Doctor Who

Summary

Doctor Who is a television series^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,770 views/month, #89 of 21,487).^[2]

Key Facts

• Doctor Who received the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series^[3].
• Doctor Who received the Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation^[4].
• Doctor Who received the Peabody Awards^[5].
• Doctor Who's instance of is recorded as television series^[6].
• Doctor Who's composer is recorded as Murray Gold^[7].
• Doctor Who's commissioned by is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation^[8].
• Doctor Who's genre is science fiction television program^[9].
• Doctor Who's genre is action television series^[10].
• Doctor Who's genre is time-travel fiction^[11].
• Doctor Who's genre is adventure television series^[12].
• Doctor Who's genre is drama television series^[13].
• The Doctor is named after Doctor Who^[14].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Sylvester McCoy^[15].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Samuel Anderson^[16].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Pearl Mackie^[17].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Penelope Wilton^[18].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Jenna Coleman^[19].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Alex Kingston^[20].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Arthur Darvill^[21].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Karen Gillan^[22].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was John Barrowman^[23].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Catherine Tate^[24].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Freema Agyeman^[25].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Noel Clarke^[26].
• A cast member of Doctor Who was Billie Piper^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Sylvester McCoy^[15], Samuel Anderson^[16], Pearl Mackie^[17], Penelope Wilton^[18], Jenna Coleman^[19], and Alex Kingston^[20].

Publication

Genres include science fiction television program^[9], action television series^[10], time-travel fiction^[11], adventure television series^[12], and drama television series^[13].

Reception

Awards received include British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series^[3], a class of award^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1992^[30]; Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation^[4], a Saturn Awards^[31], in United States^[32]; and Peabody Awards^[5], an award^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1940^[35].

Why It Matters

Doctor Who ranks in the top 0.41% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,770 views/month, #89 of 21,487).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

What awards did Doctor Who receive?

Honors received include British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series^[3], Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation^[4], and Peabody Awards^[5].