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Ok, first of all i'm really suprised this hasn't been done before (Athena where are you? ) and i was wondering if there are any Doctor Who fans on CBn? I'm fairly new to this franchise, and was exposed to it in 2005, during the running of the revamped series - i've been hooked ever since. I really want to get to know the old Doctor Who (1963 - 1989) and quite possibly the 1996 TV movie.
Here, you can discuss your favorite episodes, your experiences with this long running Sci-fi show, and...

'The Doctor' himself:

William Hartnell (1963–1966)
Patrick Troughton (1966–1969)
Jon Pertwee (1970–1974)
Tom Baker (1974–1981)
Peter Davison (1981–1984)
Colin Baker (1984–1986)
Sylvester McCoy (1987–1989, 1996)
Paul McGann (1996)
Christopher Eccleston (2005)
David Tennant (2005–present)

His companions:

With the First Doctor

• Susan Foreman (Carole Ann Ford) (Seasons 1–2)
• Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) (Seasons 1–2)
• Ian Chesterton (William Russell) (Seasons 1–2)
• Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) (Seasons 2–3)
• Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) (Seasons 2–3)
• Katarina (Adrienne Hill) (Season 3)
• Sara Kingdom (Jean Marsh) (Season 3)
• Dodo Chaplet (Jackie Lane) (Season 3)
• Ben Jackson (Michael Craze) (Seasons 3–4)
• Polly (Anneke Wills) (Seasons 3–4)

With the Second Doctor

• Ben Jackson (Season 4)
• Polly (Season 4)
• Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) (Seasons 4–6)
• Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) (Seasons 4–5)
• Zoe Heriot (Wendy Padbury) (Seasons 5–6)

With the Third Doctor

• Liz Shaw (Caroline John) (Season 7)
• Jo Grant (Katy Manning) (Seasons 8–10)
• Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) (Season 11)

With the Fourth Doctor

• Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) (Seasons 12–14)
• Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) (Seasons 12–13)
• Leela (Louise Jameson) (Seasons 14–15)
• K-9 Mark I (voice of John Leeson) (Season 15)
• K-9 Mark II (voice of John Leeson [Seasons 16 and 18]), voice of David Brierley [Season 17])
• Romana (Mary Tamm [Season 16]; Lalla Ward [Seasons 17–18])
• Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) (Season 18)
• Nyssa of Traken (Sarah Sutton) (Season 18)
• Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) (Season 18)

With the Fifth Doctor

• Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) (Season 19)
• Nyssa of Traken (Sarah Sutton) (Seasons 19–20)
• Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) (Seasons 19–21)
• Turlough (Mark Strickson) (Seasons 20–21)
• Kamelion (voice of Gerald Flood) (Seasons 20, 21)
• Peri Brown (Nicola Bryant) (Season 21)

With the Sixth Doctor

• Peri Brown (Nicola Bryant)(Seasons 21–23)
• Melanie "Mel" Bush (Bonnie Langford) (Season 23)

With the Seventh Doctor

• Mel (Bonnie Langford) (Season 24)
• Ace (Sophie Aldred) (Seasons 24–26)

With the Eighth Doctor

• Dr. Grace Holloway (Daphne Ashbrook) (1996 television movie)

With the Ninth Doctor

• Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) (Series 1, 2005)
• Adam Mitchell (Bruno Langley) (Series 1, 2005)
• "Captain" Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) (Series 1, 2005)

With the Tenth Doctor

• Rose Tyler (Billie Piper)(Series 2, 2006)
• Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) (Series 2, 2006)
• Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) (The Runaway Bride, 2006)
• Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) (Series 3, 2007)
• "Captain" Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) (Series 3, 2007)

Aswell as his Adversarys:

Aliens and Monsters: A complete list can be found here
Villains: A complete list can be found here

You can also discuss the hit Dr. Who spin off Torchwood featuring a character from the new Doctor Who series Captain Jack Harkness.
And other Spin Offs.

Enjoy
Matt xx

well the 1st ep of series 3 aired in the uk on saturday and i though it was excellent

and may i point out to you the best doctor who site on the web

http://www.gallifreyone.com/

sorry for the shameless plug i go on there quiet abit and its fantastic

Wow Matt, great list! I found Doctor Who when I was a kid back in the '80's. A friend of mine was really into the show & he got me into it. They used to run every night at 7:00 pm on a local PBS (public broadcasting) station. Tom Baker was the Doctor & they played his episodes non-stop for years. Every once & a while they would dip back into some of the Pertwee episodes but Baker was the main man. I'm guessing they had the Baker episodes licensed for some crazy amount of time. They eventually did get to the Davidson years & then I lost track of the show after that.

I did enjoy the Fox movie in 1996 & thought it held some promise for an ongoing series but it never came to be. I'm glad it's back & think Tennant makes a great Doctor (maybe because he reminds me a lot of Baker). It's nice to see the current series go back & sort of update the older characters. The episode with Sarah Jane & K-9 comes to mind. Bringing her back as her original character was brilliant.

a major villain from the past is rumored to be comin back in the new series

What if Doctor Who were in the Bond universe? Go to "Moneypenny with us all along" in the general bond film discussion area.

I really like what Tennants done with the role, He is 'The Doctor' i'm not too keen on his new companion though, i prefered Rose, but, like Daniel Craig, i'll give her a chance.

I like Tennant as The Doctor. Hope he stays on longer. Will be intersting to see what happens to The Doctor when he can no longer re-generate..

You can see the first episode of the animated story currently showing on CBBC here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZnY7Nb0caE

Thanks , is that the voice of Tony Head (Little Britains Prime minister)?

Yes indeed- he's the bad guy in a series of 13 of these little animations which build into one complete story.

I've loved Doctor Who ever since I can remember. In fact, I got into Dr Who long before I was aware of 007. Both my brother and I watched it week in, week out, all through our childhood. It's also rather ironic that both Dr Who and 007, which were both seen as being rather passe and a bit past it in the late 80's came back after a hiatus and are both bigger and more popular than ever.

If you want to know the old Doctor Who, here's some advice. There are a few ways you can go about it. I wouldn't recommend the just renting or buying an old DVD, but if you do that, make sure you choose the right serial. Fan favourites can be misleading, I'd say go for something between 1969 and 1984, and try to go with a four parter (Any longer and they are usually drawn out too much), and just because something says 'Cybermen' in the title doesn't mean it'll be good.

Alright, If you do want to introduce yourself to old Doctor Who, I would recommend just going back in time. Start with something like Shada; a webcast from the doctor who website, then try the TV Movie, then try The Five Doctors, which is available on YouTube. If you find yourself starting to like it, then you can pick one of the five doctors from there and learn more about him (Not that there were five doctors in The Five Doctors...).

One thing I should say is that I found that (with the exception of William Hartnell and Jon Pertwee) it was very difficult to get into each different doctor, much like I found Tennant's Doctor a bit annoying at first. It was only through more exposure to each of the doctors that I started to like them more. I used to listen to the radio adventures of each doctor, but Tom Baker didn't do any, so I wandered round for ages under the misconception he was one of my least favourite doctors. Now I've seen them all in action, I find it harder to put them into any order, because I like nine of them so much (Don't ask who number 10 is).

Incidentally, in answer to the comments above, I think the second series showed a huge downturn after the brilliance of the first one, but that it was more to do with the scripts that Tennant's excellent performance. They'll have to try a lot harder this series if they want to keep the huge fanbase they've built up.