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   The Doctor to Blueshirt   
   Re: An Unearthly Child   
   24 Sep 25 13:57:16   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.drwho, uk.media.tv.sf.drwho   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >   
   >The True Melissa wrote:   
   >   
   >> Verily, in article   
   >> , did   
   >> blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:   
   >> >   
   >> > The True Melissa wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> > > Verily, in article <10arnn6$3co$2@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did   
   >> > > doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:   
   >> > > >   
   >> > > > Hello Melissa, have you seen an Unearthly Child   
   >> > > > and what are your impressions?   
   >> > >   
   >> > > You know, I never have. I know most of what happens in   
   >> > > it, from discussion, but I've never watched the whole   
   >> > > first serial.   
   >> > >   
   >> > > Maybe I should.   
   >> >   
   >> > You should, that first story in 1963 was ground breaking in   
   >> > its concepts, setting up the structure of the series that we   
   >> > all know and love... and it introduced us to a character who   
   >> > would go on to become one of the most iconic figures in   
   >> > British television history. "An Unearthly Child" is basic,   
   >> > yet it's effective in showing what "Doctor Who" would become   
   >> > about. Which in turn evolved into the modern era of the   
   >> > show... which could almost be a different show.   
   >> >   
   >> > But, "An Unearthly Child" is where it all started, so it's   
   >> > definitely something that a fan should watch at some stage...   
   >>   
   >> I tried, but turns out it's not on Tubi. YouTube has also been   
   >> scrubbed pretty well, though I'll look further.   
   >   
   >There are rights issues surrounding "An Unearthly Child" so that   
   >might be the reason it's not on Tubi... it was taken off the BBC   
   >iPlayer a couple of years ago because the BBC does not own the   
   >entire copyright. So it probably affects every service that has   
   >deals with the BBC.   
   >   
   >That's why having physical releases of stories is still a good   
   >idea. Rights issues can go f*k themselves then!   
      
   At least I have a copy.   
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