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Not just kids.

Doctor Who is a family programme. It's not kids' television. People of all ages watch it. That means some stories are for kids — but some aren't. Especially now that Doctor Who has spun off the decidedly more adult Torchwood.

Because we aim to cover the whole of the Doctor Who universe (DWU), we do not censor our content on this site.

DWU characters have had every kind of sex imaginable. And they regularly die violent deaths — sometimes while chewin' tobacco, drinkin' whiskey and/or smokin' a joint, man. As a parent, you should remember that Doctor Who is a time travel show. That means it regularly depicts things we now frown on, because they used to be commonplace. In the same way Mad Men features offices thick with cigarette fog, you should expect that the Doctor will sometimes, for example, relish brandy with a 17th century pirate.

The only thing we can promise parents is that we will ruthlessly root out any pornography, violent imagery, racial hatred, or other unsavoury things that are not a part of DWU stories. Our motto is that if it ain't on the show, it ain't on this site. If you ever see any material on this site that's objectionable for children, but has nothing to do with the DWU, please contact one of our administrators immediately.

Television

Torchwood
Original network:	BBC One, Two, Three and Starz
First broadcast in:	2006
Episode length:	45'
Description:	Torchwood is about a team of people who investigate supernatural and alien phenomena.
Main characters:	Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones, Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper, Rex Matheson, Esther Drummond, Rhys Williams
Similar series:	The X-Files, Sleepy Hollow
Where to watch:	Global via broadcast, physical home media and iTunes digital download.
Highest rating on any episode:
Typical rating:
Content Labels:	Typical warnings include: "contains moderate violence and gore", "contains strong violence, some bloody", "contains strong language", "contains moderate sex references" and the like.
Violence:	Frequent depictions of violence, some quite gruesome.
Language:	Swearing commonplace but not typically gratuitous.
Sex:	Frequent depictions of sex.
Nudity:	Full nudity rare and brief, but there are definitely instances that would push a PG-13 rating, were it a film.
Drug use:	None
Tobacco use:	Very occasional use by a protagonist. Overall, though, tobacco ue is limited to guest stars.
Alcohol consumption:	Fairly frequent depictions of social drinking
Crude humour or comic mischief:	Frequent sexual innuendo and outright frank discussion of sex

Doctor Who
Original network:	BBC One
First broadcast in:	1963
Episode length:	two main formats: 25' and 45'
Description:	Doctor Who is a largely anthological show about time travel and general adventure that draws from straight drama, science fiction, historical fiction and comedy genres.
Main characters:	The Doctor and his companions
Similar series:	Quantum Leap
Where to watch:	Global, through terrestrial broadcast and home video sales. Widely distributed through the world on iTunes.
Highest rating on any episode:
Typical rating:	and
Content Labels:	Many episodes made before the advent of ratings system and so have no specific ratings comments. However, modern episodes typically have comments like "contains mild horror (and violence)".
Violence:	Frequent depictions of violence, but gore and blood are extremely rare
Language:	Very mild swearing on rare occasion. However, words used are typically associated with British, not American, English
Sex:	Occasionally implied but never shown
Nudity:	None. Ever.
Drug use:	Real world drugs almost never seen. Fictional drugs have been depicted in order to make a metaphorical point.
Tobacco use:	Only once used by protagonist in 50 years. More common in serials of the 1960s and 1970s to indicate villainy.
Alcohol consumption:	Fairly frequent depictions of social drinking
Crude humour or comic mischief:	Sexual innuendo on rare occasion

The Sarah Jane Adventures
Also called:	SJA
Original network:	CBBC
First broadcast in:	2006
Episode length:	25'
Description:	SJA followed the adventures of former Doctor Who companion Sarah Jane Smith as she investigated alien phenomena with friends of her high school-aged son.
Main characters:	Sarah Jane Smith, Maria Jackson, Luke Smith, Clyde Langer, Rani Chandra, Alan Jackson, Mr Smith
Similar series:	Scooby Doo, K9, Doctor Who of the mid-1970s
Where to watch:	Mainly broadcast only in the UK, but it's had at least limited run elsewhere. Available on DVD and iTunes in many localities.
Highest rating on any episode:
Typical rating:
Content Labels:	Mild fantasy horror. Mild threat. Scary scenes
Violence:	Low levels, even compared with Doctor Who. Protagonists actively prefer non-violent solutions.
Language:	None
Sex:	Almost no discussion of it, except by one character in the first season
Nudity:	Never. Not even revealing clothes.
Drug use:	None
Tobacco use:	None
Alcohol consumption:	None
Crude humour or comic mischief:	Some fart jokes

K9
Original network:	Either Net10 or Disney XD
Episode length:	25'
Main characters:	K9 Mark 2, Alistair Gryffen, Starkey, Jorjie Turner, Darius Pike
Similar series:	The Sarah Jane Adventures
Where to watch:	Globally-sporadic broadcast run; mainly available to most through DVD. No iTunes availability known.
Highest rating on any episode:
Typical rating:
Content Labels:	Mild fantasy violence and threat
Violence:	Mild
Language:	None
Sex:	None
Nudity:	None
Drug use:	None
Tobacco use:	None
Alcohol consumption:	None
Crude humour or comic mischief:	None

Comics

Most comics have been made in Britain and therefore not subject to public statement of ratings. It's also not clear that American made comics have subscribed to the Comics Code. Nevertheless Doctor Who comics are typically mild, with almost no hint of sexuality and little in the way of gory depictions of violence. Language in Doctor Who comics is very mild.

Prose

Prose Doctor Who ranges the gamut from books for young readers to books for adults.

Video games

Video games haven't been a huge part of the DWU experience, but none have received anything greater than an ESRB "E for everyone"