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.
Fifteenth Doctor and The Barber
fromDoctor: And that structure that I saw?
The Barber: The Nexus. I used to call it the World Wide Web... until the humans named something far uglier after that.
Doctor Who shown on 2nd October
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1965: Galaxy Four: The Exploding PlanetThe Doctor finds two species have crashed on a planet that soon self-destruct
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1975: The Hand Of Fear: Part OneAfter an accident in a quarry Sarah helps Eldrad return to reclaim his heritage
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2011: The Wedding Of River Song (repeated)Only the Doctor's death will save the Universe
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2014: The Caretaker (repeated)The Doctor takes on the role of Caretaker at a school to capture an alien
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2015: The Witch's Familiar (repeated)A young boy needs saving. On learning his name the Doctor does nothing. Was that a mistake?