Doctor Who Vs. James Bond, Part 14: Never Say Never Again

This unofficial entry in the Bond canon marked

Sean Connery's seventh and final assignment as

iconic Agent 007, twelve years on from Diamonds

are Forever. The independent production from

Taliafilm was based on Ian Fleming's ninth spy

novel, Thunderball (previously adapted by Eon in

1965), and was distributed by Warner Bros in late

1983 (just months after Eon's Octopussy).

Shown on ITV1 today, the film featured Edward Fox

 (as M), Alec McCowen (Q), Pamela Salem (Money-

penny), Max Von Sydow, Rowan Atkinson, and

twenty-six Doctor Who cast connections:

• Salem auditioned for the role of Leela on August 10 1976, and provided a Xoanon voice for (part 3 of) The Face of Evil, then was cast as [Lish] Toos in The Robots of Death (a role reprised for Big Finish's The Robots), and Professor Rachel Jenson in Remembrance of the Daleks - reprised for Counter Measures (2012-20) - she also voiced Loretta Waldorf for The Silent Scream (2017)
• Ronald [Alfred] Pickup (Elliott) made his TV debut as the Physician in The Reign of Terror (4), and voiced Kestorian for Time Works (2006), Elder Bones for Spaceport Fear (2013), the Old One for Jago & Litefoot 12 (2016), and Jacob Harmer for The Wizard of Time (2023)
• Sylvia Marriott (Minister) and Tony Alleff (Auctioneer) both appeared in Meglos, as Lexa's Follower and Gaztak
• Derek Deadman (Porter) was Commander Stor in The Invasion of Time
• Brenda [Elizabeth] Kempner (Masseuse) was Mrs. Grose in Ghost Light
• for Robert Rietty, Arnold Lee, Dinny Powell and Rocky Taylor see Dr. No
• for Peter Roy see Thunderball
• for Walter Henry and Lewis Alexander see Casino Royale
• for Ron Gregory see Diamonds are Forever
• for Peter Ross Murray and Aileen Lewis see Octopussy
• Valentino Musetti (stunts here, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill & Tomorrow Never Dies) was Mongol Bandit in Marco Polo (5), Saracen Warrior in The Crusade (1), Egyptian in The Daleks' Master Plan, Prisoner in The Mind of Evil, and Extra in Colony in Space (1) and The Time Monster (1)
• Tracey Eddon (here, A View to a Kill, Goldeneye & The World is Not Enough) was a stunt performer on Remembrance of the Daleks (2) too
• for Terry Walsh and Billy Horrigan see The Spy Who Loved Me
• for Marc Boyle and Bill Weston see You Only Live Twice
• for Terry Forrestal see Moonraker
• for Eddie Powell see From Russia With Love
• for Roy Street see Goldfinger
• for Nick Wilkinson see For Your Eyes Only

Doctor Who On This Day #241

  

1964 - The Reign of Terror, Episode 4: The 

Tyrant of France first screened on BBC1

1969 - The Evil of the Daleks, Episode 6, The

Abominable Snowmen, Episode 2 and The Ice 

Warriors, Episode 1 all repeated on ABC

1971 - Fury from the Deep, Episode 3, Spearhead 

from Space, Episodes 1, 2 and 4 repeated, The 

Silurians, Episodes 1 and 3 both repeated and

Episode 4 first screened, all on ABC

1972 - The Invasion, Episode 2, The Seeds

of Death, Episode 2 and Spearhead from

Space, Episode 2 all repeated on ABC

1973 - The Ambassadors of Death,

Episode 3 repeated on ABC

1976 - Robot, Part 1 repeated on

KQED Plus

1978 - The Ark in Space, Part 1, Genesis of the 

Daleks, Part 3, Planet of Evil, Part 4 and The 

Android Invasion, Part 1 all repeated on ABC

1979 - Genesis of the Daleks, Parts 1, 2

and 4 all repeated on ABC

1981 - The Ribos Operation, Part 3 repeated

 on KQED Plus

1982 - Image of the Fendahl Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1983 - Planet of the Spiders, Parts 2 and

3 both repeated on ABC; and Time Flight,

Part 3 first screened on TV1

1984 - Nightmare of Eden, Part 3 repeated

on KQED Plus

1985 - Frontios, Part 4 repeated on KQED

Plus

1986 - Terror of the Zygons Omnibus and

Attack of the Cybermen, Part 1 (of 4) both

repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Green Death, Episode 5 repeated

on KQED Plus; and The Talons of Weng-Chiang,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on TV2

