Disputed story titles

When Doctor Who first began there were no over all story titles for the individual stories, each episode was given an individual story title (much like the new series).

However, when attributing over all story titles to the stories there are some disputes.

Some of the early 60s stories are known by their first episode, while others are known by an overall title.

An Unearthly Child
An Unearthly Child is the title of the first episode of the first set of episodes which are: An Unearthly Child, The Cave of Skulls, The Forrest of Fear and The Firemaker.

The story is also sometimes known as 100,000 BC.

When this story has been released on Video and DVD it has been released as An Unearthly Child.

The Daleks
The second story of the first season is commonly known as The Daleks and comprises the following episodes: The Dead Planet, The Survivors, The Escape, The Ambush, The Expedition, The Ordeal, The Rescue.

This story is also has been known as The Mutants; however as to not confuse with the Jon Pertwee story (also called The Mutants) is has become known as The Daleks.

When this story has been released on Video and DVD is has been released as The Daleks.

The earliest documents for this story credit as The Survivors. Reference works have also attributed the title The Dead Planet to the serial, taking the title of the first episode. It is of note that neither title The Mutants nor The Daleks is actually used on screen for this serial. In fact "The Daleks" is the on-screen title of the second episode of the second Daleks serial, The Dalek Invasion of Earth.

The Edge of Destruction
This is the third story of the first season comprising; The Edge of Destruction and The Brink of Disaster.

This story sometimes has been known as Beyond the Sun, which was actually a working titled use for The Daleks.

This story was also known as Inside the Spaceship. The Target Books novelisation uses the title The Edge of Destruction.

When this story has been released on Video and DVD is has been released as The Edge of Destruction.

The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
This is the twenty-second story of the third season. By the time of its broadcast, the series was no longer using individual episode titles.

This story is sometimes known as The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, whilst in other media (including the Target Books novelisation) is simply known as The Massacre.

The BBC Radio Collection releases use both names.

Doctor Who: The TV Movie
This story never had an 'official' story title on-screen or off.

There has been some suggestion that the story title is The Enemy Within (which was a working title for The Invisible Enemy). This title is attributed to the film's producer, Philip Segal, who suggested it at a science fiction convention, though it was never officially used as a title. Coincidentally, another Fox made-for-TV film reviving an old TV series, Alien Nation: The Enemy Within, used the title, which is also familiar as an episode title from the original Star Trek series.

For the BBC DVD release it was simply entitled The Movie, the TARDIS Index File Wikia entitles it Doctor Who: The TV Movie to avoid confusion with the two Theatrical movies.

Another unofficial subtitle Out of the Ashes has been used in several sources, including the A Brief History of Time (Travel) website and it was also used to refer to the movie during a 2005 online documentary produced by the CBC in Canada for its website promoting the revived series.