Classic Doctor Who countdown: the index

In sixteen entries this past summer, I ranked and reviewed all 158 serials from the classic era of Doctor Who, from my least-liked to my most-loved. In case you want to know where a particular serial falls in my countdown, and jump to that review, I offer the following alphabetical index. As I note at the top of the countdown, I came to Classic Who "cold." I knew nothing of which Doctors and companions were revered and which reviled: which periods were most beloved and which most belittled. But I quickly formed strong feelings about the various Doctors and the actors who played them, as well as about companions and writers and directors -- and was ultimately surprised to see how much my feelings differed from "fan consensus." But I've never been swayed by popular opinion. If you're looking for another paean to Hinchcliffe and Holmes, you won't find it here. I can only offer you thoughts (and perhaps a few insights) informed by my outlook, my background, my preferences and my passions. The links on the numbers will take you right to the reviews.

Abominable Snowmen, The: #10
Ambassadors of Death, The: #9
Android Invasion, The: #58
Androids of Tara, The: #8
Arc of Infinity: #146
Ark, The: #77
Ark in Space, The: #91
Armageddon Factor, The: #95
Attack of the Cybermen: #66
Awakening, The: #22
Aztecs, The: #109
Battlefield: #157
Black Orchid: #83
Brain of Morbius, The: #79
Carnival of Monsters: #15
Castrovalva: #2
Caves of Androzani, The: #101
Celestial Toymaker, The: #103
Chase, The: #110
City of Death: #99
Claws of Axos, The: #48
Colony in Space: #111
Creature from the Pit, The: #148
Crusade, The: #6
Curse of Fenric, The: #65
Curse of Peladon, The: #49
Dæmons, The: #135
Dalek Invasion of Earth, The: #88
Daleks, The: #124
Daleks' Master Plan, The: #60
Day of the Daleks: #115
Deadly Assassin, The: #12
Death to the Daleks: #78
Delta and the Bannermen: #45
Destiny of the Daleks: #90
Dominators, The: #106
Dragonfire: #136
Earthshock: #51
Edge of Destruction, The: #64
Enemy of the World, The: #3
Enlightenment: #4
Evil of the Daleks, The: #7
Faceless Ones, The: #92
Face of Evil, The: #5
Five Doctors, The: #80
Four to Doomsday: #39
Frontier in Space: #31
Frontios: #62
Full Circle: #47
Fury from the Deep: #87
Galaxy 4: #54
Genesis of the Daleks: #17
Ghost Light: #152
Greatest Show in the Galaxy, The: #26
Green Death, The: #43
Gunfighters, The: #50
Hand of Fear, The: #126
Happiness Patrol, The: #139
Highlanders, The: #142
Horns of Nimon, The: #123
Horror of Fang Rock: #36
Ice Warriors, The: #27
Image of the Fendahl: #25
Inferno: #67
Invasion, The: #75
Invasion of the Dinosaurs: #59
Invasion of Time, The: #145
Invisible Enemy, The: #122
Keeper of Traken, The: #94
Keys of Marinus, The: #141
Kinda: #11
King's Demons, The: #137
Krotons, The: #149
Leisure Hive, The: #28
Logopolis: #100
Macra Terror, The: #32
Marco Polo: #34
Mark of the Rani, The: #144
Masque of Mandragora: #86
Massacre, The: #14
Mawdryn Undead: #29
Meglos: #104
Mind of Evil, The: #108
Mind Robber, The: #42
Mindwarp: #158
Mission to the Unknown: #81
Monster of Peladon, The: #154
Moonbase, The: #134
Mutants, The: #127
Mysterious Planet, The: #113
Myth Makers, The: #23
Nightmare of Eden: #71
Paradise Towers: #82
Pirate Planet, The: #30
Planet of Evil: #128
Planet of Fire: #16
Planet of Giants: #56
Planet of the Daleks: #138
Planet of the Spiders: #97
Power of Kroll, The: #131
Power of the Daleks, The: #37
Pyramids of Mars: #89
Reign of Terror, The: #151
Remembrance of the Daleks: #53
Rescue, The: #18
Resurrection of the Daleks: #63
Revelation of the Daleks: #96
Revenge of the Cybermen: #143
Ribos Operation, The: #84
Robot: #116
Robots of Death, The: #33
Romans, The: #41
Savages, The: #40
Sea Devils, The: #69
Seeds of Death, The: #76
Seeds of Doom, The: #120
Sensorites, The: #112
Silurians, The: #114
Silver Nemesis: #74
Smugglers, The: #46
Snakedance: #1
Sontaran Experiment, The: #85
Space Museum, The: #132
Space Pirates, The: #129
Spearhead from Space: #24
State of Decay: #55
Stones of Blood, The: #52
Sun Makers, The: #119
Survival: #102
Talons of Weng-Chiang, The: #121
Tenth Planet, The: #57
Terminus: #20
Terror of the Autons: #118
Terror of the Vervoids: #105
Terror of the Zygons: #13
Three Doctors, The: #98
Time and the Rani: #130
Time-Flight: #107
Timelash: #153
Time Meddler, The: #38
Time Monster, The: #133
Time Warrior, The: #35
Tomb of the Cybermen, The: #140
Twin Dilemma, The: #150
Two Doctors, The: #70
Ultimate Foe, The: #155
Underwater Menace, The: #147
Underworld: #156
Unearthly Child, An: #72
Vengeance on Varos: #73
Visitation, The: #125
War Games, The: #19
War Machines, The: #68
Warriors' Gate: #117
Warriors of the Deep: #93
Web of Fear, The: #61
Web Planet, The: #44
Wheel in Space, The: #21

Want more Doctor Who? I look at the eleven actors who've played the Doctor for more than one full-length story, and assess their best and worst performances. And I do the same for thirty-three companions. I also take an affectionate look at the William Hartnell era; do an overview of the Jon Pertwee era (including a 10-best list); take an expansive look at the Peter Davison years; and offer fuller reviews of seven serials that I consider unfairly maligned, one for each Doctor: "Terminus," "The Ark," "Delta and the Bannermen," "The Wheel in Space," "Attack of the Cybermen," "Death to the Daleks and "The Leisure Hive." I’ve also just begun a new series, taking a fond look at some of the “missing” serials, including “The Abominable Snowmen” (easily my most popular Doctor Who essay ever) and “The Smugglers.”