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Doctor Who (1963-1996)

Doctor Who (1963–1996)

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Join the original Doctors on their adventures through space and time.

Join the original Doctors on their adventures through space and time in that famous blue box - from William Hartnell to Paul McGann.

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Doctor Who: Season 1: An Unearthly Child

William Hartnell

William Russell

Jacqueline Hill

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Doctor Who (1963–1996): Season 1: Part 4: An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker

The Firemaker

Part 4 Part 4: An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker

Season 1

An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker

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The Doctor and his companions use guile to escape death at the hands of their captors.

The Firemaker: The Doctor decides that the only way to escape is to show the Stone Age cave dwellers how to make fire.

The Doctor and his companions use guile and cunning to escape death at the hands of their Stone Age captors. The Doctor decides that the only way to escape is to show the cave dwellers how to make fire.

Doctor Who (1963–1996): Season 1

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The original series of the long-running science fiction show.

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