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| 1 = {{feature|title=Doctor Who|image=|ext=Doctor Who in five languages - BBC Worldwide Showcase|lead='''''Doctor Who''''' is both a television show and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. It centres on a time traveller called "[[the Doctor]]", who comes from a race of beings known as [[Time Lord]]s. He travels through space and time in a [[time machine]] he calls [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with [[companion|his friends]]. Another vital element of the show is the concept of [[regeneration]] — a process by which the Doctor can change his form when he's near death. This convenient trick thus allows the programme to change lead actors in a narratively sensible way.<br><br>Though it began on the day after the [[Kennedy assassination]] in [[1963 (releases)|1963]], it has had three distinct production eras. The first version — sometimes called "classic ''Doctor Who''" by fans — ran from 1963 to [[1989 (releases)|1989]], and contained the adventures of the first seven Doctors. In [[1996 (releases)|1996]] an American co-production was attempted involving the [[Eighth Doctor]]. The current iteration of the show began broadcast in [[2005]], and is by far the most popular and critically successful version, beginning with the adventures of [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s [[Ninth Doctor]]. <br><br>In addition to the televised programme, the show has spawned a rich heritage of [[:Category:Doctor Who comic stories|comics]], [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio stories]], [[:category:Doctor Who novel series|novels]], [[:Category:Doctor Who short stories|short stories]] and even [[:category:Doctor Who stage plays|stage plays]].}} | | 1 = {{feature|title=Doctor Who|image=|ext=Doctor Who in five languages - BBC Worldwide Showcase|lead='''''Doctor Who''''' is both a television show and a global multimedia franchise created and controlled by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. It centres on a time traveller called "[[the Doctor]]", who comes from a race of beings known as [[Time Lord]]s. He travels through space and time in a [[time machine]] he calls [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with [[companion|his friends]]. Another vital element of the show is the concept of [[regeneration]] — a process by which the Doctor can change his form when he's near death. This convenient trick thus allows the programme to change lead actors in a narratively sensible way.<br><br>Though it began on the day after the [[Kennedy assassination]] in [[1963 (releases)|1963]], it has had three distinct production eras. The first version — sometimes called "classic ''Doctor Who''" by fans — ran from 1963 to [[1989 (releases)|1989]], and contained the adventures of the first seven Doctors. In [[1996 (releases)|1996]] an American co-production was attempted involving the [[Eighth Doctor]]. The current iteration of the show began broadcast in [[2005]], and is by far the most popular and critically successful version, beginning with the adventures of [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s [[Ninth Doctor]]. <br><br>In addition to the televised programme, the show has spawned a rich heritage of [[:Category:Doctor Who comic stories|comics]], [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio stories]], [[:category:Doctor Who novel series|novels]], [[:Category:Doctor Who short stories|short stories]] and even [[:category:Doctor Who stage plays|stage plays]].}} | ||
| 2 = {{feature|title=The Mind of Evil (TV story)|image=Mind of Evil - Doctor Who DVD|ext=|lead='''''The Mind of Evil''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] story that brought a radical change in the way [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]] was portrayed. Instead of being a primarily investigative body interested in alien or unexplained phenomena, here UNIT was mostly seen as a simple security force, guaranteeing the safety of international diplomats. In other words, the "United Nations" portion of their acronym was stressed over the "Intelligence Taskforce" bit — as would later happen in such stories as ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Time Warrior]]''. Meanwhile, the main plot about the mind-control device was something [[writer]] [[Don Houghton]] intentionally included as an homage to ''[[wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange|A Clockwork Orange]]''. ''Evil'' went badly over budget, thanks in no small part to one of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s rare usages of a real [[helicopter]] in the concluding episode. An unimpressed [[Barry Letts]] therefore withdrew [[director]] [[Timothy Combe]] from his informal "director's [[wiktionary:rota#Noun|rota]]", and Combe never worked on the programme again.}} | | 2 = {{feature|title=The Mind of Evil (TV story)|image=Mind of Evil - Doctor Who DVD|ext=|lead='''''The Mind of Evil''''' was a [[Third Doctor]] story that brought a radical change in the way [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]] was portrayed. Instead of being a primarily investigative body interested in alien or unexplained phenomena, here UNIT was mostly seen as a simple security force, guaranteeing the safety of international diplomats. In other words, the "United Nations" portion of their acronym was stressed over the "Intelligence Taskforce" bit — as would later happen in such stories as ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Time Warrior]]''. Meanwhile, the main plot about the mind-control device was something [[writer]] [[Don Houghton]] intentionally included as an homage to ''[[wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange|A Clockwork Orange]]''. ''Evil'' went badly over budget, thanks in no small part to one of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s rare usages of a real [[helicopter]] in the concluding episode. An unimpressed [[Barry Letts]] therefore withdrew [[director]] [[Timothy Combe]] from his informal "director's [[wiktionary:rota#Noun|rota]]", and Combe never worked on the programme again.}} | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 22 October 2013
Planet of Giants was a First Doctor serial which had a long and interesting gestation. Its basic conceit — that of miniaturising the Doctor and his companions — was to have been the very first story in Doctor Who history, but the technical challenge was too great for that earliest of production crews. It was therefore rejected by producer Verity Lambert, but script editor David Whitaker continued to push the topic. By its third writer, the "miniaturisation idea" had become intertwined with an important, pro-evironment message. The script that emerged was based on the non-fiction book, Silent Spring, and therefore contained an obvious warning against the environmental dangers of pesticide.
