Stitches in Time: Doctor Who in Chronological Order!

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The (as of this writing) 22-day-long fan film putting 60+ years of Doctor Who and its spin-offs in the order it was meant to be watched: chronologically, from the Big Bang to the heat death of the universe!

Image: Headshot of Ben Paddon, and a screenshot of Maureen O’Brien as Vicki Pallister and Peter Purves as Steven Taylor dressed in Ancient Greek garb and surrounded by armored soldiers. Text: Stitches in Time, Episode 68: The Myth Makers (1 hour 31 minutes) with cohost Ben Paddon (Jump Leads, Good Chaotic). 1219 BCE, Troy. The First Doctor, Vicki Pallister and Steven Taylor are mistaken for gods during the Trojan War. Doctor Who (1963), Season 3 Episode 8: “Death of a Spy” (The Myth Makers, Part 3), written by Donald Cotton and directed by Michael Leeston-Smith.
Headshot of Dan Peck and a screenshot of Peter Capaldi as The Twelfth Doctor and Ellis George as Courtney Woods gazing out the door of the TARDIS. Text: Stitches in Time Episode 67: The Caretaker (37s), with special guest Dan Peck (Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon). 1252 BCE, outer space. The Twelfth Doctor and Courtney Woods dispose of a Skovox Blitzer. Doctor Who (2005), Series 8 Episode 6; “The Caretaker,” written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, and directed by Paul Murphy.
Image: headshot of Dan Peck, and a screenshot of Riann Steele as Queen Nefertiti pinning Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor against a wall. Text: Stitches in Time Episode 66: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (30 seconds), with special guest Dan Peck (Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon). 1334 BCE, Egypt. The Eleventh Doctor recruits Queen Nefertiti to help prevent a spaceship from crashing to Earth. Doctor Who (2005), Series 7 Episode 2: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Saul Metzstein.
Image: Headshot of Ivy Hanover, and a screenshot of Katy Manning as Jo Grant dressed in Ancient Greek attire, and Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in an ancient temple, looking at a glowing white crystal. Text: Stitches in Time Episode 65: The Time Monster, Parts 2, 3, 5, and 6 (37 minutes), with special guest Ivy Hanover (@ProtagonistIvy). 1530 BCE, Atlantis. The Third Doctor, Jo Grant and UNIT must fight against the Master’s plot to summon the powerful Kronos. Doctor Who (1963), Season 9 Episode 26: “The Time Monster, Part 6,” written by Robert Sloman and directed by Paul Bernard.
Text: Stitches in Time: A Doctor Who Podcast. Image: an illustration of the 4th Doctor’s iconic scarf, snaking along against an outer space background. At one end of the scarf, the yarn is unraveling, and being knitted into a fabric dalek that shares the same colors as the scarf—yellow, brown, beige, sienna.
Image: Headshot of Ivy Hanover, and a screenshot of Mark Gatiss’s face in an orange void. Text: Stitches in Time episode 64: Twice Upon a Time (11 seconds), with special guest Ivy Hanover, @ProtagonistIvy. 1615 BCE, Aboard Testimony ship. There is a timeline error. Doctor Who (2005), 2017 Christmas Special: “Twice Upon a Time,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Rachel Talalay.
Headshot of Katie Haynes in Thirteenth Doctor cosplay, and a screenshot of Mandip Gill as Yaz Khan, John Bishop as Dan Lewis, Kevin McNally as Eustacius Jericho, and Steve Oran as Joseph Williamson on a cliff above lava from Flux. Text: Episode 63: Flux, Chapter Six: The Vanquishers, with special guest Katie Haynes (@katiegangel). 1873 BCE, unknown planet. Yaz Khan, Dan Lewis, Professor Eustacius Jericho, and Joseph Williamson narrowly avoid falling into lava. Doctor Who (2005), Series 13, Episode 6: “Flux, Chapter Six: The Vanquishers,” written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Azhur Saleem.
Headshot of Katie Haynes in Thirteenth Doctor cosplay, and a screenshot of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor standing in a tree. Text: Episode 62: Listen (6 seconds), with special guest Katie Haynes @katiegangel. 2152 BCE, Africa: The Twelfth Doctor hypothesizes an undetectable creature. Doctor Who (2005), Series 8, Episode 4: “Listen,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas MacKinnon.
