- The first Doctor, William Hartnell
HAPPY birthday to Doctor Who, which was first broadcast 47 years ago today.
Alot of time vortex energy has passed through the Eye of Harmony since then, but that doesn’t lessen the interest of these pages from the BBC Archive.
They show the background notes from Sydney Newman and CE Webber outlining the new – and still enduring – format of the show. It is testimony to their ideas that much of what they outlined then has stood the test of time virtually untouched.
Have a read and enjoy.
- Doctor Who original notes 1
- Doctor Who original notes 2
- Doctor Who original notes 3
- Doctor Who original notes 4
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There’s a really good documentary about the creation of Doctor Who on the box set of the first three stories. Emma Thompson’s mum was under consideration to play one of the first companions.