42nd Anniversary of Doctor Who

Here are some facts to celebrate Doctor Who's anniversary:

The original version of Ron Grainer's theme music was created electronically in 1963 by Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and was one of the first TV themes so created.

Tom Baker had two different length scarves. A shorter one was used for outdoor shoots to prevent the actor from snagging the scarf in anything as he walked.

The list of actors who have played the Doctor is closer to fourteen than seven; one actor played William Hartnell's robot double and another played the Doctor's hands in "The Celestial Toymaker". Peter Cushing played the Doctor in the first two Doctor Who movies. Also, Richard Hurndall played the First Doctor in "The Five Doctors", long after William Hartnell had died.

The BBC announced an 18-month break in the series in 1984. The series returned to the air in 1986. After the series ended in 1989, fans tried again to get the show back, but were unsuccessful. There were numerous "false starts" as attempts were made to produce a feature film based on the series. In the early 1990s, 'Steven Spielberg' was widely reported to have been interested in making a film version and a number of script treatments were written. Ultimately, in 1996, the United States Fox Network co-produced (with the BBC) and aired a TV movie which failed to spark a new series. In late 2003, the BBC announced that it was finally going to be broadcasting a new series of Doctor Who in 2005.