Doctor Who On This Day #55

 

Doctor Who Vs. Night of the Big Heat

Shown on Legend Extra today,

this British thriller was based on

the 1959 novel of the same name

 by prolific sci-fi and crime writer

John Lymington.

Here, whilst Britain shivers in

deepest winter, the remote
Scottish isle of Fara experi-

ences an inexplicable heatwave
- the result of an alien incursion.
The story was first adapted for ITV's Play of the Week in 1960,
and starred Bernard Cribbins,

Bernard Archard, and Leonard

Grahame. Released in the UK by Planet Films in 1967 (then in America in

1971 as Island of the Burning Damned), the production featured genre

stalwarts Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen, and seven

Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Pip [Ernest Albert] and Jane Baker were also writers of The Mark of the Rani, Terror of the Vervoids, (part 14 of) The Ultimate Foe and Time and the Rani for TV, the novel Race Against Time (1986), then BBV Productions' The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind (2000)
• William [Thomas] Lucas [born Clucas] (Stanley) was Range in Frontios
• Kenneth [Charles] Cope (Mason) was Packard in Warriors' Gate
• Jack [Hodges] Bligh (Siddle) was Gaptooth in The Smugglers (4)
• Charles Rayford (Player) was Kaled Scientist in Genesis of the Daleks
• Malcolm [Neville] Lockyer was the composer on Dr. Who and the Daleks too

Doctor Who On This Day #54

1968 - The Web of Fear, Episode

4 first screened on BBC1

1973 - Frontier in Space, Episode 1

 first screened on BBC1

1978 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 4 first

screened on ABC
1979 - The Armageddon Factor, Part

6 first screened on BBC1

1982 - The Face of Evil, Part 2 repeated

on KQED Plus; and The Visitation, Part

4 first screened on BBC Cymru

1983 - The Creature from the Pit, Part

4 repeated on KQED Plus

1984 - The Ark in Space, Part 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; The Invisible Enemy, Part 3 repeated on ABC;

and Planet of Fire, Part 2 first screened on BBC1

1985 - Genesis of the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - The Silurians, Episode 2 repeated on ABC;

Warriors' Gate Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11;

and Earthshock, Part 4 first screened on TROS

1987 - The Gunfighters, Episode 4: The OK Corral repeated 

on KQED Plus; and Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 repeated on 

TV2

1988 - Robot, Part 3 repeated on TV de Galicia; The Pirate 

Planet, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus; and The Armageddon 

Factor, Part 6 repeated on TV2

1989 - The Sea Devils, Episode 6 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Genesis of the Daleks, Part 5 repeated on ABC

1990 - The Invasion of Time, Parts 1 to 3 all repeated on

WTTW 11; and Arc of Infinity, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus

1994 - Underworld, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold;

and Timelash, Part 1 (of 4) repeated on ABC

1995 - The Ultimate Foe, Part 14 first

screened on VOX
1996 - The Ghosts of N-Space, Episode

6 first broadcast on Radio 2

1997 - The Time Monster Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus;

The Curse of Peladon, Episode 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus);

and Planet of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1998 - The Krotons, Episode 2 first screened on Space;

and Time Flight, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Krotons, Episode 2 repeated on Space; and

The Invasion of Time, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - Planet of Giants, Episode 2: Dangerous Journey

 repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Silurians, Episode 1 repeated

on Space; and Day of the Daleks, Episode 1 first screened 

on TG4

2001 - The Brain of Morbius Omnibus repeated on UKTV 

(Aus); The Androids of Tara, Part 3 first screened on Prairie 

PTV; The Horns of Nimon, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on

Iowa PTV; and  Arc of Infinity, Part 1 repeated on BBC Prime

2002 - The Mind of Evil Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;

