25 Curious Facts About Doctor Who

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Want more? Check out the Sports & Entertainment Playlist: you like this video subscribe to List25: Who has been a British sci-fi TV series produced by the BBC since 1963 that has managed to become part of the pop culture of various countries across the globe. It appeals to a wide range of people, including those from different age groups, races, nationalities, and socioeconomic classes. It is also one of the longest-running TV shows in history. What has made Doctor Who such a huge success—despite periods of disastrous TV ratings—remains a mystery.

According to Paddy O’Donnell, professor of psychology at the University of Glasgow, the reason science fiction in general works is that it explores psychological and societal themes but in a fantasy world where you can explore them in ways that are more difficult to do in real life. Doctor Who is no exception to this rule. Each episode is written in a different genre (from horror to historical parody, Victorian ghost stories to ancient Greek wars), which gives the show diversity and an authority to invent that other shows just don’t have. But before we say more, get inside our TARDIS (the time machine with which the doctor travels throughout history) and let’s learn 25 Facts About Doctor Who and what makes the show so awesome!

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Twitter: out the physical list here: Sydney Newman, the Head of Drama at the BBC, first created the series, its objective was to engage the entire family on Saturday nights after football (soccer). The show’s aim was to educate children about science and history, using time travel and historical figures like Alexander the Great and Marco Polo.

The Doctor actually is a doctor, though it’s not entirely clear what type. However, in a sick bay in the 1967 story “The Moonbase,” the Doctor was asked, “Listen, are you really a medical doctor?” and he replied, “Yes, I think I was once, Polly. I think I took a degree once in Glasgow. Eighteen eighty-eight I think. Lister.”

The Doctor has visited many different planets, but his home planet is called Gallifrey.

The character of the Doctor was partly inspired by Sherlock Holmes. Comparisons have been made between the Doctor and the famous literary detective. In fact, both the fourth and eleventh Doctors have dressed as Holmes in episodes of the series.

The Doctor has been married three times; he was married to Queen Elizabeth I, Marilyn Monroe, and River Song.

Few individuals are said to know the Doctor's true name. River Song whispered something to the Tenth Doctor to make him trust her during "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead", confirmed by writer Steven Moffat to be his name in the accompanying Doctor Who Confidential.

At the height of his success as the Doctor, William Hartnell presented his wife, Heather, with a solid gold TARDIS topped with a sapphire. They were the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie of their day.

The eleventh Doctor is known for wearing a fez, but he was not the only Doctor to do so. In “Silver Nemesis: Part 1” (1988), the seventh Doctor was briefly seen wearing a fez.

The title “Time Lord,” used to describe the Doctor’s people, wasn’t used until 1969. It was another four-and-a-half years before his home planet was called “Gallifrey” on-screen.

In 1988, Paramount wanted to make a Doctor Who movie starring either Michael Jackson or Bill Cosby as the Doctor. We wonder how that would have turned out.

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