Season 1 Directed by John Crockett Written by John Lucarotti Six serials in and we are starting to get into a pattern of alternating historicals with sci-fi episode a trend which would continue through the end of the year. Unlike … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E06 “The Aztecs”

Season 1 Directed by John Gorrie Written by Terry Nation After an experiment in missing episodes and historicals, we are back to the realm of the extant and the sci-fi. We also return to a more episodic structure after last … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E05 “The Keys of Marinus”

Season 1 Directed by Waris Hussein (Episodes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), John Crockett (Episode 4) Written by John Lucarotti We have finally come to the point, though very temporarily, where we have broken from the AV Club Classic … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E04 “Marco Polo”

Season 1 Directed by Richard Martin (Episode 1), Frank Cox (Episode 2) Written by David Whitaker After Friday’s seven episode serial, we get a big change of pace with a two episode long bottle episode that is almost the very … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E03 “The Edge of Destruction”

Season 1 Directed by Christopher Barry (Episode 1, 2, 4, and 5), Richard Martin (Episodes 3, 6, and 7) Written by Terry Nation If we were to point to a moment that explains Doctor Who’s popularity and existence today, it’s … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E02 “The Daleks”

Season 1 Directed by Waris Hussein Written by Anthony Coburn When talking about the early days of Doctor Who the first thing that always comes up is just how old the show is. It has been on the air in … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S01E01 “An Unearthly Child”

While I’m sure there are many here more qualified to do the reviews of the classic run of Doctor Who (both in terms of talent and the fact that my experience with the show is limited to Seasons 1-5 and … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): Intro