About Doctor Who
The first episode of Doctor Who aired Saturday 23rd November 1963 at 5.15pm. In 2005 after a 16 year absence from the BBC, Doctor Who was relaunched and became an instant success with over 10 million people watching the first episode. View our beginners guide to Doctor Who
![1st Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/1-doctor.jpg)
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The 1st Doctor
William Hartnell
![2nd Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/2-doctor.jpg)
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The 2nd Doctor
Patrick Troughton
![3rd Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/3-doctor.jpg)
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The 3rd Doctor
Jon Pertwee
![4th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/4-doctor.jpg)
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The 4th Doctor
Tom Baker
![5th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/5-doctor.jpg)
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The 5th Doctor
Peter Davison
![6th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/6-doctor.jpg)
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The 6th Doctor
Colin Baker
![7th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/7-doctor.jpg)
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The 7th Doctor
Sylvester McCoy
![8th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/8-doctor.jpg)
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The 8th Doctor
Paul McGann
![The War Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/8-war-doctor.jpg)
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The War Doctor
John Hurt
![9th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/9-doctor.jpg)
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The 9th Doctor
Christopher Eccleston
![10th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/10-doctor.jpg)
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The 10th Doctor
David Tennant
![10th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/10-doctor-2.jpg)
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The 10th Doctor
David Tennant
![11th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/11-doctor.jpg)
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The 11th Doctor
Matt Smith
![12th Doctor](/wp-images/doctorwho/characters/12-doctor.jpg)
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The 12th Doctor
Peter Capaldi
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The 13th Doctor
Jodie Whittaker