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Category Archives: First Doctor
The Target Storybook
When I was a kid, nothing was more exciting than getting a new Doctor Who book from the TARGET book range. I utterly adored them. Then, one day, I finished the collection and there were none left to collect. When … Continue reading
A Christmas Story
On Christmas Day 1965 there was more than one fourth-wall breaking Doctor Who story for children to enjoy. If they were lucky enough to have a copy of TV Comic Issue 732 (dated week ending 25th December 1965) they could … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christmas, Comics, Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged A Christmas Story, Classic Comics, John and Gillian, TV Comic
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Top of the Docs: Season 3
Picking up from where we left off last week, I give you season 3. Again, some of these are tough to assess because they are either missing episodes or the entire story is missing. Still, based on what we’ve seen, … Continue reading
Top of the Docs: Season 1
So, you’re a fan of Doctor Who but you started with the new series. You’re intrigued by the classics though. You want to know what classic era stories are worth watching, but the backlog is phenomenal. Where do you start? … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Random Chatter, Science Fiction, Television, Top of the Docs
Tagged William Hartnell
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Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
It’s August 1966, and the second Dr. Who film has arrived in cinemas, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. or according to the trailer and film poster Daleks – Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Either way, it an odd clumsifying of the … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Films, Louise, Peter Cushing, Susan, Tom
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The Smugglers
With a plot that consists of various characters being captured, escaping and being captured again, this logically should not be a very good story, but strangely enough it is quite enjoyable. The secret lies in the characters themselves, who are … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, History, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Ben, Polly, The Smugglers, William Hartnell
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The War Machines
This is a perfect example of a story that makes it so worthwhile to watch all of Doctor Who in order, as it is totally different to anything that has gone before. If you dip in and out of various … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Ben, Dodo, Jackie Lane, Polly, The War Machines, William Hartnell
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The Savages
Nestled between two popular stories that are complete in the archives, the missing Savages tends to get overlooked and doesn’t provoke much in the way of strong reactions. It is neither loved nor hated. If anything, it is forgotten, or … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Dodo, Steven, The Savages
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The Gunfighters
This is one of those stories where Doctor Who crashes into another genre and sees how well the two fit together and how well the Doctor copes with being outside his usual comfort zone. Broadly speaking there are two approaches … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, History, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Dodo, Steven, The Gunfighters, William Hartnell
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The Celestial Toymaker
I have been looking forward to this moment with some degree of trepidation, because The Celestial Toymaker is an incredibly difficult Doctor Who story to write about nowadays. Due to issues of racism it is probably the most controversial Doctor … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Dodo, Steven, The Celestial Toymaker, William Hartnell
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The Ark
The Ark shows us a bleak vision of the future. Not for the last time we see the final moments of planet Earth, and the remaining humans are off on a journey to find a new home. After ten million … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Dodo, Jackie Lane, Steven, The Ark, William Hartnell
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The Myth Makers
This is not so much a historical Doctor Who story as a mythical one. Donald Cotton’s approach is to look for the entertaining narrative within history, irrespective of any underlying facts or the lack thereof, and as such he accepts … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, History, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Katarina, Maureen O'Brien, Steven, The Myth Makers, Vicki, William Hartnell
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Galaxy 4
On a couple of lovely summer evenings in Nineteen-ninety-something I read the script of Galaxy 4, published by Titan Books. This was my first experience of the story, and it was an immediate favourite of mine. I still love the … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Galaxy 4, Maureen O'Brien, Steven, Vicki, William Hartnell
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The Time Meddler
The classic series has been enjoyed as individual stories on VHS or DVD for so many years now that it is easy to forget that there were actually season finales right from the start. Just like a modern series of … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, History, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Steven, The Time Meddler, Vicki, William Hartnell
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The Daleks’ Master Plan
Well, this is all incredibly complex. It is really impossible to do this story justice within a single article and one day it probably needs looking at on an episode-by-episode basis (no promises!). We have already looked at The Feast … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Katarina, Sara, Steven, The Daleks' Master Plan, William Hartnell
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Mission to the Unknown
So here we have the first ever pilot episode for a Doctor Who spinoff series. If you thought that wasn’t going to happen until we get to K9 and Company then this might come as a bit of a surprise, … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, First Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Mission to the Unknown
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The View from the Junkyard 