Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Given that this blog is wildly geeky by definition it was only a matter of time before it tackled the geekiest arena out there: Doctor Who.
Personally, I think I still prefer my Gallifreyan gadabout with wobbly 20th century sets and monsters crafted from bubble wrap and carpet but there is still plenty to recommend 'New Who' (I refuse to use the term 'reboot', although given the show's subject matter that odious word might actually be appropriate here). Anyhoo, here is my - relatively slapdash - countdown of the storylines from 2005 onwards. There is a plethora of these rundowns online from similarly well-adjusted, pale and haunted looking people; this list is just as subjective (for instance, I have a generally higher tolerance of the more 'comedy' episodes as, by and large, they don't tend to be dull). There are a number of these stories that I can barely remember a thing about, so I've worked on the basis that those must be pretty rum and tucked them away low down the list. The bottom ten or so, however, are absolute cast-iron stinkers. At the opposite end my favourites tend to be those that take on 'themes' (no, wait, come back!) with a degree of success and I would regard the top half dozen as among the best pieces of British television drama of the last 12 years.
116
The Rings of Akhaten (series7/doctor11)
115
The Power of Three (s7/d11)
114
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (s7/d11)
113
Aliens of London/ World War Three (s1/d9)
112
42 (s3/d10)
111
The Bells of St. John (s7/d11)
110
In the Forest of the Night (s8/d12)
109
Daleks in Manhattan/ Evolution of the Daleks (s3/d10)
108
Planet of the Dead (special/d10)
107
The Doctor's Daughter (s4/d10)
106
Thin Ice (s10/d12)
105
The Lazarus Experiment (s3/d10)
104
Into the Dalek (s8/d12)
103
New Earth (s2/d10)
102
The Eaters of Light (s10/d12)
101
Cold War (s7/d11)
100
Fear Her (s2/d10)
99
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (s7/d11)
98
Nightmare in Silver (s7/d11)
97
The Sontaran Strategem/ The Poison Sky (s4/d10)
96
The Curse of the Black Spot (s6/d11)
95
The Rebel Flesh/ The Almost People (s6/d11)
94
Deep Breath (s8/d12)
93
Sleep No More (s9/d12)
92
Hell Bent (s9/d12)
91
The Snowmen (christmas special/d11)
90
Victory of the Daleks (s5/d11)
89
Night Terrors (s6/d11)
88
The Crimson Horror (s7/d11)
87
Closing Time (s6/d11)
86
The Idiot's Lantern (s2/d10)
85
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (christmas special/d11)
84
Extremis/The Pyramid at the End of the World/The Lie of the Land (s10/d12)
83
The End of the World (s1/d9)
82
The God Complex (s6/d11)
81
Smile (s10/d12)
80
Boom Town (s1/d9)
79
Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel (s2/d10)
78
Last Christmas (christmas special/d12)
77
Flatline (s8/d12)
76
The Long Game (s1/d9)
75
The Angels Take Manhattan (s7/d11)
74
Planet of the Ood (s4/d10)
73
Empress of Mars (s10/d12)
72
Under the Lake/ Before the Flood (s9/d12)
71
The Hungry Earth/ Cold Blood (s5/d11)
70
Tooth and Claw (s2/d10)
69
Love and Monsters (s2/d10)
68
Oxygen (s10/d12)
67
The Caretaker (s8/d12)
66
The Name of the Doctor (s7/d11)
65
The Vampires of Venice (s5/d11)
64
The Time of the Doctor (christmas special/d11)
63
Voyage of the Damned (christmas special/d10)
62
The Wedding of River Song (s6/d11)
61
The Husbands of River Song (christmas special/d12)
60
Smith and Jones (s3/d10)
59
Kill the Moon (s8/d12)
58
The Unicorn and the Wasp (s4/d10)
57
Time Heist (s8/d12)
56
Hide (s7/d11)
55
The Next Doctor (special/d10)
54
The Girl Who Died/ The Woman Who Lived (s9/d12)
53
Robot of Sherwood (s8/d12)
52
The Beast Below (s5/d11)
51
The Pilot (s10/d12)
50
A Town Called Mercy (s7/d11)
49
The Runaway Bride (christmas special/d10)
48
Gridlock (s3/d10)
47
The Magician's Apprentice/ The Witch's Familiar (s9/d12)
46
A Good Man Goes to War (s6/d11)
45
The End of Time Parts 1 & 2 (specials/d10)
44
The Shakespeare Code (s3/d10)
43
The Unquiet Dead (s1/d9)
42
Knock Knock (s10/d12)
41
The Christmas Invasion (christmas special/d10)
40
Rose (s1/d9)
39
Dark Water/ Death in Heaven (s8/d12)
38
Utopia/ The Sound of Drums/ The Last of the Time Lords (s3/d10)
37
Partners in Crime (s4/d10)
36
The Fires of Pompeii (s4/d10)
35
The Lodger (s5/d11)
34
Asylum of the Daleks (s7/d11)
33
Let's Kill Hitler (s6/d11)
32
Mummy on the Orient Express (s8/d12)
31
The Girl Who Waited (s6/d11)
30
The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (s4/d10)
29
The Return of Doctor Mysterio (christmas special/d12)
28
The Time of the Angels/ Flesh and Stone (s5/d11)
27
School Reunion (s2/d10)
26
Amy's Choice (s5/d11)
25
Face the Raven (s9/d12)
24
The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (s2/d10)
23
Bad Wolf/ The Parting of the Ways (s1/d9)
22
The Impossible Astronaut/ The Day of the Moon (s6/d11)
21
The Day of the Doctor (special/d10/d11/war doctor)
20
A Christmas Carol (christmas special/d11)
19
Listen (s8/d12)
18
Father's Day (s1/d9)
17
The Eleventh Hour (s5/d11)
16
Army of Ghosts/ Doomsday (s2/d10)
15
The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang (s5/d11)
14
The Waters of Mars (special/d10)
13
Heaven Sent (s9/d12)
12
The Doctor's Wife (s6/d11)
11
Dalek (s1/d9)
10
Vincent and the Doctor (s5/d11)
9
Turn Left (s4/d10)
8
The Girl in the Fireplace (s2/d10)
7
Silence in the Library/ The Forest of the Dead (s4/d10)
6
Midnight (s4/d10)
5
The Zygon Invasion/ The Zygon Inversion (s9/d12)
4
World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (s10/d12)
3
Blink (s3/d10)
2
The Empty Child/ The Doctor Dances (s1/d9)
1
Human Nature/ The Family of Blood (s3/d10)
