Where Did David Tennant's Era Chart In The DWM Poll?


Readers of DWM have been voting for their all time favourite Doctor Who episodes as part of their recent survey. David Tennant's era as the Doctor fared well with three episodes starring him featured in the top ten.
See how all of his episodes rated below:

1. The Day Of The Doctor
Technically NOT a Tennant era story but he did rock up to lend a hand to Matt Smith's Time Lord as the
Doctor's embarked on the greatest adventure yet..

2. Blink
When people start disappearing, a young woman called Sally finds cryptic messages bleeding through from 1969 – messages from a mysterious stranger called the Doctor...
Despite the fact that this episode barely features the Doctor, it's remained a firm favourite with fans.

9. Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
It's 1913 in England, and an ordinary schoolteacher called John Smith dreams of adventures in time and space and a mysterious blue box... David Tennant takes on the role as both Doctor and the Doctor's human alter ego in this 2008 story.

29. The Girl In The Fireplace
Madame de Pompadour is being haunted by a stranger called the Doctor – can he save her from the clockwork killers? This romantic fan favourite saw the Doctor loving and losing - a theme that followed Tennant's Doctor.

31. Silence In The Library / Forest Of The Dead
One hundred years ago, the Universe's library was sealed off with only a cryptic warning as explanation: "Count the shadows."..
This 2008 episode introduced us to River Song - it was a time when neither we nor the Doctor had a clue who she really was.

35. Stolen Earth / Journey's End
Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need, but can the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire?
The 2008 series finale was a star studded affair with the return of many of the Doctor's old friends and the departure of Catherine Tate's Donna Noble in possibly one of the most heartbreaking farewells the Doctor has endured.

36. School Reunion
The Doctor meets an old friend, Sarah Jane Smith, and Rose discovers the legacy of being a Time Lord’s companion...
The fan's favourite companion Sarah Jane meets up with a new incarnation of the Doctor and the pair's friendship picks up where they left off, much to the annoyance of Rose.

39. Turn Left
Donna's entire world collapses, but there's no sign of the Doctor, instead she finds help from a mysterious blonde woman.
2008's Turn Left saw Rose Tyler return to help guide Donna Noble in the right direction.

43. The Waters Of Mars
Mars, 2059. Bowie Base One. Last recorded message: "Don't drink the water. Don't even touch it. Not one drop."...
The 2009 special The Waters Mars saw the Doctor see the error of his ways as he realises that meddling with time has consequences. The episode ends with the sound of the Cloister Bell ringing out and calling the Tenth Doctor to his impending demise.

44. Midnight
The Doctor is trapped, alone, powerless and terrified, on the planet Midnight, and soon the knocking on the wall begins...
This 2008 companion lite episode saw Tennant shine as the Doctor flies solo on board the Crusader 50.

45. Army Of Ghosts / Doomsday
As two mighty armies clash, the Doctor realises that saving the Earth might mean the death of Rose Tyler.
The 2006 series finale saw a thousand fangirl's hearts break in two as the Doctor and Rose were parted for good..well until they were reunited again in 2008 anyway..

52. The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
Rose finds herself further away from home than ever, in the orbit of a Black Hole. Something ancient begins to awake.
The Doctor faces up to the Beast in this terrifying 2006 two parter and tell Rose..oh she'll know..

55. Utopia / The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
Earth has been conquered and the Master rules supreme, with the Doctor a helpless prisoner only Martha Jones can save the world...
Martha Jones comes in to her own in this epic end to the 2007 series.

57. The Christmas Invasion
The Tardis falls to Earth on Christmas Eve. While the Doctor's regenerating, Rose is powerless to save the planet.
Our first meeting with the Tenth Doctor back in 2005 where we and the Sycorax learnt there's no second chances because he's that sort of man.

71. The Fires Of Pompeii
Can established history be changed, or must the Doctor let everyone die?
The Doctor takes Donna on her first trip back in time but it's not exactly a happy affair with people perishing in Pompeii.

82. The End Of Time
The Doctor faces the end of his life as the Master's plans hurtle out of control. With the sound of drums growing louder, and an ancient trap closing around the Earth, the Doctor and Wilf must fight alone...
He didn't want to go and we didn't want him to either.

89. Tooth And Claw
The Doctor and Rose have to protect Queen Victoria, but can anything stop the Empire of the Wolf?
This 2006 episode is where we see the birth of the Torchwood institute and lot of japes from the Doctor and Rose.

