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'''''Doctor Who''''' is a long-running British science fiction television program, and one of the few science fiction franchises that is older than [[Star Trek]]. 'Doctor Who' is about the adventures of a mysterious time traveler called [[tardis:The Doctor|the Doctor]], an over 1200 year old [[tardis:Time Lord|Time Lord]] from the planet [[tardis:Gallifrey|Gallifrey]] who travels through time and space with (usually Human) companions, fighting monsters and righting wrongs in a time machine/spaceship known as the [[tardis:TARDIS|TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space)]], which originally could resemble anything, but after a malfunction of its chameleon circuit, currently resembles a 1963 blue London police public phone box. The Doctor's ability to regenerate his body has allowed the series to continually recast its leading actor, contributing to its longevity; as of 2012, 11 actors have played the role on television (a previously unknown additional incarnation was introduced in 2013, and Peter Capaldi has already been announced as the Twelfth Doctor), and two of those incarnations - the [[tardis:Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]] ([[tardis:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]]) and the [[tardis:Fourth Doctor|Fourth Doctor]] ([[tardis:Tom Baker|Tom Baker]]) - have met the crew of the ''Enterprise'' as part of the single licensed ''Star Trek'' crossover to date, "[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doctor Who: Assimilation²|Assimilation²]]."
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'''''Doctor Who''''' is a long-running British science fiction television program, and one of the few science fiction franchises that is older than [[Star Trek]]. It features the adventures of a mysterious time traveler called [[tardis:The Doctor|the Doctor]], an over 1200-year-old [[tardis:Time Lord|Time Lord]] from the planet [[tardis:Gallifrey|Gallifrey]] who travels through time and space with (usually Human) companions, fighting monsters and righting wrongs in a time machine/spaceship known as the [[tardis:TARDIS|TARDIS ('''T'''ime '''A'''nd '''R'''elative '''D'''imension '''I'''n '''S'''pace)]], which originally could resemble anything, but after a malfunction of its chameleon circuit, currently resembles a 1963 blue London police public phone box. The Doctor's ability to regenerate his body has allowed the series to continually recast its leading actor, contributing to its longevity; as of 2012, 11 actors have played the role on television (a previously unknown additional incarnation played by John Hurt was introduced in 2013 for the franchise's 50th anniversary, and Peter Capaldi has already been announced as the Twelfth Doctor), and two of those incarnations - the [[tardis:Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]] ([[tardis:Matt Smith|Matt Smith]]) and the [[tardis:Fourth Doctor|Fourth Doctor]] ([[tardis:Tom Baker|Tom Baker]]) - have met the crew of the ''Enterprise'' as part of the single licensed ''Star Trek'' crossover to date, "[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doctor Who: Assimilation²|Assimilation²]]."
It debuted on the [[BBC]] on November 23, 1963, and ran continuously until 1989. When ''Star Trek'' was first shown on BBC TV in the summer of 1969, it took ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s Saturday evening time slot. In 1996, a TV movie was co-produced by the BBC and Universal Pictures and aired on FOX.
It debuted on the [[BBC]] on November 23, 1963, and ran continuously until 1989. When ''Star Trek'' was first shown on BBC TV in the summer of 1969, it took ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s Saturday evening time slot. In 1996, a TV movie was co-produced by the BBC and Universal Pictures and aired on FOX.
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The BBC brought the show back in 2005 on BBC One; the revival was a direct continuation of the original run, as opposed to a reimagining, reboot, or a ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''; however, it does share similarities with TNG in that the revival has featured "next-gen" equivalents of organizations such as UNIT and descendents of characters from the original series (or original-series characters, now seen later in life, such as Sarah Jane Smith and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, seen in old age much as [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[Spock]] were seen in their later years in TNG). The show has spawned three spin-off series (''[[tardis:Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[tardis:The Sarah Jane Adventures|The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and the non-BBC spinoff ''[[tardis:K-9 (TV series)|K-9]]''). ''[[tardis:K-9 and Company|K-9 and Company]]'' was developed as a pilot in 1981 but not developed further.
