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William
Hartnell, was previously best
known for playing tough army
types, but didn't mind swapping
the world of spit and polish
for the known universe of Doctor
Who. He told the Radio
Times: "It
was like manna from heaven getting
right away from all that.
The Doctor was irascible, certainly,
but there was also an element
of magic in him, and that was
what I tried to bring out."
Several of his stories
had a historical and a somewhat
didactic nature i.e; The Aztecs,
The Romans,
The Crusade
- but
it was clear by the second adventure,
The Daleks, that it was
the bug-eyed monsters that would
truly capture the imaginations
of the British youth. |
