Sixty years ago today Doctor Who was first broadcast. I started watching it 15 years later, in 1978, aged 5. And my dad and I were both immediately hooked. I’ve loved it ever since. I fell away as a fan in the wilderness years, even somehow missing the 1996 TV movie at the time! But I was back as a fan that day in 2003 when it was announced it was returning to TV screens. It was like I’d been hit by a runaway fandom truck! My husband had barely seen it before then, though had been a fan since childhood through the Target books. He didn’t have a TV at home as a child. But he was about to see masses! And luckily he adores it too. For me Doctor Who is less a scifi show and more a wonderful storytelling engine, able to tell all sorts of different stories in different times and places. We’ve enjoyed watching all the eras on TV, and I’m very excited to see what’s coming for the 60th anniversary specials and upcoming Christmas special and new series next year. Long may it continue.
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