List of supplementary Doctor Who episodes

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The show has been a large influence in the media since its inception in 1963. Running parallel to its parenting seasons and series' lie miscellaneous television broadcasts, home video "exclusive" releases, web broadcasts, video games, scenes released to promote something, theatrical films and live lesson broadcasts.

Supplementary stories[]

There have been several special Doctor Who episodes and serials that are produced by the BBC. They usually consist of minisodes, crossovers with other TV shows, and stories produced for special occasions.

Alternative versions of stories[]

Over the series' run existing stories have often been adapted with new effects, animation or scenes - something that is common practise since the DVD releases. These are alternative version of pre-existing stories. Some even remade and re-edited.

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"The Pilot Episode" 1963 original version	1 episode, 26 minutes	Waris Hussein	Anthony Coburn	26 August 1991 (1991-08-26)
A "first cut" version of An Unearthly Child.
"The Evil of the Daleks" 1968 repeat version	7 episodes	Derek Martinus	David Whitaker	August 1968 (1968-08)
An edited version of the story for the repeat with a new line recorded by Patrick Troughton working the repeat into the narrative by explaining it was being viewed by Zoe Heriot.
"Shada" 1992 version with linking narration	6 episodes	Pennant Roberts	Douglas Adams	6 July 1992 (1992-07-06)
The first completed version of the partially-filmed serial Shada with new linking narration scenes of Tom Baker as an unspecified future version of the Doctor.
"The Five Doctors" 1999 special edition	1 episode, 100 minutes	Peter Moffatt	Terrance Dicks	1 November 1999 (1999-11-01)
A version of The Five Doctors with additional scenes and updated special effects. Most notably the time scoop receives CGI treatment. This was released alongside the DVD release and was the first of many stories updated for DVD.
"Shada" 2017 version with partial animation	6 episodes	Pennant Roberts	Douglas Adams	4 December 2017 (2017-12-04)
The second completed version of the partially-filmed serial Shada with new animated scenes. Tom Baker also films a new live action scene as the Doctor for the end of the story.
"Terror of the Vervoids" 2019 standalone version	4 episodes	Chris Clough	Pip and Jane Baker	7 October 2019 (2019-10-07)
A version of Terror of the Vervoids, but standalone without its courtroom scenes. A new title sequence was made for the story and the special effects were updated.
"Mission to the Unknown" 2019 remade version	1 episode, 25 mins	Andrew Ireland	Terry Nation	9 October 2019 (2019-10-09)
A remade version of the missing 1965 story Mission to the Unknown with an entirely new cast. Nicholas Briggs voices the Daleks.
"The Web of Fear" 2021 animated version	6 episodes	Douglas Camfield	Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln	27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
An animated reconstruction of the missing episode three.
"The Evil of the Daleks" 2021 animated version	7 episodes	Derek Martinus (original) and AnneMarie Walsh (animated)	David Whitaker	27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
An animated reconstruction of the six missing episodes and the one surviving one.

Theatrical stories[]

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Dr. Who and the Daleks"	1 film, 90 minutes	Gordon Flemyng	Milton Subotsky	25 June 1965 (1965-06-25)
First of the films with Peter Cushing as Dr. Who.
"Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D."	1 film, 90 minutes	Gordon Flemyng	Milton Subotsky and David Whittaker	26 July 1966 (1966-07-26)
Second of the films with Peter Cushing as Dr. Who.

Home video-exclusive stories[]

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Sir Ian Chesterton's Crusade"	1 scene, 4 minutes	Paul Vanezis	Stephen Cole	1 July 1999 (1999-07-01)
William Russell returns to the role of Ian Chesterton after 34 years for special in-character scenes exclusive to the VHS release of The Crusade.
"Making Cocoa"	1 short	N/A	N/A	21 October 2002 (2002-10-21)
John Ringham reprises his role as Tlotoxl and Walter Randall reprises his role as Tonila in an exclusive animated mini-episode for the Doctor Who DVD release.
"Global Conspiracy?"	1 scene, 10 minutes	Paul Vanezis	Mark Gatiss	10 April 2004 (2004-04-10)
Mockumentary sequel to The Green Death and released as an exclusive scene for the DVD release. Stewart Bevan returns as Cliff Jones.
"Devious"	1 scene, 12 minutes	David Clarker	Ashley Nealfuller and David Clarke	6 July 2009 (2009-07-06)
Jon Pertwee's last filmed scenes as the Doctor in what was originally a fan-film filmed in 1995. In 2009 it was cutdown and released officially by the BBC for The War Games DVD release.
"Liberty Hall"	1 scene, 10 minutes	Karen Davies	Brendan Sheppard	10 August 2009 (2009-08-10)
Nicholas Courtney's last filmed scenes as the Brigadier. An exlusive episode for the Mawdryn Undead DVD release.
"Meanwhile in the TARDIS"	1 episode, 2 minutes	Euros Lyn	Steven Moffat	8 November 2010 (2010-11-08)
Exclusive to the Series 5 DVD and blu-ray release.
"Night and the Doctor"	5 episodes, 16 minutes	Richard Senior[1]	Steven Moffat	21 November 2011 (2011-11-21)
Four additional scenes written and produced for "The Complete Sixth Series" boxset. The episodes are titled "Bad Night", "Good Night", "First Night" and "Last Night" with the prequel "Up All Night" attached.
"The Inforarium"	1 episode, 2 minutes	N/A	Steven Moffat	24 September 2013 (2013-09-24)
An additional scene written and produced for "The Complete Seventh Series" boxset.
"Rain Gods"	1 episode, 2 minutes	N/A	Neil Gaiman	24 September 2013 (2013-09-24)
An additional scene written and produced for "The Complete Seventh Series" boxset. While credited to Steven Moffat, the mini-episode was actually written by Neil Gaiman.[2]
"Clara and the TARDIS"	1 episode, 2 minutes	N/A	Steven Moffat	24 September 2013 (2013-09-24)
An additional scene written and produced for "The Complete Seventh Series" boxset.
"Reconstructions"	5 episodes	Terry McDonough	Mark Gatiss	3 December 2013 (2013-12-03)
Five recreated scenes exclusive to DVD with David Bradley, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss as the first, second and third incarnations of the Doctor respectively.

