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On [[BBC iPlayer]], the '''''Whoniverse''''' is the name under which ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' and related material is made available. As acknowledged by [[Russell T Davies]], "the word [[Whoniverse]] was invented by fans, so it's time to give it official status." The service itself was announced on [[31 October (releases)|31 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]<ref>[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/welcome-to-the-whoniverse-and-tales-of-the-tardis ''Welcome to the Whoniverse... and Tales of the TARDIS'' on doctorwho.tv]</ref> and launched on the next day on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]], coinciding with the 60th anniversary month of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s original broadcast in [[1963 (releases)|1963]].
|name              = ''Whoniverse''
|image              = <gallery>
Whoniverse iPlayer 3.jpg|New Era
Whoniverse iPlayer 2.jpg|New Doctor
Whoniverse iPlayer.jpg|60th Anniversary
</gallery>
|aka                =
|designer          = [[Russell T Davies]]
|publisher          = BBC iPlayer
|developer          = [[BBC]]
|writer            = Various
|type              = Online streaming
|price              = Free
|release date      = [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|format            = TV stories and webcasts of various lengths
}}
On [[BBC iPlayer]], the '''''Whoniverse''''' is the name under which ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' and related material is made available. The service itself was announced on [[31 October (releases)|31 October]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]<ref name="whoniverse">[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/welcome-to-the-whoniverse-and-tales-of-the-tardis ''Welcome to the Whoniverse... and Tales of the TARDIS'' on doctorwho.tv]</ref> and the collection launched on the next day on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]], coinciding with the 60th anniversary month of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s original broadcast in [[1963 (releases)|1963]].


Following the announcement, the [[BBC]] unveiled a [[Whoniverse ident|''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]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1719444128189010276 @bbcdoctorwho on twitter.com]</ref> The ident made its televised broadcast on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]], the anniversary date, as it preceded the broadcast of both {{cs|The Daleks in Colour (TV story)}} and the 2023 re-release of {{cs|An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)}} on [[BBC Four]].
Following the announcement, the [[BBC]] unveiled a [[Whoniverse ident|''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]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1719444128189010276 @bbcdoctorwho on twitter.com]</ref> The ident made its televised debut on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]], the anniversary date, as it preceded the broadcast of both {{cs|The Daleks in Colour (TV story)}} and the 2023 re-release of {{cs|An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)}} on [[BBC Four]].
 
{{cs|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 ==
== Contents ==
* ''[[Doctor Who]]''
{{as of|2024|July|21}}, the Whoniverse contains the following:
** ''Doctor Who'' (1963-[[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996]]): Includes {{cs|The Daleks in Colour (TV story)}} and [[animated episode]]s.
 
