Which time traveller first appeared on BBC TV on November 23, 1963?

Very eagerly awaited . mum actually allowed us to have a late tea on the coffee table in the living room. Dad even watched lol.

I had no idea Doctor Who included time travel stories. I will check it out now!

Ruadh, You cant have lived in London. The first ever episode co- incided with a massive power cut. This distressed the BBC, all those important, rich, London children (including the Royal ones) missing out! Oh, horrors! So what did they do? They repeated the first episode the next week, followed immediately by episode two. This was totally unprecedented - programmes were never repeated. (With just 2 channels and only a few hours broadcasting, in the evening, permitted, people would be incensed if things were repeated.) But they did it. I was therel Later, when people started muttering about how London- centric they were, they tried to pretend it was because Kennedy had been assassinated the day before. But it wasn't. Children in Britain were not affected by it. If you check the newspapers, as I have, it is clear it was the fear of causing disappointment to the children of London that caused it. If the power cut were in Bristol or Newcastle we all know they certainly would not have bothered!

Nix, That was only until they created a levitation circuit. Now they can FLY !

LadyC313, NOT remakes. When the series _re-launched in 2005 it was all new - stories, cast, special effects, and a million times better than the earlier ones. I have watched since episode 1 in 1963 and remember perfectly. The early ones had poor special effects (not even as good as films from that day) as the budget was limited. And the stories conformed to the po-faced BBC's moralistic view of what was ''suitable" for young children to see. Nothing like the wonderful 2005 ones. Try and see some very early ones - all on iPlayer in the UK or Disney Channel in the US. Or on DVD. So you won' t feel deprived if you see some.

LadyC313, Not remakes! If you mean the modern series they are all totally new stories, but with far far better special effects.

DawnyG, He was the best in the original series. Hartnell was like a bad- tempered school teacher. Troughton and Tom Baker were _silly_. (I hated adults being silly). Pertwee was the first sensible one. In the re-launched series Tennant was the best - and the only one to have two ' lives' , as well as two extra versions - a human one for Billy Piper to marry , and a bi-generated one for no reason at all, unless they want to use him again in the future!!! Always something different!!

LadyC313, Yeah!! they were probably!!

CB, a broadcast wasn't that just a story told on the radio? anyways, wish I could see all the originals of these floppy remakes we're watching lately.... inspiration gone done 😉 always I felt like being born in the wrong era (1986) , yet I dont identify myself as a gen-x , but rather a Genwtf 😆

i had no idea the ones I saw were remakes! so yup, I answered wrong 😆

wished I could see this film. I love science fiction. My era was the first Star Trek. Leonard Nemoy, as Spock and all the other great actors.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW! Thanks to my Dad

darlecks. worst villians ever. foiled by a step

Tom Baker was my favorite. I saw him at a con and gave him a scarf I knitted. Tennet was the second best

DawnyG, Different ages, Tom Baker was my favourite. My mum loved Pertwee.

Jon Pertwee was the best Dr Who

I thought it was my favorite Martian.

Eagerly waited for and watched by me William Hartnell played Dr Who