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The BBC brought the show back in 2005 using a BBC Wales creative team on BBC One. The revival was a direct continuation of the original run, as opposed to a reimagining, reboot, or a ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''; however, it does share similarities with TNG in that the revival has featured "next-gen" equivalents of organizations such as UNIT and descendents of characters from the original series (or original-series characters, now seen later in life, such as Sarah Jane Smith and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, seen in old age much as [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[Spock]] were seen in their later years in TNG). The show has spawned three spin-off series (''[[tardis:Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[tardis:The Sarah Jane Adventures|The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and the non-BBC spinoff ''[[tardis:K-9 (TV series)|K-9]]''). ''[[tardis:K-9 and Company|K-9 and Company]]'' was developed as a pilot in 1981 but not developed further.
In addition, the BBC has also licensed the production of over 150 original audio dramas based on the series since the 1990s, and hundreds of original novels and short stories have also been published since the early 1990s; ''Doctor Who'' is the only TV-based franchise to rival ''Star Trek'' in the realm of "expanded universe" releases of this nature (in one example, similar to how ''Star Trek'' fans are known as Trekkies, ''Doctor Who'' fans are known as Whovians.)
In addition, the BBC has also licensed the production of over 150 original audio dramas based on the series since the 1990s, and hundreds of original novels and short stories have also been published since the early 1990s; ''Doctor Who'' is the only TV-based franchise to rival ''Star Trek'' in the realm of "expanded universe" releases of this nature (in one example, similar to how ''Star Trek'' fans are known as Trekkies, ''Doctor Who'' fans are known as Whovians.)
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A space station of the same design as the {{type|Spacedock}} first seen in [[1985]]'s {{film|3}} appeared on the front cover of the [[1986]] ''Doctor Who'' novel ''[[tardis:Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]''. The artwork for the novel was modified from a piece that appeared on the back cover of the [[LaserDisc]] release of {{LD|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock}}.
A space station of the same design as the {{type|Spacedock}} first seen in [[1985]]'s {{film|3}} appeared on the front cover of the [[1986]] ''Doctor Who'' novel ''[[tardis:Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]''. The artwork for the novel was modified from a piece that appeared on the back cover of the [[LaserDisc]] release of {{LD|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock}}.
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Russell T Davies has said that the billing for the [[TNG]] episode {{e|Darmok}} was part of the inspiration for the ''Doctor Who'' episode "[[tardis:Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]".
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Russell T Davies, ''Doctor Who'''s head writer for the first four series of the revival, has said that the billing for the [[TNG]] episode {{e|Darmok}} was part of the inspiration for the ''Doctor Who'' episode "[[tardis:Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]".
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"''I've seen lots of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', I think it's a lovely show – but there's one episode, the billing for which is so fascinating I've actively avoided ever seeing it," ''Davies explained.'' "I love the idea so much, I'd rather think about it. Forever. The episode is called 'Darmok', and the synopsis simply says that Captain Picard is trapped on a planet with an alien who can only talk in metaphors. Wow. That sounds brilliant. How does that work? What happens? How does it end? I've got no idea – not seen it! But it keeps resonating with me. I've just looked up its TX date, and it's almost 20 years old. I've been thinking about that story and its potential for almost 20 years! Would it have sustained itself for that long in my head if I'd seen it on BBC2, long ago in 1991? I think the mystery keeps the concept alive. Here I am, still wondering, right now! And I can see the idea bleeding into my own work. In 2008, I wrote a ''Doctor Who'' episode called 'Midnight'. Is it like 'Darmok'? I don't know. But stripped down to its essentials, it's a story about a hero, an alien, and words. That's practically the same billing. Maybe the two shows are profoundly different, but I know for a fact that all those years of wondering about 'Darmok' led me to that script.''" (''SFX'', issue #200, p. 140)