** ''Doctor Who'' (2005-2022)
=== Fiction ===
** ''Doctor Who'' (2023-)
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest]]''
! colspan="2" |Category (and sub-category if used)
* ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Doctor Who: Dreamland]]''
!Stories included
* ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''
!Notes
* ''[[Totally Doctor Who]]''
|-
* ''[[K9 and Company (TV series)|K9 & Company]]:'' {{cs|A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Doctor Who (TV series)|''Doctor Who'']]{{note|No year submarker is used for the post-2023 show.}}
* ''[[Torchwood]]''
|[[60th Anniversary Specials|Specials]]
* ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''
|[[The Star Beast (TV story)|''The Star Beast'']] to ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''
* {{cs|An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)}} (2023 re-release)
|
* ''[[Class]]''
|-
* ''[[Tales of the TARDIS]]''
|[[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|Season 1]]
* ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms]]''
|''[[The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|The Church on Ruby Road]]'' to ''[[Empire of Death (TV story)|Empire of Death]]''
* ''[[The Science of Doctor Who (2013 documentary)|The Science of Doctor Who]]''
|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".
* ''[[Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes]]''
|-
* ''[[Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration]]
| rowspan="13" |''Doctor Who'' ([[2005 (releases)|2005]]-[[2022 (releases)|2022]])
* {{cs|Talking Doctor Who (documentary)}}
''The (2005-2022) marker was adopted in 2024''.
* ''[[Whose Doctor Who]]''
|[[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]]
* ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]''
|[[Rose (TV story)|''Rose'']] to ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|''The Christmas Invasion'']]
* {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)}} (as ''Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023'')
|''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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 2]]
|''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'' to ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''
|Episode 11, ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|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.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/31/huw-edwards-pleads-guilty-to-making-indecent-images-of-children Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children | The Guardian, Wed 31 Jul 2024]</ref><ref>[https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/doctorwho-fearher-reedit-report DOCTOR WHO: BBC iPLAYER REMOVES EPISODE FEATURING HUW EDWARDS | TV Zone, Fri 2 Aug 2024]</ref><br>''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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 3]]
|''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' to ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]]
|''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' to ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
|''The End of Time'' is in two episodes as initially broadcast. ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and ''The End of Time'' are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
|-
|[[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]]
|''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' to ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]]
|''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' to ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''
|<!--As far as this editor is aware, the Series.X for Christmas specials scripts stops after A Christmas Carol-->''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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]]
|''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]''
|''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' is included as episode 6, between the two season halves. The [[Mini-episode]] ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'' is also included, listed between ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 8]]
|''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'' to ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 9]]
|''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' to ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]''
|The ''[[Prologue (webcast)|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 (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'' and ''The Return of Doctor Mysterio'' are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
|-
|[[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 10]]
|''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'' to ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''
|''Twice Upon a Time'' was not listed with an episode number on iPlayer.
|-
|[[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 11]]
|''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'' to ''[[Resolution (TV story)|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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 12]]
|[[Spyfall (TV story)|''Spyfall'']] to [[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|''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 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 13]]
|''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'' to ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''
|The episodes making up ''[[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Flux]]'' do not have the "Chapter" prefix in their listed titles. ''[[Eve of the Daleks (TV story)|Eve of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]]'', and ''The Power of the Doctor'' are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
|-
| rowspan="29" |''Doctor Who'' ([[1963 (releases)|1963]]-[[1996 (releases)|1996]])
|[[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 1]]
|
* ''[[The Daleks in Colour (TV story)|The Daleks in Colour]]''
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''
* ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''
* ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]''
* ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''
* ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' (partially animated),
|Missing serials: [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|''An Unearthly Child'']] (due to ongoing rights disputes with [[Anthony Coburn]]'s son) and ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' (due to being fully [[missing episode|missing]] and [[animated episode|unanimated]]).
|-
|[[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 2]]
|
* ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
* ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''
* ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''
* ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
* ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' (partial)
* ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]''
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''
* ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 3 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 3]]
|
* ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' (animated)
* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (partial)
* ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''
* ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' (partial)
* ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]''
* ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''
|Missing serials: ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'', ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'' and ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'' (all due to being fully [[missing episode|missing]] and [[animated episode|unanimated]]).
|-
|[[Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 4]]
|
* ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' (part animated)
* ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' (animated)
* ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' (part reconstructed)
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' (part animated)
* ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' (animated)
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' (animated)
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' (animated)
|Missing serials: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' and ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'' (both due to being fully [[missing episode|missing]] and [[animated episode|unanimated]]).
|-
|[[Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 5]]
|
* ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'' (partial)
* ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' (part animated)
* ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]''
* ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' (part animated)
* ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' (animated)
* ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' (part reconstruction)
|
|-
|[[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 6]]
|
* ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''
* ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''
* ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' (part animated)
* ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]''
* ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''
* ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' (partial)
* ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 7]]
|''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' to ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 8]]
|''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' to ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Daemons]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 9 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 9]]
|''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 10 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 10]]
|''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' to ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 11 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 11]]
|''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' to ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 12]]
|''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' to ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 13 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 13]]
|''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' to ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 14 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 14]]
|''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' to ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 15 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 15]]
|''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'' to ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 16 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 16]]
|''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' to ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 17]]
|
* ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]''
* ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]''
* ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]''
* ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]''
* ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' ([[2017 (releases)|2017]] animation)
|As with the other serials, ''Shada'' is presented episodically, whilst [[ITVX]] presents it as an [[omnibus]].
|-
|[[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 18]]
|''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' to ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 19 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 19]]
|''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' to ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 20 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 20]]
|''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' to ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''
|
|-
|Special
|[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|''The Five Doctors'']]
|
|-
|[[Season 21 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 21]]
|''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' to ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 22]]
|''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' to ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]]
|''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'' to ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''
|These episodes are all listed as Part 1, 2, etc. of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''
|-
|[[Season 24 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 24]]
|''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' to ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 25 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 25]]
|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
|
|-
|[[Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 26]]
|''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' to ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''
|
|-
|[[1996 (releases)|1996]] TV Movie
|''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''
|
|-
|Extras
|
* ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]:'' "Air Lock"
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'': Episodes 1 & 3
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'': Episode 2
|Surviving episodes from otherwise [[missing episode|missing serials]].
|-
| colspan="2" |''Doctor Who [[Children in Need]] Special 2023''
|{{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)}}
|The episode is just listed as "''Doctor Who [[Children in Need]] Special 2023''"
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Tales of the TARDIS|Tales of the TARDIS]]''
|
* ''[[Earthshock (TotT TV story)|Earthshock]]''
* ''[[The Mind Robber (TotT TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TotT TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
* ''[[The Three Doctors (TotT TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''
* ''[[The Time Meddler (TotT TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''
* ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
* ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TotT TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
|Episodes share the same name as the serial they adapt.
|-
| rowspan="4" |''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]''
|[[Series 1 (Torchwood)|Series 1]]
|''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'' to ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]''
|
|-
|[[Series 2 (Torchwood)|Series 2]]
|''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'' to ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''
|
|-
|''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]''
|[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|''Day One'']] to [[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|''Day Five'']]
|
|-
|''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Miracle Day]]''
|''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'' to ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]''
|Episodes are only listed as Episode 1, Episode 2, etc rather than using their names.
|-
| rowspan="6" |''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures|The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''
|Special
|''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]''
|
|-
|[[Series 1 (SJA)|Series 1]]
|''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'' to ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]''
|rowspan="5"|Stories are included in two parts as originally broadcast.
|-
|[[Series 2 (SJA)|Series 2]]
|''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'' to ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]''
|-
|[[Series 3 (SJA)|Series 3]]
|''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]'' to ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]''
|-
|[[Series 4 (SJA)|Series 4]]
|''[[The Nightmare Man (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'' to ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]''
|-
|[[Series 5 (SJA)|Series 5]]
|''[[Sky (TV story)|Sky]]'' to ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]''
|-
|''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''
|[[Series 1 (Class)|Series 1]]
|''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'' to ''[[The Lost (TV story)|The Lost]]''
|
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[K9 and Company (TV series)|K9 & Company]]: A Girl's Best Friend''
|{{cs|A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)}}
|
|-
| colspan="3" |''Doctor Who'': {{cs|Dreamland (TV story)}}
|Presented as a single 44-minute episode.
|-
| colspan="3" |''Doctor Who'': {{cs|The Infinite Quest (TV story)}}
|Presented as a single 47-minute episode.
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes|Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes]]''
|Docudrama about the musical pioneer behind the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]], [[Delia Derbyshire]].
|-
| colspan="3" |{{cs|Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV story)}}
|[[CBeebies Bedtime Stories (series)|CBeebies Bedtime Stories]] is a series where notable celebrities read bedtime stories to young children (and their parents) in the early evenings.
|}
 
