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Sunday, 4 October 2026

Doctor Who Vs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

"These are dark
 times, our world has
faced no greater
threat, but you can't
fight this war on
your own Mr. Potter,
he's too strong."

ITV2's latest Harry
Potter film season
concluded tonight with
the final entries in the
saga, released in late
2010 then a year later.
Here, Harry, Ron, and
Hermione embark on a
search for magical horcruxes - the key to Voldemort's immortality. Acting on information from the goblin Griphook, the friends are led to the Lestrange
vault at Gringotts, before returning to Hogwarts for a final confrontation
with the Dark Lord.
Published in 2007, JK Rowling's final Potter novel was adapted by Warner
Bros as two productions - they featured John Hurt, David Bradley,
CiarĂ¡n Hinds, Kelly Macdonald, and a total of thirty-eight Doctor Who
cast connections:
  • Bill [Francis] Nighy (Scrimgeour here; Slughorn for Audible) was Dr. [Henry] Black in Vincent and the Doctor
  • Graham Duff (Death Eater) was the Waiter in Deep Breath, voiced Various for Big Finish's Exile (2003), then wrote Faith Stealer (2004)
  • Carolyn Pickles (Burbage) voiced Lady Meera Darone for Army of Death (2011), Dr. Hilary Standish for The Stuff of Nightmares, Cardinal Ollistra for The Side of the Angels (both 2017), Dark Universe (2020), War Room (2022-26), Professor Marian Schaeffer for The Tyrants of Logic, and Traherne for An Ideal World (both 2018)
  • David [John] Ryall (Doge) voiced Carthok for Phantasmagoria (1999)
  • Guy Henry (Thicknesse) voiced Director Ikron for Infamy of the Zaross (2017)
  • Ashley McGuire (Death Eater) voiced the Sergeant for The Red House (2015)
  • Steffan Rhodri (Cattermole) voiced Commander Korshal for The Bone of Contention (2004) and Dreamtime, Prime Minister for The Longest Night and The Wasting (all 2005), Minister for Outbreak (2016), and Ted for The Silent Streets of Barry Island
  • Ellie Darcey-Alden (Young Lily) was Francesca Latimer in The Snowmen
  • Daniel Hill (Wizard) was Chris Parsons in Shada, and voiced Percy Noggins for AudioGo's The Stuff of Nightmares (2009)
  • George Potts (Wizard) voiced Ruben for The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel (2015)
  • Eva [born Sara Jane] Alexander (Waitress) was the Nurse in Let's Kill Hitler
  • Granville Saxton (Death Eater) voiced the Duke of Wellington for The Curse of Davros (2012)
  • Daniel [Matthew] Tuite (Wizard) was the Doctor's double in Wild Blue Yonder
  • Greg Bennett (Wizard) was Sycorax Warrior/UNIT Soldier in The Christmas Invasion, and uncredited Guest in The Lazarus Experiment
  • Sophie Thompson (Mafalda) depicted Delia Derbyshire for Blue Veils and Golden Sands, then voiced Mrs. Crook for Thirteen O'Clock (2026)
  • Paul Bailey (Student) was Cyberman in Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children
  • Ben Champniss (Parent) was Dalek operator in An Adventure in Space and Time
  • Craig Garner (Goblin) was an Emojibot in Smile
  • Penelope McGhie (Death Eater) was Peggy Hayward in Village of the Angels
  • Christina Low (Student) was stunt driver on Spyfall
  • Lukas DiSparrow [born Dorula] (Wizard) was Goblin in The Church on Ruby Road
  • Marcus Shakesheff was also a stuntman on The End of Time and Cold War
  • for Harry Melling, Warwick Davis, Sean Biggerstaff, Adrian Rawlins, Leslie Phillips, Peter Burroughs and Lisa Osmond see The Philosopher's Stone
  • for Mark Williams, Miriam Margolyes, Toby Jones and Paul Bateman see The Chamber of Secrets
  • for Michael Gambon and Spencer Wilding see The Prisoner of Azkaban
  • for Imelda Staunton, Rusty Goffe and Daisy Haggard see The Order of the Phoenix
  • for Jim Broadbent and Helen McCrory see The Half-Blood Prince

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Doctor Who On This Day #260

 

