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.
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Doctor Who shown on 7th November
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1964: Planet Of Giants: Dangerous JourneyArriving on Earth the Doctor and his companions find they have been shrunk
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2009: Planet Of The Dead (repeated)The Doctor is transported to an alien planet in a London bus
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2013: The Doctor's Wife (repeated)The Doctor gets to know the TARDIS a bit better
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2015: The Zygon InversionA Human/Zgyon peace treaty is close to breaking down
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2021: War Of The SontaransThe Doctor has an unexpected encounter with one of her deadliest enemies when the Sontarans become a new faction in the Crimean War.
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2026: The Witchfinders (repeated)In 17th-century Lancashire, the Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham become embroiled in a witch trial and the arrival of King James I.
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2026: It Takes You Away (repeated)On the edge of a Norwegian fjord in the present day, the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help.