Follow in the footsteps of Doctor Who

The title card of the Eleventh and current Doctor Who – all rights BBC.

HE has had 11 faces, is etched into the consciousness of millions; yet no-one knows his name – he is known simply as “The Doctor”.

Next year marks 50 years since Doctor Who first appeared on British television screens.

It’s long enough to enthrall and often terrify more than two generations and become a quintessentially British institution.

Booked.net presents a potted history of a sci-fi cult phenomenon.