Wednesday 19 November 2008

THE GENESIS OF DOCTOR WHO


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'.

45 years of Doctor Who, 23rd November 1963 - 23rd November 2008

Original run
Classic series:

23 November 1963 –
6 December 1989
Television movie:
12 May 1996
Current series:
26 March 2005 – present
(bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/)

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