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 and theatrical
films. These could be animations, mini-episodes, promotional scenes or charity specials.

This list only includes televised, online or home released episodes that are official or officially licensed by
the BBC. Therefore audio, video game or stay plays are not included. Though games with live action
scenes are allowed. The Doctor cameoing in other shows such as Extras or Family Guy are excluded,
however mini-episodes airing in telethons or factual shows are included. Sketches with actors playing
themselves are also excluded for better accuracy.

Doctor Who supplementary stories

There have been several special Doctor Who episodes and serials that are produced by the BBC. Below
they are separated into the four periods of the show; the classic era, the wilderness era, the revival era and
the Bad Wolf era.

Classic era (1963–1989)

Many Doctor Who supplementary episodes existed during the classic era of the show. These include mini-
episodes and films.
 Original release
Title Episodes Directed by Written by
date

Films

Gordon Milton
Dr. Who and the Daleks 1 film, 90 minutes 25 June 1965
Flemyng Subotsky
First of the films with Peter Cushing as Dr. Who. Also starred Roberta Tovey as Susie and Roy Castle as Ian.

Milton
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 Gordon Subotsky and
1 film, 90 minutes 26 July 1966
A.D. Flemyng David
Whittaker

Second of the films with Peter Cushing as Dr. Who. Also starred Roberta Tovey as Susie and Bernard Cribbins as
Tom Campbell.

Season 5

"The Web of Fear advisory

1 scene N/A N/A 27 January 1968
scene"

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.

Season 13

"Disney Time special" 1 episode N/A Unknown 25 August 1975

Special crossover episode featuring Tom Baker as the Doctor that 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.

Season 16

"Dr. Who for Keep Australia

4 scenes N/A N/A February 1979
Beautiful"

Tom Baker plays the Doctor in four mini-episodes. They were broadcast exclusively to raise awareness of keeping
Australia's streets tidy.

Season 17

1 episode, 3
"Animal Magic special" N/A Unknown 1 May 1979
minutes
Special mini-episode with Tom Baker as the Doctor broadcast within the series Animal Magic. This was filmed on
the set of The Creature from the Pit.

"Season 17 prelude" 1 scene, 2 minutes N/A N/A August 1979

Tom Baker features in a promotional mini-scene, in place of a usual trailer, made to promote Season 17. It lead
directly into Destiny of the Daleks. It also attempted to fit into the main narrative. After a voice told the Doctor the
Daleks are back, it then erased the Doctor’s mind to avoid continuity issues with the next serial.

"Step into the 80s!" 2 parts N/A Tom Baker January 1979

Tom Baker and Lalla Ward star as the Doctor and Romana in two promotional mini-episodes made to promote
Prime Computer. They were set in or around the TARDIS.

Season 18
"On Through the 80s!" 2 parts N/A Tom Baker April 1981

Tom Baker and Lalla Ward star as the Doctor, now with his burgundy outfit, and Romana in two more promotional
mini-episodes made to promote Prime Computer. They were set in or around the TARDIS.

Season 22
 1 episode, 10 Marcus
"A Fix with Sontarans" Eric Saward 23 February 1985
minutes Mortimer
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. The story was
released on the Season 22 blu-ray release, but with the end outro cut and featured a new scene recorded by Colin
Baker.

Season 25

1 scene, 30
"25" N/A N/A September 1988
seconds
Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred feature in a short promotional prequel scene to the 25th anniversary story
Silver Nemesis.

Wilderness era (1990–2003)

Doctor Who supplementary stories existed during the wilderness era of the show where regular broadcast
episodes didn’t exist. These include mini-episodes, animated stories and charity specials. They were
broadcast sporadically through the 14 year period, but often featured actors from the classic era reprising
their roles.
 Original release
Title Episodes Directed by Written by
date

Lambros
1 episode, 20 Berry-Anne Atteshlis and
"Search Out Space" 21 November 1990
minutes Billingsley Berry-Anne
Billingsley

A one-off piece of fiction broadcast on BBC2 with the usually non-fiction children's education programme Search
Out Science. It was a Doctor Who crossover featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace,
Stephen Johnson as Cedric and John Leeson as K-9.

John Nathan-
2 episodes, 15 Stuart 26 –
Dimensions in Time Turner and
minutes MacDonald 27 November 1993
David Roden

A thirtieth anniversary programme of 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. Kate O'Mara makes her final televised appearance as the Rani.

"Time is Everything" 8 scenes John Toon N/A 10 February 1997

Tom Baker returns to the role of the Doctor in a set of scenes aired to promote New Zealand superannuation. The
scenes featured a new especially built TARDIS interior and sonic screwdriver.

