Entertainment quiz
Classic Doctor Who: which Doctor?
One story at a time from 1963 to 1989. Pick the Doctor it belongs to; each answer shows where it sits in the run.
- Format
- Sort into groups
- Items
- 20 to sort
- Limit
- 2:30
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 20 of the 156 each time. Today's first round is the same for everyone.
- Items
- 20
- Groups
- 7
- Time limit
- 2:30
- A miss
- Shows the answer, then moves on
- Each story appears in turn. Click its doctor, or press its number.
- The groups never move, so the number keys are quick.
- Skip (0) sends a prompt to the back of the queue.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Which Doctor? The groups appear when you start.
About this quiz
Seven actors played the Doctor in the original series, from William Hartnell in 1963 to Sylvester McCoy in 1989.
- 156 titles are in the pool; the full run is on the start panel.
- Stories with more than one Doctor are left out, so every title has exactly one answer.
- Each Doctor's group is the one the BBC's own story guide tags.
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