Sunday, 3 May 2026

Doctor Who Vs. The Temple of Doom

The second instalment in Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones
franchise was again directed by Steven Spielberg, and
opened in 1984. The Temple of Doom was actually set
in 1935, a year before the events of Raiders of the Lost ArkHarrison Ford returned as Dr. Henry Jones
Jnr. The film won an Oscar and a BAFTA award in
1985. Paramount Pictures had originally planned a
run of five movies, whilst George Lucas had always
 intended to create a trilogy of stories - The Last
 Crusade completed Indy's saga in 1989. Then in
2008, a fourth feature, The Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull was released. Disney obtained the rights to the
 series in 2012, and a fifth production, The Dial of
Destiny, debuted at Cannes in 2023.
Shown on ITV2 today, the adventure featured Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, and these thirteen Doctor Who cast and crew connections:
  • David [Nicholas] Yip (Wu Han) was Veldan in Destiny of the Daleks, then voiced Curly for Big Finish's The Girl Who Never Was (2007), Kenendy for The Fearless (2008), and Hector for Evolution (2013)
  • Philip Tan (Henchman) was an Extra in Four to Doomsday
  • Bhasker Patel (Guard) was Jival Chowdry in Turn Left
  • for stunt performers Peter Brace, Billy Horrigan, Rocky Taylor, Martin Grace and Kiran Shah see Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • stuntman [Timothy] Tip Tipping was stunt arranger on Remembrance of the DaleksThe Curse of Fenric and Survival
  • stuntman Chris Webb was a Monoid in The Ark
  • stuntman Terry Forrestal was a Tractor Driver in K9 and Company
  • stuntman Gareth Milne was George Cranleigh in Black Orchid, Mortuary Attendant in Vengeance on Varos, and doubled for Peter Davison on Warriors othe Deep
  • stuntman Nick Hobbs made uncredited appearances in The Ambassadors of DeathTerror of the AutonsThe Mind of EvilThe Claws of AxosDay of the DaleksThe Time Monster, both Peladon stories (as Aggedor), The Ark in Space, then was Mr. Nainby in Amy's Choice

Doctor Who On This Day #123

 

