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William Hartnell

An Adventure in Space and Time review: making history

Wed, Nov 27, 2013
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Mark Gatiss treats the legends of Doctor Who’s creation as only a longtime fan can, in a lovely tribute full of the exasperated acceptance that rose-tinted hindsight brings.

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Doctor Who thing: has a treasure trove of lost episodes been rediscovered?

Mon, Oct 07, 2013
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Good news, everyone! Maybe!

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Doctor Who thing: amazing collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the classic series

Fri, Oct 04, 2013
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I’ve never seen any of these before. Incredible.

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Doctor Who thing: tons of 50th-anniv programming coming our way

Thu, Sep 12, 2013
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It’s going to be Time Lord overload for the next couple of months across the BBC…

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Doctor Who thing: lost 1967 William Hartnell interview discovered

Thu, Aug 22, 2013
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More bits of the show’s history is uncovered for the 50th anniversary.

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Doctor Who thing: Steven Moffat threatens fans, wants to keep a lid on 50th-anniv promos

Tue, Jul 23, 2013
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Comic-Con audience got two trailers, but no one else can see them (yet). What could possibly be the benefit to withholding trailers like this?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: David Bradley (aka Hogwarts’ caretaker Filch) to play William Hartnell in making-of movie

Thu, Jan 31, 2013
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Good choice, I’d say…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: An Adventure in Space and Time to tell the story of the show’s creation

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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There’s a lot of real-life drama behind the creation of the show, including the controversial involvement of women such as Verity Lambert at a high level, so this should be a juicy story.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: this is how juicy a drama about the creation of the show could be

Thu, Mar 15, 2012
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A peek at just how much drama was going on at the BBC in 1963…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: a BBC TV drama about the creation of Doctor Who?

Thu, Feb 16, 2012
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Is Mark Gatiss writing a drama about the creation of Doctor Who in 1963? His nondenial denials are certainly intriguing…

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