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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 [[British Broadcasting Corporation|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.
"[[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 [[British Broadcasting Corporation|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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