This video has been my biggest project so far as of making this channel. It took me all week to record and edit it but by far the biggest challenge was the copyright. Predictably this video has been claimed, and I’m fine with that. What I’m not fine with is the video being blocked worldwide. It took a few tries but here we are, so if you notice any odd cuts or things of that nature- it is because of that. In addition some of the pictures used early on (for the 1960s section) are low quality. This is just unavoidable and even certain elements later in the video have pixels (a result of repeated rendering due to miscellaneous copyright hotfixes). There is also a section around an hour in where the audio went haywire for a little while and I have no idea why. My apologies for all that. But with that said, I hope you all enjoy the video. It’s my first time ever trying to make something this big and I hope it can entertain you. Edit: Also because people keep mentioning it- The Speed Up was a necessary addition because of KZfaq's copyright system. Trust me it annoys me too and if I could remove it, I would but it had to be in there if I wanted to upload the video. BUT with all that being said, thank you so much for all the kind words of support. Honestly I expected this video to get 37 views so, thank you for that.

It's quite hilarious that the "no aliens" rule lasted about as long as it took to create the Daleks.

5 hour dr who video essay? Am I in heaven?

I love the fact the brief explanation is 5 hours. That is something the doctor would literally say haha

The fact that you got through all of the Tom Baker without once mentioning the most important lore of all: Jellybabies

The thing about Susan coming up with the name 'TARDIS' is totally consistant with what we learn later... Remember that they don't speak English on Gallifrey so would not say "Time And Relative Dimensions In Space" because those are English words! So Susan invented the English translation of what Gallirians call it. So when we hear other Time Lords call it a TARDIS we are having that translated into English by the telepathic circuits - the same as everything else they are saying. SUSAN INVENTED THE ENGLISH WORD FOR TARDIS! It's so simple!

Was gonna get confused at the title saying "brief" until I remembered just The Daleks Master Plan alone is like five hours

Yaz is not the only companion to be there for a doctor's entire run. Rose was there for the entirety of Nine's run.

With 2:28:50, I always saw him going between the fan blades as PERFECT timing, as his brain is like a supercomputer. You can see him step forwards literally at the perfect moment to get through. It also explains why he didn't do that from the start, as you can see how afraid he was of doing it. It took all of his focus and he still barely made it. It's one of my favourite scenes with the Ninth Doctor.

I can't believe I just watched this entire video from start to finish, knowing ALL of this information, and yet still feeling engaged - thanks for making this video! Nice to hear someone who still enjoyed seasons or understood why some weren't as good.

Hey man, I know this might not be popping off yet. But the quality of this video is extremely impressive and far more polished than other doctor who content on this platform. Please keep it up, and I promise that when the algorithm picks you up, it won't ever let you go. Bless.

ty dwfan91. truly a testament to the 90 who came before you

First i got hit by the fact that the great intelligence was around since the second doctor. Only to get hit by the fact that the living plastic has existed since the third doctor. I've watched Dr Who all my life but i grew up with New Who. I did not know until now that the living plastic in Rose were Old Who monsters.

My autism goin crazy rn

I didn't see the video length before clicking on the video and did a double-take seeing this video was ALMOST FIVE HOURS. Your narration is really fun, I love your editing, your passion for the show shines and I have a bunch of Classic Who episodes I want to watch and New Who episodes I want to rewatch. I also appreciate your take on the Timeless Child, any other Doctor Who video of this length that discussed it would be burning Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall at the stake.

I think Terry Pratchett said it best: "You can't remember to plot of Dr. Who because it did have one. Just a bunch of plot holes stitched together".

hey this is pretty cool, idk who is watching a 5 hour video essay on something they haven't watched/ understand, but I'm glad this exists

I never got into Dr. Who (Tom Baker era) but now that I am a huge David Tennant fan (because of Good Omens) I want to start watching it. Thank you for this synopsis.

how is this not more well known? its so well put together? love this definitely earned a sub and deserve many more!!

I always find it funny how the chameleon circuit is always broken, yet everything else in the TARDIS changes almost every time a new doctor is introduced Maybe the tardis itself has a kink with police boxes and just doesnt want to change its exterior (the tardis did seem kinda kinky in 11's run)

So i googled "Dr Who explained to people who didn’t watch Dr Who" and now im here. Will update in 5 hours.

This probably is the briefest one could make an explanation of DW. I tried telling my friends about it once, took me a couple hours a day for two weeks. I applaud you.

My boy 11 out here being slandered

I literally havent seen nor thought of Doctor Who in probably 5 years and yet i love this stuff it might get me to get back into Doctor Who

Not done with this yet but first of all, I was so excited to see a 5 hour doctor who video on my feed, and second, I love and completely agree with your defense of Colin Baker!! He clearly had such a fun time playing the Doctor even though his production years were so rough. Your inclusion of that sweet phone call with a young fan really emphasizes that!!

2:26:05 Thank you for this It's so difficult trying to explain to people who weren't watching at the time that Series 1 wasn't even definitely a continuation At the time reboots were all the rage and this for many was treated as such

Ark in Space also has Lovecraftian elements, which is also HIGHLY present in Alien. Doctor Who borrowed a nice bit from Lovecraft over the years.

I always loved Clara because she’s not perfect, and repeatedly makes mistakes, but she is still considered worth everything to the doctor. Their devotion to each other and it’s consequences are my favorite parts of their run. I was one of those people who was enamored by the Rose/Ten romance but I’ve also enjoyed everything since. Capaldi charmed me immediately and is my favorite doctor. But yeah, justice for Clara, let her be important!! I can’t really name a doctor or companion I dislike tbh. Incredible video!!

About Susan . The Doctor was born a Galifreian, like everyone else on the planet, with a 250 year lifespan and one heart. Those chosen to be special are admitted to the Academy and are made Time Lords. At the end of their natural Galifreian lives, they regenerate and become full Time Lords, with 12 reincarnations, each aging up to 800 years, barring unnatural demise. So, the Doctor’s offspring would be from his first, Galifreian incarnation. His children and grandchildren are not Timelords; they are Galifreian.

so refreshing to hear someone talk about jodie's era in a positive light

will forever be so so pissed at peter capaldi's reception oh my god. his era was genuinely the best, both character and story wise, and an amazing performance by him in every single episode to boot. peter's literally way hotter than 10 and 11 too, so there's that lol

i have never watched an episode of dw, but I sure as do love extremely long video essays on topics i know nothing about! just a little comment for the algorithm

Fan since 1987 here... enjoying this. Just jumped in the comments to say starting a brief ;) explanation of DW with THE PILOT is brave, sir! Glad to see people are still discovering the brilliance of this show from alll the way back.

The Space Museum is my favorite First Doctor story. It’s by no means the best one, but it feels like they were having a ton of fun. That little Dalek gag is just so happy and fun in a way that makes me smile so hard.

Five hours of Classic Doctor Who love? My body is ready!

What I've been looking for forever! I'm only about half an hour in but I can tell how much time and effort you've put into it, and I love your lighthearted tone and non-dry non-boring non-monotone voice! What a memory you have! Thank you for this! Such perfect timing.

This is an incredible video! I can't imagine how time-consuming this project was, but there was no compromising on quality even once. I hope it gets so much more recognition than it has so far. It deserves every bit!

i came in with a lot of my own opinions about the newest stuff having not seen any of classic who and this really helped show that the way the show was presented and the canon maintained has changed a lot over the years and will continue to change in the future. I was already excited for new stuff to come but honestly you're right, theres nothing worth getting worked up for as its all in service of a big story that we're all enjoying together and as long as we support it there will always be more stories to tell

this is probably the most enjoyable doctor who video ive ever watched

Goddamn, I really want a video about the EU. You’re such a good narrator, mate, and the EU isn’t valued enough…

i just spent 5 hours watching this and omg it was so worth it. I loved your presentation and humour so much, and your knowledge of the show is second to none. ik im gonna revisit this video alot, this is going in my playlist of favourite doccy who videos of all time.

