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The Whoniverse is the fictional universe in which Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and other related stories take place. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British Science fiction Television series produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, created The Whoniverse is the Fictional universe in which Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and [1] The term is used most widely to link characters, ideas or items which are seen across multiple productions, such as Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who, K-9 and Company and The Sarah Jane Adventures, or Jack Harkness from Doctor Who and Torchwood. Sarah Jane Smith is a Fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running British BBC Television science fiction series Captain Jack Harkness The word "Whoniverse" is a portmanteau of "Doctor Who" and "universe". The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy It is similar to the popular term "Buffyverse" used to describe the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. " Buffyverse " is a term coined by fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel to refer to the shared Fictional universe in Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Angel is an American Television series, a Spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Before the expansion of the Doctor Who fictional universe, the term "Whoniverse" referred to everything connected with the programme, both in-universe and behind-the-scenes. [2] In this original meaning, standing exhibitions, discussions about the filming of episodes and even fandom itself were considered part of the "Whoniverse".
Though the term is essentially an example of fanspeak, it has recently begun to appear in mainstream press coverage following the popular success of the 2005 Doctor Who revival. Fanspeak is the Slang or Jargon current in science fiction and fantasy fandom, especially those terms in use among readers and writers of science fiction Mainstream is generally the common current of Thought of the Majority. [3][4]
It is not known precisely when the term "Whoniverse" came into common fan parlance. However, an early and important usage can be found in the 1983 book, Doctor Who: A Celebration; Two Decades Through Time and Space by frequent Doctor Who non-fiction writer, Peter Haining. Peter Alexander Haining ( April 2, 1940 &ndash November 19, 2007) was a British Journalist, author and anthologist In this overview, Haining called his final chapter, "The Whoniverse". [2] The section assembled factual information about all the episodes to date, but also gave information about fan clubs and ancillary entertainments related to the programme. Thus, the author enjoined his readers to believe that their own efforts were connected to those of the show-runners. Fans, in other words, were a part of the Whoniverse as much as the plot details of specific episodes. Though this meaning is rare today, the "Whoniverse" originally described both narrative intent and viewer reaction, plot and production, studio floor and convention hall. [2]
Whereas the original series of Doctor Who kept development of its fictional universe to a minimum, over time a number of recurring elements became established and further embellished over the years. In the revived television series, the universe has expanded further through introductions such as the "Time War" and the Torchwood Institute. The Time War is an event referred to on several occasions in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, beginning This article is about the organisation within Doctor Who; for the spinoff programme see Torchwood.
The current television series consists of individual stories that comprise broader story arcs, in which apparently incidental details may later be unveiled as significant and events gradually build toward long term consequences for the characters and universe. In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number Prior stories — such as "Aliens of London", "The Christmas Invasion", and "Doomsday" — are frequently referenced later, for instance in the episode "Love & Monsters" and the spin-off series Torchwood. " Aliens of London " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on " The Christmas Invasion " is a 60-minute special episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. " Doomsday " is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who " Love & Monsters " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Despite this recent expansion of the Whoniverse, it should not be assumed that usage of this term started with the 2005 revival. The foreword to 1992's The Universal Databank makes it clear that frequent non-fiction commentator Jean-Marc Lofficier believed the Whoniverse to be a wholly fictional place, where facts such as production details do not belong. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Marc Lofficier (born June 22, 1954) is a French author of Books about Films and Television programs, as well as numerous [5]
Typical features of the Whoniverse are planets inhabited by humanoid species (e. g. Mondas, Skaro, Gallifrey etc. Skaro is a fictional planet from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who created by the writer Terry Nation Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld ) and other bipedal aliens. Bipedalism is a form of Terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs Time travel is possible, as was interdimensional travel; since the fall of the Time Lords, however, it has become significantly more difficult. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' [6] Alien technology is often far more advanced than Earth technology, often creating seemingly magical feats such as resurrecting the dead. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. In its early days - the "Dark Times", the universe was smaller,[7] a chaotic place of "blood and magic",[8] with relics still remaining from this period. [7] But since these times, there since seems to be a degree of order to the universe, with rules regulating time travel, and the Celestial Intervention Agency occasionally intervening. The Celestial Intervention Agency is a fictional organization of Time Lords in the universe of the long-running British science fiction television series A political code of conduct exists between many alien races, with mentions of the "Shadow Proclamation",[9] and also evidenced when the Daleks and Time Lords cooperated in the execution of the Master. A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. [10] The universe itself seems to have some natural agents to clean up problems such as Reapers who appear to clean up time paradoxes. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. This article refers to the Time travel paradox In novels based on the television series Doctor Who, "Grandfather Paradox" is the semi-mythical [11]
