Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)

Whoniverse
Designer:	Russell T Davies
Publisher:	BBC iPlayer
Writer:	Various
Developer:	BBC
Type:	Online streaming
Price:	Free
Release date:	1 November 2023

On BBC iPlayer, the Whoniverse is the name under which Doctor Who and related material is made available. The service itself was announced on 31 October 2023 and the collection launched on the next day on 1 November, coinciding with the 60th anniversary month of Doctor Who's original broadcast in 1963.

Following the announcement, the BBC unveiled a Whoniverse ident on social media platforms. This ident plays for all newly-created Doctor Who related programming on BBC iPlayer, starting with Tales of the TARDIS. The ident made its televised debut on 23 November, the anniversary date, as it preceded the broadcast of both The Daleks in Colour ^[+]Loading...["The Daleks in Colour (TV story)"] and the 2023 re-release of An Adventure in Space and Time ^[+]Loading...["An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)"] on BBC Four.

An Unearthly Child ^[+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"], the very first serial of Doctor Who, is notably absent on the Whoniverse due to an ongoing rights dispute which also resulted in scenes concerning its production being removed from the re-release of An Adventure in Space and Time. By extension, the original 2013 version of An Adventure in Space and Time also does not feature on the Whoniverse.

Contents

As of 21 July 2024 (2024 -07-21), the Whoniverse contains the following:

