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first Doctor Who

Story Title Location Notes
The Doctor is born from the Loom of the House of Lungbarrow, as recounted in Lungbarrow.
Flashbacks of the young Doctor being tutored - and running away to the riverbank - in Lungbarrow.
Flashback of the Doctor and his hermit-mentor in Timewyrm: Revelation.
The Doctor is disinherited from his ancestral House, as seen in flashback in Lungbarrow.
Flashback of the Doctor's first meeting with the Toymaker in Divided Loyalties.
Dr Who and the DaleksCadet sweet cigarette cards Acting as a Time Lord ambassador, the Doctor undertakes two missions involving the Voord and the Daleks.
Appearance of first Doctor in Flashback.
Flashback of the Doctor leaving Gallifrey in Nightshade.
A flashback in Cold Fusion shows the Doctor rescuing Patience and her granddaughter from danger on Gallifrey - although it's an uncertain memory he's not even sure is his own...
Flashbacks in Lungbarrow show the Doctor arguing with his cousin Glospin; leaving Gallifrey with the Hand of Omega; and travelling back to the Old Time where he "adopts" Susan - however, these are astral projections of uncertain provenance...
Some scenes of the Doctor and Susan living together on Gallifrey might be depicted in The Longest Story in the World.
Flashback of the Doctor and Susan fleeing Gallifrey in Time & Time Again.
The ExilesST: Terrors
FrayedTelos novella
The Five O'Clock ShadowST: Day in the Life
The Sons of the CrabAnnual 1966 In these early adventures, the Doctor is exploring on his own, perhaps looking for a new home where he and Susan can be safe.
The Lost OnesAnnual 1966
The Monsters from EarthAnnual 1966
Childhood LivingST: Centenarian
The Message of MysteryThe Dalek Book
Indian SummerST: Snapshots
The Doctor and Susan visit Jabalhabad, as recounted in All-Consuming Fire.
Appearance of first Doctor in Categorical Imperative.
UrrozdineeYearbook 1995
Flashback of first Doctor in Life from Lifelessness.
The Price of ConvictionST: Leadership
Bide-a-WeeST: Past Tense
The GiftST: History of Xmas
Appearance of first Doctor in The Little Things.
Flashbacks in The Rag & Bone Man's Story show the Doctor's arrival in 1960s London, and Susan attending Coal Hill School.
Time and RelativeTelos novella
The Juror's StoryST: RepercussionsTo get acquitted, the Doctor eventually needs the help of the fifth Doctor between Omega and Lily; the third Doctor between We Are the Daleks! and The Time Warrior; the eighth Doctor between Interference and Second Contact; and the second Doctor between That Time I Nearly Destroyed the World whilst Looking for a Dress and The Duellists.
Operation ProteusDWM 231-233
The Doctor and Susan have a ghostly encounter, as recounted in Ash.
Losing the AudienceST: Patterns
Echoes of Future PastDWM 181Features an appearance by the seventh Doctor, occurring for him between Dragonfire and Remembrance of the Daleks.
Appearance of first Doctor in Time & Time Again.
An Unearthly Child
The Cave of Skulls
The Forest of Fear
The Firemaker

The first Doctor's appearance in The Eight Doctors occurs during this story.

The Masters of Luxor Unmade TV story, published as scriptbook
The Dead Planet
The Survivors
The Escape
The Ambush
The Expedition
The Ordeal
The Rescue
The Edge of Destruction
The Brink of Disaster
The Roof of the World
The Singing Sands
Five Hundred Eyes
The Wall of Lies
Rider from Shang-Tu
Mighty Kublai Khan
Assassin at Peking
The Sorceror's ApprenticeVirgin MA
Who Discovered America?DWM 184
The Ruins of TimeST: Time Signature
Tell Me You Love MeST: Ghosts of Xmas
Flashback of Susan and Barbara in Tragedy Day.
The Sea of Death
The Velvet Web
The Screaming Jungle
The Snows of Terror
Sentence of Death
The Keys of Marinus

The Temple of Evil
The Warriors of Death
The Bride of Sacrifice
The Day of Darkness
Strangers in Space
The Unwilling Warriors
Hidden Danger
A Race against Death
Kidnap
A Desperate Venture

