TV icon Doctor Who 60th anniversary
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The BBC TV character known only as the Doctor has been travelling in space and time, defending the Universe from evil – and scaring successive generations into hiding behind the sofa – for 60 years
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THE 15 DOCTORS

Each incarnation of the “Time Lord” and his travelling companions

The Brigadier (left) featured alongside Doctors 2-7

K9: Four versions of robotic dog have made an appearance since 1977

THE ACTORS

Doctor’s first “regeneration” due to Hartnell’s Polly ill-health

1 William Hartnell 1 1963-66
Susan Doctor’s grand-daughter
Barbara
Ian
Vicki
Sara
Steven
Dodo
Polly
Ben

2 Patrick Troughton 1966-70
Zoe Heriot
Victoria Waterfield
Jamie McCrimmon

3 Jon Pertwee 1970-74
Jo Grant 
Liz Shaw
Sarah-Jane Smith
Elisabeth Sladen

4 Tom Baker 1974-81
Harry Sullivan 
Leela
Romana
Tegan
Nyssa
Adric

5 Peter Davison 1981-84
Turlough
Kamelion
Peri Brown

6 Colin Baker 1984-87
Mel Bush

7 Sylvester McCoy 1987-89
Ace

8 Paul McGann 1996
Grace Holloway

9 Christopher Eccleston 2005
Captain Jack Harkness
Mickey Smith
Rose Tyler

10 David Tennant 2005-10
Martha Jones
Donna Noble
River Song Doctor’s wife

11 Matt Smith 2010-13
Amy Pond
Rory Williams
Clara Oswald

12 Peter Capaldi 2013-17
Nardole
Bill Potts

13 Jodie Whittaker 2017-22
Graham O'Brien
Ryan Sinclair
Yasmin Khan
Dan Lewis

14 Ncuti Gatwa 2023


TIME MACHINE: The TARDIS
– Time And Relative Dimension In Space. Resembles London police box since “chameleon circuit” – which enables craft to blend into surroundings – malfunctioned
in first series

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Daleks (first appeared 1963), Silence (2010), arch-nemesis the Master (1971), Weeping Angels (2007), Cybermen (1966)
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