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'''Dr. Who''' (sometimes '''Dr Who''') may refer to: | '''Dr. Who''' (sometimes '''Dr Who''') may refer to: | ||
* | *''[[Doctor Who]]'', the television programme and larger franchise | ||
*[[The Doctor]], the principal character of the television programme and larger franchise. Though widespread in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] — in things like the ''[[TV Comic]]'' adventures, the earliest novelisations, the ''[[Radio Times]]'', [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]], and even the end credits on televised episodes — this usage began to fell out of favour when [[Peter Davison]] insisted on being credited as "the Doctor". It is now considered an ''incorrect'' or at least {{w|metatextual}} reference to [[the Doctor]]. | |||
* '''[[Dr. Who (Land of Fiction)|Dr. Who]]''', a duplicate of the Doctor from the [[Land of Fiction]] who tried to [[assassinate]] [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] in [[2001]]. | * '''[[Dr. Who (Land of Fiction)|Dr. Who]]''', a duplicate of the Doctor from the [[Land of Fiction]] who tried to [[assassinate]] [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] in [[2001]]. | ||
* The [[human]] scientist '''[[Dr. Who (Dalek movies)|Dr. Who]]''', a character portrayed by [[Peter Cushing]] in the movies ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''. | * The [[human]] scientist '''[[Dr. Who (Dalek movies)|Dr. Who]]''', a character portrayed by [[Peter Cushing]] in the movies ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''. | ||
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Dr. Who (sometimes Dr Who) may refer to:
- Doctor Who, the television programme and larger franchise
- The Doctor, the principal character of the television programme and larger franchise. Though widespread in the 1960s and 1970s — in things like the TV Comic adventures, the earliest novelisations, the Radio Times, Doctor Who annuals, and even the end credits on televised episodes — this usage began to fell out of favour when Peter Davison insisted on being credited as "the Doctor". It is now considered an incorrect or at least metatextual reference to the Doctor.
- Dr. Who, a duplicate of the Doctor from the Land of Fiction who tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II in 2001.
- The human scientist Dr. Who, a character portrayed by Peter Cushing in the movies Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..
- The in-narrative name usually given for the first two incarnations of the Doctor in Polystyle comics.
- Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks, the first novelisation, usually published in early editions with the Doctor Who or Dr. Who portion of the title dominating the subtitle.
