Indeed! This American has been a Dr Who fan since forever, or at least forever is how it feels. I thought you might be amused to see a story I wrote a few years ago about MY Doctor, Tom Baker:

https://medium.com/james-finn/dr-who-and-the-gay-boy-fa6baa91b36e?sk=9f6572239e4a3c8d838eb126ebb5c29f