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.
The Twelfth Doctor and Clara.
fromThe Doctor: Well, the difference is, when you die, you stay dead.
Clara: So does he.
The Doctor: We're on Gallifrey. Death is Time Lord for man flu!
Doctor Who shown on 2nd September
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1967: The Tomb Of The Cybermen: Episode 1An archaeological team are trying to discover why the Cybermen disappeared
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1978: The Ribos Operation: Part OneThe White Guardian selects the Doctor for a special mission - to reassemble the Key to Time
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2005: The Long Game (repeated)The Doctor takes Rose to a time in the future where human advacement is being held back
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2011: Let's Kill Hitler (repeated)The Doctor's hunt for Amy's baby takes him to a confrontation in 1930's Berlin