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{{main|History of Doctor Who}}
''Doctor Who'' first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p.m. ([[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]) on [[November 23]] [[1963]]. The programme was born out of discussions and plans that had been going on for a year. The [[BBC television drama|Head of Drama]], [[Sydney Newman]], was mainly responsible for developing it, with contributions by the Head of the Script Department (later Head of Serials), [[Donald Wilson]], staff writer [[C. E. Webber|C. E. 'Bunny' Webber]], writer [[Anthony Coburn]], [[script editor|story editor]] [[David Whitaker]] and initial [[Television producer|producer]], [[Verity Lambert]]. The series' distinctive, haunting title theme was composed by [[Ron Grainer]] and realised by [[Delia Derbyshire]] of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
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The BBC drama department's Serials division produced the programme for twenty-six seasons, on [[BBC One]]. Falling viewing numbers, a decline in the public perception of the show and a less prominent transmission slot saw production suspended in 1989 by [[Jonathan Powell]], Controller of BBC One. Although it was for all intents and purposes cancelled (series co-star [[Sophie Aldred]] said in the documentary ''Doctor Who: More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS'' that she was told it was cancelled), the BBC maintained the series was merely "on hiatus" and insisted the show would return.
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