1989 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 4

repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - Inferno, Episode 4 repeated on

KQED Plus

1991 - Mawdryn Undead, Part 1 repeated

on KQED Plus

1992 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 1 and

The Power of Kroll Omnibus both repeated

on KQED Plus

1993 - Robot Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;

and The Android Invasion, Part 4 repeated

on ABC

1994 - Warriors of the Deep, Part 1 repeated

on UK Gold

1995 - Planet of the Spiders, Part 4 repeated

on UK Gold

1996 - The Romans, Episode 4: Inferno

repeated on UKTV (Aus) 

1997 - Robots of Death, Part 2 repeated

on UK Gold; and Horror of Fang Rock, Part

1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Space Museum Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The Krotons,
Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated  on NHPTV; The Seeds of Death, Episode
1 repeated on Space; The War Games, Episodes 8 and 9 both repeated 

on Iowa PTV; The Mutants, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on Colorado 

PTV; The Robots of Death, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC Prime; 

and Destiny of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on WFWA

1999 - The Ark, Episode 2: The Plague repeated on Space; Day of the 

Daleks, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Carnival of Monsters, 

Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated on NHPTV; Planet of the Daleks, Episodes
3 and 4 (of 5) both repeated on WCET; Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts 1
and 2 both repeated on Colorado PTV and Part 3 repeated on Twin Cities
PTV; Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 repeated on Lakeshore PTV; The Seeds 
of Doom, Part 4 repeated on WQED; The Masque of Mandragora Omnibus
repeated on KRWG; The Hand of Fear, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on
MiND; The Robots of Death, Part 2 repeated on MPBN; The Invisible 
Enemy Omnibus repeated on KNME; The Creature from the Pit

Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; Terminus Omnibus repeated

on KSPS; and The Awakening, Part 1 repeated on WUSF

2000 - The Mind Robber, Episode 5 repeated

on Prime; Day of the Daleks, Episode 4 repeated

on UKTV (Aus); and Planet of Evil, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on BBC America

2001 - Kinda, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2002 - The Android Invasion, Part 4 repeated

 on BBC Kids (Can); and The Five Doctors, Part

4 (of 4) repeated on BBC Prime 
2003 - The Android Invasion, Parts 1 and

2 and The Armageddon Factor Omnibus all

repeated on UK Gold; and Meglos, Parts 3

and 4 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2004 - The Mind of Evil, Episodes 1 and

2 both repeated on KBTC; The Seeds of

Doom, Part 5 repeated on NHPTV; Meglos,

 Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV;

Earthshock, Part 4 repeated on WILL; The

King's Demons, Part 2 repeated on KUED;

and Time and the Rani, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on MiND

2005 - Kinda, Part 3 repeated on ABC

2006 - The Doctor Dances first screened

on DR1; and Fear Her repeated on BBC3

2007 - Doomsday and Doctor Who

Confidential: Finale both repeated on BBC3

2008 - The Brain of Morbius, Parts 2 and 3 both first screened on 
MTV3 SciFi; The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances both repeated
 on Syfy (Rus); and School Reunion both repeated on UK Gold

2009 - Utopia and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello 
both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Dr. Who and the Daleks screened
on TV4

2010 - Evolution of the Daleks, 42 and Doctor Who Confidential

Cutdown: Space Craft all repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Planet

of the Dead first screened on WXXI

2011 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy
(Aus); Silver Nemesis, Part 3 and The Happiness Patrol, Part 1 both 
repeated on MTV3 SciFi; The Christmas Invasion, New Earth and

The Lazarus Experiment all repeated on BBC America;

 and The Age of Steel and Doctor Who Confidential

Cutdown: The End of an Era both repeated on

UKTV (Aus)

2012 - The Creature from the Pit, Part 3 repeated on Radio 4 Extra;
Battlefield, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Dalek, The Long 
Game and Father's Day all repeated on BBC America; The Age of Steel,
The Idiot's Lantern and The Pandorica Opens all repeated

 on BBC America; Doomsday, Doctor Who Confidential

 Cutdown: Alter Ego and Shadow Play all repeated

on UKTV (Aus); The Sontaran Stratagem and
The Poison Sky both repeated on Watch; The God Complex and Doctor 
Who Confidential Cutdown: Heartbreak Hotel both repeated on ABC2;
 and Pond Life, Part 3 released online

2013 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); Fear Her repeated on France 4; Last of the Time Lords repeated
on ABC2; Planet of the Ood repeated on RAI4; Victory of the Daleks 
repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; The Girl Who Waited 
repeated on Syfy (Port); Let's Kill Hitler repeated on WTTW Prime;
The Bells of Saint John repeated on Syfy (Ben); and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Are We There Yet? repeated on BBC Entertainment ME

