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.
Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap. If you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there's one thing you never, ever, put in a trap. Me!
Doctor Who shown on Friday, April 3,
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1965: The Crusade: The Knight Of JaffaThe TARDIS materialises in the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the 12th century Crudaes
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1971: The Claws Of Axos: Episode FourA group of stranded aliens offer Earth a substance that appears to be the answer to many problems
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1992: The Sea Devils: Episode Five (repeated)The Master, even though he is in prison, helps the Sea Devils to revive
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2005: The End of the World (repeated)The Doctor and Rose travel into the far future to watch the end of the world
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2008: Voyage Of The Damned (repeated)The Doctor spends Christmas on board the Titanic in space
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2010: The Eleventh HourThe Doctor investigates a crack in Amy's bedroom whilst remembering who he is
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2010: The Eleventh HourThe Doctor investigates a crack in Amy's bedroom whilst remembering who he is
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2011: Vincent And The Doctor (repeated)The Doctor notices a face in a Van Gogh painting and decides to pay him a visit