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{{Short description|Fan base of television series Doctor Who}}
[[Image:GallifreyAutographs.jpg|thumb|right|Fans line up for autographs at the 2006 Gallifrey One convention. Guests, left to right at table: [[Noel Clarke]], [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Rob Shearman]], [[Mark Gatiss]] and [[Steven Moffat]].]]
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The long-running [[United Kingdom|British]] [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has developed a large '''fan base''' over the years.
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[[File:GallifreyAutographs.jpg|thumb|right|Fans line up for autographs at the 2006 Gallifrey One convention. Guests, left to right at table: [[Noel Clarke]], [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Rob Shearman]], [[Mark Gatiss]] and [[Steven Moffat]].]]Fans of the long-running British [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' are referred to as '''Whovians''', or collectively as the '''''Doctor Who'' fandom'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Whovian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715042233/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Whovian|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2012|title=Whovian – definition of Whovian in English from the Oxford dictionary|work=oxforddictionaries.com}}</ref>
''Doctor Who'' fans are sometimes referred to as '''Whovians''', most often by the press. The usage was more common among fans in the United States during the 1980s, when the ''Doctor Who Fan Club of America'' (pronounced by members as Dwifca - now defunct) published the ''Whovian Times'' as its newsletter.

The earliest known use of 'Whovian', outside of the 'Whovian Times', is from [[Flaming Carrot Comics]] issue number 19 (circa 1988), when Flaming Carrot leads a combined group of [[Trekkies]] and Dr. Whovians into rebellion - note the now deprecated usage of 'Dr.'.


==Fan organisations==
==Fan organisations==
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''Doctor Who'' fans have had a formally recognised organisation — the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]] (or DWAS) — since the late 70s. It has thousands of members and enjoyed an ongoing relationship with the classic series and later with BBC Worldwide.
''Doctor Who'' fans in Britain have had a formally recognised organisation – the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]] (or DWAS) – since the late 1970s. It has thousands of members and enjoyed an ongoing relationship with the classic series, and later with [[BBC Worldwide]].


The Doctor Who Club of Australia was founded in the mid-1970s to galvanise resistance to the decision of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|Australian Broadcasting Commission]] to cease broadcasting the programme (and was ultimately successful in having the decision overturned). In the 1980s, some US fans staged "Save Doctor Who" publicity campaigns, trying to urge their local television stations to keep airing the show.
The Oceanian ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club was founded soon after DWAS, in 1976, to galvanise resistance to the responsibilities and decisions of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|Australian Broadcasting Commission]] to cease broadcasting the Doctor Who series (and was ultimately successful in having the decision overturned). The club president also edited [[Zerinza]], the club fanzine, until 1986. In the 1990s the club was renamed several times, today being the [[Doctor Who in Australia|''Doctor Who'' Club of Australia]] (or DWCA) which publishes a newsletter, "Data Extract".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1929508|title=Data extract : Australasian Doctor Who newsletter – National Library of Australia|work=nla.gov.au}}</ref>


In the 1980s, some US fans staged "Save ''Doctor Who''" publicity campaigns, trying to urge their local television stations to keep airing the show.
The North American Doctor Who Appreciation Society was founded in the 1980s and served as an umbrella organization for dozens of local fan groups throughout the country. Its demise in the early 1980s led to the foundation of the Doctor Who Fan Club of America, and later the Friends of Doctor Who. FDW ended unceremoniously in the mid 1990s, and since then, American Doctor Who fandom has been served mostly through local fan clubs. Major established organizations that continue to this day include the Prydonians of Princeton (New Jersey), Time Meddlers of Los Angeles (California), Doctor Who New York and the Gallifreyan Embassy of Long Island (New York), and the Guardians of Gallifrey (Florida). Other prominent fan groups have included the Unearthly Children (Pennsylvania), Friends of the Time Lord and UNIT (Massachusetts), T.A.R.D.I.S. (Arizona), the Legion of Rassilon (Northern California), Emerald City Androgums (Washington state), Motor City TARDIS (Michigan), the St. Louis CIA (Missouri), Space City Time Lords and the International House of Daleks (Texas) and the Chronicles of Who (Illinois).


The Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN) was founded in Canada in 1980 and continues to serve fans in North America. It was one of the first Doctor Who clubs in North America, and is the longest running Doctor Who club on the continent. DWIN supports the monthly Toronto Tavern fan gatherings. DWIN also sponsored several local chapters throughout Canada.
The North American ''Doctor Who'' Appreciation Society was founded in the 1980s and served as an umbrella organisation for dozens of local fan groups throughout the continent. Its demise in the early 1980s led to the foundation of the ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club of America, and later the Friends of ''Doctor Who''. FDW ended unceremoniously in the mid-1990s, and since then, American ''Doctor Who'' fandom has been served mostly through local fan clubs.


The ''[[New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club]]'' (NZDWFC) was founded in 1988 and continues to remain the country's major fan support group. They publish a fanzine, ''Time Space Visualiser'' (TSV), twice-yearly.
The ''Doctor Who'' Information Network (DWIN) was founded in Canada in 1980 and continues to serve fans in North America. DWIN supports the monthly Toronto Tavern fan gatherings. DWIN also sponsored several local chapters throughout Canada.

Also in Canada is the [http://doctorwhosociety.com ''Doctor Who'' Society of Canada] (DWSC). The DWSC launched in 2011 and provides monthly social gatherings, as well as its own ''Doctor Who'' Festival in 2012 called REGENERATION.

The New Zealand ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club (NZDWFC) was founded by Scott Walker and Andrew Poulson in 1988. The club puts out a fanzine, ''Time Space Visualiser'' (TSV), twice-yearly.

In 2012, The ''Doctor Who'' Fan Groups Google Map project was set up with the aim of making it easier for UK-based Doctor Who fans to find a local fan group and, in turn, help local fan groups find new members.


==Conventions==
==Conventions==
[[Image:4thDoccostume.jpg|thumb|right|At ''Doctor Who'' conventions, some fans dress up as their favourite ''Doctor Who'' characters. Here, a fan at the 2006 Gallifrey One convention is dressed as the [[Fourth Doctor]].]]
[[File:4thDoccostume.jpg|thumb|left|At ''Doctor Who'' conventions, some fans [[cosplay]] as their favourite ''Doctor Who'' characters. Here, a fan at the 2006 [[Gallifrey One]] convention cosplays as the [[Fourth Doctor]].]]
Many ''Doctor Who'' conventions are held worldwide. In the United Kingdom, the long-running (though occasional) Panopticon convention has been held to great fanfare, including marking the series' fortieth anniversary. Other popular conventions of the past include the Manchester-based Manopticon. More recently, the company 10th Planet has held conventions such as Bad Wolf, Dimensions and Invasion. Wales-based Regenerations has had great success of late, as have other signing events held on the Strand by London-based Scificollector.


Many ''Doctor Who'' conventions are held worldwide. The first one in 1977 was organised by the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society|''Doctor Who'' Appreciation Society]] and continued in the UK as the long running [https://www.panopticonevents.com PANOPTICON]. Other past conventions include the Manchester-based Manopticon and Swindon-based Leisure Hives and Honeycomb. More recently, the company 10th Planet has held conventions such as Bad Wolf, Dimensions, and Invasion. There was also Regenerations in Wales, and other signing events held on the Strand by London-based Scificollector.
North America's first events were based in Los Angeles in 1979 and 1980 with Who One (featuring Tom Baker). Soon followed an enormous convention heyday during the 1980s in the Chicago area with the Spirit of Light events, which attracted many thousands of fans due to the show's popularity on public television. In the late 1980s other events such as Omnicon and Megacon showcased the classic series. The 1990s saw a decline in major events, though Chicago featured the relatively large-sized Visions events throughout the decade, and the popular Gallifrey One convention began in Los Angeles. As of 2008, Gallifrey One and the ChicagoTARDIS convention (Visions' successor) continue, with the annual Sci Fi Sea Cruise featuring Doctor Who guests departing from different ports each year. In addition, Massachusetts' New England Fan Experience (formerly United Fan Con) hosts guests from the series; and startup events exist in the form of Georgia's TimeGate Atlanta (begun 2008) and Florida's Hurricane Who (begins 2009).

