Doctor Who Watch Order and Where to Stream in the UK

Every era of the Doctor, in order, with where to stream each one in the UK.

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Over 60 years, 15 Doctors and several spin-offs: here is the simplest way through it all, and exactly where to watch each part in the UK. Almost all of it streams free with a TV licence on BBC iPlayer.

Recommended watch order

#TitleYearsWhere to stream in the UK
1Doctor Who – the classic series (First to Seventh Doctors)1963–1989BBC iPlayer (in the Doctor Who 1963–1996 collection). A few serials are missing for rights reasons, including An Unearthly Child; Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom are on BritBox/ITVX Premium
2Doctor Who – the TV movie (Eighth Doctor)1996BBC iPlayer
3Doctor Who series 1–4 (Ninth and Tenth Doctors)2005–2010BBC iPlayer
4Torchwood2006–2011BBC iPlayer
5The Sarah Jane Adventures2007–2011BBC iPlayer
6Doctor Who series 5–10 (Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors)2010–2017BBC iPlayer
7Class2016BBC iPlayer
8Doctor Who series 11–13 and specials (Thirteenth Doctor)2018–2022BBC iPlayer
960th anniversary specials (Fourteenth Doctor)2023BBC iPlayer
10Doctor Who (Fifteenth Doctor) – 2024 and 2025 series2024–2025BBC iPlayer (Disney+ outside the UK and Ireland)
11The War Between the Land and the Sea2025BBC iPlayer
12Doctor Who Christmas specialChristmas 2026BBC One and BBC iPlayer (date to be confirmed)

New to Doctor Who? Start here

Begin with series 1 from 2005 (“Rose”). It was made as a fresh start for new viewers, and you can dip into the classic series once you are hooked.

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