"strange old man and hear Susan's voice coming from inside what appears to be a police box. Pushing their way inside, the two find that the exterior is camouflage for the dimensionally transcendental interior of the TARDIS. The old man, whom Susan calls ""Grandfather"", kidnaps Barbara and Ian to prevent them from telling anyone about the existence of the TARDIS, taking them on an adventure in time and space. The first Doctor, says cultural scholar John Paul Green, ""explicitly positioned the Doctor as grandfather to his companion Susan."" He wore long white hair and Edwardian costume, reflecting, Green says, a"
"Within the fictional narrative, the Doctor is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through time and space in a dimensionally transcendental – ""bigger on the inside"" – time machine: the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) which takes the exterior form of a 1963 police telephone call box, and retains the appearance throughout the programme. The Time Lords have dedicated themselves to overseeing all of time and space without interference. The Doctor chose to leave home by stealing an obsolete TARDIS model as revealed in the 1969 serial ""The War Games"" and depicted in the 2013"
"TARDIS The TARDIS (; ""Time And Relative Dimension In Space"") is a fictional time machine and spacecraft that appears in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"" and its various spin-offs. The TV show ""Doctor Who"" mainly features a single TARDIS used by the central character the Doctor. However, in the series other TARDISes are sometimes seen or used. The Doctor's TARDIS has a number of features peculiar to it, notably due to its age and personality. While other TARDISes have the ability to change their appearance in order to ""blend in"" with their surroundings, the chameleon circuit in"
"of the time vortex. The TARDIS has a vast interior but appears smaller on the outside, and is equipped with a ""chameleon circuit"" intended to make the machine take on the appearance of local objects as a disguise; due to a malfunction, the Doctor's TARDIS remains fixed as a blue British police box. Across time and space, the Doctor's many incarnations often find events that pique their curiosity and try to prevent evil forces from harming innocent people or changing history, using only ingenuity and minimal resources, such as the versatile sonic screwdriver. The Doctor rarely travels alone and often"
"her a list of instructions to follow. He uses a device called the ""chameleon arch"" to turn himself into a human and transfer his Time Lord essence and memories into a fob watch that he asks Martha to guard. They land on Earth in 1913. The Doctor has taken the persona of John Smith, a teacher at Farringham School for boys, and Martha acts as a maid at the school. John is quiet and timid, but faint memories of the Doctor slip through in his dreams. He catalogues the dreams in a book he has titled ""A Journal of Impossible"
"Together, they form a single lifetime with a single narrative. The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet. The Doctor is currently portrayed by Jodie Whittaker, who took on the role after Peter Capaldi's exit in the 2017 Christmas special ""Twice Upon a Time"". ""Doctor Who"" follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who goes by the name ""the Doctor"". The Doctor fled Gallifrey in a stolen TARDIS (""Time and Relative Dimension in Space""), a time machine that travels by materialising into and dematerialising out"
"episodes in 2017, ""The Doctor Falls"" and the Christmas special, ""Twice Upon a Time"", portrayed by David Bradley. The Doctor is a mysterious character and little is known about him except that he has a granddaughter, Susan Foreman, and that they come from another time and place. He has a ship that travels through time and space, the TARDIS, which is currently disguised as a police box (Susan notes that it used to be able to change to blend in with its surroundings), and is bigger on the inside. The Doctor describes himself and Susan as ""exiles"" without specifying why"
"Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called ""the Doctor"", an extraterrestrial being, to all appearances human, from the planet Gallifrey. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Accompanied by a number of companions, the Doctor combats a variety of foes while working to save civilisations and help people in need. The"
"in the first episode of the fifth series (2010), ""The Eleventh Hour"", as a seven-year-old girl living with only her aunt when the Doctor (Matt Smith) crashes into her front yard one night. She asks him to investigate an unusual crack in her wall, but he is interrupted by an alert from his time machine, the TARDIS. He promises Amelia that he will return in five minutes, but is inadvertently late by twelve years. In the intervening period, Amelia's family and friends believe the Doctor is just her imaginary friend; her insistence that he is real leads to her being"
"The Doctor (Doctor Who) 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. In the programme, ""the Doctor"" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show's narrative through the plot device of ""regeneration"", a biological function of the Time Lord race that allows a change of cellular structure and appearance"
"late 1990s to bring the show back. The first series comprised 13 episodes, eight of which Davies wrote. Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young served as executive producers, Phil Collinson as producer. The show depicts the adventures of a mysterious and eccentric Time Lord known as the Doctor, who travels through time and space in his time machine, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s British police box. With his companions, he explores time and space, faces a variety of foes and saves civilizations, helping people and righting wrongs. The first series features Christopher"
