Doctor Who: Every Title Sequence Ranked From Worst To Best
3. The First Doctor (1963-1967)
The original, you might say.
When Doctor Who was pitched to the BBC back in the early sixties, the concept was borderline outrageous. Though it did get past Sydney Newman, the production needed to remain equally outrageous. The TARDIS set was like nothing seen before, the duo of Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire brought one of the most iconic and influential pieces of electronic music to life, and the production team of this then-unknown show produced an eerily beautiful title sequence to boot.
By simply pointing a camera at a display that is showing that camera's feed, you get an unusual effect of pulsing blobs. This, combined with the legendary theme was like nothing else on television at the time. Originally, the idea of having someone's face appear in the vortex was tested, but then-producer Verity Lambert deemed it too scary. Of course, this idea was eventually used in the Second Doctor's titles. This sequence is so iconic within Doctor Who history, it was used once again 46 years after it was replaced to open the 50th Anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor.