Doctor Who is the longest-running science-fiction television series in the world. The original series ran from 1963-1989, while a TV movie and a couple of charity specials bridged the gap to the brand new series, which began in 2005 to huge critical acclaim.

The h2g2 Doctor Who group brings together fans from all over h2g2. Here you can talk about your favourite episodes, Doctors, companions and monsters. All elements of the Doctor Who universe are up for discussion - from the TV series to the books, the comic strips, even the merchandise (are you brave enough to admit to owning a pair of Doctor Who underpants?)

To join up, simply post a message in the Conversation forum below and you'll be part of the gang.

The only additional rule we have is that if you're discussing recently published books or DVDs of TV stories in any way that could be considered a spoiler, you should mark the heading of your post 'SPOILER'.

Doctor Who in the h2g2 Edited Guide

We're currently looking for ideas for new Doctor Who entries to go into the Edited Guide. These are the ones we already have:

• Doctor Who - Who's Who
• 'Doctor Who' Episode Guide: The 1960s
• 'Doctor Who' Episode Guide: The 1970s
• 'Doctor Who' Episode Guide: The 1980s
• 'Doctor Who' Episode Guide: The 1990s
• 'Doctor Who' Episode Guide: The 2000s
• The Lost Episodes of 'Doctor Who' - the TV Series
• 'Doctor Who' Missing Episodes Guide
• 'Doctor Who': Restoring and Reconstructing Missing Episodes
• Doctor Who - Evolution of a Title Sequence
• 'Doctor Who' - a Critique of the Early Days
• Doctor Who - The Jon Pertwee Years, 1970-74
• Doctor Who - The Tom Baker Years 1974 - 1981
• Roger Delgado - Actor
• The Role of Assistants in 'Doctor Who' - the TV Programme
• Doctor Who - The Wilderness Years 1989 - 2005
• The Ninth Doctor Who - A Character Analysis
• Doctor Who Enemies: Daleks
• Doctor Who Enemies: Cybermen
• Doctor Who Enemies: Silurians and Sea Devils
• Doctor Who Enemies: Autons
• Doctor Who Enemies: The Sontarans
• Doctor Who Enemies: The Ice Warriors
• Doctor Who Enemies: Zygons
• The Earl's Court Police Box, London, UK

Can you help us fill in the gaps? We'd love to have entries on all of the other Doctors, on the new series and on other enemies the good Doctor has faced. If you fancy having a go, let us know in the forum below.

Brighten up your Personal Space

Fancy sporting a sexy 'h2g2 Doctor Who Group' badge on your Personal Space? If you're an h2g2 member, simply copy the following text into your Personal Space (sadly, this isn't available to messageboard members at the moment - and remembering to click the 'GuideML' option to enable the pictures to work):

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B4779561" ALT="A membership badge for the Doctor Who group."/>

If you're feeling really brave, you can also have the h2g2 Doctor Who group banner on your page:

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B4779570" ALT="A police telephone box flies through time and space - the banner image for the Doctor Who group."/>

We also have a few graphics. Copy the code beside each graphic and paste it into your Personal Space.

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="williamhartnell.jpg" ALT="Actor William Hartnell as the first 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="patricktroughton.jpg" ALT="Actor Patrick Troughton as the second 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="jonpertwee.jpg" ALT="Actor Jon Pertwee as the third 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="tombaker.jpg" ALT="Actor Tom Baker as the fourth 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="peterdavison.jpg" ALT="Actor Peter Davison as the fifth 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="colinbaker.jpg" ALT="Actor Colin Baker as the sixth 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="sylvestermccoy.jpg" ALT="Actor Sylvester McCoy as the seventh 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="paulmcgann.jpg" ALT="Actor Paul McGann as the eighth 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="christophereccleston.jpg" ALT="Actor Christopher Eccleston as the ninth 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" H2G2IMG="davidtennant.jpg" ALT="Actor David Tennant as the tenth 'Doctor Who'. Graphic by Jimster."/>

A set of rotating images of Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker.

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B196114" ALT="Rotating images of Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker."/>

A Tardis flying through a time tunnel.

<PICTURE embed="CENTER" shadow="None" blob="B1915529" ALT="A Tardis flying through a time tunnel."/>

Dr Who Smileys

Two of our official smileys might appeal to fans of the Doctor:

	Bluelight	<bluelight>	<SMILEY TYPE="bluelight" ALT="A flashing blue emergency light."/>
	Tardis	<tardis>	<SMILEY TYPE="tardis" ALT="An old London Police Box appears and disappears - it must be Doctor Who's time/space machine."/>

We also have a collection of unofficial smileys, designed by SEF. These don't work in Postings, but you can also add them to your Personal Space, if you know how: