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The Changing Faces of Doctor Who

William Hartnell (The First Doctor) playing games with The Toymaker (1966)BBC Archives

William Hartnell (The First Doctor) playing games with The Toymaker (1966)

Audiences have loved Doctor Who for many different reasons over the span of six decades, but it was the invention of regeneration that enabled the changing face of The Doctor to become part of everyone’s lives.

In celebration of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary the BBC Archives is showcasing a special selection of images marking this historic milestone.

Patrick Troughton (The Second Doctor) at the console of his TARDIS (1966)BBC Archives

Patrick Troughton (The Second Doctor) at the console of his TARDIS (1966)

Jon Pertwee (The Third Doctor) confronting a Dalek in the four-part adventure Day of the Daleks (1972)BBC Archives

Jon Pertwee (The Third Doctor) confronting a Dalek in the four-part adventure Day of the Daleks (1972)

Tom Baker (The Fourth Doctor) attempts to prevent the birth of the Daleks in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)BBC Archives

Tom Baker (The Fourth Doctor) attempts to prevent the birth of the Daleks in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)

Peter Davison (The Fifth Doctor) and Janet Fielding (Tegan) in the feature-length story The Five Doctors (1983)BBC Archives

Peter Davison (The Fifth Doctor) and Janet Fielding (Tegan) in the feature-length story The Five Doctors (1983)

Colin Baker (The Sixth Doctor) fixing the chameleon circuit (1985)BBC Archives

Colin Baker (The Sixth Doctor) fixing the chameleon circuit (1985)

Sylvester McCoy (The Seventh Doctor) in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)BBC Archives

Sylvester McCoy (The Seventh Doctor) in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)

Paul McGann (The Eighth Doctor) emerging from the TARDIS. After a seven-year absence The Doctor made a return to the screen in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)BBC Archives

Paul McGann (The Eighth Doctor) emerging from the TARDIS. After a seven-year absence The Doctor made a return to the screen in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)

Christopher Eccleston (The Ninth Doctor) practising his card tricks in Rose (2005)BBC Archives

Christopher Eccleston (The Ninth Doctor) practising his card tricks in Rose (2005)

David Tennant (The Tenth Doctor) emerges from the TARDIS in The Christmas Invasion (2005)BBC Archives

David Tennant (The Tenth Doctor) emerges from the TARDIS in The Christmas Invasion (2005)

Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor) in The Wedding of River Song (2011)BBC Archives

Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor) in The Wedding of River Song (2011)

Peter Capaldi (The Twelfth Doctor) getting serious in Heaven Sent (2015)BBC Archives

Peter Capaldi (The Twelfth Doctor) getting serious in Heaven Sent (2015)

Jodie Whittaker (The Thirteenth Doctor) pointing her sonic screwdriver skyward in Eve of the Daleks (2022)BBC Archives

Jodie Whittaker (The Thirteenth Doctor) pointing her sonic screwdriver skyward in Eve of the Daleks (2022)

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