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{{Fictional Doctors}} | {{Fictional Doctors}} | ||
"'''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 ( | "'''The Doctor'''" - also known as "'''Dr. Who'''" and "'''Doctor Who'''" - was the eponymous, [[fiction]]al depiction of [[the Doctor]] in the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] television series ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|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]]'') Some accounts stated that 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]]'') | ||
According to the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'', ''[[Doctor Who ( | According to the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' was a [[documentary]] series, first broadcast in [[1963]], which was devised to alert the [[general public]] to the various [[alien]] [[danger]]s they faced, while at the same time serving as a dramatised [[biography]] of the central [[character]], the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | ||
"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 [[ | "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]] existing in theatrical motion pictures. Coincidentally, both of these separate characters were portrayed by veteran actor [[Peter Cushing (in-universe)|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 (in-universe)|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 was portrayed by many [[English]] [[actor]]s, including William Hartnell, ([[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!]]'') [[Tom Baker ( | The Doctor was portrayed by many [[English]] [[actor]]s, including William Hartnell, ([[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!]]'') [[Tom Baker (in-universe)|Tom Baker]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') [[Colin Baker (in-universe)|Colin Baker]], ([[WC]]: ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'') [[Paul McGann (in-universe)|Paul McGann]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') [[Matt Smith (in-universe)|Matt Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'') and [[Peter Capaldi (in-universe)|Peter Capaldi]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'') | ||
== Name == | == Name == | ||
Whilst originally referred to as "Dr. Who" and "Doctor Who" interchangably, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'', ''[[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!]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'', et al.) with the name even being used on [[Dr Who Paint-by-Numbers kit|certain merchandise]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Party Like it's 1979 (short story)|Party Like it's 1979]]'') the character was more commonly referred to as the Doctor. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|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 | Whilst originally referred to as "Dr. Who" and "Doctor Who" interchangably, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'', ''[[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!]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'', et al.) with the name even being used on [[Dr Who Paint-by-Numbers kit (in-universe)|certain merchandise]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Party Like it's 1979 (short story)|Party Like it's 1979]]'') the character was more commonly referred to as the Doctor. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|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 [[aliases of the Doctor]], 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 [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'') | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
===History=== | === History === | ||
In the early [[1960s]], [[Winston Churchill]] contacted a friend of his, [[Sydney Newman ( | In the early [[1960s]], [[Winston Churchill]] contacted a friend of his, [[Sydney Newman (in-universe)|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 late [[1990s]], an [[Older man (Hospitality)|older man]] and [[Boy 1 (Hospitality)|a boy]] commented at a film studio in [[London]] that [[Paul McGann ( | In the late [[1990s]], an [[Older man (Hospitality)|older man]] and [[Boy 1 (Hospitality)|a boy]] commented at a film studio in [[London]] that [[Paul McGann (in-universe)|Paul McGann]] was [[sexy]] and that they wanted to [[shag]] him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') | ||
In [[2008]], Paul Magrs worked on several [[script]]s for [[Doctor Who CDs (The Story of Fester Cat)|''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 (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') | In [[2008]], Paul Magrs worked on several [[script]]s for [[Doctor Who CDs (The Story of Fester Cat)|''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 (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') | ||
====Undated events==== | [[File:The Zygon Isolation (N-Space).jpg|left|thumb|[[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]] appears as the Twelfth Doctor in ''[[The Zygon Inversion (in-universe)]]'', as available on [[BBC iPlayer]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')]] | ||
