A Radio Times History of Doctor Who: 01 William Hartnell

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Episode 9:  The Expedition - Genuinely thought the front page was from Doctor Who for a split second.

My initial reaction was similar, in the sense that one of the actors resembled Hartnell to my eyes and the words MONTE CARLO kept resolving as MARCO POLO.  I didn't fully think it was a Doctor Who cover only because I knew I wasn't taking photos for Marco Polo yet.

I guessed that someone in addition to me would make that connection, too.  Not long to wait until the first Doctor Who Radio Times cover, though.

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Season One, Episodes 14-20:  Marco Polo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_(Doctor_Who)


Episode 14:  The Roof of the World



   

   

   

   

   


Episode 15:  The Singing Sands



   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 16:  Five Hundred Eyes



   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 17:  The Wall of Lies



   

   

   

   

   


Episode 18:  Rider from Shang-Tu



   

   

   

   

   


Episode 19:  Mighty Kublai Khan



   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 20:  Assassin at Peking



   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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Television history buffs will recall that BBC 2 was launched on 20th April 1964.

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Season One, Episodes 21-26:  The Keys of Marinus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Keys_of_Marinus


Episode 21:  The Sea of Death



   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 22:  The Velvet Web



   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 23:  The Screaming Jungle



   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 24:  The Snows of Terror



   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 25:  Sentence of Death



   

   

   

   

   


Episode 26:  The Keys of Marinus



   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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As part of its 'BBC Two at Forty' celebration in 2004, the BBC website turned out these pages (now archived):
 
About the power failure that threw the intended launch into disarray:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bbc2/article.shtml

Delving into the Radio Times:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bbc2/radiotimes/


Here are some related videos:

'20 Years Ago Today' (BBC 2, 20th April 1984):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kowFs5jOR6g

The opening five minutes of 'Happy Birthday BBC Two' (2004):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKHT2gFyheI

A selection of archive clips covering the launch of BBC 2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85SdjT1Dzzk

Archive clip from 21st April 1964:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbkKyBSErY

BBC launch night closedown, 21st April 1964:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu-3W7tzG6w

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I think this page is already reaching the limit of how many images it can hold.  I may share The Aztecs here tomorrow, but will then hold back until enough discussion has occurred to push us onto page three.

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Season One, Episodes 27-30:  The Aztecs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aztecs_(Doctor_Who)


Episode 27:  The Temple of Evil



   

   

   

   

   


Episode 28:  The Warriors of Death



   

   

   

   

   

   


Episode 29:  The Bride of Sacrifice



   

   

   

   


Episode 30:  The Day of Darkness



   

   

   

   

[Deanjam]

No need for threats RT.

[weekender]

These are lovely, thank you for posting them.

I find it strangely melancholy and somehow comforting reading Humphrey Lyttleton posting about some jazz around a decade before he started ISIHAC.

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Please let me know if you'd like me to share anything particular in these threads in addition to what I'm already uploading.  For example if you are interested in seeing the contents of a page that I haven't included, or the entirety of any particular issue (the BBC 2 launch issue might be a contender, for example).

There are two more stories to complete season 1.  Once they're done I'll fish out any Doctor Who articles that appeared between seasons 1 and 2, and I'll also share all the letters pages.  If there's anything from the season 1 issues you'd like me to revisit in more detail, I'll do it in that gap.

[Alternative Carpark]

I know that the listings page for one of the episodes of The Reign of Terror - Ep 4, I think - has a photo of Patrick Troughton on it as well, because he was making a guest appearance in Dr Finlay's Casebook that week.

Oh and I never realised that they'd done a TV adapation of Ann Veronica, so cheers for that.

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I know that the listings page for one of the episodes of The Reign of Terror - Ep 4, I think - has a photo of Patrick Troughton on it as well, because he was making a guest appearance in Dr Finlay's Casebook that week.

Keep an eye out for Carole Anne Ford in a repeat of the Moonstrike episode 'Five Hours to Kill' (in the same issue as The Sensorites, Episode 2) and for Frazer Hines appearing in the lead role of the new drama Smuggler's Bay, beginning on Sunday, July 12th (The Sensorites, Episode 3).

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Oh look:  July 12th is a Sunday in 2020, as well.  A 1964 calendar would work as a 2020 calendar because all the dates match up.  Just realised that, and it is an enormously fun fact I am sure you'll agree.

[pigamus]

I think this page is already reaching the limit of how many images it can hold.  I may share The Aztecs here tomorrow, but will then hold back until enough discussion has occurred to push us onto page three.

I have to say my computer is struggling a bit with the images. Chrome just refuses point blank and Firefox is wheezing like a grampus.

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I have to say my computer is struggling a bit with the images. Chrome just refuses point blank and Firefox is wheezing like a grampus.

Is everyone getting this?

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Is everyone getting this?

It's hard to know whether a lack of response here means that most people aren't getting the same problem, or people have stopped reading the thread because the images are such a ball ache to download.

It's a such a shame as I'd really like to share this stuff and it has potential to be a fun project as long as people are able to see it all.


I'm going to keep images down to two stories per page (this page has three, and the first page more), and hope this solves the problem for those experiencing it.

[weekender]

For me, it's slower to load than normal pages but not overly problematic.

[Deanjam]

For me, it's slower to load than normal pages but not overly problematic.

Same. Just takes time to load them up, but I get them. And, once again, it's appreciated Replies.

[Retinend]

just wanted to bump this saying since I'm just now getting into old Who- starting from episode one - this thread presents an extraordinary opportunity to read the RT reactions to the episodes as they went out! mil gracias

edit: actually, the commentary isn't week by week. but it's still exciting to read!

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just wanted to bump this saying since I'm just now getting into old Who- starting from episode one - this thread presents an extraordinary opportunity to read the RT reactions to the episodes as they went out! mil gracias

edit: actually, the commentary isn't week by week. but it's still exciting to read!

Sorry that I couldn't keep the thread going as desired.  It just wasn't loading for most people, due to being so overloaded by images, and I stopped visiting the British Library (where the Radio Times is archived) due to general lack of making this thread work properly and then covid.

I'm glad you have enjoyed it!

[Retinend]

I wish the British Library would get off their collective arse and make these archives into digital versions themselves. It's understandable that it's not a job for one man.

protip: to help with loading issues I first use "quote" and then "previous" to isolate that single post and its images in a loadable fashion