Doctor Who Vs. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Shown on Legend Xtra last night, this British

thriller was the first of seven anthology features from Amicus Productions. Released by Regal in 1965, the movie was produced

by the American studio founders Milton

Subotsky and Max Rosenberg, and

directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer

Freddie Francis. Subtsky originally wrote all

five portmanteau tales in 1948, and utilised gothic staples here (entitled Werewolf,

Creeping Vine, Voodoo, Disembodied Hand

and Vampire) within a framing story.

The production featured Peter Cushing,

Roy Castle, Christopher Lee, Donald

Sutherland, and these eighteen Doctor Who

cast and crew connections:

• [Francis] Michael Gough (Landor) played the titular role of The Celestial Toymaker, then Councillor Hedin in Arc of Infinity
• Max Adrian [born Bor] (Dr. Blake) was King Priam in The Myth Makers
• Faith Kent [born Heaslip] voiced Maven for Big Finish's Omega (2003)
• Ann [Forrest] Bell (Ann) voiced Sylvia O'Donnell for A Thousand Tiny Wings (2010), Professor Gesima Cazalet for Night of the Stormcrow (2013), and Lisa Burrows for Five Twenty-Nine (2016)
• [Charles] Edward Underdown (Tod) was Zastor in Meglos
• Judy [Valerie] Cornwell (Nurse) was Maddy in Paradise Towers
• Isla Blair (Girl) was Lady Isabella in The King's Demons, then voiced Paula Taylor for Exotron (2007), Margerie Hopshaw for Out of This World, Charn for Palindrome (both 2020), Old Mary Mortimer for Friend of the Family (2023), and Pars for Unknown Soldiers (2024)
• Rodney Cardiff (Patron) and John [Ernest Clotworthy] Moore (Man) both appeared in Frontier in Space, as Draconian Emperor/Prisoner - Cardiff was also Guard in The Androids of Tara and The Mysterious Planet, and Gendarme in City of Death
• Paul [Alfred] Phillips (Patron) was Egyptian in The Daleks' Master Plan, Extra in The Highlanders, Scientist in The Macra Terror and The Time Warrior, Sentry in The War Games, and Miner in The Monster of Peladon
• Bill Constable (art director), Buster Ambler (sound recordist) and Roy Hyde (sound editor) all worked on Dr. Who and the Daleks
• Ted Wallis was production manager on Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD
• Joe Vegoda (executive producer), John Cox (sound director), Ted Samuels (SFX) and Maurice Gillett (electrician) all worked on both Dalek films

Doctor Who On This Day #245

 

1967 - The Tomb of the Cybermen,

Episode 1 first screened on BBC1

1969 - Writer Neil Cross born in Bristol;

The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episode 1,

The Abominable Snowmen, Episode 4 and

 The Ice Warriors, Episodes 2 and 3 all

repeated on ABC

1970 - The Web of Fear, Episode 3, Fury from the 

Deep, Episode 4 and The Wheel in Space, Episode

3 all repeated on ABC

1971 - The Mind Robber, Episodes 3 and 5 and 

The Invasion, Episode 4 all repeated on ABC

1978 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 4 first
screened on TV2; and The Ribos Operation,

Part 1 first screened on BBC1

1980 - The Creature from the Pit,

Part 4 and Nightmare of Eden, Part

2 both repeated on ABC

1981 - The Pirate Planet, Part 1 repeated

on KQED Plus

1982 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 4 repeated

on KQED Plus; and  The Seeds of Doom, Parts

1 and 2 both repeated on ABC

1983 - Planet of the Spiders, Part 6 and Robot,
Part 1 both repeated on ABC; and The Ribos
Operation, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus

1984 - Death to the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1985 - The Hand of Fear Omnibus

repeated on WTTW 11

1986 - The Time Warrior, Part 4 repeated

on TV1; Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part 2

repeated on ABC; and Attack of the

Cybermen, Part 3 (of 4) repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Time Warrior, Part 1 repeated

on KQED Plus; and The Talons of Weng-

Chiang, Part 6 repeated on TV2 (NZ)

1988 - Castrovalva, Part 4 repeated on

 TV2; and Planet of Fire, Part 4 repeated

on KQED Plus

1989 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part

2 repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - The Web Planet, Episode 6: The

Centre repeated on BSB; and Destiny

of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on

KQED Plus

1991 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11
1992 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part

2 repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part

1 repeated on UK Gold; and The Brain

of Morbius, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1994 - Actor Roy Castle died in Gerrards

