Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor: Difference between revisions

|name =''The First Doctor Handbook''

Like all in the ''Handbook'' series, it is divided into three major sections. The first presents a series of snippets from interviews with principles involved in the creation of the persona of the [[First Doctor]]; the second gives detailed notes about every televised adventure of this Doctor; and the last concerns itself with behind-the-scenes developments during this Doctor's era.

"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.

"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]].

"This is the third in the series by David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker, the team that also produced [[Doctor Who: The Sixties|THE SIXTIES]] and [[Doctor Who: The Seventies|THE SEVENTIES]].  Drawing on the latest research they have included in this book the definitive account of the genesis of DOCTOR WHO, as well as a profile of William Hartnell, critical reviews of all the TV stories, a detailed analysis of the making of a typical First Doctor story, and a complete review of the programme's development."

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