In Doctor Who Magazine 623, Carole Ann Ford, the first person cast in Doctor Who, talks about William Hartnell, how she would have like to have played Susan and her return to the programme in 2025.
“I felt quite emotional going on set; the feeling of standing on the TARDIS and going, ‘Wow’ – also – ‘why didn’t I have this in my time?’”
“On An Unearthly Child, just as I was about to say my very first line in Lime Grove Studio D… the fire alarm went off. Studio D was so small and the air conditioning was not good – a sprinkler system came on when the room got too hot. Would you believe it, 60 years later, I’m on set in Cardiff, in the TARDIS, just about to say my first line… and the fire alarm went off. History repeating.”
“I want to come back! I want to meet Daleks again – or be in a Christmas special. All-singing, all-dancing.”
Also in DWM 622:
• An examination of how the character of Susan Foreman came into being
• A look at the paperwork regarding the other actors considered for the role of Susan
• A look at a new book celebrating the artwork used in DWM’s Time Team column – encompassing every story from An Unearthly Child to the TV Movie
• Back to 1980: Peter Davison is cast as the Fifth Doctor, and the demise of the last standing Mark 2 Police Box
• Gary Gillatt explains what dogs can teach us about our relationship with the Doctor
• Travel to the end of the universe in search of Utopia, the last throw of the dice for humanity
• In celebration 62 years of Doctor Who, a look back at the 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors
• The concluding part of the Fifteenth Doctor comic strip Field Trip
Regular Features:
• Gallifrey Guardian: Doctor Who returns to TV for Christmas 2006, the hunt for missing episodes with Film Is Fabulous!, and details of forthcoming audio releases
• Reviews – featuring the latest audios and books
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in the Doctor Who expanded universe
• Prizes to be won – including Blake’s 7 Season 2 on Blu-ray
Doctor Who Magazine 623 is on sale Thursday 6 November from Panini and news outlets priced £7.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from Pocketmags priced £6.99.