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"''Doctor Who'' is the world's longest running science fiction television series. Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history. | "''Doctor Who'' is the world's longest running science fiction television series. Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history. | ||
"[[William Hartnell]] was already a well-known and experienced film and television actor when, in 1963, he took on a new role: a mysterious and crotchety time traveller in a new [[ | "[[William Hartnell]] was already a well-known and experienced film and television actor when, in 1963, he took on a new role: a mysterious and crotchety time traveller in a new [[BBC]] drama series for children. Nothing else about the programme was as tried and tested; the fictional premise was offbeat, the [[producer]] was a [[Verity Lambert|young woman at the start of her television career]], and the future direction of the series was unknown. | ||
"''Doctor Who'' went on to thrill millions of children and adults around the world for three decades. But the foundations of success were laid in the first three years, when [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and the [[Dalek]]s became as known and loved as [[the Beatles]]. | "''Doctor Who'' went on to thrill millions of children and adults around the world for three decades. But the foundations of success were laid in the first three years, when [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and the [[Dalek]]s became as known and loved as [[the Beatles]]. | ||
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== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of ''[[The Ark]]''. | This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who Handbooks]] | [[Category:Doctor Who Handbooks]] | ||
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