I’m a bad, bad Whovian. When we were planning content for Thanksgiving yesterday, I neglected one of the most important dates on my calendar. Doctor Who Day, commemorating the first episode of Doctor Who, which aired on the BBC 54 years ago on November 23rd, 1963. Thankfully, Twitter was on it, and there were some awesome posts shared to mark the occasion!
The Fourth Doctor himself, Tom Baker, wished fans all over the world well on the special day:
The mighty Tom Baker – the Fourth Doctor – sends his best wishes for #DoctorWhoDay! pic.twitter.com/IuyYeUkrgU
— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) November 23, 2017
And as for other official Doctor Who tweets, the show’s Twitter account offered up a full A-Z of Doctor Who monsters and villains:
We’re celebrating #DoctorWhoDay with our A-Z of monsters and aliens! 👹👽
Join in with your own A-Z!
Ready? Let’s go!A is for Adipose
And Blon Fel-Fotch is B.
C is Cassandra
With Daleks for D. pic.twitter.com/PDvJH5z1b9— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) November 23, 2017
54 years ago, at 5:15pm on November 23, 1963, a show called #DoctorWho premiered for the very first time. Happy #DoctorWhoDay! pic.twitter.com/oLN6OwUkWO
— Doctor Who BBCA (@DoctorWho_BBCA) November 23, 2017
Of course, Whovians the world over came out of the woodwork to show their love for their favorite show and hero, including some beautiful fan art:
Happy 54th Birthday! #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/2UXRtMe1h1
— โมกัด✂ (@Mogamoka2) November 23, 2017
There will never come a time when we don’t need a hero like the Doctor #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/2sA4KRG9gL
— Meraki (@dokkaebi_sinbu) November 23, 2017
It’s #DoctorWhoDay! Here’s to the last 54 years of incredible adventures and amazing time ladies! 👑 Happy Birthday Doctor Who! 💫✨ pic.twitter.com/TWK7srNMWH
— The Time Ladies (@thetimeladies_) November 23, 2017
It’s a timey-wimey stuff 😀💙#DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/qjrnb9DlMH
— Büşra Kışla (@BusraKisla) November 23, 2017
Thank you for everything you’ve done. #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/CSaVMd3F2P
— Earth Girl.🌹 (@thatsveryme) November 23, 2017
Happy 54th birthday, Doctor Who! To celebrate, here are some of my recent fan art pieces… #DoctorWhoDay #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/hMBvqcZiMc
— Pencil Bandit ✎ (@pencilbandit) November 23, 2017
And this just flat-out makes me cry:
The first and last lines of every #DoctorWho….#PeterCapaldi’s and #JodieWhittaker’s to be updated Christmas Day…#DoctorWhoDay #HappyBirthdayDoctorWho pic.twitter.com/oEwAQgaUJE
— Nolene Dougan (@NoleneDougan) November 23, 2017
Some of the Tweets got really personal, and even important London landmarks paid homage to the hero that’s been keeping them safe for 54 years!
Happy birthday, Doctor.
Thank you for keeping St Paul’s safe for the past 54 years.#DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/bb3xhN9jpZ— St Paul’s Cathedral (@StPaulsLondon) November 23, 2017
Happy 54th Birthday Doctor Who! Thank you for being the only constant in my life, for being a light in the dark, and for the endless memories. Thank you for bringing me the best friends I could have asked for and shaping who I am today!💫✨ #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/2o1zegBvP7
— Beth❄️ (@0hMySt4rs) November 23, 2017
And there were many expressing excitement for the upcoming 13th Doctor, already making room for Jodie Whittaker in their Doctor timeline images:
#DoctorWhoDay Here’s some of my fan art pieces… I absolutely adore making these! ❤🌟✨ pic.twitter.com/veLByJ8Lb4
— ✨ Sophie (@sophiecowdrey) November 23, 2017
Happy 54th Whoniversary! #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/zeoVEzyNI5
— Little Miss L. 💫 (@scriblixbooks) November 23, 2017
Happy Birthday Doctor !!! #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/8U3kKadLW1
— Jason Rhodes (@jason4bury) November 23, 2017
But lastly, and most certainly not least, let’s never forget the time when the Doctor went full punk. And yes, this is totally canon.
#DoctorWhoDay is good time to remember that this was a thing that actually became canon in the Whoniverse and AHAHAHAHA pic.twitter.com/zRPcJYSpP0
— Rachael Stott (@RachaelAtWork) November 23, 2017
Then again, this shouldn’t be surprising. After all, the Third Doctor is my favorite classic Doctor in large part because he had a badass tattoo:
What’s your favorite Doctor Who memory? Did you do anything special to commemorate 54 years of Who? Tell us in the comments!
(via , image: BBC/BBC America/Teresa Jusino)
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