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BBC One (also referred to as BBC1 or BBC-1) is a British television channel. It is the main terrestrial television channel in the United Kingdom operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation, and is the home network of Doctor Who. Originally branded simply as the BBC, in 1964 its branding became BBC One.

Overview

Doctor Who

Doctor Who premiered on the BBC in 1963 with An Unearthly Child. During broadcast of the fifth storyline, The Keys of Marinus, the BBC launched a new network, BBC Two, and beginning with Marinus Doctor Who was said to air on BBC One.

BBC One continues to air Doctor Who until Season 26 in 1989. BBC also aired the Doctor Who TV movie in 1996. Upon its 2005 return with Series 1 onwards, it was once again broadcast on BBC One.

Related programmes

Spin-off productions

BBC One has also been the home network of several (but not all) Doctor Who spinoff productions.

• A Girl's Best Friend, the pilot (and only episode of) K-9 and Company in 1981.
• Totally Doctor Who, a programme for younger viewers devoted to the franchise. During series 2, an animated serial, The Infinite Quest, was broadcast as part of this series.
• Invasion of the Bane, the first episode (also referred to as the pilot) of The Sarah Jane Adventures, aired on BBC One in January 2007. The subsequent series aired on CBBC, a spin-off network, but are later replayed by BBC One, usually a week later.
• Series 3 of Torchwood, the Children of Earth miniseries, aired on BBC One in July 2009. The first two seasons aired on BBC Three and BBC Two, respectively.

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