November 23, 1963 BBC releases first episode of Dr. Who, the longest running Science Fiction series in history. Video of a BBC produced remix of the original 1963 TV intro after the jump.

In it's seventeenth season Douglas Adams, author of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, took the position of Script Editor on the show, and was sure to cast Monty Python alum John Cleese as an eccentric art dealer in the four part serial City of Death.