Animated serials[]

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Death Comes to Time"	13 episodes	Dan Freedman	Colin Meek and Nev Fountain	13 July 2001 (2001-07-13)
Released on the Doctor Who website, it starred Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.
"Real Time"	6 episodes	Gary Russell	Gary Russelll	2 August 2002 (2002-08-02)
A webcast featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe plus the Cybermen.
"Shada"	6 episodes	Nicholas Pegg	Douglas Adams and Gary Russell	2 May 2003 (2003-05-02)-6 June 2003 (2003-06-06)
Another special webcast featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Lalla Ward as Romana with John Leeson as K9.
"Scream of the Shalka"	6 episodes	Wilson Milam	Paul Cornell	13 November 2003 (2003-11-13)–18 December 2003 (2003-12-18)
Another special webcast featuring Richard E. Grant as the Ninth Doctor. It celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Doctor Who.
The Infinite Quest	13 episodes, 45 minutes	Gary Russell	Alan Barnes	2 April 2007 (2007-04-02)–30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)
An animated serial debuting as segments during Totally Doctor Who made during David Tennant's tenure as The Doctor, plus his companion Martha Jones.
Dreamland	6 episodes, 45 minutes	Gary Russell	Phil Ford	21–26 November 2009 (2009-11-26)[3] (BBC Red Button and online) 5 December 2009 (BBC Two)
An animated serial debuting on the BBC Red Button service and the BBC Doctor Who website, and later broadcast as one episode on BBC Two.
"Daleks!"	5 episodes, 45 minutes	Scott Handcock, Peter Caddock and Jon Doyle	James Goss	12 November 2020 (2020-11-12)–10 December 2020 (2020-12-10)
Promoted as "Doctor Who - Time Lord Victorious - Daleks!, this five-part animated serial was released weekly as a YouTube exclusive series. It starred Nicholas Briggs and Joe Sugg.

Online-exclusive mini-episodes[]

Many Doctor Who mini-episodes exist as a one-off broadcast or release and to be a prelude to an existing story made not for charity or promotional purposes.

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"TARDIS Cam"	6 episodes	N/A	N/A	23 October 2001 (2001-22-23)-2002 (2002)
Each episode is the TARDIS camera panning around a different location.
"A Ghost Story for Christmas"	1 episode, 3 minutes	N/A	N/A	24 December 2009 (2009-12-24)
John Barrowman portrays Jack Harkness in this Weeping Angel mini-episode.
Pond Life	5 episodes, 5 minutes	Saul Metzstein	Chris Chibnall	27–31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) (webcast) 1 September 2012 (2012-09-01) (BBC Red Button)
Five part mini-adventure premiering on the BBC's Doctor Who website. An omnibus version was shown on 1 September 2012 on the BBC Red Button service. Amy and Rory's life is seen throughout the year after the Doctor reunited with them at Christmas. Several times, they receive the Doctor's calls, learning of many ridiculous things he's up to. Other times, he shows up at the wrong time due to the TARDIS malfunctioning. He even accidentally leaves an Ood with them for a short while. When the Doctor calls again, he finds no one is home; he deletes his call. Unknown to him, Amy has kicked Rory out and is wishing the Doctor will come.
"P.S."	1 episode, 2 minutes	N/A	Chris Chibnall	12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)
An animated story narrated by Arthur Darvill.
"The Night of the Doctor"	1 episode, 7 minutes	John Hayes	Steven Moffat	14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)
Paul McGann returns to the role of the Eighth Doctor. The story serves as his regeneration story into John Hurt's War Doctor,
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"	1 scene, 1 minute	N/A	N/A	18 December 2018 (2018-12-18)
Bradley Walsh narrates a Christmas animation with the Thirteenth Doctor and Santa.
"Strax Saves the Day"	1 episode, 2 minutes	Dan Starkey	Steven Moffat	21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)
Dan Starkey plays Strax in a puppet-style mini-episode penned by Steven Moffat. The eight "Morbius Doctors" are seen in a cameo appearance.
"Message from the Doctor"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Jodie Whittaker	Chris Chibnall	25 March 2020 (2020-03-25)
Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in a short scene talking about the coronavirus. Specially released by the BBC to help children who were worried about the pandemic seek comfort in the character.
"The Raggedy Doctor"	1 episode, 3 minutes	N/A	Steven Moffat	3 April 2020 (2020-04-03)
Prequel to The Eleventh Hour.
"United We Stand, 2m Apart"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Jodie Whittaker	Chris Chibnall	8 April 2020 (2020-04-08)
Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in a second short scene talking about the coronavirus.
"Rory's Story"	1 episode, 3 minutes	Arthur Darvill	Neil Gaiman	11 April 2020 (2020-04-11)
Arthur Darvill returns to the role of Rory Williams for the first time in eight years.
"Farwell, Sarah Jane"	1 episode	Emily Cook	Russell T Davies	19 April 2020 (2020-04-19)
A special episode celebrating the character Sarah Jane Smith.
"Sven and the Scarf"	1 episode, 3 minutes	Andrew Ireland	Andrew Ireland	30 April 2020 (2020-04-30)
Prequel to the 2005 episode Dalek.
"Pompadour"	1 episode, 3 minutes	N/A	Steven Moffat	6 May 2020 (2020-05-06)
Sequel to the 2006 episode The Girl in the Fireplace.
"The Zygon Isolation"	1 episode, 3 minutes	Emily Cook and Michael Williams	Peter Harness	10 May 2020 (2020-05-10)
Features Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood.
"The Descendants of Pompeii"	1 episode, 4 minutes	Emily Cook	James Moran	17 May 2020 (2020-05-17)
Sequel to The Fires of Pompeii set in the present day.
"Doctors Assemble!"	1 episode, 15 minutes	Emily Cook	James Goss	23 May 2020 (2020-05-23)
All incarnations of the Doctor team-up in a one-off animated special. David Bradley reprises his role as the first incarnation of the Doctor.
"The Secret of Novice Hame"	1 episode, 11 minutes	N/A	Russell T Davies	30 April 2020 (2020-04-30)
David Tennant returns to voice the Doctor in this animated story.
"Fear Is a Superpower"	1 story	N/A	James Peaty	20 May 2020 (2020-05-20)
Motion comic set during Death in Heaven.
"The Best of Days"	1 episode, 5 minutes	N/A	Steven Moffat	7 June 2020 (2020-06-07)
Follows on from The Doctor Falls with the lives of Bill Potts, played by Pearl Mackie and Nardole, played by Matt Lucas, explored Steven Moffat returns to write the story.
"U.N.I.T. on Call"	1 episode, 10 minutes	Emily Cook	Emily Cook and Jon Culshaw	14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
Mini-episode with Katy Manning as the voice of Jo Grant.
"The Genuine Article"	1 episode, 10 minutes	William Grantham	Dominic G. Martin	14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)
Sequel to Love & Monsters.