Headshot of Kyle Anderson, and a screenshot of Jon Pertwee as The Doctor confronting Shirna and Vorg. Text: Episode 61: Carnival of Monsters, with special guest Kyle Anderson (The Nerdist). 2190 BCE, the planet Inter Minor. The Third Doctor and Jo Grant must escape from inside a miniscope containing a multitude of monsters. Doctor Who (1963), Season 10, Episodes 5-8: “Carnival of Monsters,” written by Robert Holmes and directed by Barry Letts.
Headshot of Fish Finlee, and a screenshot of Julian Glover as the Egyptian incarnation of Scaroth. Text: Episode 60: City of Death, Part 3 (6 seconds), with special guest Fish Finlee (Crit Awards, NJ Webfest finalist). 2593 BCE, Egypt. Scaroth races out across time to his other incarnations. Doctor Who (1963), Season 17, Episode 7: “City of Death, Part 3,” written by David Agnew and directed by Michael Hayes.
Headshot of Fish Finlee, and a screenshot of Daleks aboard their ship. Text: Episode 59: Revolution of the Daleks (21 seconds), with special guest Fish Finlee (CRIT Awards, NJ Webfest Finalists). 2811 BCE, aboard Dalek ship. The Thirteenth Doctor sends a message to the Daleks to ask for their help. Doctor Who (2005), 2021 New Year’s Day Special: “Revolution of the Daleks,” written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Lee Haven Jones.
Headshot of Michael Nixon, and a screenshot of three Nimon. Episode 58: The Horns of Nimon (1 hour 31 minutes) with special guest Michael Nixon (Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon). 2854 BCE, the planet Skonnos. The Fourth Doctor, the second Romana and K9 Mk II must fight against the oppressive Nimon. Doctor Who (1963), Season 17, Episodes 17-20: “Horns of Nimon,” written by Anthony Read and directed by Kenny McBain.
Headshot of Ben Paddon, and a screenshot of the animated reconstruction of The Celestial Toymaker, showing the Toymaker towering over Steven and Dodo. Episode 57: The Celestial Toymaker (1 hour, 33 minutes), with special guest Ben Paddon (Jump Leads, Good Chaotic). 2879 BC, The Celestial Toyroom (alternate dimension). The First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet are forced to play a series of deadly games by the Celestial Toymaker. Doctor Who (1963), Season 3, Episodes 30-34, “The Celestial Toymaker,” written by Brian Hayles and directed by Bill Sellars.
Headshot of Ben Paddon and a screenshot of Ncuti Gatwa aboard the TARDIS, gesturing with the star certificate at Millie Gibson and Varada Sethu. Text: Episode 56: The Reality War (2 minutes). With special guest Ben Paddon (Jump Leads, Good Chaotic). 3491 BCE: The Fifteenth Doctor, Ruby Sunday and Belinda Chandra return the star certificate to its proper time. Doctor Who (2023), Season 2 Episode 8: “The Reality War,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai.
Image: Headshot of Riley Silverman, and a screenshot featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, standing at the TARDIS console. Text: Episode 55: The Robot Revolution (55 seconds), with special guest Riley Silverman, from Doctor Who: Tales from the Vortex. 190 billion BCE, aboard the TARDIS. The Fifteenth Doctor tries to bring Belinda Chandra home. Doctor Who (2023), Season 2, Episode 1: “The Robot Revolution,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Peter Hoar.
Headshot of Sara Caplan, and a screenshot of a spaceship hallway, where David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble look at the giant not-things entangled with each other. Text: Episode 54: Wild Blue Yonder (45 minutes), with special guest Sara Caplan from UCB and the Riverdale Season 6 Podcast. 3041 BC, aboard ship. The Fourteenth Doctor and Dons Noble must discover the secrets of a derelict spaceship, and prevent horrors from entering the universe. Doctor Who (2023), 60th Anniversary Special #2: “Wild Blue Yonder,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Tom Kingsley.
