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|appearances = {{Il|[[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict (novel)|The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]''}} | |appearances = {{Il|[[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict (novel)|The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]''}} | ||
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"'''The Doctor'''" - | "'''The Doctor'''" - also known as "'''Dr. Who'''" and "'''Doctor Who'''" - was the eponymous, [[fiction]]al depiction of [[the Doctor]] in the [[BBC]] television series ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]''. Their species was depicted as a [[Time Lord]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'', ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'') However, by some accounts, the real Doctor himself starred in the television series. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]'') | ||
"The Doctor", however, was not the only fictional depiction of his namesake in [[Earth]]'s [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|popular culture]], with similar characters such as [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|Doctor Who]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'') and [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] existing in theatrical motion pictures. Coincidentally, both of these seperate characters were portrayed by veteran actor [[Peter Cushing (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Peter Cushing]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[A Visit to the Cinema (short story)|A Visit to the Cinema]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', et al.) Accordng to [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]], Peter Cushing's portrayal of Dr. Who was in lieu of [[William Hartnell (Pier Pressure)|William Hartnell]]'s portrayal from the series, as he wasn't able to return due to a busy schedule. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'') Other notably similar characters included [[Professor X (fictional character)|Professor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'', et al.) [[Doctor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', et al.) and [[The Time Surgeon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Mindmorphs (comic story)|Invasion of the Mindmorphs]]'') | "The Doctor", however, was not the only fictional depiction of his namesake in [[Earth]]'s [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|popular culture]], with similar characters such as [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|Doctor Who]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'') and [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] existing in theatrical motion pictures. Coincidentally, both of these seperate characters were portrayed by veteran actor [[Peter Cushing (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Peter Cushing]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[A Visit to the Cinema (short story)|A Visit to the Cinema]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', et al.) Accordng to [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]], Peter Cushing's portrayal of Dr. Who was in lieu of [[William Hartnell (Pier Pressure)|William Hartnell]]'s portrayal from the series, as he wasn't able to return due to a busy schedule. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'') Other notably similar characters included [[Professor X (fictional character)|Professor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'', et al.) [[Doctor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', et al.) and [[The Time Surgeon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Mindmorphs (comic story)|Invasion of the Mindmorphs]]'') | ||
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=== Biography === | === Biography === | ||
==== | ==== History ==== | ||
In the early [[1960s]], [[Winston Churchill]] contacted a friend of his, [[Sydney Newman (Stop, Thief!)|Mr Newman]], to propose the idea of a television series based off Churchill's old friend, the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'') | In the early [[1960s]], [[Winston Churchill]] contacted a friend of his, [[Sydney Newman (Stop, Thief!)|Mr Newman]], to propose the idea of a television series based off Churchill's old friend, the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'') | ||
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[[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]] was cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor#Legacy|Twelfth Doctor]] in [[2013]], where he attended a meeting with [[Steven Moffat (Afterword)|Steven Moffat]]. Capaldi prepared for this meeting by reading issues of [[Doctor Who Magazine (periodical)|DWM]]. Later, he wrote [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|a letter]] to the readers of DWM, writing about his more than positive opinions of the magazine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'', ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 500]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', et al.) | [[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]] was cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor#Legacy|Twelfth Doctor]] in [[2013]], where he attended a meeting with [[Steven Moffat (Afterword)|Steven Moffat]]. Capaldi prepared for this meeting by reading issues of [[Doctor Who Magazine (periodical)|DWM]]. Later, he wrote [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|a letter]] to the readers of DWM, writing about his more than positive opinions of the magazine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'', ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 500]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', et al.) | ||
==== | ==== Fictional biography ==== | ||
===== Dr. Who ===== | ===== Dr. Who ===== | ||