"""The Day of the Doctor"" (2013), via archival clips. The Fifth Doctor has also appeared in officially licensed novels, short stories and comics. Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He is portrayed by Peter Davison. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change. Davison"
"Doctor's time machine, the TARDIS, and becomes suffused with the power of the time vortex. Returning, she uses her power over the infinity of time and space to spread the words ""Bad Wolf"" over its entirety, then saving the universe from the Dalek invasion. Rose resurrects Jack, who died from Dalek fire, and destroys the Dalek fleet before the Doctor drains the energy out of her—by kissing her—to save her life from its harmful effects. Rose is horrified as the Doctor appears to die and regenerates into a new man (David Tennant), who proceeds to take the TARDIS and a"
"as that of Morbius, one of Time Lords' greatest criminals. Before he can say anything further, a drug takes effect, and the Doctor passes out. Sarah pretends she has succumbed. In the laboratory, Solon's examination of the Doctor confirms he is a Time Lord. As he and Condo leave the room, the Doctor vanishes. Sarah keeps hidden and enters the lab. She draws back the curtain on a bed, thinking it is the Doctor, but as the lights come up, she sees a headless, patchwork creature made from various body parts. The Doctor regains consciousness to find himself surrounded by"
"The Tenth Doctor, Rose, and Mickey explore the ship and are puzzled to find an 18th-century French fireplace. When he looks through the fireplace, the Doctor sees a young girl and asks who she is. She replies that her name is Reinette and that she lives in Paris in 1727. The Doctor deduces that the fireplace is a time window, a device that allows direct access to another time and place. The Doctor steps through the time window and arrives in Reinette's bedroom only to find that months have passed there. He discovers a ticking humanoid wearing 18th-century clothing and"
"Troughton story ""The Tomb of the Cybermen"" as a favourite story. Second Doctor The Second Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He was portrayed by character actor Patrick Troughton. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change. The transformation into the Second Doctor (originally referred to as a"
"Second Doctor The Second Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He was portrayed by character actor Patrick Troughton. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change. The transformation into the Second Doctor (originally referred to as a ""renewal""), a figure who was the same 'essential' character as the"
"popularity led ""The Daily Telegraph"" to dub him ""Britain's favourite alien"". UGO Networks listed the Doctor as one of their best heroes of all time. The Doctor (Doctor Who) 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. In the programme, ""the Doctor"" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the"
"the Doctor"", the tenth episode of the fifth series of the revived science-fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"" in 2010, although the scenes at the church were filmed at Llandaff Cathedral in Wales. In this episode the painting depicts a strange, griffin-esque creature (called a krafayis) at a window of the church, which signifies to the show's time-travelling protagonist, the Doctor, that something evil was lurking in Auvers-sur-Oise in June 1890. Only when van Gogh himself, played by Tony Curran, defeats the creature at the church, does the painting revert to its original, unaltered, state. The krafayis is later revealed to"
"Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He is portrayed by Peter Davison. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change. Davison portrays the fifth such incarnation, who has a vulnerable side and a tendency towards indecisiveness, dressed as a boyish Edwardian cricketer. He travelled"
"statement that the TARDIS actively dislikes her is intercut with footage of its circular connectors spinning from the ceiling. For the eighth series, Peter Capaldi's first as the Doctor, this console was still used but was tweaked and altered slightly, including the addition of a blackboard and bookshelves and the time rotor was changed to an orange colour replacing the blue. A previously unseen version of the console room made an appearance in ""The Day of the Doctor"" (2013) and is associated with the War Doctor, portrayed by John Hurt. This console room has walls that are similar in design"
"the Doctor behind and revealing his own TARDIS, still covered with Rigsy's painted tribute to Clara (""Face the Raven"") which includes her portrait. Ashildr reports that the chameleon circuit isn't working, so their TARDIS is stuck in the form of an American diner. Clara declares her intent to return to Gallifrey to die and restore the timeline, as her death is a fixed point in time. But since she is now ageless, she decides to ""take the long way around"" and sets off with Ashildr to travel the universe. Inside his own TARDIS, the Doctor finds a message from Clara"
"The Time Monster The Time Monster is the fifth and final serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 20 May to 24 June 1972. The serial is set in a village near Cambridge as well as the mythical city of Atlantis. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Master (Roger Delgado) seeks the power of Kronos (Marc Boyle and Ingrid Bower), a being that exists outside of time and space, so that he can control the universe. The Master, posing as"
