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 60th anniversary in 2023, making Doctor Who the longest running science fiction television programme.

Fourteen actors have portrayed the role of the Doctor in the television series (excluding stand-ins) with David Tennant returning to the role as the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023. Ncuti Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor, will appear in the Christmas special later in 2024.

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.

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