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{{Infobox_Merchandise|name=Doctor Who|image=Doctor Who logo 1.jpg|caption=The original 20th century logo|type={{il|TV series|Multimedia franchise}}|release date=[[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[1963 (releases)|1963]] - present}}

'''''Doctor Who''''' is both a British television series and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the BBC ([[British Broadcasting Corporation]]), first aired in the 20th century.

It centres on a time traveller called "[[User:Doctor Who Hype House/Sandbox/The Doctor|the Doctor]]", who is often depicted as — but certainly not ''always'' — coming from a race of beings known as [[User:Doctor Who Hype House/Sandbox/Time Lord|Time Lords]]. They travel through space and time in a time machine they call [[User:Doctor Who Hype House/Sandbox/The Doctor's Tardis|the Tardis]]. This ship — which looks like a small, London police box on the outside — is much bigger on the inside.

In order to accommodate cast changes, the narrative allows the Doctor to [[User:Doctor Who Hype House/Sandbox/The Doctor's incarnations|regenerate]] into an essentially new person on occasion. The cast is rounded out by one or more "[[User:Doctor Who Hype House/Sandbox/Companion|companions]]". On average, the main cast completely changes once every three or four years — a significant factor in the longevity of the programme.

The franchise spawned by the main television programme includes dozens of distinct ranges of spinoffs in televised, audio and print media.