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[@veritywalker3802]

I ve been watching since 1963. My grandson been watching since 2020. He is 3 years and thinks the Tardis is the star of the show. Ive had it all wrong for 60 years.

[@iJosh64]

I mean, the TARDIS did show up before the Doctor in the very first episode.

[@theoriesbyt]

He’s right to be fair 😂

[@prosecutorwalton]

TARDIS and the Doctor both, to be fair. She is a character in her own right, after all.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

@@prosecutorwalton I can't buy into the whole "TARDIS is a living entity" concept. But, that's just me...

[@Ravendarkwytch]

@@igorschmidlapp6987but there were hints that TARDISes were genetically grown back in the classic series

[@GISALEGENDYT]

Honestly the music constantly used in Doctor Who is just something else, for me that is what can help bring folk who are new to Doctor Who, feel so many iconic tunes at iconic moments in Who History.

[@rileytipper5110]

Murray Gold is an absolute Legend , easily a top 5 composer for me personally

[@Derglesnaf]

Murray gold for life.

[@bethgardner31]

I honestly think that's why Whittaker's reign fell flat (other than Chibnall inserting a multitude of things Daddy Russell is going to have to fix (killing the time lords AGAIN, cyber lords, timeless child)). The music wasn't as good, they underdeveloped her character and made her weaker (Dhawan was such an excellent Master, and I appreciate a "bad guys win" narrative, but the way they did it made Whittaker look weak, not helping the feminist narrative they were going for), I'm really hoping we get the "vibe" back.

[@cement_eater]

@@bethgardner31 frankly, I thought the music from s12 onwards was one of the only good parts of Chibnall's era, and peaked during 13's regeneration scene. It was just a huge contrast to Gold's tendency towards bombastic orchestral music. That said, some musical continuity would have been appreciated. Should have kept at least one of the old dalek themes. There were several points in s12 that really would have benefitted from Gold's cybermen leitmotif, or his s1 theme for the doctor, or old companion themes.

[@ZeroOskul]

@@bethgardner31 You sure hate Doctor Who.

[@rami_ungar_writer]

A bit of a background on the Doctor's greatest companions and enemies would be nice.

[@jerichogonzales1290]

Yes it would. However not necessary to understand the show. More of a 102 course

[@doctorgamer011]

A great video I can show all my friends who don't watch Doctor Who! Also I recognize that host. He interviewed Matt Smith for Morbius asking Smith if he'll return to Doctor Who! Really hope Matt does! 💙💙

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

Wow, this guy's living his best life

[@adamstewart9052]

Hang on I thought Time Lords weren't the species? Time Lords are Gallifreyan but not all Gallifreyans are Time Lords because it's a rank. 2:36

[@HybridReal]

Time Lords is a sub section of the Galifreyan species - it’s just a fancy name for those with rank of a Time Lord.

[@patrickleonard1114]

You're not wrong, but at the same time explaining the complexities of Gallifreyan society and aristocracy is probably not what they were looking for in a simple overview of the show, especially as the two are often written as pretty much the same thing throughout the show

[@adamstewart9052]

@@HybridReal That's like I said, not all Gallifreyans have that rank.

[@chill02]

Exactly, there are other few mistakes in the video

[@FLStyle]

Correct!

[@maruserumangaka]

I’ve been watching this show for a decade. As a… French Sub-Saharan African Whovian (lol). I started with the 10th, in 2010. It was a real love at first sight because this wonderful series mixes sci-fi, science/astronomy, history, and action (yeah quit). Doctor Who also comes with beautiful speeches about life’s philosophy and a magnificent soundtrack to accompany this. I’m now 25 years old. 😅 I hope the newcomers will be as curious as I am to discover this universe (even if the video takes a lot of shortcuts).

[@bethgardner31]

I started in 2014 with Capaldi! Saying that was almost 10 years ago is insane! Wasn't I standing less than 12 inches from the small tv on my dresser watching Missy's reveal like, yesterday?

[@maruserumangaka]

@@bethgardner31 hahahah, feel you 😉

[@Silwer24]

There are not a lot of Whovians in Africa! 11 was my first and that is still my fav episode ... “prisoner Zero has escaped...”

[@maruserumangaka]

@@Silwer24 I really like 10. But 11 is also my favorite just like you. probably because he was the youngest incarnation and did it magnificently. it became grandiose from year to year 😁

[@norahkiereri4085]

I am Kenyan and my first doctor was Christopher Eccleston. The show was aired during the week in the afternoons, on the national broadcasting channel, KBC. Hooked ever since!

[@ZappaBlues]

I'm ... AN IDIOT!! ... with a box and a screwdriver! (one of my favourite lines of all time along with 'Dinosaurs!! On a SPACESHIP!!!)

[@WackoMcGoose]

Rule One of travelling with the Doctor: "The Doctor lies." Rule One of _being_ the Doctor: "Use your enemy's power against them." You'd be surprised just how freakin' often they get villains to screw themselves over.

[@Houtblokje]

Yes but there is a more important rule: Never ever eat a pear.

[@yelleryoung5870]

The Chameleon Cricut was broken but Doc 6 fixed it. It works perfectly, as the TARDIS materializes it scans the entire planet, picks the best shape to blend in, then it discards that and becomes the Police Box. The box is the personal choice of the ship.

[@jackc455]

Hilarious. I laughed so hard at the origin story. Our family's made fun of the plunger for years, and it is finally explained

[@maxxam012]

Fourteen: "Whoops. Uh, here. This should work."

[@gglydie4242]

A good start, but you gotta tell people about the sonic screwdriver and how they also regenerate, along with the tardis, every time The Doctor regnerates. That would explain to a lot of newcomers all the different actors over time. It's an epic long running series. I hope it never ends.

[@Swenglish]

The TARDIS doesn't regenerate every time the Doctor does. It just changes every now and then, sometimes concurrently with the Doctor regenerating. The sonic screwdriver doesn't regenerate at all, it just sometimes breaks and a new one has to be made.

[@Lurvehandles]

That unnecessarily long Tom Baker grin, when he puts down the larger box, is just magnificent. Makes me laugh every time. What an incredible actor he was/is.

[@EriTheFish]

Ten has always been the poster boy for NewWho for me, so his inclusion in the thumbnail fits for me

[@curtisjohnson1213]

Nicely done. The only thing I would have like added was a quick explanation of the sonic acrewdriver and the Daleks. That being said this is a great Doctor Who primer.

[@MSDOSProject]

Good video! It would be nice to get a video that does a quick sum up of each doctor starting from william hartnell, some of their mannerisims, finest moments, etc. Maybe a series of short videos

[@jimgilbert9984]

The worst thing the Doctor's enemies can do: Give him time to talk. Someone needs to make a video of every Doctor ever saying, "Hello, I'm the Doctor."

[@PuzzlePottage1390]

Or give him a bottle of carrot juice; I hear he hates that stuff to an unhealthy degree.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

"You may be a doctor, but I am THE Doctor... the genuine article, you might say..." -Tom Baker to "Harry Sullivan", post-regeneration...

[@mr.flibble3190]

@@igorschmidlapp6987 "The *_definite_* article...." The line was a brilliant pun, you see.

[@andreybeliy1884]

There is one

[@WackoMcGoose]

"It doesn't matter. You are monsters! That is the role you seem determined to play, so it seems that I... must play... mine! _The man who stops the monsters."_

[@rileytipper5110]

I’m glad they are adapting for a new audience , I remember being a kid for the first time watching Doctor who and being blown away , maybe Ncuti Gatwa can be that for other people if they don’t want to delve into so many series of TV right away.

[@johnlarro6872]

That is the beauty of Doctor Who... each time we get a new Doctor, we get a whole new subset of fandom for whom they ARE the Doctor, and always will be those fan's first, and hold a special place in their heart... (Peter Davison, for me.)

[@dickmcwood]

Not exactly adapting. More like forgetting the old one and paving the way for a new one..

[@rileytipper5110]

@@dickmcwood I don’t see how it could possibly be forgetting about the old one when we have Russel at Davies returning for Ncutis series

[@__keys]

what new audience? They lost more than half of it by letting chibbers run the show. Are you delusional?

[@dickmcwood]

@@__keys and it shows too, they didn't can Jodie so quickly just to bring back David Tennant for no reason. (Tennant who is the biggest fan favorite Doctor)

[@bobbyd7524]

Classic Who being underrepresented in this video.

[@Somni-Majen]

Despite this being for newbies, I bet 95% of the viewers are already fans If this is supposed to be an introduction, I do wish they didn't spoil the 50th anniversary episode lol

[@NotAgnor]

Don’t like how this video just shows massive scenes as a throwaway, if new viewers haven’t seen it then they’ve been spoiled

[@BlueSparxLPs]

This. I was thinking this would be a good introductory video to show my girlfriend, who wants to get into the show, but there's too much spoilery here.

[@nihatboydas4479]

@@BlueSparxLPs They basically summarize the whole show. I don't think a little spoilers would do any harm. It was a good summary of a 60 year show.

[@BlueSparxLPs]

@@nihatboydas4479 Except that we're going to be starting from Series 1, and this spoils way too many plot points from throughout the next 12 series (also the concept of regeneration, which she doesn't yet know exists).

[@stevensorace4441]

I’m sure we’re in for more videos covering the different incarnations, process of regeneration, companions, enemies, monsters, and the Sonic Screwdrivers.

[@theoriesbyt]

Correct 👀😉

[@ammedia2345]

@@theoriesbyt Right answer

[@shawneequawyche409]

Smashing Explanations of a Brilliant Series & Awesome theme Music for the Characters on the show. They touch the Hearts & many times Boggle the Mind with their Journeys. Great 🎉Job & well done Sir ❤.

[@wendymccartney1900]

Been watching since I was of pre school age. Am now 66! Didn't think the original could be resurrected. How wrong I was!

[@Kryojenix]

This kind of spoils _An Uneartly Child_ for anyone who hasn't seen it. Oh, what's that? _An Unearthly Child_ is off the streaming platforms due to copyright dispute? Ah. Carry on, then.

[@andrewparkin4036]

Nice little explanation video for those new to Who, its a silly thing but I'd have liked a bit more of classic Who thrown in there too rather than being all new stuff... kudos though for choosing the 4ths wooden secondary control room for the explanation of transcendental engineering.

[@imkevindal]

they be making this type of videos yet still reset the season number smh

[@adamstewart9052]

It really has no bearing in-universe on what the series number is though.

[@cosmicjenny4508]

@@adamstewart9052Okay but in OUR universe it’s a) dumb and b) stupid

[@imkevindal]

@@adamstewart9052 I mean I never said that in-universe this had any effect though

[@iamokayiswear]

A casual person scrolling across a show on disney+ and seeing "series 14" with no other episodes available is not going to think "oh, what if I go to KZbin and find the prerequisite video that will explain this show to me"

[@adamstewart9052]

@@iamokayiswear I mean why not just use 'Season 1' for the show on Disney+ while keeping it as 'Series 14' for everything else?

[@evo_is_confused]

woah! Theories by t on the official Dr who KZbin channel! Dude is winning I'm so glad for him

[@DanBen07]

Never heard of this person.

[@evo_is_confused]

@@DanBen07 he gained his popularity talking about TV and movies on TikTok, particularly stuff he's nerdy about like Doctor Who

[@Zack-NG]

It felt like I rewatched the series all over again!

[@Magamonair]

Great video, pretty clear, just missing the Master and the main enemies (daleks, cybermen, and weeping angels.) Hats off!

[@movieboy94]

Can’t wait for it to return!!! 2005 vibes!!!

[@danielkucava1]

Omg I don´t ever notice that little laugh at 6:06, I´m crying😭😭😭

[@iandeeley9033]

Can't wait for Nov'25th! Bring It On!

[@CyberController-]

Best starting points for new fans Classic Who: An Unearthly Child, Spearhead from Space New Who: Rose, The Eleventh Hour, The Woman Who Fell To Earth

[@jason_a_smith_gb]

The War Games last episode.

[@lumafernandes22]

Pilot from New Who is also a good place to start

[@CyberController-]

@@lumafernandes22 Season 10 has too many holdovers from the rest of 12's era to be a good starting point.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@CyberController-Season 10 isn’t *in* the 12th Doctor’s era in the first place!

[@CyberController-]

@@DrWhoFanJ Yes, those holdovers are there for a reason, but they're still there. A shame, as the episode itself would've been a solid starter.

[@JeffreyBoser]

i believe the camo circuits were repaired, but he prefers the blue box. its like the sound it makes when it appears is because he keeps the parking brake on all the time.

[@rjmcallister1888]

A well-done primer for the many (especially here in the US) who have not seen it before or haven't in quite a while. I first saw Tom Baker in PBS reruns in 1984 and have been off-and-on since. Unlike some, I'm more than willing to give Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson a fair hearing as the 15th Doctor and Ruby Sunday. Bring it on.