Fiction

Category (and sub-category if used)		Stories included	Notes
Doctor Who	Specials	The Star Beast to The Giggle
	Season 1	The Church on Ruby Road to Empire of Death	A teaser trailer for the 2024 series was included prior to the premiere. The Church on Ruby Road, instead of having a numbered episode is listed with the prefix of "Christmas Special".
Doctor Who (2005-2022) The (2005-2022) marker was adopted in 2024.	Series 1	Rose to The Christmas Invasion	The Christmas Invasion was originally produced as part of series 2, and released on the Series 2 Part 1 DVD, and the Complete Second Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 2	New Earth to The Runaway Bride	Episode 11, Fear Her, was removed in July 2024 after Huw Edwards, who made a guest appearance in the episode, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The Runaway Bride was originally produced as part of series 3, and released on the Complete Third Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 3	Smith and Jones to Voyage of the Damned	Voyage of the Damned was originally produced as part of series 4, and released on the Complete Fourth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 4	Partners in Crime to The End of Time	The End of Time is in two episodes as initially broadcast. The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars, and The End of Time are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
	Series 5	The Eleventh Hour to A Christmas Carol	A Christmas Carol was originally produced as part of series 6, and released on the Complete Sixth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 6	The Impossible Astronaut to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe	The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was released on the Complete Seventh Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 7	Asylum of the Daleks to The Time of the Doctor	The Snowmen is included as episode 6, between the two season halves. The Mini-episode The Night of the Doctor is also included, listed between The Name of the Doctor and The Day of the Doctor. The Night of the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor, and The Time of the Doctor are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
	Series 8	Deep Breath to Last Christmas	Last Christmas was released on the Complete Ninth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 9	The Magician's Apprentice to The Return of Doctor Mysterio	The New Series Prologue is included before The Magician's Apprentice. The Return of Doctor Mysterio was released on the Complete Tenth Series DVD and Blu-ray. The Husbands of River Song and The Return of Doctor Mysterio are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
	Series 10	The Pilot to Twice Upon a Time	Twice Upon a Time was not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 11	The Woman Who Fell to Earth to Resolution	Resolution was released on the Complete Twelfth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 12	Spyfall to Revolution of the Daleks	Spyfall is in two episodes as initially broadcast. Revolution of the Daleks is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 13	The Halloween Apocalypse to The Power of the Doctor	The episodes making up Flux do not have the "Chapter" prefix in their listed titles. Eve of the Daleks, Legend of the Sea Devils, and The Power of the Doctor are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
Doctor Who (1963-1996)	Season 1	The Daleks in Colour The Daleks The Edge of Destruction The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror (partially animated),	Missing serials: An Unearthly Child (due to ongoing rights disputes with Anthony Coburn's son) and Marco Polo (due to being fully missing and unanimated).
	Season 2	Planet of Giants The Dalek Invasion of Earth The Rescue The Romans The Web Planet The Crusade (partial) The Space Museum The Chase The Time Meddler
	Season 3	Galaxy 4 (animated) The Daleks' Master Plan (partial) The Ark The Celestial Toymaker (partial) The Gunfighters The War Machines	Missing serials: Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers, The Massacre and The Savages (all due to being fully missing and unanimated).
	Season 4	The Tenth Planet (part animated) The Power of the Daleks (animated) The Underwater Menace (part reconstructed) The Moonbase (part animated) The Macra Terror (animated) The Faceless Ones (animated) The Evil of the Daleks (animated)	Missing serials: The Smugglers and The Highlanders (both due to being fully missing and unanimated).
	Season 5	The Tomb of the Cybermen The Abominable Snowmen (partial) The Ice Warriors (part animated) The Enemy of the World The Web of Fear (part animated) Fury from the Deep (animated) The Wheel in Space (part reconstruction)
	Season 6	The Dominators The Mind Robber The Invasion (part animated) The Krotons The Seeds of Death The Space Pirates (partial) The War Games
	Season 7	Spearhead from Space to Inferno
	Season 8	Terror of the Autons to The Daemons
	Season 9	Day of the Daleks to The Time Monster
	Season 10	The Three Doctors to The Green Death
	Season 11	The Time Warrior to Planet of the Spiders
	Season 12	Robot to Revenge of the Cybermen
	Season 13	Terror of the Zygons to The Seeds of Doom
	Season 14	The Masque of Mandragora to The Talons of Weng-Chiang
	Season 15	Horror of Fang Rock to The Invasion of Time
	Season 16	The Ribos Operation to The Armageddon Factor
	Season 17	Destiny of the Daleks City of Death The Creature from the Pit Nightmare of Eden The Horns of Nimon Shada (2017 animation)	As with the other serials, Shada is presented episodically, whilst ITVX presents it as an omnibus.
	Season 18	The Leisure Hive to Logopolis
	Season 19	Castrovalva to Time-Flight
	Season 20	Arc of Infinity to The King's Demons
	Special	The Five Doctors
	Season 21	Warriors of the Deep to The Twin Dilemma
	Season 22	Attack of the Cybermen to Revelation of the Daleks
	Season 23	The Mysterious Planet to The Ultimate Foe	These episodes are all listed as Part 1, 2, etc. of The Trial of a Time Lord
	Season 24	Time and the Rani to Dragonfire
	Season 25	Remembrance of the Daleks to The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
	Season 26	Battlefield to Survival
	1996 TV Movie	Doctor Who
	Extras	Galaxy 4: "Air Lock" The Faceless Ones: Episodes 1 & 3 The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 2	Surviving episodes from otherwise missing serials.
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023		Destination: Skaro [+]Loading...["Destination: Skaro (TV story)"]	The episode is just listed as "Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023"
Tales of the TARDIS		Earthshock The Mind Robber Vengeance on Varos The Three Doctors The Time Meddler The Curse of Fenric Pyramids of Mars	Episodes share the same name as the serial they adapt.
Torchwood	Series 1	Everything Changes to End of Days
	Series 2	Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang to Exit Wounds
	Children of Earth	Day One to Day Five
	Miracle Day	The New World to The Blood Line	Episodes are only listed as Episode 1, Episode 2, etc rather than using their names.
The Sarah Jane Adventures	Special	Invasion of the Bane
	Series 1	Revenge of the Slitheen to The Lost Boy	Stories are included in two parts as originally broadcast.
	Series 2	The Last Sontaran to Enemy of the Bane
	Series 3	Prisoner of the Judoon to The Gift
	Series 4	The Nightmare Man to Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith
	Series 5	Sky to The Man Who Never Was
Class	Series 1	For Tonight We Might Die to The Lost
K9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend		A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"]
Doctor Who: Dreamland [+]Loading...["Dreamland (TV story)"]			Presented as a single 44-minute episode.
Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest [+]Loading...["The Infinite Quest (TV story)"]			Presented as a single 47-minute episode.
Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes			Docudrama about the musical pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme, Delia Derbyshire.
Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV story)"]			CBeebies Bedtime Stories is a series where notable celebrities read bedtime stories to young children (and their parents) in the early evenings.

