An Unearthly Child
Joe Siegler
On 18 Aug 2021 I started the Doctor Who marathon I talked about elsewhere on my blog. I’m tweeting about each episode daily. It occurred to me to collate them into posts on my blog. Now, I don’t want to make a huge deal out of this on my blog, as I could have just written about them here in the first place. This is just a way to show the various tweets together in one place without hunting for them on Twitter. I will probably have a little extra info here, but not a huge deal. Mostly because I don’t want to double create the work.
An Unearthly Child
This Story: Season 1, Story 1. Production Code A
Overall: Story 1, episodes 1-4
Airdates: 23 Nov 1963 to 14 Dec, 1963.
Credits: Written by Anthony Coburn. Directed by Waris Hussein.
Episode Titles
- An Unearthly Child
- The Cave of Skulls
- The Forest of Fear
- The Firemaker
Notes
- This story is sometimes called “100,00 BC” or “The Tribe of Gum” depending on whose story you’re reading.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Wiki | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD | My earlier 2012 review ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 1 (Story 1) - "An Unearthly Child" - 23 Nov 1963. 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 18, 2021
The first ever episode of #DoctorWho is one of the most essential. It properly sets up a new format, all the characters, and the core concept. It is probably my most watched episode of the bw era. pic.twitter.com/AnVWzLfrtH
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 1 (Story 1) - "An Unearthly Child" - 23 Nov 1963. 2/2 #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 18, 2021
The Doctor is a bit of a crank, borderline unlikeable in places; kidnapping Ian & Barbara. The episode is well constructed w/great pacing, and must have been something to behold in 1963. pic.twitter.com/CfmACAHqxR
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 2 (Story 1) - "The Cave of Skulls" - 30 Nov 1963. 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 20, 2021
The 2nd episode of #DoctorWho is way different than the first. The Tardis lands in the past, and a group of cavemen who take the crew prisoner. When I watch "Unearthly Child", episodes 2-4 I usually... pic.twitter.com/hbgp6TUou6
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 2 (Story 1) - "The Cave of Skulls" - 30 Nov 1963 2/2 #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 20, 2021
skip because they're much different. Most of this episode is two caveman (Cal & Za) arguing over who can make fire. It's a simple story. I did enjoy the brief exploration part of this episode. pic.twitter.com/fixKlbP5ce
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 3 (Story 1) - "The Forest of Fear" - 8 Dec 1963.
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 20, 2021
The story with the cavemen continues. The bulk of this episode is the Tardis crew attempting to escape from their captivity, and not going much of anywhere. Continuing grunting from Cal & Za. ;) pic.twitter.com/eO3km9g8WE
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 4 (Story 1) - "The Firemaker" - 15 Dec 1963. 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 21, 2021
The first #DoctorWho story finishes. The crew finally escape after tricking the cavemen with the fire they wanted all this time. I really wish Ep 2-4 of this were something different, though. pic.twitter.com/O2kaZ5vq2u
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 4 (Story 1) - "The Firemaker" - 15 Dec 1963. 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 21, 2021
Never dug the cavemen angle. I'm not sure what I would have done differently, though. It has a lead-in to the next serial at the end. Also, at this point in the show's history, each episode had its own title. pic.twitter.com/SfjCJ1nzd1
