Doctor Who logo

Main article: History of Doctor Who

The logo of long running british sci-fi television show Doctor Who is known to change from season to season. Each Logo is very different. Up until th revival in 2005 it was tadition for the show to get a new logo each series. However the new series' logo seems to be stationary, (apart from some slight changes in between series two and three,) and unlikely to change with the next series.

Description

Doctor Who has been running from 1963-2007 (although inconsistantly). The show's long life has made it the longest running British Sci-Fi show ever. It is well known among fans that untill the 2005 revivication of the show, The logo would "regenerate" with every Doctor. This no longer seems to happen in the new series, whether it is just a forgotten trend, or whether the Production team feel it is better to remain the same, this question remains unanswered. However the logo is almost as unpredictable as the program itself.

Logo One

Used from 1963 to 1966
The First Doctor's logo was a simple text, white on a black background, it was simple due to the low budget that Doctor Who was originally on, for more information on the first season see article; The First Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Grayscale
• Shape: Basic Text

Logo Two

used from 1966–1969
As Patrick Troughton took over, the logo's text changed to Times new roman, Though it remain white on a black background. This was again simple owing to low budget, although as the show began to grow in poularity, the budget grew. See article: The Second Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Grayscale
• Shape: Basic Text

Logo Three

used from 1970–1974
When Jon Pertwee began his term as The doctor, the logo changed drastically for the first time, colour was introduced, (mainly because the show changed from black and white to colour) and the text was once again altered. By this time the budget was high enough for better graphics. See article: The Third Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Pale Blue, Green
• Shape: Basic Text

Logo Four

used from 1974–1981
[The Fourth Doctor's logo is the one that is still remembered today, and can still be found on murchandising, It incorpaorates a diamond shape into the equation. See article: The Fourth Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Red, Orange, Yellow
• Shape: Diamond

Logo Five

used from 1981–1984
The Fifth Doctor's logo was again changed, this time into a neon light style fashion, This time ridding itself of the diamond that so many remember. See article: The Fifth Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Blue
• Shape: Rounded Text

Logo Six

used from 1984–1986
This logo was the same as the Fifth, But the colour was chnaged from blue to Purple. See article: The Sixth Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Purple
• Shape: Rounded Text

Logo Seven

used from 1987–1996
Computer technology was ever advancing, and this more High-tech style logo was all the range for the Seventh Doctor. See Article: The Seventh Doctor

*Colour Scheme: Red and Silver

• Shape:Small Word Doctor and Large WHO, High tech style

Logo Eight

used in 1996
The eighth Logo is in large, Bold print and is known to appear in several colours, Including Blue, Black, and Gold. For more information on the eighth doctor see article: The Eighth Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Blue, Black, Gold
• Shape:Large Text

logo Nine/Ten

used from 2005-?
The Ninth Doctor and Tenth Doctor share a logo, With the exception of a slight change in colour between series two and three, the logo has remained unaltered since 2005. it is possible that the new Doctor who Production intend this to be the permenent logo from now on. See articles: The Ninth Doctor and The Tenth Doctor

• Colour Scheme: Orange, Black, Yellow, Silver
• Shape: Rounded, Elongated Diamond

Other Logo's

• Doctor Who Confidential - The Doctor who Making of program; Doctor Who confidential, incorperates a Blue version of the Ninth/ Tenth doctor logo's
• Death Comes To Time - The Doctor who story, Death comes to time, had a separate logo, However, this also was in a simaler shape to the Ninth/ Tenth logo
• The Seal Of Rassilon - The Doctor who character Rassilon has a seal which appears in the show. This is mearly a circle with Contorted Time Lord symbols in the middle.
  
  

See Also

• History of Doctor Who
  
• Regeneration in doctor who
  
• Doctor who Main Article

Links

All The Doctor Who Logo's and More can be found in The Doctor who logo collection