In Australia, a variety of events have been organised, many "Whoventions" being held in Sydney by the ''Doctor Who'' Club of Australia, and by some other clubs in various states. Many events have been organised at short notice during any visits by a star, or other person linked to the show, such as Jon Pertwee (1980), Peter Davison and Janet Fielding (both 1983).

North America's first events were based in Los Angeles in 1979 and 1980 with Who One featuring Tom Baker. Soon followed an enormous convention heyday during the 1980s in the Chicago area with the Spirit of Light events, which attracted many thousands of fans due to the show's popularity on public television, and [[Creation Convention]]s held in various cities. In the late 1980s, other events such as Omnicon and Megacon showcased the classic series. The 1990s saw a decline in major events, though Chicago featured the relatively large-sized [[Visions (convention)|Visions]] events throughout the decade, and the popular [[Gallifrey One]] convention began in Los Angeles. As of 2015, [[Gallifrey One]] and the [[Chicago TARDIS]] convention continue, with the addition of Georgia's WHOlanta in Atlanta, Florida's Hurricane Who, Alabama's Con Kasterborous, New York's L. I. Who, and the annual Sci Fi Sea Cruise featuring Doctor Who guests departing from different ports each year. Startup events exist in the form of CONsole Room in Minnesota, (Re)Generation Who in Maryland, Time Eddy in Kansas, and WhoFest in Texas.


==Fanzines==
==Fanzines==
Doctor Who [[fanzine]]s began to be published in the UK in the 1970s. Much of the content of the first fanzines was devoted to documenting plots and characters, interviews, news, book reviews, letters, fan fiction and art. One of the first was hand-produced and published by Keith Miller in Edinburgh, but by the mid-1970s fanzine-creators switched to photocopying; however, output faded in the following years.
Perhaps the first form of organised fan activity was around [[fanzines]] - unofficial, homemade magazines celebrating the series. Generally these were typed, with hand-drawn illustrations, with the occasional photograph, and were usually [[photocopied]] or [[Mimeograph machine|duplicated]] in small quantities. One of the first "'zines" was [[TARDIS]], around which the [[DWAS]] was organised. Other zines from the first decade of fandom included ''Gallifrey'', ''Oracle'', ''Skaro'', ''Shada'' and ''Frontier Worlds''.
The "second generation" of such fanzines began around 1975–76, such as [[TARDIS]], around which the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society|DWAS]] was organised. In Australia, the national ''Doctor Who'' Club was similarly established around the 'zine ''[[Zerinza]]'' in 1976 (to 1986). A quarterly magazine called ''The Whostorian'' was published in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] in conjunction with the As Yet Unnamed ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club of Newfoundland (AYUDWFCON).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flankerpress.com/snolan.shtml |title=Stephen Nolan – A Biography of Stephen Nolan |publisher=Flanker Press |access-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222190046/http://www.flankerpress.com/snolan.shtml |archive-date=22 February 2012 }}</ref> Other zines from the first decade of fandom included ''Gallifrey'', ''Oracle'', ''Skaro'', ''Shada'' and ''Frontier Worlds''. Information on some of these is documented at fan website ''Ninth Circle of Hell''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ninthcircleofhell.com/|title=Ninth Circle of Hell; has lists of many Doctor Who fanzines A-Z with some background information|work=ninthcircleofhell.com}}</ref>


When video recording was in its infancy, much of the content of the first fanzines was devoted to documenting plots and characters. The success of [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[Doctor_Who_Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]] (later Doctor Who Magazine - DWM), providing a professional source of reference, meant that fanzines began to move to concentrate more on opinion - fan reviews of stories, debate, and letters. In these pre-internet times, most fanzines had active letters pages, which were the main conduit for debate around Doctor Who, especially with geographical spread of so many fans. The need to find new, original content meant that fanzines began to look closer at the series, subjecting stories and characters to ever-deeper analysis. Nerdish to some, for many this was one of the key aspects of fanzines, providing detail and discussion unavailable through more "official" channels.
The growth of the merchandise range lead to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' (later ''Doctor Who Magazine'' – DWM).{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} Initially the reference materials were largely reissues of the work done by Jeremy Bentham for DWAS (itself usually reliant on BBC plot outlines). Initially it was considered poor quality compared to the DWAS due to it being dominated by American-style comics, which did not fit with the style of the series. It rivalled the DWAS after it switched to a monthly format with a higher-budget production. The DWM became a better source of reference, with regular interviews and news from the studio. Over time, fanzine editors began to concentrate more on opinion than reference, for example by featuring fan reviews of stories and the letters page, which was the main conduit for debate pre-internet. The need to find new, original content meant that fanzines began to look closer at the series, subjecting stories and characters to ever-deeper analysis, providing detail and discussion unavailable through more "official" channels.


As technology developed, so did fanzines. A move from photocopying to offset litho printing in the early 1980s allowed the bigger selling fanzines to improve print quality, although lower-circulation titles continued to use [[photocopying]] for many years after this. Bath-based Skaro was one of the first fanzines to be professionally typeset, but by 1990 [[desktop publishing]] allowed most editors to do their own typesetting, with some achieving professional results.
As technology developed, so did fanzines. A move from photocopying to offset litho printing in the early 1980s allowed the bigger selling fanzines to improve print quality, although lower-circulation titles continued to use [[photocopying]] for many years after this. Bath-based ''Skaro'' was one of the first fanzines to be professionally typeset, but that was the exception as this was such an expensive process. The 1970s–80s fanzines were all produced well before widespread home computer and printer ownership, making the process long and difficult.


The mid 1980s has been described by some fans as "the golden age of A5 fanzines", as this period saw an explosion of activity, particularly in the UK. Although the enthusiasm of some editors could not be matched by their resources and many fanzines failed to see a second issue, some of the most popular zines appeared then, including Queen Bat, [http://www.625.org.uk/mainpage.htm Star Begotten], Paradise Lost, Spectrox, the Black and White Guardian, Cygnus Alpha, [http://www.david.gibbs.co.uk/500eyes.htm Five Hundred Eyes], [http://www.eyeofhorus.org.uk/index.html Eye Of Horus] (in print between 1983-85 and online since 2004) and Purple Haze (edited by Steve O'Brien, later of SFX Magazine).
The mid-1980s has been described by some fans as "the golden age of A5 fanzines", as this period saw an explosion of activity, particularly in the UK. Although the enthusiasm of some editors could not be matched by their resources and many fanzines failed to see a second issue, some of the most popular zines appeared then, including ''Queen Bat'', ''Chronicle'', ''Star Begotten'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.625.org.uk/mainpage.htm |title=625-Online [no frames&#93; |publisher=625.org.uk |access-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205202454/http://www.625.org.uk/mainpage.htm |archive-date=5 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Paradise Lost'', ''Spectrox'', ''Black and White Guardian'', ''Cygnus Alpha'', ''Five Hundred Eyes'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.david.gibbs.co.uk/500eyes.htm |title=Five Hundred Eyes |publisher=david.gibbs.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> ''Eye Of Horus''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eyeofhorus.org.uk/index.html |title=Doctor Who Series 6 &#124; Eye Of Horus &#124; The independent Doctor Who resource |publisher=Eye Of Horus |access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> (in print between 1983 and 1985 and online since 2004) and ''Purple Haze'' (edited by Steve O'Brien, later of ''SFX Magazine'').


