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Andy Hearne over at the Doctor Who World forum posted the following quote:
"Doctor Who has entered the record books as TV's longest-running sci-fi show.
The BBC series has been going for 43 years and 723 episodes.
Now it has earned a place in the latest edition of Guinness World Records.
Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies said: "This achievement is all thanks to the remarkable production team who first created Doctor Who in 1963, and to the audience who have kept it alive for all these years."
The show began on November 23, 1963 with William Hartnell starring as the first travelling Timelord.
After a 16-year absence, it returned in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Doctor. He was replaced after one series by David Tennant.
US series Stargate SG-1 holds the title of "longest-running science fiction show (consecutive)" in the Guinness book.
It launched in 1997 and has run for 203 episodes without a break."
"Doctor Who has entered the record books as TV's longest-running sci-fi show.
The BBC series has been going for 43 years and 723 episodes.
Now it has earned a place in the latest edition of Guinness World Records.
Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies said: "This achievement is all thanks to the remarkable production team who first created Doctor Who in 1963, and to the audience who have kept it alive for all these years."
The show began on November 23, 1963 with William Hartnell starring as the first travelling Timelord.
After a 16-year absence, it returned in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Doctor. He was replaced after one series by David Tennant.
US series Stargate SG-1 holds the title of "longest-running science fiction show (consecutive)" in the Guinness book.
It launched in 1997 and has run for 203 episodes without a break."