dude I feel so grateful to have stumbled onto your channel and this video! You have a clear talent, you are very entertaining and love the way you speak about the show. Your knowledge of doctor who is UNMATCHED and love to hear your thoughts on all various storylines and creative choices of this show over the last 60 years. Hope you can find an excuse to make more long form content about who because this was brilliant :) you rock and can't wait to see this channel grow!

This is the best thing I've ever listened to; I love the commentary, the pictures, EVERYTHING! Literally listened to this as I was doing my baking lab; best thing ever!

I'm a half hour into this video and I'm so glad I found it. I've been wanting to learn more about Classic Who, and your editing and narration is perfect, I'm fully invested and loving learning all these origins and lore.

This is honestly amazing thank you so much. I'm new to Doctor Who, currently watching through with a friend and we're on series 11 with Jodie, hoping to catch up before the 60th. We've only seen the reboot series starting with Eccleston and I've been wanting to hear about everything pre-reboot but could never bring myself to go through the 40+ years of content from before then

Never thought would ever watch a 5 hour video, yet here I am. This was a Master class (pun intended). My theory, pure head-cannon, on Doctor Who retcons is that certain events are in flux as the Doctor says. So, as the Doctor and others travel through time and space changing things, time is constantly being rewritten. Now I you could come back with dozens of “fixed events” that have been retconned, but I try not to think too hard about it and ruin my suspension of disbelief. So whenever I notice a retcon I just tell myself, “It must have been in flux”.

I just watched nearly five whole hours of someone talking about Doctor Who... I feel like my understanding of this series has both grown substantially and shrunk to the point where I still have no idea what's going on.

So glad I found your channel! This was such a treat to watch and I learned a lot, I can’t even imagine how long this must have taken. Super excited to see more of your work in the future.

Great video so far, I’m at the series 3 finale and I just wanted to add a correction. The TV show never confirms that the crispy master is the same incarnation and most sources that do cover that topic, including audios, say he’s a separate incarnation and that Delgado was the 12th Master. It’s nebulous to the point where I’d argue you can convincingly say Delgado and crispy are separate incarnations with just the TV show’s canon considering they act so differently, but yeah. Really enjoying the video so far

I truly wish you get the recognition that you deserve, this is a very well made video. I am going to be watching this in 30 minute blocks for the next few days!

The one and only critique i have about this outstanding video essay is, taking into account all the changes that needed to be made to avoid copyright etc.... you kept putting massive blocks of clarifying text in for less than half a second, any time i tried to read them it would take me 3 or 4 attempts to pause it at the right time, each failure id have to rewind it by 10 seconds cause I'm on mobile and it's just very very difficult to do! And it would be something genuinely interesting as well which isn't said in your breakdown haha.. if you're putting lots of text on screen give enough time to read it or at least up long enough to pause in time!! Thank you for making this though it's a fantastic summary :)

Thank you for making this. It's really great to listen to as background sound while drawing and I like seeing the show from the point of view of a current fan. I myself fell off the bandwagon half-way through the Capaldi era but you make me want to check out the coming season as well as the classical series.

goddamn this is one beast of a video, looking forward to spending multiple hours of my life with you! would sincerely love a in-depth exploration of 'the daleks master plan,' mentioned around 26 mins in.

