Friday, 19 June 2026

Doctor Who On This Day #170

 

1965 - The Chase, Episode 5:
The Death of Doctor Who first
screened on BBC1
1968 - The Power of the Daleks, Episode 5, The Highlanders
Episode 3, The Underwater Menace, Episode 3, The Moonbase,
Episode 3, The Macra Terror, Episode 1 and The Faceless Ones
Episode 3 all repeated on ABC
1970 - The Evil of the Daleks, Episode 1 first screened on
 TV1; The Dominators, Episode 5 repeated and The Mind 
Robber, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated and Episode 4
 first screened, all on ABC
1971 - The Daemons, Episode 5
first screened on BBC1
1976 - The Ark in Space, Part
4 first screened on ABC
1977 - The Time Warrior, Parts 2 and 3, The Ark in Space, Part 1
and Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts 2 and 3 all repeated on ABC
1978 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode 1, The Time Warrior,
Part 3 and Death to the Daleks, Part 1 all repeated on ABC
1979 - The Three Doctors, Episodes 1 and 3 and
Carnival of Monsters, Episode 4 all repeated on ABC
1980 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 4 first screened on
WTTW 11; and The Invasion of Time, Parts 2 to 4 all
repeated on ABC
1981 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part
3 repeated on KQED Plus
1982 - The Horns of Nimon, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1984 - The Sun Makers, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus;
and The Caves of Androzani, Part 1 first screened on ABC
1985 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episode
1 repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - The Time Monster, Episode 3 repeated on
ABC; and Earthshock, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1987  - The Daemons, Episode 4 repeated
on KQED Plus
1988 -The Edge of Destruction Omnibus
repeated on KQED Plus
1989 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 1 repeated on ABC
1990 - Terror of the Vervoids, Part
9 repeated on KQED Plus
1991 - Meglos, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1992 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode
 repeated on KQED Plus
1993 -The Two Doctors Omnibus repeated
on KQED Plus
1994 - The Horns of Nimon Omnibus
repeated on UK Gold
1995 - The Time Monster, Episode 5 repeated
 on UK Gold; and Full Circle Omnibus repeated
on KQED Plus
1997 - Director Julia Smith died in London,
aged 70; Carnival of MonstersEpisode 4
repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Genesis of
the Daleks, Part 4 repeated on UK Gold
1998 - The Web Planet, Episode 1 repeated
on Space; and Paradise Towers, Part 1
repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episode 4 repeated on
Space; The Sea Devils, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated on Iowa
PTV; The Three Doctors Omnibus repeated on MPT; Planet of the 
Spiders, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on Colorado PTV; The Ark in 
Space, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC America; The Android 
Invasion, Part 2 first screened on Prairie PTV; The Invasion
of Time Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The Stones
of Blood, Part 2 repeated on BBC Prime
2000 - The Sensorites, Episode 6: A Desperate Venture
 first screened on Prime; Spearhead from Space, Episode 
3 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The Awakening Omnibus
repeated on KQED Plus
2001 - The Seeds of Doom, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
 on BBC America; and City of Death, Part 3 repeated on 
UKTV (Aus)
2002 - Underworld, Part 3 repeated on BBC Kids
(Can); and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy,
Part 1 repeated  on BBC Prime
2003 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 1 repeated
on Tele 5; and The Masque of Mandragora, Parts
3 and 4 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2004 - Actress Amelia Eve Gibson born in
 Tameside; The Curse of PeladonEpisodes
 3 and 4 both repeated on Colorado PTV;
and City of Death Omnibus repeated on
UK Gold
2005 - The War Games, Episodes 6 to 10 all repeated 
on MPT; Warriors of the Deep, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on Iowa PTV and Omnibus repeated on UK