A Land of Fear
Guests of Madame Guillotine
A Change of Identity
The Tyrant of France
A Bargain of Necessity
Prisoners of Conciergerie

Rennigan's RecordDWM 200
The Last DaysShort Trips
A Long NightST: Companions
On a dying world, Barbara is infected by an alien parasite which distorts her memories - an event recounted in Nothing at the End of the Lane.
Mire and ClayST: Terrors
The Duke's FollyST: Sins
The Mother RoadST: Farewells
Room for ImprovementST: Prague
City at World's EndBBC novel
The Witch HuntersBBC novelThis adventure also recounts a later visit by the Doctor to Salem, which occurs between his involvement in The Five Doctors and Cambridge Previsited.
The Thief of SherwoodST: Past TenseThere's peripheral evidence to suggest this adventure occurring, but no definite record of the story itself- save a distorted flashback in That Time I Nearly Destroyed the World whilst Looking for a Dress.
Planet of Giants
Dangerous Journey
Crisis

The Time TravellersBBC novel
World's End
The Daleks
Day of Reckoning
The End of Tomorrow
The Waking Ally
Flashpoint
Venusian LullabyVirgin MA
Set in StoneST: History of Xmas
The Nine-Day QueenDecalog 2
The Book of ShadowsDecalog 1
The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's SkullST: Zodiac
Dr Who in the Spider's Web
Dr Who on the Aqua Planet
The Ice-Age Monster
Dr Who Meets the Watermen
The Daleks Destroy the Zomites
Escape from the Aquafien
Where Diamonds are Worthless
The Prehistoric Monster
Dr Who and the Nerve Machine
The Daleks are Foiled
Rescued from the Daleks
The Defeat of the Daleks
Give-a-Show Projector slides
The Powerful Enemy
Desperate Measures

Byzantium!BBC novel
Romans CutawayMore Short Trips
The Slave Traders
All Roads Lead to Rome
Conspiracy
Inferno