[[John Lucarotti ( | [[Peter Capaldi (in-universe)|Peter Capaldi]] was cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor#Legacy|Twelfth Doctor]] in [[2013]], where he attended a meeting with [[Steven Moffat (in-universe)|Steven Moffat]]. Capaldi prepared for this meeting by reading issues of [[Doctor Who Magazine (in-universe)|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.) | ||
==== Undated events ==== | |||
[[John Lucarotti (in-universe)|John Lucarotti]] was once visited by the [[First Doctor]] while he was dining in [[France]]. John believed the Doctor wasn't real, and that the version of the Doctor that was present was just a figment of his [[imagination]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Meeting (short story)|The Meeting]]'') | |||
===Fictional biography=== | ===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.}} | ||
Originally, Dr. Who himself apparently starred in the television series. | Originally, Dr. Who himself apparently starred in the television series. | ||
After seeing Dr. Who's adventures on television, [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] arrived at the [[studio]] to attempt to receive his [[autograph]], but their plan went awry when the [[ | After seeing Dr. Who's adventures on television, [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] arrived at the [[studio]] to attempt to receive his [[autograph]], but their plan went awry when the [[Hoppit|guard]] chased them into [[the Doctor's TARDIS|Dr. Who's TARDIS]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'') | ||
====Third Doctor==== | ==== Third Doctor ==== | ||
In [[1974]], ''[[Planet of the Spiders ( | In [[1974]], ''[[Planet of the Spiders (in-universe serial)|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==== | ==== 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 (in-universe)|upcoming season]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') | ||
==== Sixth Doctor ==== | ==== Sixth Doctor ==== | ||
The lockscreen of [[Colin Baker ( | The lockscreen of [[Colin Baker (in-universe)|Colin Baker]]'s [[Colin Baker's iPad|iPad]] showed a picture of the Sixth Doctor and Peri. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'') | ||
==== | ==== Eighth Doctor ==== | ||
In the late [[1990s]], an unspecified incarnation of the character was portrayed by [[Paul McGann (in-universe)|Paul McGann]] in the [[Doctor Who TV movie (in-universe)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') | |||
==== | ==== Tenth Doctor ==== | ||
[[Turn Left (in-universe)|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]]'') | |||
==== | ==== Eleventh Doctor ==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Matt Smith Snowmen 2.jpg|thumb|[[Matt Smith (in-universe)|Matt Smith]] appears as "the Doctor" in [[The Snowmen (in-universe)|an episode]] of ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'')|left]] | ||
An unspecified incarnation of the Doctor was portrayed by [[Matt Smith (in-universe)|Matt Smith]] in ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'', and appeared in at least [[The Snowmen (in-universe)|one episode]] of the show, which appeared on a screen during [[Red Nose Day 2013]] when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] appeared on-stage. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'') | |||
==== | ==== Twelfth Doctor ==== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Capaldi episodes.jpg|thumb|Several [[episode]]s of ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'', featuring [[Peter Capaldi (in-universe)|Peter Capaldi]] as the Twelfth Doctor. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')]] | ||
Around late [[2015]], [[Doctor Who Series 9 (in-universe)|''Doctor Who'' series nine]] was broadcast, ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') and the Twelfth Doctor, as portrayed by [[Peter Capaldi (in-universe)|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]], [[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 (in-universe)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', something happened to the [[sky]]. In ''[[The Witch's Familiar (in-universe)|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 (in-universe)|Under the Lake]]'', the Doctor and Clara tried to help an [[The Drum|underwater base]]. In ''[[Before the Flood (in-universe)|Before the Flood]]'', the Doctor encountered a [[Fisher King|fearsome alien warlord]] who set in motion a "twisted" [[plan]]. In ''[[The Girl Who Died (in-universe)|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 (in-universe)|The Woman Who Lived]]'', the character who resembled Ashildr was going by the name "[[the Knightmare]]". In ''[[The Zygon Invasion (in-universe)|The Zygon Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Zygon Inversion (in-universe)|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 (in-universe)|Sleep No More]]'' contained [[footage]] recovered from the wreckage of [[Le Verrier]]. ''[[Face the Raven (in-universe)|Face the Raven]]'' saw the Doctor and Clara in [[Trap Street, London|an "alien world"]], and finally, in ''[[Heaven Sent (in-universe)|Heaven Sent]]'', the Doctor was trapped in a [[Confession Dial|world unlike any other]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') | |||
==== Thirteenth Doctor ==== | |||
====Thirteenth Doctor==== | |||
