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The Doctor Who Series: The First Doctor Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Team Monkeyboy: It appears that this one has vanished. We live too far away to effectively maintain the cache (50 miles), and the co-owner that lives in the area no longer caches, so it is with great reluctance that we say goodbye to this wonderful cache.

Our sincerest thanks to Cecil and his crew for making this one of the most memorable geocaching experiences we've ever had, and for all of his hard work in creating the AWESOME containers!! Thanks also to the many Whovians that visited the cache... the logs have been a joy to read!

Should anyone feel inspired to take on the responsibility, we'd be happy to adopt the listing out (it should be easy to re-enable the archived cache provided it's in the same general location). Just email us to get the ball rolling.

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Geocache Description:

This is number one in a series celebrating "The Doctor" and his travels through time & space in his TARDIS. Look for the 1st Doctor's little blue box. Due to the difficulties with travel through time & space this series will not be posted in chronological order.


This cache is part of the Doctor Who Series. These caches are located throughout the United States and Canada. You can find the coordinates to a bonus cache, Doctor Who Series: Finale (GC2R1VF) in the Doctor's TARDIS (any of the caches in the series) - just look under the lid.

  • Odd numbered Doctors have the Latitude.
  • Even numbered Doctors have the Longitude.

A complete list of all caches related to this series can be found on the Finale's cache page

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious and eccentric Time Lord known as the Doctor who travels through time and space in his time machine, the TARDIS (an acronym for Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space), which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s British police box. With his companions, he explores time and space, faces a variety of foes and saves civilizations, helping people and righting wrongs. The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world.

Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, who travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. When the Doctor is critically injured, he can regenerate his body but in doing so gains a new physical appearance and with it, a distinct new personality. William Hartnell portrayed the first Doctor from 1963-1966. From the beginning, the First Doctor was a mysterious figure. He appeared to be a frail old man, despite the eventual revelation that he was actually the youngest of the Doctor's incarnations, and yet was possessed of unexpected reserves of strength and will. He obviously held tremendous knowledge of scientific matters, and yet was unable to pilot his TARDIS time ship reliably; his granddaughter Susan explained this by saying that her grandfather was "a bit forgetful". He was abrasive, patronising, and cantankerous towards his human travelling companions, yet shared a deep emotional bond with his granddaughter Susan. He also harboured a streak of ruthlessness, being willing to lie – and in one case attempt to kill – to achieve his goals. Initially, he distrusted his first two human companions, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, who were forced on him. Over time, however, as they shared adventures together, he grew closer to them, and the TARDIS crew came to share almost a family bond.

"Mm? What's that, my boy?" - the First Doctor

As always be on the look out for Daleks, Cyberman, Autons, the Master, Sontarans, Silurians, Slitheen, Ood, Judoon, Weeping Angels and the occasional Muggle.

Special thanks to Rifleman81 for his assistance in placing and maintaining this cache.

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