The Hartnell Years

Picked up a copy of The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years by David Brunt. I’m in the middle of watching the first season of Doctor Who from 1963-4 and, while I make great use of both the first volume of About Time and The Television Companion – both of which I’ve owned for years! – the Production Diary gives an exhaustive, day-by-day account of how the show was made. I’ve had my eye on the book 600+ page book since I saw it earlier this year and only recently found a secondhand copy online. I love the detail: down to giving a list of the office allocations (room numbers) at the BBC.