The genesis of the Tardis
I’m a big Doctor Who fan, and in fact I remember watching some of the very early William Hartnell episodes from the early 1960′s. I was only born in 1961 so this is pretty good going, and in fact when I recently watched the very first season (which was shown in 1963) I remembered a couple of scenes very clearly — in particular the corridors of the Dalek’s city and the scene where a Dalek’s movements are impaired with a cloak spread on a floor. I can remember a lot of things from when I was two, so this doesn’t surprise me too much.
But I digress. I merely wanted to mention that there’s an interesting article on the BBC news website about some of the decision-making that went into the creation of the show, and some surprising insights into the …