Some of (but not all of) the classic Doctors in a row.Image: Tubi
Doctor Who fans who don’t live in the UK or Ireland have had to be exceptionally organized when keeping track of where to watch the long-running sci-fi series. But the BBC Studios show’s classic era (up to and including the Seventh Doctor) finally has a free resource: Tubi, which just added over 600 episodes dating back to 1963.
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That means if you live in the U.S. (or Canada), you no longer need a BritBox subscription to access the era of the series that ended in 1989. According to a Tubi press release, this “unprecedented” drop of all the episodes—which can be found both on-demand and on their own dedicated FAST channel—includes both “Classic Doctor Who” (link here) and “Classic Doctor Who: The Animated Lost Stories.” If the idea of diving into 600-plus episodes from a show that’s been airing for over 60 years feels a bit daunting, Tubi will also feature a “New to Who” collection to entice new viewers.
Now, of course, to get your eyeballs on the episodes that came after the classic years, you’ll still need two subscriptions: Max, for the revival seasons that started in 2005 and include the Ninth through Thirteenth Doctor; and Doctor Who’s new stateside home, Disney+, to watch the upcoming 60th anniversary specials, the Christmas special, and the next series starring Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor.