First doctor

William Hartnell

Halina Watts, with the Daily Mirror: "It was feared the BBC ­programmes from the 1960s – featuring the first two doctors William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton – had vanished for…

The Doctor wasn't always a face-changing alien from the planet Gallifrey. But in 1966, the character 'changed his appearance' for the first time and handed the TARDIS keys to his successor Patrick Troughton. So how did the first ever Doctor Who regeneration come to be?

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“#DWAdvent2022 Day 4: #DoctorWho and An Unearthly Child - Pilot version (Colourisation) Our clearest look at the first version of the console with its simpler layout and Perspex levers. Plus Dr Who’s space birdcage and potted space fern. Tips via ko-fi: https://t.co/yP0OlsWrRI”

The 1st Doctor (William Hartnell) - 1963 to 1966.

David Bradley as William Hartnell/The First Doctor in An Adventure in Space and Time

“What happened around Doctor Who almost destroyed my career. I gave them a hit show and I left with dignity and then they put me on a blacklist. And I wouldn’t even appear on screen with a black, let alone on a list .”

The Ninth Doctor, portrayed by Christopher Eccleston, is the first Doctor of the modern era of Doctor Who, revitalizing the series after a 16-year hiatus.