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 Twelfth Doctor and Clara.
fromThe Doctor: Well, the difference is, when you die, you stay dead.
Clara: So does he.
The Doctor: We're on Gallifrey. Death is Time Lord for man flu!
Doctor Who shown on 20th October
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1979: City Of Death: Part FourBefore life began on Earth a Jagaroth spacecraft exploded, splintering Scaroth through time
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2009: Forest Of The Dead (repeated)Having an irrational fear of the dark may be rational
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2018: The Ghost Monument (repeated)Can the Doctor and her friends stay alive long enough to solve the mystery of Desolation?