To celebrate the 55th birthday of Doctor Who we asked our wonderful Twitter followers to share what the show has given them. And what a response. From career inspiration, relationships, a sense of self… it seems there’s no end to what the Doctor has done for us. We chose 55 answers we particularly loved – see if you can spot yourself!
Happy birthday Doctor Who, from us at the Time Ladies and everyone below. We love you.
@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me an opportunity to go on adventures without actually leaving my living room!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ailish💕 (@ailishmay98) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ @WhovianLife Doctor Who has given me a reason to be happy everyday and inspired me to be the person… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ellie 💙✨ (@Ellietardisgirl) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the strength to keep going, to continue to be kind and to help when I can.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Writer Maybe (@Zelle_Eleince) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor who has given me an escape, watching doctor who has always helped me when im going through a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Daisy (@daispumpkin626) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Dr Who has given me a 'safe place' for my autistic son, alongside an appreciation of brilliant acto… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Nicola Wright (@mummy2nicola) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me hope over the years at times when I thought I had none. I would not be aliv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Cora ☄ (@Thirteen_Stars_) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the courage to be as creative as I can, without worrying what anyone thinks.
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Scott Van Denham🇨🇦 (@25or6to4scotty) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ @KeziaRose Doctor Who had given me a friend that is always there for me when nobody is, who motivat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Héloïse (r0setyler) 👩🚀🌙 (@HeloiseCapaldwi) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor who has given me a reason to wake up everyday with a, sense of purpose dispite my crohns die… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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BeckyR (@freetobanditome) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor who has given me the opportunity to improve myself and everything about me to bring hope and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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15th Doctor #DoctorWho today (@Rainbowdash1963) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me a topic to converse with others, a gateway to new ways of telling stories,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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John Ryan (@ClassicDWFan) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ #DoctorWho has given me the courage to become whoever I want to be, in a whole wide wibbly-wobbly u… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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«Emily Morgan» (@TriforceWhovian) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ @0hMySt4rs Doctor who has given me freedom and the chance to travel. I was born with multiple illne… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ivy Belle Hudson (@HudsonIvy) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ doctor who has given me everything i am: it has helped me through the darkest of times, it has give… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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betty 💫 (@jodieewhittaker) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the passion to become a filmmaker: the way how Doctor Who was done inspired… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Owen (@HSIAImbecile) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me some of the best friends I will ever, ever have.
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britniy (@b10age) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me a new outlook on the world and on people. It taught me that we can all resp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Rantingisalwaysfun (@TheRanterisme) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the understanding that sometimes you have to go it alone, and that it can b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Charlie Rengel (@Charles_Rengel) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who Has Then Given Me The Inspiration
To Creating My Dr.Who Artwork & Comic Book. https://t.co/q53nwo9jih
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JASON USHER (@jasonjangel) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me friendships that will last a life time, taught me the importance of kindnes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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D ~ (@abitmeddlesome) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ @jodiiewhittaker A fear of giant maggots 😮
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Sarah-Jane Coleby 🇪🇺 #peoplesvote #virtualmarch (@S_JColebyArtist) November 14, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me, essentially, a career. Although I am an actor, I found the confidence & gr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Chris Walker-Thomson (@ChrisWalkerT) November 14, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me my life back. Wouldn't have the friends and experiences I have now without it.
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Steph (@pinkwaldd) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me a new lease of life. It gave me my dream job. If gave me confidence to figh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Sophie Iles @ Pandorica ✨ (@sophilestweets) November 15, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me hope and has taught me kindness. Also, it has given me the most beautiful p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Naiad ❄️🎄 (@crstalgm) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me a sense of community, an amazing group of friends and a lot of love for all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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cie | 64 | 157 💕 (@jodiesjenna) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ @dj_appelby Doctor Who has given me language skills. When I was a toddler in the 1970s one of my fi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kate Vogelsang (@Kate_bob) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ doctor who has given me hope. hope in a universe that is purely good, hope that one day things will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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cleo™ ︽🌸︽ 🏳️🌈 (@DrWhom42) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me incredible friends, I've met some of the fabulous actors and actresses of t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Lily May Sherratt (@IreneWildthyme) November 15, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor who has given me the freedom to be who I want to be. It has opened a window on the past and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Sonia💜 (@awhoviantimetrv) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me something to share with my son.
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James Brough (@thasceles) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has shown me that you don’t need to try and be anyone you’re not, that you can just be y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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geronimo (@gallifreytrash) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me my antidepressant, comic cons, since my very first ever was to meet Matt Sm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Cas loves Loki and Colin King!! (@Arrowcycle) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the confidence to be different.
Growing up with a disability was hard and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Complexicated Cookie (@Johnboy_Cook) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ #DoctorWho has given me a hero who is never cruel nor cowardly, and who values compassion and kindn… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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🌋 Steven 🦖🦕☄ (@StevenScrivello) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the confidence to write fiction, When I was in primary school my teachers m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kay (@Samhainix) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who gave me my dream. I didn't know what I wanted with my life, until one day, I thought, "H… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Scriptscribbles (@scribblestumblr) November 15, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me something to share with my younger twin brothers, and make ‘em happy. https://t.co/PmRx2dzqD3
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Harry Draper (@bowtieanimation) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the opportunity to jump start my writing career by connecting me to my targ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Mackenzie Flohr is #NaNoWriMo-ing (@MackenzieFlohr) November 14, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the courage and the inspiration to write creatively and join a passionate f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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DoctorWho:OnTheCouch (@DWOnTheCouch) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me... my best friend @Tobiiiaaas who I wouldn't be without! ❤️
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Jess (@Whoscaper) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the inspiration to choose acting as a career. The first time I ever saw Doc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Emma Rowe (@ERowe98) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the ability to have hope no matter how difficult the situation.
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em ミ☆ (@WHOITTAKER) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Dr Who has given me
A key to ride the winds of time.
In Totter’s Yard, then, it was then
The alien… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ann (@ann97757123) November 16, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me two women who I look up to and get insparation from in my everyday life. Ro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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blondie (@piperthirteen) November 14, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me... My wonderful partner and our two amazing boys, and number 3 arriving in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Guy Ingram (@GalifreyStands) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the opportunity to escape from everyday life
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Emma Curry (@Emma_Curry_) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me a more complex vision of the universe and a sense of sensibility and love ❤
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Needle. (@winterfellsnows) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me a decent English and a good way to escape from reality when I really needed… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Auntie ℂha miss Jenna🎄 (@beautyfailed) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor who has given me knowledge. Even though it is believed that the very first and most recent s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Lotty_phoenix 🔥 (@lottypod93) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the courage to be my gender fluid self & a hero to look up to.
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Christina Lonsinger (@CPoppinz) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has really changed my life over the past 13 years, the music getting me into music and t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Tweetlord📎 (@Simon_Tweetlord) November 13, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me hope in the dark times https://t.co/1RzKj9KhY9
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Dave Johnson (@Doctor_Dave80) November 12, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me my imagination. It showed me time and time again, when things looked hopele… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Elizabeth Edwards (@twoesonename) November 15, 2018@thetimeladies_ Doctor Who has given me the courage to be different. To not fit in with the crowd. To be proud of w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Hayden (@HaydenMcGhee) November 14, 2018Don’t forget, we’ll be shouting out our 5 favourite entries, who will each win a prize.
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The Time Ladies 
Doctor Who has inspired me so often since I first watched it, many decades ago, but the thing that shines through with each and every Doctor – intelligence and wit will always win the day. They are such a refreshing change from the brawn over reason action heroes.
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