=== Non-fiction ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Category
!Sub-category
!Episodes included
!Notes
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed|Doctor Who: Unleashed]]''
|
* [[Children in Need (Unleashed episode)|''Children in Need Doctor Who: Unleased'']]
* [[60th Anniversary Specials]]
* [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|Season 1]]
|The three 60th Anniversary Specials and Season 1 episodes are titled the same as the corresponding episode of ''Doctor Who''.
|-
| rowspan="6" |''[[Doctor Who Confidential|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|Series 1
|''[[Bringing Back the Doctor (CON episode)|Bringing Back the Doctor]]'' to ''[[The Last Battle (CON episode)|The Last Battle]]''
|''[[The Ultimate Guide (CON episode)|The Ultimate Guide (2005)]]'' is not included. ''[[Doctor Who: A New Dimension (CON episode)|A New Dimension]]'' is included as a title distinct from ''Confidential''.
|-
|Series 2
|''[[New New Doctor (CON episode)|New New Doctor]]'' to ''[[Music and Monsters (CON episode)|Music and Monsters]]''
|''[[Backstage at Christmas (CON episode)|Backstage at Christmas]]'' and ''[[One Year On (CON episode)|One Year On]]'' are not included either here or on series 1. ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', the episode that accompanied ''Music and Monsters'' on TV, was produced as part of [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|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 (CON episode)|Meet Martha Jones]]'' to ''[[Kylie Special (CON episode)|Kylie Special]]''
|''Voyage of the Damned'', the episode that accompanied ''Kylie Special'' on TV, was produced as part of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|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 (CON episode)|A Noble Return]]'' to ''[[Allons-y! (CON episode)|Allons-y!]]''
|''[[Children in Need Special (CON episode)|Children in Need Special]]'', ''[[The Journey (So Far) (CON episode)|The Journey (So Far)]]'' and ''[[At the Proms (CON episode)|At the Proms]]'' are not included. ''[[The Eleventh Doctor (CON episode)|The Eleventh Doctor]]'', which does not accompany any ''Doctor Who'' episode, is listed between ''[[Confidential Christmas 2008 (CON episode)|Christmas 2008 Special]]'' and ''[[Desert Storm (CON episode)|Desert Storm]]''. ''[[Doctor Who: Top 5 Christmas Moments (CON episode)|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? (CON episode)|Is There Life on Mars?]]'', ''[[Lords and Masters (CON episode)|Lords and Masters]]'', and ''Allons-y!'' are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer.
|-
|Series 5
|''[[Call Me the Doctor (CON episode)|Call Me the Doctor]]'' to ''[[Christmas Special 2010 (CON episode)|Christmas Special 2010]]''
|The ''[[Monster Files|Monster Files]]'' for this series and [[Charlie McDonnell]]'s episodes are not included. ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', the episode that accompanied ''Christmas Special 2010'' on TV, was produced as part of [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|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 (CON episode)|Coming to America]]'' to ''[[When Time Froze (CON episode)|When Time Froze]]''
|The ''Monster Files'' for this series and Charlie McDonnell's episodes are not included.
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who: Video Commentaries|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
|
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Imagine... (series)|imagine...]]''
|''[[imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (documentary)|imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me]]''
|A BBC documentary series meeting the biggest names from art, film, music, literature and dance.
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[Talking Doctor Who (documentary)|Talking Doctor Who]]''
|
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration|Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration]]''
|
|-
| colspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who at the Proms|Doctor Who at the Proms]]''
|
* [[Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)|2008]]
* [[Doctor Who at the Proms (2010)|2010]]
* [[Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)|2013]]
|
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[Whose Doctor Who|Whose Doctor Who]]''
|
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[The Science of Doctor Who (2013 documentary)|The Science of Doctor Who]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Totally Doctor Who|Totally Doctor Who]]''
|Series 1
|[[TDW 1|Episode 1]] to [[TDW 13|Episode 13]]
|
|-
|Series 2
|[[TDW 14|Episode 1]] to [[TDW 25|Episode 12]]
|
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[Doctor Who: A New Dimension (CON episode)|Doctor Who: A New Dimension]]''
|This special is listed separately from ''Doctor Who Confidential''.
|-
|''[[Doctor Who Greatest Moments]]''
|Series 1
|''[[Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Companions|The Companions]] and [[Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Enemies|The Enemies]]
|''Doctor Who Greatest Moments Cutdown'' installments are not included.
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide (2013)]]''
|
|-
| colspan="3" |''[[Doctor Who: Top 5 Christmas Moments (CON episode)|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:
 