Gold; and The Parting of the Ways repeated on BBC3
2006 - World War Three and Dalek both first screened
 on KBS2; Bad Wolf first screened on People+ Arts
 (Spa); and The Age of Steel repeated on BBC3
2008 - The Sea Devils, Episodes 4 and 5 both first
screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; and Rise of the 
Cybermen, The Age of Steel, The Idiot's Lantern
The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Fear Her,
Army of Ghosts and Doomsday all repeated on
Syfy (US)
2009 - The Idiot's Lantern and Doctor Who
Confidential: The Writer's Tale both repeated
on UNC-MX;
 Army of Ghosts and Doomsday both repeated on 
Syfy (Rus); Smith and Jones, The Shakespeare Code
 and Doctor Who Confidential: Stage Fright all repeated 
on WGVU; Silence in the Library and Doctor Who Con-
fidential: Shadow Play both repeated on BBC3; and 
Forest of the Dead repeated on Syfy (US)
2010 - The Girl in the Fireplace and Rise of the
Cybermen both repeated on AXN SciFi; The Poison Sky
 first screened on OETA; Forest of the Dead and Doctor 
Who Confidential: River Runs Deep both repeated on
WGVU; The Pandorica Opens first screened on BBC1
and BBC HD; and Doctor Who Confidential: Alien
Abduction first screened on BBC3 and BBC HD
2011 - Time Flight, Parts 3 and 4 and Snakedance and
 Arc of Infinity Omnibuses all repeated on MTV3 SciFi, 
TV2 and TV4; The Time of Angels and Doctor Who
Confidential: Eyes Wide Open both repeated on MPTV;
and The Pandorica Opens first screened on KBS2 and 
Idaho PTV
2012 - World War Three repeated on UKTV (Aus); 
Tooth and Claw repeated on BBC America; The
 Impossible Planet first screened on YLE TV2; and 
The Lazarus Experiment and Doctor Who Confidential 
Cutdown: Monsters Inc. both repeated on ABC2
2013 - Evolution of the Daleks repeated on Syfy (Port);
Victory of the Daleks repeated on BBC Entertainment LA
HD; Flesh and Stone, The Vampires of Venice and Amy's
Choice all repeated on France 4; The Big Bang repeated
on Watch; Night Terrors first screened on YLE TV2 and 
repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Rings of Akhaten first
screened on Fox (FRG); Journey to the Centre of the
TARDIS first screened on Syfy (Ben); and Nightmare
 in Silver and The Name of the Doctor both repeated
on BBC America
2014 - Planet of Evil, Part 3 and The Caves of Androzani
Part 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Horror of Fang Rock
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Horror; Aliens of
London repeated on Watch; World War Three and 
Dalek both repeated on TV3 (Spa); The Age of Steel
and The Idiot's Lantern both repeated on RAI4; Daleks
in Manhattan repeated on KCPT2; Flesh and Stone 
repeated on Fox (FRG); The Vampires of Venice
repeated on Syfy (Aus) and Fox; Cold Blood repeated
on Syfy (Port); The Doctor's Wife repeated on BBC 
Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The God Complex 
and Closing Time both repeated on BBC America; 
The Wedding of River Song repeated on Syfy (Ben);
The Name of the Doctor repeated on Really Scary TV;
 and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Bigger on the
Inside repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2015 - The Time Warrior, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
Horror; The Ribos Operation, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
and Time and the Rani, Parts 1 and 2 both first
screened, all on Retro TV; The Idiot's Lantern first 
screened on Disney XD (US); Army of Ghosts repeated and Doomsday 
first screened, both on FX (Ind); The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, The 
Fires of Pompeii, Planet of the Ood, The Sontaran Stratagem and The 
Poison Sky all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Journey's End repeated on TV 
Cultura; The End of Time, Part 1 repeated on KLRU and
Part 2 repeated on ABC2; Vincent and the Doctor and
Doctor Who Confidential: Bigger on the Inside both
epeated on BBC Entertainment AP; A Good Man Goes
 to War repeated on KCPT2; Cold War and Hide both 
repeated on UKTV (NZ); and Journey to the Centre of
the TARDIS and The Crimson Horror both repeated on
BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD
2016 - An Unearthly Child Pilot and The Ambassadors