Format seemed to play a disproportionate role in how a fanzine was perceived, with divisions appearing between the cheaper-looking [[ISO 216|A5]] fanzines and the glossier, more professional [[ISO 216|A4]] "pro-zines" such as The Frame and Private Who. The news-zine DWB (later [[Dreamwatch]]) managed to straddle this divide, sometimes controversially, combining a professional A4 magazine format with some of the anarchism and disrespect for authority of the underground.
Format seemed to play a disproportionate role in how a fanzine was perceived, with divisions appearing between the cheaper-looking [[ISO 216|A5]] fanzines and the glossier, more professional [[ISO 216|A4]] "pro-zines" such as ''The Frame'' and ''Private Who''. The news-zine ''Doctor Who Bulletin'' (DWB) (later named ''[[Dreamwatch]]'' ''Bulletin'') managed to straddle this divide, sometimes controversially, combining a professional A4 magazine format with some of the anarchism and disrespect for authority of the underground. The BBC's discontinuation of the series, and ratings decline, meant that many titles faded out unless backed by a large club.


To a large extent, today fanzines have been replaced by websites, podcasts and discussion boards, but a few do still exist. Many of them are published by fan clubs including the DWAS zine Celestial Toyroom, (which is the latest version of a number of DWAS fanzines which began with the fanzine TARDIS in the 1970s), the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club zine Time-Space Visualiser (TSV) which has been in existence since 1987, and the DWIN fanzine Enlightenment which has been published six times a year since 1983. Other individuals and groups still produce fanzines as well such as the highly popular, British-based, Black Scrolls Magazine, which has the distinction of being professionally printed and entirely in colour. Black Scrolls was the first prozine to offer a multimedia CDROM on its cover in 2005, featuring interviews with actors, Who-related art, a back issue archive and an alternative voice-over commentary for one of the episodes. Many fanzines still take the time-honoured route of printing and distributing their zine by mail, but many now distribute their fanzine as downloadable and printable PDFs - finally removing what was often the main cause for a fanzine's closure, the cost of printing and distribution.
To a large extent, today fanzines have been replaced by websites, podcasts and discussion boards, but a few do still exist. Many of them are published by fan clubs including the DWAS zine ''Celestial Toyroom'', (which was launched in 1976 and has been published continuously since then, making it the oldest surviving Doctor Who fanzine in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dwasonline.co.uk/celestial_toyroom |title=Celestial Toyroom |publisher=dwasonline.co.uk/ |access-date=4 April 2014}})</ref> the New Zealand ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club zine ''Time-Space Visualiser'' (TSV) which has been in existence since 1987, the DWIN fanzine ''Enlightenment'' which has been published six times a year since 1983, and ''Data Extract'' launched by the [[Doctor Who In Australia|''Doctor Who'' Club of Australia]] in 1980. Other individuals and groups still produce fanzines. ''Black Scrolls'' was the first prozine to offer a multimedia CDROM on its cover in 2005, featuring interviews with actors, Who-related art, a back issue archive and an alternative voice-over commentary for one of the episodes and the distinction of being professionally printed and entirely in colour which was a modest success that ran for eight issues between 1993 and 2005. Doctor Who Fanzines ''FANWNAK'' and ''Vworp! Vworp!'' are among the full colour A4, printed fanzines available today{{When|date=March 2012}}, as well as others such as ''Panic Moon'', ''The Finished Product'' which are smaller sizes and black and white. Many fanzines still take the time-honoured route of printing and distributing their zine by mail, but many now distribute their fanzine as downloadable and printable PDFs such as ''Planet of the Ming Mongs''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mingmongs.co.uk/ |title=Planet of the Ming Mongs |website=mingmongs.co.uk |access-date=28 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723120415/http://www.mingmongs.co.uk/ |archive-date=23 July 2014 }}</ref> and "The Terrible Zodin", finally removing what was often the main cause for a fanzine's closure, the cost of printing and distribution – but in so doing also losing the appeal of a unique hardcopy publication, and therefore the only true identifier of a 'fanzine'.


Many professional Doctor Who writers, for both the current TV series and the books, began their careers writing for fanzines, including [[Paul Cornell]], [[Rob Shearman]], [[Matt Jones (writer)|Matt Jones]], [[Marc Platt]], [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]], [[Clayton Hickman]], [[David J. Howe|David Howe]] and [[Stephen James Walker]].
Many professional ''Doctor Who'' writers, for both the current TV series and the books, began their careers writing for fanzines, including [[Paul Cornell]], [[Rob Shearman]], [[Matt Jones (writer)|Matt Jones]], [[Marc Platt (writer)|Marc Platt]], [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]], [[Clayton Hickman]], [[David J. Howe|David Howe]] and [[Stephen James Walker]].


==Fan productions==
==Fan productions==
Like other genre which has developed a large following ([[Star Trek]], [[Star Wars]], [[Blake's 7]] just to name a few), ''Doctor Who'' also has groups of fans developing their own productions based on the show. Like other fan productions, though, the legality of such unofficial productions is highly questionable. But this has not stopped fans from making their own brand of ''Doctor Who''.
Like other shows which have developed a large following, ''Doctor Who'' also has groups of fans developing their own productions based on the show, the most notable is the uncompleted 1996 ''[[Devious (Doctor Who)|Devious]]'' for having the last acting appearance of Jon Pertwee and featured as a special feature on ''[[The War Games]]'' DVD.


One of the most significant fan groups producing dramatised stories were [[Audio Visuals]], who distributed their works on audio cassettes during the 1980s. Many involved in this group would later form the commercial company [[Big Finish Productions]] and be licensed by the BBC to produce official ''Doctor Who'' stories for a retail market on audio CD. Several of these productions were later broadcast by BBC Radio.
Unlike productions based on other genre, ''Doctor Who'' fandom create not only video, but also ''audio'' drama as well, audio drama being much more mainstream in the UK where ''Doctor Who'' is made by the BBC.


Another fan group, The Doctor Who Audio Dramas, has produced their own version of the show since 1982 and has been running for over 42 years uninterrupted. (Longer than the uninterrupted BBC version of Doctor Who.) A number of their writers and actors have been professionals or gone on to professional work.
One of the most significant fan groups producing dramatised stories were [[Audio Visuals]], who distributed their works on audio cassettes during the 1980s. Many involved in this group would later form the commercial company [[Big_Finish_Productions|Big Finish]] and be licenced by the BBC to produce official Doctor Who stories for a retail market on audio CD. Several of these productions were later broadcast by BBC Radio.


[[Doctor Puppet]] is a series of US/UK stop-motion-animated fan films inspired by the BBC science fiction program Doctor Who. The series was created by Alisa Stern in 2012 in her New York apartment.
Many fans put a huge amount of work and effort varying from animation to live action films. A lot of them use villains from the real show, like [[Cybermen]] and [[Daleks]], and attempt to remain within continuity.

In 2008, a milestone among fan productions was reached when [[The Doctor Who Audio Dramas]] started their 27th continuous year of production, making them the world's longest running, continuous production of ''Doctor Who'', even beating out the BBC which ran for only 26 consecutive years.


==Celebrity fans==
==Celebrity fans==
Some fans have ended up working creatively on the television series. One of the most prominent examples is the creator of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', the late [[Douglas Adams]], who wrote or co-wrote several television scripts (''[[The Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[City of Death]]'' and ''[[Shada (Doctor Who)|Shada]]'') and was script editor of the original series' seventeenth season. Adams had been a fan since the first season, and made two attempts to pitch a script for ''Doctor Who'' in the early 1970s before his first serial was commissioned.<ref>{{cite book | author=Simpson, M. J. | title=Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams | edition =First U.S. | publisher=Justin Charles & Co. | year=2003 | isbn=1-932112-17-0 |page=100}}</ref> ''[[Queer as Folk (British TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'' creator [[Russell T Davies]], ''[[Coupling (British TV series)|Coupling]]'' creator [[Steven Moffat]], and ''[[Broadchurch]]'' creator [[Chris Chibnall]] were all lifelong fans of the series, and all in turn became head writer, or [[showrunner]], of the revived series in 2005, 2010, and 2018 respectively. Chibnall's fandom extended to an appearance, as a representative of the ''Doctor Who'' Appreciation Society, on a 1986 episode of the BBC feedback show ''[[Open Air]]'', in which he was critical of the ending to ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]],'' the 23rd season of ''Doctor Who.''<ref>{{Citation|last=Tetramesh|title=Doctor Who End Of Season Discussion 1986|date=2007-07-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irIqTPQqgvQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/irIqTPQqgvQ |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-10-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The series has a devoted global following of people from a range of backgrounds.