[@Elros04]

happy to see they completely ignore the whole idiocy of the timeless child and go back to the doctor being a time lord...

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

We still don't know if The Master was lying about it or not, he is a genius also not just The Doctor and Omega and The Rani.

[@516tigergirl]

You forgot to mention that the Doctor needs a companion, so they don't get lonely. Even when they say they don't need one at the time, they always someone by their side no mater what. Even if they one adventure companion like Christmas specials ones.

[@bigchillphil]

New to who? Well we messed it up with Timelss Children and was going to cancel it but Russell T Davies said let me try and save it but won’t cause he won’t retcon Timelss Children.

[@IngotAU]

We was going to cancel it 😂

[@thetasigma412]

I mean he kinda did save it right? The show is becoming more popular and viewing figures are rising

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

My suggestion? Start with "An Unearthly Child", and go from there. Only 60 years to binge you know... ;-P

[@BritishTrainspotting]

well its less than 60 because of the gap between Classic and Nu Who.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

@@BritishTrainspotting Well, I think that the War Doctor fills that gap, but that still leaves a lot of stories to shoot. I live by an old Paramount rep quote about Star Trek in other media, "If it's not on-screen, it's NOT canon"... works for me... and, now, we'll have Nu Nu Who...

[@S.U.T.D]

Helpful to force my friends to watch who have never seen Doctor Who.

[@1UPCommentaries]

You know Chibnalls writing was bad when the guy goes "the doctor lost gallifrey and the time lords, but the doctor saved them, but then..." *makes a literal 😐 face, and then shows the time lords desroyed again*

[@FLStyle]

The damage done by Chibnall will be felt for some time to come, the showrunners who come after Russell T Davies will retcon it all away eventually it just takes time

[@l.corneille609]

I've looked for this video for years, it is perfect to introduce doctor who to someone who has never ever hears about it, thank you !

[@auntvesuvi3872]

I'm ready for November 25th to get here! ⏳

[@terryconnelly484]

What did you miss? About 9 other doctors or so

[@227060]

Notice how they dont talk about the Timeless Children lore

[@thetasigma412]

Because it’s a guide for beginners…

[@CricketEngland]

Why do you focus solely on New Who? You can explain Dr who with out talking about Classic Who and how the Dr first started traveling in time and space.

[@adamstewart9052]

That is true about them mostly uploading clips from the newer show but recently they've uploaded the earlier regenerations and showed the Fourth Doctor in this very video along with having a Then and Now series for villains in which some go back then.

[@CricketEngland]

@@adamstewart9052oh and people watching just this video know all this do they ? No they don’t

[@nukirisame5298]

as 2005 gets further and further away and early nuwho starts to feel more antiquated it really starts to feel ridiculous how rigidly they separate classic and new. i dont think using, say, a clip from planet of the spiders to explain how regeneration works would alienate any 2023 viewer.

[@LibertyBridgeProductions]

Loved all these clips gets me in the doctor who mood they’re all good scenes.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

This is a really cool video for people to learn the basics about Doctor Who! And I love that the Doctor is referred to as "They" in this video, which is correct since the Doctor is not exclusively male or female, they have been both and I love that!

[@The_Nordic_Doctor]

indeed this has been a thing for years, we don't even know for certain if time lords/gallifreyans have human like genitalia like cmon, as the 12th dr said time lords are way past human gender stuff so, wouldn't it make sense that they're not so similar physically to humans, as they indeed are not so, like they is more correct than assuming they would have human like genitalia (lol copied a reply to another comment of urs but just putting it here just in case someone who doesn't know comes fuming with an incorrect reply here)

[@FlagadossSupreme]

Sex =\= gender so stop referring at this. You don’t know what jodie’s doctor or the other have in their pants

[@DrWhoFanJ]

⁠@@FlagadossSupremeIt doesn’t matter what their biology is. We don’t even know it would match ours at all!

[@CherieBurbach]

I've been watching in the states since 1978. I was hooked since first seeing Genesis of the Daleks on my local PBS station.

[@thestarsthemselves.]

Wow I love that classic explained time lord technology like that. So cool!