Prequels[]

Throughout the sixth and seventh series beginning with "The Impossible Astronaut", several prequels were released online, which acted as openers for their accompanying episodes. All "prequels" were released ahead of their accompanying episodes, with the exception of "Battle of Demons Run - Two Days Later" which was released after "The Snowmen". The concept is similar to that of the second series, in which each episode had an accompanying Tardisode. In August 2013, a prequel to "Deep Breath" was shown in cinemas prior to the debut of the episode. Two prequels to the ninth series premiere, "The Magician's Apprentice", were released in September 2015.

Episode title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Series 2
"Tardisodes" ("Series 2" prequels)	13 episodes, 10 minutes	Ashley Way	Gareth Roberts	2006 (2006)
Series 6
"The Impossible Astronaut"	1 episode, 1 minute	N/A	Steven Moffat	22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)
"The Curse of the Black Spot"	1 episode, 1 minute	N/A	Stephen Thompson	30 April 2011 (2011-04-30)
"Brain Trafficking" ("A Good Man Goes to War" prequel)	1 episode, 1 minute	Marcus Wilson[4]	Steven Moffat	28 May 2011 (2011-05-28)
"Let's Kill Hitler"	1 episode, 1 minute	Steve Hughes[4]	Steven Moffat	14 August 2011 (2011-08-14)
"The Motion Comic" ("Let's Kill Hitler" prequel)	1 episode	N/A	Steven Moffat	27 August 2011 (2011-08-27)
"The Wedding of River Song"	1 episode, 1 minute	Marcus Wilson[5]	Steven Moffat	24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)
Series 7
"The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"	1 episode, 1 minute	Marcus Wilson[5]	Steven Moffat	6 December 2011 (2011-12-06)
"Asylum of the Daleks"	1 episode, 1 minute	Saul Metzstein[6]	Steven Moffat	1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
"The Making of The Gunslinger" ("A Town Called Mercy" prequel)	1 episode, 1 minute	Neill Gorton[6]	Toby Whithouse	9 September 2012 (2012-09-09)
"The Great Detective" ("The Snowmen" prequel)	1 episode, 4 minutes	Saul Metzstein	Steven Moffat	16 November 2012 (2012-11-16)
"Vastra Investigates" ("The Snowmen" prequel)	1 episode, 2 minutes	John Hayes[7]	Steven Moffat	17 December 2012 (2012-12-17)
"The Bells of Saint John"	1 episode, 2 minutes	John Hayes[7]	Steven Moffat	23 March 2013 (2013-03-23)
"The Battle of Demons Run - 2 Days Later" ("The Snowmen" prequel)	1 episode, 1 minute	Marcus Wilson[7]	Steven Moffat	25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)
"She Said, He Said" ("The Name of the Doctor" prequel)	1 episode, 3 minutes	Saul Metzstein[7]	Steven Moffat	11 May 2013 (2013-05-11)
"Clarence and the Whispermen" ("The Name of the Doctor" prequel)	1 episode, 2 minutes	Stephen Woolfenden	Steven Moffat	22 May 2013 (2013-05-22)
"The Last Day" ("The Day of the Doctor" prequel)	1 episode, 4 minutes	Jamie Stone	Steven Moffat	21 November 2013 (2013-11-21)
"Strax and The Doctor's Cinema Introduction" ("The Day of the Doctor" prequel)	2 scenes, 7 minutes	N/A	Steven Moffat	23 November 2013 (2013-11-23)
Series 8
"Deep Breath"N/A	1 episode, 6 minutes	N/A	Steven Moffat	23 August 2014 (2014-08-23)
Series 9
"Prologue"N/A	1 episode, 1 minute	Hettie MacDonald[8]	Steven Moffat	11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)
"The Doctor's Meditation" ("The Magician's Apprentice" prequel)	1 episode, 6 minutes	Ed Bazalgette	Steven Moffat	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)

