Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)
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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.
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As of 21 July 2024[update], the Whoniverse contains the following:
Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Category (and sub-category if used) | Stories included | Notes | |
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| Doctor Who[nb 1] | Specials | The Star Beast to The Giggle | |
| Season 1 | The Church on Ruby Road to Empire of Death | A teaser trailer for the 2024 series was included prior to the premiere. The Church on Ruby Road, instead of having a numbered episode is listed with the prefix of "Christmas Special". | |
| Doctor Who (2005-2022)
The (2005-2022) marker was adopted in 2024. |
Series 1 | Rose to The Christmas Invasion | The Christmas Invasion was originally produced as part of series 2, and released on the Series 2 Part 1 DVD, and the Complete Second Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. |
| Series 2 | New Earth to The Runaway Bride | Episode 11, Fear Her, was removed in July 2024 after Huw Edwards, who made a guest appearance in the episode, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.[3][4] The Runaway Bride was originally produced as part of series 3, and released on the Complete Third Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 3 | Smith and Jones to Voyage of the Damned | Voyage of the Damned was originally produced as part of series 4, and released on the Complete Fourth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 4 | Partners in Crime to The End of Time | The End of Time is in two episodes as initially broadcast. The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars, and The End of Time are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer. | |
| Series 5 | The Eleventh Hour to A Christmas Carol | A Christmas Carol was originally produced as part of series 6, and released on the Complete Sixth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 6 | The Impossible Astronaut to The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe | The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was released on the Complete Seventh Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 7 | Asylum of the Daleks to The Time of the Doctor | The Snowmen is included as episode 6, between the two season halves. The Mini-episode The Night of the Doctor is also included, listed between The Name of the Doctor and The Day of the Doctor. The Night of the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor, and The Time of the Doctor are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer. | |
| Series 8 | Deep Breath to Last Christmas | Last Christmas was released on the Complete Ninth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 9 | The Magician's Apprentice to The Return of Doctor Mysterio | The New Series Prologue is included before The Magician's Apprentice. The Return of Doctor Mysterio was released on the Complete Tenth Series DVD and Blu-ray. The Husbands of River Song and The Return of Doctor Mysterio are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer. | |
| Series 10 | The Pilot to Twice Upon a Time | Twice Upon a Time was not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 11 | The Woman Who Fell to Earth to Resolution | Resolution was released on the Complete Twelfth Series DVD and Blu-ray. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 12 | Spyfall to Revolution of the Daleks | Spyfall is in two episodes as initially broadcast. Revolution of the Daleks is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 13 | The Halloween Apocalypse to The Power of the Doctor | The episodes making up Flux do not have the "Chapter" prefix in their listed titles. Eve of the Daleks, Legend of the Sea Devils, and The Power of the Doctor are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer. | |
| Doctor Who (1963-1996) | Season 1 | Missing serials: An Unearthly Child (due to ongoing rights disputes with Anthony Coburn's son) and Marco Polo (due to being fully missing and unanimated). | |
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| Season 3 |
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Missing serials: Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers, The Massacre and The Savages (all due to being fully missing and unanimated). | |
| Season 4 |
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Missing serials: The Smugglers and The Highlanders (both due to being fully missing and unanimated). | |
| Season 5 |
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| Season 6 |
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| Season 7 | Spearhead from Space to Inferno | ||
| Season 8 | Terror of the Autons to The Daemons | ||
| Season 9 | Day of the Daleks to The Time Monster | ||
| Season 10 | The Three Doctors to The Green Death | ||
| Season 11 | The Time Warrior to Planet of the Spiders | ||
| Season 12 | Robot to Revenge of the Cybermen | ||
| Season 13 | Terror of the Zygons to The Seeds of Doom | ||
| Season 14 | The Masque of Mandragora to The Talons of Weng-Chiang | ||
| Season 15 | Horror of Fang Rock to The Invasion of Time | ||
| Season 16 | The Ribos Operation to The Armageddon Factor | ||
| Season 17 | As with the other serials, Shada is presented episodically, whilst ITVX presents it as an omnibus. | ||
| Season 18 | The Leisure Hive to Logopolis | ||
| Season 19 | Castrovalva to Time-Flight | ||
| Season 20 | Arc of Infinity to The King's Demons | ||
| Special | The Five Doctors | ||
| Season 21 | Warriors of the Deep to The Twin Dilemma | ||
| Season 22 | Attack of the Cybermen to Revelation of the Daleks | ||
