Helloo, welcome to the 50th birthday celebrations. Not of Doctor Who, 50 years of me watching Doctor Who! Life was hard back in the day, I basically lived in Coronation Street, Mining Town Mansfield. We had outside lavvies (oh those spiders were huge!), pittlepots under the bed (oh the mess when you knocked it over), no heating, no bath (tin bath filled with a kettle in the front room), blankets made from old pullovers, no cars, no phones, old clothes and one expensive luxury item on HP: a television. Heaven! It transported me to magical black and white worlds of fantasy and music, and it continues to do the same (albeit in colour) 50 years on…

 

My 12 strongest 60’s Doctor Who fragments of memories, and then a treat: yes, my schoolbook reviews of Doctor Who episodes age 7, Feb 1965. If the futuristic, unthinkable fantasy world of the internet had existed then, I would have posted my drawings and comments to other fans. I had to make do with my teacher and mum as my audience. Fortunately mum spent 50 years loving Doctor Who too (and all sci fi) even if these days she can’t hold on to the recent memories, so she was a fan tooJ

 

Hope you like ‘em, who knows maybe these are the world’s earliest fan boy musings still in existence!

 

1. The first episode. Susan going inside the Tardis, It was huuuuge inside and tiny outside. Wow! Her grandfather was a bit grumpy and scary!

 

2. Daleks. Oh they were soooo scary, the exterminate ray gun, you could almost feel it going off!

 

3. The butterfly woman who got her head stuck in a wall, oh I was so shocked she died. The giant ants were a bit scary.

 

4. Going to the pictures to see the films: the Daleks were colourful, who knew!? Bernard Cribbins was in everything, but he wasn’t singing Right Said Fred, sadly.

 

5. The spooky toymaker and his scary toys.

 

6. Katrina grabbing the handle in the tardis airlock and killing herself. I was genuinely upset.

 

7. The new Doctor. He was even better than the first one, and Polly, Ben and Jamie I loved them!

 

8. The Yeti in the London underground, that was scary! I’d been on it many times by then….

 

9. The Cybermen: Oh. My. God. Scariest monsters EVER. Nightmares!

 

10. The Ice Warriors hissing evil. More Nightmares, especially all those bubbles.

 

11. That scene of Victoria stood on the beach as the Tardis flew off. Oh no!

 

12. The Doctor, Zoe and Jamie: my absolute favouritist line-up, and my all-time fave episode The Mind Robber, spinning tardis control panel, exploding Tardis, fake Jamie, picture-puzzle faces, weirdness and disturbing (but fab!)

 

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Edited November 21, 201312 yr by popchartfreak

I haven't quite watched it from the start. After all, I had only just turned three when it began and we didn't have a televisions anyway. However, my first television memory is seeing William Hartnell turn into Patrick Troughton. I've been hooked ever since although the Sylvester McCoy era seriously tested my patience.

I haven't quite watched it from the start. After all, I had only just turned three when it began and we didn't have a televisions anyway. However, my first television memory is seeing William Hartnell turn into Patrick Troughton. I've been hooked ever since although the Sylvester McCoy era seriously tested my patience.

 

Having Patrick Troughton as first memories is pretty good! Didn't know you were a fan too! B-)

 

I think the early McCoy episodes and screaming Bonnie would try anyone's patience :lol: They got a bit more substantial just before it was cancelled. That Adventures In Time & Space(?) drama last night was pretty good at capturing the mood and feel of the time, especially for kids, poor ol Bill Hartnell I never knew he didn't go willingly....

Anyone remember the Autons, shop dummies that came to life?

Anyone remember the Autons, shop dummies that came to life?

 

I was out the country in 1970/71 watching Troughton repeats so I missed these, sadly, though have seen it since....they seem to have traumatized kids at the time which is always a good sign :lol:

I was out the country in 1970/71 watching Troughton repeats so I missed these, sadly, though have seen it since....they seem to have traumatized kids at the time which is always a good sign :lol:

 

 

Yeah I was 11 and remember me and my sister being really scared. Apparently it was reported that kids were very wary of shop dummies afterwards!!

Edited November 23, 201312 yr by Common Sense

My earliest memory was Jon Pertwee regenerating into Tom Baker, and watched them ever since, the Sylvester era I rather forget the episodes were pretty naff at the time, and watching Dr Who at the time was a bit of a chore.

 

I did watch all the early ones on UK Gold with William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee years ago, some of the Jon Pertwee episodes are first class, since I grew up watching Tom Baker in the role, he ended up to be my favourite, my least favourite Dr, has already been mentioned.

 

My favourite Tom Baker Dr. Who story was, I can't remember the title of the story but it was related to a chinese person Wang Chang or something, it scare the hell out of me at the time.

My favourite Tom Baker Dr. Who story was, I can't remember the title of the story but it was related to a chinese person Wang Chang or something, it scare the hell out of me at the time.

 

 

The Talons of Weng-Chiang from 1977. (Thanks Wiki!)

The Talons of Weng-Chiang from 1977. (Thanks Wiki!)

 

That's it, and Horror of Fang Rock

 

That's it, and Horror of Fang Rock

Horror Of Fang Rock is one of my favourites. A proper old style gothic horror story. That era with Sarah Jane and Leela is the pinnacle of all Who for me

Horror Of Fang Rock is one of my favourites. A proper old style gothic horror story. That era with Sarah Jane and Leela is the pinnacle of all Who for me

 

Fang Rock is a highlight, for sure! That whole era was great, Leela was fab especially..

'The Claws of Axos' defeats all classic Doctor Who. Jon Pertwee (best Doctor), Jo Grant (fab companion), Axons (one of the best classic monsters), the Master (Roger is FAB) and one hell of a story = recipe for AMAZING Doctor Who :wub:

'The Claws of Axos' defeats all classic Doctor Who. Jon Pertwee (best Doctor), Jo Grant (fab companion), Axons (one of the best classic monsters), the Master (Roger is FAB) and one hell of a story = recipe for AMAZING Doctor Who :wub:

 

Roger Delgado was a great baddie, sort of classy and evil, but sort of likeable B-)