Doctor Who

Doctor Who (in Scots: Doctor Wha) is a Breetish science fiction programme on the telly, producit bi the BBC frae 1963 tae the day.^[1][2] The programme depicts the adventurs o the Doctor, a Time Lord (in Scots: Time Laird)—a space an time-traivellin human-like alien bodie. Thay explore throu the universe in thair TARDIS, a sentient time-traivellin space ship.^[3]

Doctor Who
Doctor Who títle card frae 2014 tae 2017
Genre	Science fiction Adventur Drama
Creautit bi	Sydney Newman C. E. Webber Donald Wilson
Written bi	Various
Directit bi	Various
Starnin	Various Doctors (frae 2018, Jodie Whittaker) Various companions (frae 2018, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, and Tosin Cole)
Theme muisic componer	Ron Grainer
Appenin theme	Doctor Who theme muisic
Componer(s)	Various componers (frae 2018, Segun Akinola)
Kintra o oreegin	Unitit Kinrick
No. o series	26 (1963–89) + 1 TV film (1996)
No. o series	11 (2005 onwarts)
No. o episodes	871 (97 missin) (leet o episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Various (frae 2018, Chris Chibnall an Matt Strevens
Camera setup	Single/multiple-camera hybrid
Lenth	Regular episodes: 25 meenite (1963–84, 1986–89) 45 meenite (1985, 2005 onwarts) Specials: Various: 50–90 meenite
Release
Oreeginal network	BBC One (1963 onwarts) BBC One HD (2010 onwarts) BBC HD (2007 onwarts)
Pictur format	405-line Black-an-white (1963–67) 625-line Black-an-white (1968–69) 625-line PAL (1970–89) 525-line NTSC (1996) 576i 16:9 DTV (2005–08) 1080i HDTV (2009 onwarts)
Audio format	Mono (1963–87) Stereo (1988–2008) 5.1 Surround Sound (2009 onwarts)
Oreeginal release	Clessic series: 23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) – 6 December 1989 Televeesion film: 12 May 1996 Revived series: 26 Mairch 2005 onwarts
Chronology
Related shaws	K-9 and Company (1981) Torchwood (2006–11) The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–11) K-9 (2009–10) Doctor Who Confidential (2005–11) Totally Doctor Who (2006–07) Doctor Who Extra (2014 onwarts) Class (2016)
Freemit airtins
Doctor Who at the BBC

TARDIS

Tardis Tour Wales 2013 at Queens Square, Wrexham

The TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space | in Scots: Time an Relative Dimensions in Space) is the polis box uised bi the Doctor tae traivel throu time an space. It is weel kent fur bein mair muckle ben nor ootwi the device.

The TARDIS haes turnt intae a weel-kent symbol fur Doctor Who an is nou synonymous wi the programme, tae the pynt thit it haes been uised fur its logo a guid twa three times.

The Doctor

The main chairacter o the series is a Time Lord cried The Doctor. The role haes been pleyed bi fowerteen actors in the lead role, wi sindry ither fowks pleyin the role unner certain circumstances

Series lead	Incarnation	Tenure[a]
William Hartnell	First Doctor	1963–1966
Patrick Troughton	Second Doctor	1966–1969
Jon Pertwee	Third Doctor	1970–1974
Tom Baker	Fourth Doctor	1974–1981
Peter Davison	Fifth Doctor	1982–1984
Colin Baker	Sixth Doctor	1984–1986
Sylvester McCoy	Seventh Doctor	1987–1989
Paul McGann	Eighth Doctor	1996
Christopher Eccleston	Ninth Doctor	2005
David Tennant	Tenth Doctor	2005–2010
Matt Smith	Eleventh Doctor	2010–2013
Peter Capaldi	Twelfth Doctor	2014–2017
Jodie Whittaker	Thirteenth Doctor	2018–2022
David Tennant	Fourteenth Doctor	2023
Ncuti Gatwa	Fifteenth Doctor	2023–2025

Notes

1. The years cover the actor's tenure as the lead chairacter anely.