Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC, broadcast on BBC One.

The programme tells the adventures of the Doctor, a time-travelling humanoid alien who explores the universe in his TARDIS. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired.

The Doctor often travels with companions and faces a variety of foes while working to save civilisations, help ordinary people and right wrongs. Thirteen actors have played the Doctor and currently Jodie Whittaker pilots the TARDIS. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show as regeneration, when the Doctor is fatally injured he is reborn into a new body.

The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. The programme was relaunched in 2005 by Russell T Davies who was showrunner and head writer for the first five years of its revival, produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff. Steven Moffat took over show running duties in 2009 and oversaw production of Series 5-10. Between 2017-2022, Chris Chibnall was showrunner of the series, overseeing the production of Series 11-13. Russell T Davies will return as showrunner of the programme in 2023 to produce Series 14. The series is a rating and critical success and will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023.