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, recently completed his second series with a mysterious regeneration.
Tegan and the First Doctor (played by Richard Hurndall)
fromTegan: And who might you be?
First Doctor: I might be any number of things, young lady. As it happens I am the Doctor. The original, you might say.
Doctor Who shown on 5th November
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1966: The Power Of The Daleks: Episode 1A colony scientist plans to use Daleks as servants, but the Daleks have other ideas
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1977: Image Of The Fendahl: Part TwoA human skull is discovered and found to be over twelve million years old
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1981: An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker (repeated)When two teachers force their way into the TARDIS the Doctor decides it is time to leave Earth
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1993: Planet Of The Daleks: Episode One (repeated)The Daleks are on Spiridon trying to learn the secret of invisibility
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2009: Gridlock (repeated)In the far future, in New Earth, people are trapped in a perpetual roundabout
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2010: The Family Of Blood (repeated)Hiding from alien pursuers the TARDIS arrives on Earth, 1913; and the Doctor becomes human
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2010: Blink (repeated)Whatever you do - don't blink