Classic Doctor Who ranker (1963–1974).

From An Unearthly Child to Planet of the Spiders, which classic Doctor Who story is your favourite? Choose between two stories at a time and get a full ranking of the Hartnell, Troughton and Pertwee years. The list is titles only, so you can copy it as plain text.

How do I rank the Doctor Who stories, 1963–1974?

The list is already loaded above. Edit it if you like, then click 'Get started'. You will see two items at a time. Pick the one you prefer, and keep going until the tool has your full order. You can undo a choice, and your ranking is saved if you sign in, so you can share the link. To find out what a group thinks, choose Share, then Rank it together, and send the link to your friends. You will see one combined order.

What is in the starter list?

The starter list has 74 items. It is a starting point, not a complete catalogue. Remove anything you have not seen or played, and add your own.

  • An Unearthly Child
  • The Daleks
  • The Edge of Destruction
  • Marco Polo
  • The Keys of Marinus
  • The Aztecs
  • The Sensorites
  • The Reign of Terror
  • Planet of Giants
  • The Dalek Invasion of Earth
  • The Rescue
  • The Romans
  • The Web Planet
  • The Crusade
  • The Space Museum
  • The Chase
  • The Time Meddler
  • Galaxy 4
  • Mission to the Unknown
  • The Myth Makers
  • The Daleks' Master Plan
  • The Massacre
  • The Ark
  • The Celestial Toymaker
  • The Gunfighters
  • The Savages
  • The War Machines
  • The Smugglers
  • The Tenth Planet
  • The Power of the Daleks
  • The Highlanders
  • The Underwater Menace
  • The Moonbase
  • The Macra Terror
  • The Faceless Ones
  • The Evil of the Daleks
  • The Tomb of the Cybermen
  • The Abominable Snowmen
  • The Ice Warriors
  • The Enemy of the World
  • The Web of Fear
  • Fury from the Deep
  • The Wheel in Space
  • The Dominators
  • The Mind Robber
  • The Invasion
  • The Krotons
  • The Seeds of Death
  • The Space Pirates
  • The War Games
  • Spearhead from Space
  • Doctor Who and the Silurians
  • The Ambassadors of Death
  • Inferno
  • Terror of the Autons
  • The Mind of Evil
  • The Claws of Axos
  • Colony in Space
  • The Daemons
  • Day of the Daleks
  • The Curse of Peladon
  • The Sea Devils
  • The Mutants
  • The Time Monster
  • The Three Doctors
  • Carnival of Monsters
  • Frontier in Space
  • Planet of the Daleks
  • The Green Death
  • The Time Warrior
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs
  • Death to the Daleks
  • The Monster of Peladon
  • Planet of the Spiders

How many comparisons will it take?

For 74 items, full precision asks at most 363 questions, which is about 15 minutes of clicking. It uses the Ford-Johnson merge-insertion sort, which guarantees the exact order with as few comparisons as possible. Add more items and the number goes up a little faster than the list grows.

Want to know more about the method? Read how the preference revealer works.

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