Doctor Who

The Show

 



On November 23rd, 1963, at 5:15pm, the first ever episode of an enigmatic new science fiction series was first broadcast by the BBC. Two months shy of fifty years later, the show is not only still running, but is more popular now than it ever has been before! New waves of generations continue to be enthralled by the mysteries 'Doctor', a time traveller running from his past and his people. He is alone, the last off his kind, however he always manages to find companionship amongst the friends he meets along the way. What is so unique, so special about this show are the endless possibilities. Each story can be set in any time or anywhere in the universe (and beyond). Massive international cult followings and captivating story arcs have kept this show going strong for the better part of half a century.

The Doctors

 

There is one Doctor, the man whose real name is never known but whose reputation echoes throughout all of time and space. He is a man of many faces due to his time lord ability to regenerate each time his body dies. One of the most ingenious plot devices that ever paid off, audiences have experienced the adventures of 12 different, yet the same, doctors.

 

 

 

William Hartnel (1963-1966)

 

 

 

Patrick Troughton (1966- 1969)

 

 

 

 

Jon Pertwee (1970- 1974)

 

 

 

Tom Baker (1974- 1981)

 

 

 

Peter Davison (1981- 1984)

 

 

 

Colin Baker (1984- 1986)

 

 

 

Sylvester McCoy (1987- 1989)

 

 

 

Pail McGann (1996)

 

 

 

Christopher Eccleston (2005)

 

 

David Tennant (2005- 2010)

 

 

 

Matt Smith (2010- 2013)

 

 

 

Peter Capaldi (2013- ????)

 

 

 

With the 50th anniversary and the regeneration between Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi fast approaching, anticipation among the millions of fans seems to be overwhelming. What will finally be revealed about the Doctor and his past? How will the 11th Doctor die? And how the hell does John Hurt fit in as a 'forgotten' doctor? All will be revealed, as is promised by current show runner Stephen Moffat, yet considering it has taken 50 years to reach this point where we still know so little about the Doctor and his secrets, something tells me only more questions will be asked before answered.

 

 

  Watch the current opening title sequence for series 7 part 2

Watch this fan-made tribute to 50 years of Doctor Who!

 

 

I am a shameless fanatic of this fantastic show, and can't wait to see just what happens next, it could, literally, be anything!

 

Thanks heaps!

 

Sean.