Other celebrity fans have donated to the show in alternative ways. For example, the Panini publication ''The Complete Seventh Doctor'' (p47) lists singer [[Bob Dylan]] as a "great fan", such that he permitted his music to be used in the opening moments of season twenty-five without royalty. (Although Dylan's music was not in the event used). [[William Rees-Mogg]], editor of ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper from 1967 until 1981, publicly declared his enjoyment of ''Doctor Who'' on an edition of the BBC's current affairs series ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' in 1980.<ref name="moggfan">{{cite news|title=Personal Choice|first=Emlyn|last=Williams|author-link=Emlyn Williams|work=The Times |location=UK|date=22 November 1980|page=9}}</ref> Prompted by this, the actor and dramatist [[Emlyn Williams]] admitted in the pages of ''The Times'' that he too was a keen follower of the series.<ref name="moggfan"/>
Some fans have ended up working creatively on the television series. One of the most prominent examples is the creator of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', the late [[Douglas Adams]], who wrote or co-wrote several television scripts (''[[The Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[City of Death]]'' and ''[[Shada]]'') and was script editor of the original series' seventeenth season. Adams had been a fan since the first season, and made two attempts to pitch a script for Doctor Who in the early 1970s before his first serial was commissioned.<ref>{{cite book | author=Simpson, M. J. | title=Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams | edition =First U.S. Edition | publisher=Justin Charles & Co. | year=2003 | id=ISBN 1-932112-17-0 |pages=Page 100}}</ref>.
Other celebrity fans have donated to the show in alternative ways. For example, the Panini publication ''The Complete Seventh Doctor'' (p47) lists singer [[Bob Dylan]] as a "great fan", such that he permitted his music to be used in the opening moments of season twenty-five without royalty. (Although Dylan's music was not in the event used). [[William Rees-Mogg]], editor of ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper from 1967 until 1981, publicly declared his enjoyment of ''Doctor Who'' on an edition of the BBC's current affairs series ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' in 1980.<ref name="moggfan">{{cite news|title=Personal Choice|first=Emlyn|last=Williams|authorlink=Emlyn Williams|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=[[1980-11-22]]|accessdate=2007-01-16|pages=9}}</ref> Prompted by this, the actor and dramatist [[Emlyn Williams]] admitted in the pages of ''The Times'' that he too was a keen follower of the series.<ref name="moggfan"/>


In 2013, [[King Charles III]] and [[Queen Camilla]] (the then Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, respectively) visited the Doctor Who set in Cardiff. Charles had met Eleventh Doctor actor [[Matt Smith]] and stated to him that he had been a big fan of the show since he was 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/jul/03/prince-charles-dalek-doctor-who|title=Prince Charles does Dalek impression on visit to Doctor Who set|first=Caroline|last=Davies|date=4 July 2013|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
Celebrity fans include [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth]]<ref>{{cite news |first = Yates |last = Nathan |title = EXCLUSIVE: QUEEN IS DOCTOR WHO FAN |url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_objectid=15779668&method=full&siteid=94762-name_page.html |date= 2007-07-26 |accessdate = 2007-01-23}}</ref>, comedians [[Jon Culshaw]], [[David Walliams]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davidwalliams.com/drwho.htm |title=Doctor Who |accessdate=2006-12-20 |work=davidwalliams.com }}</ref>, [[Mitch Benn]], [[Peter Kay]], [[Mark Gatiss]], [[Stewart Lee]], [[Matt Lucas]], [[Toby Hadoke]], [[Wil Anderson]]; actors [[David Hewlett]]<ref>{{cite interview
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| title = Stargate SG-1 Information Archive - David Hewlett Interview - 10/6/06 - PART 1
| type = Audio/Website Interview
| url = http://www.sg1archive.com/transcripts/DH1006a.shtml
| format = Q & A
| date = [[October 6]], [[2006]]
}}</ref>, [[Stephen Fry]]<ref>''[[Moab is my Washpot]]''. Stephen Fry. p224-225. [[2004]] [[Arrow Books]] [[reissue]].</ref>, [[David Duchovny]]<ref>[http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/267590/david-duchovny-i-don-t-want-to-be-doctor-who/1/ Now Magazine]</ref>, [[Eric McCormack]]<ref>{{cite news |first = Neil |last = Sean |title = War on Terror: In It to Win It? |url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,213663,00.html |format = near bottom of page |work = [[Fox & Friends]] |publisher = [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] |date= [[2006-09-13]] |accessdate = 2006-09-13}}</ref>, [[Simon Pegg]], [[Anthony Stewart Head]], singer/songwriter [[Marc Almond]] and [[Elizabeth Hurley]]; [[The Simpsons|''Simpsons'']] creator [[Matt Groening]], science fiction writer [[Robert J. Sawyer]], horror writer [[Stephen King]], [[Iron Maiden]] singer [[Bruce Dickinson]], graphic novelist and fantasy writer [[Neil Gaiman]], horror novelist [[Brian Keene]], <!-- please see talk page regarding Ellison --> [[Star Trek]] star [[Patrick Stewart]] [http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php#newsitemEEAplVlFpFFUDeYSaF] and critic [[Harlan Ellison]]. Tenth Doctor [[David Tennant]] has repeatedly said that he has wanted to play [[the Doctor]] since he was a little boy, and has appeared in numerous [[Big Finish]] audio plays.


===List of celebrity fans===
[[Peter Jackson]] is a fan of the franchise <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7517423.stm]</ref>, [[George Lucas]] is a fan of the franchise <ref>[[George Lucas, [[B105 FM]] on [[August 141]] [[2008]] (speaking on what science fiction franchises he loves apart from [[Star Wars]]</ref> and while Moffatt claims [[Steven Speilberg]] merely knows and admires the show <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7517423.stm]</ref>, Lucas claims Speilberg merely knows and admires the 2005 series. Lucas states Speilberg is a fan of the original series and believes there's a lot of things missing to the new series that made the old one so great. <ref>[[George Lucas, [[B105 FM]] on [[August 141]] [[2008]]</ref>
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*[[Michael Chabon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2009/10/08/michael-chabon-were-all-amateurs-here/ |title=Michael Chabon: We're All Amateurs Here |publisher=Tor.com |date=8 October 2009 |access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> novelist
*[[Benedict Cumberbatch]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/benedict-cumberbatch-female-sherlock-doctor-who-jodie-whitaker-reaction-1201877739/|title=Benedict Cumberbatch Doesn't Understand Why 'Doctor Who' and 'Sherlock' Can't Have a Female Hero|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=18 September 2017|website=IndieWire}}</ref> actor
*[[Philip DeFranco]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10153587235054407&id=79728204406|first=Philip|last=DeFranco|title=I got to meet The Master Doctor Who's Michelle Gomez|quote=Excuse me while my Whovian heart geeks out!!!|website=Facebook}}</ref> Internet personality
*[[Robert Downey Jr.]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Jamie |date=2014-10-08 |title=Robert Downey Jr praises Doctor Who |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a601996/robert-downey-jr-praises-doctor-who-its-an-incredible-series/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> actor
*[[David Duchovny]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/267590/david-duchovny-i-don-t-want-to-be-doctor-who/1/|title=David Duchovny: I don't want to be Doctor Who – Now magazine|date=22 July 2008|work=Now magazine}}</ref> actor
*[[Paul Draper (musician)|Paul Draper]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://player.fm/series/the-blue-box-podcast-1728051/episode-311-paul-drapers-top-five| title=the-blue-box-podcast-1728051/episode-311-paul-drapers-top-five|publisher=starburst magazine}}</ref> musician
*[[Ryan Gosling]], <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/ncuti-gatwa-british-vogue-cover-interview/|title=Ncuti Gatwa On Barbie, Doctor Who And Baring It All In British Vogue|access-date=13 June 2023|date=13 June 2023|publisher=British Vogue}}</ref> actor and filmmaker
*[[Whoopi Goldberg]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a819620/whoopi-goldberg-wants-to-star-in-doctor-who/|title=Whoopi Goldberg wants to star in Doctor Who|access-date=13 February 2017|date=13 January 2017|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> actress, comedian, and television personality


