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Category Archives: First Doctor
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
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Tagged Mission to the Unknown
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