I got into doctor who at like the very beginning of 2012 and I had actually caught up with the show like right before the 50th anniversary so it was crazy that Day of the Doctor was one of the first episodes/specials I watched when it aired

this video singlehandedly got me through the entirety of modern who for the first time, i dropped out in like 2015 partway through matt smith, and only managed a handful of capaldi eps bc i didn't like or get clara (sobbed over her this time) i found this video and decided to stop when i hit stuff i didn't remember and whenever i got unmotivated from DW i would give myself whatever snippet i'd caught up to and now i can finally finish the whole thing! also very very grateful for your positivity about jodie whitaker, bc i was pretty dubious bc of the general reputation, but i ended up really enjoying her whole storyline and definitely wouldn't have gotten through it without your videos looking forward to staying caught up on you and DW

Finally went back and finished watching all of the first doctor episodes because of this video, and almost finished the second doctor now! Very grateful to you for making this

I always thought the 8th Doctor told that guy he was half human because he was newly regenerated and had that half-mad quirkiness. I never took it seriously, because it was written as a comedic line.

Best Classic Who analysis I’ve seen on KZfaq. Great job. You got my sub! ❤

I could listen to your in depth anylisis of every episode i swear. This video is so well put together, even better then the more popular channels! I quite literally havent zoned out even once in all the five hours

I have been wanting a 5 hour long doctor who video and then I stumbled along this and it’s perfect! Thank you!

I put this video on randomly to help me pass the time with a big project at work this afternoon but I loved it so much I ended up watching it all in one go, carrying my iPad around whilst I cooked and did chores after work ended. It's a really, really great video - you have a brilliant presenting style and I love how you mixed the lore of the show with what was happening behind the scenes to explain it, which is something I've never really looked into. I'm looking forward to going through your other videos tomorrow and also to your future releases :) Also, a fellow Twin Dilemma enjoyer! I knew there had to be more of us!

okay this is awesome. i can’t wait to get through all of it. obviously a lot of love has been put into it and i hope you get some more recognition for it!!!!

I've never watched an episode of Doctor Who, but I have had a vague knowledge built over years of being around Doctor Who fans. Bits of trivia here and there, but not much else. I think that this was the perfect proper introduction to Doctor Who. Thank you for making this, and for not skimping details. Your passion for the show/story made it fun to watch, I especially appreciate you including the behind the scenes context along the way. I think I've now learned everything I wanted to know about in Doctor Who (and a lot more, lol). So more than anything, thank you for saving me hundreds of hours of trying to watch through the entire thing. My to watch list is already long enough, so being able to get the story explained in only 5 hours is very much appreciated. Thank you!

This is TO GOOD! I had no knowledge about Doctor Who, never heard of it before, and then I came upon David Tennant and then doctor who and then this AMAZING "short" explanation. This is too good and I really appreciate it so very much. You are so cool (and a nerd) and I LOVE IT

That was epic. Thanks so much for the immense effort that must have taken. I had huge gaps in my knowledge of Classic Who, so this filled them in nicely. Well done - and thanks!

you deserve way more attention man, very well made video!

I’ve finished this beats. You have me days of entertainment outside of work and life responsibilities, thank you for the laughs, and the memories It’s nice to know my folder of 152 doctor who edits is justified.

absolutely loved this video! so informative and entertaining whilst still being easily understood by someone who hasnt seen classic who! thank you for making it and keep it up!!

5 hours, fucking worth it. It made me start to watch classic who, what a fucking legend.

This is such an amazing video; thank you so much for sharing! I like how you gave some well-reasoned analysis of the series, and delved into some interesting topics. It's also great to see a KZfaqr give a fair and balanced assessment of the Thirteenth Doctor's era (pretty sure you are the first KZfaqr I've seen who didn't just rant for hours about the Thirteenth Doctor's era apparently destroying the show). Also, I absolutely agree that Benton is the best character in the show. You have excellent taste.

So freaking impressed with the entire breakdown!!! Thanks for making my work day so so much easier today!!!

This was fantastic, thank you for your commitment to the lore!!! I’ve never watched any classic Who, so it was cool to get so much backstory that I’ve never had while I’m just not ready to go back before the revival. This was very enjoyable, thank you!!!

