The beloved British sci-fi series follows a character named the Doctor — a Time Lord who travels throughout the universe in a time-traveling spaceship called the TARDIS To date, there have been 15 ...

Doctor Who launched in 1963, and it continued until 1989 – when the TV show was cancelled by the BBC, who felt it couldn’t compete with bigger-budget sci-fi franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek.

William Hartnell had been known for playing military roles before joining Doctor Who as the titular Time Lord, and he brought some of this regimental and disciplined personality to the role. His first ...