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An Unearthly Child: Pilot

Last updated 02 January 2017

Broadcast: Monday 26th August 1991
2:15pm-2:45pm BST (13:15 GMT) < > « » Premiere

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(actually broadcast at 14:19:30)
BBC2 - see BBC's Genome Entry

Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell

Broadcast notes:

The pilot episode was broadcast as part of The Lime Grove Story, an afternoon celebrating the closure of one of the BBC's older studios (and where Doctor Who was first made!). This version used the first take of the TARDIS interior scene, and ran for 25m 55s.

Broadcast Source: BBC

Ratings Information:

Consolidated figures: 1.600m viewers (+7 days)