"''I've seen lots of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', I think it's a lovely show – but there's one episode, the billing for which is so fascinating I've actively avoided ever seeing it," ''Davies explained.'' "I love the idea so much, I'd rather think about it. Forever. The episode is called 'Darmok', and the synopsis simply says that Captain Picard is trapped on a planet with an alien who can only talk in metaphors. Wow. That sounds brilliant. How does that work? What happens? How does it end? I've got no idea – not seen it! But it keeps resonating with me. I've just looked up its TX date, and it's almost 20 years old. I've been thinking about that story and its potential for almost 20 years! Would it have sustained itself for that long in my head if I'd seen it on BBC2, long ago in 1991? I think the mystery keeps the concept alive. Here I am, still wondering, right now! And I can see the idea bleeding into my own work. In 2008, I wrote a ''Doctor Who'' episode called 'Midnight'. Is it like 'Darmok'? I don't know. But stripped down to its essentials, it's a story about a hero, an alien, and words. That's practically the same billing. Maybe the two shows are profoundly different, but I know for a fact that all those years of wondering about 'Darmok' led me to that script.''" (''SFX'', issue #200, p. 140)
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====''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' spin-off====
====''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' spin-off====
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''Star Trek'' has been referenced three times in the television spin-off series ''[[tardis:The Sarah Jane Adventures|The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. In "[[tardis:Warriors of Kudlak|Warriors of Kudlak]]", when [[tardis:Luke Smith|Luke Smith]] asks [[tardis:Clyde Langer|Clyde Langer]] for his cell phone while aboard a spaceship, another character scoffs that it will be useless in space unless he knows Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s phone number. In "[[tardis:Mona Lisa's Revenge|Mona Lisa's Revenge]]", Clyde describes Luke as being "all [[science]] and [[logic]] and Spocky stuff like that". And in "[[tardis:The Empty Planet|The Empty Planet]]", [[tardis:Rani Chandra|Rani]] describes her own conversation with Clyde about aliens as "talking all ''Star Trek''".
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''Star Trek'' has been referenced three times in the television spin-off series ''[[tardis:The Sarah Jane Adventures|The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' starring [[tardis:Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane Smith]] ([[tardis:Elisabeth Sladen|Elisabeth Sladen]]), a popular companion who appeared in both the classic and modern incarnations of ''Doctor Who''. In "[[tardis:Warriors of Kudlak|Warriors of Kudlak]]", when [[tardis:Luke Smith|Luke Smith]] asks [[tardis:Clyde Langer|Clyde Langer]] for his cell phone while aboard a spaceship, another character scoffs that it will be useless in space unless he knows Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s phone number. In "[[tardis:Mona Lisa's Revenge|Mona Lisa's Revenge]]", Clyde describes Luke as being "all [[science]] and [[logic]] and Spocky stuff like that". And in "[[tardis:The Empty Planet|The Empty Planet]]", [[tardis:Rani Chandra|Rani]] describes her own conversation with Clyde about aliens as "talking all ''Star Trek''".
Furthermore, [[:File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|a chart]] of "The Explored [[Milky Way Galaxy|Galaxy]]" which was seen in ''Star Trek'' numerous times could be seen in the eponymous main character's attic in the {{w|Invasion of the Bane|pilot episode}}.
Furthermore, [[:File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|a chart]] of "The Explored [[Milky Way Galaxy|Galaxy]]" which was seen in ''Star Trek'' numerous times could be seen in the eponymous main character's attic in the {{w|Invasion of the Bane|pilot episode}}.
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==Crossover concept==
==Crossover concept==
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In 2009, {{w|Russell T Davies}}, the writer/producer who was responsible for ''Doctor Who'' from 2005 through 2009, told an interviewer for ''The Times'' of London:
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In 2009, {{w|Russell T Davies}} told an interviewer for ''The Times'' of London:
:"''I would have loved to have done a ''Star Trek'' crossover. The very first year, we talked about it. Then ''Star Trek'' finally went off air. Landing the TARDIS on board the ''Enterprise'' would have been magnificent. Can you imagine what their script department would have wanted, and what I would have wanted? It would have been the biggest battle.''" [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6022914.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2]
:"''I would have loved to have done a ''Star Trek'' crossover. The very first year, we talked about it. Then ''Star Trek'' finally went off air. Landing the TARDIS on board the ''Enterprise'' would have been magnificent. Can you imagine what their script department would have wanted, and what I would have wanted? It would have been the biggest battle.''" [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6022914.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2]