Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series developed by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson that premiered on BBC Television on November 23, 1963, following a time-traveling alien known as the Doctor. It was originally conceived as family viewing intended to use time travel as a way of exploring scientific ideas and historical events, and it holds the Guinness World Record as the longest-running science fiction television series in the world. Its central device, in which the Doctor periodically regenerates into a new body played by a new actor, allowed the series to continue across decades and multiple lead performers, and it became a staple of British popular culture with a devoted international following that helped shape generations of British television professionals.
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Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series developed by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson that premiered on BBC Television on November 23, 1963, following a time-traveling alien known as the Doctor.
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The show has received recognition as one of Britain's finest television programmes, winning the 2006 British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series and five consecutive (2005-2010) awards at the National Television Awards during Russell T Davies' first tenure as executive producer.
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It has won the Short Form of the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, the oldest science fiction/fantasy award for films and series, six times since 2006.
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Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series first broadcast by the BBC in 1963.
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Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series first broadcast by the BBC in 1963.
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The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords.
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The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords.
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