Segments of other broadcasts[]

Segments of other series[]

Many Doctor Who specials were aired during another series - for example 'A Fix with Sontarans' and 'Dermot and the Doctor'. This list only includes official appearances.

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Get Off My Cloud" (from Out of the Unknown)	1 episode, 50 minutes	Peter Cregeen	David Climie	1 April 1969 (1969-04-01)
Crossover with Doctor Who and Out of the Unknown. The then-current TARDIS prop appears as well as Peter Hawkins reprising his role as voice of the Daleks. The episode is missing from the BBC archives with only a brief audio clip surviving.
"Disney Time special" (from Disney Time)	1 episode, 7 minutes	N/A	TBA	25 August 1975 (1975-08-25)
Special mini-episode featuring Tom Baker as the Doctor aired during Disney Time. These links would have been aired between films. The ending of the story features the Doctor being urgently called away to respond to a call from the Brigadier which leads straight into Terror of the Zygons.
"Animal Magic special" (from Animal Magic)	1 episode, 3 minutes	N/A	TBA	1978 (1978)
Special scene with Tom Baker as the Doctor.
"Merry Christmas Doctor Who" (from The BBC Christmas Tapes)	1 scene, 2 minutes	N/A	Adlibbed	December 1978 (1978-12)
Christmas scene with Tom Baker as the Doctor and Mary Tamm as Romana.
"A Fix with Sontarans" (from Jim'll Fix It)	1 episode, 10 minutes	Marcus Mortimer	Eric Saward	23 February 1985 (1985-02-23)
Special mini-episode featuring Colin Baker as the Doctor. Made for a young fan, however the story is now absent from new pressings of "The Two Doctors" DVD due to the crimes of presenter Jimmy Savile.
"Untitled" (from Roland Rat: The Series)	2 scenes, 2 minutes	Marcus Mortimer	Colin Bostock-Smith	20 September 1986 (1986-09-20)
Special scene featuring Colin Baker as the Doctor.
"Clown Court special" (from The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow)	1 scene	Michael Leggo	N/A	1988 (1988)
Sylvester McCoy plays the Doctor in an exclusive scene especially made for Clown Court on The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow.
"The Shrink" (from On the Waterfront)	1 scene, 3 minutes	N/A	N/A	6 May 1989 (1989-05-06)
Jon Pertwee returns to the role of the Doctor in a short scene made to tie in with the stage play The Ultimate Adventure.
"Untitled" (from The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow)	1 scene, 4 minutes	Michael Leggo	N/A	16 September 1989 (1989-09-16)
Sylvester McCoy plays the Doctor in an exclusive scene especially made for The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow.
"Search Out Space"[9]	1 episode, 20 minutes	Stuart Berry-Anne Billingsley	Lambros Atteshlis and Berry-Anne Billingsley	21 November 1990 (1990-11-21)
A crossover with the children's education programme Search Out Science featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and John Leeson as K-9.
"Untitled" (from Crank Up Your Granny)	1 episode	N/A	N/A	1993 (1993)
Special episode of the game series Crank Up Your Granny featuring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor.
"Untitled" (from Noel's House Party)	1 scene, 4 minutes	Michael Leggo	N/A	26 November 1993 (1993-11-26)-27 November 1993 (1993-11-27)
Jon Pertwee plays the Doctor in an exclusive scene especially made for Noel's House Party which aired as the introduction for Dimensions in Time.
"Untitled" (from The Disney Club)	1 scene, 2 minutes	N/A	N/A	1994 (1994)
Scene with Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor which aired in a 1994 edition of The Disney Club. Notably the series was not currently airing new regular episodes during the production and airing of this scene.
"Space Station Badger" (from The Harry Hill Show)	2 scenes	Robin Nash	Harry Hill	27 February 2000 (2000-02-27)
Nicholas Courtney returns to the role of the Brigadier in exclusive scenes made for The Harry Hill Show.
"The Race for the Universe" (from Top Gear)	1 episode	N/A	N/A	6 July 2003 (2003-07-06)
Special cutaway scene of Top Gear with Colin Baker as the Doctor.
"Untitled" (from Extras)	1 scene, 1 minute	Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant	Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant	16 December 2007 (2007-12-16)
Special scene aired on the series Extras with David Tennant as the Doctor and Ricky Gervais as Schlong.
"Tonight's the Night" (from Tonight's the Night)	1 scenes, 3 minutes	Alice Troughton	Russell T Davies	23 May 2009 (2009-05-23)
Russell T Davies penned scene with John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. On the series Tonight's the Night a competition was featured which allowed a viewer to create their own villain to be used in a special mini-episode of Doctor Who aired during Tonight's the Night - Tim Ingham's Soa Til won and was featured in the story. The last few seconds of the story break the fourth wall with David Tennant appearing as himself. According to T Davies, in the 410th issue of Doctor Who Magazine, the story is also called "Tonight's the Night".
"Dermot and the Doctor" (from the NTAs)	1 scene, 4 minutes	Richard Senior	Steven Moffat	26 January 2011 (2011-01-26)
The Doctor teams up with Dermot O'Leary in a mini-episode broadcast alongside the 2011 NTAs.
"K9's Question Time" (from Stargazing Live)	5 parts	Stephen Neal	N/A	12 January 2012 (2012-01-12)-9 January 2013 (2013-01-09)
Five special cutaway scenes aired with a special title card during Stargazing Live starring John Leeson as K9.
"Good as Gold" (from Blue Peter)	1 episode, 3 minutes	Saul Metzstein[10]	The Children of Ashdene School	24 April 2012 (2012-04-24)
Blue Peter special
"BAFTA in the TARDIS" (from the BAFTAs)	1 scene, 1 minute	N/A	Steven Moffat	10 February 2013 (2013-02-10)
The Doctor finds a BAFTA and compares it to an Axon.

