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 3rd November
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1979: The Creature From The Pit: Part TwoAdrasta, fearing her monopoly on metals may be threatened, imprisons a Tythonus ambassador
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1981: An Unearthly Child: The Cave Of Skulls (repeated)When two teachers force their way into the TARDIS the Doctor decides it is time to leave Earth
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2009: Smith And Jones (repeated)The Doctor checks into a hospital to investigate strange phenomena
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2018: Arachnids In The UK (repeated)In Yorkshire, the Doctor and friends meet Yaz's family - and uncover a creepy mystery at the heart of the city. What is happening to the spiders of Sheffield?