Unwilling Adventurer
-First Doctor era obsessed, Ian and Barbara worshippers, William Russell devotees,The Adventures of Sir Lancelot fans.
Expect a lot of writing and One era gushing. Feel free to say hi!
"As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves."- First Doctor.
Katarina (1965)
“This is not Troy. This is not even the world. This is the journey through the beyond.”
She wanted to save our lives, and perhaps the lives of all other beings of the solar system. I hope she found perfection.
- The Doctor
Played by Adrienne Hill 1965
First appearance: The Myth Makers
Last appearance: The Daleks’ Master Plan
First Doctor’s wonderful (And incredibly attractive) companions.
1/11 - The Doctor and Companions
I just opened submissions and I’m about ready to start drawing the companions and writing about them. Now, January is, of course, the First Doctor’s month and I’m simply starting right from the beginning.
I need people to send me some love for all the First Doctor’s Companions! So if you really, really love any of (or all!) the First Doctor’s companions:
- Susan Foreman
- Barbara Wright
- Ian Chesterton
- Vicki
- Steven Taylor
- Katarina
- Sara Kingdom
- Dodo Chaplet
- Ben Jackson
- Polly
… now is the very best time to show them your love! For more information on the project, take a look at this post and tumblog I’ve created for the project.
~ Lots of Whovian love Louise, NotJustaBook
Putting this out again - the One era really needs more love, guys!
We may end up doing all of them, we love them all so much! But yeah, anyone else wanna spread some love for the One era guys? :)
Bonus image!
Ten companions for the 1st Doctor.
The Trojan handmaiden who met a tragic end.
First era companion hellos and goodbyes. Part 2.
All of the precious One era companions (and the Doctor of course!)
-Caps from the Romans DVD feature of ‘Girls, girls, girls.’
Appreciation of the under-appreciated 60’s Who women.
36/100 The First Doctor Era
I LOVE this video!
Companions of the First Doctor (TV and Audio)
photo set 2 of Journeying into the past- The Doctor, Steven, Vicki, Dodo and Katarina.
Reasons to love the Hartnell era:
18. KATARINA, SARA AND DEALING WITH LOSS.
This may seem like a weird depressing choice but it’s always been a reason why we like the era so much. It dealt with death and heartache in a subtle mature way. The era was never afraid to show gruesome death and torture but they handled it deftly and with sensitivity rather than bombarding you with horrific injury or blood.
Katarina and Sara could very well have been long term companions but they were really the first main characters to be ‘sacrificed’ in the Doctors name. We finally realise that travelling with the Doctor doesn’t mean that you’ll survive and also that anyone the Doctor meets could die. Katarina was sweet, she idolised the Doctor and she was brave, never questioning why but believing the Doctor was right and true. Sara grew as a character from a woman with mystery and harshness into an ally for the Doctor and Steven.
The Hartnell era despite originally being aimed at kids is very dark and has a high death count, this era is dangerous. The Dalek Invasion of Earth is one of our favourites because the way it deals with the struggle to survive and moving on against all odds when most people you care about are dead. Larry in the Dalek Invasion of Earth spends the serial looking for his brother and when he finds he is a robo man there is a beautiful and horrifying moment where they kill each other. At the last second as the robo man dies, he utters “Larry”, finally recognising his brother…and they die together.
It’s moments like this that make you realise how deep a programme can be. Doctor Who doesn’t always have to be happy and eccentric and action, it can also be sad and thoughtful and reflective.