Non-fiction

Category	Sub-category	Episodes included	Notes
Doctor Who: Unleashed		Children in Need Doctor Who: Unleased 60th Anniversary Specials Season 1	The three 60th Anniversary Specials and Season 1 episodes are titled the same as the corresponding episode of Doctor Who.
Doctor Who Confidential	Series 1	Bringing Back the Doctor to The Last Battle	The Ultimate Guide (2005) is not included. A New Dimension is included as a title distinct from Confidential.
	Series 2	New New Doctor to Music and Monsters	Backstage at Christmas and One Year On are not included either here or on series 1. The Runaway Bride, the episode that accompanied Music and Monsters on TV, was produced as part of series 3 of Doctor Who, and a cut-down version of Music and Monsters was released on the Complete Third Series DVD. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 3	Meet Martha Jones to Kylie Special	Voyage of the Damned, the episode that accompanied Kylie Special on TV, was produced as part of series 4 of Doctor Who, and a cut-down version of Kylie Special was released on the Complete Fourth Series DVD. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 4	A Noble Return to Allons-y!	Children in Need Special, The Journey (So Far) and At the Proms are not included. The Eleventh Doctor, which does not accompany any Doctor Who episode, is listed between Christmas 2008 Special and Desert Storm. Top 5 Christmas Moments is included as a title distinct from Confidential. Christmas 2008 Special, The Eleventh Doctor, Desert Storm, Is There Life on Mars?, Lords and Masters, and Allons-y! are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
	Series 5	Call Me the Doctor to Christmas Special 2010	The Monster Files for this series and Charlie McDonnell's episodes are not included. A Christmas Carol, the episode that accompanied Christmas Special 2010 on TV, was produced as part of series 6 of Doctor Who, Christmas Special 2010 was released on the Complete Sixth Series DVD. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
	Series 6	Coming to America to When Time Froze	The Monster Files for this series and Charlie McDonnell's episodes are not included.
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries		The Star Beast with commentary The Giggle with commentary Christmas Special: The Church on Ruby Road with commentary Boom with commentary Empire of Death with commentary
imagine...		imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me	A BBC documentary series meeting the biggest names from art, film, music, literature and dance.
Talking Doctor Who
Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration
Doctor Who at the Proms		2008 2010 2013
Whose Doctor Who
The Science of Doctor Who
Totally Doctor Who	Series 1	Episode 1 to Episode 13
	Series 2	Episode 1 to Episode 12
Doctor Who: A New Dimension			This special is listed separately from Doctor Who Confidential.
Doctor Who Greatest Moments	Series 1	The Doctor, The Companions and The Enemies	Doctor Who Greatest Moments Cutdown installments are not included.
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide (2013)
Doctor Who: Top 5 Christmas Moments			This short clip show is listed separately from Doctor Who Confidential.

Previously included media

Media previously included in the Whoniverse collection, but not currently available on the BBC iPlayer, includes:

• An Adventure in Space and Time ^[+]Loading...["An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)"] - the 2023 version was included until the end of 2023. The original 2013 version is currently available on ITVX.

Temporary removals

• Fear Her ^[+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"] - episode 11 of Series 2 was removed from the service in July 2024 after BBC newsreader Huw Edwards, who made a voice-only appearance as himself in the episode, pleaded guilty to creating indecent images of children. A BBC spokesperson confirmed days later that the removal would be temporary, with Edwards' voice being re-dubbed by another actor.

History of the term

Main article: Whoniverse

""The word Whoniverse was invented by fans, so it's time to give it official status."Russell T Davies

The term "Whoniverse" was used as early as The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book in 1982.

The Whoniverse was published by BBC Books in 2016.

External links

• Doctor Who collection on iPlayer
• Whoniverse at the Script Library