In 2005 the BBC revived the old classic science fiction program, Doctor Who. Doctor Who features a time traveling alien known as a Time Lord. The last of his kind, he travels through space and time in a blue police box called the TARDIS righting wrongs, battling evil and helping the universe avert major catastrophes. He almost always travels with a human companion, using the premise of adventure to bring them aboard.
Christopher Eccleston portrays the Doctor in his ninth incarnation as the first season kicks off. A young woman named Rose Tyler (Billie Piper,) from England becomes the Doctor's companion after she helps him battle aliens in London. Together, Rose and the Doctor travel through time to the end of the Earth, Victorian England and Utah, where the two of them discover the last remaining Dalek, one of the Doctor's fiercest enemies. The first season comes to a close with the coming of the Doctor in his tenth incarnation.
In Season Two Scottish actor David Tennant picks up where Christopher Eccleston leaves off, and immediately he and Rose must save the world from another alien attack on Christmas. Together they reunite with familiar friends and continually face enemies. One of the biggest threats they face in Season Two is the return of the Doctor's old enemy, the Cybermen. By the end of the season, the Doctor and Rose have no choice but to say goodbye, and Rose is left behind in a parallel world with her mother, father and boyfriend Mickey.
Season three finds the Doctor feeling gun shy and heartbroken after leaving Rose behind, but he immediately picks up a new companion, Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman). At first even Martha notices that he's trying to recapture memories he shared with Rose, but in time they find their own adventures, including a trip to early twentieth century England where the Doctor gives up his Timelord self to save the world from an evil group that would use his essence to destroy everything. A second Timelord makes an appearance near the end of the season and holds Martha's family and the Doctor prisoner. It's up to Martha to save the world and the Doctor alone, and in the end she tells the Doctor she's had enough of time travel for awhile.
Season four begins in April 2008. The Doctor has a new companion, Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), and will travel with a couple old companions as well, continuing in his quest to keep the universe safe from disaster.
Doctor Who Season One
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- TV.com: Doctor Who Season One Episode Guide
- YouTube Video: Doctor Who Season One Pilot Clip (Time: 7:59)
- Meet Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), an ordinary shop girl from twenty-first century England. Rose's life is anything but exciting until she meets a strange man who calls himself "The Doctor". Rose manages to get involved as the Doctor saves England from an alien invasion, and finds herself in an adventure she never expected. This series features the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, portrayed by Christopher Eccleston.
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Episode Three - "The Unquiet Dead"
Episode Six - "Dalek"
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- "The Doctor and Rose find themselves in an underground museum in Utah in the year 2012. The museum houses all kinds of extra-terrestrial artefacts the only living exhibit being one of the Doctor's oldest enemies - a Dalek. But soon after, it escapes from its "torture chamber", and goes on a killing spree. Will Rose be one of the victims?"-TV.com
- YouTube Video: "Dalek" Clip (Time: 9:04)
Episode Twelve - "Bad Wolf" Part One
Episode Thirteen - "The Parting of the Ways" Part Two
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- "The fate of the Universe is hanging in the balance as the Dalek fleet begin their invasion of Earth. The Doctor must decide whether to sacrifice every human being on Earth in order to save every other living creature in the universe from the Daleks."-TV.com
- YouTube Video: "Parting of the Ways" Clip (Time: 2:52)
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Episode Fourteen - "The Christmas Invasion"
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- The Doctor is back in his tenth incarnation (portrayed by David Tennant) to save the world at Christmas from a sinister alien attack.
- YouTube Video: "The Christmas Invasion" Trailer (Time: 1:15)
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Episode Seventeen - "School Reunion"
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- "Deffry Vale School, a normal, local high school. But not everything is as it seems. Sarah-Jane Smith decides to investigate the place, with her trusted (yet rusted) robotic dog K-9. But there she unravels a deeper mystery, as she is reunited with a face from her past: The Doctor..."-TV.com
- YouTube Video: "School Reunion" Trailer (Time: 0:20)
Episode Nineteen - "Rise of the Cybermen" Part One
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- In an alternate universe Rose discovers that her father, Peter Tyler, is alive and well, only there is no Rose. The world is virtually the same, except for an underground resistance fighting against big business, who keeps kidnapping their numbers to turn them into one of the Doctor's old enemies: Cybermen.
- YouTube Video: Rise of the Cybermen Clip (Time: 9:45)
Episode Twenty-Three - "The Satan Pit" Part Two
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- "As Rose battles the murderous Ood, the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core, as the Pit beckons. With the planet threatening to fall into the black hole, the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice."-IMDb
- YouTube Video: "The Satan Pit" Clip (Time: 3:18)
Episode Twenty-Seven - "Doomsday" Part Two
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- "The Cybermen have taken over the world, but four Daleks that hid themselves in the void want to awaken something they brought in a capsule called the Genesis Ark. Can the Doctor stop the Cybermen and Daleks from turning this world into hell?"-TV.com
- YouTube Video: "Doomsday" Trailer (Time: 0:32)
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Episode Thirty - "The Shakespeare Code"
Episode Thirty-Four - "The Lazarus Experiment"
Episode Thirty-Seven - "The Family of Blood" Part Two
Episode Forty-One - "The Last of the Time Lords" Part Three
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- "It's been a year since The Master unleashed the mysterious Toclafane onto Earth. With the human race and The Doctor enslaved under The Master's control, Martha Jones is the only person that can help stop the evil Time Lord."-IMDb
- YouTube Video: "The Last of the Time Lords" Clip (Time: 8:54)
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Fast Facts
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Network
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American network
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New episodes
April 5, 2008 (UK) | April 18, 2008 (U.S.)
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Starring
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First run
2005
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Fact:
Original series began in 1963
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Seasonal bridge episodes air in the UK at Christmas
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A series of popular books featuring new adventures currently in print
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Popular historical figures to appear include Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie, William Shakespeare
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David Tennant replaced Christopher Eccleston at the end of Season One