Invasion of the Dinosaurs Omnibus repeated on MPT; The 

Ark in Space, Part 1 repeated on Lakeland PTV; Terror of the

Zygons, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND; The Talons of

Weng-Chiang, Part 1 repeated on WILL; The Leisure Hive,

Part 1 repeated on Twin Cities PTV; The Keeper of

Traken, Part 4 and Logopolis, Part 1 both repeated on

WCET; Kinda, Part 4 repeated on WQED; The Visitation,

Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Earthshock,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV; and Planet

of Fire Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV

2003 - The Invasion of Time Omnibus

repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2004 - The Mind Robber, Episode 3 repeated on ABC; and 

Time Flight, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 2

repeated on ABC
2006 - The Doctor Dances and Boom

Town both first screened on ΣΚΑΙ 

2007 - The Impossible Planet repeated

on UK Gold and Jimmy

2008 - The Armageddon Factor, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

 on WCET; The Unquiet Dead and Doctor Who Confidential: 

TARDIS Tales both repeated on NHPTV; Aliens of London

repeated on MPT

and WTVP; Dalek repeated on WXXI and Houston PM; Father's Day
and Doctor Who Confidential: Time Trouble both repeated on KERA 
and WGVU; The Doctor Dances and Doctor Who Confidential: Weird
 Science both repeated on KQED Plus; Boom Town repeated on Idaho 
PTV; Bad Wolf and Doctor Who Confidential: The World of Who both 
repeated on WEDU; The Parting of the Ways repeated on S Dakota 
PB; and Doctor Who Confidential: I Get a Sidekick Out of You 
repeated on MPT

2009 - Paradise Towers, Parts 1 and 2 both first screened 

on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The Empty Child and Doctor Who

Confidential Cutdown: Special Effects both repeated on 

UKTV (Aus); The Girl in the Fireplace and Doctor Who 

Confidential Cutdown: From Script to Screen both

 repeated on ABC1; and The Shakespeare Code and 

Doctor Who Confidential: Stage Fright both repeated 

on BBC3
2010 - The Age of Steel repeated on Syfy (Spa);

and The Sound of Drums and Doctor Who

Confidential: The Saxon Mystery both repeated

on BBC3

2011 - The Seeds of Doom, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; and Planet of the Ood

repeated on Space

2012 - The Satan Pit repeated on BBC America; The Sound

of Drums repeated on BBC Entertainment Ind and ABC2;

Smith and Jones and The Shakespeare Code both repeated

on BBC3; and Midnight repeated on Watch

2013 - The Aztecs, Episodes 1 and 2 both

repeated on BBC America; The Seeds of Death

Omnibus repeated on UKTV; Revenge of the

Cybermen, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; 42 and Human 

Nature both repeated on France 4; Blink repeated on UKTV (NZ); 

Victory of the Daleks and Doctor Who Confidential: War Games both 

repeated on Iowa PTV; The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the 

Moon both repeated on Fox (FRG); Let's Kill Hitler repeated on 

MPTV; The Wedding of River Song and Doctor Who Confidential: 

When Time Froze both first screened on WPT; and Doctor Who 

Confidential Cutdown: The Born Identity repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2014 - The Invisible Enemy, Parts 1 and 2 and Four to Doomsday, 

Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); School Reunion and The 
Girl in the Fireplace both repeated on BBC America; Blink repeated
on TV3 (Spa); The Unicorn and the Wasp repeated on France 4;
The End of Time, Part 2, The Eleventh Hour and The Beast Below

 all repeated on Syfy (Port); The Almost People repeated on BBC

 Entertainment LA; The Girl Who Waited repeated on Watch; and 

Cold War repeated on Ztélé

2015 - The Robots of Death, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on

Horror; The Sun Makers, Part 4, Human Nature and The Curse

of the Black Spot all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Pirate

Planet, Parts 3 and 4 both first screened on Retro TV;

Dalek repeated on Watch; The 

Age of Steel repeated on KCPT2; The Girl Who Waited and The 
God Complex both repeated on BBC America; The Wedding of River 

