Happy Doctor Who Day 2025! Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the first time an episode of Doctor Who was broadcasted in 1963! Doctor Who is the best show in all of time and space and will live on for generations to come!!! Here are a few cool facts about Doctor Who over the years! -The Doctor's Glasses: When David Tennant's Tenth Doctor wore glasses, it was because Tennant had bought those glasses for himself during the series filming. They became part of his character's signature look! -The Runaway Bride: In the 2006 Christmas special, Catherine Tate’s character Donna Noble originally was merely supposed to appear as a one-off companion. However, her chemistry with David Tennant led to her becoming a beloved companion for two full seasons. -Bow ties: "Bow ties are cool" - that's what Matt Smith said in his first appearance as the Doctor. Bow tie sales shot up by 94% within a month at one high street store! -Most-watched episode: City Of Death featuring the fourth Doctor, scored the highest viewing figures of any Doctor Who episode in the UK, drawing in over sixteen million viewers. The second highest is Voyage of the Damned starring Kylie Minogue and David Tennant as the eleventh Doctor, which on its original airdate was watched by 13.31 million viewers, and as of November 2013 still has the highest viewership of any episode since the show's return in 2005. - The Young Doctor: Matt Smith is the youngest actor to play The Doctor, starting at 26 years old. - Dictionary corner: The words "TARDIS" and "Dalek" became so familiar to British audiences that they were added to the Oxford English Dictionary. - Family ties: Caitlin Blackwood, who played the young Amelia Pond, is Karen Gillan's real life cousin. The first time they met was at an on set read-through, as Caitlin was born in Northern Ireland and Karen in Scotland. -Record breaker: Doctor Who is listed in the Guinness World Records as the "longest running science fiction television show in the world" (with 798 episodes as of the 18th May 2013), and as the "world's most successful science fiction series", based on broadcast ratings, and sales. -
I hope you like these cool facts and remember: "Bow ties are cool!"