1965 - The DaleksEpisode 4: The
Ambush repeated and Marco Polo,
Episode 4: The Wall of Lies first
screened, both on ABC
1968 - The Reign of Terror, Episode 6: Prisoners
of Conciergerie and Planet of Giants, Episode 3:
Crisis both repeated and The RomansEpisode 4:
Inferno first screened, all on TV1 (NZ)
1969 The War Games, Episode
first screened on BBC1
1970 The Dominators, Episodes
and 2 both repeated on ABC
1971 The Enemy of the World,
Episode first screened on TV1
1975 - Death to the Daleks, Part 4 repeated on ABC; and
Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 3 first screened on BBC1
1976 Robot, Part 3 repeated on ABC;
and The Android  InvasionPart first
screened on TROS
1978 The Face of Evil, Part 2 and The Talons
of Weng-Chiang, Part 5 both repeated on ABC
1979 The Androids of TaraPart 1 repeated
and Part first screened, both on ABC
1982 Warriors' Gate Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11;
and Castrovalva, Part 4 repeated and Four to Doomsday,
Part 1 first screened, both on ABC
1983 Genesis of the Daleks, Part 3 repeated on KQED
Plus; and Snakedance, Part 2 repeated and Part 3 first
screened, both on ABC
1984 The Deadly Assassin, Part 1 repeated on KQED
 Plus; and Warriors' GatePart 4 repeated on ABC
1985 The Krotons, Parts 2 and 3 both first screened on
TV2; and The Green Death, Episode 1 repeated on KQED
Plus
1986 State of Decay, Part 3 repeated
on KQED Plus
1987 The Android Invasion, Parts 3
and 4 both repeated on ABC; and The
Visitation Omnibus repeated on KQED
Plus
1988 Robot, Part 4 first screened on TV3 (Spa); The Brain
 of Morbius, Part 1 repeated on TV de Galicia; The Horns of
NimonPart repeated on TV2 (NZ); and Full CirclePart
2 repeated on KQED Plus
1989 Death to the Daleks, Part
repeated on KQED Plus
1990 The Ribos Operation, Part 4 repeated on ABC;
 and The Twin DilemmaPart 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1991 The Power of KrollPart 4 and The Armageddon
FactorPart 1 both repeated on KQED Plus
1993 Colony in Space, Episode 2 repeated
on UK Gold; The Creature from the Pit
Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and
Terminus, Part 4 repeated on ABC
1994 The Horns of Nimon, Part 1 repeated
on UK Gold; and The Paradise of Death,
Episode 4 repeated on Radio 2
1995 Colony in Space, Episode 3 repeated on UK
 Gold; and The Ultimate FoePart 14 repeated on VOX
1997 - Robot Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus);
and Pyramids of MarsPart 4 repeated on ZTV
1998 The Keys of Marinus, Episode 4: The Snows of Terror 
repeated on Space; and Timelash Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
1999 The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episode 2 repeated on Space;
The Monster of Peladon, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on Colorado
PTV; Pyramids of Mars, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus);
The Android Invasion Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus;
 and 30 Years in the TARDIS repeated on BBC Prime
2000 The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episode 4 repeated on
UKTV (Aus); and Inferno, Episode 1 repeated on TV3 (RI)
2001 - The Sontaran Experiment Omnibus repeated on BBC 
America; The Ribos Operation, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus);
The Androids of Tara, Part 4 repeated on Prime; and Mawdryn 
Undead, Part 3 repeated on BBC Prime
2002 - The Deadly Assassin, Part 4 repeated on BBC Kids (Can);
Terminus, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV; Remembrance 
of the Daleks, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (UK); and Death Comes 
to Time webcast concluded with Part 12
2003 Planet of the Spiders and Robot Omnibuses both repeated
on UK Gold; Full Circle, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC Kids 
(Can); Black Orchid Omnibus repeated on KERA; Time and the 
RaniParts 3 and 4 both repeated on Colorado PTV; and The 
Ghosts of N-SpaceEpisode 4 repeated on Radio 7
2004 - Actor Anthony Ainley died in Harrow, aged
71; Terror of the Autons, Episode 2 repeated on ABC;
The Visitation Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can);
and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD screened on Sky 2
2005 The Androids of TaraPart
2 repeated on ABC
2007 - World War Three and Doctor Who
 Confidential: Why on Earth? both first
screened on WLIW 21; and Father's Day
first screened on SVT2
2008 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 6 and The War Games
Episode 1 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The End of the World and Doctor Who Confidential: Aliens. the Good, the Bad 
and the Ugly both repeated on WLIW 21; The Christmas Invasion 
repeated and Dr. Who and the Daleks screened, both on UK Gold;
Rise of the Cybermen first screened on OETA; The Fires of Pompeii
 first screened on Syfy (US); The Poison Sky first screened on BBC1;
and Doctor Who Confidential: Sontar-Ha! first screened on BBC3
2009 The Age of Steel repeated on Ozarks PTV; The Runaway 
Bride repeated on WXXI; Love & Monsters and Doctor Who
Confidential: The New World of Dr. Who both repeated on
KERA; 42 first screened on WTVP; and Last of the Time
Lords first screened on Idaho PTV
2010 - Love & Monsters repeated on Syfy (FRG); Doomsday,
The Fires of Pompeii and Planet of the Ood all repeated on
Syfy (Spa); Gridlock repeated on WTTW 11; Flesh and Stone
repeated on BBC HD; and A Celebration first broadcast on
Radio Wales
2011 Nightmare of EdenParts 3 and 4 both repeated
on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; The Shakespeare Code
repeated on Space; The Eleventh Hour and Doctor Who
Confidential Cutdown: Call Me The Doctor both repeated
on UKTV (Aus); and Greatest Moments: The Cybermen
repeated on ABC
2012 The Caves of Androzani, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
on Syfy (Aus); Timelash, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated
on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Rose and Doctor Who Confidential
 Cutdown: Bringing Back The Doctor both repeated on ABC2;
 Victory of the Daleks repeated on BBC America; The Lodger
repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; and Doctor Who
Confidential Cutdown: Are We There Yet? repeated on
UKTV (Aus)
2013 Evolution of the Daleks repeated on Watch; Forest of the 
Dead first screened on YLE TV2; Amy's Choice repeated on DR3;
Day of the Moon repeated on BBC Nordic; The Doctor, the Widow 