Song repeated on Syfy (Ben); Cold War and Journey to the Centre
of the TARDIS both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD;

and Kill the Moon, Doctor Who Confidential: Open All Hours and 
When Time Froze all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP

2016 - Planet of Evil Omnibus repeated on

Horror; Boom Town and Doctor Who Confidential:

Unsung Heroes and Violent Death both repeated

on ABC2; Evolution of the Daleks repeated on Syfy (Aus)

 and France 4; The Waters of Mars and The Eleventh Hour both 
repeated on BBC America; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship repeated on
BBC Polska HD; The Snowmen repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Day 
of the Doctor repeated on Syfy (Aus); Listen repeated on KLRU;
Kill the Moon repeated on WGVU; Flatline repeated on TV Cultura;
The Magician's Apprentice repeated on BBC First (ME); and

Sleep No More repeated on BBC Entertainment AP

2017 - The Mind Robber, Episode 5 repeated on The Zone;

Kinda, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV; Doomsday 

repeated on FX (Ind); The Beast Below, Nightmare in Silver, 

The Name of the Doctor and Deep Breath all repeated on Syfy 

(Aus); Asylum of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and

Heaven Sent all repeated on Syfy (Bra); Dark Water repeated 

on KLRU; and Class, Episode 6 first screened on Prime

2018 - The Invasion of Time, Part 6, The

Ribos Operation, Part 1 and The Mysterious

Planet, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Retro

TV; World War Three, Dalek, The Long Game

and The Zygon Invasion all repeated on Syfy

(Aus); The Fires of Pompeii and Planet of the

Ood both repeated on Star World Premiere;

The Angels Take Manhattan, The Bells of Saint 

John and The Rings of Akhaten all repeated on

Syfy (LA); Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS,

The Crimson Horror, Nightmare in Silver, The 

Name of the Doctor and The Day of the Doctor 

all repeated on BBC Polska HD; and The Oseidon

Adventure repeated on Radio 4 Extra

2019 - Writer Graeme Curry died in Britain, aged 54; The Keys

of Marinus, Episode 6 and The Aztecs, Episode 1: The Temple of 

Evil both repeated on Retro TV; The Seeds of Doom, Parts 5 and

6 both repeated on KBTC and Omnibus repeated on WSRE; The

 Face of Evil Omnibus repeated on MPTV; Destiny of the Daleks,

Part 2 repeated on KPTS; Black Orchid Omnibus repeated on

Idaho PTV; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy and 

The Power of Three all repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Rings of 

Akhaten and Cold War both repeated on One ARD; Arachnids in 

the UK repeated on Fox (FRG); and The Battle of Ranskoor Av

 Kolos and Resolution both first screened on RAI4
2020 - The Romans Omnibus first screened on KVCR; The War
Machines, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; The
Rings of Akhaten repeated on Syfy (Fra); Extremis repeated on
Star World Premiere HD; The Pyramid at the End of the World
and The Lie of the Land both repeated on Fox (FRG); Empress
 of Mars repeated on ABC; and Ascension of the Cybermen first

screened on BBC America and CTV SciFi

2021 - The Time Monster, Episodes 3

and 4 both repeated on Retro TV;

Utopia repeated on ABC2; and Into

the Dalek repeated on BBC Polska HD

2022 - The War Games, Episode 9

repeated on ONS; Genesis of the Daleks,

Parts 4 and 5 both repeated on Forces TV;

The Horns of Nimon, Parts 3 and 4 both

repeated on Retro TV; The Empty Child

repeated on Syfy (Fra); Dark Water and

Death in Heaven both repeated on One

ARD; Spyfall, Part 2 repeated on BBC

First Turkey; Can You Hear Me?

repeated on ABC2; and The Haunting of

Villa Diodati, Ascension of the Cybermen

and The Timeless Children all repeated

 on NRJ12

2024 - Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150

AD screened on Film4

2025 - The Armageddon Factor, Parts

1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; and 

The Satan Pit repeated on ABC Entertains