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Remembrance Who

The programme is introduced for the first time. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)

You may wish to consult Doctor Who (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

A BBC science fiction TV series whose title started with Doc— was first broadcast on BBC television at 5:15 on Saturday (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) 30 November 1963. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

Its creation was spurred by the growing appetite of the British public for realistic science-fiction, which had ironically been whetted by the accidental broadcasting in 1953 of real footage of the head of the British Rocket Group fighting off an extraterrestrial creature, which the Home Secretary had hurriedly passed off as fiction. (PROSE: Background)

On 30 November 1963, a TV announcer introduced the first episode. Ace had the television on in Mrs Smith's house but rushed out of the room in time to only hear the first syllable of the name. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) The TV series ran for quite some time. Some of the things it depicted were based on real-world events. (PROSE: Background)

Accounts varied whether the series was Doctor Who, (PROSE: Stop, Thief!, Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary, et al.) or Doctor Omega. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son, Beast of Fang Rock, Domination Game)

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