The BEST episodes written by David Whitaker

#1 - The Power of the Daleks (4)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 12

Lesterson is driven insane when he discovers that the Daleks are reproducing themselves, and are preparing to seize control of the colony.

#2 - The Power of the Daleks (5)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 13

Bragen leads the rebellion and takes control of the colony, killing Governor Hensell. But the Daleks are also ready to make their final move.

#3 - The Evil of the Daleks (7)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 43

The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

#4 - The Power of the Daleks (2)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 10

Posing as an Examiner from Earth, the Doctor warns the scientist, Lesterson about the dire consequences of reactivating the dormant Daleks.

#5 - The Evil of the Daleks (2)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 38

The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.

#6 - The Power of the Daleks (6)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 14

As a battle rages between the rebels and the loyal colonists, the Daleks begin their attack. The only chance of survival for the colony rests with the Doctor.

#7 - The Power of the Daleks (3)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 11

Polly is taken prisoner by the rebels who intend to use the Daleks to take control of the colony. The Doctor discovers that all three Daleks have now been reactivated.

#8 - The Evil of the Daleks (6)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 42

The Doctor, Jamie and Waterfield follow the Daleks to Skaro, where they discover an unforeseen consequence to their experiment.

#9 - The Ambassadors of Death (6)

Doctor Who - Season 7 - Episode 17

On board a vast spacecraft, the Doctor meets the alien captain who demands the return of the three ambassadors sent to Earth or he will destroy the world.

#10 - The Ambassadors of Death (2)

Doctor Who - Season 7 - Episode 13

Recovery 7 has returned to Earth but the UNIT convoy transporting the capsule is ambushed. The Doctor is able to relocate the capsule, but is he too late?

#11 - The Evil of the Daleks (5)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 41

With the experiment at an end, the Doctor begins to suspect the key to rescuing Jamie, Victoria and Kemel from the Daleks lies with Terrall.

#12 - The Rescue: The Powerful Enemy (1)

Doctor Who - Season 2 - Episode 10

Sometime in the 25th century, the Doctor and his friends land on the planet Dido and happen across a spaceship (from Earth) that has crash-landed. Its two occupants - a man named Bennett and a young girl called Vicki - are living in fear of a creature called Koquillion, a native of Dido possibly responsible for murdering other members from the spaceship. However, the Doctor realises after a while that Koquillion is in fact Bennett in disguise; it was Bennett who killed the others so as to conceal an earlier murder that he had performed on ship. In a confrontation with Dido humanoid inhabitants Bennett dies as he falls from a cliff. Not wishing the girl Vicki to be alone, the Doctor takes her with him in the TARDIS as a new companion.

#13 - The Ambassadors of Death (1)

Doctor Who - Season 7 - Episode 12

Contact has been lost with Mars Probe 7. When contact is also lost with the recovery ship, UNIT is called in and the Doctor learns that someone is sending messages to the vessel.

#14 - The Evil of the Daleks (1)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 37

Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.

#15 - The Wheel in Space (5)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 39

#16 - The Wheel in Space (4)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 38

#17 - The Ambassadors of Death (5)

Doctor Who - Season 7 - Episode 16

The Doctor prepares to pilot the Recovery 7 ship into space, but Reegan sabotages the fuel supply which will send the Doctor into the sun.

#18 - The Rescue: Desperate Measures (2)

Doctor Who - Season 2 - Episode 11

Ian and Barbara discover that the paralysed Bennett has gone missing from his cabin. The Doctor discovers the truth about Koquillion, but endangers his own life in doing so.

#19 - The Power of the Daleks (1)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 9

Ben and Polly suspect that the 'new' Doctor is really an imposter. The TARDIS lands on the planet Vulcan where a murder has been committed.

#20 - The Enemy of the World (6)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 22

Astrid discovers the underground bunker and Salamander's secret. On the surface, Giles Kent reveals his true colours. Vintage sci-fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

#21 - The Wheel in Space (2)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 36

#22 - The Evil of the Daleks (3)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 39

As part of the Daleks' experiment, the Doctor manipulates Jamie into attempting to rescue Victoria.

#23 - The Evil of the Daleks (4)

Doctor Who - Season 4 - Episode 40

Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria, while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.

