Over the years, much has been made of the special relationship between Doctor Who and that other BBC stalwart, Blue Peter. Indeed, back in 2003 this very magazine devoted a lengthy cover story to the subject.
There’s been rather less attention paid to our favourite Time Lord’s appearances on Crackerjack (altogether now:
“Crackerjack!”), another children’s series that has a place in many of our hearts. I first realised the extent of this shared history when I discovered illustrations of the Doctor and some Daleks in The BBC Book of Crackerjack, published in 1966.