The Doctor
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Played by | Tom Baker |
|---|---|
| Terry Walsh | |
| Voice actor | Jon Culshaw |
| Pat Ruins | |
| First appearance | Planet of the Spiders |
| An Unearthly Child | |
| Species | Time Lord |
| Home planet | Gallifrey |
| Creators | Sydney Newman |
| Donald Wilson | |
| Cast | Riona Hazuki |
| Movies/Shows | Doctor Who |
| Fictional universe | Whoniverse |
| Significant other | River Song |
| "The Doctor" | |
| "Patience" | |
| Rank | Lord President of Gallifrey |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 568494 |
About The Doctor
The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who. Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors.
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... Wilfred is further shocked when The Doctor hugs him and says: " Wilfred Mott - now I feel better...
Catherine Tate: Doctor Who was the best job ever
... The actress and comedian played Donna Noble, The Doctor s mouthy companion in the popular sci-fi franchise...
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... But David Tennant was not around, so someone had to do it, and producers thought Colum looked like The Doctor...
Doctor Who: David Tennant says returning for 60th anniversary is 'a treat'
... " To be The Doctor again, what a treat! " He s joined once again on screen by Catherine Tate s Donna Noble...
Sudan conflict: ‘Our lives have become a piece of hell'
... " The Doctor herself cried over our condition, " Ms Suleiman says...
David Tennant returns as Doctor Who for Children in Need
... The clip saw Tennant once again as the Time Lord accidentally crashing his Tardis at the " genesis of the Daleks" - the long-standing enemy of The Doctor...
Sailing to school and the daily issues of climate change
... To avoid a two-and-a-half-hour round trip to visit The Doctor, get to work, or go to school, Argyll and Bute Council has chartered the boats, which link up with a bus at Crinan...
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... Icke s last new London production The Doctor opened at the Almeida theatre in 2019 but later transferred to the West End and Broadway...
Catherine Tate: Doctor Who was the best job ever
By Ruth ComerfordBBC News
Catherine Tate says starring in Doctor Who is the " best job" she has ever had as she reprises her role to celebrate The Show 's 60th anniversary.
The First of three specials aired on Saturday to positive reviews, with Tate starring alongside David Tennant .
The Actress and comedian played Donna Noble , The Doctor 's mouthy companion in the popular sci-fi franchise.
She told Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday she had not been mega fan, or " whovian" before stepping into The Role .
" I didn't used to watch it, I do remember Tom Baker [the Fourth Doctor ] with his long Scarf - But I didn't used to watch it, " She Said .
" I have to say it's amazing to me that I'm part of this massive conglomerate, and amazing collection of experiences and that the character I play staked her claim in this story, " Tate said.
Referring to the programme's showrunner and writer Russell T Davies, She Said : " Still to This Day I don't know why Russell thought it was good idea to put me in it, But I'm delighted.
" David [Tennant] and I have said it's 100% The Best job I've ever had, and to get another bite of the Cherry - extraordinary".
Tennant, who played The Doctor from 2005 to 2010, has also returned for The Specials .
The First special, The Star Beast, reunites Tennant and Tate before Ncuti Gatwa , of Sex Education fame, claims The Keys to the Tardis in December.
In their last episode together, which aired in 2008, Donna saved The World by absorbing The Doctor 's knowledge and wisdom, and would have died if The Doctor had not erased all the memories she had of him and their adventures.
Since then Donna has lived an ordinary life, is married and has a trans daughter Rose, Played By Yasmin Finney , But is plagued by The Sense that something is missing.
She and The Doctor are reunited in a chance encounter as a space Ship - carrying an alien voiced by Miriam Margolyes - crashes in London.
The episode has been met with positive reviews, receiving Four Stars from The Independent , The Guardian , the i and The Daily Telegraph.
The Guardian 's Jack Seale describing the " comic chemistry" between Tennant and Tate as " absolutely faultless" and The Times ' Ben Dowell calling it " fabulously realised" and " defiantly progressive".
The Second anniversary special, Wild Blue Yonder airs at 18:30 on Saturday 2 December on Bbc One and Bbc Iplayer , with the third special, The Giggle- which will introduce Gatwa as The Doctor - airing on 9 December.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