Terrance
Dicks, Gary
Russell, Andy
Destiny of the Doctors 1 interactive story Nick Holden 5 December 1997
Russell and
Hannah
Reddler

A video game crossed with an episode of the show. The game featured live action scenes with Anthony Ainley as
the Master.

4 episodes, 23 John
The Curse of Fatal Death Steven Moffat 12 March 1999
minutes Henderson

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. Describe by writer Steven Moffat, in DWM510, as a
non-parodical comedy aimed to slot into the end of the then-continuity.

Michael Michael
Doctor Who Night 1 broadcast 13 November 1999
Wadding Wadding
Special broadcast featuring new scenes with Tom Baker as a future incarnation of the Doctor. An idea that'd be
reused for the 2013 anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor". It also bookended new features and sketches.

BBCi Specials

Colin Meek
Dan 13 July 2001 -
Death Comes to Time 5 episodes and Nev
Freedman 3 May 2002
Fountain
Animated serial released on the Doctor Who website, it starred Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie
Aldred as Ace and Stephen Fry as the Minister of Chance.

2 August 2002 -
Real Time 6 episodes Gary Russell Gary Russell
6 September 2002
A webcast featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe. It also featured the
Cybermen.

Douglas
2 May 2003 -
The Return to Shada 6 episodes Nicholas Pegg Adams and
6 June 2003
Gary Russell

Another special webcast featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Lalla Ward as Romana with John
Leeson as K9. It was renamed from Shada to The Return to Shada on the 2017 blu-ray.
 13 November 2003 -
Scream of the Shalka 6 episodes Wilson Milam Paul Cornell
18 December 2003
A fully animated special webcast featuring Richard E. Grant as the Doctor and Derek Jacobi as the Master. It
celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Doctor Who and was an attempt at reviving the series properly.

Revival era (2005–present)

Standalone
Many standalone Doctor Who supplementary episodes existed during the revived era of the show. These
include mini-episodes, animated stories and charity specials. They are all usually released as supplementary
to a series.

Additionally throughout the sixth and seventh series several prequels were released online, which acted as
openers for their accompanying episodes. All "prequels" were usually released ahead of their
accompanying episodes. The concept is similar to that of the second series, in which each episode had an
accompanying Tardisode.

The stories are segmented into the series they were released with.
 Original release
Title Episodes Directed by Written by
date

Series 2

1 episode, 7 Russell T
"Born Again" Euros Lyn 18 November 2005
minutes Davies

The Doctor has just regenerated; but will Rose be able to trust this strange new Doctor? [1]

1 episode, 14 Gareth
"Attack of the Graske" Ashley Way 25 December 2005
minutes Roberts

An interactive "mini-episode" debuting on the BBC Red Button service. It featured David Tennant as the Doctor.

Series 3
13 episodes, 45 2 April 2007–
The Infinite Quest Gary Russell Alan Barnes
minutes 30 June 2007

An animated serial debuting as segments during Totally Doctor Who made during David Tennant's tenure as The
Doctor, plus his companion Martha Jones.

Series 4
1 episode, 8 Graeme
"Time Crash" Steven Moffat 16 November 2007
minutes Harper

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.

2008–2010 Specials
27 July 2008 (BBC
iPlayer and BBC Radio
1 episode, 7 Russell T 3)
"Music of the Spheres" Euros Lyn
minutes Davies 1 January 2009 (BBC
[2]
One)

A special mini-episode with David Tennant from the 2008 BBC Proms.

21–
26 November 2009[3]
6 episodes, 45 (BBC Red Button and
Dreamland Gary Russell Phil Ford
minutes 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.

1 episode, 3
"A Ghost Story for Christmas" N/A N/A 24 December 2009
minutes
John Barrowman portrays Jack Harkness in this Weeping Angel mini-episode.

Russell T
"The Doctor and the Reindeer" 1 scene, 1 minute N/A 4 December 2009
Davies

David Tennant portrays the Doctor in a set of scenes aired to promote Christmas on BBC One in 2009.

Series 5

2 episode, 4 Richard
"Meanwhile in the TARDIS" Steven Moffat 8 November 2010
minutes Senior

Mini-episodes exclusive to the Series 5 DVD and blu-ray release. They starred Matt Smith and Karen Gillan as
the Doctor and Amy Pond.
 Series 6
Richard
"Dermot and the Doctor" 1 scene, 4 minutes Steven Moffat 26 January 2011
Senior

The Doctor (Matt Smith) teams up with Dermot O'Leary in a mini-episode broadcast alongside the 2011 National
Television Awards.

