How do I rank the Doctor Who stories, 1974–1996?
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What is in the starter list?
The starter list has 85 items. It is a starting point, not a complete catalogue. Remove anything you have not seen or played, and add your own.
- Robot
- The Ark in Space
- The Sontaran Experiment
- Genesis of the Daleks
- Revenge of the Cybermen
- Terror of the Zygons
- Planet of Evil
- Pyramids of Mars
- The Android Invasion
- The Brain of Morbius
- The Seeds of Doom
- The Masque of Mandragora
- The Hand of Fear
- The Deadly Assassin
- The Face of Evil
- The Robots of Death
- The Talons of Weng-Chiang
- Horror of Fang Rock
- The Invisible Enemy
- Image of the Fendahl
- The Sun Makers
- Underworld
- The Invasion of Time
- The Ribos Operation
- The Pirate Planet
- The Stones of Blood
- The Androids of Tara
- The Power of Kroll
- The Armageddon Factor
- Destiny of the Daleks
- City of Death
- The Creature from the Pit
- Nightmare of Eden
- The Horns of Nimon
- The Leisure Hive
- Meglos
- Full Circle
- State of Decay
- Warriors' Gate
- The Keeper of Traken
- Logopolis
- Castrovalva
- Four to Doomsday
- Kinda
- The Visitation
- Black Orchid
- Earthshock
- Time-Flight
- Arc of Infinity
- Snakedance
- Mawdryn Undead
- Terminus
- Enlightenment
- The King's Demons
- The Five Doctors
- Warriors of the Deep
- The Awakening
- Frontios
- Resurrection of the Daleks
- Planet of Fire
- The Caves of Androzani
- The Twin Dilemma
- Attack of the Cybermen
- Vengeance on Varos
- The Mark of the Rani
- The Two Doctors
- Timelash
- Revelation of the Daleks
- The Mysterious Planet
- Mindwarp
- Terror of the Vervoids
- The Ultimate Foe
- Time and the Rani
- Paradise Towers
- Delta and the Bannermen
- Dragonfire
- Remembrance of the Daleks
- The Happiness Patrol
- Silver Nemesis
- The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- Battlefield
- Ghost Light
- The Curse of Fenric
- Survival
- Doctor Who (1996 TV movie)
How many comparisons will it take?
For 85 items, full precision asks at most 429 questions, which is about 18 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.
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