{{section stub|Info from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]'' and [[COMIC]]: ''[[Early Man: Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C. (comic story)| Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C.]]'' needs to be added.}} | {{section stub|Info from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]'' and [[COMIC]]: ''[[Early Man: Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C. (comic story)| Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C.]]'' needs to be added.}} | ||
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In [[1974]], ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' was broadcast, portraying the regeneration of Third Doctor into his next incarnation, the Fourth Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') | In [[1974]], ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' was broadcast, portraying the regeneration of Third Doctor into his next incarnation, the Fourth Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') | ||
===== | ===== Fourth Doctor ===== | ||
Prior to [[1981]], the character of the Fourth Doctor [[regeneration|regenerated]] into the Fifth Doctor, who was set to return in the [[Doctor Who Season 19|upcoming season]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') | Prior to [[1981]], the character of the Fourth Doctor [[regeneration|regenerated]] into the Fifth Doctor, who was set to return in the [[Doctor Who Season 19|upcoming season]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') | ||
===== | ===== Eighth Doctor ===== | ||
In the late [[1990s]], an unspecified incarnation of the character was portrayed by [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] in the [[Doctor Who TV movie|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') | In the late [[1990s]], an unspecified incarnation of the character was portrayed by [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] in the [[Doctor Who TV movie|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') | ||
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[[Turn Left|An episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' featured another unspecified incarnation of the Doctor who told his [[Donna Noble#Legacy|female companion]] that [[Cloister Bell|the bell]] meant "[[Bad Wolf]]". He elaborated by saying it was the "end of the [[universe]]". ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | [[Turn Left|An episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' featured another unspecified incarnation of the Doctor who told his [[Donna Noble#Legacy|female companion]] that [[Cloister Bell|the bell]] meant "[[Bad Wolf]]". He elaborated by saying it was the "end of the [[universe]]". ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | ||
===== | ===== Twelfth Doctor ===== | ||
Around late [[2015]], [[Doctor Who Series 9|''Doctor Who'' series nine]] was broadcast, ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') and the Twelfth Doctor, as portrayed by [[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'') starred in the series along with characters such as [[Clara Oswald#Legacy|Clara]], [[Petronella Osgood]], [[Kate Stewart]], and {{Gomez}}. In the ''[[New Series Prologue]]'', the Doctor seemingly ran away from a [[fireball]]. In the story ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'', something happened to the [[sky]]. In ''[[The Witch's Familiar]]'', the Doctor was trapped on a "[[Skaro|terrifying planet]]" with [[Daleks in popular culture and mythology|Daleks]]. In ''[[Under the Lake]]'', the Doctor and Clara tried to help an [[The Drum|underwater base]]. In ''[[Before the Flood]]'', the Doctor encountered a [[Fisher King|fearsome alien warlord]] who set in motion a "twisted" [[plan]]. In ''[[The Girl Who Died]]'', the Doctor, Clara, and a character who resembled [[Ashildr]] protected a [[Viking]] village. In the following episode, ''[[The Woman Who Lived]]'', the character who resembled Ashildr was going by the name "[[the Knightmare]]". In ''[[The Zygon Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Zygon Inversion]]'', the Doctor, Clara, and UNIT had to set [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] free from a group of [[Zygon]]s, but then UNIT was neutralised, leaving only the Doctor to save the day. ''[[Sleep No More]]'' contained [[footage]] recovered from the wreckage of [[Le Verrier]]. ''[[Face the Raven]]'' saw the Doctor and Clara in [[Trap Street, London|an "alien world"]], and finally, in ''[[Heaven Sent]]'', the Doctor was trapped in a [[Confession dial|world unlike any other]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') | Around late [[2015]], [[Doctor Who Series 9|''Doctor Who'' series nine]] was broadcast, ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') and the Twelfth Doctor, as portrayed by [[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'') starred in the series along with characters such as [[Clara Oswald#Legacy|Clara]], [[Petronella Osgood]], [[Kate Stewart]], and {{Gomez}}. In the ''[[New Series Prologue]]'', the Doctor seemingly ran away from a [[fireball]]. In the story ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'', something happened to the [[sky]]. In ''[[The Witch's Familiar]]'', the Doctor was trapped on a "[[Skaro|terrifying planet]]" with [[Daleks in popular culture and mythology|Daleks]]. In ''[[Under the Lake]]'', the Doctor and Clara tried to help an [[The Drum|underwater base]]. In ''[[Before the Flood]]'', the Doctor encountered a [[Fisher King|fearsome alien warlord]] who set in motion a "twisted" [[plan]]. In ''[[The Girl Who Died]]'', the Doctor, Clara, and a character who resembled [[Ashildr]] protected a [[Viking]] village. In the following episode, ''[[The Woman Who Lived]]'', the character who resembled Ashildr was going by the name "[[the Knightmare]]". In ''[[The Zygon Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Zygon Inversion]]'', the Doctor, Clara, and UNIT had to set [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] free from a group of [[Zygon]]s, but then UNIT was neutralised, leaving only the Doctor to save the day. ''[[Sleep No More]]'' contained [[footage]] recovered from the wreckage of [[Le Verrier]]. ''[[Face the Raven]]'' saw the Doctor and Clara in [[Trap Street, London|an "alien world"]], and finally, in ''[[Heaven Sent]]'', the Doctor was trapped in a [[Confession dial|world unlike any other]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') | ||