Headshot of Sara Caplan, and a screenshot of Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond standing in the TARDIS, door open to outer space in the background. Text: Episode 53: Meanwhile in the TARDIS, Part 1 (42 seconds). Special guest Sara Caplan, from UCB and the Riverdale Season 6 Podcast. 3228 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Eleventh Doctor does his best to answer Amy Pond’s questions about the TARDIS. Doctor Who (2005), Series 5 DVD Extras: “Meanwhile in the TARDIS, Part 1,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Richard Senior.
Screenshot of the Meddling Monk, Sara Kingdom and Steven Taylor aboard a Dalek Time Machine. Text: Episode 52: The Daleks’ Master Plan, Parts 9 and 10 (42 minutes), with special guest Riley Silverman, from Doctor Who: Tales from the Vortex. 4000 BC, Egypt. The First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Sara Kingdom must stop the Daleks’ Scene to conquer the solar system, and outwit the Meddling Monk. Doctor Who (1963), Season 3, Episodes 18 and 19: “Golden Death” and “Escape Switch” (The Daleks’ Master Plan, Parts 9 and 10), written by Dennis Spooner, from an idea by Terry Nation, directed by Douglas Camfield.
Stitches in Time: A Doctor Who Podcast: Year One: 13.8 billion BC to 4221 BC. Pictured: Hosts Becca McGlynn and Mandy Oquendo; Producer Ben Paddon; and guests Riley Silverman, Laser Webber, Jessica Reiner-Harris, Dan Peck, Michael Nixon, Ivy Hanover, Amy Vorpahl, Emily Henry, Sara Caplan, Will Overgard, Kevin Burnard, Vera Wylde, Josh Closs, Dino Andrade, and Dave Bulmer.
Image: Headshot of Dave Bulmer, and a screenshot of Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor standing at his TARDIS console. Text: Stitches in Time: A Doctor Who Podcast. Episode 51: Doctor Who: The Movie (10 seconds). With special guest Dave Bulmer, from Sonic the Comic the Podcast and Serious Disness. 4221 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Eighth Doctor’s TARDIS stops randomly. Doctor Who (1996 TV Movie), written by Matthew Jacobs and directed by Geoffrey Sax.
Image: Headshot of Dave Bulmer, toasting the camera with a mug of (presumably) tea. Screenshot aboard David Tennant’s TARDIS, featuring Donna Noble, in a wedding dress, angrily demanding answers while clutching Rose Tyler’s jacket in her hands. Text: Stitches in Time: A Doctor Who Podcast. Episode 50: The Runaway Bride (3 minutes 37 seconds). With special guest Dave Bulmer, from Sonic the Comic the Podcast, and Serious Disness). 4306 BC, aboard the TARDIS. Donna Noble materializes on the TARDIS. Doctor Who (2005), 2006 Christmas Special: “The Runaway Bride,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Euros Lyn.
Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor smiling cheekily, saying “I’m such a comedian.”
Image: David Tennant, as the Tenth Doctor, sheds a tear aboard the TARDIS. Text: 4306 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Tenth Doctor says goodbye to Rose Tyler. Doctor Who (2005), Series 2, Episode 13: “Doomsday,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Graeme Harper.
Image: Headshot of Dino Andrade, and a screenshot of Patrick Troughton as the Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, and Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield, all standing at the TARDIS console. Text: Episode 48: The Web of Fear, Part 1 (2 minutes, 26 seconds). With special guest Dino Andrade from World of Warcraft and Batman: Arkham Asylum. 4352 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, and Victoria Waterfield are thrown off course by the Great Intelligence. Doctor Who (1963), Season 5, Episode 23: “The Web of Fear, Part 1,” written by Mervyn Haisman and directed by Douglas Camfield.
Image: Headshot of Dino Andrade, Stitches in Time logo, and a screenshot featuring Jon Pertwee as The Doctor, Roger Delgado as the Master, and Donald Eccles as Krasis, confront each other next to the Doctor’s TARDIS, inside the Master’s TARDIS. Text: Episode 47: The Time Monster, Parts 4 and 5 (9 minutes, 27 seconds). Special guest: Dino Andrade from World of Warcraft and Batman: Arkham Asylum. 4395 BC, aboard the Doctor’s and the Master’s TARDISes. The Third Doctor and UNIT must fight against the Master’s plot to summon the powerful Kronos. Doctor Who (1963), Season 9, Episodes 24 and 25, “The Time Momster, Parts 4 and 5,” written by Robert Sloman and directed by Paul Bernard.
