The genesis of Doctor Who, from the BBC archives »
Posted By Wil 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
Explore the origins of a TV legend with this collection of documents and images. It's now the number one family favourite, but 'Doctor Who' had a difficult birth, emerging from the imagination of some of BBC Drama's top minds.
Here, we tell the story of the creation of 'Doctor Who' from the very beginning, starting with a report on the possibility of making science fiction for television and leading up to the moment a new drama series is announced in the pages of 'Radio Times'.
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Wil7 months, 2 weeks ago
This is just fascinating to me. Whenever I read stuff like this, I'm amazed that anything ever gets made, or given a chance to succeed.
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LittleKenny7 months, 2 weeks ago
I'm just amazed any of this stuff even survived this long. Especially considering that the BBC recorded over a number of the earlier episodes to save on tape expenses.
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jonadair7 months, 2 weeks ago
It's been over 20 years since I really even watched Dr. Who, but this behind-the-scenes stuff fascinates me.
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Fangarius7 months, 2 weeks ago
Exactly, another oddity was 'Doctor Who' almost didn't make it because it debuted on the same day when JFK was assassinated (Nov. 23, 1963).
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Ironically if it hadn't been for Terry Nation's Daleks, many theorized the show wouldn't have survived past its First Season. -
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Mutainia7 months, 2 weeks ago
The first Doctor Who I was familiar with, was one that was pestering King Kong in an animated 1960's tv series.
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StevieGee7 months, 2 weeks ago
I'm a huge fan of The Doctor. In the early episodes the costumes consisted of boots wrapped in aluminum foil and head gaskets strapped to their chests. It was epic.
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Sageparadox7 months, 2 weeks ago
Awesome find. Since the early 80's I use to get up every Sunday morning and watch Doctor Who on PBS. Back then the Doctor was played by Tom Baker, who in my opinion was the best Doctor ever. I was floored when the BBC started the series again and started showing it on Sci-Fi. The new actor playing the Doctor, David Tennant is almost as great as Tom Baker. To bad they are taking a break from it for a few years.
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Julian19757 months, 2 weeks ago
There's still going to be five specials over the next year, starting with the Christmas Day episode. Then when the 5th season starts in 2010 there will be a new Doctor! Tom Baker was my Doctor back when I was a small kid. He was the guest presenter of Have I Got News For You a couple of weeks ago. He may be in his 70's, but he's still got that magic Time Lord quality.
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PainGoddess7 months, 2 weeks ago
I have loved the show ever since I started watching it on PBS. The new shows have been great.
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Xaos7 months, 2 weeks ago
Great show with a wonderful history. Well written and very imaginative. It is great to see that the revamped series seems to be catching on here.
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monikalel427 months, 2 weeks ago
Doctor Who is my favorite show! It's amazing to see how it all began.
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