FREE DOCTOR WHO A HISTORY 1ST EDITION PDF Alan Kistler | 9780762791880 | | | | | The Doctor by Ralph Connor - Revell () 1st edition | eBay Prepared by Frick with another Script Department staff member, John Braybon, this report recommended a series dealing with time travel as being an idea particularly worthy of development. Newman was a science fiction fan who had overseen several such productions in his previous positions at ABC Television and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Wilson and Webber contributed heavily to the formatting of the programme and its initial cast of regular characters, [7] and co-wrote the programme's first format document with Newman. Australian staff writer Anthony Coburn also contributed, penning the very first episode from a draft initially prepared by Webber, and coming up with Doctor Who A History 1st edition idea that the time machine, the TARDISshould externally resemble a police box. Doctor Who was originally intended to be an educational series, with the TARDIS taking the form of an object from that particular episode's time period a column in Ancient Greece, a sarcophagus in Egypt, etc. When the show's budget was Doctor Who A History 1st edition, however, it was discovered that it was prohibitively expensive to re-dress the TARDIS model for each episode; [ citation needed ] instead, the TARDIS's "Chameleon Circuit" was said to be malfunctioning, giving the prop its characteristic 'police-box' appearance. The series' theme music was written by film and television composer Ron Grainer who would later go on to also compose the theme to The Prisoneramong others in collaboration with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. While Grainer wrote the theme, it was Delia Derbyshire who was responsible for its creation, using a series of tape recorders to laboriously cut and join together the individual sounds she created with both concrete sources and square- and sine-wave oscillators. Grainer was amazed at the results and asked "Did I write that? Derbyshire replied that he mostly had. Doctor Who A History 1st edition BBC who wanted to keep members of the Workshop anonymous prevented Grainer from getting her a co-composer credit and half the royalties. The title sequence was designed by graphics designer Bernard Lodge and realised by electronic effects specialist Norman Taylor. After actors Hugh David later a director on the series and Geoffrey Bayldon [11] had both turned down approaches to star in the series, Verity Lambert and the first serial's director Waris Hussein managed to persuade year-old character actor William Hartnell to take the part Doctor Who A History 1st edition the Doctor. Hartnell was known mostly for playing army sergeants and other tough characters in Doctor Who A History 1st edition variety of films, but Lambert had been impressed with his sensitive performance as a rugby league talent scout in the film version of This Sporting Lifewhich inspired her to offer him the role. Hartnell's Doctor would initially be Doctor Who A History 1st edition by his granddaughter Susan Foreman played by Carole Ann Fordoriginally to have been merely a travelling companionbut with a family tie added by Coburn, who was uncomfortable with the possible undertones the relationship could carry were they to be unrelated. This remained the line-up of the series for the entire first season, but over time the regular line- up would change regularly as the Doctor's various companions left him to return home, having found new causes on worlds they had visited and elected Doctor Who A History 1st edition stay there, or even occasionally being killed off. However, he would always quickly find new travelling companions. Such characters were used by the production team to relate the point of view of the viewers at home, asking questions and furthering the stories by getting into trouble. The first pilot episode of the series, "An Unearthly Child", had to be re-recorded owing to technical problems and errors made during the performance. During the days between the two tapings, changes were made to costuming, effects, performances, and the script which had originally featured a more callous Doctor, and Susan doing unexplained things such as flicking ink on paper and folding it to produce a symmetrical pattern, and then tracing shapes over the pattern. This second version of " An Unearthly Child ", the first episode of the very first serial, was transmitted at 5. Kennedy's assassinationit drew minimal comment and was repeated the following week immediately before the second episode. It was not until the second serial, The Daleksthat the programme caught the imaginations of viewers and began to ingrain itself in the popular consciousness. This was primarily due to the Dalek creatures introduced in this story. Devised by scriptwriter Terry Nation and designer Raymond Cusickthey were completely un-humanoid and like nothing that had been seen on television before. Lambert had in fact been strongly advised against using Nation's script by her direct superior Donald Wilsonbut used the excuse that