that didn't get used for a lot of eps.
4:47:
ROTCOG OHW
We care so much about your opinion, thank you for voicing it!
Peter Davidson's intro is always the best to me & the newer version definitely David Tennant. The latest for Capaldi is horrific
Nearly 50 years, and it's still "Ooh weee oooh"
Bowties are cool... =D
I just find it amazing just to see how the music and the graphics evolve from decade to decade. Long Live the Doctor! ♥♥♥
Ninth is my favorite!! :D
I love how the theme songs changes, but it still remains basically the same for fifty years
His name is who.
And hes on First base
Revised Spy29 brilliant
The new intro is perfect! it's everything that was amazing about the early intro's times ten
The original is still the best!
If you think....
There are elements from many of the tracks that like, but my favorite element is the vocals near the end of the last one.
No joke, I'm sitting here watching this, fondling my sonic screwdriver XD
is that a Sonic screwdriver in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?.
I like how it first started out very subtle, then over time it became outrageously epic.
David Tennant is the best of all the doctor !
This is so nostalgic for me. I haven't watched Doctor Who for years.
Nah, too bombastic for me. Much prefer the lo-fi vibe of the earlier versions.
The jump from Classic to New is astounding!
I say Matt Smith is the best one,but still we all have our opinions =)
same
Caden Massey Nope, Matt Smith and David Tennant are just imitations of Tom Baker. Jon Pertwee was the best.
Caden Massey | I like the movie intro
Karl Hiramanek I agree with you.
7 minutes of somthing that will be stuck in my head all day
0:59 Does anyone see a bird?
No!
!
Michael Prestage Jeez! What's your problem
Taco Beefy Yeah!! I see a duck!!
No, I just see a vibrant Jon Pertwee.
i hate the fact they don't put old doctor who episodes on just 10th and 9th doctor ones
3rd one looks like a young, kind-hearted version of trump xD
They look nothing alike. Okay, the crazy hairdo, and the hair color, those are pretty similar, but everything else? Nah.
Eccleston/tennant's intro- I need this as a screensaver!!
4:36 worst intro,,,, no happy face :(
Leonardo Perez well it was for the movie
It's fun to watch it get progressively more and more 80's.
Sylvester McCoy's opening was so awesome. A departure from the opening graphics and a variation of the theme music.
I just love that beginning tone!
These themes always gives me a chills.
6:26 my absolute favorite version in terms of music! SO IN YOUR FACE AND AWESOME!
Clara is, to put it quite frankly, flippin' gorgeous!
I also love there's finally a nod to the original titles, in that the vortex has the doc's face in it. All in all, it's looking good!
Some of them get better and better
Eccleston and Tennant themes are always going to be my favorites. Forever.
I love how much theyve changed
Loved seeing these again.
For a fun take on the theme music, look up the video for "Craig Ferguson - The lost "Dr. Who" cold open"
The room they recorded in was completely dark except for the screen and a pen torch one of the people there held to the camera. The image kept going from the camera to the screen, picked by the camera again (along with the image on the screen), then sent to the screen again, in a constant recursive loop.
And by "pointing the camera at its own monitor" they meant that they connected the camera to a TV screen, and pointed the camera at it.
Nice job!!
The beat is the master's rhythm
And that's what makes the doctor so interesting. That and because there is still so much mystery surrounding him even though he's the main character.
The actual title graphics are stunning considering when they were made and the man-hours that went into creating them back then. Each frame was rendered one by one, took hours to create and made back when computers were the sizes of buildings
the last ones my favourite :). mainly because of the way the lightning bolt strikes in time with music gives it a little bit of edge :)
I love how the David Tennant one has an emphasis on drums, since the theme for an entire series was 'the sound of drums'.
I just love how awesome the theme is no matter what incarnation of the Doctor it's on.
That would be fantastic!
The theme and graphics beginning at the 5"20" mark: Best. Ever.
