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An Unearthly Child - first ever Dr Who episode.

A schoolgirl called Susan behaves so oddly in class two of her teachers come to talk to her guardian - her grandfather. At her address they find no house but a junk yard, and inside, a police box, normally found on the street. Confused they approach it - and the male teacher springs backwards, as it is vibrating. 'It's alive!' he shouts - then they hear Susan's voice coming from inside it.

Suddenly, what seemed unusual - odd even - begins to seem...spooky!!

Dn de dn, dn de dn, dn dn da da dn de dn - whooo ooo!!!

That's the Dr Who music btw - and that first episode scared the life out of me!!

Oh yes - spooky Susan and her even spookier grandfather

So the sequel to The Impossible Astronaut - 'Day of the Moon' - was fan tab a rooney!!! Dead good.

But The Doctor asks the human race to commit genocide - and isn't the Doctor code that usually he avoids killing the gribblies? Or at least to give them a chance to surrender - this time he said 'Nice thought, but it's not Christmas' - very funny, but oh dear - he's getting meaner!! Mind you they were about to take over the Earth.

I loved this two parter - tapping in as it did to the whole Cold War thing, when science fiction and politics was so enmeshed.

Remember the end of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' where the guy runs down the road screaming 'They're here already!'
There has been masses of speculation through the years that 'they' is not just aliens - but Cold War Commies!! The invisible threat of Reds under the bed.

So this storyline, based as it was in the Cold War 60s America of the space race, beautifully references this genre, surrounded as we were by invisible (or instantly forgotten) aliens.

Oh, and the President's guys were just so stylish!!

Not quite as fab as those in Mad Men though