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.
Ruby Sunday and Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
fromRuby: I keep wondering how the world survives without him.
Kate: Well, that's classified. I think I can say, skin of our teeth.
Doctor Who shown on 30th July
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1971: Spearhead From Space: Episode Four (repeated)The Doctor, after being forced to regenerate, begins his exile on Earth
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2007: The Unquiet Dead (repeated)Cardiff, 1869: The dead are being reanimated
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2008: Turn Left (repeated)Donna finds out how a simple decision can destroy her world
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2009: Bad Wolf (repeated)The Dalek race has been manipulating the human race in order to rebuild
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2010: The Eleventh Hour (repeated)The Doctor investigates a crack in Amy's bedroom whilst remembering who he is