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 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
Fiction
- Doctor Who
- Doctor Who (1963-1996): Includes The Daleks in Colour [+]Loading...["The Daleks in Colour (TV story)"] and animated episodes (except for The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"]). Surviving episodes of Galaxy 4 [+]Loading...["Galaxy 4 (TV story)"], The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"] and The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"] are available under "Extras".
- Doctor Who (2005-2022)
- Doctor Who (2023-)
- The Infinite Quest [+]Loading...["The Infinite Quest (TV story)"]
- Dreamland [+]Loading...["Dreamland (TV story)"]
- K9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"]
- Torchwood
- The Sarah Jane Adventures
- Class
- Tales of the TARDIS
- Destination: Skaro [+]Loading...["Destination: Skaro (TV story)"] (as Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023)
- Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV story)"]
- An Adventure in Space and Time [+]Loading...["An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)"] (2023 re-release)
- Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes
Non-fiction
- Doctor Who Confidential
- Totally Doctor Who
- Doctor Who at the Proms
- The Science of Doctor Who
- Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration
- Talking Doctor Who
- Whose Doctor Who
- Doctor Who: Unleashed
- Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
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.
