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Criteria for inclusion

For a serial to be listed on this article page, there are two criteria, both of which must be met:

Was it broadcast under the name "Doctor Who"? (spin-offs such as Sarah Jane Adventures are not included)
Was it broadcast by the BBC? (an audio play must have been broadcast on a BBC radio station or streamed from a BBC website to be included; a webcast must have appeared on a BBC website)

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Frequently asked questions

Q: Why are early series called seasons? In British English we have TV series.

A: Most sites, such as BBC's Classic Episode Guide and A Brief History, as well as most Doctor Who reference books, use the term "season" for the classic "series". There's a longer discussion here. This has links to the previous discussions.

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Broadcast day

Would anyone be opposed to just removing the "broadcast day" column completely from the table? It seems very trivial to me. -- DocNox (talk) 01:25, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I partly agree. It does make the table feel cluttered and every regular series so far has been on a Saturday but I suppose it is used for reference and this is an encyclopaedia so I think we will have to keep it. Bestbaggiesfan (talk) 12:33, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This may be an encyclopedia, but it is not an indiscriminate collection of information. I fail to see how the day of the week a random special aired on is notable. --DocNox (talk) 05:55, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. I suppose it's so people can see the differences throughout the 30-odd series. We'll wait and see if anyone else has an opinion first. Bestbaggiesfan (talk) 21:17, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The article contains the dates that each of the 33 series started and ended on. I don't see how the days are relevent when someone could just look up what day the episodes were broadcast on using the dates provided. I'm for getting rid of the days too. JIGoodier1992 —Preceding undated comment added 16:16, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done Bestbaggiesfan (talk) 21:53, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Series splits

If you're going to split series 7 into Part 1 and Part 2, Series 6 should be split up too as it was broadcast in two seperate halves, just like series 7. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hasriona (talk • contribs) 11:00, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Series 7 was broadcast as Part 1 and Part 2 by the BBC. Series 6 was not. Thank you for your comment. Bestbaggiesfan (talk) 16:09, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

for the interests of clarity the bbc episode list treats part 1 and part 2 of series 7 separately see here whereas it treats all of series 6 as one series. => Spudgfsh (Text Me!) 19:04, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the source. I was going to come back and source it but never got round to it. Thanks. Bestbaggiesfan ✉ 22:08, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, series 7 should be paced as ONE series, as it is just one series, the complete series 7 box set is being released soon, with the entire series in one, so it should be ordered as just one series, not two parts, it's unnecessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.221.118.139 (talk) 09:12, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change the (all missing) in Marco Polo for season 1. I found a link to the episode (source: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x102l3o_doctor-who-s01e04-marco-polo-1-the-roof-of-the-world-recon_shortfilms?search_algo=2#.UdtSrN9hKY4) Njoerger (talk) 00:10, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's not the episode, it's a reconstruction using pictures and narration. DonQuixote (talk) 01:54, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Christmas Special 2013

Can we get a name change from TBA for the Christmas Special? There's apparently been a release of title for it.

http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/guides/7096-doctor-who-series-8-news-summary

220.245.146.235 (talk) 10:48, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That title has been rumoured since the day it was revealed Matt Smith would regenerate in the episode. So it could still be a rumour. I don't believe there has been official BBC confirmation yet.Bestbaggiesfan ✉ 11:24, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Other Dr Who movies

Should there be an additional subheading under "Other Stories" listing the extra movies that were made with a small paragraph describing each one. Particularly the movies "Dr Who and the Daleks", "Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D." Bigmudcake (talk) 05:48, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]