*[[Goldie Lookin Chain]],<ref>{{cite video | people =Seaborne, Gillane (Series Producer), & Page, Adam (Producer) |date =17 June 2006 | title =[[Doctor Who Confidential]] | medium =Television series | location =Cardiff | publisher=[[BBC Wales]]}}</ref> band
From the world of sport, cricketers [[Mike Gatting]] and [[Graham Gooch]], footballer [[David Beckham]], and from the music industry US heavy metal band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], Omar & Cedric of [[At the Drive-In]]/[[The Mars Volta]], Jamie Lenman of UK band [[Reuben_(band)|Reuben]], [[Matthew Bellamy]] of the UK band [[Muse (band)|Muse]], Welsh hip-hop band [[Goldie Lookin Chain]]<ref>{{cite video | people =Seaborne, Gillane (Series Producer), & Page, Adam (Producer) | year =2006-06-17 | title =[[Doctor Who Confidential]] | medium =Television series | location =Cardiff | publisher =[[BBC Wales]]}}</ref>, Jon Spencer of the US garage rock group [[Blues Explosion]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour Diary|first=Jon|last=Spencer|publisher=[[Stool Pigeon]]|date=[[July 2005]]}}</ref>, Paul & Phil Hartnoll of UK techno duo [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]], singer and actress [[Toyah Willcox]], singer [[Meat Loaf]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/meat%20loaf%20to%20hit%20the%20TARDIS_1005162| title = MEAT LOAF TO HIT THE TARDIS?| accessdate = 2006-08-16| date= 2006-08-13| work = contactmusic.com}}</ref>. [[South Park]] co-creator [[Trey Parker]] who has put several references to the show in several South Park episodes. Jazz pianist [[Ethan Iverson]] of [[The Bad Plus]], who has also [http://thebadplus.typepad.com/dothemath/2007/07/modern-mythic-t.html written about the show].
*[[Tom Hanks]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/story/tom-hanks-admits-to-love-of-doctor-who_3987687|title=Tom Hanks - Tom Hanks admits to love of Doctor Who - Contactmusic.com|author=Clive King|work=Contactmusic.com|date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> actor
*[[Paul Hartnoll]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openculture.com/2016/01/the-fascinating-story-of-how-delia-derbyshire-created-the-original-doctor-who-theme.html|website=Open Culture |date=7 January 2016 |title=The Fascinating Story of How Delia Derbyshire Created the Original Doctor Who Theme}}</ref> musician
*[[David Hewlett]],<ref>{{cite interview| subject = Hewlett, David| interviewer = Linz |interviewer2=Abby| title = Stargate SG-1 Information Archive – David Hewlett Interview – 10/6/06 – PART 1 | type = Audio/Website Interview | url = http://www.sg1archive.com/transcripts/DH1006a.shtml| format = Q & A | date = 6 October 2006}}</ref> actor
*[[Peter Jackson]],<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7517423.stm |work=BBC News | title=Dr Who writer denies Tintin row | date=21 July 2008 | access-date=27 March 2010}}</ref> director
*[[Rich Johnston]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/04/17/exclusive-doctor-who-room-with-a-deja-view-writer-rich-johnston-talks-tardis-and-time-lords/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: 'Doctor Who: Room With A Deja View' Writer Rich Johnston Talks TARDIS And Time Lords |publisher=Splashpage.mtv.com |date=17 April 2009 |access-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329093156/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/04/17/exclusive-doctor-who-room-with-a-deja-view-writer-rich-johnston-talks-tardis-and-time-lords/ |archive-date=29 March 2010 }}</ref> writer
*[[Meat Loaf]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/meat%20loaf%20to%20hit%20the%20TARDIS_1005162| title = Meat Loaf to Hit the Tardis?|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215014/https://www.contactmusic.com/meat-loaf/news/meat-loaf-to-hit-the-tardis_1005162|archive-date=3 March 2016| access-date = 16 August 2006| date= 13 August 2006| website=Contact Music}}</ref> singer
*[[Eric McCormack]],<ref>{{cite news |first = Neil |last = Sean |title = War on Terror: In It to Win It? |url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/in-it-to-win-it |format = near bottom of page |work=[[Fox & Friends]] |publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] |date= 13 September 2006 |access-date = 13 September 2006}}</ref> actor
*[[Grant Morrison]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/10/23/grant-morrison-talks-idw-doctor-who-reprints-possible-film-ideas/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024225001/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/10/23/grant-morrison-talks-idw-doctor-who-reprints-possible-film-ideas/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2008 |title=Grant Morrison Talks IDW 'Doctor Who' Reprints, Possible Film Ideas |publisher=Splashpage.mtv.com |date=23 October 2008 |access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> writer
*[[Gabe Newell]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kotaku.com/5975194/gabe-newell-has-a-theory-about-doctor-who-its-fascinating-and-confusing?post=56146310 |title=Gabe Newell Has A Theory About Doctor Who. It's Fascinating. And Confusing. |publisher=Kotaku |date=11 January 2013 |access-date=14 January 2013}}</ref> businessman
*[[Jey Parks]],<ref name="Mlyner 2013">{{cite web|first1=Phillip|last1=Mlyner|url=http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/qa-top-illustrator-jenny-parks-turns-tv-characters-into-cats|title=Illustrator Jenny Parks Turns TV Characters Into Cats|work=Catster|publisher=[[Lumina Media]]|date=19 November 2013|access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> artist
*[[Mark Ravenhill]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/this-cultural-life-mark-ravenhill-428886.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=This Cultural Life: Mark Ravenhill | date=17 December 2006 | access-date=27 March 2010 | first=Mike | last=Higgins}}</ref> playwright
*[[Rick Riordan]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://twitter.com/camphalfblood/status/471757793741897728 |work=Rick Riordan | title=Rick Riordan tweets about Percy Jackson and Doctor Who | date=29 May 2014 | access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> author
*[[Sheppard (band)]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/wearesheppard/789636694169475109 |work=Sheppard | title=Sheppard posts photo of them to their Instagram standing in front of TARDIS and referencing their song 'Geronimo!' in the caption | date=18 August 2014}}</ref> band
*[[Patrick Stewart]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/tv/11-famous-faces-you-never-knew-were-doctor-who-fans?page=3|title=11 Famous Faces You Never Knew Were Doctor Who Fans – 10. Patrick Stewart|first=Dan|last=Butler|date=16 December 2014|website=What Culture}}</ref> actor
*[[Wil Wheaton]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2017/06/star-trek-star-wil-wheaton-has-a-doctor-who-run-in-with-david-tennant-at-awesome-con|title='Star Trek' Star Wil Wheaton Has a 'Doctor Who' Run-In with David Tennant at Awesome Con|date=June 2017|first=Brigid|last=Brown|website=BBC America}}</ref> actor
*[[Edgar Wright]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/11/a-chat-with--director-edgar-wright-part-two/1 | work=USA Today | first=Whitney | last=Matheson | title=A chat with ... director Edgar Wright, part two | date=15 November 2010}}</ref> director
*[[Noah Wyle]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5604562/noah-wyle-i-had-a-doctor-who-scarf-as-a-teenager |title=Noah Wyle: I had a Doctor Who scarf as a teenager |publisher=Io9.com |date=4 August 2010 |access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> actor
}}


