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Intimidated by the long history ofDoctor Who?No need. You'll be able to jump right in with thenext season, come springtime, and enjoy it as a brand new show! These four concepts are probably all you'll actuallyneed.
Itdoes not mean that all content is appropriate for all ages.
You can certainly choose to enjoyDoctor Who as purely a television series. But did you know that there are far more stories told in the comic and audio form than exist in the whole television catalogue? Luckily, there'sno such thing as canon in this fandom. So you can enjoy exactly thekind ofDoctor Who you prefer. And we'll be here to cover it all!
Tales of the TARDIS is the first new spin-off to join theWhoniverse onBBC iPlayer. Each episode comprises a classicDoctor Who story edited into oneomnibus-style episode, bookended by new scenes featuring members of the original cast in"a remembered TARDIS". It's a great place to start dipping your toes intoDoctor Who's older stories, or to revisit old favourites!
Try out arandom article from the Tardis Wiki! Like theFourth Doctor'srandomiser, this will take you anywhere in time and space... mostlyEarth in the20th or21st centuries. Who knows what you'll find?
Big Finish's main range ofDoctor Who audio stories features the adventures of mainly theFifth,Sixth andSeventh Doctors, complete withlarge casts, sound effects and scores. Though some original-to-audiocompanions are occasionally used, the line typically features the original lead actors seen on television.
The Night Walkers concluded the tale of theSecond Doctorliving in Time Lord-enforced exile in London for a few months prior tobecoming the Third Doctor. Much of the story stressed how he had actually become a celebrity and was appearing on atelevision game show when the Time Lords finally caught up with him to impose the final punishment mentioned — but never quite seen — inhis last televised story.
The First Adventure was a video game released in late1983 for theBBC Micro. The title was, fittingly, the first officially licensedDoctor Who video game. Months earlier, an unlicensed game titledDoctor Who Adventure had appeared inComputer & Video Games, a gaming zine.The First Adventure featured the Doctor traveling through several areas to savehis companion, with most levels being based on other popular games of the time.
Curious aboutthe Doctor's many incarnations? Click a face below to learn about one of the Doctor's numbered regenerations!
