Ever since the BBC revitalised the TV series Dr. Who in 2005 I have had a desire to go back and revisit the old serials. There are so many references to things past that I wish I understood. A series that has been running for 50 years has such huge potential for depth and yet I feel I am doing it a disservice by only skating over the surface and not doing my homework, so to speak.  There is also the sneaking suspicion that while the budgets may have been much lower back then the writing and stories were much better, and I would like to see if this is really the case.

I remember seeing certain episodes, particularly from the John Pertwee era, when I was a child and they were re-run in the 6pm after school slot, and I was 6 years old when it was cancelled in 1989 so I have vague memories of Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred gallivanting around in the TARDIS, but they are just snatches of memory and don’t form any kind of joined up narrative.

All that is about to change however. I am going to start working my way through all the vintage Who serials, starting at the beginning with the William Hartnell era and hopefully working all  the way through to Paul McGann. I shall post brief thoughts on each serial as I go.

Wish my luck on my adventure in space and time…