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| 1 = {{feature|title=Doctor Who|image=Doctor Who logo 1|lead='''''Doctor Who''''' is both a television show and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. It centres on a time traveller called "[[the Doctor]]", who comes from a race of beings known as [[Time Lord]]s. He travels through space and time in a [[time machine]] he calls [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].}} | | 1 = {{feature|title=Doctor Who|image=Doctor Who logo 1|lead='''''Doctor Who''''' is both a television show and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. It centres on a time traveller called "[[the Doctor]]", who comes from a race of beings known as [[Time Lord]]s. He travels through space and time in a [[time machine]] he calls [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].}} | ||
| 2 = {{feature|title=Time Lord|image=TimeLordsTIOT|lead=The '''Time Lords''' were the oligarchic rulers of the [[planet]] [[Gallifrey]], a [[species|race]] that spawned a [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]] known only as [[the Doctor]].}} | | 2 = {{feature|title=Time Lord|image=TimeLordsTIOT|lead=The '''Time Lords''' were the oligarchic rulers of the [[planet]] [[Gallifrey]], a [[species|race]] that spawned a [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]] known only as [[the Doctor]].}} | ||
| 3 = {{feature|title=Russell T Davies|image= | | 3 = {{feature|title=Russell T Davies|image=RTDAllons-y|lead='''Russell T Davies''' was responsible for the revival of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well as the creation of two spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. From 2005 to mid-2009, he was the [[head writer]] and an [[executive producer]] of the BBC Wales version of the show.}} | ||
| 4 = {{feature|title=Sonic screwdriver|image=ElevenSonicsTROA|lead=The '''sonic screwdriver''' was a highly versatile tool used by many, but not all, incarnations of [[the Doctor]]. While early versions were used mainly for the picking of locks and for projecting sound so as to, for example, detonate bombs, by the time of the [[Ninth Doctor]], the sonic was able to also be used as a sophisticated scanning device, with medical applications. Subsequent incarnations gave it even wider functionality, such as the ability to hack into computers, provide geolocation and actively defend against some types of assault weapon.}} | | 4 = {{feature|title=Sonic screwdriver|image=ElevenSonicsTROA|lead=The '''sonic screwdriver''' was a highly versatile tool used by many, but not all, incarnations of [[the Doctor]]. While early versions were used mainly for the picking of locks and for projecting sound so as to, for example, detonate bombs, by the time of the [[Ninth Doctor]], the sonic was able to also be used as a sophisticated scanning device, with medical applications. Subsequent incarnations gave it even wider functionality, such as the ability to hack into computers, provide geolocation and actively defend against some types of assault weapon.}} | ||
| 5 = {{feature|title=William Hartnell|image=HartnellHeadOn|lead='''William Hartnell''' was the first actor to play [[the Doctor]]. An actor who had a considerable number of roles that brought him public attention, it was his work on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' that undoubtedly gave him his greatest national exposure in Britain.}} | | 5 = {{feature|title=William Hartnell|image=HartnellHeadOn|lead='''William Hartnell''' was the first actor to play [[the Doctor]]. An actor who had a considerable number of roles that brought him public attention, it was his work on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' that undoubtedly gave him his greatest national exposure in Britain.}} | ||
| 6 = {{feature|title=Companion|image= | | 6 = {{feature|title=Companion|image=Companions|lead='''Companions''' were [[the Doctor]]'s closest friends. Such people knew the Doctor's "secret": that he was someone non-human who travelled in space and time in a police box-shaped craft called [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. They often directly saved his life, or provided him with a perspective that prevented him from abusing his [[Time Lord]] powers.}} | ||
| 7 = {{feature|title=Doctor Who theme|image=Doctor-6a|lead | | 7 = {{feature|title=Doctor Who theme|image=Doctor-6a|lead|The '''''Doctor Who'' theme''' was composed by [[Ron Grainer]] and made its debut with the first episode of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series in 1963. Although it has undergone many rearrangements, this piece of music has remained the sole theme for the series throughout its history, making it one of the most recognisable themes in television.}} | ||
| 8 = {{feature|title=Planet of The Dead (TV story)|image=The200TakesOff|lead='''''Planet of the Dead''''' was the first of the [[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)|specials]] that aired throughout 2009. It was also notable as being the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Easter special.}} | | 8 = {{feature|title=Planet of The Dead (TV story)|image=The200TakesOff|lead='''''Planet of the Dead''''' was the first of the [[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)|specials]] that aired throughout 2009. It was also notable as being the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Easter special.}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:10, 5 October 2013
Doctor Who is both a television show and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the British Broadcasting Corporation. It centres on a time traveller called "the Doctor", who comes from a race of beings known as Time Lords. He travels through space and time in a time machine he calls the TARDIS.
