“So… all of time and area, the whole lot that ever occurred or ever will – the place do you wish to begin?”

Physician Who‘s sixtieth anniversary month formally begins at present with the arrival of the Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer.

UK based mostly followers, or BBC licence payment payers if you’ll, can time journey by Physician Who historical past with most episodes now obtainable to stream as a part of a specifically grouped iPlayer assortment.

Whereas all of the episodes of the fashionable collection have been obtainable for a while, they’re now joined by a lot of the present’s traditional run, in addition to spin-off and behind the scenes exhibits.

The Whoniverse even warrants its personal introduction video…

Starting with the face of Ncuti Gatwa’s incoming Fifteenth Physician, it pulls out to point out associates and foes from by the present’s six many years. It’s all very MCU!

So what’s on this “Whoniverse”?

With some unlucky gaps for lacking episodes, plus the present’s preliminary 4-parter because of a rights challenge, a lot of the traditional run is current.

That’s 1963 – 1988, from William Hartnell by to Sylvester McCoy, plus the 1996 TV Film starring Paul McGann. The present’s catalogue is grouped by season, with some lacking episodes represented by animations utilizing the present’s unique soundtrack.

The traditional period joins all of contemporary Physician Who 2005 – 2022, from Christopher Eccleston proper thought to Jodie Whittaker. There’s even two Tennant period animations included – ‘The Infinite Quest’ and ‘Dreamland’.

Spin off exhibits

All of the Physician Who spin-off collection are current – in order that’s Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Class.

Plus, 1981’s Okay-9 & Firm: A Woman’s Finest Buddy, which sees the robotic canine group up with Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen). It’s price a look ahead to the opening credit alone!

Documentaries

The present has been the topic of plenty of documentaries and behind-the-scenes exhibits through the years.

The Whoniverse contains all of Physician Who Confidential, which adopted the fashionable collection for its first six collection.

Plus, there’s Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes, a docudrama on the present’s theme arranger, The Science of Physician Who fronted by Professor Brian Cox, and 1977’s Whose Physician Who.

Music

Three editions of Physician Who on the Proms are additionally current, that’s concert events from 2008, 2010 and 2013.

Tales of the TARDIS

Nevertheless, the glowing anniversary diamonds of the Whoniverse are the Tales of the TARDIS.

Six traditional adventures are introduced in a feature-length format, topped and tailed by reminiscences from two Physician Who characters. In every, the pairs discover themselves in a jumbled ‘Reminiscence TARDIS’ which requires {that a} story to be informed…

The parings see The Fifth Physician and Tegan reunited to recollect the occasions of ‘Earthshock’ and the loss of life of Adric, whereas the Sixth Physician and Peri recall ‘Vengeance on Varos’. Companions Jamie and Zoe think about the occasions of ‘The Thoughts Robber’, whereas Vicki and Stephen relieve ‘The Time Meddler’.

The Seventh Physician and Ace confront the horrors of ‘The Curse of Fenric’, whereas Jo Jones (née Grant) relives the present’s tenth anniversary story ‘The Three Medical doctors’ with Clyde Langer of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

We’ve watched all six now. They’re an absolute deal with – heartfelt and heat, every with some extent to make. There are additionally a number of pleasant additions to among the companions lives after the Physician too.

Sadly for followers exterior the UK, there aren’t any plans for Tales of the TARDIS to look anyplace apart from BBC iPlayer in the mean time.

Extra to return?

Presumably that is simply the beginning. BBC 4 airs a brand new documentary tonight – Speaking Physician Who sees David Tennant current uncommon clips from the BBC archives and examine a few of his personal experiences with the actors who got here earlier than him. The channel follows this a presentation of the current Physician Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration live performance (the audio of which can also be obtainable on BBC Sounds).

We think about new episodes, beginning with the present’s sixtieth anniversary specials, will seem contained in the Whoniverse too. Will they warrant their very own part – new, new Physician Who maybe?

We’ll hold you posted on the ever-expanding Whoniverse!