[@DracoInduperator]

1:17 "The Doctor isn't violent." That man had a higher body count than all the other Time Lords and Daleks combined. Plus as one of the Gallifreyan soldiers put it: "In the Time War there was a saying. There are 2 things to know about The Doctor, one The Doctor is never armed and two, that is the last thing you will ever know." The Doctor may usually be a kind and compassionate individual, but never piss them off.

[@enbyennui]

Great video! Though I think it would've been a valuable bit of info about the character to include Bill calling the Doctor on the chameleon circuit not really being stuck in S10E2 'Smile', after the host summarises the TARDIS

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

"Not violent"... except for the Pertwee years, where they tried to make what I call the "Action Doctor", with a lot of kicking and fighting... Thank goodness he regenerated into Tom Baker... ;-)

[@pidgerooni]

Even the later Doctors continue that! Four and Five threw people over their shoulders and threw a couple swings with some regularity

[@legobi_wan_kenobi]

@@pidgerooni there's also that time the Tenth Doctor eradicated a squad of Cybermen with the TARDIS power cell. Or that time the Twelfth Doctor blew up a load of Cybermen on the Mondasian Colony Ship. Or the time the Thirteenth Doctor sabotaged a Sontaran plan to wipe out the Daleks and Cybermen so that it also wiped out the Sontarans too. I guess it should have said "the Doctor is not violent... unless it becomes absolutely necessary"

[@blazepond5518]

this is so great, thankyou! trying to catch up some friends for the specials

[@vukkumsp]

This really helps me. I heard about Doctor Who from Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory show. But, I'm always confused as I don't know what is happening...

[@mollycblaeser]

Just glad River got her bit!

[@tanith1163]

Good one. Shared it to my FB feed for the edification of my non-Whovian friends and family.

[@isaacsatar9304]

Does anyone else think Tyrrell is CRIMINALLY underrated?

[@fmlazar]

Time Lord isn't the Doctor's species but his caste. They are Sheboygans who received the Rassilon Imprint. (the Doctor being a special case exception)

[@lexruptor]

Honestly, that was my only issue with Chibnalls era. I love the Timeless Child. I don't love 11 saving Gallifrey, and 12 booting Rassilon, only for 13's Master to go blow it all up again. It is less than ideal, I'd have preferred we get to keep Gallifrey back for a moment myself.

[@mrwho995]

Agreed, as someone who liked The Timeless Child I do think that the destruction of Gallifrey felt a bit pointless and unnecessary. That said though, it's not firmly established on-screen just how bad the destruction of Gallifrey is: the planet still exists at least, so it's not Time War bad, and it's possible that some time lords survived The Master's massacre.

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

I still dislike the twist bc it's simultaneously useless to the character while making them ultra-important and special to the universe through no action of their own.

[@adamstewart9052]

​​@@mrwho995And still the guy in the video said the Doctor was the last of the Time Lords after acknowledging it happened assuming they all were killed and the Master did die in Jodie's final episode.

[@SSJPENGUIN]

I dislike the Timeless Child but 13 didn't dwell on it so it was fine in the end but the lack of gallifrey is pretty annoying because I was so ready for a new status quo 😫

[@ЕвгенийГалалюк-ц8х]

2:06 - here they are very wrong about the fact that no one knows the real name of the Doctor. The Doctor's real name is known to River Song and she said this name in the ear of the 10th Doctor in the library

I scrolled down for so long just to find this comment.

[@kanishkak1]

Me too

[@tgirltouhou]

i havent kept up since matt smith when i was a kid really but im interested now russel t davies is back on board, is there like a video recapping everything i need to know before this episode

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

You forgot the whole "Timeless Child" controversy about the Doctor's "origin"...

[@jamesa.fitzpatrick1566]

If only we all could!

[@FatalityPWN]

​@@jamesa.fitzpatrick1566honestly

[@legobi_wan_kenobi]

The Doctor is still a Time Lord even if they aren't Gallifreyan. Ace became a Time Lord in the pre-New Who canon, despite the fact she started out as Human. That implies that anyone who goes through the Academy can become a Time Lord, regardless of their original species

[@demaupin]

@@legobi_wan_kenobi the term "canon" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there ;)

[@legobi_wan_kenobi]

@@demaupin that's if there even is a canon. at this point it makes much more sense to accept that Doctor Who has no canon

[@Dwfanfrom1993]

Welcome new fans to doctor who you will love this series fun hearted sci fi series since it returned in 2005 i always binge watch the series quite alot haha still to this day im currently on series 4 right now i can't wait to next Saturday when it returns

[@jamesviper8446]

OHHH, how I miss that music that starts @ 5:42 into this!!! That music is epic, and screams, the Doctor is here!

