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Amendment to number of seasons

The current page list the number of seasons as

26 (1963–1989)

14 (2005–present)

however, the most reason season as well as the 60th anniversary specials are part of a new era of the show as can be seen on official BBC sources with Gatwa's first season being series 1 of this new era. So this section of the page should be altered too the following.

No. of seasons 26 (1963–1989)

No. of series 13 (2005–2022)

No. of series 1 (2023 - present) 92.233.93.65 (talk) 14:10, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done There is no way to add a second "No. of series" row, as it is organized by the infobox template. The current status of this new "era" is currently being discussed at Talk:Doctor Who series 14. -- Alex_21_TALK 23:58, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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This is a notice that there is a draft for The War Between the Land and the Sea at Draft:The War Between the Land and the Sea until such a time that it is ready for inclusion in the mainspace. All are welcome to come help nurture the article's development there. TheDoctorWho (talk) 06:10, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Doctor Who has an RfCBEFORE

WikiProject Doctor Who has a local discussion for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Svampesky (talk) 17:23, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons or Series

I had always thought of doctor whonas having seasons, but then the episode list in Wikipedia has series. Is doctor who made up into seasons or series? Wikipedia can't seem to be consistent with this. 101.119.84.124 (talk) 14:39, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Doctor Who/Style advice DonQuixote (talk) 14:55, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oldest living cast members table

Is it a good idea to add an oldest living cast members table to the page or on a seperate page ? Spectritus (talk) 14:33, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apart from trivia (see WP:TRIVIA), why is it any important? DonQuixote (talk) 14:51, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know. I just thought it could be interesting. Spectritus (talk) 15:00, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

International

Add Antarctic to countries/continents broadcast.

American Forces Antarctic Network

The American Forces Antarctic Network (AFAN) at McMurdo Station began television broadcasts on November 9, 1973.

"It's most likely that the series was marketed and distributed to AFRTS via Lionheart, who had the distribution rights throughout the US and its territories during the mid-1980s, and therefore any "sales" to AFRTS could have been included under all other sales recorded as being to the "United States". "

Tom Baker Doctor Who "The package of 22 "movies" aired during 1986 only" https://broadwcast.org/index.php/Armed_Forces_Network#Doctor_Who_on_the_AFRTS_Networks

It's plausible that AFAN included the series in its programming lineup during its operational years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.185.77.31 (talk) 00:51, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@104.185.77.31 Interesting. I don't know. Let's wait for someone else. Spectritus (talk) 10:19, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly interesting, but I'm afraid we'd need something a little more concrete than "most likely" or "plausible", and a more reliable reference to go alongside it. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 22:06, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]