2 episodes, 6 Richard
"Space" and "Time" Steven Moffat 18 March 2011
minutes Senior
Released as the Comic Relief special 2011 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 Children
1 episode, 4
"Death Is the Only Answer" Jeremy Webb of Oakley 1 October 2011
minutes
Junior School

Doctor Who Confidential mini-episode with Matt Smith as the Doctor and Nickolas Grace as Albert Einstein.

"The Naked Truth" 1 episode N/A Steven Moffat 18 November 2011

Matt Smith plays the Doctor in a short mini-episode for the 2011 Children in Need telethon.

5 episodes, 16 Richard
"Night and the Doctor" Steven Moffat 21 November 2011
minutes Senior[4]
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.

Series 7

Saul The Children

1 episode, 3
"Good as Gold" of Ashdene 24 April 2012
minutes Metzstein[5] School

Mini-episode with Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor that aired during Blue Peter.

27–31 August 2012

5 episodes, 5 Saul (webcast)
Pond Life Chris Chibnall
minutes Metzstein 1 September 2012
(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.

1 episode, 2
"P.S." N/A Chris Chibnall 12 October 2012
minutes
An animated story with Brian Williams narrated by Arthur Darvill.

"A Hyperscape Body Swap Richard

1 episode Steven Moffat 26 August 2013
Ticket" Senior

A special pre-filmed mini-episode with Matt Smith as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald from the
2013 BBC Proms. The titular ticket would later be seen in Clara’s flat in the episode: "Dark Water".

1 episode, 2
"The Inforarium" N/A Steven Moffat 24 September 2013
minutes

An additional scene written and produced for "The Complete Seventh Series" boxset.

1 episode, 2
"Rain Gods" N/A Neil Gaiman 24 September 2013
minutes
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.[6]

1 episode, 2
"Clara and the TARDIS" N/A Steven Moffat 24 September 2013
minutes

An additional scene written and produced for "The Complete Seventh Series" boxset.

2013 Specials

1 episode, 7
"The Night of the Doctor" John Hayes Steven Moffat 14 November 2013
minutes

Paul McGann returns to the role of the Eighth Doctor. The story serves as his regeneration story into John Hurt's
War Doctor,

"A Night with the Stars" Steve

1 episode Ashley Way 14 November 2013
The Science of Doctor Who Thompson

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.

Gareth
"The Ultimate Guide" 2 scenes Tom Cohen 18 November 2013
Roberts
Aired with the 2013 documentary The Ultimate Guide was a short mini-episode featuring Matt Smith as the Doctor
and Jenna Coleman as Clara.

Series 11
"The Thirteenth Doctor" 1 scene Jamie Childs Chris Chibnall 16 July 2017

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.

1 scene, 30
"Breaking the Glass Ceiling" N/A N/A 7 September 2018
seconds
The Thirteenth Doctor breaks the glass ceiling by existing.

"'Twas the Night Before

1 scene, 1 minute N/A N/A 18 December 2018
Christmas"

Bradley Walsh narrates a Christmas animation with the Thirteenth Doctor and Santa.

"Comic Relief special 2019" 1 scene, 2 minutes N/A N/A 15 March 2019

Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in a short scene.

2023 Specials
Russell T
Joshua M.G. Davies, Pete
Tales of the TARDIS 6 episodes 1 November 2023
Thomas McTighe and
Phil Ford

Six-part special BBC iPlayer release and the first release after the Whoniverse rebrand. It featured repeats of old
stories with new scenes bookending them. The new scenes featured the return of Peter Purves as Steven Taylor,
Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Pallister, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot, Katy
Manning as Jo Jones, Daniel Anthony as Clyde Langer, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as
Tegan Jovanka, Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown, Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh
Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace.

1 episode, 5 Jamie Russell T

"Destination: Skaro" 17 November 2023
minutes Donoughue Davies
Children in Need special mini-episode starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, Julian Bleach as Davros
and guest starring Mawaan Rizwan as Mr Castavillian. The first Murray Gold scored episode since "Twice Upon a
Time".
 "The Bedtime Story"
1 story, 5 minutes Unknown Unknown 24 November 2023
or The Way Back Home
Special CBeebies Bedtime Story with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor. First Doctor Who material aired on
CBeebies.

