The anniversary really begins: 50 years ago today...

[Lonemagpie]

The first scene was shot.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-09-19/first-ever-doctor-who-scene-filmed-fifty-years-ago-today

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Cool moment. However, I feel like the first air date is more important. Otherwise, couldn't we count the first moment of pre-production or the moment the show was approved instead?

 

[Sindatur]

Cool moment. However, I feel like the first air date is more important. Otherwise, couldn't we count the first moment of pre-production or the moment the show was approved instead?

I believe I remember someone already starting that thread

 

[diankra]

Unfortunately, we don't know exactly when Sydney Newman had the idea, but we do know that a few minutes later Nigel Kneale said "No, that's a terrible idea, only a producer could come up with something like that..."

 

[intrinsical]

There's a photo of Susan Foreman resting her arm on a weeping angel.. I hope she didn't blink.

 

[Christopher]

^There's one behind the Doctor too!

 

[Lonemagpie]

And the first photoshoot
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013...dio-times-photoshoot-50-years-ago-reveals-all

 

[Candlelight]

Is that the pilot or the first episode?

 

[diankra]

Prefilming for both, as it was reused.