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.
I am the Lord President of Gallifrey. You can't put me on trial.
Doctor Who shown on Friday, March 13,
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1965: The Web Planet: InvasionThe TARDIS is drawn to the planet Vortis, the web planet, by a strange force
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1971: The Claws Of Axos: Episode OneA group of stranded aliens offer Earth a substance that appears to be the answer to many problems
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1973: Frontier In Space: Episode Four2450: the Master has been using Ogrons to provoke war between Earth and Draconia
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1992: The Sea Devils: Episode Two (repeated)The Master, even though he is in prison, helps the Sea Devils to revive
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1994: Pyramids Of Mars: Part Two (repeated)Egyptian God Sutekh discovers a way to escape from his prison
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2010: Planet Of The Dead (repeated)The Doctor is transported to an alien planet in a London bus
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2011: Amy's Choice (repeated)Five years after Amy Pond last travelled with the Doctor he re-enters her life
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2015: Mummy On The Orient Express (repeated)The Doctor helps investigate a legend of a Mummy on the Orient Express