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'' Doctor Who'' is a British

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. The show has been a large influence in the media since its inception in 1963. Running parallel to its parenting seasons and series' lie miscellaneous television broadcasts, home video "exclusive" releases, web broadcasts, video games, scenes released to promote something, theatrical films and live lesson broadcasts.

Supplementary stories

There have been several special ''Doctor Who'' episodes and serials that are produced by the BBC. They usually consist of minisodes, crossovers with other TV shows, and stories produced for special occasions.

Alternative versions of stories

Over the series' run existing stories have often been adapted with new effects, animation or scenes – something that is common practise since the DVD releases. These are alternative version of pre-existing stories. Some even remade and re-edited.

Theatrical stories

Home video-exclusive stories

Animated serials

Online-exclusive mini-episodes

Many Doctor Who mini-episodes exist as a one-off broadcast or release and to be a prelude to an existing story made not for charity or promotional purposes.

Prequels

Throughout the sixth and seventh series beginning with "

The Impossible Astronaut "The Impossible Astronaut" is the first episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The episode was written by show runner Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes. It was first broadcast on 23 ...

", several prequels were released online, which acted as openers for their accompanying episodes. All "prequels" were released ahead of their accompanying episodes, with the exception of "Battle of Demons Run – Two Days Later" which was released after "The Snowmen". The concept is similar to that of the second series, in which each episode had an accompanying Tardisode. In August 2013, a prequel to " Deep Breath" was shown in cinemas prior to the debut of the episode. Two prequels to the ninth series premiere, "

The Magician's Apprentice ''The Magician's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by author Trudi Canavan. It was published in February 2009, and is a stand-alone prequel telling a story occurring hundreds of years before her bestselling ''The Black Magician (novel series), Bla ...

", were released in September 2015.

Segments of other broadcasts

Segments of other series

Many Doctor Who specials were aired during another series – for example 'A Fix with Sontarans' and 'Dermot and the Doctor'. This list only includes official appearances.

Segments of factual Doctor Who broadcasts

Many Doctor Who scenes and stories are aired during Doctor Who-themed documentaries or telethons such as Doctor Who Night and Confidential.

Charity specials

Many special stories have been produced for charity telethons specifically Children in Need and Comic Relief.

Promotional mini-episodes and scenes

Sometimes, instead of a trailer, a mini-episode or scene will be made to promote a release. This is common practise by Big Finish Productions and the BBC blu-ray The Collection range which features a new mini-episode with every release. Sometimes a narrative trailer in the style of a special scene is released (e.g. Campfire).

In-character factual stories

Many productions have been made that are "in-universe" documentaries. Usually events from an episode told from the perspective of a fictional character from the series. These were made to promote the outgoing series at the time of broadcast.

Big Finish screen stories

Interactive and educational stories

Live performances pre-filmed segments

References

External links

''Doctor Who'' Reference Guide
– detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works. {{Doctor Who Doctor Who serials Doctor Who series Serials Doctor Who