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Continuing musing on this topic, thought I'd draw up a list! These are not my absolute favourites over the years, but just the favourites year by year. At least where it meets a certain threshold of "favourite". And yes, it's clearly heavily leaning towards one particular writer, and not just when he was the showrunner.

2005 - The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
2006 - The Girl in the Fireplace
2007 - Blink
2008 - Silence in the Library / The Forest of the Dead
2009 - The Waters of Mars
2010 - Vincent and the Doctor
2011 - The Girl Who Waited
2012 - The Snowmen
2013 - The Day of the Doctor
2014 - Listen
2015 - Face the Raven
2016 - (pass - sorry, can't say a favourite!)
2017 - Extremis
2018 - Rosa
2019 - (pass - sorry, can't say a favourite!)
2020 - Spyfall (parts 1 and 2)
2021 - Village of the Angels
2022 - Eve of the Daleks
2023 - The Giggle
2024 - 73 Yards

I've been a member of Doctor Who fan forum Gallifrey Base since it started. And before then its predecessor Outpost Gallifrey. As part of my profile there I listed my favourite Doctor etc. And thought that might be of interest here too. Some of my answers fluctuate with time, but most are pretty stable.

My favourite Doctor is David Tennant, specifically the Tenth Doctor version rather than the Fourteenth Doctor, who I felt was pretty unnecessary, albeit likeable, and also handled badly re the bi-generation after. My second favourite Doctor is Tom Baker. Followed by Paul McGann, due purely to the Big Finish audios.

My favourite companion is Sarah Jane Smith. Others I'm fond of include Romana I, Ace and Clara.

My favourite Master fluctuates, but - and again in part due to Big Finish audios - is currently Derek Jacobi. Even if he was barely on screen in that specific role.

My favourite Classic Doctor Who story is City of Death. I watched this on original UK broadcast in 1979, at a very young age, and was awestruck. It was many years before I saw it again, but I had a vivid memory of a spaghetti-faced man and witty goings on in Paris.

My favourite New Doctor Who story is the two-parter The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances. Though I also have a very soft spot for The Girl in the Fireplace, Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead, Blink and Human Nature / The Family of Blood. Yup, I really like the original David Tennant era. And also early stories written by Steven Moffat.