Doctor Who is set in a rational universe,[12] where everything is explained through applications of different sorts of science, the Carrionites just one example of aliens using complex science to seemingly magical ends. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. [8] Concepts of faith, deities and magic are not absent in the universe, however (and the Third Doctor story The Daemons suggests that magic and psychic powers are two ways of looking at the same thing). The Dæmons is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in five The series had established that there is a "Black Guardian" and "White Guardian" who serve as personifications of chaos and order, respectively, balancing the forces of the universe. The Black Guardian is a character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The White Guardian is a character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. There appears to be at least some indication of a monotheistic deity and adversary[13] with some place in the universe. For the Celtic Frost album see Monotheist (album In Theology, monotheism (from Greek grc [[wiktμόνος μόνος]] The Devil is the The Beast and Abaddon[14] are demons revealed to have been sealed away in planets "before the dawn of time", with the suggestion that there are more demons sealed away in a similar fashion. This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Torchwood. [15] This seems to indicate some sort of dualistic higher power (also evidenced by the Guardians) with at least some control over creation. Dualism denotes a state of two parts The word's origin is the Latin duo, "two". Simultaneously, Torchwood presents existentialist themes throughout its entire first series. Science fiction and crime drama Torchwood discusses many themes in its Narratives, specifically dealing with LGBT
People on Earth are to varying extents aware of alien life. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Aliens have invaded Earth many times, most notably in recent years as part of "The Christmas Invasion" and "Doomsday", and the Unified Intelligence Taskforce and Torchwood Institute are examples of government responses to the knowledge of extraterrestrial life. " The Christmas Invasion " is a 60-minute special episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. " Doomsday " is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who UNIT ( U nited N ations I ntelligence T askforce later the UN ified I ntelligence T askforce is a fictional military This article is about the organisation within Doctor Who; for the spinoff programme see Torchwood. Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. However, most members of the public remain ignorant of aliens as they have (as put by the Doctor) "an amazing capacity for self-deception" (see Sunnydale Syndrome). Sunnydale California, is the fictional setting for the US television drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Some people explain the events of these invasions as "mass hallucinations" caused by psychotropic drugs planted by terrorists in the water supply. Mass hysteria, also called collective hysteria, mass psychogenic illness, or collective obsessional behavior, is the sociopsychological A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a Chemical substance that acts primarily upon the Central nervous system where it alters Brain [16][17] Others form conspiracy groups, having become aware of the presence of The Doctor and alien life. [9][18] In late 2008, Prime Minister Harry Saxon finally confirms the presence of alien life forms to the universe when in the presence of the US President he establishes "first contact" with alien life. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by First contact is a common science-fictional theme about the first meeting between Humans and aliens or more broadly of any sentient [19] Saxon's actions also allowed the press within the Doctor Who's fictional universe to confirm to the world that many previously suspected alien encounters in the 2000s were all in fact true. In later years however, wide alien skepticism may have returned. [17] The constant flux between widespread extraterrestrial knowledge and self-deception is shown in some episodes to continue throughout contemporary Earth.
The Earth occupies much of the past and future of the setting's history. This is a list of the televised stories and episodes of Doctor Who and its spin-offs in the chronological order of dates which can be attributed to them It is explained that supernatural entities have always inhabited Earth[20] as had prehistoric reptilian humanoids and extraterrestrial visitors long before humans ever came to be. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Torchwood. The name Silurians refers to a fictional race of Reptile -like beings in the long-running British Science fiction television series The planet Earth was formed with a passing Racnoss spaceship at its planetesimal core[21] and was also once one of twin planets, with its sister Mondas. In Cosmogony, the nebular hypothesis is the most widely accepted model explaining the Formation and evolution of the Solar System. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Planetesimals are solid objects thought to exist in Protoplanetary disks and in Debris disks A widely accepted theory of planet formation the so-called planetesimal [22] Earth is also home to a spacetime Rift, partially serving to imprison a demon known as Abaddon. The Cardiff Rift is a fictional wormhole in the Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Torchwood. [14] As portrayed, contemporary Earth is somewhat more technologically advanced than its real-world analogue, with certain areas in the 60s, 70s and 80s in places ahead of their time,[23] although the majority of this technology has been evidenced by specialized groups, such as UNIT and the Torchwood Institute. The UNIT dating controversy is an ongoing debate in Doctor Who fandom concerning exactly when the stories featuring the Fictional military organization This is a list of extraterrestrial supernatural otherworldly and futuristic items featured in the BBC Science-fiction drama Torchwood and its spin-off In "The Christmas Invasion", the planet even is described as "armed", possessing weaponry sufficient to obliterate a Sycorax mothership[24] or take down a Racnoss Webstar with tank shells. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Science fiction Television series Doctor Who has presented various vehicles belonging to multiple races/societies [21] The future of Earth has been portrayed in various ways; sometimes with little difference to the present, at others ranging from abandoned to overpopulated and hyper-industrialised, from a Utopia to a dying planet. Utopia is a name for an ideal community taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional Island in the