1965 - Marco Polo, Episode 2: The Singing
Sands and The Sensorites, Episodes 5 and
6 all repeated on ABC
1966 - The Smugglers, Episode 2 first
screened on BBC1
1970 - The Krotons, Episode 3 repeated
on ABC
1977 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 3 first
screened on BBC1
1979 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 1 and
4 both repeated on ABC
1980 - Pyramids of Mars, Parts 1 and 3 and The
Horns of Nimon, Part 3 all repeated on ABC
1981 - The Androids of Tara, Part 4 repeated
on KQED Plus
1982 - The Android Invasion, Part 3 repeated
on KQED Plus
1983 - The Androids of Tara, Part 2 repeated
on KQED Plus
1984 - Warriors' Gate Omnibus repeated on
WTTW 11
1985 - Robot, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - The Monster of Peladon, Part 1 repeated
on ABC; and The Two Doctors, Part 2 (of 6) both
repeated on KQED Plus
1987 - Death to the Daleks, Part 3 repeated
on KQED Plus
1988 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 2 first
screened on Super Channel; and Attack
 of the Cybermen, Part 3 (of 4) repeated
on KQED Plus
1989 - The Claws of Axos Omnibus repeated
on KQED Plus
1991 - The King's Demons, Part 2 repeated
on KQED Plus
1992 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 2 repeated
on KQED Plus
1993 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 2 repeated on
UK Gold; and The Paradise of Death, Episode
4 first broadcast on Radio 5
1994 - The Leisure Hive Omnibus repeated
on KQED Plus
1995 - Genesis of the Daleks Omnibus
repeated on UK Gold
1996 - The Keys of Marinus, Episode 2:
The Velvet Web repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1997 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 1 repeated
 on UK Gold; and The Sun Makers, Part 2
repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 - The War Games, Episode
9 repeated on Space
1999 - The Dominators, Episode 5 repeated on Space; 
and The Ultimate Foe, Part 14 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2000 - The War Games, Episode 6 first screened on 
Prime; Terror of the Autons Omnibus repeated on UK
Gold; The Brain of Morbius, Part 1 repeated on KBTC
 and KUED and Part 2 repeated on KBTC; The Masque
 of Mandragora, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on WCET;
The Hand of Fear, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
NHPTV; Horror of Fang Rock, Part 3 repeated on
Twin Cities PTV; The Invisible Enemy, Part 4
repeated on Lakeshore PTV; The Keeper of Traken,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND; Castrovalva,
Part 1 repeated on BBC Prime; Warriors of the Deep 
Omnibus repeated on MPT; and Mindwarp, Part 7
repeated on WUSF
2001 - Inferno, Episodes 3 and 4 both
repeated on KQED Plus; and Time Flight,
Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)  
2002 - Destiny of the Daleks, Part 3
repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 - 100,000 BC, Episode 3: The Forest of
Fear repeated on ABC; Terror of the Zygons,
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC Kidds
 (Can); and The Face of Evil, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on UK Gold
2005 - Ghost Light Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
2006 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 5 and 6 both
repeated on KBTC; The Sontaran Experiment Omnibus
and Genesis of the Daleks, Part 1 both repeated on MPT;
and The End of the World first screened on YLE TV2
2007 - Aliens of London repeated and Doctor Who Confidential:
 I Get a Sidekick Out of You first screened, both on WTTW 11;
Utopia and Doctor Who Confidential: 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello both
repeated on BBC3; and Sword of Orion, Episodes 1 and
2 first broadcast on Radio 7
2008 - The Robots of Death, Parts
2 and 3 both first screened on MTV3
SciFi and TV4
2009 - The Idiot's Lantern repeated on Syfy (FRG); 
and Daleks in Manhattan and Doctor Who Confidential:
A New York Story both repeated on BBC3
2010 - Writer Louis Marks died in Israel, aged 82; The Empty Child 
repeated on Space; Tooth and Claw and School Reunion both repeated 
on BBC3; Army of Ghosts and Doomsday both repeated on Syfy (FRG); 
and The Unicorn and the Wasp and Doctor Who Confidential: Nemesis 
both repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2011 - The Unquiet Dead repeated on Space; The Unicorn and the 
Wasp and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Nemesis both repeated 
on UKTV (Aus); Night Terrors repeated on BBC America; The Girl Who
 Waited first screened on ABC1 and repeated on BBC3 and BBC America; 
The God Complex first screened on BBC1; Doctor Who Confidential 
Cutdown: What Dreams May Come first screened on ABC1 and repeated 
on BBC3; and Doctor Who Confidential: Heartbreak Hotel first screened
on BBC3
2012 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 4 and 5 both repeated on 
Syfy (Aus); The Unquiet Dead and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:
Nemesis both repeated on UKTV (Aus); Last of the Time Lords repeated 
on BBC America and UKTV (Aus); and Voyage of the Damned repeated 
on BBC America
2013 - The Seeds of Doom, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); The Empty Child repeated on Syfy (Port); School Reunion
 repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; Blink repeated on France 4;
The Stolen Earth repeated on ABC2; The End of Time, Part 2
repeated on RAI4; The Rebel Flesh repeated on Watch; Let's
Kill Hitler first screened on Karusel; and The Power of Three
repeated on Ztélé
2014 - The War Machines, Episodes
1 and 2 both first screened on Retro
TV; Planet of the Spiders, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
Horror; The Pirate Planet, Parts 3 and 4 and The Beast Below
