Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)
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
As of 16 May 2024[update], the Whoniverse contains the following:
Fiction
Non-fiction
| Category | Sub-category | Episodes included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who: Unleashed |
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The three 60th Anniversary Special 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 Finale, and Music and Monsters | Backstage at Christmas and One Year On are not included. | |
| Series 3 | Meet Martha Jones to The Valiant Quest, and Kylie Special | ||
| Series 4 | A Noble Return to The End of an Era, Christmas 2008 Special, and The Eleventh Doctor to | Children in Need Special, The Journey (So Far) and At the Proms are not included. Top 5 Christmas Moments is included as a title distinct from Confidential. | |
| Series 5 | Call Me the Doctor to Out of Time, and Christmas Special 2010 | The Monster Files for this series and Charlie McDonnell's episodes are not included. | |
| 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 |
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| imagine... | imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me | imagine... is 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 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
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.
History of the term
- Main article: Whoniverse
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.
