Doctor Who: A Celebration at Evensong
Doctor Who at 50. A celebration at Evensong. “It all started out as a mild curiosity in the junkyard, and now it’s turned out to be quite a spirit of adventure.” [1] Such was the verdict of the First Doctor on his travels. And the Doctor has travelled a long way since then. On Saturday 23 rd November, 1963 a new television programme began. The first regular programming after the disruptions to schedules caused by the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Designed to fill the space between the football results and the evening’s entertainment it tried to engage the whole family. As such, although it has always been written with children in mind, it has always been produced by the BBC’s adult drama department. That show is of course Doctor Who, and this week it marks its Golden anniversary with a feature length story, simulcast around the world. The best place to watch it in Derby will be at ...