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.
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.
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| 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. Also starred Roberta Tovey as Susie and Roy Castle as Ian. | ||||||||||||
| 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. Also starred Roberta Tovey as Susie and Bernard Cribbins as Tom Campbell. | ||||||||||||
| Season 5 | ||||||||||||
| "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. | ||||||||||||
| Season 13 | ||||||||||||
| "Disney Time special" | 1 episode | N/A | Unknown | 25 August 1975 (1975-08-25) | ||||||||
| 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 Beautiful" | 4 scenes | N/A | N/A | February 1979 (1979-02) | ||||||||
| Tom Baker plays the Doctor in four mini-episodes. They were broadcast exclusively to raise awareness of keeping Australia's streets tidy. | ||||||||||||
| Season 17 | ||||||||||||
| "Animal Magic special" | 1 episode, 3 minutes | N/A | Unknown | 1 May 1979 (1979-05-01) | ||||||||
| 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 (1979-08) | ||||||||
| 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 (1979-01) | ||||||||
| 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 (1981-04) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| "A Fix with Sontarans" | 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. 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 | ||||||||||||
| "25" | 1 scene, 30 seconds | N/A | N/A | September 1988 (1988-09) | ||||||||
| Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred feature in a short promotional prequel scene to the 25th anniversary story Silver Nemesis. | ||||||||||||
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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.
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| "Search Out Space" | 1 episode, 20 minutes | Berry-Anne Billingsley | Lambros Atteshlis and Berry-Anne Billingsley | 21 November 1990 (1990-11-21) | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 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 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 (1997-02-10) | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Destiny of the Doctors | 1 interactive story | Nick Holden | Terrance Dicks, Gary Russell, Andy Russell and Hannah Reddler | 5 December 1997 (1997-12-05) | ||||||||
| A video game crossed with an episode of the show. The game featured live action scenes with Anthony Ainley as the Master. | ||||||||||||
| 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. Describe by writer Steven Moffat, in DWM510, as a non-parodical comedy aimed to slot into the end of the then-continuity. | ||||||||||||
| Doctor Who Night | 1 broadcast | Michael Wadding | Michael Wadding | 13 November 1999 (1999-11-13) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Death Comes to Time | 5 episodes | Dan Freedman | Colin Meek and Nev Fountain | 13 July 2001 (2001-07-13) - 3 May 2002 (2002-05-03) | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Real Time | 6 episodes | Gary Russell | Gary Russell | 2 August 2002 (2002-08-02) - 6 September 2002 (2002-09-06) | ||||||||
| A webcast featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe. It also featured the Cybermen. | ||||||||||||
| The Return to 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. It was renamed from Shada to The Return to Shada on the 2017 blu-ray. | ||||||||||||
| Scream of the Shalka | 6 episodes | Wilson Milam | Paul Cornell | 13 November 2003 (2003-11-13) - 18 December 2003 (2003-12-18) | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
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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.
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| Series 2 | ||||||||||||
| "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? [1] | ||||||||||||
| "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. It featured David Tennant as the Doctor. | ||||||||||||
| Series 3 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Series 4 | ||||||||||||
| "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. | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 Specials | ||||||||||||
| "Music of the Spheres" | 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)[2] | ||||||||
| A special mini-episode with David Tennant from the 2008 BBC Proms. | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| "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. | ||||||||||||
| "The Doctor and the Reindeer" | 1 scene, 1 minute | 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. | ||||||||||||
| Series 5 | ||||||||||||
| "Meanwhile in the TARDIS" | 2 episode, 4 minutes | Richard Senior | Steven Moffat | 8 November 2010 (2010-11-08) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| "Dermot and the Doctor" | 1 scene, 4 minutes | Richard Senior | Steven Moffat | 26 January 2011 (2011-01-26) | ||||||||
| The Doctor (Matt Smith) teams up with Dermot O'Leary in a mini-episode broadcast alongside the 2011 National Television Awards. | ||||||||||||
