A number of officially licensed audio productions based upon the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who have been produced over the years. Doctor Who stars an alien known as the Doctor, who has the ability to change their face and appearance when they die. They travel in time and space in a ship known as the TARDIS. The series began in 1963, though was cancelled in 1989. Following a failed revival via a 1996 TV movie, the show was revived in 2005.