2014 - The Daleks, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on Horror; The Web 

Planet, Episodes 3 and 4 both first screened on Retro TV; Rose, Partners
 in Crime, The Fires of Pompeii, The Big Bang and A Christmas Carol

 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Doctor Dances and Boom Town both
repeated on BBC America; Bad Wolf repeated on TV3 (Spa);

Tooth and Claw and School Reunion both repeated on UKTV (NZ); Blink 
repeated on YLE TV2; Flesh and Stone repeated on Watch; The Lodger
repeated on KLRU; The Pandorica Opens repeated on Syfy (Aus) and
RAI4; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated on BBC Nordic HD and

 BBC Polska HD; The Almost People and Doctor Who Confidential:

Take Two both repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Night Terrors

repeated on KCPT2; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy
and The Power of Three all repeated on Syfy (Port);

  The Angels Take Manhattan repeated on BBC

Entertainment RSA and Syfy (Spa); and Deep

Breath repeated on BBC3

2015 - The Dominators, Episodes 1 and 2 and The Brain of Morbius 
Omnibus all repeated on Retro TV; The Claws of Axos,

Episodes 3 and 4, Evolution of the Daleks and Doctor Who

Confidential: Making Manhattan all repeated on

 UNC-MX; The Runaway Bride, Smith and Jones and

The Shakespeare Code all repeated on UKTV (Aus); 
Journey's End repeated on France 4; The Impossible Astronaut 
repeated and Day of the Moon first screened, both on FX (Ind); The 
Almost People repeated on UKTV (NZ); A Good Man Goes to War and
 Let's Kill Hitler both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Romania
and ME; The Girl Who Waited, The God Complex and Closing Time

all repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; A Town

Called Mercy, The Power of Three, The Angels Take Manhattan

 and The Snowmen all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Bells of

Saint John repeated on Syfy (Aus), UKTV (NZ) and Jeem TV

(ME); The Name of the Doctor repeated on OETA; and Flatline

 repeated on Karusel

2016 - The Mind of Evil, Episodes 4 to 6 all repeated on WETA-UK;
The Unquiet Dead and Silence in the Library both repeated on 
Syfy (Aus); Army of Ghosts repeated on The Zone; The Doctor's
Daughter and The Unicorn and the Wasp both repeated on BBC
America; Let's Kill Hitler repeated on Syfy (LA); 

Closing Time repeated on BBC Entertainment AP;

Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on Space;

Robot of Sherwood repeated on BBC Polska HD; The 

Caretaker and Kill the Moon both repeated on DR3; and 

The Doctors Revisited: The Tenth Doctor repeated on Watch

2017 - The Time Monster, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on
Retro TV; The Seeds of Doom, Part 6 repeated on Jones! too;
Forest of the Dead, Midnight and Turn Left all repeated on One
ARD; Victory of the Daleks repeated on Syfy (Aus); Cold Blood,
Vincent and the Doctor, The Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang and 
A Christmas Carol all repeated on BBC America; The Lodger 
repeated on BBC America and Syfy (Bra); The Zygon Inversion
 repeated on BBC First (ME); and Behind the Lens: The 
Time of the Doctor and Doctor Who Extra: Into the Dalek
both repeated on BBC Polska HD
2018 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts 2 and 3 both
repeated on Retro TV; Day of the Moon repeated on
Sony SciFi; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated on
BBC Polska HD and Sony SciFi; and The Girl Who Died
repeated on ABC

2019 - Terrance W Dicks died in London, aged

84; Deep Breath repeated on BBC America; and

The Pilot repeated on BBC Polska HD
2020 - Four to Doomsday, Part 4 and Kinda,

Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Retro TV; The

Lazarus Experiment, 42 and Human Nature all

repeated on Drama; and Twice Upon a Time

repeated on BBC Entertainment EU

2021 - Battlefield, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on Retro TV; The Beast Below repeated on

ABC ME; and The Vampires of Venice, Amy's

Choice and The Hungry Earth all repeated on

W nd W +1

2022 - Smile repeated on Fox SciFi

2023 - Ascension of the Cybermen and

The Timeless Children both repeated on

 Fox SciFi

2024 - The Time of Angels repeated

on ABC Entertains; and Victory of the

Daleks repeated on ABC Family

2026 - The Mind of Evil, Episodes

 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV;

 and Oxygen and Extremis both

repeated on BBC3