Prequels
Short prequels serving as extra scenes to the regular episodes.
 Original release
Episode title Episodes Directed by Written by
date

Series 2

13 episodes, 10 Gareth 1 April 2006 -

"Tardisodes" Ashley Way
minutes Roberts 1 July 2006
Series 6

"The Impossible Astronaut"

1 prequel, 2 minutes N/A Steven Moffat 25 March 2011
prequel

"The Curse of the Black Spot" Stephen

1 prequel, 2 minutes N/A 30 April 2011
prequel Thompson
"A Good Man Goes to War" Marcus
1 prequel, 2 minutes Steven Moffat 28 May 2011
prequel Wilson

"Let's Kill Hitler" prequel 1 prequel, 2 minutes Steve Hughes Steven Moffat 15 August 2011

"The Wedding of River Song" Marcus

1 prequel, 1 minute Steven Moffat 24 September 2011
prequel Wilson
Series 7

"The Doctor, The Widow and Marcus 6 December 2011

1 prequel, 2 minutes Steven Moffat
the Wardrobe Prequel" Wilson (online)

2 September 2012
Saul
"Asylum of the Daleks Prequel" 1 prequel, 2 minutes Steven Moffat (iTunes, Zune, and
Metzstein
Amazon Video)

16 September 2012
"The Making of The Gunslinger" Toby
1 prequel, 2 minutes Neill Gorton (iTunes, Zune, and
"A Town Called Mercy" prequel Whithouse
Amazon Video)

"The Great Detective" Marcus 16 November 2012

1 prequel, 4 minutes Steven Moffat
"The Snowmen" prequel Wilson (BBC One)

17 December 2012
"Vastra Investigates" (online)
1 prequel, 3 minutes John Hayes Steven Moffat
"The Snowmen" prequel 20 December 2012
(BBC Red Button)

23 March 2013
"The Bells of Saint John – A (online)
1 prequel, 3 minutes John Hayes Steven Moffat
Prequel" 29 March 2013 (BBC
Red Button)

"The Battle of Demon's Run – 25 March 2013

Marcus
Two Days Later" 1 prequel, 3 minutes Steven Moffat (iTunes, and Amazon
Wilson
"The Snowmen" prequel Video)"[7]

"She Said, He Said" Saul 11 May 2013 (BBC

1 prequel, 4 minutes Steven Moffat
"The Name of the Doctor" prequel Metzstein Red Button)

"Clarence and the Whispermen" Stephen 26 May 2013 (home

1 prequel, 2 minutes Steven Moffat
"The Name of the Doctor" prequel Woolfenden video release)

2013 Specials

19 November 2013
"The Last Day" (online)
1 prequel, 4 minutes Jamie Stone Steven Moffat 2 December 2013
"The Day of the Doctor" prequel
(home video release)[8]

Series 9

"Prologue" 1 prequel, 2 minutes Hettie Steven Moffat 11 September 2015

 "The Magician's Apprentice" prequel MacDonald

"The Doctor's Meditation"

1 prequel, 7 minutes Ed Bazalgette Steven Moffat 15 September 2015
"The Magician's Apprentice" prequel

Series 10

"Friend from the Future" 1 episode, 3 Lawrence

Steven Moffat 23 April 2016
"The Pilot" prequel minutes Gough

Series 13
"Welcome to the TARDIS" 1 scene, 30
N/A Chris Chibnall 1 January 2021
Flux prequel seconds

"The Flux is Coming..." 1 scene, 20

N/A N/A 9 October 2021
Flux prequel seconds

The Collection stories

Since 2019 special mini-episodes have been released to coincide with the blu-ray release of classic seasons.
These mini-episodes often feature the return of past companions and enemies as well as a Doctor on one
occasion. They range from 3-10 minutes in length. This list only documents the in character mini-episodes.
 Original release
Title Episodes Directed by Written by
date

1 episode, 2 Chris
"Hello Boys!" Pete McTighe 16 April 2019
minutes Chapman

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 and the Doctor’s car Bessie.

1 episode, 3
"The Promise" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 3 September 2019
minutes

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. Ace is seen running A Charitable Earth as mentioned in The Sarah Jane
Adventures.

1 episode, 3
"Return of the Autons" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 25 November 2020
minutes
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.

1 episode, 4
"24 Carat" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 21 January 2021
minutes

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.

1 episode, 2
"Risen" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 7 October 2021
minutes

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.

1 episode, 4
"The Eternal Mystery" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 20 January 2022
minutes
Nicola Bryant returns to the role of Peri in a special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' twenty-
second season on blu-ray. It delved into the events of Peri’s fate after leaving the series. Colin Baker also voiced
a line as the Doctor.

