By Alexander Winning
LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of "Doctor Who" fans
from across the world descended on London on Saturday to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of a sci-fi series that has
gripped generations with a quirky blend of time travel,
merciless robots and evil aliens.
"Doctor Who", first aired on British television on Nov. 23,
1963, is the world's longest-running science-fiction series
according to Guinness World Records, telling the story of a
half-human with two hearts and the power to travel in time. It
is now a major part of BBC efforts to press sales overseas.
From its inception it had British children cowering behind
sofas, untroubled by sometimes less than convincing sets and
aliens that looked frequently like men in rubber suits.
The doctor's chief enemy, the Daleks, are an alien race
forced by an apocalyptic war to retreat into robotic shells,
bereft of all emotions bar hatred; mansized salt cellar-shaped
villains with probes reminiscent of sink plungers and flashing
lights on their heads strangely similar to those on a car seen
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