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The "Day of the Doctor" was re-broadcast on Sunday at 7:30 PM using three doctors in a time-splitting episode and the cameo with Tom Baker. No doubt it will be screened again sometime.
It was followed by "Adventure in Time and Space". This was the story of the Precarious start to the Doctor Who series "An Unearthly Child" in 1963 with William Hartnell in the main roll produced by Verity Lambert and directed by Waris Hussein. Its original aim was a fill in between sports programs and keep the audience watching and was almost killed after four episodes
The second story written by Terry Nation was the story that introduced the Daleks and against all forecasts it was an instant success cementing the series until William Hartnell retired due to ill health four years later and Patrick Troughton was introduced as the first regeneration.
I have 128 episodes of the first Doctor but there are some missing episodes that were missing for nearly 50 years. These have since been located and the first series will be completed {I hope)
The parts played by the actors in this "Special" were brilliantly made up to look like the original cast especially the doctor who was a dead ringer for William Hartnell who died in 1975.
Barry
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