Doctor Who

Doctor Who
Logo since 2023
Genre	Science fiction Drama
Created by	Sydney Newman C. E. Webber Donald Wilson
Showrunners	Russell T Davies (2005–2010, 2022–) Steven Moffat (2010–2017) Chris Chibnall (2018–2022)
Written by	Russell T Davies (2005–2010, 2022–) Steven Moffat (2010–2017, 2023–) Chris Chibnall (2018–2022) Maxine Alderton (2020–2021)
Starring	Various Doctors (as of 2005) Christopher Eccleston (2005) David Tennant (2005–2010, 2022–2023) Matt Smith (2010–2013) Peter Capaldi (2013–2017) Jodie Whittaker (2018–2022) Ncuti Gatwa (2023–) Various companions (as of 2005) Billie Piper (2005–2008, 2010) Freema Agyeman (2007–2008, 2010) Catherine Tate (2008–2010, 2023) Karen Gillan (2010–2012, 2013) Jenna Coleman (2012–2015, 2017) Peal Mackie (2017) Matt Lucas (2017) Bradley Walsh (2018–2021, 2022) Tosin Cole (2018–2021) Mandip Gill (2018–2022) John Bishop (2021–2022) Millie Gibson (2023–)
Theme music composer	Ron Grainer
Opening theme	Doctor Who theme music
Composers	Various composers (since 2018, Segun Akinola)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	26 (1963–1989) + 1 TV film (1996)
No. of series	13 (2005–pres.)
No. of episodes	851 (97 missing) 287 stories (1963–1989 episodes) (2005–pres. episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Various (as of 2005) Russell T Davies (2005–2010, 2022–) Julie Gardner (2005–2010, 2022–) Phil Collinson (2007–2008, 2022–) Steven Moffat (2010–2017, 2023–) Piers Wenger (2010–2011) Bett Willis (2010–2011) Caroline Skinner (2011–2013) Brian Minchin (2013–2017) Chris Chibnall (2018–2022) Matt Stevens (2018–2022) Jane Tranter (2022–) Joel Collins (2022–)
Camera setup	Single- and multiple-camera setups[1]
Running time	Regular episodes: 25 minutes (1963–1984, 1986–89) 45 minutes (1985, 2005–17) 50 minutes (2018–pres.) Specials: Various: 50–90 minutes
Production company	BBC Studios
Original release
Network	BBC One (1963–pres.) BBC HD (2007–10) BBC One HD (2010–pres.)
Release	Classic era: 23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) – 6 December 1989 (1989-12-06) Film: 12 May 1996 (1996-05-12) Revived era: 26 March 2005 (2005-03-26) – present (present)
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Doctor Who is a BBC science fiction television series. The series is about an alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor". In their space-time ship, the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space), the Doctor and their companions travel through space and time. starring Christopher Eccleston (series 1), David Tennant (series 2–4), Matt Smith (series 5–7), Peter Capaldi (series 8–10), Jodie Whittaker (series 11–13) and Ncuti Gatwa (series 14−).

The show runners have been Russell T Davies from 2005 to 2010 and again since 2022, Steven Moffat from 2010 to 2017 and Chris Chibnall from 2017 to 2022

The television series ran from 1963 to 1989 and started running again in 2005. It is the longest running science fiction television series in the world.

There were two Doctor Who movies made in the 1960s. Peter Cushing played the Doctor in these movies, but he was not the Doctor in the television series. In 1996, there was also a television movie starring Paul McGann. There have been many other versions of Doctor Who in books, comics, games, other shows, music videos, remixes, fan fiction, documentaries, the news, in magazines, toys, cosplay, decorations, on the internet, on radios, on DVDs, on Blu-ray, On other disc formats and other forms of entertainment.

As of 2023 Doctor Who will only be shown on Disney plus outside of Ireland and the UK.

1. ↑ "BBC - Doctor Who - Graeme Harper Interview". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2019.