Some of the Greatest Doctor Who Episodes Ever on BBC iPlayer!
The Doctor Who Team
There’s something special about adventures that feature the Doctor regenerating. The stories are often emotional rollercoasters, even bigger and more dramatic than other episodes… And as we prepare for the Twelfth Doctor’s regeneration on Christmas Day, a whole bunch of them are now available to watch – for a limited period only – on BBC iPlayer!
In Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Rose and Captain Jack must defeat a massive Dalek invasion, but with the odds so overwhelmingly against them, it’s clear they won’t all make it out alive…
In the epic The End of Time part one and part two, the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) must defeat a newly resurrected Master whose insanity threatens all mankind. With the return of Gallifrey and cameos from much-loved companions such as Sarah Jane and Martha, this huge two-parter ends with one of the show’s most tear-jerking scenes as the ‘lonely angel’ admits he doesn’t want to go…
The Night of the Doctor is a fantastic mini-episode that sees the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) in the midst of the Time War, battling to save lives… including his own! A gem of story, The Night of the Doctor also features Ohila from series 9 and offers a glimpse of Sir John Hurt as the War Doctor.
The Day of the Doctor was the show’s 50th anniversary Special. A glorious, movie-length celebration of an adventure, it sees the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) join forces with the Tenth Doctor and the War Doctor against Daleks, Zygons and a threat to the entire universe… Packed with action, nods to the show’s past and some very special surprise appearances, it also features the emotional moment the War Doctor regenerates.
The Eleventh Doctor’s swansong was a Christmas Special that saw the Time Lord pitted against everything from Daleks and a Weeping Angel to a wooden Cyberman… And Clara’s family! The Time of the Doctor had plenty of humour in what proved to be a touching tale of how the Eleventh Doctor made a tremendous sacrifice simply to defend innocent people… There’s even time for some fish fingers and custard before he makes way for the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi)!
And don’t forget, you can see the Twelfth Doctor regenerate on Christmas Day when he meets the First Doctor and Bill in Twice Upon a Time!
Bonus! Test your knowledge of adventures featuring regenerations in this fast, fun quiz!