| "Space" and "Time" | 2 episodes, 6 minutes | Richard Senior | Steven Moffat | 18 March 2011 (2011-03-18) | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| "Death Is the Only Answer" | 1 episode, 4 minutes | Jeremy Webb | The Children of Oakley Junior School | 1 October 2011 (2011-10-01) | ||||||||
| 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 (2011-11-18) | ||||||||
| Matt Smith plays the Doctor in a short mini-episode for the 2011 Children in Need telethon. | ||||||||||||
| "Night and the Doctor" | 5 episodes, 16 minutes | Richard Senior[4] | 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. | ||||||||||||
| Series 7 | ||||||||||||
| "Good as Gold" | 1 episode, 3 minutes | Saul Metzstein[5] | The Children of Ashdene School | 24 April 2012 (2012-04-24) | ||||||||
| Mini-episode with Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor that aired during Blue Peter. | ||||||||||||
| 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 with Brian Williams narrated by Arthur Darvill. | ||||||||||||
| "A Hyperscape Body Swap Ticket" | 1 episode | Richard Senior | Steven Moffat | 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) | ||||||||
| 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". | ||||||||||||
| "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.[6] | ||||||||||||
| "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. | ||||||||||||
| 2013 Specials | ||||||||||||
| "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, | ||||||||||||
| "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 Ultimate Guide" | 2 scenes | 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 and Jenna Coleman as Clara. | ||||||||||||
| Series 11 | ||||||||||||
| "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. | ||||||||||||
| "Breaking the Glass Ceiling" | 1 scene, 30 seconds | N/A | N/A | 7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) | ||||||||
| The Thirteenth Doctor breaks the glass ceiling by existing. | ||||||||||||
| "'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. | ||||||||||||
| "Comic Relief special 2019" | 1 scene, 2 minutes | N/A | N/A | 15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) | ||||||||
| Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in a short scene. | ||||||||||||
| 2023 Specials | ||||||||||||
| Tales of the TARDIS | 6 episodes | Joshua M.G. Thomas | Russell T Davies, Pete McTighe and Phil Ford | 1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| "Destination: Skaro" | 1 episode, 5 minutes | Jamie Donoughue | Russell T Davies | 17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) | ||||||||
| 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" or The Way Back Home | 1 story, 5 minutes | Unknown | Unknown | 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24) | ||||||||
| Special CBeebies Bedtime Story with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor. First Doctor Who material aired on CBeebies. | ||||||||||||
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Prequels
Short prequels serving as extra scenes to the regular episodes.
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| Episode title | Episodes | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | ||||||||
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| Series 2 | ||||||||||||
| "Tardisodes" | 13 episodes, 10 minutes | Ashley Way | Gareth Roberts | 1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) - 1 July 2006 (2006-07-01) | ||||||||
| Series 6 | ||||||||||||
| "The Impossible Astronaut" prequel | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | N/A | Steven Moffat | 25 March 2011 (2011-03-25) | ||||||||
| "The Curse of the Black Spot" prequel | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | N/A | Stephen Thompson | 30 April 2011 (2011-04-30) | ||||||||
| "A Good Man Goes to War" prequel | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | Marcus Wilson | Steven Moffat | 28 May 2011 (2011-05-28) | ||||||||
| "Let's Kill Hitler" prequel | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | Steve Hughes | Steven Moffat | 15 August 2011 (2011-08-15) | ||||||||
| "The Wedding of River Song" prequel | 1 prequel, 1 minute | Marcus Wilson | Steven Moffat | 24 September 2011 (2011-09-24) | ||||||||
| Series 7 | ||||||||||||
| "The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe Prequel" | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | Marcus Wilson | Steven Moffat | 6 December 2011 (2011-12-06) (online) | ||||||||
| "Asylum of the Daleks Prequel" | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | Saul Metzstein | Steven Moffat | 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) (iTunes, Zune, and Amazon Video) | ||||||||
| "The Making of The Gunslinger" "A Town Called Mercy" prequel | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | Neill Gorton | Toby Whithouse | 16 September 2012 (2012-09-16) (iTunes, Zune, and Amazon Video) | ||||||||
| "The Great Detective" "The Snowmen" prequel | 1 prequel, 4 minutes | Marcus Wilson | Steven Moffat | 16 November 2012 (2012-11-16) (BBC One) | ||||||||
| "Vastra Investigates" "The Snowmen" prequel | 1 prequel, 3 minutes | John Hayes | Steven Moffat | 17 December 2012 (2012-12-17) (online) 20 December 2012 (BBC Red Button) | ||||||||