The Eleventh TigerBBC novel
The Web Planet
The Zarbi
Escape to Danger
Crater of Needles
Invasion
The Centre
Appearance of first Doctor in White Man's Burden.
Nothing at the End of the LaneST: Side Steps A complex story, told entirely through Barbara's dreams after she is attacked by an alien parasite that distorts her memories. It features a flashback of her infection by the creature, an event that occurs between A Long Night and Mire and Clay. Barbara's recurring nightmares mostly involve a distorted memory of events immediately prior to and during An Unearthly Child.
The Lion
The Knight of Jaffa
The Wheel of Fortune
The Warlords
The Space Museum
The Dimensions of Time
The Search
The Final Phase
Every DayST: Christmas Treasury
A Religious ExperienceYearbook 1994 Features an appearance by the seventh Doctor, occurring between The Gallery and Monitor.
The PlottersVirgin MA
The Executioners
The Death of Time
Flight through Eternity
Journey into Terror
The Death of Doctor Who
The Planet of Decision
The Watcher
The Meddling Monk
A Battle of Wits
Checkmate
FrostfireBig Finish CD
Appearance of first Doctor in The Three Doctors.
The Empire of GlassVirgin MA
Are You Listening?DWM Summer Special 1994
Corridors of PowerST: Steel Skies
The Schoolboy's StoryST: Repercussions
The Long Step BackwardST: Prague
Snowman in ManhattanST: Ghosts of Xmas
Four Hundred Dawns
Trap of Steel
Air Lock
The Exploding Planet
Mission to the Unknown Although the Doctor does not appear, this story follows on directly from The Exploding Planet, and acts as a prelude to The Nightmare Begins.
Planet of the BunnoidsST: Side Steps
MarsST: Solar System
Temple of Secrets
Small Prophet, Quick Return
Death of a Spy
Horse of Destruction
Scribbles in ChalkST: Life Science
The Nightmare Begins
Day of Armageddon
Devil's Planet
The Traitors
Counter Plot
Coronas of the Sun
The Feast of Steven
The Little Drummer BoyST: Companions
Volcano
Golden Death
Escape Switch
The Abandoned Planet
Destruction of Time
AshST: TerrorsThe Doctor recounts a past adventure, which occurs between Operation Proteus and Losing the Audience.
RosesDWM 214
Appearance of first Doctor in The Five Doctors.
By the grace of Rassilon, the Doctor returns to Salem, as recounted in The Witch Hunters.
Having glimpsed his future, the Doctor is more aware of his own mortality, and feels the need to come to terms with his coming regeneration. Having been granted some degree of freedom by Rassilon, he decides not to return to Steven immediately, but to travel on his own for a while...
Cambridge PrevisitedYearbook 1993
The Lair of Zarbi SupremoAnnual 1966
Peril in MechanistriaAnnual 1966
The Fishmen of KandalingaAnnual 1966
Flashback of first Doctor in The Thousand Years of Christmas.
Appearance of first Doctor in The Glass Princess.
Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space
Returning to Earth, the Doctor bases himself in another junkyard.
The Klepton ParasitesTV Comic 674-683The Doctor is joined by two Earth children, John and Gillian - his grandchildren.
The Therovian QuestTV Comic 684-689
The Hijackers of ThraxTV Comic 690-692
Doctor Who on the Web PlanetTV Comic 693-698
The Gyros InjusticeTV Comic 699-704
Prisoners of GritogTV Comic Holiday Special 1965
Challenge of the PiperTV Comic 705-709
Moon LandingTV Comic 710-712
Time in ReverseTV Comic 713-715
LizardworldTV Comic 716-719
Prisoner of the KleptonsTV Comic Annual 1966
The Caterpillar MenTV Comic Annual 1966
The Ordeals of DemeterTV Comic 720-723
Enter: The Go-RayTV Comic 724-727
Shark BaitTV Comic 728-731
A Christmas StoryTV Comic 732-735
The Didus ExpeditionTV Comic 736-739
Space Station Z-7TV Comic 740-743
Plague of the Black ScorpiTV Comic 744-747
The Trodos TyrannyTV Comic 748-752
Guests of King NeptuneTV Comic Holiday Special 1966
The Gaze of the GorgonTV Comic Holiday Special 1966
The Secrets of GeminoTV Comic 753-757
The Haunted PlanetTV Comic 758-762
The Hunters of ZeroxTV Comic 763-767
The Underwater RobotTV Comic 768-771
Deadly VesselTV Comic Annual 1967
Kingdom of the AnimalsTV Comic Annual 1967
Return of the TrodsTV Comic 772-775
The Galaxy GamesTV Comic 776-779
The ExperimentersTV Comic 780-783
Sensing his regeneration drawing near, the Doctor decides to spare John and Gillian the trauma of seeing him go through the transformation. Leaving them in a safe place, he resumes travelling on his own...
The Cloud ExilesAnnual 1967
The Sons of GrekkAnnual 1967
Terror on TiroAnnual 1967
Mission for DuhAnnual 1967
The Devil-Birds of CorboAnnual 1967
The Playthings of FoAnnual 1967
Justice of the GlaciansAnnual 1967
Ten Fathom PiratesAnnual 1967
From EternityST: Monsters
Appearance of first Doctor in The End.
The Doctor meets up with Steven once more...
Making HistoryST: Day in the Life
Waiting for JeremyST: Day in the Life
War of God
The Sea Beggar
Priest of Death
Bell of Doom
SalvationBBC novel
The Steel Sky
The Plague
The Return
The Bomb

The Celestial Toyroom
The Hall of Dolls
The Dancing Floor
The Final Test
A Holiday for the Doctor
Don't Shoot the Pianist
Johnny Ringo
The O.K. Corral

Mother RussiaBig Finish CD
Flashback of first Doctor in Death to the Doctor!
Appearance of first Doctor in The Golden Door.
64 Carlysle StreetMore Short Trips
Bunker SoldiersBBC novel
The Savages
Tarnished ImageDecalog 3
There Are Fairies at the Bottom of the GardenShort Trips
The Man in the Velvet MaskVirgin MA
The War Machines
The Rag & Bone Man's StoryST: Repercussions Features flashbacks of the Doctor and Susan's early days on Earth, occurring between The Gift and Time and Relative.
The Smugglers
The Three PathsST: Farewells
Food For ThoughtDWM 218-220
Ten Little AliensBBC novel
Appearance of first Doctor in Five Card Draw.
The Tenth Planet
Go to adventures of the second Doctor Who.
William Hartnell
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William Hartnell
The Complete Adventures
William Hartnell
The Complete Adventures
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