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The Doctor Who WikiProject is a WikiProject formed and developed to organize information in articles related to the 1963–present British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. We currently have 1641 articles under the scope of this project, which generally includes articles where Doctor Who is a relevant focus to the subject. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page, sign up on our list of participants, or just start editing.
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Style guide
Our style page includes the following advice aimed to standardise Doctor Who articles:
- Adherence to the Wikipedia Manual of Style;
- Adherence to the Television WikiProject MoS;
- Adherence to the MoS with regard to fiction;
- Categorisation;
- Verification and citations;
- Organisation;
- Image usage;
- Geolocation;
- Terminology.
Organisation
Task forces[edit]
There is presently one task force, the Torchwood taskforce. Possibilities for others are:
- Doctor Who audio plays
- Doctor Who novels
- The Sarah Jane Adventures
- K-9
Parent projects[edit]
Sister projects[edit]
Similar projects[edit]
- WikiProject Battlestar Galactica
- WikiProject Buffy
- WikiProject Firefly
- WikiProject Monty Python
- WikiProject Star Trek
- WikiProject Stargate
IRC channel[edit]
What do we include?
The main criteria for inclusion should be notability. That being said, to avoid clutter and confusion, we should note the following.
Images[edit]
Illustrations for Doctor Who-related articles are typically taken from screen captures, publicity materials, magazine articles and websites. As such they're nearly all non-free and must only be used in conformance with the Non-free content criteria. Exceptions include pictures of people involved in the writing or production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs, which have been released under free licenses: licenses that allow third parties to modify images and use images commercially. Most non-free images currently in Doctor Who-related articles lack detailed or sufficient fair use rationales justifying their use in the articles. Such images are in danger of deletion; you can remedy this by writing better rationales.
Canon[edit]
To avoid the tricky issue of canonicity, we should identify the source of the information if it comes from anywhere else besides the television series. Televised episodes and specials (barring spoofs and specially-made episodes) are generally considered canon by the BBC and the vast majority of the Doctor Who fandom, while the Peter Cushing films of the 1960s are not. Everything else is of unclear canonicity, with opinion ranging from absolute canon to non-canon. In practice, anything from the televised stories need not be sourced or distinguished, although the relevant episodes should be referenced (with citations to the appropriate episodes or serials). We should also limit the non-television series material, where possible, to material officially licensed by the BBC. This excludes fan videos, but will include the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip, the Big Finish Productions audio plays and story collections, the Telos novellas and the Target Books, Virgin New Adventures and BBC Books novels and short stories. Book titles, like television serials, should be italicised, with individual episodes, chapters or short stories in quotation marks. Author credit should be given. The only exceptions to the "officially licensed" would be material from BBV, which is generally of a higher standard than typical fan productions. However, any notable creation may be included, but only if we are clear on its origin.
Minor topics[edit]
Some articles on what might be termed minor topics, e,g. monsters, villains, planets or devices which only appear in a single episode are better placed in a list. These are some of the lists available
- List of Doctor Who supporting characters
- List of Doctor Who spin-off companions
- List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens
- List of Doctor Who villains
- List of Doctor Who robots
- List of Doctor Who items
Articles can be de-merged if they grow very large. Some very minor characters are probably not worth writing about, and it would be preferable to write the plot synopsis of the episode in which they appear: for example, the article about the character Doctor Constantine redirects to the article about the episode "The Empty Child".
Achievements
Articles with featured status[edit]
Former featured articles[edit]
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Articles with Good Article status[edit]
Articles selected for "Did You Know?"[edit]
- Did you know... that "Rose" is the first new episode of Doctor Who to be shown since 1989? — on the Main Page on March 27, 2005.
- Did you know...that Torchwood will be the first spin-off from Doctor Who since an unsuccessful pilot for K-9 and Company in 1981? - on the Main Page on October 21, 2005
- Did you know... that Doctor Who spoofs range from a 1964 novelty Christmas single by the Go-Go's called "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" to two sketches on Saturday Night Live? — on the Main Page on April 8, 2006.
- Did you know... that "The Unicorn and the Wasp" will be the first comedic episode in the science fiction television series Doctor Who since the 1966 serial The Gunfighters? — on the Main Page on March 28, 2008.
- Did you know... that the Adipose in the Doctor Who episode "Partners in Crime" were based on a stuffed toy that writer Russell T Davies owned? — on the Main Page on April 13, 2008.
- Did you know... that "The Fires of Pompeii" is the first Doctor Who episode since the television show's revival where the cast filmed abroad? — on the Main Page on April 18, 2008.
- Did you know... that the titular planet in the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Ood" is in the same solar system as the Sense-Sphere, the location for the 1964 serial The Sensorites? — on the Main Page on April 24, 2008.
- Did you know... that the Doctor Who episode "The Sontaran Stratagem" is the first appearance of the eponymous aliens since the 1985 serial The Two Doctors? — on the Main Page on May 2, 2008.
- Did you know... that Georgia Moffett was selected for the eponymous role in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Daughter", but not because her father is Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor? — on the Main Page on May 17, 2008.
