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A list of “supplementary” Doctor Who episodes; the problem with this list is that the scope it’s defining just… doesn’t exist. This list includes things ranging from official “minisodes” to unrelated films produced in the 1960s to various spin-off material pieces from throughout the years in a way that official sources do not actually define as being a unified group. The grouping of these subjects together is entirely original research and any sources are discussing only individual entries without any information pertaining to how they connect to the other entries as a group.

Per WP:LISTN these lists need sourcing as a group to be notable but that neither that sourcing nor that grouping exists. A source search BEFORE yields nothing for the concept of “supplementary episodes” and any other search time I try yields nothing that indicates this grouping is notable, even trimmed down; even the “minisodes” mentioned above lack group notability. This list is simply non-notable and original research and should be deleted. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 00:51, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Science fiction and fantasy, Television, Lists, and United Kingdom. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 00:51, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep This is a very confusing proposal for deletion. Per LISTN, the claim that “these lists need sourcing as a group” is blatantly false; quoting it, that is “[o]ne accepted reason why a list topic is considered notable”. Indeed: “There is no present consensus for how to assess the notability of more complex and cross-categorization lists”, and “Lists that fulfill recognized informational, navigation, or development purposes often are kept regardless of any demonstrated notability.” “Supplementary” means “something additional; an extra”. These includes additional, extra content released outside of the broadcast episodes. That’s a very clear scope and definition. At this point, there is no clear policy or guideline cited that supports the deletion of this article. — Alex_21 _TALK 01:39, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  @Alex 21 this is still original research. No source defines this listing of episodes like this, and we follow the sources above any other definition. This inherently goes against what Wikipedia is not. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 01:54, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Again: that is not a core policy or “must have” per NLIST. Kindly refer to the rest of my quotes regarding that particular guideline and discuss why you believe they do not apply here. The article itself very clearly defines what is included in that article. — Alex_21 _TALK 01:57, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]