Doctor Who
It's from 1963, before you were born.
- Network
- BBC
- Genre
- Sci-fi adventure
- Premiered
- 1963
- Note
- longest-running sci-fi series
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About
As of 2026, it's 63 years old.
Doctor Who is the British institution that solved the problem of an aging lead actor with the single most genius idea in TV history: just have the main character magically transform into a new actor whenever needed. That trick — 'regeneration' — has kept the show alive since 1963 and counting.
An alien time traveler in a police box that's bigger on the inside, fighting monsters across all of space and time, it built one of the most devoted fanbases on Earth and the most beloved trash-can-shaped villains ever (the Daleks).
Inventive, endless, and gloriously British, Doctor Who is the show that became immortal by simply refusing to be played by the same person twice.
Doctor Who season by season
Doctor Who ran for 26 seasons (1963–1989) across 694 episodes. You're older than the seasons in green.