===== | ===== Thirteenth Doctor ===== | ||
By [[2020]], the Doctor [[Regeneration|changed]] into a [[woman]]. She appeared in at least [[Doctor Who Series 12|the twelfth series]] of ''Doctor Who'' along with [[Bradley Walsh (The Good Doctor)| | By [[2020]], the Doctor [[Regeneration|changed]] into a [[woman]]. She appeared in at least [[Doctor Who Series 12|the twelfth series]] of ''Doctor Who'' along with [[Bradley Walsh (The Good Doctor)|an older male co-star]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') By this time, she was known to many as the greatest [[warrior]] in the universe and had earned the titles "the [[Oncoming Storm]], the Bringer of [[Darkness]], the [[Imp]] of the [[Pandorica]] and the final victor of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. She had also fought [[Cybermen]], [[Weeping Angel]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, and [[Slitheen]]. | ||
[[David Karpagnon]], an [[orphan]] with [[dissociative personality disorder]], watched the show around this time. A version of the Doctor inside his head managed to convince him that he was not a [[DeathBorg 400]] but a resident of a [[Children's home (The Terror of the Umpty Ums)|children's home]] that he was otherwise going to destroy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'') | [[David Karpagnon]], an [[orphan]] with [[dissociative personality disorder]], watched the show around this time. A version of the Doctor inside his head managed to convince him that he was not a [[DeathBorg 400]] but a resident of a [[Children's home (The Terror of the Umpty Ums)|children's home]] that he was otherwise going to destroy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'') | ||
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"The Doctor" - also known as "Dr. Who" and "Doctor Who" - was the eponymous, fictional depiction of the Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who. Their species was depicted as a Time Lord. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 464, The Terror of the Umpty Ums) However, by some accounts, the real Doctor himself starred in the television series. (COMIC: TV Terrors, PROSE: Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary)
"The Doctor", however, was not the only fictional depiction of his namesake in Earth's popular culture, with similar characters such as Doctor Who (PROSE: Salvation) and Dr. Who existing in theatrical motion pictures. Coincidentally, both of these seperate characters were portrayed by veteran actor Peter Cushing. (PROSE: Salvation, A Visit to the Cinema, The Day of the Doctor, et al.) Accordng to Penelope Creighton-Ward, Peter Cushing's portrayal of Dr. Who was in lieu of William Hartnell's portrayal from the series, as he wasn't able to return due to a busy schedule. (COMIC: Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!) Other notably similar characters included Professor X, (PROSE: No Future, et al.) Doctor X, (PROSE: In Search of Doctor X, et al.) and The Time Surgeon. (COMIC: Invasion of the Mindmorphs)
The Doctor was portrayed by many English actors, including William Hartnell, (COMIC: Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!) Tom Baker, (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion, The Story of Fester Cat) Paul McGann, (PROSE: Hospitality) Matt Smith, (TV: The Doctor Appears, The Doctor Drops In) and Peter Capaldi. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 464)
Name
Whilst originally referred to as "Dr. Who" and "Doctor Who" interchangably, (COMIC: TV Terrors, Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!, PROSE: Hospitality, The Story of Fester Cat, et al.) with the name even being used on certain merchandise, (PROSE: Party Like it's 1979) the character was more commonly referred to as the Doctor. (WC: The Zygon Isolation, TV: The Doctor Appears, et al.) Despite this, the version of the Doctor that existed inside David Karpagnon's imagination claimed that she was not allowed to refer to herself as "Doctor Who". David also knew some of the Doctor's aliases, such as "the Ka Faraq Gatri", "the Oncoming Storm", "the Bringer of Darkness", and "the Imp of the Pandorica", and "the Final Victor of the Time War". (PROSE: The Terror of the Umpty Ums)
Biography
History
In the early 1960s, Winston Churchill contacted a friend of his, Mr Newman, to propose the idea of a television series based off Churchill's old friend, the Doctor. (PROSE: Stop, Thief!)
In the late 1990s, an older man and a boy commented at a film studio in London that Paul McGann was sexy and that they wanted to shag him. (PROSE: Hospitality)
In 2008, Paul Magrs worked on several scripts for Doctor Who CDs, which, once completed, would require Paul to travel to London and help with the production, where he got to meet Tom Baker. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat)
Peter Capaldi was cast as the Twelfth Doctor in 2013, where he attended a meeting with Steven Moffat. Capaldi prepared for this meeting by reading issues of DWM. Later, he wrote a letter to the readers of DWM, writing about his more than positive opinions of the magazine. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 464, A Letter from the Doctor 500, TV: In the Forest of the Night, et al.)
Fictional biography
Dr. Who
Info from PROSE: Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary and COMIC: Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C. needs to be added.