Cross, aged 62; and The Awakening, Part

1 repeated on UK Gold

1995 - Downtime premiered at PanoptiCon,

Hotel Leofric, Coventry

1996 - The Ark Omnibus repeated on KQED

Plus; and The Gunfighters, Episode 1: A

Holiday for the Doctor repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1997 - The Robots of Death, Part 4 repeated on UK Gold;

 and Horror of Fang Rock, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 4 repeated on Space
1999 - The Gunfighters, Episode 2: Don't

Shoot the Pianist repeated on Space; and

Planet of the Spiders, Part 4 repeated on

UKTV (Aus)

2000 - Day of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus);

The Mutants, Episode 1 repeated on TG4; Underworld, Part

2 first screened on Prairie PTV; The Invasion of Time

Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; The Ribos Operation,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Colorado PTV; and

Logopolis, Part 2 repeated on BBC Prime

2001 - The Mind Robber Omnibus repeated

on MPT; The Seeds of Doom,
Part 2 repeated on WILL; The Sun Makers, Part 2 repeated on KUED;
The Armageddon Factor, Part 4 repeated on WCET and Twin Cities PTV
and Part 5 repeated on WCET; Nightmare of Eden, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on KBTC; The Horns of Nimon, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
on NHPTV; Meglos, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Lakeshore PTV and
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on WQED; The Keeper of Traken Omnibus
repeated on UK Gold; Castrovalva, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
Colorado PTV; and Dragonfire, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on MiND

2002 - The Green Death, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated

on KQED Plus; and Terror of the Zygons, Part 2 and Destiny

of the Daleks Omnibus both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 - Robot, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids

(Can); and The Brain of Morbius, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on UK Gold

 2004 - The Time Warrior, Part 4 repeated

on ABC
2005 - The Long Game repeated on BBC3

2006 - The Parting of the Ways first screened

on Nederland 3; New Earth repeated on Ztélé;

and The Impossible Planet first screened on

ABC1

2007 - Image of the Fendahl, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on WCET;
Warriors' Gate Omnibus repeated on MPT; Rose repeated on WTTW 11
and KOCE; The End of the World repeated on KOCE and MPTV; Aliens 
of London and Doctor Who Confidential: I Get a Sidekick Out of You 
both repeated on WUFT, UNC-TV and WPBT2; World War Three repeated 
on KSPS, WEDU and KQED Plus; The Long Game repeated on Ozarks 
PTV and S Dakota PB; Father's Day repeated on WTVP; The Empty Child 
repeated on UKTV (Aus); Boom Town repeated on TV3 (RI) and NHPTV;
Bad Wolf first screened on KTWU and WXXI; The Parting of the Ways 
repeated on YLE TV2 and Idaho PTV; Love & Monsters repeated

on People+ Arts (LA); The Shakespeare Code first screened on

Prime; The Infinite Quest Omnibus repeated on BBC2; Doctor Who 
Confidential: Bringing Back the Doctor repeated on WTTW 11;

Doctor Who Confidential: Aliens, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

repeated on 
MPTV; Doctor Who Confidential: Why On Earth? repeated on WEDU
and KQED Plus; and Doctor Who Confidential: Unsung Heroes and 
Violent Death repeated on NHPTV
2008 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 2 and 3 both first screened on MTV3
 SciFi; The Doctor Dances first screened on The Oregon Channel and 
repeated on Oregon PB; Rise of the Cybermen repeated on UK Gold;
and The Family of Blood and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Bad 
Blood both repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2009 - Bad Wolf repeated on Syfy (FRG); The Shakespeare Code, 
Gridlock and Daleks in Manhattan all repeated on France 4; and
Journey's End first screened on Syfy (Ben)
2010 - Rose repeated on Space; Aliens of

London and World War Three both repeated

on Syfy (FRG); and The Family of Blood

repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2011 - Battlefield, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi; The 
Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit and Blink all repeated on BBC America;
Love & Monsters and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Alien Abduction 
both repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords both repeated on Watch; and Let's Kill Hitler repeated on BBC3

2012 - The Three Doctors, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC;
Cold Blood repeated on Watch; The Impossible Astronaut and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Coming to America both repeated on MPTV; The Doctor, the 
Widow and the Wardrobe repeated on BBC America; Asylum of the Daleks
first screened on BBC America and Space; and Prequel: Asylum of the 
Daleks released on iTunes and Amazon US
2013 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus);
Army of Ghosts and Doomsday both repeated on France 4; Partners

in Crime repeated on ABC2; The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison

Sky both repeated on RAI4; The Almost People repeated on BBC

Entertainment LA; The Girl Who Waited, The God Complex and Closing
 Time all repeated on Syfy (Port); The Rings of Akhaten and Cold War 
both repeated on Syfy (Ben); and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: 
River Runs Wild repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2014 - The Space Museum, Episodes 1 and 2 both first screened on Retro
TV; The Android Invasion, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Horror; The 
Invasion of Time, Parts 1 and 2 and The Sontaran Stratagem all repeated
on Syfy (Aus); The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion both
repeated on BBC America; Utopia repeated on YLE TV2; The Beast Below
 repeated on Karusel; Amy's Choice repeated on Watch; A Christmas Carol
 repeated on RAI4; Day of the Moon repeated on BBC Polska; Let's Kill

Hitler repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship 
repeated on Ztélé; The Snowmen repeated on Syfy (Port); and The

Bells of Saint John repeated on BBC Entertainment RSA

2015 - The Dominators, Episode 5 and The Mind Robber, Episode 1 both 
repeated on Retro TV; Frontios, Part 2 and The Girl Who Waited both
repeated on Syfy (Aus); Resurrection of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4)
both repeated on Horror; Father's Day repeated on KCPT2; The Age of
 Steel repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The Stolen Earth 
repeated on Watch; The Eleventh Hour and The Beast Below both
repeated on BBC America; The Vampires of Venice repeated on KLRU;
The Impossible Astronaut and The Wedding of River Song both repeated
on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Almost People first screened
on FX (Ind) and repeated on RAI4; The Time of the Doctor repeated on
WGVU; Robot of Sherwood repeated on TV Cultura; Flatline repeated
on ABC2; Death in Heaven repeated on Prime; and Best of the Doctor
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and ME

2016 - The Claws of Axos, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;

Image of the Fendahl Omnibus repeated on KPTS; The Long Game, The 

Stolen Earth, Time Heist and Mummy on the Orient Express all repeated

on Syfy (Aus); The Shakespeare Code repeated on EBRU and The Zone;

Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks and

The Lazarus Experiment all repeated on EBRU; Dinosaurs

on a Spaceship repeated

on BBC Entertainment AP; Closing Time repeated on Syfy (LA);

Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on Syfy (Bra);

The Day of the Doctor and The Magician's Apprentice both

repeated on DR3; and The Caretaker repeated on Syfy (Aus);

and Kill the Moon repeated on BBC Polska HD and Syfy (Aus)

2017 - Carnival of Monsters, Episodes 2 to 4 and The Green

Death, Episode 1 all repeated on Retro TV; The Brain of Morbius,

Enlightenment and Attack of the Cybermen Omnibuses all

repeated on WYCC; The Doctor Dances repeated on The Box;

Utopia repeated on Syfy (Aus); Forest of the Dead repeated

on One ARD; The Lodger, The Pandorica Opens, The Big

Bang and A Christmas Carol all repeated on Syfy (Bra);

and Sleep No More, Face the Raven and Heaven Sent all

repeated on BBC Entertainment EU

2018 - The Chase Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; The Time Warrior,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; The Visitation Omnibus repeated 

on Iowa PTV; The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Parts 1 and 2 both 

repeated on Retro TV; Smith and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, 

Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment, 42 and Human Nature all repeated on W; The End of Time,

Part 2 repeated on One ARD; The Curse of the Black Spot, The Doctor's 

Wife, The Rebel Flesh, The Almost People and A Good Man Goes to War 

all repeated on Sony SciFi; The Zygon Invasion repeated on ABC;

The Eaters of Light and Class, Episode 2 both repeated on BBC

First (ME); and Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion

Earth 2150 AD both screened on Comet TV

2019 - The Return of Doctor Mysterio

repeated on BBC Polska HD

2020 - Kinda, Part 3 and The Visitation, Part 1 both

repeated on Retro TV; The Wedding of River Song

repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Caretaker
repeated on NRJ12; Face the Raven repeated and

Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror first screened, both

on BBC First Turkey; and Rosa repeated on BBC

Entertainment EU

2021 - The Family of Blood repeated

on ABC2; The Vampires of Venice

repeated on ABC ME; Extremis repeated

on BBC Polska HD; and The Doctor Falls

repeated on BBC First Turkey

2022 - The Satan Pit repeated on ABC2;

and Extremis repeated on Fox SciFi

2024 - The Vampires of Venice repeated

on ABC Family and ABC Entertains; and

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD

screened on Film4