What Doctor Who episode did you watch today?

[Alan]

DOCTOR WHO

12.01 - Robot

Notable firsts:

Spoiler:

• First full appearance of the Doctor's fourth incarnation.
• First appearance of Harry Sullivan.
• John Benton has been promoted and now holds the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1.

[jebus]

Children in Need

[Billz]

Good As Gold (2012 Script-To-Screen Minisode)

Would've liked to have seen David Tennant in his "Fear Her" variant of his old costume, burst through the current TARDIS door, carrying the white torch, as in the "Fear Her" episode, instead of some athlete with the gold torch, but whatever.

[Alan]

DOCTOR WHO

12.02 - The Ark in Space

Notable firsts:

Spoiler:

• First, but chronologically last, appearance of the space station Nerva.
• First mention of the solar flares that devastated Earth sometime in the 29th or 30th centuries.
• First story to show a group of humans that survived the solar flares.
• The Doctor tests the gravity using a yo-yo for the first time.

12.03 - The Sontaran Experiment

Notable firsts:

Spoiler:

• Sontarans are revealed to be a clone species.
• First story to reveal that other than those on space station Nerva, the human species still survives on colony worlds 10,000 years after the solar flares devastated Earth.

[jebus]

The Christmas Invasion

[Alan]

DOCTOR WHO

12.04 - Genesis of the Daleks

Notable firsts and lasts:

Spoiler:

• First appearance of Davros, creator of the Daleks.
• Last, but chronologically first, appearance of the Thals.
• This story reveals that the name 'Dalek' was derived from the species that they mutated from - 'Kaled'.
• First appearance of a Time Ring.

[Blencathra]

Bad Wolf
The Parting of the Ways

[jebus]

New Earth

[Alan]

DOCTOR WHO

12.05 - Revenge of the Cybermen

Notable firsts and lasts:

Spoiler:

• Last regular appearance of Harry Sullivan. From the start of Series 13 he becomes an irregular character.
• First appearance of a Cyber Leader. It is distinguished from other Cybermen by having certain sections of its head in black rather than silver.
• First story to reveal that gold is a metal that is deadly to Cybermen.
• Last, but chronologically first, appearance of the space station Nerva.
• Last appearance of a Time Ring.

[jebus]

Tooth and Claw

[maneth]

The Parting of the Ways. Boohoo! I loved Eccleston as the Doctor...

[jebus]

School Reunion

[Alan]

DOCTOR WHO

13.03 - Pyramids of Mars

Notable firsts:

Spoiler:

• The Doctor reveals that Gallifrey is located in the constellation of Kasterborous at galactic co-ordinates 10-0-11-0-0 by 0-2 from Galactic Zero Centre.
• Time Lords are revealed to have a Respiratory bypass system for the first time.
• First mention of Isomorphic Controls.
• First appearance of a pyramid on Mars (interior only).

[jebus]

The Girl in the Fireplace

[Alan]

DOCTOR WHO

13.04 - The Android Invasion

Notable lasts:

Spoiler:

• Last appearance of Harry Sullivan.
• To date, the last appearance of John Benton.

14.01 - The Masque of Mandragora

Notable firsts:

Spoiler:

• First appearance of the TARDIS secondary console room.
• First story to reveal that it is because of the TARDIS that alien languages both spoken and written are translated for its human occupants to understand and also communicate in.