Newsletter: An Unearthly Child (1963)
As part of my journey through the history of British media, I revisit Doctor Who from the very beginning.
The 1960s saw the rise of the British franchise, from Carry On… to James Bond. These are films now more regularly seen on the telly on a Sunday afternoon than as works of cinema, blurring the lines between singular motion pictures and television serials. Doctor Who is not a series of films, but is a franchise which continues to captivate audiences today…