Hosts Zach Wilson, Adrian Snow, Xia Anderson, and Christian Bladt discuss the season premiere of Doctor Who and the new Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker. They get into her first appearance, her new set of companions (is three too many??), and this first story under new showrunner Chris Chibnall. ABOUT DOCTOR WHO: Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC between 1963 and the present day. The programme depicts the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord—a time-travelling humanoid alien. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-travelling space ship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilisations, help ordinary people, and right wrongs.