BBC's Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction television program in the world. Ever.

It began life on November 23rd, 1963, featuring William Hartnell as the time-traveling Doctor. The series ran 26 years and ended in December, 1989, with Sylvester McCoy in the role of the Doctor. An attempt was made to bring the show back to the small screen in 1996. Finally in 2005, the series was revived by Queer as Folk creator Russell T. Davies. This time around, the show is a big-budget production and is one of the BBC's flagship shows. Currently, the Doctor is played by Matt Smith after a great run by David Tennant.

On Doctor Who Night (which, coincidentally, is OutWorlders' longest-running event, clocking in at 9 years February 2010), we enjoy episodes old and new, featuring stories from all 11 Doctors.

Please note that DWN has moved again! Alan has moved back into the Doraville area. See the directions below

viewing schedule:

2010

The new year brings with it a new full season of Doctor Who, a new showrunner, and a new Doctor! So you can bet that a good chunk of the year will be devoted to that. We don't yet know exactly when the new season will begin, but it'll be Spring. So the DWN viewing schedule will evolve as we know more about the new season. For now, though, here's what I've got:

May 15: "The Time of Angels" (2010)
Normally we have Who Night on the second Saturday of the month, but in May Jeff will be out of town that night so we're having it on the third Saturday. And its going to double as our house warming party! We've moved into a new home that Jeff bought and we can't wait to have you all over to see it. Plus we'll be watching some great new Doctor Who! We'll be seeing the new 2-parter, "The Time of Angels", which not only features the return of the Weeping Angels but also the mysterious woman from the Doctor's future, Professor River Song. The show stars Matt Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillam as Amy Pond, and features Alex Kingston as River Song.

June 12: "The Hungry Earth" (2010)
The Doctor, Amy and Rory miss their target of Rio and end up in a remote Welsh mining village. Miners (and bodies in graveyards) have started disappearing, and the Doctor discovers that while the humans are drilling downward, something else is drilling upwards. The crew soon encounters one of the Doctor's oldest adversaries, the Silurians, Earth's original inhabitants. On previous occasions the Doctor attempted to negotiate peace between the two races and failed. If he can't this time, the results may be deadly.

July 10: "The Pandorica Opens" (2010)
We'll be watching the 2-part season finale. The Doctor and company join River on a search for the legendary Pandorica,said to contain the most feared being in the universe, which lies buried beneath Stonehenge. As they find it, though, a mass of alien badness from across the galaxy converge, each one hoping to claim it for their own. But how does the Pandorica connect with Amy's childhood? And what does the Pandorica contain?

August 14: "The Pyramids of Mars" (1975)

Now that Matt Smith's first year as the Doctor is over, we jump back into the classics. "Pyramids" stars Tom Baker as the Doctor and Liz Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.

Address:
3523 Chestnut Drive | Doraville, GA 30340

Phone: 404-550-1133 (cell)

Get directions via MapQuest here

Its very easy to find. Basically take 285 to Buford Hwy (on the NE side of the loop) and turn to go inside the perimeter. Go less than half a mile and turn left onto Chestnut (look for the Happy Karaoke place). Go to the first stop sign at Pineland. Cross over Pineland and we're the second driveway on the left.

The first few people can park in our driveway, but parking is not available on Chestnut. You can park on Pineland or possible in the church parking lot on the corner of Pineland and Chestnut.

links:

Atlanta Gallifreyans:
http://www.atlantagallifreyans.org/ (Atlanta-based Doctor Who fan group, meets on the third Saturday of each month. The website is full of background information on each eara of the series, a great resource for those new to the show who want to learn a little more.)

A Yahoo Group for Gay fans of Doctor Who:

The BBC's Doctor Who Homepage (original series):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ (the section of the BBC website devoted to the original series of Doctor Who. This is a massive site with news, photos, an episode guide that includes synopses, facts and myths, video clips from each story, etc.)

The BBC's Doctor Who Homepage (new series):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ (the official Doctor Who site with a brand-new look to coincide with the debut of the New Series! This is an equally massive site, with more features than I've ever seen on any other site. There are video diaries from cast and crew during filming of the series, there's behind the scenes specials, there's a Flash-based game based on the episode "Dalek" which is absolutely amazing ... there's quite simply too much stuff to even describe here.)