they had nothing else ready in order to produce it. Once it was clear what a great success it had been, Wilson admitted to Lambert that he would no longer interfere with her decisions as she clearly knew the programme better than he did. Hartnell's Doctor was not initially paternal or sympathetic; he described himself and Susan simply as "wanderers in the 4th dimension". He was cantankerous, [11] bossy and occasionally showed a streak of ruthlessness. However, the character mellowed as he grew closer to his companions, and he soon became a popular icon, especially among children who watched the series. This alteration in the portrayal of the Doctor began during the fourth serial, Marco Polo. The Doctor's role was minimal during episode two, "The Singing Sands", and from the later episodes his portrayal of the character mellowed considerably. Whitaker left the show early in the second season though continued writing for it until[12] being briefly replaced by Dennis Spoonerwho in turn was replaced by Donald Tosh at the end of the season. Pinfield also left halfway through the season due to poor health, but was not replaced. By the time of the third season inhowever, some difficulties were beginning to arise. Lambert had moved on, to be replaced as producer by John Wileswho did not have a good working relationship with Hartnell. The lead actor himself was finding it increasingly difficult to remember his lines as he was suffering from the early Doctor Who A History 1st edition of the arteriosclerosis that would later cause his death. Wiles and Tosh came up with a way of writing Hartnell out in the story The Celestial Toymakerby having the Doctor made invisible for part of the story, [13] intending that when he re-appeared he would be played by a new actor. Wiles had also hoped to make other bold changes, such as introducing a companion with a cockney accent which was vetoed, as he was told all characters must speak " BBC English "and resigned shortly afterwards allegedly after learning Doctor Who A History 1st edition he would be sacked at the end of the seasonwith Tosh also resigning on principle. Byhowever, it was clear that Hartnell's health was affecting his Doctor Who A History 1st edition, and that he would not be able to carry on playing the Doctor for a long period of time. By this point Savory had moved on as Head of Serials and his successor, Shaun Suttonwas more agreeable to change, allowing Wiles' replacement, Innes Lloydto make many of the very changes that Wiles had been barred from. Lloyd discussed the situation with Hartnell and the actor agreed that it would be best to leave, although later in life he would claim that he had not wanted to go. Lloyd and story editor Gerry Davis came up with an intriguing way of writing the First Doctor out — as he was an alien being, they decided that he would have the power to change his body when it became worn out or seriously injured, a process that was called "renewal" but would later become known within the mythology of the series as " regeneration ". Lloyd and Davis cast actor Patrick Troughtonwho first appeared in November after the changeover from Hartnell had been seen at the end of the story The Tenth Planet. That serial also introduced the popular Cybermenvillains who would return to face the Doctor on several subsequent occasions. Doctor Who A History 1st edition played the role generally in a more lightweight, comical manner, albeit still with much of the original character's passionate hatred of evil and desire Doctor Who A History 1st edition help the oppressed. He also on occasion showed a darker side, manipulating his companions and the people around him for the greater good examples include The Tomb of the Cybermen and The Evil of the Daleks. Davis left the show at the end of the fourth season, and was replaced by Peter Bryant. A few months later, Lloyd left the show and Bryant was promoted to producer. Bryant's successor as script editor was Derrick Sherwin though Victor Pemberton had filled the job for Bryant's first serial, The Tomb of the Cybermen. Troughton remained in the part for three seasons untileventually tiring of the workload of starring in a regular series. By this time, the viewing figures for Doctor Who had fallen considerably, and new script editor Terrance Dicks recalled that there was some talk of ending the series at the conclusion of its sixth season in though this has been denied by Bryant, Sherwin and director David Maloneywith paperwork suggesting it was actually in danger at the end of the seventh season in The series' budget was also increasingly strained by the cost of exotic sets, costumes and props every time the Doctor visited a new setting, and so Bryant and Doctor Who A History 1st edition now effectively acting as co-producer, though the BBC refused to credit him as such came up with the idea of reducing the cost of the series by setting all of the adventures on Earth, with the Doctor to act as the Scientific Advisor to an organisation called UNIT, the United Nations Intelligence Taskforcecharged with defending the Earth from alien invasion.