I am a Doctor Who fan and have been for a number of years. I
buy Doctor Who Magazine regularly, I also enjoy reading many of his adventures
in both the Virgin Books and BBC Books series. I also enjoy watching the
classic Doctor Who stories on video with my friends and family.
The Doctor has recently been voted as the 6th Most Popular
Television Character of All Time in a
Channel
4 poll. I was really pleased about this.
Doctor Who also came 2nd in the top 10 Science Fiction
Television Series of all time in a
Channel 4
poll. I was also really pleased about this.
This ever-popular science-fiction show started in 1963 and ran to 1989. Various
actors played the role in this time and they are as follows:
The BBC decided to axe the show despite still remaining
popular with fans worldwide. After much anticipation the show came back
briefly in a UK/USA co-production starring Paul McGann as The Doctor. I
thought Paul McGann would have made a good Doctor and it was a shame he was
not playing the role for longer.
The series returned to Saturday evenings
on BBC1 in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor & Billie Piper as Rose,
The Doctor's
assistant. I think it is excellent as ever and thought the
Dalek episode was particularly good.
Christopher Eccleston has decided to exit the role at the
end of 2005 series and David
Tennant has now replaced him in this iconic role. I am sorry to see Christopher go but
I have been pleased with
David's performances as The Doctor.
Following Christopher Eccleston departure at the end of
first new series, Billie Piper and her character
Rose Tyler, left at
the end of Series Two. David Tennant will be joined by special guest star, the
comedienne Catherine Tate in the 2006 Christmas Special which was seen by
nearly 10 million people.
Series Three started on BBC1 on 31st March 2007. The
first episode entitled Smith & Jones introduced
Martha Jones, played by Freema Agyeman,
to The Doctor. As the Series ended, following a year-long battle with
The Master, the two main characters are currently
separated, Martha is back on Earth whilst The Doctor has just had the
Titanic collide with the Tardis.
Since Series Three ended, it has been announced that the
character of Martha Jones will be appearing in some episodes of Series Two
of Torchwood. However, Martha will appear from
mid-way through Series Four. It has also been publicised that Catherine Tate
will be returning throughout Series Four as Donna Noble, first seen in the
2006 Christmas Day special.
It has also been announced that in 2009 that Doctor Who
is having a shorter series of 3 special episodes. It has been rumoured that
these will be shown over that year's festive season and will focus on The
Tenth Doctor regenerating into another. Currently these are just rumours.
In October 2006, a new spin-off series was launched
called Torchwood featuring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. The
series features Jack and his associates solving alien crime in modern-day
Cardiff. The name of the show is based on an anagram of the original
programme's title. Click Here to visit my special
Torchwood section.
The Third and Fourth Doctor's companion, Sarah Jane
Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen is returning to our screens in 2007. The
first episode of this show which was aimed at younger viewers was shown on
New Year's Day 2007. A full series will follow later on in the year. In
celebration of this programme, plus Sarah Jane's previous adventures with
The Doctor, I have created a special area within this website. Please Click Here to visit my special Sarah
Jane Adventures section.
I own DVDs of the classic series plus I also
own the the complete Series One and Series Two of modern Doctor Who.
Being a great fan of Doctor Who, I have been lucky enough
to go to some events locally celebrating the classic and new series. For
each event I have been to, I have created sections within this website all
about my various days out. Click Here to find out more.
Please visit my Gallery
to see various pictures of Doctor Who stars, and much more.
I would also recommend visiting my Doctor
Who Favourites section where I list what elements of the show I like the
best.
