Before the First Episode: The Radio Times

 

Doctor Who wasn't the front cover of the Radio Times for the week that the programme launched on Saturday 23rd November 1963. Skepticism by Kenneth Adam, Director of Programmes at the BBC meant that the magazine ended up promoting the return of Beyond Our Ken, a comedy sketch radio programme returning for its seventh - and final - series. It starred the popular comedian, Kenneth Horne, and also featured Bill Pertwee, brother of Third Doctor, Jon.

Inside, the new programme received a half-page feature on page 7:

 

The listing inside described the new programme simply as "An adventure in space and time":