I have finally met a fan who is as passionate about this show as I am

Thank you man for this video, this is the first time I see a small KZfaqr doing such a great work like this video. As a big DW fan you got all my respect

So happy I found this video, I’ve been wanting to get into Dr Who but didn’t know where to even begin, great content keep it up 👍🏼

my guy this is amazingly made, you finally inspired me to keep going with my video script (very similar to this, but for the Big Finish audio stories)

Could be wrong, but I think this guy likes Dr Who

I love finding impossibly long video essays! My Friday night is sorted 😂

Love seeing a long doctor who video that’s building up the legacy of the show ❤

This is incredible, great work, excited to see what all you do next!

i just want to say that this video was really good, and you have a great sense of humour. If you ever decided to cover (parts of) the EU you would probably become my favourite youtuber (even if you just cover the 8th doctor, since his EU stories were canonised in the night of the doctor). just one point of note: you say there is no 40th anniversary special, but big finish had Zagreus as the 40th special, which you can say a lot about, but you can't deny that it's special.

30 minutes in and I'm ready to digest slow. This is solid for me, as I'm trying to catch up on the lore and start the series that start in 05 onward. Thanks for this!

Love this. Thank you for all the hard work you put into it.

I haven’t seen much of classic who (it’s just too much) so this video actually really helped me understand the context behind a lot of lore I just kinda haphazardly learned ab through Tumblr in 2013

well fuckin done. doctor who is a childhood show for me. my older sister who isn’t here anymore showed me Starting with David Tennant and i’ve been rewatching some matt smith episodes. just to remember my time watching it with her. that’s for the breakdown. i’ll talk to her about this one day.

Just saw this video in my algorithm… I have been blessed 😌💕 thank you for such an extensive video. Will be sharing with my friends 🥹

This is one of the best KZfaq videos of all time. This is exactly what I would’ve wanted when I was watching classic in 2020.

Beautifully done... made even better by the fact that we seem to agree on so many points..The Pertwee seasons being my favorite.. I particularly appreciate your love for the more ridiculous characters like Alpha Centauri (actually a hermaphrodite), Meglos, the Dinosaurs etc though I am still waiting for someone to give some video love to the finale dance of The Gravis and most importantly of all a deep dive into the sublime 'Whats That' monster from Frontier in Space and isnt it possible that that haters of the Nucleus of the swarm just dont get its ridiculous magnificence.. yes please to videos delving into The Dalek Master Plan and Death to the Daleks.. Thank you muchly for 5 hours of fun..who could ask for more... I did see the original Power of the Daleks as a small child and it inspired so many nightmares I needed to see a psychiatrist..who got me to draw a picture of a snowman..it didnt help...have never totally recovered, there is still a chill of recognition whenever they appear...

Seeing the opening sequence with all the names is probably the most hype I have ever been watching an opening sequence 😂

I looked this up, expecting to find a couple lore videos. This is absolutely not what I expected, but what I expected from a great KZfaqr, and there aren’t much. Thank you so much

this is amazing!! thank you for your hard work! 💖💖💖

Me: "brief video about Doctor Who? 5 hours?! Damn, that is brief."

My theory on why Romana can choose her form when she regenerates is that the Doctor actually just really sucks at regenerating because he has some kind of hang up about that most Time Lords don't. 10, 12 and retroactively 1 especially get worked up about it in Nu Who, and then the whole Timeless Child thing would actually give them a pretty understandable reason to be slightly phobic about it.

What a concise and informative video, how you condensed so much detail into such a bitesize package is nothing short of spectacular! 😅

I love that you made a 5 hour video and called it brief! I'm not very far in yet, but looks great so far!

This is such a treat, I'd definitely love to see you talk about EU!

Great video, would love a time war explanation

this is an immensely thorough & massive labour of love. props

a brief comprehensive video guide thats 5 hours long is of dr who is literally EVERYTHING ive ever wanted bro ur AMAZING

To be fair this is kinda brief for 60 years of lore 😭🤣