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The existence of the TV series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] is a metafictional gimmick with a long and storied history within licensed ''Doctor Who'' fiction. The show itself stopped just shy of confirming the existence of a series called ''Doctor Who'' within its universe on two occasion; the first was in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', where a [[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|TV series]] whose title began with "Doc…", and which debuted on the same date as the real-life ''Doctor Who'', was briefly mentioned — only for the characters (and viewers) to miss the full name of the programme. Many years later, a poster featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]] and [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was glimpsed in the background of the [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]] episode ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', but with no title visible. | The existence of the TV series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] is a metafictional gimmick with a long and storied history within licensed ''Doctor Who'' fiction. The show itself stopped just shy of confirming the existence of a series called ''Doctor Who'' within its universe on two occasion; the first was in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', where a [[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|TV series]] whose title began with "Doc…", and which debuted on the same date as the real-life ''Doctor Who'', was briefly mentioned — only for the characters (and viewers) to miss the full name of the programme. Many years later, a poster featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]] and [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was glimpsed in the background of the [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]] episode ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', but with no title visible. | ||
As a significant part of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|popular culture]] of [[The Doctor in Earth history|Earth history]] in their own universe, [[television]] programmes and [[book]]s based upon the Doctor have also been referenced in other in-universe sources; some, like [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s [[Doctor (series)|''Doctor'' series]], were reminiscent but distinct from real-life ''Doctor Who'' productions, while others, such as the mention of the two [[Peter Cushing]] movies in [[Steven Moffat]]'s [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|''Day of the Doctor'' novelisation]], intentionally matched pieces of real-life ''Doctor Who'' fiction. | As a significant part of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|popular culture]] of [[The Doctor in Earth history|Earth history]] in their own universe, [[television]] programmes and [[book]]s based upon the Doctor have also been referenced in other in-universe sources; some, like [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s [[Doctor (series)|''Doctor'' series]], were reminiscent but distinct from real-life ''Doctor Who'' productions, while others, such as the mention of the two [[Peter Cushing]] movies in [[Steven Moffat]]'s [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|''Day of the Doctor'' novelisation]], intentionally matched pieces of real-life ''Doctor Who'' fiction. While many stories about the in-universe series failed to address how it could exist within [[the Doctor's universe]] (with stories such as [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Drops In (TV story)|The Doctor Drops In]]'' and ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'' coming close, depicting the Doctor endorsing the series), only the short story ''[[Background (DWPM 7 short story)|Background]]'' actually addressed the issues, to some extent, positing that the series was created by the BBC after being inspired by an incident in [[1935]] where they had caught footage of an alien organism (which had subsequently been broadcast on television), causing the [[Home Secretary]] to issue a public statement that the footage was actual from a science fiction programme. ''Doctor Who'' was a culmination of the public's desire for science fiction during the following decades, and such, the BBC created the series, mostly as fiction, with certain stories being based upon actual events. | ||
As an in-universe concept, ''Doctor Who'' has been additionally used in [[Meta-fiction universe|parallel universes]] — where the logically thorny implications of the series known to the viewer simultaneously being a true account of a time-traveller's life, ''and'' a piece of fiction which the same individual could theoretically watch, would be lessened. The [[Eighth Doctor]] discovered the existence of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|Doctor Who]]'' in ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'' while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] dealt with chapters of his life being chronicled as [[episode]]s of a [[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|television programme]] in ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]''. The articles from ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', which depict an adventure with the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Campbell|Barbara]] where they meet [[Robin Hood]], is placed in "an alternate version of our world", belonging to [[the Doctor]]'s [[multiverse]], by authorial intent. | As an in-universe concept, ''Doctor Who'' has been additionally used in [[Meta-fiction universe|parallel universes]] — where the logically thorny implications of the series known to the viewer simultaneously being a true account of a time-traveller's life, ''and'' a piece of fiction which the same individual could theoretically watch, would be lessened. The [[Eighth Doctor]] discovered the existence of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|Doctor Who]]'' in ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'' while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] dealt with chapters of his life being chronicled as [[episode]]s of a [[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|television programme]] in ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]''. The articles from ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', which depict an adventure with the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Campbell|Barbara]] where they meet [[Robin Hood]], is placed in "an alternate version of our world", belonging to [[the Doctor]]'s [[multiverse]], by authorial intent. | ||