[@23chdavis]

I know I'm being old-fashioned, and nothing against Jodie, who did a great job, but I think there should still be Time Lords and Time Ladies and not mix and match. For The Master to become Missy, which could have been a special process, in order to disguise themselves, since they are a wanted criminal of Time, I can see that. But to have the 13th Doctor change genders with no explanation as to why, never sat well with me. Call it due to the extra regenerations that were given him, call it because something happened in the process, but explain it, not "oh, they all can just do that"...I'm looking forward to this new season, however and super excited to be able to watch it!

[@topmandog1]

2:36 time lords arent a species, galiifreyans are

[@southislandhedgehog]

yes that is true but as the 10th doctor definitely is refering to time lords being a species they might be, but probably arent because his species is Gallifreyan just when writing it "time lord" sounds a lot cooler

[@topmandog1]

@beanieman360 I think they could be a sub species as I don't think normal galifrians have regeneration I think it's only time lords

[@southislandhedgehog]

@@topmandog1 yes but normal Gallifreyans TURN INTO time lords, when they go to the academy later on they are junior time lords (time tots) and im pretty sure when they look in the untempered schism, and do all the other stuff they become a time lord so no one can actually be born as one

[@greatboniwanker]

Love the Doctor moving headlong into the twenty-first century!

[@chrispy3369]

New to Who...but you show a clip of the Fugitive Doctor, a supposed suprise reveal character from the 12th Season and not even listed as a numbered Doctor.

[@PuzzlePottage1390]

Showing her over William Hartnell in a character introduction video? It's almost comical.

[@adamstewart9052]

It's good material of the Doctor introducing themselves though.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

The Fugitive Doctor is not in Season 12.

[@chrispy3369]

@@DrWhoFanJ Series 12 whatever it's the same thing.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@chrispy3369 They’re not the same thing at all.

[@carsonwong2234]

Oh wow, as a person who only watched a little youtube video about Doctor Who, I honestly thought he is a human and his time travel is kinda of like being explorer/witnesses, never knew he had such a dark past behind him.

[@sonkaldo]

Leaving Who after watching since the early 80s in Australia. I will NOT be paying to watch it. The BBC has let fans world wide down.

[@cement_eater]

🏴‍☠ time

[@liamscienceguy8153]

3:45 I headcanon that that version of Gallifrey is actually the alternate timeline version from when Day of the Doctor didn't happen and the Master was trolling

[@KindMeg]

It’s a shame the writing was so bad for Jodi Whitaker because I think she’s brilliant.

[@Chalky.]

I'm guessing this was made for Disney+

[@mrboost4186]

Calling the Doctor "they" is awkward enough when you're not cutting between clips of the character calling clearly calling himself a man

[@thesmiths_enthusiast]

the doctor as a whole is a they, they don’t have a fixed gender, but the doctor would call themself a man when they are currently a male version of the doctor? how hard is that for you to understand lol

[@juliastahler4349]

The Doctor is non-binary, having generated in both male and female forms in their lifespan.

[@ivanjuarez7731]

Perhaps, but you forget that Time Lords can also change their sex through regeneration.

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. Have watched Dr Who for 50 years. Happy 60 anniversary. Enjoyed this video special 😂

[@AmazingAonYT]

Can't wait for doctor who's return.

[@ettaex]

That’s a great way of explaining it without sounding like a lunatic. But introducing people to it you need to pick an episode carefully. I had seen one of two episodes when a friend tried introducing it to some other friends. She picked a random episode and it was really weird even by Doctor Who standards. Both her and I were like “uhhhh, what did I just watch.”And our other friends “I don’t see the appeal.”

[@fullonsociopath]

Is the TARDIS something that was built by his people, as in a fleet, or is it singular just to the Doctor?

[@theoriesbyt]

TARDIS' are grown / built by Gallifreyans, there were several, The Doctor stole (borrowed) his one but others of his kind had their own

[@alanhyland5697]

He's a madman with a box

[@chrisleach3958]

I’ll tell you what is new in Dr Who in Australia. After supporting this program for just on 60 years and having the BBC promise our broadcaster the ABC that it would always get first option to buy the rights to show Doctor Who in Australia , the BBC has stiffed us and sold us out to the steaming mess that is Disney. So much for loyalty .

