Doctor Who episode "An Unearthly Child"

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"An Unearthly Child" is the 1963 debut episode of the British science fiction series Doctor Who, introducing the Doctor, his time machine, and the show's central premise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who serial
science fiction television episode
television story
broadcastLiveOrRecorded pre-recorded
composer Ron Grainer
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Waris Hussein
featuresCharacter Barbara Wright
First Doctor
Ian Chesterton
Susan Foreman
featuresDevice TARDIS
filmingLocation Lime Grove Studios
format black-and-white
hasFandomDesignation Story 1
hasGenre adventure
drama
science fiction
introducesConcept Doctor Who central premise
TARDIS
The Doctor
surface form: the Doctor

time travel
isFirstEpisodeOf An Unearthly Child
surface form: An Unearthly Child (serial)
language English
medium television
originalAirDate 1963-11-23
originalBroadcaster BBC
originalChannel BBC TV NERFINISHED
originalNetwork BBC television services
surface form: BBC Television
partOf Doctor Who
Doctor Who series 1 (1963)
surface form: Doctor Who season 1

Doctor Who series 1 (1963)
surface form: Doctor Who series 1 (1963–1964)
positionInSeries 1
precedes The Cave of Skulls
producer Verity Lambert
productionCode A
productionCompany BBC
runtimeMinutes 25
scriptEditor David Whitaker
seasonNumber 1
seriesTitle Doctor Who
setting 1963
London, England
surface form: London
stars Carole Ann Ford
Jacqueline Hill NERFINISHED
William Hartnell
William Russell ONNED1
storyNumber 1
themeMusicComposer Ron Grainer
themeRealisation Delia Derbyshire
title An Unearthly Child
writer Anthony Coburn

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