of Death Omnibus both first screened on KBTC;
Spearhead from Space Omnibus repeated on MPTV;
Inferno, Episodes 3 to 6 all repeated on Retro TV;
The Android Invasion Omnibus repeated on WFWA;
The Brain of Morbius Omnibus repeated on WSRE;
The Seeds of Doom Part 3 repeated on KRWG and 
Omnibus repeated on WYCC; The Talons of Weng-
Chiang, Part 4 repeated on KPTS; New Earth repeated 
on KNCT; The Lazarus Experiment repeated on KCPT;
Blink and Utopia both repeated on EBRU; Last of the 
Time Lords, The Curse of the Black Spot, The Doctor's 
Wife, The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People all
repeated on Watch; The Sontaran Stratagem, The 
Doctor's Daughter, The Unicorn and the Wasp and 
Silence in the Library all repeated on BBC Polska 
HD; The Poison Sky repeated on BBC Polska HD
and France 4; The Hungry Earth and The Day of
the Doctor both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Vincent
and the Doctor, The Lodger, The Pandorica Opens
 and The Big Bang all repeated on Syfy (LA); Kill
the Moon repeated on BBC First (ME); Mummy on
the Orient Express repeated on WILL; Dark Water
repeated on Iowa PTV and WXXI; The Magician's
 Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar both repeated
on Syfy (Bra) and Fox (FRG); The Woman Who Live
repeated on BBC First (Ben); Heaven Sent, Hell Bent
and The Husbands of River Song all repeated on Syfy
 (Bra); and Industrial Evolution, Part 2 repeated on
Radio 4 Extra
2017 - The Web Planet, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated 
on Retro TV; The Hand of Fear, Part 1 repeated on The
Zone; The Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on
WETA UK; Dalek repeated on Syfy (Aus); Smith 
and Jones and The Shakespeare Code both repeated
 on RAI4; Cold War repeated on FX (Ind); Journey
 to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on Syfy (Bra);
The Crimson Horror repeated on BBC Polska HD and Syfy 
(Bra); Robot of Sherwood repeated on TLC TV; Flatline and In the 
Forest of the Night both repeated on Syfy (LA); The Girl Who Died
The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion, 
Sleep No More and Face the Raven all repeated on BBC America; 
The Eaters of Light first screened on Syfy (LA) and repeated 
on ABC2; and The Ultimate Companion repeated on ABC2
2018 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 5 and 6 both
repeated on Retro TV; The Green Death, The Time Warrior
 and Invasion of the Dinosaurs Omnibuses all streamed on
Twitch TV; Doomsday repeated on BBC Polska HD; Smith
and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock and Daleks in 
Manhattan all repeated on One ARD; Dark Water repeated 
on Star World Premiere; The Eaters of Light repeated on
Syfy (Aus); and Starfall, Episode 1 repeated on Radio
 4 Extra
2019 - The Green Death, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated
on Retro TV; A Good Man Goes to War repeated on BBC
Polska HD; Time Heist and The Caretaker both repeated
on Sony SciFi; and Extremis and The Pyramid at the End
 of the World both repeated on Fox (FRG)
2020 - The Deadly Assassin, Part 4 and The Face of Evil,
Part 1 both repeated on Retro TV; A Christmas Carol
repeated on BBC Turkey; Twice Upon a Time, Spyfall,
Parts 1 and 2, Orphan 55, Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror,
Fugitive of the Judoon, Praxeus, Can You Hear Me?, The
Haunting of Villa Diodati and Ascension of the Cybermen
all repeated on BBC America; Kerblam! repeated on BBC
Polska HD; and The Timeless Children first screened on
RAI4 and repeated on BBC America
2022 - The Gunfighters, Episodes 1 and
2 both repeated on KBTC; The Androids
of Tara Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV;
Logopolis Omnibus repeated on Forces TV;
The Curse of Fenric Omnibus repeated on
Retro TV; Survival Omnibus, Father's Day
and The Empty Child all repeated on One
ARD; Forest of the Dead and Midnight both
repeated on Fox SciFi; and Dr. Who and the
Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD
both screened at BFI Southbank
2023 - Forest of the Dead and
Midnight both repeated on Fox SciFi
2024 - The Parting of the Ways repeated
on ABC Family and ABC Entertains
2025 - The Lie of the Land repeated on
ABC Entertains