The Doctor (David Tennant) during Doctor Who – The Power of the Doctor (BBC/PA)
(Picture: PA Media)It’s November 23, which means only one thing: it’s Doctor Who Day. Ever since the first episode launched on this day in 1963 (just one day after the assassination of President Kennedy - yes the show is that old) fans have chosen to celebrate the hit show yearly in November.
This year, it’s the 59th round of celebrations - when including the show’s 16-year hiatus. Doctor Who was revived in March 2005 with the episode Rose (starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as companion Rose Tyler) and written by superfan Russell T Davies, whose name has now become synonymous with the franchise. It had been cancelled in 1989 due to declining viewing numbers, though at the show’s nadir, four million people still tuned in to watch the series.
