Sixteen years after the series ended, and nine years after a failed attempt at a relaunch, Doctor Who finally made a triumphant return to TV screens on this day in 2005. The episode was Rose - the name of the new companion (Billie Piper), indicating that show-runner Russell T Davies was going to focus more on seeing the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) through the eyes of his human associates. This new series would deliberately go out of its way to remain within the confines of Earth (or its near orbit).
The revived series is now seventeen years old, though only on its thirteenth season, and on its fifth Doctor.
Seventeen years in, the classic series was on its seventeenth season, and its fourth Doctor. A big shake up was on the horizon back then as well...
Meanwhile, back in the good old days, The Ark gave us its final episode - The Bomb - today in 1966.
And The Talons of Weng-Chiang arrived at its fifth instalment in 1976.
Still my favourite Doctor, and a perfect season of television.
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"Lots of planets have a North."
...I just want to tell you you were fantastic, absolutely fantastic. And you know what... So was I!"
Brilliant.
Not my favourite, but he was fantastic. Such a pity that we never got to see him in a second season.
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