On 23 November 1963 the first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast by the BBC. It was to become a long lasting family favourite.
Doctor Who was originally intended to appeal to a family audience as an educational programme using time travel as a means to explore scientific ideas and famous moments in history. The programme first appeared on the BBC Television Service at 17:16:20 on 23 November 1963; this was eighty seconds later than the scheduled programme time, because of announcements concerning the previous day’s assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The Doctor is a Time Lord and using his Tardis can travel through space and time, mostly accompanied by an assistant from Earth.
Over the decades he has come up against many alien life forms and challenges. When his bodily form is exhausted he can transform to a different humanoid body.
The Doctor Who series ran on TV but there have also been several films and books. Some episodes were lost as it was not considered at the time how important it would be in popular culture.
The Orkney News has several reviews of Doctor Who Audiobooks:
- Doctor Who: We Are The Daleks by Johnathan Morris – released by Big Finish Productions
- Doctor Who: The Archive Tapes: Cybermen by David Banks
- Doctor Who: Engines Of War by George Mann
- Doctor Who: The Sons Of Kaldor by Andrew Smith – released by Big Finish Productions
And many more.
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