Originally, Dr. Who himself apparently starred in the television series.
After seeing Dr. Who's adventures on television, Monica, Buttons, and Cuthbert arrived at the studio to attempt to recieve his autograph, but their plan went awry when the guard chased them into Dr. Who's TARDIS. (COMIC: TV Terrors)
Third Doctor
In 1974, Planet of the Spiders was broadcast, portraying the regeneration of Third Doctor into his next incarnation, the Fourth Doctor. (PROSE: Fanboys)
Fourth Doctor
Prior to 1981, the character of the Fourth Doctor regenerated into the Fifth Doctor, who was set to return in the upcoming season. (PROSE: Fanboys)
Eighth Doctor
In the late 1990s, an unspecified incarnation of the character was portrayed by Paul McGann in the Doctor Who TV movie. (PROSE: Hospitality)
Tenth Doctor
An episode of Doctor Who featured another unspecified incarnation of the Doctor who told his female companion that the bell meant "Bad Wolf". He elaborated by saying it was the "end of the universe". (WC: U.N.I.T. On Call)
Twelfth Doctor
Around late 2015, Doctor Who series nine was broadcast, (WC: The Zygon Isolation) and the Twelfth Doctor, as portrayed by Peter Capaldi, (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 464) starred in the series along with characters such as Clara, Petronella Osgood, Kate Stewart, and Missy. In the New Series Prologue, the Doctor seemingly ran away from a fireball. In the story The Magician's Apprentice, something happened to the sky. In The Witch's Familiar, the Doctor was trapped on a "terrifying planet" with Daleks. In Under the Lake, the Doctor and Clara tried to help an underwater base. In Before the Flood, the Doctor encountered a fearsome alien warlord who set in motion a "twisted" plan. In The Girl Who Died, the Doctor, Clara, and a character who resembled Ashildr protected a Viking village. In the following episode, The Woman Who Lived, the character who resembled Ashildr was going by the name "the Knightmare". In The Zygon Invasion and The Zygon Inversion, the Doctor, Clara, and UNIT had to set Osgood free from a group of Zygons, but then UNIT was neutralised, leaving only the Doctor to save the day. Sleep No More contained footage recovered from the wreckage of Le Verrier. Face the Raven saw the Doctor and Clara in an "alien world", and finally, in Heaven Sent, the Doctor was trapped in a world unlike any other. (WC: The Zygon Isolation)
Thirteenth Doctor
By 2020, the Doctor changed into a woman. She appeared in at least the twelfth series of Doctor Who along with an older male co-star. (WC: The Zygon Isolation) By this time, she was known to many as the greatest warrior in the universe and had earned the titles "the Oncoming Storm, the Bringer of Darkness, the Imp of the Pandorica and the final victor of the Time War. She had also fought Cybermen, Weeping Angels, Sontarans, and Slitheen.
David Karpagnon, an orphan with dissociative personality disorder, watched the show around this time. A version of the Doctor inside his head managed to convince him that he was not a DeathBorg 400 but a resident of a children's home that he was otherwise going to destroy. (PROSE: The Terror of the Umpty Ums)
Meta-fiction universes
Whilst existing in the Doctor's universe, fictional depictions of the Doctor were also common in "meta-fiction universes". (COMIC: TV Action!, The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who, AUDIO: Deadline, PROSE: All Our Christmases, The Thief of Sherwood)
Other information
Justin Richards wrote fictional stories about the Doctor, (PROSE: Summer Falls and Other Stories) as did Paul Magrs, (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion, The Story of Fester Cat, et al.) among others.
Behind the scenes
Patrick Troughton, Peter Davison, and John Hurt exist in the DWU, however no valid source has identified them playing the Doctor in-universe.
Information from invalid sources
In the unproduced television story The Doomsday Contract, the Fourth Doctor, Romana II (as played by Lalla Ward), and K9 Mark II (as played by John Leeson) had to defend Earth from the Cosmegalon Corporation. Further details, however, were prohibited due to spoilers. (NOTVALID: Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)
Three fans once mused about the meaning of the Twelfth Doctor's expression after he pushed the Half-Face Man in the episode Deep Breath. (NOTVALID: The Daft Dimension 484)
At Christmas, a young girl cuddled her mum as she watched a scary scene of Heaven Sent that showed the Twelfth Doctor being attacked. (NOTVALID: 2016 BBC Christmas ident)
The Thirteenth Doctor, seemingly now playing herself in the television series, wished her audience "love and luck" for 2021. (NOTVALID: A New Year's message from the Doctor...)
