Full regeneration scene William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton 

I actually like the gritty vibe of the 8mm footage of Hartnell’s last moments in the TARDIS, it actually adds to the “this is his end” feel.

Thank goodness for Biddy Baxter. The formidable producer of Blue Peter would not allow the erasure of any episodes and consequently saved the clips if other shows contained within them. Which is why we still have the very first regeneration scene.

There's something so melancholy about Hartnell's last few lines here. He's always looked like an old man but he suddenly starts to show it as he reaches the end of his first life. He was supposed to have a different, slightly more dramatic last line ("I simply will not... give in!") and they obviously gave him one that was more nobly resigned in "Twice Upon a Time", but here... so sad.

"Keep warm..." I know they expanded on the 1st Doctor's last words in Twice Upon a Time, but his departing words of "keep warm" always struck me with such sadness and care. A kind of knowing he was about to go, but still wanted his companions well looked after. Bless William Hartnell.

This scene is so monumental and huge to this show and few today could understand the significance and impact this had on the program and it's 50 plus year continued existence. Without the concept of regeneration the show either would have folded up after Hartnell or they just would have replaced the actor with someone like the first Doctor and it probably would have failed. The idea of being a timelord/alien from another world that could renew himself or regenerate after a tragedy was pure genius and making the character different each time gave a new lease on the program and it never felt dull or the same.

I love the bits of footage added in instead of it being only animation. Thank you for posting.

“It’s far from being all over” - William Hartnell (1966)

I know it exists I have it, but to see the first ever regeneration live again and the aftermath is very special, thank you so much!

“It’s far from being all over” bitter sweet in retrospect 😊

1st Doctor : It's not all over! 2nd Doctor : It's over.

It always bothered me Troughton's in an entirely new set of clothes with regeneration. It wouldn't have been accurate but I wish the animated version put him in Hartnells clothes and he gets his outfit when he goes to the trunk. Would have been a nicer flow instead of a continuity error.

I would think that a Timelord's fist regeneration could be very exciting and scary at the same time. The complete change from one look to another and adjusting to that new look for who knows how long. Also, the anxiety of the regeneration to complete and have to complications to happen from it.

Feel for william hartnell and the way bbc staff and the show treated him

The moment you realize the sound at 4:10 is Twelve’s TARDIS taking off

Figures that one of the most important stories in Hartnells era would be missing

I wish there was a record of 2 post regeneration. He has quite funny

So the second doctor's first words were "its over"? I didnt know what I expected but this is better!

I love how the First Doctor’s regeneration literally sounds like the TARDIS engines.

Thank you! I've been watching via Britbox. I knew some eps were missing, but I had no idea there were SO MANY! I don't even know who these 2 other companions are or what happened to Vicki & Dodo. And I sure had no idea that I wouldn't get to say goodbye to the First Doctor. This helps a bit.

first and second were special in a different way

Thank you for posting!!

I'm going to be in the minority here but I love the simplicity of this regeneration, it makes it really powerful to watch. I hate how ridiculous and over the top the new series regenerations are, especially Matt Smith to Peter Calpadi. The most recent with Jodie Whittaker to David Tenant too, landing the Tardis on Durdle Door and clothes regenerate now too? I mean come on, really? I think my favourite has to date has to be Peter Davison to Colin Baker, again on the Tardis floor like this. No over the top pyrotechnics or explosions. I think the new series try too hard with regenerations and it ruins it for me.

I wish all the Troughton missing episodes had been done in this style rather than what they used after The Invasion. Its so bad I can't bear to watch them even though Two is tied for my favorite. Would rather watch a series of stills. This, however, is pretty good and I like the actual stills mixed in.

Now THAT was cool. I could have done with the Troughton photage being lined up with the animation as well for a few minutes into his time after the regeneration. Still.... wow!

I just started watching this series and I am almost at the end of the fourth season. I know there are lots of changings in the future. But this one wasn't properly explainned yet. I hope that when the third doctor arrives, they explain better.

they should've used the animated power of the daleks

*29th October 1966* "WHAAAAAT?! WTF?! The Doctor's transformed into a younger man?! But... how can this be? How can Doctor Who possibly continue on with some other guy now playing the Doctor? William Hartnell IS the Doctor and has been the last 3 years! You can't just have someone else play the part! I mean sure, we've already had different companions come and go, but they've each been different characters. Here we have the same character, but now gonna be played by someone else? How's this even gonna work? Bet the show will get poor reviews with this Patrick Troughton in the role and the show won't last long before it gets cancelled. I mean it's not like this is gonna be a prelude to anything spectacular or whatever."

Vid ends AHH I wanted more

You should put the Tenth Planet footage together with the bits that were recreated in Twice Upon a Time.

ok so i can clearly tell that the scenes are rotoscoped, they traced over the live action video as a reference, if they didn't trace and rotoscope over the scenes, then the animation would have been okay. if they made the designs realistic, but still easier to animate with out rotoscopeing, then i feel like that the animations would have been much much smoother and less choppy.

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Will BBC America get to show the 4-eoisode story that was the last adventure of the 1st Doctor Who?

Can someone explain story behind this footage? I know from the bbc dvd with animation btw. I just want to know why the original footage looks like it was recorded off the tv and why it looks bad.

Tilt's his head, sighs "I must go now". just finished Hartnells series and discovered the circumstances of his departure from the show in 2024 and it's made me very sad.

3:11

There’s plenty to imply here already that the Doctor knew about regeneration or even that they have regenerated before. A case can easily be made that even this wasn’t their first face. Also, the animation reminds me of the Templar Bionicle flash animations from 2002

How have we got such high quality footage of the regen itself but nothing else from the episode?

I liked the Tenth Planet and the debut of the Cybermen was awesome in billions of ways and the Cybermen were intended to replace the Daleks as the recurring villains of dr who

Where's Peter Capaldi and that frizzy girl?

does anyone else think that the animation doesnt look too good?

I thought David Bradley was the First Doctor.

Animation on this is terrible

Women are Always Scared and Need to be Rescued, Sad Fact of Life.

Like the latest Doctor, his clothes changed during the regeneration