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.
Rose and the Ninth Doctor.
fromRose: There's no signal. We're out of range. Just a bit.
The Doctor: With a bit of jiggery pokery...
Rose: Is that a techical term?
The Doctor: Yeah. I came first in jiggery pokery. How about you?
Rose: No. I failed hullabaloo.
Doctor Who shown on 11th July
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1964: The Sensorites: Hidden DangerAfter a visit by humans Sensorites start dying from poisoning
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2008: Journey's End (repeated)The Daleks have the power to destroy the Universe. The Doctor may need a little help
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2011: The Hungry Earth (repeated)A drilling project unearths more than the organisers expected
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2012: Night Terrors (repeated)The Doctor helps a young boy who fears that monsters are lurking in his bedroom
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2026: The Girl Who Died (repeated)The Doctor helps a Viking village defeat an alien menace.
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2026: The Woman Who Lived (repeated)Growing tired of immortality on Earth Ashildr wants to travel the Universe