Dr Who

Doctor Who is a BBC science fiction series that centers around the adventures of The Doctor, a time lord from the planet Gallifrey. Throughout The Doctor's travels a number of companions help him on his adventures. To travel in space and time, he uses a ship known as The TARDIS which is in the shape of a police box.

The first run of the program aired on November 22, 1963 and ran until 1989. After a 16-year absence and a TV movie, the show returned to the BBC in 2005 with Russell T. Davies at the helm. Davies had previous success with numerous television shows including Showtime's Queer As Folk. The series is currently on a break and will return with a full season in 2010 with several specials to cover the gap in between starting with the 2008 Christmas special "The Next Doctor".

Thanks to the character's ability to regenerate a new body, a number of actors have played The Doctor over the years, with the longest run going to Tom Baker who played the part from 1974 to 1981.

Most recently in the new version of the show, David Tennant played The Doctor from 2005, taking over the role from Christopher Eccleston, who did only the first season of the new series. Tennant is set to leave the series in 2009.

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• Dr Who exhibition

  
  Ali's Blog — Authority: 98
  Whilst we were in Cardiff I dragged Derek to the Dr Who exh ibition- a good way of staying out of the rain, and for gaining some street cred with Thomas and his friends as well. Thomas and I are big Dr Who fans and it was good to see some of the props and costumes from the BBC Wales Dr series. The exhibition was ...
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• No John Barrowman, no!

  
  Not a sheep — Authority: 148
  I switched on the television tonight and there was some celebrity reality show Around The World In 80 Days on with John Barrowman and Myleene Klass in a car. Not really noteworthy or interesting except at that moment John Barrowman proudly told Mylene Klass that TARDIS stood for "Time And Relative Dimensions In ...
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• Dr. Who Tardis Bucket Keeps Your Ice As Cold As Your Love Life

  
  Nerd Approved - Gadgets and Gizmos — Authority: 669
  Romance is a bottle of Red Bull and Champagne in a Dr. Who Tardis Ice bucket. Product Page ($23/January Pre-Order)
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• Comic Rundown: Spider-Pool

  
  Way of the Geek — Authority: 121
  Deadpool gives Spider-Man a run for his quips, before joining a certain team beginning with “X”. Share and Enjoy: posted in comics by Richard Pulfer Leave A Comment ©2009 Way of the Geek . All Rights Reserved. Way of the Geek thanks ...
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• You dont see that every episode of Doctor Who, yes?

  
  Random Happenstance — Authority: 126
  I mentioned this one a while back , then couldnt find it...until now! Obviously. I mean, I wouldnt bring it up again unless I had it handy. I wouldnt say, "Hey, remember that issue with Deaths Head versus Doctor Who that I said I had? Well, still looking!" The evil chairman of Intra-Venus Inc, Josiah W. Dogbolter, ...
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• Radio Free Skaro #167 – Philling Time Before The Waters of Mars

  
  Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro — Authority: 121
  With just a week to go before the UK premiere of the next Doctor Who special, The Waters of Mars, RFS’s own Steven sat down with the co-writer of the special, Phil Ford, to talk about the episode in an exclusive, in-depth interview that also covered Phil’s work on The Sarah Jane Adventures and Dreamland. Before ...
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• Gingerbread Tardis

  
  Geek Crafts — Authority: 533
  Is it too early for Christmas stuff? I hope not, because this gingerbread Tardis is awesome. AnnaMaria42 posted this in the Geek Crafts Flickr pool . I’d love to see other geek-themed gingerbread creations! Gingerbread Tardis
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• All you wanted to know about Daleks but were afraid to ask

  
  Not a sheep — Authority: 148
  Dalek6388 has more detail than anyone could ever want or indeed need about Dr Whos most deadly enemy (The Master excepted). Dalek6388 is incredibly detailed containing early sketches of the Daleks and such fascinating information as this: "First, the most obvious: The hemispheres on the skirt are aligned extremely ...
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• Waters of Mars – BBC One Trailer #2

  
  Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro — Authority: 121
  The BBC today released a second, shorter trailer for The Waters of Mars. New footage appears and as always spoiler warnings do apply for those phobics in the crowd. That being said, Mars awaits!
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• March 2010 North American DVD Releases

  
  Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro — Authority: 121
  The next batch of North American DVDs has been announced, and March 2, 2010 will see the releases of the Special Edition of Remembrance of the Daleks alongside the much-anticipated Dalek War box set containing the Jon Pertwee stories Frontier in Space and Planet of the Daleks . Both of these titles have already ...
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• V, The Television Series

  
  JackTales — Authority: 121
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• 50 Cents expenditure and Valuev answers back

  
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• This… Looks Horrible!

  
  Blogging with Badger — Authority: 132
  Here’s a clip for the new animated Doctor Who story “Dreamland”. It was made in 2009. I want to remind you of that before you hit “play.” Pardon me while I go throw up.
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• David Tennant Lawyers Up

  
  SF Universe — Authority: 548
  According to a number of sources, including EW , Dr. Who star David Tennant is taking the bar exam — fictionally that is — for a new series here in the good old US of A. The show is called “Rex Is Not Your Lawyer” and it revolves around a top Chicago lawyer who suffers from panic attacks so he teaches ...
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• Strange Matter: Halloween 2009 on the Suncoast… Are you a demon and a nothing?

  
  the 941 — Authority: 493
  A final Halloween recap from our blogger from the dark side.
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• Cheryl Cole wanted for Dr Who and Lennon to miss Brazil

  
  Asylum.co.uk — Authority: 571
  Filed under: Sports , Entertainment (A peek at the mornings entertainment and sport news) Cheryl Cole linked to Dr Who. (Digital Spy) Joe Swash is bankrupt. (Metro) Vernon Kaye to replace Moyles? (Digital Spy) Anti Christ sex ads escape ban. (The Guardian) Prince of Persia ... Read more   Permalink ...
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• New On DVD This Week

  
  The Flickcast — Authority: 560
  Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well. Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray ...
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• Barry Letts

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Television producer who reinvigorated Doctor Who in the 1970s and cast Tom Baker in the title role
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• David Tennant is coming to America!

  
  Accidental Sexiness — Authority: 612
  Scottish actor David Tennant is making his way into American homes very soon. The actor who is best known for his role as Dr. Who in the famous British sci-fi television show of the same name has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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