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Nov 22, 2013 · An Adventure in Space and Time - H 2013. There is drama inherent in the act of creation because, as with any artistic endeavor, the odds are that it won’t work. That it won’t be good. That it ...
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By Chris Tilly
Posted: Nov 20, 2013 4:08 pm
An Adventure in Space and Time screens on BBC Two in the UK this Thursday (November 21st) and on BBC America on Friday.
Doctor Who first hit TV screens 50 years ago this week, and to celebrate, the BBC have made a really rather wonderful film about the creation of show and the people behind it.
An Adventure in Space and Time kicks off in 1965, when Who was just hitting its stride, but quickly travels back to a time when the show was just a twinkle in the eye of the BBC Head of Drama Sydney Newman.
The colourful Canadian was looking for something to fill the gap between Grandstand and Jukebox Jury, and hit upon the idea of a science-fiction show that would appeal to children and sports fans alike; something that would educate while it entertained. His only stipulation: “no robots or bug-eyed monsters.”
This hugely entertaining account of Doctor Who’s beginnings should appeal to casual and hardcore fans alike, celebrating both the birth of a TV phenomenon and the remarkable people responsible for it.
- Chris Tilly
Nov 22, 2013 · With David Bradley, Ross Gurney-Randall, Roger May, Sam Hoare. An actor tapped by a succession of hard-man roles and a wannabe producer frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama, time travel and monsters.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Terry McDonough
- 2013-11-22
Fun, clever, and eminently accessible, An Adventure in Space and Time offers entertaining viewing for Doctor Who newcomers and diehards alike. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. Jan 7, 2014....
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- Terry Mcdonough
- TV-PG
- David Bradley
Nov 22, 2013 · Director. Mark Gatiss. Writer. Reviews. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama.
An Adventure in Space and Time is a ninety minute docudrama about the creation of Doctor Who, and more broadly about the First Doctor 's era, headed up by Mark Gatiss in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the show's existence. It premiered on BBC2 on November 21st 2013.
The website's critics consensus reads "Fun, clever, and eminently accessible, An Adventure in Space and Time offers entertaining viewing for Doctor Who newcomers and diehards alike." [35] On Metacritic, it holds a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