* {{cs|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 ===
* {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}} - episode 11 of [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|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.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240803005249/https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/doctorwho-fearher-reedit-report</ref>
 
== History of the term ==
{{main|Whoniverse}}
{{Simplequote|"The word [[Whoniverse]] was invented by fans, so it's time to give it official status.|Russell T Davies<ref name="whoniverse" />}}
The term "Whoniverse" was used as early as ''[[The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' in 1982.
 
''[[The Whoniverse (novel)|The Whoniverse]]'' was published by [[BBC Books]] in 2016.


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
{{notelist}}
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/m001rzf7 ''Doctor Who'' collection on iPlayer]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/m001rzf7 ''Doctor Who'' collection on iPlayer]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/scripts/whoniverse/ ''Whoniverse'' at the Script Library]


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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[1] 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.[2] 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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Category (and sub-category if used) Stories included Notes
Doctor Who[nb 1] 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.[3][4]
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 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
Season 3 Missing serials: Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers, The Massacre and The Savages (all due to being fully missing and unanimated).
Season 4 Missing serials: The Smugglers and The Highlanders (both due to being fully missing and unanimated).
Season 5
Season 6
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 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 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 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[[edit] | [edit source]]

Category Sub-category Episodes included Notes
Doctor Who: Unleashed 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
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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 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.[5]

History of the term[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Whoniverse
""The word Whoniverse was invented by fans, so it's time to give it official status."Russell T Davies[1]

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.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. No year submarker is used for the post-2023 show.

Citations[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]