ABC1 has confirmed they’ll be airing An Adventure in Space and Time in Australia on Sunday 24th November at 8:45pm.

The docudrama, written by Mark Gatiss, travels back in time to 1963 to tell the origins behind Doctor Who’s creation and stars David Bradley as First Doctor William Hartnell and Hide guest star Jessica Raine as producer Verity Lambert.

Pictured on the left is Brian Cox as the BBC’s then head of drama, Sydney Newman. A UK airdate is to be confirmed.

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