- William Hartnell
1963 - 1966 - Patrick Troughton
1966 - 1969 - Jon Pertwee
1970 - 1974 - Tom Baker
1974 - 1981 - Peter Davison
1982 - 1984 - Colin Baker
1984 - 1986 - Sylvester McCoy
1987 - 1989 - Paul McGann
1996 - Christopher Eccleston
2005 - David Tennant
2005 - 2010 - Matt Smith
2010 - 2013 - Peter Capaldi
2014 - 2017 - Alternative Doctors
- Travelling
Companions - Characters
- Alien Species
- Alien
Worlds
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 50th anniversary in 2013, making Doctor Who the longest running science fiction television programme.
Twelve actors have portrayed the role of the Doctor in the televsion series (excluding stand-ins) with Jodie Whittaker due to take on the role as the Thirteenth Doctor, the first time the Doctor has been portrayed by a woman.
Something's interfering with time, Mr Scarman. And time is my business.
On this day 21 October
- 1967: The Abominable Snowmen: Episode 4
The Great Intelligence tries to take material form using a Tibetan monk - 1978: The Pirate Planet: Part Four
A hollow planet has been materialising around planets and draining their life forces - 2009: Midnight
The Doctor takes an eventful trip over the planet of Midnight - 2018: Rosa
Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks but begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.
Doctor Who on TV today 21 October 2018
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The Power of Three: 09:00 - 10:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi featuring Matt Smith as the time travelling hero. The Doctor puzzles over an invasion of Earth, as millions of sinister black cubes arrive overnight. S47 Ep4 -
The Angels Take Manhattan: 10:00 - 11:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi with Matt Smith as the time travelling hero. The Doctor races against time through the streets of Manhattan as statues come to life. S47 Ep5 -
The Bells of Saint John: 11:00 - 12:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi drama with Matt Smith. The Doctor's search for Clara Oswald brings him to modern-day London, where Wi-Fi is everywhere. S49 Ep1 -
The Rings Of Akhaten: 12:00 - 13:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi adventure with Matt Smith. The Doctor takes Clara to the Festival of Offerings, but the Old God is waking. S49 Ep2 -
Cold War: 13:00 - 14:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi drama with Matt Smith. On a Russian submarine in 1983, a frozen alien warrior is waking up, just as the TARDIS materialises. S49 Ep3 -
Hide: 14:00 - 15:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi drama with Matt Smith. Something terrifying is hiding in Caliburn House, and the Doctor finds himself part of the ghost hunt. S49 Ep4 -
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS: 15:00 - 16:00 W (HD)
Sci-fi drama with Matt Smith. The TARDIS has crashed, Clara is lost inside, and the Doctor has 30 minutes before his ship explodes! S49 Ep5 -
Rosa: 18:55 - 19:45 BBC 1 (HD)
Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks but begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history. [HD] [AD,S]