Ranking the Hartnell stories in order...

1) The Daleks' Masterplan - Everything that is wonderful about the era encapsulted in an epic adventure

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-daleks-masterplan-written-by-terry.html

2) The Romans - I don't care what you think of it...I LOVE it

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-romans-written-by-dennis-spooner.html

3) The Massacre - A stunning historical, with a terrific central performance from Purves

To be reviewed...

4) Marco Polo - A genuine classic, nuanced, educational and dramatic

To be reviewed...

5) The Crusade - Why are the historicals so much better than the SF tales?

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-crusade-written-by-david-whitaker.html

6) The Gunfighters - Jokes, great performances, fantastic direction, a song...

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-gunfighters-written-by-donald.html

7) The Daleks - One of the first forays into SF...and one of the best

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-daleks-written-by-terry-nation-and.html

8) The Aztecs - A thrilling moral dilemma and great role for Barbara

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-aztecs-written-by-john-lucarotti.html

9) The Myth Makers - Intelligent and hilarious and beautifully acted

To be reviewed...

10) The Chase - It's absolute guff but it never fails to raise a thousand smiles

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-chase-written-by-terry-nation-and.html

11) The Tenth Planet - A story that gets better with each subsequent rewatch

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-tenth-planet-written-by-kitt-pedlar.html

12) The Smugglers - Terrific fun, bolstered by great performances from the regulars

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-smugglers-written-by-brian-hayles.html

13) Mission to the Unknown - Butch as Rambo but damn exciting

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/mission-to-unknown-written-by-terry.html

14) The War Machines - Surprisingly stylish direction and Ben and Polly are great

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-war-machines-written-by-ian-stuart.html

15) The Savages - More complex than I had been led to believe and with a great score

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-savages-written-by-ian-stuart-black.html

16) The Reign of Terror - Great fun with a top notch TARDIS crew

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-reign-of-terror-written-by-dennis.html

17) The Ark - Melodramatic and silly but also very stylish and imaginative

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-ark-written-by-paul-erickson-lesley.html

18) An Unearthly Child - A top notch first episode and a real atmosphere to the rest

To be reviewed...

19) The Web Planet - Crazy ambitious but worth a watch to see how far they would go

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-web-planet-written-by-bill-strutton.html

20) The Time Meddler - Ropey history but a great character in the Monk

To be reviewed...

21) The Dalek Invasion of Earth - Terrible direction but it's trying very hard to be epic

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-dalek-invasion-of-earth-written-by.html

22) The Sensorites - It has a great message but it's overlong and seriously theatrical

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-sensorites-written-by-peter-r.html

23) The Celestial Toymaker - Fun but trying a little too hard and not as dark as it could be

To be reviewed...

24) The Keys of Marinus - Some dodgy production work but I love the pace of it

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-keys-of-marinus-written-by-terry.html

25) Planet of Giants - A very boring narrative enlivened by great sets

To be reviewed...

26) The Space Museum - A fascinating first episode followed by some very trite politics

http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/the-space-museum-written-by-glyn-jones.html