1 episode, 3
"The Storyteller" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 16 August 2022
minutes

Maureen O'Brien returns to the role of Vicki, for the first time on screen since the series’s third season, in this
special mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' second season on blu-ray.

1 episode, 6
"Defenders of Earth" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 26 January 2023
minutes

Katy Manning’s third mini-episode in The Collection series, as Jo Jones, this time to coincide with the release of
the series' ninth season on blu-ray. The Sea Devils also appeared.

1 episode, 8
"The Passenger" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 13 July 2023
minutes

Janet Fielding returns as Tegan, in her "The Power of the Doctor" coat, and Sarah Sutton returns as Nyssa in a
mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' twentieth season on blu-ray. The mini-episode also features
the return of Fifth Doctor era villain the Mara.

1 episode, 3
"The Final Battle" Pete McTighe Pete McTighe 11 January 2024
minutes
Louise Jameson returns as Leela in a mini-episode to coincide with the release of the series' fifteenth season on
blu-ray. The mini-episode is set during the Time War on Gallifrey. It features a score by Murray Gold.
Lockdown! stories
In 2020 and 2021 special mini-episodes were released during official online watchalongs of past stories.
They were often written by well known Doctor Who writers including Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat,
Chris Chibnall and Neil Gaiman. They also featured returning Doctor Who actors in them including Jodie
Whittaker, Dan Starkey, Arthur Darvill, Katy Manning, Sophie Aldred, Daniel Anthony, David Bradley,
Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas. The event also featured original stories in other mediums such as prose and
motion comic. They are excluded from this list.
 Original release
Title Episodes Directed by Written by
date

1 episode, 2
"Strax Saves the Day" Dan Starkey Steven Moffat 21 March 2020
minutes

Dan Starkey plays Strax in a puppet-style mini-episode penned by Steven Moffat. The eight "Morbius Doctors"
are seen in a cameo appearance.

Jodie
"Message from the Doctor" 1 scene, 2 minutes Chris Chibnall 25 March 2020
Whittaker

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.

Jodie
"United We Stand, 2m Apart" 1 scene, 2 minutes Chris Chibnall 8 April 2020
Whittaker
Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in a second short scene talking about the coronavirus.

1 episode, 3
"Rory's Story" Arthur Darvill Neil Gaiman 11 April 2020
minutes

Arthur Darvill returns to the role of Rory Williams for the first time in eight years.

Russell T
"Farewell, Sarah Jane" 1 episode Emily Cook 19 April 2020
Davies

A special episode celebrating the character Sarah Jane Smith and showing the events after her death. Luke,
Clyde and Rani all return alongside Gita, Ace and Jo.

1 episode, 3 Andrew Andrew

"Sven and the Scarf" 30 April 2020
minutes Ireland Ireland
Mini-episode tying into the 2005 episode Dalek.

1 episode, 3
"Pompadour" N/A Steven Moffat 6 May 2020
minutes

Mini-episode centring around the 2006 episode The Girl in the Fireplace.

Emily Cook
1 episode, 3
"The Zygon Isolation" and Michael Peter Harness 10 May 2020
minutes
Williams

Mini-episode featuring Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood.

1 episode, 4
"The Descendants of Pompeii" Emily Cook James Moran 17 May 2020
minutes

Mini-episode sequel to The Fires of Pompeii set in the present day.

1 episode, 15
"Doctors Assemble!" Emily Cook James Goss 23 May 2020
minutes
All incarnations of the Doctor, voiced by impressionists, team-up in a one-off animated special. David Bradley
reprises his role as the first incarnation of the Doctor.

1 episode, 5
"The Best of Days" N/A Steven Moffat 7 June 2020
minutes

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.

1 episode, 10 William Dominic G.

"The Genuine Article" 14 February 2021
minutes Grantham Martin

Sequel to "Love & Monsters".

Other
Original release
Title Episodes Directed by Written by
date
The Ultimate Adventure tie-in

"The Shrink" 1 scene, 3 minutes N/A N/A 6 May 1989

Jon Pertwee returns to the role of the Doctor in a short scene made to tie in with the stage play The Ultimate
Adventure. It aired during On the Waterfront.

Time Lord Victorious tie-in

Scott
Handcock,
5 episodes, 45 12 November 2020–
Daleks! Peter James Goss
minutes 10 December 2020
Caddock and
Jon Doyle

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.

See also
Doctor Who portal

BBC portal

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

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External links
Doctor Who Reference Guide (https://web.archive.org/web/20150205221954/http://drwhogui
de.com/) – detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and
literary works.

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