Episode 46: The Rings of Akhaten (35 minutes), with special guest Kevin Burnard (Faction Paradox short story author). 4462 BC, on the rings of Akhaten. The Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald must prevent the god of Akhaten from devouring the entire civilization. Doctor Who (2005), Series 7, Episode 8: “The Rings of Akhaten,” written by Neil Cross and directed by Farren Blackburn.
Episode 45: The Green Death, Part 1 (1 minute and 14 seconds), with special guest Will Overgard (@Viking_Blonde). 6034 BC, on the planet Metebelis 3. The Third Doctor ventures off on his own to acquire a rare blue crystal. Doctor Who (1963), Season 10, Episode 21: The Green Death, Part 1,” written by Robert Sloman and directed by Michael Briant.
Episode 44: “The Day of the Doctor” (1 minute), with special guest Will Overgard. 6050 BC, inside the Doctor’s mind. The Tenth, Eleventh, and War Doctors, along with Clara Oswald, must prevent a war between humans and Zygons, while the Doctor confronts the end of the Time War. Doctor Who (2005), 50th Anniversary Special: “The Day of the Doctor,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Nick Hurran.
Episode 43: The Devil’s Chord (3 minutes 50 seconds), with special guest Vera Wylde, from Council of Geeks and the Frak This Podcast. 6175 BC, in the realm of Maestro. The Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday are brought to Maestro’s domain. Doctor Who (2023), Season 1 Episode 3: “The Devil’s Chord,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Ben Chessell.
Episode 42: The Pirate Planet, Part 1 (40 seconds), with special guest Vera Wylde, from Council of Geeks and Frak This Podcast. 6255 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Fourth Doctor, the first Romana, and K9 Mk II search for the second segment of the Key to Time. Doctor Who (1963), Season 16, episode 5: “The Pirate Planet, Part 1,” written by Douglas Adams and directed by Pennant Roberts.
Episode 41: Dimensions in Time (42 seconds), with special guest Josh Closs. 7418 BC, unknown location. The Fourth Doctor sends a warning message to his other incarnations. Doctor Who (1963), 1993 Children in Need Special: “Dimensions in Time,” written by John Nathan-Turner and David Roden, and directed by Stuart Roden.
Episode 40: “Time Crash” (2 minutes and 7 seconds), with special guest Josh Closs. 7620 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Fifth and Tenth Doctors must get their TARDISes unhooked from each other. Doctor Who (2005), 2007 Children in Need special: “Time Crash,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Graeme Harper.
7714 BC, unknown planet. The Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald must escape from the sand piranhas. Doctor Who (2005), Series 8, Episode 6: “The Caretaker,” written by Gareth Roberts and directed by Paul Murphy.
7998 BC, unknown planet. The Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald must escape from a group of soldiers. Doctor Who (2005), Series 8, Episode 6: “The Caretaker,” written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, and directed by Paul Murphy.
8014 BC, the planet Castrovalva. The Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka must fill the Master as he takes advantage of the Doctor’s weakened state. Doctor Who (1963), Season 19, Episodes 2-4, “Castrovalva, Parts 2-4,” written by Christopher H. Bidmead and directed by Fiona Cumming.
8182 BC, on the sentient asteroid House, in a pocket universe. The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond’s flesh avatar, and Rory Williams must free the TARDIS from the control of House. Doctor Who (2005), Series 6, Episode 4: “The Doctor’s Wife,” written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Richard Clark.
Approximately 65 million BC, North America. The Fifteenth Doctor must stop the Villengard briefcase from birthing a star. Doctor Who (2023), 2024 Christmas Special: “Joy to the World,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai.
8517 BC, Aboard the Twelfth Doctor’s TARDIS. The First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and War Doctors must come together to save the Fourth Doctor from his malfunctioning TARDIS. Doctor Who Lockdown: “Doctors Assemble!” Written by James Goss.
