| | Amazon.com: Doctor Who - The Beginning Collection: DVD: William Hartnell,William Russell,Jacqueline Hill,Carole Ann Ford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16) |
 | | For those of you who may be considering buying this DVD set as the obvious introduction to "Doctor Who" but don't necessarily know much about it, here is some background to the series (those of you in the know can skip this if you want). |
 | | Sadly, the fourth "Doctor Who" story, "Marco Polo" is believed to be no longer in existence, all seven episodes being wiped by the BBC in the 1970's when it was customary to purge old shows once copies had been shipped to foreign TV companies and before home marketing possibilities were made available. |
 | | For the only time in Who history--here, at the very beginning--we are shown a Doctor who has a purely antagonistic relationship with his companions, who does not travel with them out of his own choosing, and this allows for a fascinating dynamic to emerge. |
| www.amazon.com /Doctor-Who-Collection-William-Hartnell/dp/B000CNESV2 (3912 words) |