doctor 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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• David Tennant in The End of Time (the first three minutes)

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 719
  The final episode of David Tennants run on Doctor Who "The End of Time" has been posted online. Well, not the entire two-parter, but just the first three minutes or so. It was broadcast in England on the BBC as part of their Children in Need special. The first episode is scheduled to be shown in the U.K. on ...
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• Four in 10 ‘coma patients’ may be conscious, says expert (Lead)

  
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  London, Nov 24 (IANS) The doctor who discovered a Belgian patient presumed to have been in a deep coma for 23 years while being conscious all along has said the breakthrough highlights a ‘locked-in syndrome’. The condition is described as one where patients are unable to show that they are conscious.Steven ...
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• Doctor Who David Tennant regenerates... into a childrens storyteller

  
  Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files — Authority: 618
  DOCTOR WHO star David Tennant is to regenerate as a childrens storyteller this Christmas, it was announced today. The actor, who will also be seen this Christmas in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet, is to swap the TARDIS for the Bedtime Story chair on BBC kids channel CBeebies. Tennant, soon to be ...
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• 2001: A Who Odyssey

  
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  This is utterly amazing. The opening shot along did it for me!
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• THE AUTHOR SIGNINGS Part 2

  
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  Part 2 of a CBH Event Report by Michael Clarke of bcrefugees.blogspot.comMEETING LANCE PARKINOpportunities to meet authors, chat with them and ask questions in relaxed and casual surroundings don’t occur often.  So, it was a real treat to be introduced to three separate writers on the same day, at the same ...
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• Sarah Jane Adventures Ends Third Season With 790.000 Veiwers

  
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  The third season of Sarah Jane Adventures drew to a close last friday with approximately  750.000 viewers according to Digital Spy.The Doctor Who spin off which airs on CBBC during pre watershed children’s schedule for BBC One has remained a firm favourite with both kids and adults alike.The episode, titled ‘The ...
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• Dreamland Episode Four Released this Afternoon

  
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  The fourth episode of the Doctor Who animated Special Dreamland, written by The Sarah Jane Adventures writer Phil Ford, will be released this afternoon by the BBC on the BBC’s official Doctor Who website. Dreamland features David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, in his second animated adventures after 2007’s The ...
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• Doctor Who: The End of Time preview

  
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  Here’s the first three minutes of the 2009 Doctor Who Christmas Special. It’ll be on December 25th in the UK on the BBC and delayed a day before airing on BBC America. I believe this is a two-part episode but I’m not sure when part two is on, the day after this airs or New Year’s or …? Direct link to the ...
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• The cutest adorable couple in Doctor Who

  
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  Barbara and Ian. OH MY GOODNESS. They are so cute!Cuter even than Sarah! Jane! and Harry! Almost as cute as Liz and the Brig, just without the pyrotechnics of exasperation and the science of sass!Lacking the pyrotechnics of exasperation and the science of sassThere’s one thing to keep in mind with Barbara and Ian, ...
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• Doctor who--"The End of Time" Preview Clip

  
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  From the Children in Need fundraiser a few days ago.
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• Doctor Who Of The Day - Susan Foreman Quote 2

  
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  I never felt that there was any time or place that I belonged to. I’ve never had any real identity. Susan Foreman , The Dalek Invasion of Earth . This post started off on my blog - http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com - there are so many features on there that are not in the newsfeed, or posted ...
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• US air date for Doctor Who: The End of Time revealed

  
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  The last two Doctor Who specials, The End of Time, Part One and The End of Time, Part Two will air on BBC America with Part One airing on December 26 at 9pm ET/PT. Part Twos air date will soon be announced. A preview of Part One aired during Fridays Children In Need: You can also check out Davids ...
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• C.S. Lewis and The Doctor

  
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  For me, two very important events happened yesterday and today.  Yesterday, November 22, 1963, C.S. Lewis died, his death being overshadowed by the assasination of John F. Kennedy.  Aldous Huxley also died that day too.  Lewis is well known for his Chronicles of Narnia books and also for his Christian ...
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• HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOCTOR WHO! And a potential spoiler…

  
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  Today is the 46th anniversary of Doctor Who ’s first airing (yes it debuted the day after Kennedy’ assassination), and to celebrate here be a fan-made trailer for the next two-part Who adventure that reveals a rumored SPOILER: “It is returning, it is returning through fire and blood, they are returning, ...
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• Michael Jackson’s doctor returns to practice

  
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  Los Angeles, Nov 24 (DPA) Conrad Murray, the doctor who allegedly gave Michael Jackson the drugs that induced his death, has returned to work at his clinic, according to a statement from his lawyer.“Because of a deteriorating financial condition and prompting by many of his beloved patients, Nov 20, 2009, Conrad ...
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• Doctor Who’s Forty Sixth Anniversary Today!

  
  Doctor Who Hideout l The Waters of Mars: Coming Soon — Authority: 435
  Forty Six years ago today Doctor Who was broadcast on the BBC for the very first time with An Unearthly Child written by C E Webber featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. After Doctor Who debuted with An Unearthly Child it continued to strive by getting the attention of the public with the popularity of the ...
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• The Doctors in the Ood for Love

  
  Topless Robot — Authority: 719
  (I said shut up. You try and think of non-horrible puns for article titles while reading and judging 300 awesome TR contest entries.) My apologies to non- Doctor Who fans, because as David Tennant wraps up his final specials as the good Doctor, it looks like theres going to be a bevy of nerd news about all things ...
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• The End of Time Part One and Two Synopsis (Spoilers)

  
  Doctor Who Hideout l The Waters of Mars: Coming Soon — Authority: 435
  The BBC Press Office have revealed the synopsis for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Specials, The End of Time by Russell T Davies, with part one broadcasting on Christmas Day. The End of Time will see the regeneration of the Tenth Doctor, as portrayed by David Tennant, into the Eleventh Doctor, as portrayed by Matt ...
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• BBC Shares Doctor Who: The End of Time Footage

  
  Television Zombies: Blog and Podcast — Authority: 127
  As part of the BBC’s annual fundraiser, Children in Need, they showed the first few minutes from the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, “The End of Time.” The episode airs in the UK on December 25th and the next evening in the U.S. on BBC America!
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• 2001: A Doctor Who mash-up

  
  Major Spoilers — Authority: 541
  While it may not be the best animation in the entire world, this mash-up between Doctor Who and 2001: A Space Odyssey is quite clever, even if you can see the ending coming a mile away. Related posts What does Spider-Man do on his time off? (0) SNL’s “Hero Song” (0) New episode of The Variants just around the ...
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