ITV’s Dancing on Ice debut beats Doctor Who episode 2 in ratings battle
Personally, I prefer the old Doctor Who episodes that I watched in the 1970's while in school in the U.K., and the episodes shown on PBS stations in this country in the 1980's. Sure, their budget per episode was about a buck, three-eighty, and one could perceive the duct tape on the aliens and monsters, but that just lent them more charm. Certainly, they never tried to make me conform to the BBC's notion of virtue. They were simply escapist entertainment.
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