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== January == | |||
*[[14 January (production)|14 January]] - [[Sydney Newman]] took over the role of [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] [[Head of Drama]].<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/a.html</ref> | *[[14 January (production)|14 January]] - [[Sydney Newman]] took over the role of [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] [[Head of Drama]].<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/a.html</ref> | ||
== February == | |||
== March == | |||
*[[29 March (production)|29 March]] - [[C. E. Webber]], on orders from Sydney Newman, sent [[Science Fiction (report)|a report]] to [[Donald Wilson]], in which he described a potential [[science fiction]] programme which would eventually become ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The report described suitable characters for the "five-o'clock [[Saturday]] audience": [[Ian Chesterton|the handsome young man]], [[Barbara Wright|the handsome well-dressed heroine aged about 30]] and [[First Doctor|the mature man]]. The initial thought was of a [[laboratory]]-set programme with scientists for protagonists, although this was eventually scrapped in the next report.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6402.shtml BBC Archives]</ref> | *[[29 March (production)|29 March]] - [[C. E. Webber]], on orders from Sydney Newman, sent [[Science Fiction (report)|a report]] to [[Donald Wilson]], in which he described a potential [[science fiction]] programme which would eventually become ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The report described suitable characters for the "five-o'clock [[Saturday]] audience": [[Ian Chesterton|the handsome young man]], [[Barbara Wright|the handsome well-dressed heroine aged about 30]] and [[First Doctor|the mature man]]. The initial thought was of a [[laboratory]]-set programme with scientists for protagonists, although this was eventually scrapped in the next report.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6402.shtml BBC Archives]</ref> | ||
== April == | |||
== May == | |||
* [[16 May (production)|16 May]] - [[Dr. Who: General Notes on Background and Approach for an Exciting Adventure - Science Fiction Drama Series for Childrens Saturday Viewing|A document]], prepared by Donald Wilson and C. E. Webber and Sydney Newman, was submitted to [[Donald Baverstock]] which outlined the concept of a proposed programme called ''[[Doctor Who|Dr. Who]]''. | * [[16 May (production)|16 May]] - [[Dr. Who: General Notes on Background and Approach for an Exciting Adventure - Science Fiction Drama Series for Childrens Saturday Viewing|A document]], prepared by Donald Wilson and C. E. Webber and Sydney Newman, was submitted to [[Donald Baverstock]] which outlined the concept of a proposed programme called ''[[Doctor Who|Dr. Who]]''. | ||
*[[24 June (production)|24 June]] - [[David Whitaker]] appointed as [[script editor]].<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor]]''</ref> | *[[24 June (production)|24 June]] - [[David Whitaker]] appointed as [[script editor]].<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor]]''</ref> | ||
*7 August - William Hartnell has his first costume fitting and make up test.<ref name=":0">[[DWMSE 7]]</ref> | |||
== July == | |||
* 12 July - [[William Hartnell]] met with [[Verity Lambert]] and [[Waris Hussein]] to disuss the part of the [[First Doctor]]. ([[INFO]]: "[[The Forest of Fear]]") | |||
== August == | |||
*[[7 August (production)|7 August]] - William Hartnell has his first costume fitting and make up test.<ref name=":0">[[DWMSE 7]]</ref> | |||
* [[20 August (production)|20 August]] - First filming on "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]", the first ever episode, began. The session at Stage 3A of Ealing involved the recording of some of the elements of the [[Title sequence|opening credits]].<ref name=":0" /> | * [[20 August (production)|20 August]] - First filming on "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]", the first ever episode, began. The session at Stage 3A of Ealing involved the recording of some of the elements of the [[Title sequence|opening credits]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
*31 August - Further filming of opening credits elements at Studio 5 of TV Centre.<ref name=":0" /> (Though the two sessions cover most of the elements used in the title sequence, some other howlaround elements would ultimately be used from a previous BBC production in 1960, ''Tobias and the Angel''.<ref>https://twitter.com/tobyhadoke/status/1330940354623889408</ref><ref>https://tobyhadoke.podbean.com/e/doctor-who-too-much-information-10-the-pilot/ (from 0:05:55 onwards)</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nc7KDlyQgk</ref>) | *[[31 August (production)|31 August]] - Further filming of opening credits elements at Studio 5 of TV Centre.<ref name=":0" /> (Though the two sessions cover most of the elements used in the title sequence, some other howlaround elements would ultimately be used from a previous BBC production in 1960, ''Tobias and the Angel''.<ref>https://twitter.com/tobyhadoke/status/1330940354623889408</ref><ref>https://tobyhadoke.podbean.com/e/doctor-who-too-much-information-10-the-pilot/ (from 0:05:55 onwards)</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nc7KDlyQgk</ref>) | ||
