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As a native Englishwoman I naturally grew up with Doctor Who. I watched Peter Davison (the fifth Doctor) episodes that my dad had on VHS, and waited patiently each week for a new adventure from Sylvester McCoy (the seventh Doctor). I waited outside a bookstore with my dad for several hours to meet Sylvester McCoy, we still have the postcard we had him sign for my mom, who did not wait outside with us. Yet when people ask me where they should start when first looking into the world of the man from Galifrey, I invariably tell them to start with Christopher Eccleston,
If you didn't grow up with any of the first seven doctors then, in my humble opinion, you have a better chance of appreciating them once you have invested a little in the character. I largely skip past the eighth Doctor
But then what to do if you love Eccleston, adore Tennant and can't live without Smith, but have no patience for older television shows. Well luckily for you, the youtube channel Babelcolor has put together a 10 minute compilation of every single storyline. This is a narrative summary, not a character study. As such it will not provide you with any great insight into each of the Doctor's regenerations, but it will give you a feel for where he has come from. You will see aliens that are familiar from the last seven years of programming, and you will see a glimpse of the humor that has carried through the years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN5jPQdJXYE
