Draft:Outline of Doctor Who

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Doctor Who:

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which has an exterior that resembles a British police box. The Doctor encounters various civilisations, which he seeks to protect by outwitting foes and solving crises. The Doctor usually travels with a companion.

What is Doctor Who?

Doctor Who can be described as all of the following:

• Fictional character – person or other being in a story or narrative.
• Media franchise – collection of related media derived from an original work of fiction, which may include sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and remakes in various forms, such as books, short stories, movies, television series, video games, etc.
  • Television series

Dr. Who franchise

Dr. Who television series

• List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)
• List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)

Other Dr. Who media

• List of Doctor Who Christmas and New Year's specials
• List of Doctor Who anthologies (2009–present)
• List of Doctor Who audio releases
• List of Doctor Who audiobooks
• List of Doctor Who comic stories
• List of Doctor Who home video releases
  • List of other Doctor Who home video releases
• List of Doctor Who music releases
• List of Doctor Who novelisations
• List of Doctor Who parodies
• List of Doctor Who radio stories
• List of Doctor Who video games
• List of Doctor Who: The Classic Series audio plays by Big Finish
• List of Doctor Who: The New Series audio plays by Big Finish
• List of The Worlds of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish
• List of supplementary Doctor Who episodes
• List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films

Dr. Who universe

Incarnations of The Doctor

The Doctor

• Fugitive Doctor
• First Doctor
• Second Doctor
• Third Doctor
• Fourth Doctor
• Fifth Doctor
• Sixth Doctor
• Seventh Doctor
• Eighth Doctor
• War Doctor
• Ninth Doctor
• Tenth Doctor
• Eleventh Doctor
• Twelfth Doctor
• Thirteenth Doctor
• Fourteenth Doctor
• Fifteenth Doctor

Other characters

Companions

• List of Doctor Who companions

Villains

• Daleks
• Cybermen
• The Master

Species and Races

• Time Lord
• Silurians
• List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens

Planets

• Gallifrey

History of Doctor Who

History of Doctor Who

Episodes

• List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)
• List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)

Production

• Doctor Who theme music
• Doctor Who music releases
• Showrunner
  • Russell T Davies
  • Steven Moffat
  • Chris Chibnall

Cultural Impact

• Doctor Who exhibitions
• Doctor Who fandom
• Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
• TARDIS
• Time Lord rock
  • Chameleon Circuit
    • Alex Day
    • Charlotte McDonnell
    • Still Got Legs
  • Time Crash

Dr. Who-related organizations

• Doctor Who Appreciation Society
• Doctor Who in Australia

Awards

• List of awards and nominations received by Doctor Who

People influential relative to to Dr. Who

• List of actors who have played the Doctor
• List of Doctor Who cast members
• List of Doctor Who script editors
• List of Doctor Who composers
• List of Doctor Who producers
• List of Doctor Who writers