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.
Ruby Sunday and Jocelyn Sancerre
fromRuby: Hang on, so the planet below down below who refused to stop the babies being born... But once they're born then don't look after them?
Jocelyn: It's a very strange planet.
Ruby: It's not that strange.
Doctor Who shown on 10th June
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1967: The Evil Of The Daleks: Episode 4In 1867, during an experiment in time travel, a Dalek appears
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1972: The Time Monster: Episode FourThe Master tries to go back in time and steal the Crystal of Kronos
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2006: The Satan PitThe Doctor and Rose visit a world that should not be able to exist
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2007: Blink (repeated)Whatever you do - don't blink
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2009: The Doctor's Daughter (repeated)The Doctor's fight becomes a personal matter on Messaline
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2011: A Good Man Goes To War (repeated)The Doctor raises an army in order to rescue the kidnapped Amy Pond
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2017: The Lie Of The Land (repeated)With the Doctor imprisoned, Bill and Nardole must embark on a deadly mission to rescue him and lead the resistance against the new regime.
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2017: Empress Of Mars'God save the Queen' has been scrawled on the surface of Mars. What are Victorians doing on the home of the Ice Warriors?