Doctor Who

If you haven't noticed, the background image is of Harry Potter battling The Doctor (we'll get to Harry Potter later). Today, I'm here to tell you about The Doctor. Instead of me telling you the basics of Doctor Who, I'm going to let Craig Ferguson take over.

 

 

As Craig Ferguson points out, Doctor Who originally began in 1963. The classic series ran from 1963 until 1989. During this time, seven actors played the role of The Doctor. In 1996, Doctor Who resurfaced, this time in a movie starring Paul McGann as the Eight Doctor. Doctor Who remained on hiatus until 2005, when a continuation of the series aired. Christopher Eccleston played The Doctor in the newer series, followed by David Tennant, and currently, Matt Smith. These newer episodes of Doctor Who are what most new fans are familiar with, including myself.

 

As Craig Ferguson said, The Doctor is an alien from the planet Gallifrey, and he is over 1000 years old. He travels through all of space and time in his TARDIS, which is a time machine. It is a 60s style blue police box, and it is bigger on the inside. TARDIS stands for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space.

The TARDIS

Naturally The Doctor, being as old and powerful as he is, has a lot of enemies. No matter where The Doctor goes, there is always some challenge that needs to be overcome or some monster that needs to be defeated. The Doctor's oldest and most feared enemy are the Daleks, a race of cyborgs who want to destroy every lifeform except for Daleks. The Doctor also faces the Weeping Angels. These creatures are just stone statues... when you're looking at them. As soon as you turn your back, or even blink, they move. A Weeping Angel can move only if it is unseen. In addition to these monsters, The Doctor has faced many more creatures and aliens.

The Daleks

 

Weeping Angel

 

 

I became a fan of Doctor Who in 2010, merely by accident. I was a fan of the current Doctor at that time (David Tennant of Harry Potter fame), and I wanted to see his work on Doctor Who. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, or how incredible the show actually was.

 

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. The show is currently in its seventh season of the new Doctor Who series. The next episode airs on March 30 at 8pm on BBC America.

 

 

 

The Eleven Doctors

• 1st- William Hartnell (1963-1966)

• 2nd- Patrick Troughton (1966-1969)

• 3rd- Jon Pertwee (1970-1974)

• 4th- Tom Baker (1974-1981)

• 5th- Peter Davison (1981-1984)

• 6th- Colin Baker (1984-1986)

• 7th- Sylvester McCoy (1987-1989)

• 8th- Paul McGann (1996)

 

• 9th- Christopher Eccleston (2005)

• 10th- David Tennant (2005-2010)

• 11th- Matt Smith (2010-present)

 

 

LINKS

BBC's Doctor Who Classic Series

BBC America's Doctor Who Page