102. The Unicorn And The Wasp
In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 10 days. Was it amnesia? A nervous breakdown? Or a Giant Alien Wasp..?

106. Partners In Crime
Can Donna find her Time Lord before the march of the Adipose begins?
The Doctor and Donna are reunited, but he better not be getting any romantic ideas about his new companion!

107. The Shakespeare Code
Evil witches cast their spell over Elizabethan England as the Doctor and Martha travel back in time and meet William Shakespeare...
It's Martha's first and supposedly only trip with the Doctor in the TARDIS and she does it in style in this 2007 episode.

111. Smith And Jones
As a medical student, Martha Jones has seen some eye-opening things, but none of them compare to the mysterious man she meets one morning at St. Thomas' Hospital.
Our action packed introduction to Martha Jones sees the Doctor meeting his future companion and a Judoon platoon upon the moon..

124. Rise Of The Cybermen / The Age Of Steel
The Cybermen take control of London and start converting the population. The Doctor and Rose become fugitives.
This 2006 adventure sees Rose meeting a parallel earth version of the father that she lost as a baby and Mickey bids farewell to the TARDIS Team.

125. Planet Of The Ood
The Doctor discovers shocking truths about the human race while on the planet Ood-Sphere...
This 2008 episode sees the Ood reveal a chilling premonition about the Doctor's future when Ood Sigma tells him "I think your song must end soon."

136. Gridlock
The Doctor just can't keep away from New Earth, and he's got a new companion to impress, so he and Martha are soon off on a quick jaunt to New New York.

144. The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
As interplanetary war edges closer, the Doctor has to fight to keep both Martha and Donna alive.
This 2008 two parter sees the return of not only Martha Jones but of the classic monsters The Sontaran.

149. The Next Doctor
The Doctor travels back in time to Victorian England and meets some new friends and some old enemies...
The 2008 Christmas special sees the Doctor come face to face with a furture incarnation of himself..or does he?

153. The Runaway Bride
Bride-to-be Donna mysteriously vanishes as she prepares to marry her boyfriend Lance in a glittering ceremony on Christmas Eve. She suddenly appears, to her complete astonishment, in the Tardis with the Doctor.
The 2006 Christmas special introduces us to Donna Noble for the first time as she joins the Doctor to battle the Rachnoss and some pretty mean Santas...

158. Voyage Of The Damned
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race...
The 2007 Christmas special was an action packed affair and the Doctor got to kiss Kylie Minogue! Total result!

176. 42
In a distant galaxy, a spaceship hurtles out of control towards a boiling sun with the Doctor and Martha trapped on board...
Things were definitely hotting up for the Doctor and Martha in this adventure from 2007.

180. The Doctor's Daughter
The Doctor meets the most important woman of his life on the distant planet Messaline in the middle of an endless war.
This 2008 episode saw a guest starring role for Georgia Moffett playing the Doctor's Daughter - oddly enough she IS the Doctor's Daughter in real life too. We're all still eagerly awaiting the return of Jenny..

181. New Earth
The Doctor takes Rose to visit mankind's new home, in the far future, but the Lady Cassandra is out for revenge.
This fun 2006 episode sees the Doctor beating out a samba. 

191. Planet Of The Dead
Lady Christiana de Souza joins the Doctor on a bus trip which takes an unexpected detour into danger...
This 2009 Easter Special saw the Doctor whisked off to a distant planet on board a London bus!

195. The Idiot's Lantern
1953, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II – but there are rumours of monsters on the streets of London.
The Doctor and Rose team up once more and travel back in time to battle the scary Wire.

200. The Lazarus Experiment
As human DNA morphs into a monstrous form, can the Doctor and Martha fight for survival?
The Doctor discovers the lengths some people will go to to retain their youthful looks...

208. Daleks In Manhattan / Evolution Of The Daleks
As The Doctor and Martha travel to 1930's New York the Doctor's oldest enemies are planning their most audacious plan yet at the top of the Empire State Building...
Martha meets the Doctor's greatest foe for the first time.

220. Love & Monsters
An ordinary man becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose, and uncovers a world of living nightmares.
This Doctor lite story from 2006 focuses on a group of people obsessed with the Doctor..

240. Fear Her
London 2012, and the Doctor and Rose set off to see the Olympics, only to find terror in the most ordinary place.
A surprise entry for this much maligned 2006 episode.

To see the full list buy DWM 474 which is out now!







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