Additionally, the son of [[Rowan Williams]] (former [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]), is a fan and Williams invited [[Richard Dawkins]] to [[Lambeth Palace]]; in part because Dawkins's wife, [[Lalla Ward]] played the Fourth Doctor's companion, [[Romana (Doctor Who)|Romana]].<ref name="guardian.com">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/08/religion.anglicanism | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Cross purposes | first=Stuart | last=Jeffries | date=8 October 2008 | access-date=27 March 2010}}</ref>
==Podcasts==
Another way fans voice their opinions on the show is through regular [[podcasts]]. Popular examples of this include [[Doctor Who: DWO Whocast|DWO Whocast]] and [[Doctor Who: Podshock|Podshock]]


===List of celebrity fans who have appeared in episodes===
==References==
*[[Kylie Minogue]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://answerstoall.com/technology/who-played-astrid-peth/|title=Who played Astrid Peth? – AnswersToAll }}</ref> – "[[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Voyage of the Damned]]" (2007)
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*[[David Walliams]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davidwalliams.com/drwho.htm |title=Doctor Who |access-date=20 December 2006 |work=davidwalliams.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210185017/http://www.davidwalliams.com/drwho.htm |archive-date=10 December 2006 }}</ref> – "[[The God Complex (Doctor Who)|The God Complex]]" (2011)
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*[[Rufus Hound]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/tv/switched-on/5-minutes-with/interview/rufus-hound.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915083651/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/tv/switched-on/5-minutes-with/interview/rufus-hound.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2012 |title=TV Guide |publisher=tiscali.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2012 }}</ref> – "[[The Woman Who Lived]]" (2015)
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*[[Corey Taylor]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/237134f8-628b-4a04-a6bb-c19bf1639b5b |title=Slipknot's Corey Taylor Roars into Action in this Week's Doctor Who! |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=8 October 2015 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]]|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref> – "[[Before the Flood (Doctor Who)|Before the Flood]]" (2015)
*[[Stephen Fry]]<ref>''[[Moab is my Washpot]]''. Stephen Fry. p224-225. 2004 [[Arrow Books]] [[reissue]]</ref> – "[[Spyfall (Doctor Who)|Spyfall]]" (2020)

Notably, both [[David Tennant]] and [[Peter Capaldi]] have repeatedly said that they were inspired as children to become actors after watching the series, with their biggest dreams being to one day play the Doctor; Tennant would later be cast as the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Fourteenth Doctor|Fourteenth]] in 2005 and 2023 respectively, while Capaldi took on the role of the [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Roger|last=Foss|title=Partners in Time |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=649|work=What's on Stage|page=15|date=July–August 2008 |access-date=6 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802212430/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=649|archive-date=2 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Turns Out Peter Capaldi Has A Seriously Chaotic Childhood History With Doctor Who |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/peter-capaldi-dr-who-fan-club_uk_65953b45e4b0f27b6e35d7da |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en}}</ref>

==Music inspired by ''Doctor Who''==
Since the show's debut, various musical groups and artists have been inspired to write music either about or relating to ''Doctor Who''. The first known example was the song "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek", the first and only single released by British band The Go-Go's. The song was released in December 1964 and distributed through [[Oriole Records (UK)|Oriole Records]], but did not make the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Search for: I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref>

The first single about the show to make the UK Singles Chart was "Dr. Who" by Mankind. The track was based on the [[Doctor Who theme music|''Doctor Who'' theme music]] in a [[disco]] style and was Mankind's first and only charting single(follow up 'Chain Reaction'was a flop). Released by [[Pinnacle Entertainment (UK)|Pinnacle]] in 1978, the song peaked at Number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Singles Chart For 23&nbsp;December&nbsp;1978|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref>

In 1985, charity ensemble Who Cares? released a single protesting at the BBC's decision to place ''Doctor Who'' on hiatus for 18 months, entitled "[[Doctor in Distress (song)|Doctor in Distress]]". The single was released in aid of [[Cancer Research]], and featured various ''Doctor Who'' cast members (such as [[Colin Baker]], [[Nicola Bryant]] and [[Anthony Ainley]]), as well as contemporary musicians ([[Bucks Fizz (band)|Bucks Fizz]], [[The Moody Blues]] and [[Ultravox (band)|Ultravox]]). As with "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek", the single did not make the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Search for: Doctor in Distress|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref>

The most famous example of ''Doctor Who''-inspired music is "[[Doctorin' the Tardis]]" by The Timelords (a pseudonym for the [[ambient house]] and situationist act [[The KLF]]), which reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=Singles Chart For 18&nbsp;June&nbsp;1988|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref> The song's lyrics referenced the [[Daleks]] and the [[TARDIS]], and its melody was based largely around the show's opening theme.

As well as both Mankind and The Timelords, many other acts have incorporated the ''Doctor Who'' theme music into their own compositions. British rock band [[Pink Floyd]] briefly used the theme during their 1971 single "[[One of These Days (instrumental)|One of These Days]]", which featured a [[One of These Days (instrumental)#Music video/concert visuals|''Doctor Who''-related music video]]. The theme music has also been [[Doctor Who theme music#Remixes, remakes 2C inspirations and references|covered by several other acts]], such as [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]], while other bands such as [[Coldcut]] have featured samples of the theme.

Comedian and singer [[Mitch Benn]]'s 2002 album ''Radio Face'' features a song entitled "Doctor Who Girl". The song talks about how the singer would like to find a girlfriend who is like the female companions of ''Doctor Who''.

Since the series' renewal on BBC, a genre has developed under the name 'Trock' (a term created by YouTuber and (at the time) unsigned musician [[Alex Day]], aka Nerimon), meaning [[Time Lord]] [[Rock music|Rock]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Allegra Rosenberg is all plugged in, ready to Trock|publisher=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/12/14/allegra-rosenberg-is-all-plugged-in-ready-to-trock/|access-date=26 December 2011|date=14 December 2011}}</ref> Propagated mainly via the internet on sites such as [[YouTube]], Trock songs include references to the show's theme tune, as well as characters and plots from the show. The band ''[[Chameleon Circuit (band)|Chameleon Circuit]]'' produces music exclusively relating to ''Doctor Who'', and in addition to general fandom songs, has episode-specific songs like 'Kiss the Girl' and 'The Big Bang 2'. They have a fast-growing online following, and as of 2011 have released two albums: ''Chameleon Circuit'' in 2009, and ''[[Still Got Legs]]'' in July 2011, both on DFTBA records. ''Still Got Legs'' charted on the [[Billboard Heatseekers]] chart at No. 23.

The industrial/EBM band [[Rotersand]] also features themes related to ''Doctor Who''. Mainly the song "Exterminate, Annihilate, Destroy" using Dalek soundclips.

==TV series==
"[[Whovians (TV series)|Whovians]]" is an Australian comedy panel, chat show hosted by [[Rove McManus]], who engages with a team of four ''Whovians'' or superfans of ''Doctor Who'' to analyse, critique and unravel the mysteries of the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/04/whovians-april-23.html |title=Whovians: April 23 |date=19 April 2017 |website=tvtonight.com.au}}</ref> The first show screened on Sunday 16 April 2017 at 8.30pm AEST on [[ABC2]], as a companion piece to the first episode of Season 10 of ''Doctor Who'' which had just screened on the [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]].


