Dr Who Review, Part 2 – The William Hartnell Era

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The second episode in my ongoing series of reviews, with analysis, of the BBC science-fiction show, Doctor Who.

In this part, the era of the First Doctor, William Hartnell, is considered. We take a look at TV production in the sixties, and how Doctor Who came to be made before looking in depth at two of my favourite stories of this era.

Chapter Selection:
0:00 23rd November 1963
2:11 The Genesis of Dr Who
4:49 Casting William Hartnell
7:18 TV Production in the 1960s
10:14 TVs then and now
12:09 The 1st Doctor’s Era
13:01 An Unearthly Child and 100,000 BC
20:09 William Russell (Ian)
22:51 The Daleks
30:15 Key Scenes and Moments
34:59 Marco Polo and the ‘Lost Episodes’
40:57 The End of an Era

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