- William Hartnell
1963 - 1966 - Patrick Troughton
1966 - 1969 - Jon Pertwee
1970 - 1974 - Tom Baker
1974 - 1981 - Peter Davison
1982 - 1984 - Colin Baker
1984 - 1986 - Sylvester McCoy
1987 - 1989 - Paul McGann
1996 - Christopher Eccleston
2005 - David Tennant
2005 - 2010 - Matt Smith
2010 - 2013 - Peter Capaldi
2014 - 2017 - Jodie Whittaker
2018 - Alternative Doctors
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Companions - Characters
- Alien Species
- Alien
Worlds
Doctor Who In Detail is a guide to the long running BBC Television programme Doctor Who. The first episode was broadcast in 1963, and the programme celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013, making Doctor Who the longest running science fiction television programme.
Thirteen actors have portrayed the role of the Doctor in the televsion series (excluding stand-ins) with Jodie Whittaker taking on role as the Thirteenth Doctor, the first time the Doctor has been portrayed by a woman.
Rose: There's no signal. We're out of range. Just a bit.
The Doctor: With a bit of jiggery pokery...
Rose: Is that a techical term?
The Doctor: Yeah. I came first in jiggery pokery. How about you?
Rose: No. I failed hullabaloo.
Rose and the Ninth Doctor.
On this day 17 November
- 1979: The Creature From The Pit: Part Four
Adrasta, fearing her monopoly on metals may be threatened, imprisons a Tythonus ambassador - 1981: Carnival Of Monsters: Episode Two
The TARDIS lands inside a Miniscope where specimens are held in a loop - 2008: Smith And Jones
The Doctor checks into a hospital to investigate strange phenomena - 2008: The Shakespeare Code
The Doctor takes Martha for a trip into the past to meet William Shakespeare - 2008: Time Crash
The Doctor meets a previous regeneration in the TARDIS - 2009: Human Nature
Hiding from alien pursuers the TARDIS arrives on Earth, 1913; and the Doctor becomes human - 2018: Demons Of The Punjab
India 1947. The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab. As demons haunt the land, can Yaz discover the hidden story of her grandmother's life?
Doctor Who on TV today 17 November 2018
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Demons of the Punjab: 02:30 - 03:20 BBC 2 (HD)
India 1947. The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab. As demons haunt the land, can Yaz discover the hidden story of her grandmother's life? [AD,S,SL] -
Forest of the Dead: 11:00 - 12:00 W (HD)
Another adventure with David Tennant's Time Lord. As the shadows rise, the Doctor forges an alliance with River Song. But who can stop the Vashta Nerada? S35 Ep9 -
Midnight: 12:00 - 13:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi adventure with David Tennant as the enigmatic hero. On the planet Midnight, the Doctor is trapped, powerless and terrified, as the knocking on the wall begins. S35 Ep10 -
Turn Left: 13:00 - 14:00 W (HD)
A gripping adventure with David Tennant's Time Lord. As Donna's world collapses, she finds help from a mysterious woman. But can they stop the approaching Darkness? S35 Ep11 -
The Stolen Earth: 14:00 - 15:00 W (HD)
The UK's favourite sci-fi series, with David Tennant as the Doctor. Earth's heroes unite to fight the Daleks, while an old enemy waits in the shadows. S35 Ep12 -
Journey's End: 15:00 - 16:30 W (HD)
David Tennant's third series as the Time Lord. With the universe threatened by the Daleks, a prophecy states that one of the Doctor's companions will die. S35 Ep13 -
The Christmas Invasion: 16:30 - 18:00 W (HD)
David Tennant stars as the cosmic hero in this 2005 special. Santa-shaped assassins and deadly Christmas trees herald the approach of a danger from the stars. Ep30