The Trip of a Lifetime (TV story)

 was a narrative trailer advertising the first series of revived Doctor Who. It featured Christopher Eccleston in character as the Ninth Doctor, with Billie Piper also briefly appearing in a new shot as Rose Tyler, though she had no lines.

Prior to the trailers release three 10 second teasers, each focusing on a different character, began airing from 8 March 2005. The characters featured were the Doctor, Rose Tyler and the TARDIS.

Also on 15 March 2005, a second 25 second trailer featuring Rose began airing on CBBC.

"Do you wanna come with me? Because if you do, then I should warn you. You're gonna see all sorts of things. Ghosts from the past. Aliens from the future. The day the Earth died in a ball of flame. It won't be quiet, it won't be safe and it won't be calm. But I'll tell you what it will be. The trip of a lifetime."

- The Doctor

"I've got a choice. Stay at home with my mum, my boyfriend, my job. Or chuck it all in for danger and monsters and life or death. What do you think?"

- Rose

Summary
The Doctor asks you if you want to come with him in the TARDIS, warning you that it won't be safe, or easy, or restful — but stressing that if there's one thing that it will be, it is "the trip of a lifetime".

Other series 1 trailers
There were also other non-narrative clip based trailers advertising the first series.

A 30 second teaser from BBC One's winter highlights presentation was released online on the Doctor Who website on 2 December 2004, before airing on television from 1 January 2005. It featured clips from Rose with the tagline ''It's almost time... ...but not yet.''

Six trailers were released, one per day, between Monday 13 June-Saturday 18 June 2005 counting down to the broadcast of The Parting of the Ways. The first trailer featured the tagline Time is up in 5 days..., the second 4 days... etc., and the last Time is up...

Immediately afterwards the series finale a seventh trailer aired with the tagline Countdown to The Christmas Invasion starts now...

Home video releases

 * A partial set of teasers and trailers were included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD DVD box set on 21 November 2005.