| Season 23 | The Mysterious Planet to The Ultimate Foe | These episodes are all listed as Part 1, 2, etc. of The Trial of a Time Lord | |
| Season 24 | Time and the Rani to Dragonfire | ||
| Season 25 | Remembrance of the Daleks to The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | ||
| Season 26 | Battlefield to Survival | ||
| 1996 TV Movie | Doctor Who | ||
| Extras |
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Surviving episodes from otherwise missing serials. | |
| Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 | Destination: Skaro [+]Loading...["Destination: Skaro (TV story)"] | The episode is just listed as "Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023" | |
| Tales of the TARDIS | Episodes share the same name as the serial they adapt. | ||
| Torchwood | Series 1 | Everything Changes to End of Days | |
| Series 2 | Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang to Exit Wounds | ||
| Children of Earth | Day One to Day Five | ||
| Miracle Day | The New World to The Blood Line | Episodes are only listed as Episode 1, Episode 2, etc rather than using their names. | |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | Special | Invasion of the Bane | |
| Series 1 | Revenge of the Slitheen to The Lost Boy | Stories are included in two parts as originally broadcast. | |
| Series 2 | The Last Sontaran to Enemy of the Bane | ||
| Series 3 | Prisoner of the Judoon to The Gift | ||
| Series 4 | The Nightmare Man to Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith | ||
| Series 5 | Sky to The Man Who Never Was | ||
| Class | Series 1 | For Tonight We Might Die to The Lost | |
| K9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend | A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"] | ||
| Doctor Who: Dreamland [+]Loading...["Dreamland (TV story)"] | Presented as a single 44-minute episode. | ||
| Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest [+]Loading...["The Infinite Quest (TV story)"] | Presented as a single 47-minute episode. | ||
| Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes | Docudrama about the musical pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme, Delia Derbyshire. | ||
| Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV story)"] | CBeebies Bedtime Stories is a series where notable celebrities read bedtime stories to young children (and their parents) in the early evenings. | ||
Non-fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Category | Sub-category | Episodes included | Notes |
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| Doctor Who: Unleashed | The three 60th Anniversary Specials and Season 1 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 Music and Monsters | Backstage at Christmas and One Year On are not included either here or on series 1. The Runaway Bride, the episode that accompanied Music and Monsters on TV, was produced as part of series 3 of Doctor Who, and a cut-down version of Music and Monsters was released on the Complete Third Series DVD. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 3 | Meet Martha Jones to Kylie Special | Voyage of the Damned, the episode that accompanied Kylie Special on TV, was produced as part of series 4 of Doctor Who, and a cut-down version of Kylie Special was released on the Complete Fourth Series DVD. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| Series 4 | A Noble Return to Allons-y! | Children in Need Special, The Journey (So Far) and At the Proms are not included. The Eleventh Doctor, which does not accompany any Doctor Who episode, is listed between Christmas 2008 Special and Desert Storm. Top 5 Christmas Moments is included as a title distinct from Confidential. Christmas 2008 Special, The Eleventh Doctor, Desert Storm, Is There Life on Mars?, Lords and Masters, and Allons-y! are not listed with episode numbers on iPlayer. | |
| Series 5 | Call Me the Doctor to Christmas Special 2010 | The Monster Files for this series and Charlie McDonnell's episodes are not included. A Christmas Carol, the episode that accompanied Christmas Special 2010 on TV, was produced as part of series 6 of Doctor Who, Christmas Special 2010 was released on the Complete Sixth Series DVD. It is not listed with an episode number on iPlayer. | |
| 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 | 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 Doctor Who 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
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.
Temporary removals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"] - episode 11 of Series 2 was removed from the service in July 2024 after BBC newsreader Huw Edwards, who made a voice-only appearance as himself in the episode, pleaded guilty to creating indecent images of children. A BBC spokesperson confirmed days later that the removal would be temporary, with Edwards' voice being re-dubbed by another actor.[5]
History of the term[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Whoniverse
""The word Whoniverse was invented by fans, so it's time to give it official status."
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.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ No year submarker is used for the post-2023 show.
Citations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Welcome to the Whoniverse... and Tales of the TARDIS on doctorwho.tv
- ↑ @bbcdoctorwho on twitter.com
- ↑ Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children | The Guardian, Wed 31 Jul 2024
- ↑ DOCTOR WHO: BBC iPLAYER REMOVES EPISODE FEATURING HUW EDWARDS | TV Zone, Fri 2 Aug 2024
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240803005249/https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/doctorwho-fearher-reedit-report
