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Though it chiefly means [[Doctor Who|the television show and related franchise]] on which this entire wiki is based, the name '''Doctor Who''' has several, more specific meanings.


Beyond being the name of the franchise on which this entire wiki is based, the name "Doctor Who" has several, more specific meanings.  
== In-universe ==
* [[The Doctor]], a renegade [[Time Lord]] from the planet [[Gallifrey]], often called "Doctor Who" or "Dr. Who" by the viewing public and sometimes named as such in the ending credits or [[Aliases of the Doctor#Doctor Who|used as an alias]] by the character.
* The question "Doctor Who?" as a [[the Question|narrative theme about the true identity of the Doctor]].
* [[Doctor Who?]], the conspiracy website belonging to [[Clive Finch]] in the TV story ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''.
* ''Doctor Who'' as existing in the [[DWU]]:
** A [[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|TV show]] featured in the 1988 TV story ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.
** [[Doctor Who (in-universe)]]—a long standing DWU counterpart to the real TV series.
** [[Doctor Who TV movie (Bafflement and Devotion)|Doctor Who TV movie]]—a movie that was part of the aforementioned in-universe counterpart.
*** [[Doctor Who (fictional character)]]-the in-universe fictional character.
*** [[Doctor Who fan (U.N.I.T. On Call)]]-a fan of the series from [[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]''
** [[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|''Doctor Who'' (TV Action!)]]—featured in the 1999 comic ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]''
** [[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|''Doctor Who'' (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)]]—featured in the 2013 comic ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]''
** [[Doctor Who? (Doctormania)|''Doctor Who?'' (Doctormania)]]—a popular holovid programme on [[Gharusa Prime]] from [[3764]], in the comic ''[[Doctormania (comic story)|Doctormania]]''
* Any of a number of people other than [[the Doctor]] with a similar name, further disambiguated at [[Dr. Who (disambiguation)]].


== Titles ==
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Series names ===
=== Titles ===
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the name of the television series, made by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], both in [[England]] and in [[Wales]]
* [[Doctor Who (1984)|''Doctor Who'' (1984)]], a reprint comic book from [[Marvel Comics]] [[United States|US]]
* [[Doctor Who (1984)|''Doctor Who'' (1984)]], a reprint comic book from the [[United States]] division [[Marvel Comics]]
* [[Doctor Who (IDW)]], any of a number of comic book titles from [[IDW Publishing]]
* Any of a number of comic book tiles from [[IDW Publishing]], further disambiguated at [[Doctor Who (IDW)]]
* [[Doctor Who Pinball: Time Streams|''Doctor Who'' (pinball machine)]], a coin-operated game from the [[1990s]]
* ''[[Doctor Who?]]'', a regular comics feature published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''
* [[Doctor Who (radio series)|''Doctor Who'' (radio series)]], an aborted 1967 radio drama starring [[Peter Cushing]].
=== Story names ===
* [[Doctor Who (TV story)|''Doctor Who'' (TV story)]], the one-off [[1996]] television movie starring [[Paul McGann]] — or [[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|its novelisation]] by [[Gary Russell]]
* ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'', the one-off [[1996]] television movie starring [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Doctor Who? (comic series)|''Doctor Who?'' (comic series)]], a regular comic series feature published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''
* Any of a number of stories that begin with the phrase, "[[Doctor Who and]]"  
* Any of a number of stories that begin with the phrase, "[[Doctor Who and the|Doctor Who and...]]"
* [[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|''Dr. Who and the Daleks'' (theatrical film)]], a 1965 film adaptation of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
* [[Doctor Who (1996) (reference book)|''Doctor Who'' (reference book)]], a reference book to [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]]
* [[Doctor Who (Virgin Trains Super Voyager)|''Doctor Who'' (Virgin Trains ''Super Voyager'')]], a real world DEMU train


== Characters ==
[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
* [[The Doctor]], a renegade [[Time Lord]] from the planet [[Gallifrey]]. Often called "Doctor Who" by the viewing public and sometimes referred to as "Doctor Who" or "Dr. Who" in the ending credits and in titles. Prior to the Doctor's first adoption of the pseudonym "Dr. [[John Smith]]", the name "Dr. Who" (or a non-English equivalent) sometimes appeared within the narrative itself, particularly within several [[serial]]s of [[season 4]]. Various non-televised stories — in particular those published by [[Polystyle]] — have additionally suggested that "Dr. Who" might be the character's actual name.
* Any of a number of people other than [[the Doctor]] with a similar name, further disambiguated at [[Dr. Who]].
 
== Other ==
* [[The "Doctor Who?" running joke]]
 
[[Category:Disambiguation]]

Latest revision as of 20:28, 6 April 2024

This is a disambiguation page.

It points to other pages that have similar names. If you followed a link here, please fix it to point to one of the pages listed below.

Though it chiefly means the television show and related franchise on which this entire wiki is based, the name Doctor Who has several, more specific meanings.

In-universe[[edit] | [edit source]]

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

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