Segments of factual Doctor Who broadcasts[]

Many Doctor Who scenes and stories are aired during Doctor Who-themed documentaries or telethons such as Doctor Who Night and Confidential.

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Police 5: The Master" Doctor Who and the Daleks	1 scene, 6 minutes	Kevin Davies	Kevin Davies	10 December 1993 (1993-12-10)
In-universe mockumentary with Shaw Taylor appealing to help locate villain the Master. It was aired during the "Doctor Who and the Daleks" telethon.
"UNIT Recruiting Film" Doctor Who and the Daleks	1 video	Kevin Davies	Kevin Davies	17 December 1993 (1993-12-17)
In-universe mockumentary narrated by Dexter Fletcher with Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier seeking to recruit for UNIT.
"Introduction to the Night" Doctor Who Night	1 scene, 6 minutes	Mark Mylod	Mark Gatiss	13 November 1999 (1999-11-13)
Linking material featuring Tom Baker as a future incarnation of the Doctor. An idea that'll be reused for the 2013 anniversary special The Day of the Doctor.
"The Web of Caves" Doctor Who Night	1 episode, 4 minutes	Mark Mylod	Mark Gatiss & David Walliams	13 November 1999 (1999-11-13)
A mini-episode featuring Mark Gatiss as the Doctor with David Walliams and Paul Putner as aliens. It aired as part of Doctor Who Night as a tongue-in-cheek story. This is one of the few official mini-episodes with a specially-created Doctor.
"K9 presents" Doctor Who @40	1 intro	Veerinda Mann	N/A	22 November 2003 (2003-11-22)-23 November 2003 (2003-11-23)
Linking material for Doctor Who @40 starring John Leeson as K9.
"Music of the Spheres" Doctor Who at the Proms	1 episode, 7 minutes	Euros Lyn	Russell T Davies	27 July 2008 (2008-07-27) (BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 3) 1 January 2009 (BBC One)[11]
A special mini-episode with David Tennant from the 2008 BBC Proms.
"The Boy Who Saved the Proms" Doctor Who at the Proms	1 scene	N/A	N/A	6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)
A special pre-filmed scene with Matt Smith from the 2010 BBC Proms.
"Death Is the Only Answer" Doctor Who Confidential	1 episode, 4 minutes	Jeremy Webb	The Children of Oakley Junior School	1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)
Doctor Who Confidential special with Matt Smith as the Doctor and Nickolas Grace as Albert Einstein.
"A Hyperscape Body Swap Ticket" Doctor Who at the Proms	1 scene	N/A	N/A	26 August 2013 (2013-08-26)
A special pre-filmed scene with Matt Smith from the 2013 BBC Proms.
"A Night with the Stars" The Science of Doctor Who	1 episode	Ashley Way	Steve Thompson	14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)
Aired with the 2013 documentary The Science of Doctor Who was a short mini-episode featuring Matt Smith as the Doctor and Professor Brian Cox as himself.
"The History of the Doctor" The Ultimate Guide	1 episode	Tom Cohen	Gareth Roberts	18 November 2013 (2013-11-18)
Aired with the 2013 documentary The Ultimate Guide was a short mini-episode featuring Matt Smith as the Doctor.

Charity specials[]

Many special stories have been produced for charity telethons specifically Children in Need and Comic Relief.