*3 September - Title sequence assembled from the pre-existing and newly recorded elements by Richard Barclay at Ealing.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*20 September - William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell all meet together for the first time, for a publicity photo shoot at TV Centre.<ref name=":0" /> | == September == | ||
*21 September - Rehearsals for "An Unearthly Child" began at a Drill Hall on Uxbridge Road.<ref name=":0" /> | *[[3 September (production)|3 September]] - Title sequence assembled from the pre-existing and newly recorded elements by Richard Barclay at Ealing.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
*27 September - The first episode, "An Unearthly Child" is recorded.<ref name=":0" /> This version of the first episode was beset by technical problems, and the BBC subsequently rejected it for broadcast, authorising a rare "do-over" for later in the year. The outcome of these filming sessions was later dubbed "[[the Pilot Episode]]".<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[The Television Companion]]''</ref> | *[[20 September (production)|20 September]] - William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell all meet together for the first time, for a publicity photo shoot at TV Centre.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* 4 October - After viewing the pilot episode, [[Sydney Newman]] officially rejected the Pilot Episode in a lunch meeting with [[Verity Lambert]] and [[Waris Hussein]] and authorised a remounting of the episode.<ref name=":0" /> According to Howe and Walker, this was a contingency that had been planned for.{{Fact}} Over the next couple of weeks, numerous revisions to the script and changes to costuming and characterisation were undertaken. | *[[21 September (production)|21 September]] - Rehearsals for "An Unearthly Child" began at a Drill Hall on Uxbridge Road.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
*[[27 September (production)|27 September]] - The first episode, "An Unearthly Child" is recorded.<ref name=":0" /> This version of the first episode was beset by technical problems, and the BBC subsequently rejected it for broadcast, authorising a rare "do-over" for later in the year. The outcome of these filming sessions was later dubbed "[[the Pilot Episode]]".<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[The Television Companion]]''</ref> | |||
== October == | |||
* [[4 October (production)|4 October]] - After viewing the pilot episode, [[Sydney Newman]] officially rejected the Pilot Episode in a lunch meeting with [[Verity Lambert]] and [[Waris Hussein]] and authorised a remounting of the episode.<ref name=":0" /> According to Howe and Walker, this was a contingency that had been planned for.{{Fact}} Over the next couple of weeks, numerous revisions to the script and changes to costuming and characterisation were undertaken. | |||
* [[9 October (production)|9]]-[[11 October (production)|11 October]] - Filming for "An Unearthly Child" restarted at [[Ealing Studios]] following September's false start. | * [[9 October (production)|9]]-[[11 October (production)|11 October]] - Filming for "An Unearthly Child" restarted at [[Ealing Studios]] following September's false start. | ||
* [[21 November (production)|21 November]] - The first ever ''[[Doctor Who]]'' press conference was held to launch the new show. All four lead actors and [[David Whitaker]] attended the event at [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] {{w|Langham}}. | * [[21 November (production)|21 November]] - The first ever ''[[Doctor Who]]'' press conference was held to launch the new show. All four lead actors and [[David Whitaker]] attended the event at [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] {{w|Langham}}. | ||
* 21 November - ''[[Radio Times]]'' published an article announcing the debut of ''Doctor Who'', dated [[23 November (production)|23 November]]. This was the first ''Doctor Who''-related article ever published. | * 21 November - ''[[Radio Times]]'' published an article announcing the debut of ''Doctor Who'', dated [[23 November (production)|23 November]]. This was the first ''Doctor Who''-related article ever published. | ||
== December == | |||
* [[30 December (production)|30 December]] - The [[Audience Research Report]] on the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' was filed with the BBC. | * [[30 December (production)|30 December]] - The [[Audience Research Report]] on the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' was filed with the BBC. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 12 July 2022
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1963 was a year in which a number of events important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs occurred.
