Introduces the concept of changing history.įirst story clearly stated to be set in the future.įirst story to feature location filming and the first story to be written by future script editor Dennis Spooner. First and only televised appearance of the Voord.
First story to have missing episodes.įirst story by Terry Nation not to feature the Daleks until The Android Invasion in 1975. Two of the three historical stories of this season are presently considered lost, in total (as is the case of Marco Polo) or partially ( The Reign of Terror), although audio recordings of all episodes remain.įirst appearances of the First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and the TARDIS.įirst appearance of the Daleks, first story to be written by Terry Nation and the first story to have episodes directed by Christopher Barry and Richard Martin.įirst story (the only in the original series) set entirely within the TARDIS, with no other cast apart from the regular actors.įirst storyline based around a historical figure and the first story to be written by John Lucarotti. (More accurately, the production team made several versions of the pilot episode.) The inaugural season established many of the concepts that continue to the present day, and also introduced the hugely popular Daleks. It consisted of eight serials and forty-two episodes, and a pilot episode which was never aired on television until 1991. The season opened with An Unearthly Child and concluded with The Reign of Terror. It starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, and William Russell and Jacqueline Hill as the companions Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. Season 1 of Doctor Who ran between 23 November 1963 and 12 September 1964.
There will be a few new guest judges gracing your screens this season, like Leslie Jordan, Joel McHale, and Will.i.am, plus some guest hosting by actor Niecy Nash. Enjoy yourself.’ But I think, as the shows have gone on, you’ve seen these guys really grow into a family, and I think the viewers are responding to that.” FOX exec Rob Wade fully gushed over the judges in a press conference back in 2019, musing, “It’s difficult sitting on a new panel and a bunch of producers saying, ‘Go.