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An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker

Doctor Who (1963–1996)Season 1

The Doctor and his companions use guile and cunning to escape death at the hands of their Stone Age captors. The Doctor decides that the only way to escape is to show the cave dwellers how to make fire.

24 minutes

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Thu 21 Nov 201323:45
BBC Four

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Credits

The DoctorWilliam Hartnell
Ian ChestertonWilliam Russell
Barbara WrightJacqueline Hill
Susan ForemanCarole Ann Ford
DirectorWaris Hussein
ProducerVerity Lambert
WriterAnthony Coburn
KalJeremy Young
ZaDerek Newark
Old MotherEileen Way

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Dec 196317:15
    BBC Television Service
  • Thu 5 Nov 198117:40
    BBC Two
  • Thu 21 Nov 201323:45
    BBC Four

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