Does the Doctor have infinite regenerations?

He travels through time and space, saves the Earth, and has millions of fans all over the world. But as every "Whovian" knows, the Doctor cannot last for ever: Time Lords are able to regenerate only 12 times before they die.
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How many regenerations does Doctor have?

The idea that the Doctor has 12 regenerations is first mentioned in The Deadly Assassin, a 1976 episode from the Tom Baker era. The Master - an evil Time Lord close to his final regeneration - is said to have been offered a new cycle of lives in exchange for helping to rig the election of a new Time Lord leader.
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Does the timeless child have unlimited regenerations?

Tecteun was eventually able to replicate this regenerative ability, regenerating herself into a new incarnation. The Second Tecteun eventually spread this power to other Shobogans, who would go on to become Time Lords, and artificially limited the number of regenerations to a maximum of twelve.
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Does the Doctor have infinite lives?

Doctor Who Just Removed One Of The Original Show's Most Frustrating Time Lord Rules. Doctor Who just undid one of its major rules regarding the Time Lord regeneration process, allowing The Doctor to have unlimited regenerations. Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Doctor Who "The Timeless Children."
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Is the Doctor immortal now?

The extra-terrestrial being known only as The Doctor - whose adventures are chronicled in the cult sci-fi series 'Doctor Who' - has officially been revealed as an immortal.
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Why did the 10th Doctor not regenerate?

As Moffat also mentions in the video, this recalls the viewpoint of the Tenth Doctor (as played by David Tennant) on the idea of regeneration. He resisted changing for as long as possible because, as he said, regeneration “feels like dying. Everything I am dies. Some new man goes sauntering away.”
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How long can the Doctor live?

So my question is, how long can ONE version of The Doctor naturally live ? We know that 11 spent about 200 years looking for The Silence on Series 6, and then about 300 on Trenzalore, so he can at least live 500 years.
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Is River a Time Lord?

No. River Song is not a Time Lord. The title and distinction belongs solely to those beings from the world of Gallifrey who have been indoctrinated, trained and introduced to the Time Vortex via a particular set of rituals, instruction and guidance.
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Will there be a 14th Doctor?

The BBC has announced that Ncuti Gatwa, who plays Eric Effiong on Sex Education, will be playing the 14th Doctor!
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Will Doctor Who ever end?

The 2021 season of Doctor Who will be shorter than usual as it will be Jodie Whittaker's third and final outing as the Time Lord, as she is set to exit the sci-fi series in 2022, following a trio of specials.
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Will the 13th Doctor regenerate?

Jamie Magnus Stone, the director of the currently untitled centenary special, revealed (via Digital Spy) that the 13th Doctor will regenerate outside of the TARDIS for the first time in recent history.
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How did Missy regenerate?

Using a device called the Elysium field, Missy was able to get a new regeneration cycle. This created not only a weird super good future incarnation of herself "called Lumiat," but also gave an added dimension to the biggest mystery behind The Master's return in Season 12.
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Did the timeless child ruined Doctor Who?

Season 12's Timeless Child reveal was so big because it completely altered the very foundations of Doctor Who. First, it changed history, by revealing that the Doctor had an unknown number of lives prior to who fans know as William Hartnell's First Doctor.
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Will there be a 15th Doctor?

Whittaker's time as the Doctor is coming to an end and, according to the BBC, the 15th Doctor will be revealed in "the coming weeks," though a specific date was not provided. It was also revealed that two former Doctor Who companions, Tegan and Ace, will return for Whittaker's final episodes as the 13th Doctor.
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Why did the 12th Doctor not regenerate?

In-universe, Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor regenerated because of the accumulated damage he had sustained in battle with the Cybermen. Unusually, though, the Twelfth Doctor resisted the regeneration for several weeks. He was scared, afraid of the change, which he likened to a death in itself.
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Is the 13th doctor the last Doctor?

Peter Capaldi confirmed a year later that the tenth series would be his last, too. Following this news, several media reports and bookmakers had speculated as to who would replace Capaldi as the Thirteenth Doctor.
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Is Julia Foster the 14th Doctor?

Julia Foster is the 14th Doctor, with Tennant Back as Companion. Veteran actress Julia Foster will replace Jodie Whittaker after she bows out from Doctor Who in this year's festive special. Despite claims to the contrary, Whittaker in fact filmed her final scenes late last year.
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Is David Tennant coming back to Dr Who?

(CNN) David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to "Doctor Who," the BBC has confirmed. The 10th Doctor and his companion, Donna Noble, are filming scenes that are due to air in 2023 to coincide with the show's 60th anniversary celebrations, the broadcaster said in a statement Sunday.
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Who will replace Jodie Whittaker?

Ncuti Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the Time Lord in Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. The 29-year-old will become the 14th Doctor on the popular BBC show after Whittaker announced last July she would be leaving the role.
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Is Clara River Song's daughter?

Clara is a future regeneration of River Song who's had her memory erased. River is, after all, a Time Lord. We've seen her regenerate before.
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Why is River Song backwards?

River Song's Timeline isn't backwards (and neither is the Doctors). Their individual timelines move forward from birth to death (in the loosest sense of the word) but as time travellers they are free to visit any time and space in any order.
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Is Clara a Dalek?

She is the sole survivor of the starship Alaska, which crashed on the Asylum, a prison planet for insane Daleks. Oswin then learns from the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) that she has been converted from human into a Dalek and has coped by retreating into a fantasy of her own intact survival.
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Who has the longest run as the Doctor?

As of 25 December 2018, official television productions have depicted fourteen distinct incarnations of the Doctor. The longest-lasting on-screen incarnation is the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker for seven years.
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Who is the oldest Doctor Who?

The oldest Doctor was William Hartnell (UK), who played the part from the age of 55 to 57. He last reprised the role in 1973, aged 65.
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How many regenerations does River song have?

Assuming they did not, it would appear that Melody Pond/River Song gave up TEN incarnations (9 regenerations) to save The Doctor. First Regeneration - while homeless, young Melody Pond apparently succumbed to hunger & illness, undergoing her first regeneration in the episode "Day of the Moon".
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