Special Edition Magazine #7 from Panini (May 2004)
84 page special featuring the 1st Doctor, William Hartnell.
Content
Shapes of Things - Crochety old goat, or cuddly old grandad? Philip MacDonald takes a look back at the original Doctor ... Who?
The First Doctor on Television
SEASON 1:
In Production - Andrew Pixley takes a trip back to 1963, and finds out how a mild curiosity in a junkyard turned into quite a spirit of adventure!
The Stories - In which the TARDIS runs out of mercury, breaks down, is lost in a bet and goes everywhere ... except back to 1963, that is!
SEASON 2:
In Production - The Daleks return again (and again!), as Doctor Who becomes the hottest property on television! Here's how it happened ...
The Stories - In which there are historical hi-jinks, lots of giant insects - and it's "bye!" to Susan, Ian and Barbara, and "hi!" to Vicki and Steven ...
SEASON 3:
In Production - Ratings slide as public interest starts to dwindle and Billy gets bolshy. Can the Daleks save the day this time?
The Stories - In which there's tragedy in Troy, tussles with Taranium, toothache in Tombstone and Trilogic fun with a Toymaker!
SEASON 4:
In Production - It's almost the end for William Hartnell, as the Doctor's old body wears a bit thin - but so does the patience of the production team!
The Stories - In which the Doctor meets smuggling pirates and silver giants, before facing up to the prospect of rejuvenation ...
Further Adventures
First Doctor Books - Matt Michael considers the highs and lows of Doctor One's novel outings.
First Doctor Comics - John (and Gillian) Ainsworth finds out what the Doctor keeps in his magic bag ...
Afterword by Verity Lambert - Doctor Who's first ever producer shares her memories of the series with us.
