HAPPY 57TH BIRTHDAY!

The absolutely superb Radio Times publicity photo shoot, taken by Ray Rathbourne, that heralded the Tenth Anniversary epic The Three Doctors in such exciting and mysterious style. Surely, this is one of the all-time great images ever taken for the series, at a time when the 1973 TV viewing audience were hungry to find out how the magnificent three-of-one would ultimately get together. It's hard to believe that such an important cover image would have competition for cover selection at the RT, but back in the day internal dramas could have seen Cilla Black's then new season of her music show on BBC 1, airing on the same night as Who's opening episode, being promotion used instead of it!

HAPPY FIFTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY TO 'DOCTOR WHO'!