One of the term's early adopters, Jean-Marc Lofficier, wrote that defining the Whoniverse was "like taking photographs of shadows. Not only is it a matter of point of view, but shadows also change. So the best advice to be given to those readers who brook little disagreement with their own views of how the fictional Whoniverse should be arranged, is: read no further, go write your own book. "[5] Attempting to precisely define the limits of the Whoniverse is thus essentially a personal struggle. This emphasis on the subjective view derives from the absence of any BBC position on the Doctor Who canon, and results in a wide range of ideas about what is or is not a part of the Whoniverse. Subjectivity refers to a subject's perspective particularly feelings beliefs and desires This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series
With a series that contradicts itself as much as Doctor Who does in all its many formats, attempts to define a rigid idea of what is Doctor Who canon with lists of what does and does not count are by some considered to be a bit silly and pointless. [25]
Some fans contend that the classic Doctor Who television series (Doctors One to Seven), the television movie (Eighth Doctor), the new Doctor Who television series (Doctors Nine and Ten) and the program's three spin-off television series Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and K-9 and Company count, but there is some debate over the status of Doctor Who stories in other media. The First Doctor is the name given to the initial incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Seventh Doctor is a Fictional character, the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television The Ninth Doctor is the ninth official incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British Science fiction Television series produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, created There are more original novels and original audio adventures than television stories, representing a substantial (and mostly consistent) body of work. There are also a number of spin-offs from Doctor Who in other media. Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of but related to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor The attitude in fandom ranges from those who insist only the television stories (and not always all of those) count, to those who count everything.
"Boom Town" seems to call a purist viewpoint into question[26] through a dialogue reference to the Ninth Doctor novel The Monsters Inside — suggesting the inclusion of at least some novels to the basic continuity. " Boom Town " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on A purist is one who desires that a particular item remain true to its essence and free from adulterating or diluting influences The Monsters Inside is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television [27] Most of the Doctor Who novels and audios were written in the 1989-2005 gap in production of the television series, and few contradict what was established on television, or have been subsequently contradicted. Furthermore, as is part of the nature of a fictional universe in which time travel is possible, alternate timelines become possible, which gives the possibility of retconning events by writing over them within the universe's fictional history. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction
The Gallifrey Chronicles has the Doctor stating "one of the things you'll learn is that it's all real. The Gallifrey Chronicles is the title of two distinct books related to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Every word of every novel is real, every frame of every movie, every panel of every comic strip", and also suggesting that the Eighth Doctor's adventures in three media would lead to three separate incarnations of the Ninth Doctor: (presumably the Ninth Doctors seen in BBC productions portrayed by Rowan Atkinson (Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death), Richard E. Grant (Scream of the Shalka) and Christopher Eccleston respectively). The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television The Ninth Doctor is the ninth official incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death is a four-episode special of Doctor Who made for the Red Nose Day charity Richard E Grant (born May 5 1957 is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director, perhaps most famous for portraying the world-weary drug-crazed Scream of the Shalka is a flash -animated serial based on the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor [28] The Tenth Doctor stated in "Doomsday" that every decision we make creates a fractured alternate universe, which would comply with this theory. The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running " Doomsday " is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own [29]
While non-televised stories may be considered by some part of a fictional multiverse, and the core canon only describing the fictional universe, some Doctor Who media seem to contradict both canon and the basic laws established in the fictional universe, more of a work based on the original Doctor Who, most notably Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD which therefore cannot exist in the Whoniverse. The multiverse (or meta-universe) is the hypothetical set of multiple possible Universes (including our universe that together comprise all of Reality. Dr Who and the Daleks ( 1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s and was followed by Daleks - Invasion Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD ( 1966) is the second of two films based on the British Science-fiction television series Doctor Also the fourth spin-off series K-9 is not produced by the BBC but by Jetix Europe with no BBC involvement, it remains to be seen if this series will fit into series canon, or be only loosely based upon its titular character, K-9. K-9 is a forthcoming British/Australian 26-part comedy/adventure series focusing on the adventures of the Robot dog K-9, done in a mixture of computer Jetix is a Children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor
On another level, Russell T Davies himself contributed a New Adventures novel, Damaged Goods, during Doctor Who's absence, and the show does make occasional references to this grey area. Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer Damaged Goods is an original Doctor Who novel released by Virgin Publishing in their New Adventures range of Doctor Oblique references to the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip ("kronkburgers" in "The Long Game") and the Virgin New Adventures (the planets Lucifer and Arcadia, mentioned in "Bad Wolf" and "Doomsday" respectively, and the Doctor's title "The Oncoming Storm", mentioned in "The Parting of the Ways"). " The Long Game " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series This article is about the Doctor Who episode For the folk tale character see Big Bad Wolf. " Doomsday " is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who " The Parting of the Ways " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Articles by Davies in the book Monsters and Villains and the 2006 Doctor Who Annual incorporate information from the books, audios and comic strips to detail character and story backgrounds. Going by Davies' remarks on canonicity and fandom, these all appear more likely to be playful tributes, rather than deliberate attempts to dictate canon. Overall, Davies has said that he is "usually happy for old and new fans to invent the Complete History of the Doctor in their heads, completely free of the production team's hot and heavy hands. "[30]
The BBC licensed and approved every Doctor Who story in other media; indeed, the contract for Virgin's New Adventures stated that the books were 'the official continuation' of Doctor Who now the TV show was off the air. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Over the last ten years, the BBC published well over a hundred of the novels itself, republished a number of the Virgin New Adventures in online e-book form, commissioned original Doctor Who dramas as webcasts, and BBC Radio has broadcast both existing and original audio adventures made by Big Finish. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series An e-book (for electronic book: also ebook) is the Digital media equivalent of a conventional printed Book. A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using Streaming media technology Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and As of late 2006, Gary Russell, the long-time head of Big Finish, was added to the Cardiff production team ostensibly to keep official track of TV series continuity. Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a freelance Writer and former Child actor. The BBC-produced/broadcast productions (including a 1985 BBC Radio serial, Slipback, a pair of serials produced in the 1990s starring Jon Pertwee entitled The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts of N-Space, and most recently a "season" of audio dramas starring Paul McGann broadcast on BBC7 in 2007) remain in the same grey area of continuity as most spin-offs, despite the pedigree. BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927 Slipback is a Radio audio drama based on the long-running British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who The Paradise of Death is a Radio audio drama based on the long-running British Science fiction Television series Doctor The Ghosts of N-Space is a Radio audio drama based on the long-running British Science fiction Television series Doctor
The debate over whether the novels are canonical or exist in a parallel continuity is complicated by the fact that the 2005 episode "Dalek" cannibalises elements of the audio drama Jubilee [31] and the 2007 two-part story "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" was adapted from Paul Cornell's 1995 New Adventures novel Human Nature. In business In Marketing and Strategy, cannibalization refers to a reduction in the Sales volume sales revenue or Market share Jubilee is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British Science fiction Television series "Human Nature" is the eighth episode of Series 3 of the revived British Science fiction television series Doctor Who "The Family of Blood" is the ninth episode of Series 3 of the revived British Science fiction television series Doctor Who Paul Cornell (born July 18 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction Human Nature is an original novel written by Paul Cornell, from a plot by Cornell and Kate Orman, and based on the long-running British While the original book featured the Seventh Doctor and Bernice Summerfield, the televised version features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. The Seventh Doctor is a Fictional character, the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a Fictional character originally created by author Paul Cornell The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Dr Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who [32] Following the "Human Nature" adaptation, Steven Moffat's Ninth Doctor short story from the Doctor Who Annual 2006, "What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow" was adapted into a Tenth Doctor episode "Blink". Steven Moffat (born 1961 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish Comedy / Drama writer who has contributed to Television series The Ninth Doctor is the ninth official incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television " Blink " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. [33] One interpretation of these adaptations is that while some novels, short stories and audio dramas may be canon, others are not strictly canonical but could perhaps be explained by the notion of parallel continuities, as hinted by The Gallifrey Chronicles. [28]
The placing of the 30th Anniversary Special Dimensions in Time - a crossover with the soap EastEnders which had its first episode broadcast as part of Children in Need's 1993 telethon and its second as part of Noel's House Party - and the animated serial The Infinite Quest originally broadcast as part of Totally Doctor Who and later in its entirety as a stand-alone episode, in canon are also divisive. Dimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. A telethon is a Fundraising event broadcast on Television that lasts many hours or even days the purpose of which is to raise Money for a charitable political Noel's House Party was a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the The Infinite Quest is an animated serial based on the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Totally Doctor Who was a Children's television series produced by the BBC to accompany the science fiction series Doctor Who.