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: Listen, it's lovely talking to you, but I've really got to get on. I'm a caretaker now. Look, I've got a brush.
Clara: Doctor, is there an alien in this school?
The Doctor: Yes, me.
Doctor Who shown on 24th September
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1966: The Smugglers: Episode 3In the 17th century the Doctor is captured by pirates looking for treasure
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1967: The Evil Of The Daleks: Episode 6In 1867, during an experiment in time travel, a Dalek appears
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1977: Horror Of Fang Rock: Part FourPeople start to die soon after a Rutan scout crashes on Earth
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2006: The Idiot's Lantern (repeated)England during the 1950s: an unusual sort of alien intelligence travels through the airwaves
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2009: The Family Of Blood (repeated)Hiding from alien pursuers the TARDIS arrives on Earth, 1913; and the Doctor becomes human
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2010: Rise Of The Cybermen (repeated)The Doctor and Rose face the terrifying Cybermen on an alternate Earth