1 william heartnel
2 Patrick Troughton
3 Jon Pertwee
4 tom baker
5 peter Davidson
6 colin baker
7 Sylvester McCoy
8 paul mcguan
9 Richard e brown
10 john hurt
11 chris escallem
12 David tenant
13 matt smith
14 peter Capaldi
15 jodi withdicker
16 peter Cushing
17 david bradley
18 rowen atkinson
19 the valeyard
20 hugh grant
21 broadbent doctor
22 lumley doctor
23 meta crisis doctor
24 ruth doctor
all 24 doctors but the valeyard
Just started watching Doctor Who on the new series two weeks ago, starting season five now. It's addicting.
think of it this way, he started out as grumpy old man and then we get clown then the mechanic then the wanderer etc now however we get well il'l let some1 else explain who has any commonsense.
Me: knock knock
The doctor: Who's there?
Me: Doctor
The doctor: Doctor Who?
Me: ooo-ooo-ooo
Ooweeoo weeoo
I love listening to these!!!
Just imagine him trying to hit on a girl.
"Heeey, sweetheart. Would you like a jelly baby?"
I get the chills all the time..
I like this to see how a concept of the opening credit has developed since 1963.
My favorite was the fourth to fifth doctors opening
I always found the first Doctor's theme very calming, I fell asleep to it once.
Fun fact: The real Name of the 7th Doctor isn't Sylvester McCoy,It's James Kent-Smith.
I've only watched the new series but I will watch classic who and will LOVE ALL THE DOCTORS because no matter who is playing the role of the doctor, it is still the same show we all love.
A few points on the theme:
1. The Doctor's face is featured first in the episode The Faceless Ones
2. In 1973, some episodes used a different sounding tune for the theme.
3. Big Finish would have their own version of the Doctor Who theme for their Eighth Doctor stories.
4. The Christmas Special in 2012 would have a return of the Doctor's face, with BBC stating that this would be the new theme for 2013, marking a return of the Doctor to the theme, last seen in 1989.
No matter if you started in the very beginning or if the 9th Doctor was your first doctor, Every Doctor Who intro is special to you.
I know right! they all have their own unique characteristics, so there's no point saying which one is better when they're all equally good in their own ways!
Chris you will always be my favorite doctor
I love how the intros don't really change much in technology until 4:35. Then it drastically changes just in those next three intros (excluding those repeats).
as what as been said many times. the Doctor has never once been played by a bad actor, each one puts their own twist into the character. While I admit it took me a little bit of time to get into Smith's Doctor, I admit now he's one of my favorites along with Tennant and Baker
My favorite is still the Fourth Doctor's intro and music. I was actually only about ten or twelve when I first started watching Doctor Who, but I actually started watching it before New Who came out... so I started with good old Tom Baker, on old VHS tapes that a coworker of my father's had recorded. And no matter how many doctors come after, Tom Baker will always be the one true doctor.
After all, you never forget your first Doctor.
Of all the things that have changed with this show, it's kinda interesting how the only thing that stayed consistent was the tune of the theme song :)
No, that's how the TARDIS takeoff sound was made. The bassline was a recording of a plucked piano (or whatever) string, played over and over again in varied pitches. The background sound effects were made with filtered white noise, and all the rest (the melody and the second bassline layer) was tone generators.
Agreed completely. And I also think his second intro could have been great if they had actually taken a good picture for it. It's like someone snapped a shot of him when he wasn't even paying attention.
The visuals from the earlier openings actually look pretty cool for their time.
Wow just seen 'the snowmen' and in one word it was AWESOME!! Also love the new 2013 theme
@black25330 It was impressive for their time. The first one was beautiful. Their budget wasn't great but they still did create this amazing intro so they deserve some credit.
The themes just kept getting more epic.
This is a one time thing to me! I love the Orchestra more than any other version.
Wow, if I was born in Britain 50 years ago I would for sure been super excited about this show. Such a ground breaker for it's time. The beginning is so unique and futuristic when it first aired yet it still has aged better than most T.V show intros.
its there, just fainted out by the lightning and WEOWW effects
Love this show so very much!!
David Tennant's theme is awesome, it's a mash-up of both different themes