[@CJFerg81]

Same deal across the Tassy in NZ. At least I can use my Disney+ subscription to watch Loki season 2 while I'm at it 👍

[@dragonhead01]

This is really the basics as there are some massive holes, like the fact The Dr isnt the only time lord left

[@lexruptor]

Doesn't that technically mean the Tardis interior isn't actually in the Tardis, but exists somewhere else out there in the physical world, which means the Bigger on the Inside is basically just Portal, yeah?

[@CricketEngland]

The inside of the TARDIS is in a different dimension/universe to its outside that’s what makes it bigger

[@adamstewart9052]

It's still connected to it though and materializes and dematerializes along with it so it really is the same thing together.

[@BritishTrainspotting]

@@adamstewart9052No, it is the exterior that dematerialises and materialises, the interior is still in its own dimension, it doesn't need to move, it just needs to disconnect the door connection (the real time envelope) until the exterior fully rematerialises.

[@adamstewart9052]

@@BritishTrainspotting It's still going along with it the exterior isn't leaving without the interior.

[@BritishTrainspotting]

@@adamstewart9052 uh no. Its not in the same dimension, its not and never was "together".

[@Drwho..re1]

You should’ve added that they arnt actually the last time lord because they have an old best Friend as there enemy who’s also a time lord (the master)

[@TimeForTeletubbiesFAN]

I’m disappointed in the lack of Classic Who clips.

[@AndrewChapman]

They're not likely to show clips from An Unearthly Child now cuz of Stef Coburn. But yeah, the rest of Classic Who though. At least they showed the Robots of Death clip.

[@thetasigma412]

I agree, but it’s probably because new who is more accessible to new audiences

[@kimberleyholmes8680]

Yeah, good video. But kinda misleading. I always laugh when I see the Christopher Eccleston season regarded as Season 1 or Series 1. The show actually did run for 26 series between 1963 - 1989 before it was cancelled. The BBC turned their backs on it for 16 years before finally coming around to the notion that there could be some cash to be made out of the old franchise. So let's hear it for William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and their various companions (not forgetting K-9!), all of whom rode in the Tardis long before these 'new' guys!

[@charlesmento5968]

Actually his species is Gallefrean/ and Time Lords were made from Gallefreans, though like most things in DW, it could be something else entirely. Or there could be non Gallefreans who are Time Lords.

[@Comicsoda99]

This is going to be useful to show people who don't watch who

[@vukkumsp]

My main question now is, Should I watch all previous seasons or can I start from the new one?

[@theoriesbyt]

You can absolutely start fresh from the new one this may but I'd recommend watching the Christmas special as that was the first episode technically. These videos are just primers to get you caught up to speed on the basics!

[@dame3323]

Something ive never understood, how can a planet full of time traveler be all wipe out but a couple? Like no fail safes?

[@rosesedits]

Love this so much ❤

[@chill2006]

I enjoyed your video. Great explanation on Doctor Who.

[@DaleBaker-nz9fh]

Yes, great but then there’s the timeless child but, where he is an alien that is not originally from Gallifrey, and gave the time lords immortality. His not the last of the time lords? Isn’t the master one too. Firstly he could only regenerate 12/13 times, now it’s forever so in reality he is never ever in any real danger himself. Or their self. I love the show, I still think it’s the greatest, but things don’t add up the same as they used too.

[@ammedia2345]

Brilliantly done

[@katherinecooper6159]

River Song - my favorite!

[@jotunfalls4026]

I love this! But you didn't mention that the doctor is the one that 'pulled the trigger' and is responsible for his people being killed and that bc of that he's got a lot if ptsd.

[@theoriesbyt]

Don't worry, covering a lot more of that in future episodes

[@Owen_005]

0:15 it’s always sunny restaurant scene type shot

[@lukethescripter]

I consider this as a spoiler for the new whovians... The should react like: "What the hell it's happening" when they see a regeneration for the first time. In addition there're other spoilers in the video

[@deanmfe]

Fantastic! Love this explainer... please do more❤❤

[@adamstewart9052]

He said he's doing more episodes in this very comment section.

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Peter Capaldi legend!

[@NicoAnIdiot]

Gotta start watching Doctor Who, because I feel the need to after getting scared by the Weeping Angels episode my brother was watching in the living room tv while I wanted to watch cartoons