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Comic Relief special 1985	1 scene	N/A	N/A	1985 (1985)
A scene with Colin Baker as the Doctor discussing the danger of world hunger.
Dimensions in Time	2 episodes, 15 minutes	Stuart MacDonald	John Nathan-Turner and David Roden	26–27 November 1993 (1993-11-27)
A thirtieth anniversary programme for Doctor Who for Children in Need. The special was also a crossover with EastEnders. It featured Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor plus many of the companions.
The Curse of Fatal Death	4 episodes, 23 minutes	John Henderson	Steven Moffat	12 March 1999 (1999-03-12)
A Comic Relief special, starring Rowan Atkinson, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, and Joanna Lumley as the Doctor, and Jonathan Pryce as the Master.
"Children in Need special 2003"	1 episode	N/A	Nev Fountain and Jon Culshaw	21 November 2003 (2003-11-21)
Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy both return as the Doctor in a comedy short which revolves around them taking part in The Weakest Link.
"Born Again"	1 episode, 7 minutes	Euros Lyn	Russell T Davies	18 November 2005 (2005-11-18)
The Doctor has just regenerated; but will Rose be able to trust this strange new Doctor? Also known as "Children in Need special" or Pudsey Cutaway.[12]
"Time Crash"	1 episode, 8 minutes	Graeme Harper	Steven Moffat	16 November 2007 (2007-11-16)
The episode, set during the last scene of the previous episode "Last of the Time Lords", depicts a humorous encounter between the Doctor's fifth and tenth incarnations, played by Peter Davison and David Tennant respectively.
"Space" and "Time"	2 episodes, 6 minutes	Richard Senior	Steven Moffat	18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)
The episodes form a two-part story, set entirely within the TARDIS, starring Matt Smith as The Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and were written by the programme's head writer Steven Moffat.
The Doctor Drops In	1 scene	N/A	N/A	18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)
Live scene aired during Comic Relief with Matt Smith as the Doctor. The name of the scene comes from the official YouTube upload.
"The Doctor's Auction"	1 episode	N/A	Steven Moffat	18 November 2011 (2011-11-18)
Matt Smith plays the Doctor in a short scene for the main feature of the 2011 Children in Need telethon.
"One Born Every Minute"	1 episode	N/A	N/A	15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
Matt Smith plays the Doctor in a short scene for Comic Relief 2013. It is a crossover with Call the Midwife.
The Doctor Appears	1 scene	N/A	N/A	15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
Live scene aired during Comic Relief with Matt Smith as the Doctor. The name of the scene comes from the official YouTube upload.
"Looking for Pudsey"	1 episode	N/A	N/A	18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
Peter Capaldi plays the Doctor in a short scene for the main feature of the 2016 Children in Need telethon alongside Eddie Redmayne, Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, Mary Berry and Alan Sugar.
"Comic Relief special 2019"	1 scene, 1 minute	N/A	N/A	15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)
Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in a short scene.
"2020"	1 scene, 20 seconds	N/A	N/A	19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in a short scene set in a hospital her and Yaz are investigating.

Promotional mini-episodes and scenes[]

Sometimes, instead of a trailer, a mini-episode or scene will be made to promote a release. This is common practise by Big Finish Productions and the BBC blu-ray The Collection range which features a new mini-episode with every release. Sometimes a narrative trailer in the style of a special scene is released (e.g. Campfire).

