Welcome to my perfumed garden

...young shiredancer.

A lot of us, the Brit ones anyway, have been watching since blackandwhite, 405 lines so we're pretty well versed. What do you need to know? Hmmm? ::fingers in lapels:: Hmmm? (First Doctor impression there, incidentally (heh heh))

The canon is, as you say, VAST, and includes radio plays and CD audios and books as well as the dubious Fox TV Movie and the regular run of TV. This means the canon is practically non-existent; hugely complex and frequently contradictory (as befits a show about a meddling time traveller) so if you don't like something 'canonical', chances are something else contradicts it and you can pick which bit you prefer. *g*

The show goes back to November 23rd 1963 and the current show is in a direct line from that. If you do get into it properly you'll probably want to see some of the old show as well (lots do) but it's not strictly necessary and the wiki pages are actually pretty accurate and instructive for an overview for example, about the Doctor and why there are ten of him.

The new show (old one cancelled in 89 by the evil Michael Grade) started in 2005 with the Ninth Doctor (Ecclestone) and proceeds with the current Tenth (Tennant).

There's a lot of backstory and stuff... but that's enough for now, I think. Please do ask away if there's something you'd like to know. (o:

Which one did you watch, btw? with Donna, it must be the latest season - and I agree absolutely about Donna; her awesome is mighty (she's played by Catherine Tate, previously better known for her own sketch show on BBC1).

But that's enough pimping for one morning I think... *G*