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1993 - Paperback
In 1993, Doctor Who - The Sixties was released by Virgin Books.

Cover blurb
On 23 November 1963 a British institution was born.

Almost thirty years later Doctor Who commands a following matched by no other British television programme. The Sixties is the definitive record of the programme's early years when Doctor Who developed its unique character. It provides a fascinating insight into a production process very different from the sophisticated studio methods of today, and tells of the political wrangling within the BBC which nearly ended the programme before it had properly begun.

Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs, most of which have never been published before, this is a meticulous record of the early days of a cultural phenomenon. It is also a lovingly assembled history of the art of television in a decade perhaps less jaded than our own.

David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker are the team behind The Frame, one of the most polished and sophisticated of the Doctor Who fanzines. They have contributed to many books and journals on Doctor Who and are the authors of The Fourth Doctor Handbook. They are acknowledged experts on television history.