- Did you know... that the Doctor Who episode "The Stolen Earth" features cameo appearances by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and comedian Paul O'Grady? — on the Main Page on July 3, 2008.
- Did you know... that although £5 tickets were available for the Doctor Who Prom, tickets were touted on eBay for £250? — on the Main Page on August 4, 2008.
- Did you know... that Matt Smith, who will portray the Eleventh Doctor in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is the youngest person to be cast in the title role? — on the Main Page on January 12, 2009.
- Did you know... that the damage inflicted to a bus bought for the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Dead" was written into the storyline at the last minute?
- Did you know... that 80-year-old actor Bernard Cribbins will be the companion in David Tennant's final Doctor Who story?
- Did you know... that the underworld kingpin Keyser Söze from the 1995 film The Usual Suspects was an inspiration for the Doctor Who campfire trailer?
- Did you know... that Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat warned actor Matt Smith not to visit fan forums such as Gallifrey Base? — on the Main Page on April 26, 2010.
- Did you know... that the part of Jilly Kitzinger in Torchwood was Lauren Ambrose's first role in a science-fiction production? — on the Main Page on March 8, 2012.
- Did you know... that the Torchwood episode "Meat" featured an alien which the writer Catherine Tregenna felt to resemble "a giant kebab"? — on the Main Page on May 21, 2012
- Did you know... that according to writer Toby Whithouse, the seventh series of Doctor Who will mainly consist of stand-alone episodes, each with a distinct genre? — on the Main Page on July 11, 2012
- Did you know... that the upcoming Wild West-themed Doctor Who episode, "A Town Called Mercy", was mainly filmed around Almería, Spain, the same location used for many Westerns, including A Fistful of Dollars? — on the Main Page on August 2, 2012
- Did you know... that the upcoming Doctor Who episode "The Power of Three" was partially inspired by the story of the MSC Napoli? — on the Main Page on August 22, 2012
- Did you know... that Karen Gillan, who portrays Amy Pond, was so moved by her exit from Doctor Who that she could not read the script without crying? — on the Main Page on September 7, 2012
- Did you know... that the War Doctor (played by John Hurt, pictured), introduced in "The Night of the Doctor" will be a "dark doctor", who will "bring an ancient battle to its devastating conclusion"? — on the Main Page on November 23, 2013
- Did you know... that Douglas Adams convinced John Cleese to appear in the Doctor Who serial City of Death after learning the comedian would be working in BBC Television Centre on the same day of filming? — on the Main Page on November 23, 2013
- Did you know... that the Thirteenth Doctor, to be portrayed by Jodie Whittaker, will be the first female incarnation of the Doctor in the continuity of Doctor Who?
Templates and categories
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See also
Sample articles[edit]
- Sample episode articles: Genesis of the Daleks (classic series); "The Stolen Earth" (new series)
- Sample book article: Lungbarrow
- Sample audio play article: Jubilee
- Sample character article: Jack Harkness
- Sample race article: Dalek
- Sample device article: Sonic screwdriver
- Sample Wikiquote article: Tenth Doctor
Useful reference books[edit]
- David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, Doctor Who: Companions 1995 Virgin Publishing ISBN 1852275820
- David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, Stephen James Walker Doctor Who Handbook: The Fourth Doctor 1992 Dr Who Handbooks ISBN 0426203690
- David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, Stephen James Walker Doctor Who - The Handbook: The First Doctor: The William Hartnell Years 1963 - 1966 (1993) Dr Who Handbooks ISBN 0426204301
- Haining, Peter Doctor Who: 25 Glorious Years (1988) ISBN 1852270217
- Haining, Peter Doctor Who: The Key to Time A year by year record (1984) (ISBN 0-491-03283-8)
Useful reference websites[edit]
The following websites may be useful in referencing articles:
- The BBC Doctor Who microsite
- The BBC classic series episode guide (starts on First Doctor)
- Shannon Patrick Sullivan's "A Brief History of Time Travel", which contains a wealth of production information
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide, which primarily focuses on plot
Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide, which primarily focuses on plot but includes the entire production team and cast for episodes(defunct since 2007)- Doctor Who Locations, for finding filming locations for the series
- Digital Spy's Doctor Who section, which includes news and reviews pursuant to the new series
- The Stage's TV Today blog, which nearly always reviews new series Doctor Who episodes after they have aired.
- SFX's section on Doctor Who, which is useful for finding news and reviews
- The Guardian's Doctor Who section, which is also useful for finding news and reviews
- The Doctor Who section on IGN, which has reviewed episodes since series 2 and also contains some news articles
- The A.V. Club's reviews of the new series (series 4-present) and the classic series (selected serials). The site also contains news and interviews.
Deletion discussions[edit]
Archived links to deletion discussions can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Doctor Who/Deletion discussion archive.
Good article nominees
- 27 Feb 2024 – Doctor Who series 2 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OlifanofmrTennant (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 14 Apr 2024 – Timelash (talk · edit · hist) RfC by OlifanofmrTennant (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be split
- 01 Nov 2023 – John Barrowman (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by OlifanofmrTennant (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 23 Feb 2024 – Draft:Babu Ezhumalai (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Gs6Kt1An7 (t · c)
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