I started watching some of the first season from the 60’s and wow. For a kids show with a tiny budget it’s pretty impressive. And the Doctor is all about himself and his granddaughter Susan. Very different from the Doctors I’ve seen before although I can now see how some of them drew inspiration from the original. The companions are more important players to the point where the Doctor isn’t the star of the show but merely part of the ensemble. Susan being the exception. She does a lot of screaming and that’s to bad as she seemed to have so much potential. She does get to do a couple of things but screaming seems to be the main thing. Different story with Barbara and Ian. They are just as likely to save the day than the Doctor. In these early stories they were the heroes trying to get the Doctor to do the right thing. He’s more curious than idealistic. Nice to discover that these early episodes are so good.

Fair play!