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Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series, produced by the BBC and concerning the adventures of a mysterious time travelling adventurer known only as " The Doctor". It is also the title of a 1996 television movie featuring the same character (see Enemy Within).The programme was and remains a significant part of British popular culture, widely recognised for its creative storytelling, use of innovative music which was produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and budget special effects. The show has become a cult television favourite on par with Star Trek, and has influenced generations of British genre television writers, many of whom grew up watching the series. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Doctor Who was placed third.
A new seriesDoctor Who is a British television science-fiction series, produced and screened by the British Broadcasting Corporation on their BBC One channel from 1963 to 1989 in its original form, with a new series in production and due for launch in early 2005. of Doctor Who television episodes is being produced by the BBC. It is scheduled to broadcast on BBC OneBBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. It is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and first broadcast as the 'BBC Television Service' on November 2 in Spring 20052005 is a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). It has been designated: The World Year of Physics The International Year of Microcredit The International Year for Sport and Physical Education The United States Year of Foreign.
1 Overview
1.1 History
- For more detailed information on the production history of the programme, see History of Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a British television science-fiction series, produced and screened by the British Broadcasting Corporation on their BBC One channel from 1963 to 1989 in its original form, with a new series in production and due for launch in early 2005..
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The programme was produced in-house by the BBC drama department's Serials division for the following twenty-six seasons, shown on BBC One. Falling viewing figures, a decline in the public perception of the show and a less prominent transmission slot saw it suspended as an ongoing series by Controller of BBC One Jonathan Powell in 1989. It was not cancelled outright as such; although in-house production had ceased, the BBC were hopeful of finding an independent production company to re-launch the show and had been approached for such a venture by Philip Segal, a British expatriate who worked for Columbia Pictures' television arm in the United States.
Segal's negotiations eventually led to a television movie transmitted on the Fox Network in 1996, a co-production between Fox, Universal Pictures, the BBC and BBC Worldwide. However, although the film was a success in the UK, it was less so in the United States and a series was not commissioned. Although licensed media such as novels and audio plays provided new stories in the interim, the programme remained dormant until 2004. In that year, BBC Television began producing a new in-house series after several years of unsuccessful attempts by BBC Worldwide to find backing for a feature film version. The new series is due to debut on BBC One in 2005.
