Doctor Who List Exclusions

Titles researched for the Doctor Who List but deliberately left out, with the reason for each, kept so the decisions can be revisited. Categories excluded by rule: documentaries and companion shows; re-edits of existing episodes; interactive titles and games (video games aren't listed one by one); ordinary commercials; stage shows and attractions; unofficial productions that aren't especially notable (no Wikipedia article of their own in any language); and productions with their own characters rather than Doctor Who's. Audio dramas are out of scope. (Adult-film parodies are excluded and not recorded.)

Rows shaded like this are unofficial productions.

Released / first aired	Last aired	Title	Type	Medium	Notes	Reason excluded
1977		Whose Doctor Who	Documentary	Live-action	BBC2 The Lively Arts	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
1979-02		Dr. Who for Keep Australia Beautiful	Commercial	Live-action	Four promo minisodes with Tom Baker	Commercial
1979-01	1981-04	Prime Computer adverts	Commercial	Live-action	"Step into the 80s!" and "On Through the 80s!", with Tom Baker and Lalla Ward	Commercial
1989		Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure	Stage show	Live-action	Touring stage play; its filmed scene "The Shrink" played inside the show	Stage production
1991	1995	The Stranger	Direct-to-video	Live-action	BBV video series with Colin Baker as a Doctor-like character	Own characters, not a Doctor Who production
1993		Thirty Years in the TARDIS	Documentary	Live-action	BBC1, 30th anniversary	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
1993		The Airzone Solution	Direct-to-video	Live-action	BBV, with four Doctor actors in other roles	Own characters, not a Doctor Who production
1995		Dalekmania	Documentary	Live-action	About the Cushing films	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
1997-02-10		Time Is Everything	Commercial	Live-action	New Zealand superannuation promo with Tom Baker	Commercial
1997-12-05		Destiny of the Doctors	Video game	Live-action	PC game with live-action scenes	Interactive title
1997	1999	Auton trilogy	Direct-to-video	Live-action	BBV: Auton, Auton 2: Sentinel, Auton 3: Awakening	No Wikipedia article of its own in any language (notability test, checked 2026-10-17)
1998		Lust in Space	Direct-to-video	Live-action	Spin-off video listed in Wikipedia's Doctor Who spinoffs article; year only	No Wikipedia article of its own in any language (notability test, checked 2026-10-17)
1999-11-13		Doctor Who Night	TV special	Live-action	BBC Two theme night of repeats and documentaries, with new linking sketches	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2001		Do You Have a License to Save This Planet?	Direct-to-video	Live-action	BBV parody with Sylvester McCoy	No Wikipedia article of its own in any language (notability test, checked 2026-10-17)
2005	2011	Doctor Who Confidential	Documentary	Live-action	BBC Three companion series (its minisode "Death Is the Only Answer" is covered by the main series row)	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2005-12-25		Attack of the Graske	Interactive special	Live-action	BBC Red Button minisode	Interactive title
2006	2007	Totally Doctor Who	Companion show	Live-action	CBBC magazine show; it carried The Infinite Quest, which is on the list	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2006	2008	Torchwood Declassified	Documentary	Live-action		Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2008		Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough	Direct-to-video	Live-action	BBV erotic thriller with a Zygon; its Wikipedia title now redirects to the Zygon article	No Wikipedia article of its own in any language (notability test, checked 2026-10-17)
2010-10-11	2010-11-15	Sarah Jane's Alien Files	TV series	Live-action	CBBC; six episodes shown alongside The Sarah Jane Adventures series 4	Clip show; the only new material is short linking narration
2011		Torchwood: Web of Lies	Interactive	Animated	Motion-comic game with a live-action segment	Interactive title
2011	2017	Doctor Who Experience	Attraction	Live-action	Walk-through exhibition with a filmed adventure	Attraction
2011		The Crash of the Elysium	Stage show	Live-action	Immersive theatre for children	Stage production
2012-09-10	2012-10-15	Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time	Web series	Live-action	Parody with its own "Traveler" character	Own characters, not a Doctor Who production
2013-11-21		An Adventure in Space and Time	TV film	Live-action	BBC Two; Mark Gatiss's docudrama; watched 2014-08-16	Drama about the making of the original series, not a Doctor Who production
2013		The Science of Doctor Who	Documentary	Live-action	Brian Cox lecture (its minisode "A Night with the Stars" is covered by the main series row)	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2014	2015	Doctor Who Extra	Documentary	Live-action		Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2017	2018	Whovians	Documentary	Live-action	Australian panel show	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2021		Doctor Who: Time Fracture	Stage show	Live-action	Immersive theatre, London	Stage production
2022		Doctor Who Am I	Documentary	Live-action	About 1996 TV film writer Matthew Jacobs	Documentary/behind-the-scenes
2023-11		The Daleks in Colour	TV special	Live-action	Colourised, shortened re-edit of The Daleks (1963-64)	Re-edit of existing episodes; nothing extra to watch
2023	present	Doctor Who: Unleashed	Documentary	Live-action		Documentary/behind-the-scenes