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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]].}} | | 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]].}} | ||
| 2 = {{feature|title= | | 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.}} | ||
| 3 = {{feature|title=Russell T Davies|image=David Tennant interviews Russel T Davies - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC|ext=|lead='''Russell T Davies''' was responsible for the revival of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well as the creation of two spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. From 2005 to mid-2009, he was the [[head writer]] and an [[executive producer]] of the BBC Wales version of the show.}} | | 3 = {{feature|title=Russell T Davies|image=David Tennant interviews Russel T Davies - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC|ext=|lead='''Russell T Davies''' was responsible for the revival of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well as the creation of two spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. From 2005 to mid-2009, he was the [[head writer]] and an [[executive producer]] of the BBC Wales version of the show.}} | ||
| 4 = {{feature|title=Rose (TV story)|image="I'm the Doctor by the way" - Doctor Who - BBC|ext=|lead='''''Rose''''' was the first episode of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As the first televised story of the [[21st century]], it had to introduce the concept of the programme, as well as new regulars, [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Billie Piper]]. Its success on [[BBC One]] was immediate. As of 2013, it remained the second highest-rated season opener in ''Doctor Who'' history, behind only ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', a story that aired without any competition from other broadcasters. Aired in [[March (releases)|March]], [[2005 (releases)|2005]] — several years before the BBC offered full scale digital content streaming — it picked up nearly 11 million terrestrial and cable [[BBC One]] viewers. The episode boasted a number of behind-the-scenes firsts, aside from merely being the first episode to feature [[Russell T Davies]]' vision of the show — such as being the first episode shot in a widescreen aspect ratio. It was also the first British-made episode to utilise an modern production style, and was thus the first time that credited [[cinematographer]]s, [[production designer]]s, [[colourist]]s, digital artists, and any number of skilled professions had been credited on British-made ''Doctor Who''.}} | | 4 = {{feature|title=Rose (TV story)|image="I'm the Doctor by the way" - Doctor Who - BBC|ext=|lead='''''Rose''''' was the first episode of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As the first televised story of the [[21st century]], it had to introduce the concept of the programme, as well as new regulars, [[Christopher Eccleston]] and [[Billie Piper]]. Its success on [[BBC One]] was immediate. As of 2013, it remained the second highest-rated season opener in ''Doctor Who'' history, behind only ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', a story that aired without any competition from other broadcasters. Aired in [[March (releases)|March]], [[2005 (releases)|2005]] — several years before the BBC offered full scale digital content streaming — it picked up nearly 11 million terrestrial and cable [[BBC One]] viewers. The episode boasted a number of behind-the-scenes firsts, aside from merely being the first episode to feature [[Russell T Davies]]' vision of the show — such as being the first episode shot in a widescreen aspect ratio. It was also the first British-made episode to utilise an modern production style, and was thus the first time that credited [[cinematographer]]s, [[production designer]]s, [[colourist]]s, digital artists, and any number of skilled professions had been credited on British-made ''Doctor Who''.}} | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 8 October 2013
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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 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 rota", and Combe never worked on the programme again.
