Intimidated by the long history of Doctor Who? Don't be. You'll be able to jump right in with the 60th anniversary specials later this year and enjoy it as a brand new show. These four concepts are probably all you'll actually need.
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You can certainly choose to enjoy Doctor 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's no such thing as canon in this fandom. So you can enjoy exactly the kind of Doctor Who you prefer. And we'll be here to cover it all!
Doom's Day is a currently ongoing transmedia Doctor Who series. Centered around the time-travelling assassin Doom, it features her running away from literal Death on the hunt to find and seek help from the Doctor. Check out some of her latest adventures:
- 01:00: Hour One - free online
- 02:00: Target Selected - Four Hours of Doom's Day with DWM 592
- 03:00: The Plastic Population - Four Hours of Doom's Day with DWM 592
- 04:00: High Noon in Hollywood - Four Hours of Doom's Day with DWM 592
- 05:00: The Horn of a Dilemma - Four Hours of Doom's Day with DWM 592
- 06:00: A Doctor in the House? - Doom's Day #1
- 07:00: A Doctor in the House? - Doom's Day #1
Try out a random article from the Tardis Wiki! Like the Fourth Doctor's randomiser, this will take you anywhere in time and space... mostly Earth in the 20th or 21st centuries. Who knows what you'll find?
Big Finish's main range of Doctor Who audio stories features the adventures of mainly the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors, complete with large casts, sound effects and scores. Though some original-to-audio companions are occasionally used, the line typically features the original lead actors seen on television.
The Night Walkers concluded the tale of the Second Doctor living in Time Lord-enforced exile in London for a few months prior to becoming the Third Doctor. Much of the story stressed how he had actually become a celebrity and was appearing on a television game show when the Time Lords finally caught up with him to impose the final punishment mentioned — but never quite seen — in his last televised story.
The First Adventure was a video game released in late 1983 for the BBC Micro. The title was, fittingly, the first officially licensed Doctor Who video game. Months earlier, an unlicensed game titled Doctor Who Adventure had appeared in Computer & Video Games, a gaming zine. The First Adventure featured the Doctor traveling through several areas to save his companion, with most levels being based on other popular games of the time.
Curious about the Doctor's many incarnations? Click a face below to learn about one of the Doctor's numbered regenerations!
