An Unearthly Child (sometimes referred to as 100,000 BC) is the first
serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It
was first broadcast on BBC TV in four weekly parts from 23 November to
14 December 1963. Scripted by Australian writer Anthony Coburn, the
serial introduces William Hartnell as the First Doctor and his
original companions: Carole Ann Ford as the Doctor's granddaughter,
Susan Foreman, with Jacqueline Hill and William Russell as school
teachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton. The first episode deals
with Ian and Barbara's discovery of the Doctor and his time-space ship
TARDIS in a junkyard in contemporary London. The remaining episodes
are set amid a power struggle between warring Stone Age factions who
have lost the secret of making fire.The show was created to fill a gap
between children's and young adult programming. Canadian producer
Sydney Newman was tasked with creating the show, with heavy
contributions from Donald Wilson and C. E. Webber. Newman conceived
the idea of the TARDIS, as well as the central character of the
Doctor. Production was led by Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female
producer, and the serial was directed by Waris Hussein. Following
several delays, the first episode was recorded in September 1963 on
405-line black and white videotape, but was re-recorded the following
month due to several technical and performance errors. Several changes
were made to the show's costuming, effects, performances, and scripts
throughout production.The show's launch was overshadowed by the
assassination of American President John F. Kennedy the previous day,
resulting in a repeat of the first episode the following week. The
serial received mixed reviews, and the four episodes attracted an
average of six million viewers. Retrospective reviews of the serial
are favourable. It later received several print adaptations and home
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