Here's my list, and there might be some surprises.
Overall, I'd say his era was plagued by low budget and a producer who got the program, but didn't look at it with reverence, but rather like a soap opera. Which might've been fine if it was an approach that worked - because it didn't. It was clear that the downward spiral that began with Graham Williams was taking its toll on this era, with the BBC being increasingly irritated but unable to act against the program due its popularity. And yet, you can clearly see they didn't take the program half as seriously as they had a decade previously, with the monsters looking downright ridiculous - especially in Kinda, The Visitation and Arc of Infinity. They treated it like a kids show, which was a sharp contrast to how script editor Eric Saward saw it - a hard R teenager program.
Still, I think this era was mostly OK. It wasn't a drivel like Colin Baker's or Sylvester McCoy's first seasons were, and it did produce something good stories.
Caves is still this era shining diamond, but I also think it was, by that point, an exception to the rule, which was "mediocrity will do". I'm saddened, because Davison really was the best actor for the part in the decade, and he was really underused as a result. Imagine him in
Midnight or
Human Nature and you'll see what I mean. But then again, you don't have to, I guess, since Big Finish did provide him with some really good stories to flesh out this side of him.
1.
The Caves of Androzani
2.
Earthshock
3.
Enlightenment (director's recut)
4.
Resurrection of the Daleks
5.
Mawdryn Undead
6.
Kinda (CGI enabled - otherwise, it doesn't work as well)
7.
Frontios
8.
The Visitation
9.
Arc of Infinity (underrated)
10.
Snakedance
11.
The Five Doctors (Special Edition)
12.
Planet of Fire (preferably the director's recut)
13.
Terminus
14.
Black Orchid
15.
Castrovalva
16.
The Awakening
17.
Four to Doomsday
18.
Time-Flight
19.
The Warriors of the Deep (if not for Davison's last line, it'd be dead last)
20.
The King’s Demons (most boring, tedious, absolutely worthless DW I've ever seen)
btw, was there one of these for Hartnell and Troughton? I only see Pertwee, Tom Baker and Davidson so far.
Yeah, I didn't post one for them, cause they've so many stories missing and what not, and with the recent wild rumors about their discovery, I thought I might hold of on them. Besides, I think most fans have at least seen some of the old serials, from those readily available.
