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.
Tenth Doctor and Rose
fromRose: No, you're not keeping the horse.
The Doctor: I let you keep Mickey.
Doctor Who shown on 27th June
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1964: The Sensorites: The Unwilling WarriorsAfter a visit by humans Sensorites start dying from poisoning
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2010: The Big Bang (repeated)The TARDIS exploding causes the end of, and the start of, the Universe
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2012: The Impossible Astronaut (repeated)The Doctor invites his friends to witness his own death
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2026: The Magician's Apprentice (repeated)A young boy needs saving. On learning his name the Doctor does nothing. Was that a mistake?
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2026: The Witch's Familiar (repeated)A young boy needs saving. On learning his name the Doctor does nothing. Was that a mistake?