and the Wardrobe repeated on Syfy (Port); and Journey to the 
Centre of the TARDIS repeated on BBC3
2014 Full Circle Omnibus, State of Decay, Part 1, Kinda, Part 4,
The Visitation, Parts 1 and 2, The Impossible PlanetThe Satan Pit,
Love & MonstersFear Her and Army of Ghosts all repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); World War Three and Dalek both repeated on Space; The
Long Game repeated on KCPT2; Smith and Jones repeated on TV3 (Spain); Gridlock and Daleks in Manhattan both repeated on RAI4;
The Fires of PompeiiPlanet of the Ood and The Doctor's Daughter
 all repeated on Really Scary TV; Planet of the Dead and The Best 
of the Doctor both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska
HD; Amy's ChoiceThe Hungry EarthCold BloodVincent and the 
Doctor and The Lodger all repeated on Fox (FRG); The Impossible 
Astronaut repeated on BBC Nordic and Syfy (Spain); The Curse of 
the Black SpotThe Doctor's WifeThe Power of ThreeHide and
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS all repeated on France 4;
Good Man Goes to War repeated on Jeem TV (ME); The 
God Complex repeated on BBC3 and BBC Nordic; Closing Time 
repeated on BBC3; The Bells of Saint John repeated on WGVU 
and UKTV (NZ); The Rings of Akhaten and Cold War both
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Rom and ME; and
Nightmare in Silver repeated on OETA
2015 - The Silurians, Episodes 5 to 7 and The Ambassadors 
of Death, Episode 1 all repeated on Retro TV; Inferno Omnibus
repeated on KERA; The Android InvasionPart 4 repeated on 
KPTS; The Pirate Planet Omnibus repeated on Horror; The 
Creature from the Pit, Part 2 and Closing Time both repeated on 
Syfy (Aus); Earthshock, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC;
Rise of the Cybermen and Doctor Who Confidential: Cybermen 
both repeated on UNC-TV; The Idiot's Lantern and Doctor Who 
Confidential: The Writer's Tale both repeated on Iowa PTV; Army
 of Ghosts repeated on KNCT; The Shakespeare Code repeated 
on WILL; The Lazarus Experiment and Doctor Who Confidential:
From Zero to Hero both repeated on BBC Entertainment AP;
Turn Left, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End and The 
Eleventh Hour all repeated on KCPT2; Planet of the Dead, The 
Waters of Mars, The Day of the DoctorThe Doctors Revisited: 
The Tenth Doctor and The Culture Show Special: Me, You and 
Doctor Who all repeated on Watch; The Time of Angels
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Rom and ME; Cold 
Blood repeated on KCPT; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated 
on OETA; The Angels Take Manhattan repeated on Idaho PTV; 
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on WVPB and 
KLRU; Into the Dalek repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD; 
Death in Heaven first screened on TLC TV and repeated on 
France 4; and Last Christmas repeated on France 4
2016 The Twin Dilemma, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro
 TV; School Reunion repeated on BBC Polska HD; 42 and Cold War 
repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Fires of Pompeii repeated on TV 
Cultura; The End of Time, Part 2 repeated on ABC2; The Big 
Bang repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The Impossible
 Astronaut Day of the Moon both repeated on Syfy (LA);
A Good Man Goes to War repeated on Einsfestival and Syfy
(Aus); The Time of the DoctorInto the Dalek, Robot of
Sherwood, ListenTime Heist and The Caretaker all
repeated on BBC America; Death in Heaven repeated
on BBC First (ME) and WGVU; The Husbands of
River Song repeated on RAI4; Doctor Who Explained
repeated on Syfy (LA) and Syfy (Bra); and Dr. Who
and the Daleks screened on Moviemix
2017 The Time Warrior, Part 4 repeated on The Zone;
 Paradise TowersParts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro
TV; The Unquiet Dead, The Vampires of VeniceBehind
the Lens: The Time of the 
Doctor and Doctor Who Extra: Robot of Sherwood all repeated
on BBC Polska HD; Victory of the Daleks and The Time of Angels
both repeated on Syfy (LA); Amy's Choice repeated on FX (Ind);
The Big BangA Christmas Carol, The Impossible Astronaut,
 Day of the MoonThe Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor's 
Wife all repeated on BBC America; The Snowmen and Nightmare
 in Silver both repeated on Syfy (Bra); Face the Raven repeated 
on Syfy (Aus); and The Saviour of Time launched on Skype
2018 - The Time Meddler, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated on
Retro TV; The Sontaran Stratagem repeated on W; The Wedding
of River Song repeated on Star World Premiere; The Caretaker
repeated on ABC; Kill the Moon repeated on ABC ME; The Zygon
Inversion, Sleep No More and Heaven Sent all repeated on Sony
SciFi; and The Return of Doctor Mysterio and The Pilot both
repeated on Syfy (Bra)
2019 - The Silurians, Episode 7 and The Ambassadors of
DeathEpisode 1 both repeated on Retro TV; Nightmare of
Eden, Part repeated on KPTS; Aliens of London repeated
on ABC; and Rosa repeated on BBC Polska HD
2020 - Death to the Daleks Omnibus repeated on Retro
TV; The Face of Evil Omnibus repeated on WSRE; The Sun
Makers Omnibus repeated on MPTV; Four to Doomsday,
Parts and 2 both repeated on KBTC; Timelash Omnibus
repeated on Idaho PTV; The Girl in the FireplaceRise of
the CybermenThe Age of SteelThe Idiot's LanternThe 
Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit all repeated on W;
The Lodger and The Pandorica Opens both repeated on
One ARD; Flatline, In the Forest of the Night and Dark
Water all repeated on BBC Polska HD; and Rosa repeated
on Fox (FRG)
2021 The Next Doctor repeated on
BBC First Turkey; and The Wedding
of River Song repeated on ABC2
2022 Time of the Rani, Parts 1
and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;
Dragonfire Omnibus and Rose both
repeated on One ARD; The Unicorn
and the Wasp repeated on Fox SciFi;
and The Curse of the Black Spot
repeated on BBC Polska HD
2023 Resolution and Spyfall, Part 1
both repeated on Fox SciFi
2025 The Power of Three repeated
on ABC Entertains; Lucky Day first
screened on BBC1 and released on
Disney+ and BBC iPlayer; Doctor
Who: UnleashedEpisode 18 first
screened on BBC3; and The
Neverwhen repeated on Radio 4
Extra
2026 The Web Planet, Episodes
1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;
and Planet of Fire, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on KBTC