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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,730 posts) Thu Nov 23, 2023, 07:40 AM Nov 2023

On this day, November 23, 1963, the first episode of "Doctor Who" was broadcast.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_23

• 1963 – The BBC broadcasts An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first episode of the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.

Nov 23, 2022: On this day, November 23, 1963, the first episode of "Doctor Who" was broadcast.

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On this day, November 23, 1963, the first episode of "Doctor Who" was broadcast. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 OP

I didn't become acquainted until the third doctor in the 70s EYESORE 9001 Nov 2023 #1

I am a big fan of Doctor Who LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #2

Happy Birthday LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #3

The Daleks appeared on BBC Breakfast just before the regional news. LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #4

EYESORE 9001

(26,026 posts)

1. I didn't become acquainted until the third doctor in the 70s

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 23, 2023, 08:00 AM

Nov 2023

It’d be nice to watch whatever remains of the earliest episodes, but unlike the good doctor, I don’t regenerate after death. Life is finite and I just don’t have the time or inclination.