Who's for Dr. Who? (News Letter)
- Publication: News Letter
- Date: 1964-02-19
- Author: O. W. Reid
- Page: 4
- Language: English
..... A programme for children - or their parents?
RECENT children's party in Belfast-held on the afternoon of the Ireland-England Rugby international much to, the chargin (and later, fury) of the father of the hostess-was going well. The awkward stage when everybody had just arrived was over, the party games were a success, no-one (as yet) had thrown a tantrum or been sick, and the dozen and a half or so youngsters present showed every evidence of enjoying themselves thoroughly.
The grown-ups were, therefore, surprised when they were approached by one small guest shortly after five o'clock to be asked, "Please, can we have the television switched on?" Their deprecating noises were drowned by the general-and unanimous demand which followed: the programme, of course, was "Dr. Who."
Adults, too
It is not only children who find that "Dr. Who" has a fascination all of its own, I reckon there must be quite a few parents who follow the adventures of the quartet on the space ship Tardis, however casually and apologetically if caught watching. "Rubbish, really, but the children are so keen, you know
Moreover, there seems to be an overt recognition by the B.B.C. that the appeal of "Dr. Who" is not entirely confined to a juvenile audience; to some extent their elders are catered for. For instance I wonder how many children understood completely the last adventure, when the space travellers were landed in a time vacuum as prisoners of the fourth dimension.
Certainly the adult interest in "Dr. Who" seems to indicate that there is still the same ready market for science fiction on television as in the days of "Dr. Quatermass" whom few have forgotten, let it be noted.
Caption: Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright and William Russell as Ian Chesterton - luckless travellers in "Dr. Who's" space ship.
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- APA 6th ed.: Reid, O. W. (1964-02-19). Who's for Dr. Who? (News Letter). News Letter p. 4.
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- Chicago 15th ed.: Reid, O. W.. "Who's for Dr. Who? (News Letter)." News Letter, edition, sec., 1964-02-19
- Turabian: Reid, O. W.. "Who's for Dr. Who? (News Letter)." News Letter, 1964-02-19, section, 4 edition.
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