"the Doctor explains Mount Vesuvius temporarily opened a Rift in time and space, which accounts for this, in the episode ""The Fires of Pompeii"" (2008). In the series 6 episode ""The Doctor's Wife"" (2011), the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) travels through a time rift to a location ""outside"" the universe. He comments that his TARDIS should refuel by virtue of being exposed, as with the Cardiff rift, to temporal energies. Similar phenomenon are encountered in other stories. For example, in ""Image of the Fendahl"" (1977), the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) encounters a ""time fissure"" in Fetch Borough in the West"
"two fields allowed humans to fully map out the human body. In essence, doctors will act like mechanics - taking people apart and putting them back together with no ill effects. The Doctor shows Rose one of the badges, and tells her that they use pharmacology to block any 'wrong-feeling.' Quilley is a Refuser, and won't use the popper packs. The Doctor asks Quilley to show them the time machine that they came in. It runs on steam, and the Doctor wants to check it out thoroughly, so he tells Rose she should investigate the creature they encountered earlier. Quilley"
"left, but thousands of years in the past, before the solar flares that devastated Earth. As the Doctor tries to get through the door, the trio fail to see a silver, snake-like creature – a cybermat – crawling around the bodies behind them. Somewhere else, an alien tries to contact Nerva, and barely gets through to Warner before he is shot by two more of his own kind. The only place the signal could have come from is Voga, but Kellman tells Warner that he set up the transmat station there and spent six months cataloguing its rocks. Voga had"
"Time Lord The Time Lords are a fictional, ancient extraterrestrial species in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", of which the series' protagonist, the Doctor, is a member. Time Lords are so named for their command of time travel technology and their non-linear perception of time. Originally they were described as a powerful and wise race from the planet Gallifrey, from which the Doctor was a renegade; details beyond this were very limited for the first decade of the series. They later became integral to many episodes and stories as their role in the fictional universe developed. For"
"Doctor rescues them. The Doctor discovers that the androids plan to open a time window to Reinette's life at the age of 37, believing that her brain at that age will be compatible with the ship's systems. The clockwork androids appear at a costume ball and take Reinette and her guests hostage. At one end of the room is an enormous mirror, which is actually a time window. The Doctor and his companions can see through it, but they cannot enter without smashing the window and breaking the connection as the androids locked it after the Doctor's previous interruptions. The"
"the time machine. The Doctor then accidentally beams on board an Earthling called Gareth Jenkins, who happens to be dressed in an outfit similar to his own. Gareth agrees to help in any way he can, and helps The Doctor set a trap for the Sontarans. The two aliens break into the console room, destroying one of the TARDIS's doors in the process, much to the Doctor's indignation. The leader introduces himself as Group Marshall Nathan and demands that the Doctor introduces his group. Upon hearing Gareth's name, Nathan reveals that in 2001 their invasion of Earth would be foiled"
"disc in Region 1 on 6 July 2010. The Time Monster The Time Monster is the fifth and final serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 20 May to 24 June 1972. The serial is set in a village near Cambridge as well as the mythical city of Atlantis. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Master (Roger Delgado) seeks the power of Kronos (Marc Boyle and Ingrid Bower), a being that exists outside of time and space, so that he"
"time-travelling capability of a Time Lord. The Doctor is manipulated by Sabbath in several of his subsequent adventures. When the Doctor was crushed by a 30-pound theatre sandbag in the England of 1893 (""Camera Obscura"" by Lloyd Rose), he discovered that he could not die whilst his second heart was lodged within Sabbath. Sabbath later removed the heart, severing the biodata link between the two of them. When Sabbath tied to use an event in the Siberia of 1893 (""Time Zero"" by Justin Richards) to collapse all of reality down to a single timeline, the Doctor's interference instead caused the"
"of the character was depicted as an abrasive, patronising and cantankerous extraterrestrial, as portrayed by Cushing Dr. Who is an eccentric inventor who claims to have created a time machine, named ""Tardis"", in his back garden. He is a gentle, grandfatherly figure, naturally curious, sometimes absent-minded but not afraid to fight for justice. He is shown to have a keen and somewhat juvenile sense of humour, a strong sense of adventure, a will of iron and very strong morals. Unlike his TV counterpart, for whom the character's name is ambiguous, his surname is clearly stated to be ""Who"" in both"
"of the Doctor all converge on Gallifrey at the climax of ""The Day of the Doctor"" (2013). The telephone cupboard can be opened and the telephone accessed from the exterior. Although originally non-functional, as shown in ""The Empty Child"" (2005), the TARDIS can be called from across space and time. When the TARDIS ""died"" with the Doctor in battle in an alternative timeline, it became his tomb on the grave fields of the planet Trenzalore. Although the tomb retains its police box exterior appearance, its interior volume begins to ""leak"", growing the exterior to hundreds of feet in height. For"