10 PERFECT Places To Start Watching Doctor Who

Want to start watching Doctor Who? If you're feeling brave, then go right back to 1963 and start with An Unearthly Child, the very first story.

To start at the beginning takes no prior knowledge at all, as was the case for those watching on 23 November 1963. This allows you to be enveloped by the mystery and wonder of the Doctor and the TARDIS, and knowing how big the show would become makes it feel even more special to experience the one that started it all.

The pacing is a lot slower and it lacks the humour and high production values of the modern series, but if older television works for you, then it makes sense to just go to the beginning and watch the entire show.

The major downside of doing it this way is that many of those early episodes are missing from the BBC archives, so it's impossible to get a complete picture of the First and Second Doctors. As of writing, there's even some uncertainty over An Unearthly Child's availability going forward, so if you're a completionist, the missing episodes are an important factor to consider.