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, will appear in the Christmas special later in 2024.
Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan
fromDoctor: Why are you calling me madam?
Yaz: Because you're a woman.
Doctor: Am I? Does it suit me?
Yaz: What?
Doctor: Oh, yeah! I remember. Sorry, half an hour ago I was a white-haired Scotsman.
Doctor Who shown on Monday, December 2,
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1967: The Ice Warriors: FourThe Ice Warriors plan to colonise Earth during the second ice-age
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1978: The Androids Of Tara: Part TwoRomana becomes the centre of a plan by Grendel to take the throne of Tara
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1981: Logopolis: Part Three (repeated)The Master disturbs the balance on Logopolis starting the end of the Universe
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2007: Love & Monsters: Love & Monsters (repeated)A group of people are tying to found out more about the Doctor
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2009: Planet Of The Ood (repeated)On the Oods' home planet the Doctor and Donna find out the truth of the Ood-sphere
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2018: It Takes You AwayOn the edge of a Norwegian fjord in the present day, the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help.
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2023: Wild Blue YonderThe TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.