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Doctor, Doctor: the genesis of a national folk hero

A foray into the BBC television series Doctor Who in which the author reaches heavily into the biographies of its lead actors with illuminating results

Travis Elborough
William Hartnell, the first Doctor, in 1965. Sunday Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 05 April 2025
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