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"The Web of Fear advisory scene"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	27 January 1968 (1968-01-27)
A special scene aired after The Enemy of the World episode six. It starred Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. Only the audio survives, but the scene was reconstructed with animation by the BBC in 2021.
"The Blackpool Exhibition Video"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	1976 (1976)
Tom Baker plays the Doctor in a short scene shown at the Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition.
"Dr. Who for Keep Australia Beautiful"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	1979 (1979)
Tom Baker plays the Doctor in a short scene exclusively to raise awareness of keeping Australia's streets tidy.
"Prelude to Season 17"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	August 1979 (1979-08)
Tom Baker plays the Doctor in a short prelude scene airing before the broadcast of Season 17 of the series and serving as promotion for the new series. It also attempted to fit into the narrative with a voice telling the Doctor the Daleks are back, but then erasing his mind to avoid continuity issues with the next serial.
"Step into the 80s"	4 scenes	N/A	N/A	1979 (1979)
Tom Baker and Lalla Ward star in four special scenes made to promote Prime Computer.
"Doctor Who Vs Necros"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	1981 (1981)
Animated promotional video for interstellar ice cream with the Doctor's fourth incarnation and K9. The villain of the piece is called Necros.
"The Appliance of Science"	1 video	N/A	N/A	1981 (1981)
Jon Pertwee returns to the role of the Doctor, for the first time on screen since 1974, in a corporate video for Zanussi made public in 2019.
"The Future is At Your Fingertips"	3 videos, 2 minutes	N/A	N/A	1985 (1985)
BBC-licensed promotional scenes for New Zealand Telecom with Jon Pertwee as the Doctor. In these scenes the TARDIS is a British telephone box as opposed to a police box.
"25"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	1988 (1988)
Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred feature in a short prequel scene to Silver Nemesis.
"You Are Not Alone"	1 video, 1 minute	Ian MacKenzie	Dean Webb	1996 (1996)
Jon Pertwee returns to the role of the Doctor in a promotional video for Vodafone.
"Time is Everything"	6 scenes	N/A	N/A	10 February 1997 (1997-02-10)
Tom Baker returns to the role of the Doctor in a set of scenes aired to promote New Zealand superannuation.
"The Trip of a Lifetime"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Sarah O'Gorman	Ben Friend and Anton Ezer	15 March 2005 (2005-03-15)
A scene featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor promoting the first series of the revival. The Doctor can be seen running from the explosion at Henrik's - from the episode Rose - this scene was especially for this and not included in the episode itself.
"Think You've Seen It All"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Sarah O'Gorman	Lisa Gledhill	1 April 2006 (2006-04-01)
A scene featuring David Tennant as the Doctor.
"When Two Worlds Collide"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Richard Senior	N/A	16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)
A scene featuring David Tennant as the Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones.
"Campfire"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Richard Senior	N/A	28 March 2008 (2008-03-28)
A scene set around a fire featuring David Tennant as the Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.
"Untitled Christmas idents"	4 scenes	N/A	Russell T Davies	4 December 2009 (2009-12-04)
David Tennant portrays the Doctor in a set of scenes aired to promote Christmas on BBC One in 2009.
"The Journey"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Michael Geoghegan	N/A	20 February 2010 (2010-02-20)
A scene featuring Matt Smith as the Doctor promoting the fifth series of the revival.
"In America?"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	6 January 2011 (2011-01-06)
A special scene released for fans in the USA. It was released on the BBC America official YouTube channel and features Matt Smith as the Doctor.
"It's Showtime"	2 parts	N/A	N/A	December 2012 (2012-12)
A special scene aired to promote Christmas on BBC One bin 2012. It features Matt Smith as the Doctor being chased by Miranda Hart.
"Songtaran Carols"	1 episode, 1 minute	N/A	N/A	21 December 2012 (2012-12-21)
A special scene aired to promote The Snowmen Christmas special. It features Matt Smith as the Doctor.
"Hashtags!"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	2013 (2013)
Short scene with Matt Smith as the Doctor.
"Entertainment"	1 scene	N/A	N/A	2013 (2013)
Short scene with Matt Smith as the Doctor promoting BBC Entertainment.
"50 Years"	1 scene	Matt Losasso	Steven Moffat	19 October 2013 (2013-10-19)
Special scene promoting the 50th anniversary of the series. Features Matt Smith as the Doctor. The liknesses of William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant also appear. but with most played by body doubles.
"Save the Day"	3 videos	N/A	Steven Moffat	19 October 2013 (2013-10-19)
Special scenes promoting the 50th anniversary of the series. Features Matt Smith as the Doctor all with the hashtag "SaveTheDay".
"I See Into Your Soul, Doctor"	3 videos	N/A	Steven Moffat	4 July 2014 (2014-07-04)
A scene set in the TARDIS featuring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks.
"Home Invasion"	1 scene	N/A	Peter Jackson	1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)
Short tongue-in-cheek scene with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Peter Jackson as himself teasing the possibility of Jackson directing an episode of the series.
"Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars"	1 scene, 1 minute	N/A	N/A	1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)
An animated Christmas story aired to promote the festive season on BBC One. It features Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. The character of the Doctor also narrates the scene.
"Doctor, Doctor, Doctor"	1 scene, 1 minute	James McLoughlin	James McLoughlin	26 January 2016 (2016-01-26)
Peter Capaldi voices the Doctor in this short scene made by LEGO to coincide with the video game LEGO Dimensions.
"Friend from the Future"	1 episode, 2 minutes	Lawrence Gough	Steven Moffat	23 April 2016 (2016-04-23)
A special scene aired to introduce Pearl Mackie as Bill.
"LEGO Meet That Hero!"	1 scene, 1 minute	James McLoughlin	James McLoughlin	14 September 2016 (2016-09-14)
Peter Capaldi voices the Doctor in another short scene made by LEGO to coincide with the video game LEGO Dimensions.
"A Time for Heroes"	1 scene, 2 minutes	N/A	N/A	25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)
A scene featuring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts and Matt Lucas as Nardole in a special scene promoting the tenth series of the revival. The scene is set in a library and the books on the shelves are names of stories from Series 10.
"Meet the Thirteenth Doctor"	1 scene	Jamie Childs	Chris Chibnall	16 July 2017 (2017-07-16)
A scene aired during Wimbledon to announce Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. The scene shows the Thirteenth Doctor using the TARDIS key to summon the TARDIS.
"The Universe is Calling"	1 scene, 1 minute	N/A	Chris Chibnall	15 July 2018 (2018-07-15)
A scene aired during the World Cup final with Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham O'Brien, Mandip Gill as Yaz Khan and Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair.
"Jovanka Airlines"	1 episode, 2 minutes	Pete McTighe	Pete McTighe	21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)
Janet Fielding returns to the role of Tegan Jovanka in this special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' nineteenth season on blu-ray. The short is entirely in character for Tegan, but Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton appear as themselves.
"Breaking the Glass Ceiling"	1 scene, 2 minutes	N/A	Chris Chibnall	7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)
A scene featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor in a hall as the glass ceiling shatters. It is a metaphor for the casting of the first proper female Doctor which is described as "breaking the glass ceiling". The scene uses the song Glorious by Macklemore.
"Hello Boys!"	1 episode, 2 minutes	Chris Chapman	Pete McTighe	16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)
Katy Manning returns to the role of Jo Jones and Stewart Bevan returns as her husband Cliff Jones in this special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' tenth season on blu-ray. The special also features the return of the giant maggots from The Green Death.
"The Promise"	1 episode, 3 minutes	Pete McTighe	Pete McTighe	3 September 2019 (2019-09-03)
Sophie Aldred returns to the role of Ace in this special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' twenty-sixth season on blu-ray.
"UNIT Field Logs"	4 parts	N/A	N/A	17 August 2020 (2020-08-17) - 20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)
Four shorts that feature different members of UNIT. Released to promote the live event Time Fracture. Jemma Redgrave returns to the role of Kate Stewart for the first time, in a live-action production, since 2015.
"The Last Message"	1 scene, 1 minute	N/A	N/A	1 September 2020 (2020-09-01)
Prequel to the Time Lord Victorious saga featuring a Dalek in space.
"Return of the Autons"	1 episode, 3 minutes	Pete McTighe	Pete McTighe	25 November 2020 (2020-11-25)
Katy Manning returns to the role of Jo Jones and Stewart Bevan returns as her husband Cliff Jones in this special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' eighth season on blu-ray. They had previously done so for "Hello Boys!" for the tenth season blu-ray release.
"24 Carat"	1 episode, 4 minutes	Pete McTighe	Pete McTighe	21 January 2021 (2021-01-21)
Sylvester McCoy returns to the role of the Seventh Doctor in this special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' twenty-fourth season on blu-ray. This is the first time McCoy had officially portrayed the Doctor in a live-action story since The Movie in 1996. It is also the first time Bonnie Langford played Mel Bush since the 1993 special Dimensions in Time.
"Risen"	1 scene, 2 minutes	Pete McTighe	Pete McTighe	7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)
David Gooderson returns to the role of Davros in this special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' seventeenth season on blu-ray.

