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Doctor Who is a popular television show produced by the BBC in Great Britain. It was originally aired in 1963 (November 23, 1963 at 5:15 PM GMT to be precise) and ended in 1989, but it was resurrected in a new form in 2005. So far, there have been ten different men who have played the part of The Doctor.

The Doctor is currently played by David Tennant, and his companion in season 3 (known as series 3 in Britain) was played by Freema Agyeman. Freema's character went by the name of Martha Jones, and was a medical student at the time when she first met The Doctor.

The Doctor travels through the universe and even time in his spaceship, known as the TARDIS. TARDIS stands for Time and Relative Dimensions In Space.

The Doctor is a Time Lord, an alien hailing from the planet Gallifrey. He travels the galaxies looking for excitement and danger. The Doctor chose his name because he sees himself as a healer. He saves people, and tries to heal their souls.

The Doctor has touched the lives of many people, his companions, their families, and many other humans and aliens. His companions have also changed him through the years, making him a kinder, more caring individual.

The Doctor is especially fond of Earth and humans. For this reason, he spends a lot of his time on Earth. He especially favors Great Britain, traveling to various points in time in London, Cardiff, and other locations in that general vicinity.

The TARDIS is The Doctor's ship, which is a spaceship and time machine all rolled up in the exterior of a 1950s-style police box. It looks like a large blue telephone booth.

Although the TARDIS looks very small from the outside, it's actually very large. There are many rooms inside the TARDIS, as it has been alluded to in a few episodes. For example, The Doctor gives some very lengthy directions to one of his companions in an episode, giving a hint of the size of the ship.

TARDIS stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. This is because the TARDIS can travel through time, space, and even multiple dimensions on rare occasions.

The Master stole the TARDIS from The Doctor in one story line, turning it into a paradox machine that allowed him to rewrite history without ripping apart the universe. (This is a theory that many people have, that the universe would be torn apart if we could travel back in time and change history... it's called a paradox.) The Doctor was able to successfully restore order, remove the paradox machine functionality from the TARDIS, and still save Earth and the universe.

One of The Doctor's comanions, Rose Tyler, managed to make a connection with the TARDIS, giving her superhuman powers. She used these powers to stop the Dalek invasion and to being Captain Jack Harkness back to life, which made him immortal. Rose was the only human to ever join with the TARDIS like this.

There have so far been ten men who have played The Doctor.

1. William Hartnell (1963 to 1966)
2. Patrick Troughton (1966 to 1969)
3. Jon Pertwee (1970 to 1974)
4. Tom Baker (1974 to 1981)
5. Peter Davison (1981 to 1984)
6. Colin Baker (1984 to 1986)
7. Sylvester McCoy (1987 to 1989, 1996)
8. Paul McGann (1996)
9. Christopher Eccleston (2005)
10. David Tennant (2005 to Present)

There have been at least 35 different people who have played The Doctor's companion in the series. Most of them have been women, but there have been a few men as well.

Carole Ann Ford was the first companion, playing The Doctor's granddaughter, Susan Foreman. Later, her school teachers Barbara Wright (played by Jacqueline Hill) and Ian Chesteron (played by William Russell) also join.

Originally, the writers made it clear that they didn't want any romantic involvements between The Doctor and his companion, even though most of his companions have been attractive young women.

In the 1996 TV movie, The Doctor kissed his companion, Grace Holloway. This broke the long-standing rule about romantic involvement.

Then The tenth Doctor and his compansion Rose Tyler (played by Billie Piper) developed a romantic involvement, as we saw at the end of series 2. Rose and The Doctor parted ways, and near the end it was clear that he was about to tell her that he loved her. Sadly, he was unable to say it before his holographic image was disrupted. Rose was clearly devastated, as she'd been waiting a long time to hear him say it.

Sarah Jane Smith was also potentialy a romantic companion. Sarah Jane (played by Elisabeth Sladen) originally appeared with Tom Baker in the 80s. She came back in 2006 for a guest appearance, and had a bit of a rivalry with Rose over The Doctor, suggesting that Sarah Jane did have feelings for The Doctor, and it seemed he'd had some for her, too.

In Series 3, Martha Jones (played by Freema Agyeman) had a very strong romantic link to The Doctor. She mentioned several times during the season that she was in love with him, but that he never seemed to notice she was alive. It's been suspected that the reason he never took a romantic notice of her was because he was still very much in love with Rose Tyler, but there's no way to know that for sure. He did mention in an episode of series 3 that there was someone in his life. potentially referring to Rose.

British comedienne Catherine Tate has also made brief appearances as a companion. So has John Barrowman, playing Captain Jack Harkness, a bisexual man who was made immortal when Rose saved his life after being "possessed" by the TARDIS. Barrowman now appears in his own series, Torchwood, which is a spinoff of the show and follows the adventures of the Torchwood Institute. Captain Jack also revealed having a bit of a crush on The Doctor near the end of series 3.

Singer Kylie Minogue made an appearance in the 2007 Christmas episode of Doctor Who, playing The Doctor's companion for a single episode titled "Voyage of the Damned". Her character's name was Astrid.

Catherine Tate returned to the show as The Doctor's companion for series 4, reprising her role as Donna Noble. The duo has traveled to Pompeii, saved an enslaved race called the Ood, and even met up with Marth Jones, who has returned to the show for a few episodes. Even Billie Piper has reprised her role as Rose Tyler for a few episodes in series 4.

The doctor has faces off against many foes, but tere are three main foes that people associate with Doctor Who.

The Daleks

The Daleks are the most well-known of The Doctor's adversaries. They come from the planet Skaro, and they were engaged in a Time War with the Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey - the planet where The Doctor was originally from. The Daleks destroyed Gallifrey and killed all of the Time Lords except for The Doctor, or so it was thought...

Cybermen

The Cybermen used to be a species of humanoids that hailed from a twin planet of Earth called Mondas. They started implanting artificial parts onto their bodies in an effort to "improve" their species, but they eventually became nothing more than purely logical, calculated bings with few emotions.

The Master

The Master was a Time Lord, and a nemesis of The Doctor. He was first played by Roger Delgado in 1971, and he remained as the character until he died in 1973. He's also been played by Peter Pratt, Geoffery Beevers, Anthony Ainley, and Eric Roberts.

In series 3 in 2007, The Master was brought back played by Derek Jacobi. The Master regenerated and turned into a younger man, played by John Simm. John Simm is most well-known for his sole as Sam Tyler in BBC Television's Life on Mars.