William Hartnell was the first actor to lead Doctor Who when the show began in 1963, but it took Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor to bring back one of the character's most underutilized character traits.

Other TV shows may break the fourth wall by talking directly to the audience. Doctor Who just blew it to smithereens — and it ...

Over six episodes, in a madcap escape across time and space, the first Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions fled the evil pepper pots that menaced the Lennons. But first, they relaxed with ...

As the very first Doctor William Hartnell created the character that made Doctor Who a success No other actor made such a lasting contribution to the programme or influenced it so greatly In this ...

To get around the illness of original Doctor Who star William Hartnell, the show introduced the concept of "regeneration," in which a new actor could become The Doctor. After actor Patrick ...

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the William Hartnell era of Doctor Who to life! Together with a special tribute to William Hartnell (the First Doctor ...

Doctor Who has been given very specific trigger warnings for the animated version of William Hartnell’s classic 1966 adventure, The Savages. The four-part story follows the First Doctor and his ...

Doctor Who was first broadcast on the BBC in 1963, portrayed by William Hartnell, and the show has undergone many changes in recent years. Previous head writer Chris Chibnall introduced Jodie ...

The story – first broadcast between May and June 1966 – stems from William Hartnell's era as the First Doctor, and joins a number of other serials including The Underwater Menace and The ...