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who]]
* [[Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who|Celebrity appearances in ''Doctor Who'']]
* [[Doctor Who in North America]]
* [[Doctor Who in North America|''Doctor Who'' in North America]]
* [[Doctor Who in Australia]]
* [[Doctor Who in Australia|''Doctor Who'' in Australia]]
*"[[From The Doctor to my son Thomas]]"

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.doctorwhowebguide.com The Web Guide to Doctor Who]
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/ An annual American ''Doctor Who'' convention]
*[http://gallifreybase.com/enwiki/w/index.php/List_of_Conventions_in_the_United_States List of ''Doctor Who'' conventions in the United States]


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"Whovians" redirects here. For the television series, see Whovians (TV series).

Fans line up for autographs at the 2006 Gallifrey One convention. Guests, left to right at table: Noel Clarke, Nicholas Briggs, Rob Shearman, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat.

Fans of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who are referred to as Whovians, or collectively as the Doctor Who fandom.[1]

Fan organisations

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Doctor Who fans in Britain have had a formally recognised organisation – the Doctor Who Appreciation Society (or DWAS) – since the late 1970s. It has thousands of members and enjoyed an ongoing relationship with the classic series, and later with BBC Worldwide.

The Oceanian Doctor Who Fan Club was founded soon after DWAS, in 1976, to galvanise resistance to the responsibilities and decisions of the Australian Broadcasting Commission to cease broadcasting the Doctor Who series (and was ultimately successful in having the decision overturned). The club president also edited Zerinza, the club fanzine, until 1986. In the 1990s the club was renamed several times, today being the Doctor Who Club of Australia (or DWCA) which publishes a newsletter, "Data Extract".[2]

In the 1980s, some US fans staged "Save Doctor Who" publicity campaigns, trying to urge their local television stations to keep airing the show.

The North American Doctor Who Appreciation Society was founded in the 1980s and served as an umbrella organisation for dozens of local fan groups throughout the continent. Its demise in the early 1980s led to the foundation of the Doctor Who Fan Club of America, and later the Friends of Doctor Who. FDW ended unceremoniously in the mid-1990s, and since then, American Doctor Who fandom has been served mostly through local fan clubs.

The Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN) was founded in Canada in 1980 and continues to serve fans in North America. DWIN supports the monthly Toronto Tavern fan gatherings. DWIN also sponsored several local chapters throughout Canada.

Also in Canada is the Doctor Who Society of Canada (DWSC). The DWSC launched in 2011 and provides monthly social gatherings, as well as its own Doctor Who Festival in 2012 called REGENERATION.

The New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club (NZDWFC) was founded by Scott Walker and Andrew Poulson in 1988. The club puts out a fanzine, Time Space Visualiser (TSV), twice-yearly.

In 2012, The Doctor Who Fan Groups Google Map project was set up with the aim of making it easier for UK-based Doctor Who fans to find a local fan group and, in turn, help local fan groups find new members.

Conventions

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At Doctor Who conventions, some fans cosplay as their favourite Doctor Who characters. Here, a fan at the 2006 Gallifrey One convention cosplays as the Fourth Doctor.

Many Doctor Who conventions are held worldwide. The first one in 1977 was organised by the Doctor Who Appreciation Society and continued in the UK as the long running PANOPTICON. Other past conventions include the Manchester-based Manopticon and Swindon-based Leisure Hives and Honeycomb. More recently, the company 10th Planet has held conventions such as Bad Wolf, Dimensions, and Invasion. There was also Regenerations in Wales, and other signing events held on the Strand by London-based Scificollector.

In Australia, a variety of events have been organised, many "Whoventions" being held in Sydney by the Doctor Who Club of Australia, and by some other clubs in various states. Many events have been organised at short notice during any visits by a star, or other person linked to the show, such as Jon Pertwee (1980), Peter Davison and Janet Fielding (both 1983).

North America's first events were based in Los Angeles in 1979 and 1980 with Who One featuring Tom Baker. Soon followed an enormous convention heyday during the 1980s in the Chicago area with the Spirit of Light events, which attracted many thousands of fans due to the show's popularity on public television, and Creation Conventions held in various cities. In the late 1980s, other events such as Omnicon and Megacon showcased the classic series. The 1990s saw a decline in major events, though Chicago featured the relatively large-sized Visions events throughout the decade, and the popular Gallifrey One convention began in Los Angeles. As of 2015, Gallifrey One and the Chicago TARDIS convention continue, with the addition of Georgia's WHOlanta in Atlanta, Florida's Hurricane Who, Alabama's Con Kasterborous, New York's L. I. Who, and the annual Sci Fi Sea Cruise featuring Doctor Who guests departing from different ports each year. Startup events exist in the form of CONsole Room in Minnesota, (Re)Generation Who in Maryland, Time Eddy in Kansas, and WhoFest in Texas.

Fanzines

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Doctor Who fanzines began to be published in the UK in the 1970s. Much of the content of the first fanzines was devoted to documenting plots and characters, interviews, news, book reviews, letters, fan fiction and art. One of the first was hand-produced and published by Keith Miller in Edinburgh, but by the mid-1970s fanzine-creators switched to photocopying; however, output faded in the following years.

The "second generation" of such fanzines began around 1975–76, such as TARDIS, around which the DWAS was organised. In Australia, the national Doctor Who Club was similarly established around the 'zine Zerinza in 1976 (to 1986). A quarterly magazine called The Whostorian was published in Newfoundland in conjunction with the As Yet Unnamed Doctor Who Fan Club of Newfoundland (AYUDWFCON).[3] Other zines from the first decade of fandom included Gallifrey, Oracle, Skaro, Shada and Frontier Worlds. Information on some of these is documented at fan website Ninth Circle of Hell.[4]

The growth of the merchandise range lead to Marvel's Doctor Who Weekly (later Doctor Who Magazine – DWM).[citation needed] Initially the reference materials were largely reissues of the work done by Jeremy Bentham for DWAS (itself usually reliant on BBC plot outlines). Initially it was considered poor quality compared to the DWAS due to it being dominated by American-style comics, which did not fit with the style of the series. It rivalled the DWAS after it switched to a monthly format with a higher-budget production. The DWM became a better source of reference, with regular interviews and news from the studio. Over time, fanzine editors began to concentrate more on opinion than reference, for example by featuring fan reviews of stories and the letters page, which was the main conduit for debate pre-internet. The need to find new, original content meant that fanzines began to look closer at the series, subjecting stories and characters to ever-deeper analysis, providing detail and discussion unavailable through more "official" channels.

As technology developed, so did fanzines. A move from photocopying to offset litho printing in the early 1980s allowed the bigger selling fanzines to improve print quality, although lower-circulation titles continued to use photocopying for many years after this. Bath-based Skaro was one of the first fanzines to be professionally typeset, but that was the exception as this was such an expensive process. The 1970s–80s fanzines were all produced well before widespread home computer and printer ownership, making the process long and difficult.

The mid-1980s has been described by some fans as "the golden age of A5 fanzines", as this period saw an explosion of activity, particularly in the UK. Although the enthusiasm of some editors could not be matched by their resources and many fanzines failed to see a second issue, some of the most popular zines appeared then, including Queen Bat, Chronicle, Star Begotten,[5] Paradise Lost, Spectrox, Black and White Guardian, Cygnus Alpha, Five Hundred Eyes,[6] Eye Of Horus[7] (in print between 1983 and 1985 and online since 2004) and Purple Haze (edited by Steve O'Brien, later of SFX Magazine).

Format seemed to play a disproportionate role in how a fanzine was perceived, with divisions appearing between the cheaper-looking A5 fanzines and the glossier, more professional A4 "pro-zines" such as The Frame and Private Who. The news-zine Doctor Who Bulletin (DWB) (later named Dreamwatch Bulletin) managed to straddle this divide, sometimes controversially, combining a professional A4 magazine format with some of the anarchism and disrespect for authority of the underground. The BBC's discontinuation of the series, and ratings decline, meant that many titles faded out unless backed by a large club.

