A History of Doctor Who By ProlixityGabe Nov 23, 1963 "An Unearthly Child" Period: Nov 23, 1963 to Oct 29, 1966 First Doctor Dec 21, 1963 Debut of the Daleks Oct 8, 1966 Debut of the Mondasian Cybermen Period: Oct 29, 1966 to Jun 21, 1969 Second Doctor Nov 5, 1966 Debut of the Second Doctor ("The Power of the Daleks") Sep 2, 1967 "The Tomb of the Cybermen" Sep 30, 1967 Debut of the Robot Yeti Nov 11, 1967 Debut of the Ice Warriors Apr 19, 1969 Debut of the Time Lords Jan 3, 1970 Debut of the Autons Period: Jan 3, 1970 to Jun 8, 1974 Third Doctor Jan 31, 1970 Debut of the Silurians Jan 2, 1971 Debut of Roger Delgado as the Master Dec 30, 1972 "The Three Doctors" (10th Anniversary special) Dec 15, 1973 Debut of the Sontarans Period: Jun 8, 1974 to Mar 21, 1981 Fourth Doctor Dec 28, 1974 Debut of the Fourth Doctor ("Robot") Mar 8, 1975 Debut of Davros Aug 30, 1975 Debut of the Zygons Jan 20, 1979 Debut of the Black Guardian Sep 29, 1979 "City of Death" Feb 21, 1981 Debut of Anthony Ainley as the Master Feb 28, 1981 "Logopolis" Period: Mar 21, 1981 to Mar 16, 1984 Fifth Doctor Jan 4, 1982 Debut of the Fifth Doctor ("Castrovalva") Feb 23, 1982 Sonic Screwdriver Destroyed Mar 8, 1982 "Earthshock" Nov 23, 1983 "The Five Doctors" (20th Anniversary special) Feb 8, 1984 "Resurrection of the Daleks" Mar 8, 1984 "The Caves of Androzani" Period: Mar 16, 1984 to Dec 6, 1986 Sixth Doctor Mar 22, 1984 Debut of the Sixth Doctor ("The Twin Dilemma") Feb 2, 1985 Debut of the Rani Feb 16, 1985 "The Two Doctors" Mar 23, 1985 "Revelation of the Daleks" Period: Mar 31, 1985 to Sep 5, 1986 18-Month Hiatus Sep 6, 1986 Debut of the Valeyard Period: Sep 7, 1987 to Dec 6, 1989 Seventh Doctor Oct 5, 1988 "Remembrance of the Daleks" Nov 22, 1989 "Survival" Nov 26, 1993 "Dimensions in Time" (Children in Need special) May 12, 1996 "Doctor Who" (TV movie) Period: May 12, 1996 to May 27, 1996 Eighth Doctor Mar 12, 1999 "The Curse of Fatal Death" (Red Nose Day special) Sep 26, 2003 BBC announces return of Doctor Who Apr 2, 2004 Christopher Eccleston announced as the Ninth Doctor Period: Mar 26, 2005 to Jun 18, 2005 Ninth Doctor Mar 30, 2005 Christopher Eccleston announces departure after Series 1 Apr 16, 2005 David Tennant announced as the Tenth Doctor Apr 30, 2005 Revival of the Daleks Period: Jun 18, 2005 to Jan 1, 2010 Tenth Doctor Dec 25, 2005 "The Christmas Invasion" (2005 Christmas special) May 13, 2006 Debut of the Cybus Cybermen Jul 8, 2006 "Doomsday" Dec 25, 2006 "The Runaway Bride" (2006 Christmas special) Jun 9, 2007 Debut of the Weeping Angels Jun 25, 2007 Debut of John Simm as the Master Nov 16, 2007 "Time Crash" (Children in Need special) Dec 25, 2007 "Voyage of the Damned" (2007 Christmas Special) Apr 5, 2008 Debut of the Adipose Apr 26, 2008 Revival of the Sontarans Jun 28, 2008 Revival of Davros Jul 27, 2008 Doctor Who Prom 2008 Oct 29, 2008 David Tennant announces departure after 2009 Dec 25, 2008 "The Next Doctor" (2008 Christmas special) Jan 3, 2009 Matt Smith announced as the Eleventh Doctor Apr 11, 2009 "Planet of the Dead" (2009 Easter special) Jul 19, 2009 Eleventh Doctor's costume revealed Nov 15, 2009 "The Waters of Mars" (2009 Autumn special) Dec 25, 2009 "The End of Time" (2009 Christmas special) Period: Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 25, 2013 Eleventh Doctor Apr 3, 2010 New Sonic Screwdriver Apr 17, 2010 New Dalek Paradigm May 22, 2010 Revival of the Silurians Jul 24, 2010 Doctor Who Prom 2010 Dec 25, 2010 "A Christmas Carol" (2010 Christmas special) Apr 23, 2011 Debut of the Silence Jun 4, 2011 Revival of the Mondasian Cybermen Dec 25, 2011 "The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe" (2011 Christmas special) Sep 1, 2012 "Asylum of the Daleks" Dec 25, 2012 New TARDIS Console Room Dec 25, 2012 "The Snowmen" (2012 Christmas special) Mar 30, 2013 Debut of Richard E. Grant as the Great Intelligence Apr 13, 2013 Revival of the Ice Warriors May 18, 2013 Debut of John Hurt as the War Doctor Jun 1, 2013 Matt Smith announces departure after 2013 Jul 13, 2013 Doctor Who Prom 2013 Aug 4, 2013 Peter Capaldi announced as the Twelfth Doctor Nov 14, 2013 "The Night of the Doctor" (Minisode) Nov 21, 2013 "An Adventure in Space and Time" (Docudrama) Nov 23, 2013 "The Day of the Doctor" (50th Anniversary special) Nov 23, 2013 "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot" (Comedy homage) Dec 25, 2013 "The Time of the Doctor" (2013 Christmas special) Period: Dec 25, 2013 to Dec 25, 2017 Twelfth Doctor Jan 27, 2014 Twelfth Doctor's costume revealed Aug 23, 2014 Debut of the Twelfth Doctor ("Deep Breath") Jan 30, 2017 Peter Capaldi announces departure after 2017
