This episode launched the longest-running science fiction series in history. It established core elements that remain today, from the blue police box exterior to the concept of the Doctor traveling with human companions.
How do you think the first episode holds up compared to the modern series? on this classic start! Italy - BroaDWcast
Two DVD box sets of William Hartnell stories were released on DVD in the late-2000s, with Italian dubs: * Doctor Who - Gli Inizi ( BroaDWcast Who Review: An Unearthly Child - Colin D Smith
: Unlike the heroic figure of later years, the First Doctor is initially abrasive and suspicious, even kidnapping Ian and Barbara to protect his secrets.
: Introduced here as a "Time and Relative Dimension in Space" ship. Susan mentions she actually coined the acronym herself.
The story begins at Coal Hill School in London, where two teachers, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, become intrigued by their unusual student, . Her advanced knowledge of science and history—combined with her strange gaps in everyday 1963 knowledge—leads them to follow her home.