January
- 14 January - Sydney Newman took over the role of BBC Head of Drama.[1]
February
March
- 29 March - C. E. Webber, on orders from Sydney Newman, sent a report to Donald Wilson, in which he described a potential science fiction programme which would eventually become Doctor Who. The report described suitable characters for the "five-o'clock Saturday audience": the handsome young man, the handsome well-dressed heroine aged about 30 and the mature man. The initial thought was of a laboratory-set programme with scientists for protagonists, although this was eventually scrapped in the next report.[2]
April
May
- 16 May - A document, prepared by Donald Wilson and C. E. Webber and Sydney Newman, was submitted to Donald Baverstock which outlined the concept of a proposed programme called Dr. Who.
- 24 June - David Whitaker appointed as script editor.[3]
July
- 12 July - William Hartnell met with Verity Lambert and Waris Hussein to disuss the part of the First Doctor. (INFO: "The Forest of Fear")
August
- 7 August - William Hartnell has his first costume fitting and make up test.[4]
- 20 August - First filming on "An Unearthly Child", the first ever episode, began. The session at Stage 3A of Ealing involved the recording of some of the elements of the opening credits.[4]
- 31 August - Further filming of opening credits elements at Studio 5 of TV Centre.[4] (Though the two sessions cover most of the elements used in the title sequence, some other howlaround elements would ultimately be used from a previous BBC production in 1960, Tobias and the Angel.[5][6][7])
September
- 3 September - Title sequence assembled from the pre-existing and newly recorded elements by Richard Barclay at Ealing.[4]
- 20 September - William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell all meet together for the first time, for a publicity photo shoot at TV Centre.[4]
- 21 September - Rehearsals for "An Unearthly Child" began at a Drill Hall on Uxbridge Road.[4]
- 27 September - The first episode, "An Unearthly Child" is recorded.[4] This version of the first episode was beset by technical problems, and the BBC subsequently rejected it for broadcast, authorising a rare "do-over" for later in the year. The outcome of these filming sessions was later dubbed "the Pilot Episode".[8]
October
- 4 October - After viewing the pilot episode, Sydney Newman officially rejected the Pilot Episode in a lunch meeting with Verity Lambert and Waris Hussein and authorised a remounting of the episode.[4] According to Howe and Walker, this was a contingency that had been planned for.[source needed] Over the next couple of weeks, numerous revisions to the script and changes to costuming and characterisation were undertaken.
- 9-11 October - Filming for "An Unearthly Child" restarted at Ealing Studios following September's false start.
- 21 November - The first ever Doctor Who press conference was held to launch the new show. All four lead actors and David Whitaker attended the event at BBC Langham.
- 21 November - Radio Times published an article announcing the debut of Doctor Who, dated 23 November. This was the first Doctor Who-related article ever published.
December
- 30 December - The Audience Research Report on the first episode of Doctor Who was filed with the BBC.
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/a.html
- ↑ BBC Archives
- ↑ REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 DWMSE 7
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tobyhadoke/status/1330940354623889408
- ↑ https://tobyhadoke.podbean.com/e/doctor-who-too-much-information-10-the-pilot/ (from 0:05:55 onwards)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nc7KDlyQgk
- ↑ REF: The Television Companion