all repeated on Syfy (Aus); 42 and Human Nature both
repeated on BBC America; Blink repeated on Really Scary
TV; The Unicorn and the Wasp repeated on YLE TV2; The
Big Bang repeated on KLRU; The Impossible Astronaut 
repeated on Karusel; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated
on Watch and DR3; The Doctor's Wife repeated on DR3;
The God Complex repeated on RAI4; The Wedding of River
 Song and Doctor Who Confidential: What Goes On Tour
both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD;
Asylum of the Daleks repeated on KCPT2; The Angels
Take Manhattan repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; 
and Robot of Sherwood repeated and Listen first
screened, both on BBC Entertainment LA HD
2015 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 6 and 7 both repeated
on Retro TV; The Caves of Androzani, Part 3 and The Bells of Saint
John both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Remembrance of the Daleks,
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Horror; Tooth and Claw repeated
 on BBC Entertainment AP; Daleks in Manhattan repeated on Disney
 (XD) and KCPT2; Human Nature and Doctor Who Confidential:
Alter Ego both repeated on UNC-MX; Blink, The Stolen Earth,
Jouney's End, The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters
of Mars, The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2, The Eleventh Hour, The 
Beast Below, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, The Lodger, The
Pandorica Opens, The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon,
The Curse of the Black Spot, The Doctor's Wife, The Rebel
Flesh and The Almost People all repeated on BBC America; 
Silence in the Library repeated on TV Cultura; Vincent and the
Doctor repeated on BBC America and Watch; The God Complex
and Closing Time both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC
Polska HD; The Snowmen, Part 1 (of 2) first screened on FX
(Ind); The Rings of Akhaten repeated on Syfy (Port); Robot
of Sherwood repeated on RAI4; and The Magician's Apprentice
screened at the SVA Theatre, New York
2016 - The Sea Devils, Episodes 4 and 5 and The Mysterious Planet 
Omnibus all repeated on Retro TV; The Unquiet Dead, Aliens of London, 
World War Three, Dalek and The Long Game all repeated on Syfy (Aus); 
The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances both repeated on RAI4; The 
Sound of Drums repeated on The Zone; A Good Man Goes to War and 
The Doctors Revisited: The Third Doctor both repeated on Watch; Night
Terrors, The Girl Who Waited, The God Complex, Closing Time, Sleep 
No More and Face the Raven all repeated on Syfy (LA); The Bells 
of Saint John, Cold War, Hide, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
and The Crimson Horror all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP;
The Rings of Akhaten repeated on BBC Entertainment AP and Syfy
(LA); Nightmare in Silver and The Name of the Doctor both repeated
 on BBC Entertainment EU; The Caretaker, Kill the Moon, Mummy
 on the Orient Express and Flatline all repeated on Syfy (Bra); Death
 in Heaven, Last Christmas, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's
Familiar and Under the Lake all repeated on BBC Polska HD
2017 - The War Games, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on KCTC; 
Spearhead From Space Omnibus first screened on Retro TV; Death to 
the Daleks Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Brain of Morbius Omnibus 
repeated on WILL and Iowa PTV; The Deadly Assassin Omnibus repeated 
on WFWA; The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 2 repeated on Jones! too; 
The Androids of Tara, Part 2 repeated on KPTS; City of Death Omnibus 
repeated on Idaho PTV; Nightmare of Eden Omnibus repeated on 
WYCC; Kinda Omnibus repeated on PBS North; Terminus Omnibus 
repeated on KERA; Attack of the Cybermen Omnibus repeated
on WSRE; Day of the Moon and Face the Raven both repeated
on Syfy (Aus); Deep Breath and Hell Bent both repeated
on BBC Entertainment EU; Dark Water and Death in
Heaven both repeated on W; and Empress of Mars
repeated on BBC First (ME)
2018 - Castrovalva Omnibus repeated on WETA-UK;
The Curse of Fenric, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
Retro TV; A Town Called Mercy repeated on BBC
Polska HD; The Name of the Doctor repeated on Sony
SciFi; and The Pilot and Smile both repeated on ABC
2019 - Boom Town and The Woman Who Fell to
Earth both repeated on One ARD; and The Doctor
Falls repeated on BBC Polska HD
Part 1 both repeated on Retro TV; Hide repeated
on BBC Polska HD; The Witch's Familiar repeated
on NRJ12; The Pyramid at the End of the World
repeated on BBC First Turkey; and Ascension of
the Cybermen first screened on Fox (FRG)
2020 - Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 and Terminus,
Part 1 both repeated on Retro TV; Hide repeated
on BBC Polska HD; The Witch's Familiar repeated
on NRJ12; The Pyramid at the End of the World
repeated on BBC First Turkey; and Ascension of
the Cybermen first screened on Fox (FRG)
2021 - The Chase, Episodes 3 and 4 both
repeated on Retro TV; The Doctor's Daughter
repeated on ABC2; Face the Raven, Heaven
Sent and Hell Bent all repeated in NRJ12;
Arachnids in the UK repeated on BBC Polska
HD; and The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
 repeated on BBC First Turkey
2022 - The Shakespeare Code and
Gridlock both repeated on ABC2;
Nightmare in Silver and The Name of
the Doctor both repeated on Fox
SciFi; and Infamy of the Zaross first
broadcast on Radio 4 Extra
2023 - The Green Death, Episodes
3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC
2024 - The Curse of the Black Spot
repeated on ABC Family and ABC
Entertains