8598 BC, the planet Alzarius, in E-Space. The Fourth Doctor, the second Romana, and K9 Mk II fall into E-Space, and join Adric to help the Alzarians repair their ship and survive the Marshmen. Doctor Who (1963), Season 18, Episodes 9-12, “Full Circle,” written by Andrew Smith and directed by Peter Grimwade.
Approximately 60,700 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The First through Thirteenth Doctors, as well as the War Doctor, must come together to save the Fourth Doctor from his malfunctioning TARDIS. Doctor Who Lockdown Special: “Doctors Assemble!” Written by James Goss.
Approximately 98,800 BC, Northern Africa. Scaroth reaches out across time to his other incarnations. Doctor Who (1963), Season 17, Episode 7: “City of Death, Part 3,” written by David Agnew and directed by Michael Hayes.
Approximately 100,000 BC, Northern Africa. The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, and Barbara Wright must escape from a tribe of caveman struggling to make fire. Doctor Who (1963), Season 1, Episodes 2-4: “The Cave of Skulls,” “The Forest of Fear,” and “The Firemaker,” written by Anthony Coburn and directed by Waris Hussein.
Approximately 190,000 BC, the planet Sloog. Susan Triad’s sloogma form brings Sutekh’s dust of death. Doctor Who (2023), Season 1, Episodes 8-9: “The Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death,” written by Russell T Davies AB’s directed by Jamie Donoughue.
Approximately 343,000 BC, aboard the Ninth Doctor’s TARDIS. The First through Thirteenth (plus War) Doctors must come together to save the Fourth Doctor from his malfunctioning TARDIS. Doctor Who Lockdown: “Doctors Assemble!” Written by James Goss.
Approximately 744,000 BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams must escape from a seemingly endless time and space loop. Doctor Who 2011 Comic Relief Specials: “Space” and “Time,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Richard Senior.
Approximately 856,000 BC, outer space. A mysterious asteroid flies through space. Class (2016), Series 1, Episode 6: “Detained,” written by Patrick Ness and directed by Wayne Che Yip.
Approximately 4.32 million BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Fourth Doctor, the second Romana, and K9 Mk II reinstall an emergency transceiver. Doctor Who (1963), Season 17, Episode 9: “The Creature from the Pit, Pt 1,” written by David Fisher and directed by Christopher Barry.
Approximately 4.51 million BC, aboard the Remembered TARDIS. Vicki Pallister and Steven Taylor reminisce about their encounter with the Meddling Monk. Tales of the TARDIS, Episode 4: “The Time Meddler,” written by Phil Ford and directed by Joshua M.G. Thomas.
Approximately 6.56 million BC, aboard the Remembered TARDIS. The Fifth Doctor and Tegan Jovanka reminisce about their battle against the Cybermen. Tales of the TARDIS, Episode 1: “Earthshock,” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Joshua M.G. Thomas.
Approximately 7.73 million BC, on an unknown planet. The Thirteenth Doctor searches for a way to wrest control of her body back from the Master Doctor. Doctor Who (2005), BBC Centenary Special: “The Power of the Doctor,” written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Jamie Magnus Stone.
Approximately 64.2 million BC, aboard the TARDIS. The Fifth and Tenth Doctors must get their TARDISes unhooked from each other. Doctor Who 2007 Children in Need special: “Time Crash,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Graeme Harper.
Approximately 65 million BC, aboard Briggs’ freighter. The Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka must stop the Cyberman plot to crash a spaceship into Earth, destroying it. Doctor Who (1963), Season 19, Episode 22: “Earthshock, Part 4,” written by Eric Saward and directed by Peter Grimwade.
Approximately 102 million BC, on an unknown planet. The Twelfth Doctor flees some invisible androids. Doctor Who (2005), Series 9, Episode 2: “The Witch’s Familiar,” written by Steven Moffat and directed by Hettie MacDonald.
Approximately 140 million BC, England. The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka investigate the mysterious disappearance of an airplane, and must prevent the Master from controlling the Xeraphin. Doctor Who (1963), Season 19, Episodes 23-26, “Time Flight,” written by Peter Grimwade and directed by Ron Jones.
Approximately 150 million BC, the planet Castria. Eldrad is sentenced to death. Doctor Who (1963), Season 15, Episode 5, “The Hand of Fear, Part 1,” written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, directed by Lennie Mayne.