| "The Bells of Saint John – A Prequel" | 1 prequel, 3 minutes | John Hayes | Steven Moffat | 23 March 2013 (2013-03-23) (online) 29 March 2013 (BBC Red Button) | ||||||||
| "The Battle of Demon's Run – Two Days Later" "The Snowmen" prequel | 1 prequel, 3 minutes | Marcus Wilson | Steven Moffat | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) (iTunes, and Amazon Video)"[7] | ||||||||
| "She Said, He Said" "The Name of the Doctor" prequel | 1 prequel, 4 minutes | Saul Metzstein | Steven Moffat | 11 May 2013 (2013-05-11) (BBC Red Button) | ||||||||
| "Clarence and the Whispermen" "The Name of the Doctor" prequel | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | Stephen Woolfenden | Steven Moffat | 26 May 2013 (2013-05-26) (home video release) | ||||||||
| 2013 Specials | ||||||||||||
| "The Last Day" "The Day of the Doctor" prequel | 1 prequel, 4 minutes | Jamie Stone | Steven Moffat | 19 November 2013 (2013-11-19) (online) 2 December 2013 (home video release)[8] | ||||||||
| Series 9 | ||||||||||||
| "Prologue" "The Magician's Apprentice" prequel | 1 prequel, 2 minutes | Hettie MacDonald | Steven Moffat | 11 September 2015 (2015-09-11) | ||||||||
| "The Doctor's Meditation" "The Magician's Apprentice" prequel | 1 prequel, 7 minutes | Ed Bazalgette | Steven Moffat | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | ||||||||
| Series 10 | ||||||||||||
| "Friend from the Future" "The Pilot" prequel | 1 episode, 3 minutes | Lawrence Gough | Steven Moffat | 23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) | ||||||||
| Series 13 | ||||||||||||
| "Welcome to the TARDIS" Flux prequel | 1 scene, 30 seconds | N/A | Chris Chibnall | 1 January 2021 (2021-01-01) | ||||||||
| "The Flux is Coming..." Flux prequel | 1 scene, 20 seconds | N/A | N/A | 9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) | ||||||||
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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.
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| "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 and the Doctor’s car Bessie. | |||||
| "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. Ace is seen running A Charitable Earth as mentioned in The Sarah Jane Adventures. | |||||
| "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 episode, 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. | |||||
| "The Eternal Mystery" | 1 episode, 4 minutes | Pete McTighe | Pete McTighe | 20 January 2022 (2022-01-20) | |
| 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. | |||||
| "The Storyteller" | 1 episode, 3 minutes | Pete McTighe | Pete McTighe | 16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) | |
| 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. | |||||
| "Defenders of Earth" | 1 episode, 6 minutes | Pete McTighe | Pete McTighe | 26 January 2023 (2023-01-26) | |
| 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. | |||||
| "The Passenger" | 1 episode, 8 minutes | Pete McTighe | Pete McTighe | 13 July 2023 (2023-07-13) | |
| 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. | |||||
| "The Final Battle" | 1 episode, 3 minutes | Pete McTighe | Pete McTighe | 11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) | |
| 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. | |||||
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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.
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| "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. | |||||
| "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. | |||||
| "Farewell, Sarah Jane" | 1 episode | Emily Cook | Russell T Davies | 19 April 2020 (2020-04-19) | |
| 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. | |||||
| "Sven and the Scarf" | 1 episode, 3 minutes | Andrew Ireland | Andrew Ireland | 30 April 2020 (2020-04-30) | |
| Mini-episode tying into the 2005 episode Dalek. | |||||
| "Pompadour" | 1 episode, 3 minutes | N/A | Steven Moffat | 6 May 2020 (2020-05-06) | |
| Mini-episode centring around 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) | |
| Mini-episode featuring Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood. | |||||
| "The Descendants of Pompeii" | 1 episode, 4 minutes | Emily Cook | James Moran | 17 May 2020 (2020-05-17) | |
| Mini-episode 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, voiced by impressionists, team-up in a one-off animated special. David Bradley reprises his role as the first incarnation of the Doctor. | |||||
| "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. | |||||
| "The Genuine Article" | 1 episode, 10 minutes | William Grantham | Dominic G. Martin | 14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) | |
| Sequel to "Love & Monsters". | |||||
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| "The Shrink" | 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. It aired during On the Waterfront. | ||||||||||||
| Time Lord Victorious tie-in | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
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