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[[Image:TARDIS-trans.png|110px|left|The TARDIS, the Doctor's spaceship, has become as ubiquitous as the show itself in British popular culture.]] |
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'''''[[Doctor Who]]''''' is a British [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] programme produced by the [[BBC]]. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alienoid [[time travel|time-traveller]] known as "[[Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor]]" who travels in his space and time-ship, the [[TARDIS]], which appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s [[police box]]. With his [[companion (Doctor Who)|companions]], he explores time and space, solving problems, facing [[List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens|monsters]] and righting wrongs. |
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The programme is listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the longest-running science fiction television show (50 years) in the world and is also a significant part of [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British]] [[popular culture]]. It has been recognised for its imaginative stories, creative low-budget [[special effect]]s during its original run, and pioneering use of electronic music (originally produced by the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]). In the United Kingdom and elsewhere, the show has become a [[Cult following|cult television]] favourite and has influenced generations of British television professionals, many of whom grew up watching the series. It has received [[#Awards|recognition]] from critics and the public as one of the finest British television programmes, including the [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series|Best Drama Series]] in 2006. |
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The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. After an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production with a [[backdoor pilot]] in the form of a [[Doctor Who (1996 film)|1996 television film]], the programme was successfully [[History of Doctor Who#The 2000s|relaunched]] in 2005, produced [[in-house]] by [[BBC Wales]] in [[Cardiff]]. Some development money for the new series was contributed by the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC), which is credited as a co-producer for the first three series. ''Doctor Who'' has also spawned [[Doctor Who spin-offs|spin-offs]] in multiple media, including the current television programmes ''[[Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', and the 1981 pilot episode ''[[K-9 and Company]]''. |
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The Doctor has been [[List of actors who have played the Doctor|principally played by twelve actors]]. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show as [[Regeneration (Doctor Who)|regeneration]], a life process of [[Time Lord]]s through which the character of the Doctor takes on a new body and, to some extent, new personality, which occurs when sustaining injury which would be fatal to most other species. Although each portrayal is different, and on occasions the various incarnations have even met one another, they are all meant to be aspects of the same character. Many fans believe Peter Cushing should be included in the list of actors playing the doctor, he played the doctor twice in feature films so is more worthy than Paul McGann to be included in the list, the regeneration did not come in till 1966 and featured in William Hartnel final episode. The Doctor is currently portrayed by [[Peter Capaldi]], who took up the role after [[Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]]'s final appearance in an episode broadcast on 25 December 2013. |
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