Doctor Who: Every Title Sequence Ranked From Worst To Best

12. The Eleventh Doctor (2012-2013)

As the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who drew to a close, his final two specials, The Snowmen and The Time of the Doctor, and the second half of the overall mediocre Series 7 in-between, introduced an entirely re-imagined title sequence for the show. Ditching the majority of the tried-and-tested time vortex until the very end, this new opening pitted the TARDIS against more low-resolution special effects and PNG files of nebulas than you could shake a stick at.

This title sequence lacked any kind of direction, and was difficult to really track where the TARDIS or 'camera' was throughout this bewildering 30 second trip. As the cherry on top of a mediocre cake, the sequence wraps up with the TARDIS spinning toward the audience, with the doors opening to reveal the first shot of the episode. In theory, this ending sounds exciting, and the smoothest transition between titles and episode we'd ever seen, but the sheer lack of any lighting on the TARDIS model itself (look at it compared to the one you see at the beginning of the sequence) wrapped up an entirely cheap-looking opening. Even a VFX YouTuber did a better job of it.

One thing this opening did get right however, was bringing back The Doctor's face to the title sequence. A glint of hope in an otherwise murky pond.