To a large extent, today fanzines have been replaced by websites, podcasts and discussion boards, but a few do still exist. Many of them are published by fan clubs including the DWAS zine Celestial Toyroom, (which was launched in 1976 and has been published continuously since then, making it the oldest surviving Doctor Who fanzine in the world,[8] the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club zine Time-Space Visualiser (TSV) which has been in existence since 1987, the DWIN fanzine Enlightenment which has been published six times a year since 1983, and Data Extract launched by the Doctor Who Club of Australia in 1980. Other individuals and groups still produce fanzines. Black Scrolls was the first prozine to offer a multimedia CDROM on its cover in 2005, featuring interviews with actors, Who-related art, a back issue archive and an alternative voice-over commentary for one of the episodes and the distinction of being professionally printed and entirely in colour which was a modest success that ran for eight issues between 1993 and 2005. Doctor Who Fanzines FANWNAK and Vworp! Vworp! are among the full colour A4, printed fanzines available today[when?], as well as others such as Panic Moon, The Finished Product which are smaller sizes and black and white. Many fanzines still take the time-honoured route of printing and distributing their zine by mail, but many now distribute their fanzine as downloadable and printable PDFs such as Planet of the Ming Mongs[9] and "The Terrible Zodin", finally removing what was often the main cause for a fanzine's closure, the cost of printing and distribution – but in so doing also losing the appeal of a unique hardcopy publication, and therefore the only true identifier of a 'fanzine'.

Many professional Doctor Who writers, for both the current TV series and the books, began their careers writing for fanzines, including Paul Cornell, Rob Shearman, Matt Jones, Marc Platt, Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman, David Howe and Stephen James Walker.

Fan productions

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Like other shows which have developed a large following, Doctor Who also has groups of fans developing their own productions based on the show, the most notable is the uncompleted 1996 Devious for having the last acting appearance of Jon Pertwee and featured as a special feature on The War Games DVD.

One of the most significant fan groups producing dramatised stories were Audio Visuals, who distributed their works on audio cassettes during the 1980s. Many involved in this group would later form the commercial company Big Finish Productions and be licensed by the BBC to produce official Doctor Who stories for a retail market on audio CD. Several of these productions were later broadcast by BBC Radio.

Another fan group, The Doctor Who Audio Dramas, has produced their own version of the show since 1982 and has been running for over 42 years uninterrupted. (Longer than the uninterrupted BBC version of Doctor Who.) A number of their writers and actors have been professionals or gone on to professional work.

Doctor Puppet is a series of US/UK stop-motion-animated fan films inspired by the BBC science fiction program Doctor Who. The series was created by Alisa Stern in 2012 in her New York apartment.

Celebrity fans

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Some fans have ended up working creatively on the television series. One of the most prominent examples is the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the late Douglas Adams, who wrote or co-wrote several television scripts (The Pirate Planet, City of Death and Shada) and was script editor of the original series' seventeenth season. Adams had been a fan since the first season, and made two attempts to pitch a script for Doctor Who in the early 1970s before his first serial was commissioned.[10] Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies, Coupling creator Steven Moffat, and Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall were all lifelong fans of the series, and all in turn became head writer, or showrunner, of the revived series in 2005, 2010, and 2018 respectively. Chibnall's fandom extended to an appearance, as a representative of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, on a 1986 episode of the BBC feedback show Open Air, in which he was critical of the ending to The Trial of a Time Lord, the 23rd season of Doctor Who.[11]

Other celebrity fans have donated to the show in alternative ways. For example, the Panini publication The Complete Seventh Doctor (p47) lists singer Bob Dylan as a "great fan", such that he permitted his music to be used in the opening moments of season twenty-five without royalty. (Although Dylan's music was not in the event used). William Rees-Mogg, editor of The Times newspaper from 1967 until 1981, publicly declared his enjoyment of Doctor Who on an edition of the BBC's current affairs series Panorama in 1980.[12] Prompted by this, the actor and dramatist Emlyn Williams admitted in the pages of The Times that he too was a keen follower of the series.[12]

In 2013, King Charles III and Queen Camilla (the then Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, respectively) visited the Doctor Who set in Cardiff. Charles had met Eleventh Doctor actor Matt Smith and stated to him that he had been a big fan of the show since he was 15.[13]

List of celebrity fans

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Additionally, the son of Rowan Williams (former Archbishop of Canterbury), is a fan and Williams invited Richard Dawkins to Lambeth Palace; in part because Dawkins's wife, Lalla Ward played the Fourth Doctor's companion, Romana.[40]

List of celebrity fans who have appeared in episodes

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Notably, both David Tennant and Peter Capaldi have repeatedly said that they were inspired as children to become actors after watching the series, with their biggest dreams being to one day play the Doctor; Tennant would later be cast as the Tenth and Fourteenth in 2005 and 2023 respectively, while Capaldi took on the role of the Twelfth in 2014.[46][47]

Music inspired by Doctor Who

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Since the show's debut, various musical groups and artists have been inspired to write music either about or relating to Doctor Who. The first known example was the song "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek", the first and only single released by British band The Go-Go's. The song was released in December 1964 and distributed through Oriole Records, but did not make the UK Singles Chart.[48]

The first single about the show to make the UK Singles Chart was "Dr. Who" by Mankind. The track was based on the Doctor Who theme music in a disco style and was Mankind's first and only charting single(follow up 'Chain Reaction'was a flop). Released by Pinnacle in 1978, the song peaked at Number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.[49]

In 1985, charity ensemble Who Cares? released a single protesting at the BBC's decision to place Doctor Who on hiatus for 18 months, entitled "Doctor in Distress". The single was released in aid of Cancer Research, and featured various Doctor Who cast members (such as Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Anthony Ainley), as well as contemporary musicians (Bucks Fizz, The Moody Blues and Ultravox). As with "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek", the single did not make the UK Singles Chart.[50]

The most famous example of Doctor Who-inspired music is "Doctorin' the Tardis" by The Timelords (a pseudonym for the ambient house and situationist act The KLF), which reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart in 1988.[51] The song's lyrics referenced the Daleks and the TARDIS, and its melody was based largely around the show's opening theme.

As well as both Mankind and The Timelords, many other acts have incorporated the Doctor Who theme music into their own compositions. British rock band Pink Floyd briefly used the theme during their 1971 single "One of These Days", which featured a Doctor Who-related music video. The theme music has also been covered by several other acts, such as Orbital, while other bands such as Coldcut have featured samples of the theme.

Comedian and singer Mitch Benn's 2002 album Radio Face features a song entitled "Doctor Who Girl". The song talks about how the singer would like to find a girlfriend who is like the female companions of Doctor Who.

Since the series' renewal on BBC, a genre has developed under the name 'Trock' (a term created by YouTuber and (at the time) unsigned musician Alex Day, aka Nerimon), meaning Time Lord Rock.[52] Propagated mainly via the internet on sites such as YouTube, Trock songs include references to the show's theme tune, as well as characters and plots from the show. The band Chameleon Circuit produces music exclusively relating to Doctor Who, and in addition to general fandom songs, has episode-specific songs like 'Kiss the Girl' and 'The Big Bang 2'. They have a fast-growing online following, and as of 2011 have released two albums: Chameleon Circuit in 2009, and Still Got Legs in July 2011, both on DFTBA records. Still Got Legs charted on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at No. 23.

The industrial/EBM band Rotersand also features themes related to Doctor Who. Mainly the song "Exterminate, Annihilate, Destroy" using Dalek soundclips.

TV series

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"Whovians" is an Australian comedy panel, chat show hosted by Rove McManus, who engages with a team of four Whovians or superfans of Doctor Who to analyse, critique and unravel the mysteries of the show.[53] The first show screened on Sunday 16 April 2017 at 8.30pm AEST on ABC2, as a companion piece to the first episode of Season 10 of Doctor Who which had just screened on the ABC.

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