#24 - The Enemy of the World (1)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 17

The TARDIS materialises in 21st-century Earth, where the Doctor discovers that he's the exact double of the philanthropic scientist Salamander. Salamander has ended world hunger and has been supplying humanitarian aid to parts of the world which have recently suffered inexplicable seismic activity. However, his former associate, Giles Kent, claims that Salamander is in fact a power-crazed maniac who's slowly replacing the authorities of Earth with lackeys under his thumb. The Doctor isn't so sure, and agrees to impersonate Salamander and find out the truth only if Jamie and Victoria can prove to his satisfaction that Salamander is indeed an evil man. However, Jamie and Victoria soon find themselves in over their heads – and even before he has a chance to act, the Doctor is already being hunted by Donald Bruce, the suspicious chief of World Zone security.

#25 - The Wheel in Space (6)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 40

The Doctor and the crew of the Wheel battle valiantly against the invading Cybermen, but to defeat the approaching fleet of Cyber ships, the Doctor needs a vital component from the TARDIS.

#26 - The Wheel in Space (3)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 37

Cybermats are sent to the Wheel to eat the station's supply of bernalium, forcing the Wheel to search for bernalium on the Silver Carrier where the Cybermen are waiting for them.

#27 - The Ambassadors of Death (3)

Doctor Who - Season 7 - Episode 14

The recovery capsule is empty with the astronauts seemingly kidnapped. But Liz notices that the radiation count is high and the Doctor deduces that the occupants were not human.

#28 - The Ambassadors of Death (4)

Doctor Who - Season 7 - Episode 15

Liz has been captured by Reegan who is holding the three aliens captive. The Doctor suspects Quinlan's part in the conspiracy, but Quinlan is killed before he can reveal the truth.

#29 - The Ambassadors of Death (7)

Doctor Who - Season 7 - Episode 18

General Carrington is behind the kidnapping of the ambassadors and intends to turn the world against the aliens by revealing their true identity to the world in a TV broadcast.

#30 - The Edge of Destruction: The Brink of Disaster (2)

Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 13

The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.

#31 - The Edge of Destruction: The Edge of Destruction (1)

Doctor Who - Season 1 - Episode 12

A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.

#32 - The Wheel in Space (1)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 35

#33 - The Enemy of the World (5)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 21

Impersonating Salamander, the Doctor infiltrates the research centre, but Benik becomes suspicious. Underground, Salamander's deception is discovered. Vintage sci-fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

#34 - The Enemy of the World (3)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 19

Jamie and Victoria befriend Fariah, intent on discovering the truth about Salamander. Astrid plans to rescue Denes, but not everything goes according to plan. Vintage sci-fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

#35 - The Crusade: The Wheel of Fortune (3)

Doctor Who - Season 2 - Episode 24

The King's sister befriends the Doctor and Vicki and solicits the Doctor's help in discovering what plans her brother has. Barbara finds shelter, but El Akir's men are closing in. Vintage sci fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

#36 - The Enemy of the World (4)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 20

Kent coerces the Doctor into agreeing to impersonate Salamander. Deep beneath his research centre, Salamander is hiding a dark secret. Vintage sci-fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

#37 - The Enemy of the World (2)

Doctor Who - Season 5 - Episode 18

Jamie and Victoria travel to Europe where they infiltrate Salamander's staff. Salamander plots to take control of the Central European Zone by discrediting its leader, Denes.

#38 - The Crusade: The Lion (1)

Doctor Who - Season 2 - Episode 22

When the TARDIS lands in 12th Century Palestine, Barbara is captured by the Saracens. The Doctor, Ian and Vicki assist in saving King Richard. Ian is eager to go after Barbara. Vintage sci fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

#39 - The Crusade: The Warlords (4)

Doctor Who - Season 2 - Episode 25

Barbara hides from El Akir in a harem. Ian has been captured by bandits who resort to torture to extract money from him. The Doctor and Vicki attempt to escape the palace. This episode is missing from the archives.

#40 - The Crusade: The Knight of Jaffa (2)

Doctor Who - Season 2 - Episode 23

Ian is knighted by King Richard and sent to rescue Barbara. The King's Chamberlain becomes suspicious of the Doctor and Vicki. Barbara makes a bid to escape from her kidnappers. This episode is missing from the archives.