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| 1 = {{feature|title=Doctor Who|image=|ext=Doctor Who in five languages - BBC Worldwide Showcase|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=|ext=Doctor Who in five languages - BBC Worldwide Showcase|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= | | 2 = {{feature|title=The Mind of Evil (TV story)image=Mind of Evil - Doctor WHo DVD|ext=|lead='''''The Mind of Evil''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] story that brought a radical change in the way [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]] was portrayed. Instead of being a primarily investigative body interested in alien or unexplained phenomena, here UNIT was mostly seen as a simple security force, guaranteeing the safety of international diplomats. In other words, the "United Nations" portion of their acronym was stressed over the "Intelligence Taskforce" bit — as would later happen in such stories as ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Time Warrior]]''. Meanwhile, the main plot about the mind-control device was something [[writer]] [[Don Houghton]] intentionally included as an homage to ''[[wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange|A Clockwork Orange]]''. ''Evil'' went badly over budget, thanks in no small part to one of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s rare usages of a real [[helicopter]] in the concluding episode. An unimpressed [[Barry Letts]] therefore withdrew [[director]] [[Timothy Combe]] from his informal "director's [[wiktionary:rota#Noun|rota]]", and Combe never worked on the programme again.}} | ||
| 3 = {{feature|title=Russell T Davies|image=David Tennant interviews Russel T Davies - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC|ext=|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.}} | | 3 = {{feature|title=Russell T Davies|image=David Tennant interviews Russel T Davies - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC|ext=|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=Rose (TV story)|image="I'm the Doctor by the way" - Doctor Who - BBC|ext=|lead='''''Rose''''' was the first episode of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As the first televised story of the [[21st century]], it had to introduce the concept of the programme, as well as new regulars, [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Billie Piper]]. Its success on [[BBC One]] was immediate. As of 2013, it remained the second highest-rated season opener in ''Doctor Who'' history, behind only ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', a story that aired without any competition from other broadcasters. Aired in [[March (releases)|March]], [[2005 (releases)|2005]] — several years before the BBC offered full scale digital content streaming — it picked up nearly 11 million terrestrial and cable [[BBC One]] viewers. The episode boasted a number of behind-the-scenes firsts, aside from merely being the first episode to feature [[Russell T Davies]]' vision of the show — such as being the first episode shot in a widescreen aspect ratio. It was also the first British-made episode to utilise an modern production style, and was thus the first time that credited [[cinematographer]]s, [[production designer]]s, [[colourist]]s, digital artists, and any number of skilled professions had been credited on British-made ''Doctor Who''.}} | | 4 = {{feature|title=Rose (TV story)|image="I'm the Doctor by the way" - Doctor Who - BBC|ext=|lead='''''Rose''''' was the first episode of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As the first televised story of the [[21st century]], it had to introduce the concept of the programme, as well as new regulars, [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Billie Piper]]. Its success on [[BBC One]] was immediate. As of 2013, it remained the second highest-rated season opener in ''Doctor Who'' history, behind only ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', a story that aired without any competition from other broadcasters. Aired in [[March (releases)|March]], [[2005 (releases)|2005]] — several years before the BBC offered full scale digital content streaming — it picked up nearly 11 million terrestrial and cable [[BBC One]] viewers. The episode boasted a number of behind-the-scenes firsts, aside from merely being the first episode to feature [[Russell T Davies]]' vision of the show — such as being the first episode shot in a widescreen aspect ratio. It was also the first British-made episode to utilise an modern production style, and was thus the first time that credited [[cinematographer]]s, [[production designer]]s, [[colourist]]s, digital artists, and any number of skilled professions had been credited on British-made ''Doctor Who''.}} | ||
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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.
