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.
The Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday
fromDoctor: What happened to you, John?
John: I was humanely terminated on the discovery of the fatal condition, blindness.
Ruby: Blindness isn't fatal.
Doctor: You literally just said that to a dead blind guy.
Doctor Who shown on 13th August
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1980: City Of Death: Part Two (repeated)Before life began on Earth a Jagaroth spacecraft exploded, splintering Scaroth through time
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1981: The Keeper Of Traken: Part Four (repeated)The Master, after using all his regenerations, tries to steal the Keeper's power
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2006: The Empty Child (repeated)Something is infecting people in London, 1941
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2006: The Doctor Dances (repeated)Something is infecting people in London, 1941
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2007: New Earth (repeated)The Doctor and Rose stumble upon a "plague farm" in the far future
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2008: World War Three (repeated)London, 2005: The Slitheen family plan to make Earth radioactive, and then sell it
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2009: The Impossible Planet (repeated)The Doctor and Rose visit a world that should not be able to exist
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2011: The Curse Of The Black Spot (repeated)The Doctor, Amy and Rory are trapped on a pirate ship that is being attacked
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2011: The Doctor's Wife (repeated)The Doctor gets to know the TARDIS a bit better