With a new non-fiction Doctor Who book on the horizon, this time looking at the creation of Doctor Who back in 1963, Rob sits down for the third time in the life of the podcast with friend of the show and the book's author, Paul Hayes.
Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who is available from Ten Acre Films on July 24, 2023.
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‘Fresh and compelling… As definitive an account of those early years as I have read’ Toby Hadoke
When Doctor Who began on Saturday November 23 1963, few could have guessed that it marked the start of perhaps the most extraordinary story in the history of BBC television drama. But there had already been another story, equally extraordinary yet unseen, leading up to the transmission of that opening episode – the creation of the series itself.
Pull to Open explores the behind-the-scenes saga of Doctor Who in 1963, when a chain of events at the BBC brought together a disparate group to launch what would become one of British TV’s best-loved and most successful programmes. It’s the story of why these events happened; the BBC creative culture into which Doctor Who was born; how television drama was made in the early 1960s; and an insight into the people who started this epic journey.
Drawing from the BBC’s written archives and new interviews with some of those who were there, including Doctor Who’s first director Waris Hussein and original co-star Carole Ann Ford, Pull to Open is a detailed and comprehensive account of the programme’s path to the screen. Immerse yourself in the world of BBC Television in 1963 and discover how a series which was almost cancelled before a single episode was shown survived to cement its place in the popular culture of a nation.
Foreword by Toby Hadoke
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The Doctor Who Show S03 E06 – Season 5 and fan opinion
What Doctor Who Did Next (The Doctor Who Show Presents: Virgin NAs and MAs)
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The Doctor Who Show S03 E05 – Queer Who
Doctor Who A-Z – Part 18: R
The Doctor Who Show S03 E04 – Doctor Who Guilty Pleasures
Doctor Who A-Z – Part 17: Q
Doctor Who A-Z – Part 16: P
The Doctor Who Show S03 E03 – Classic Monsters Brought Back In Nu-Who
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The Doctor Who Show S03 E02 – Fantasy Doctor Who (feat. New to Who)
Doctor Who A-Z – Part 14: N
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The Doctor Who Show S02 E012 – Goodbye Peter, Hello Jodie
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The Doctor Who Show S02 E11 – Talking about regeneration
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