Start from Series 1 of the revival. You really DON'T need to know anything before the revival (Even though Tom Baker is awesome).
ALSO you can start with Series 5 of the revival. This is the first series with Matt Smith. The current series is Series 6. I would actually suggest this first.
If you decide to start watching with Series 5, I would advice to watch 3 episodes from the earlier series: Series 3 Episode 10 (Blink), Series 4 Episodes 9 and 10 (Silence in the Library, Forest of the Damned). They provide backround info on some events in Series 5 and 6, and are written by the main scriptwriter and producer of Series 5 onwards.
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