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|name= | |name=''The Sixties'' | ||
|image= The_Sixties_cover.jpg | |image= The_Sixties_cover.jpg | ||
|writer= [[David J. Howe]], [[Mark Stammers]], [[Stephen James Walker]] | |writer= [[David J. Howe]], [[Mark Stammers]], [[Stephen James Walker]] | ||
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|next=The Seventies | |next=The Seventies | ||
}}{{you may|1960s|n1=the titular decade}} | }}{{you may|1960s|n1=the titular decade}} | ||
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a book which analysed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' of the | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a book which analysed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' of the 1960s. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
On November 23 1963 a British Institution was born. | On November 23 1963 a British Institution was born. | ||
Almost thirty years later ''Doctor Who'' commands a following matched by no other British television programme. | Almost thirty years later ''Doctor Who'' commands a following matched by no other British television programme. | ||
Yet in its early days the series had to face fierce opposition from within the BBC itself. However, the arrival of the series' most popular monsters, the Daleks — soon to become a British cult icon — helped to secure ''Doctor Who'''s continuing success. | Yet in its early days the series had to face fierce opposition from within the BBC itself. However, the arrival of the series' most popular monsters, the Daleks — soon to become a British cult icon — helped to secure ''Doctor Who{{'}}''s continuing success. | ||
''The Sixties'' is the definitive record of those early years when ''Doctor Who'' developed its unique character. It provides a fascinating insight into a production process very different from the sophisticated studio methods of today and tells something of the political wrangling within the BBC which nearly ended the series before it had properly begun. Actors, writers, directors and crew recall their contributions in a decade which saw the move from primitive one-take studio sets to more elaborate and realistic location filming. The creative and technical processes involved in making ''Doctor Who'' on all aspects of British culture in the sixties. Films and exhibitions are also covered, along with the many toys and games which flooded the maket. | ''The Sixties'' is the definitive record of those early years when ''Doctor Who'' developed its unique character. It provides a fascinating insight into a production process very different from the sophisticated studio methods of today and tells something of the political wrangling within the BBC which nearly ended the series before it had properly begun. Actors, writers, directors and crew recall their contributions in a decade which saw the move from primitive one-take studio sets to more elaborate and realistic location filming. The creative and technical processes involved in making ''Doctor Who'' on all aspects of British culture in the sixties. Films and exhibitions are also covered, along with the many toys and games which flooded the maket. | ||
