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.
Tegan and the First Doctor (played by Richard Hurndall)
fromTegan: And who might you be?
First Doctor: I might be any number of things, young lady. As it happens I am the Doctor. The original, you might say.
Doctor Who shown on 26th September
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2006: The Satan Pit (repeated)The Doctor and Rose visit a world that should not be able to exist
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2015: The Witch's FamiliarA young boy needs saving. On learning his name the Doctor does nothing. Was that a mistake?
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2026: Twice Upon A Time (repeated)The Doctor must face his past to decide his future, discovering hope in his darkest moment.