[[File:The Terror of the Umpty Ums.jpg|thumb|A female [[incarnation]] of the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'')|left]] | [[File:The Terror of the Umpty Ums.jpg|thumb|A female [[incarnation]] of the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'')|left]] | ||
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 ( | By [[2020]], the Doctor [[Regeneration|changed]] into a [[woman]]. She appeared in at least [[Doctor Who Series 12 (in-universe)|the twelfth series]] of ''Doctor Who'' along with [[Bradley Walsh (in-universe)|an older male co-star]], and was featured in the preview for [[Can You Hear Me? (in-universe)|an episode]] in what appeared to be [[the TARDIS]]. ([[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]]'') | ||
==Meta-fiction universes== | == Meta-fiction universes == | ||
Whilst existing in [[the Doctor's universe]], fictional depictions of the Doctor were also common in "[[meta-fiction universe]]s". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'', ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'') | Whilst existing in [[the Doctor's universe]], fictional depictions of the Doctor were also common in "[[meta-fiction universe]]s". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'', ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'') | ||
==Other information== | == Other information == | ||
[[Justin Richards ( | [[Justin Richards (in-universe)|Justin Richards]] wrote fictional stories about the Doctor, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|About the Authors (feature)}}) as did [[Paul Magrs (in-universe)|Paul Magrs]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bafflement and Devotion (short story)}}, {{cs|The Story of Fester Cat (novel)}}, et al.) among others. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[Patrick Troughton ( | [[Patrick Troughton (in-universe)|Patrick Troughton]], [[Peter Davison (in-universe)|Peter Davison]], [[David Tennant (in-universe)|David Tennant]] and [[John Hurt (in-universe)|John Hurt]] exist in [[the Doctor's universe]], however no [[T:VALID|valid source]] has identified them playing the Doctor in-universe. | ||
===Information from invalid sources=== | === Information from invalid sources === | ||
[[File:The Doomsday Contract.jpg|thumb|[[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|Tom Baker]] appears as the Doctor on the cover of ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'')]] | [[File:The Doomsday Contract.jpg|thumb|[[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|Tom Baker]] appears as the Doctor on the cover of ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'')]] | ||
In the unproduced television story ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]'', the Fourth Doctor, [[Romana II]] (as played by [[Lalla Ward ( | In the unproduced television story ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]'', the Fourth Doctor, [[Romana II]] (as played by [[Lalla Ward (in-universe)|Lalla Ward]]), and [[K9 Mark II]] (as played by [[John Leeson (in-universe)|John Leeson]]) had to defend [[Earth]] from the [[Cosmegalon Corporation]]. Further details, however, were prohibited due to [[spoiler]]s. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'') | ||
[[Fans (The Daft Dimension 484)|Three fans]] once mused about the meaning of the Twelfth Doctor's expression after he pushed the [[Half-Face Man]] in [[Deep Breath (The Daft Dimension)|an episode]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Daft Dimension (DWM 484 comic story)|The Daft Dimension 484]]'') | [[Fans (The Daft Dimension 484)|Three fans]] once mused about the meaning of the Twelfth Doctor's expression after he pushed the [[Half-Face Man]] in [[Deep Breath (The Daft Dimension)|an episode]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Daft Dimension (DWM 484 comic story)|The Daft Dimension 484]]'') | ||
[[File:2016 BBC Christmas ident.jpg|thumb|The Twelfth Doctor appears in ''[[Heaven Sent]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[2016 BBC Christmas ident]]'')|left]] | |||
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]]'') | [[File:2016 BBC Christmas ident.jpg|thumb|The Twelfth Doctor appears in ''[[Heaven Sent (in-universe)|Heaven Sent]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[2016 BBC Christmas ident]]'')|left]] | ||
At [[Christmas]], a young girl cuddled her mum as she watched a scary scene of ''[[Heaven Sent (in-universe)|Heaven Sent]]'' that showed the Twelfth Doctor being attacked. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[2016 BBC Christmas ident]]'') | |||
The real Doctor knew that the fictional version of themself was based on their real life, and the Twelfth Doctor considered the [[actor]]s who portrayed them, such as [[Peter Davison (in-universe)|Peter Davison]] and [[David Tennant (in-universe)|David Tennant]], to be some of the greatest actors on [[Earth]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'') | |||
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... (webcast)|A New Year's message from the Doctor...]]'') | 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... (webcast)|A New Year's message from the Doctor...]]'') | ||
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