In-character factual stories[]

Many productions have been made that are "in-universe" documentaries. Usually events from an episode told from the perspective of a fictional character from the series. These were made to promote the outgoing series at the time of broadcast.

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Captain Jack's Monster Files"	15 episodes	Ian Smith	Justin Richards	5 April 2008 (2008-04-05)-25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)
John Barrowman portrays Jack Harkness in a 15-part series with Harkness cataloguing species into the Torchwood archives. New footage was filmed for these shorts including new material of Barrowman in character.
"River Song's Monster Files"	3 episodes	Ian Smith	Justin Richards	1 May 2010 (2010-05-01)-29 May 2010 (2010-05-29)
Alex Kingston portrays River Song in a 3-part series with Song cataloguing species into her diary. The series followed on from Captain Jack's Monster Files.
"Strax Field Reports"	9 episodes	N/A	N/A	9 April 2013 (2013-04-09)-25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)
Dan Starkey portrays Strax the Sontaran in a 9-part series with Strax reporting on the Doctor's adventures.
"TARDIS Index Files"	10 episodes	N/A	N/A	24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)-26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)
Ten in-universe index files shown from the perspective of the TARDIS. The sixth index file, about the Master, is hacked by the Master and replaced with the caption "Celestial Intervention Agency Alert" followed by several images of bananas.
"Yaz Khan's Case Files"	11 episodes	N/A	N/A	7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)-2 January 2019 (2019-01-02)
Mandip Gill plays Yaz Khan in eleven narrated in-universe case files all documented from Yaz's perspective.

Big Finish screen stories[]

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Transmission from Mars"	1 episode, 1 minute	Tom Saunders	Guy Adams	11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)
A live-action prequel to the audio story The Triumph of Sutekh. It marks the first time Lisa Bowerman portrayed Bernice Summerfield in a live-action scene.
"A Return to Skaro for the Doctor"	1 scene, 1 minute	Chris Thompson	N/A	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
An animated prequel to the audio story Return to Skaro.
"Master!"	3 episodes	N/A	N/A	5 November 2020 (2020-11-05) – 14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)
Three seasonal mini-episodes (Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day) featuring the live-action return of Eric Roberts as the Master. These were produced by Big Finish Productions.
"A Visit from Prof. Summerfield."	1 episode, 2 minutes	N/A	Matthew Griffiths	2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)
An animated festive scene featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield.

Interactive and educational stories[]

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"Destiny of the Doctors"	1 episode, 15 minutes	Stuart MacDonald	Terrance Dicks	5 December 1997 (1997-12-05)
The scenes that accompanied the 1997 video game of the same name. It was later released independently as a bonus feature on the DVD release of Survival with a new end credits roll. It starred Anthony Ainley in his last outing as the Master.
"Attack of the Graske"	1 episode, 14 minutes	Ashley Way	Gareth Roberts	25 December 2005 (2005-12-25)
An interactive "mini-episode" debuting on the BBC Red Button service
"Doctor Who and the micro:bit"	2 episodes	N/A	N/A	28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) - 8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)
Interactive educational special starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. The Doctor mentions Nardole as his current companion, but he is not seen.
"Space, Light and Super Movers"	1 episode	N/A	N/A	23 November 2018 (2018-11-23)
Interactive educational science lesson starring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor.

Live performances pre-filmed segments[]

Title	Episodes	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"The Monsters Are Coming!"	1 scene	Will Brenton	Steven Moffat, Will Brenton and Gareth Roberts	8 October 2010 (2010-10-08)
Pre-filmed scene with Matt Smith as the Doctor in his TARDIS.
"The Eleventh Doctor Interactive Story"	1 episode	N/A	Steven Moffat	20 February 2011 (2011-02-20)
Pre-filmed live episode with Matt Smith as the Doctor stuck in the Pandorica.
"The Crash of the Elysium"	1 scene	Will Brenton	Felix Barrett and Tom MacRae	30 July 2011 (2011-07-30)
Pre-filmed scene with Matt Smith as the Doctor. The scene is filmed and presented in black and white.
"The Twelfth Doctor Interactive Story"	1 episode	Paul Wilmshurst	Joseph Lidster	24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
Pre-filmed live episode with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor in various different TARDIS console rooms.

See also[]

• Doctor Who
  • List of Doctor Who serials
  • List of Doctor Who missing episodes
  • List of unmade Doctor Who serials
  • List of Doctor Who audio releases
  • List of Doctor Who radio stories

References[]

External links[]

• Doctor Who Reference Guide – detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works.