Christmas Eve
1925 - Producer Innes Lloyd born
in Penmaenmawr, Wales
1941 - Actor John Levene born John
Anthony Woods, in Salisbury
1965 - Marco Polo, Episode 5: Ride
from Shang-Tu, The Aztecs, Episode 2:
The Warriors of Death and The Dalek
Invasion of Earth, Episodes 4 and 5
all repeated on ABC
1966 - The Highlanders, Episode 2 first
screened on BBC1
1970 - The Wheel in Space, Episode 5, The
Dominators, Episode 3 and The Mind Robber,
Episode 5 all repeated on ABC
1971 - The Mind Robber, Episode 5 and The
Invasion, Episodes 7 and 8 all repeated on ABC
1975 - The Daemons, Episode 4 first
screened on WTTW 11
1981 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1982 - The Invasion of Time, Part 3 repeated on
KQED Plus; and K9 and Company repeated on BBC2
1983 - Kinda, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1984 - K9 and Company first screened on ABC
1985 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang,
Part repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - The Sensorites, Episode 5:
Kidnap repeated on KQED Plus
1987 - The Ark in Space Omnibus repeated on Super Channel
(UK); and The Deadly Assassin, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - Inferno, Episode 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1989 - The Time Warrior Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and
Delta and the Bannermen, Part 2 first screened on RTL TV
Delta and the Bannermen, Part 2 first screened on RTL TV
1990 - Cult Heroes: Doctor Who broadcast on Radio 5
1991 - The Keeper of Traken, Part 1 repeated on ABC; and
1991 - The Keeper of Traken, Part 1 repeated on ABC; and
The Ultimate Foe, Part 14 repeated on KQED Plus
1992 - The Time Meddler, Episode 4: Checkmate repeated
1992 - The Time Meddler, Episode 4: Checkmate repeated
on UK Gold
1993 - The Android Invasion, Part 3 repeated on UK Gold
1994 - Time Flight Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
1995 - Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
1996 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episode 4 repeated on
1995 - Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
1996 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episode 4 repeated on
UKTV
1997 - The Web Planet, Episode 4: Crater of Needles first
screened on Space; and Meglos, Part 3 repeated on UKTV
1998 - An Unearthly Child Pilot episode, Genesis of the Daleks,
Part 1, Doctor Who TV Movie, Remembrance of the Daleks, Part
4, Bigger on the Inside and 30 Years in the TARDIS all repeated
on BBC Choice; The Web Planet, Episode 5: Invasion repeated
on Space; and Terror of the Autons, Episode 4 repeated on
UKTV (Aus)
1999 - The Space Museum, Episode
3: The Search repeated on Space
2000 - The Three Doctors, Episode
4 repeated on Prime; The Green
Death Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The Ark in Space, Part 1
repeated on WILL; The Masque of Mandragora, Part 2 repeated on
KUED; The Robots of Death, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC;
The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 4 and 5 both repeated on WCET;
The Invisible Enemy, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV;
Underworld, Part 2 repeated on Twin Cities PTV and Part 4 repeated
on Lakeshore PTV; The Ribos Operation, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on WQED; Destiny of the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
Colorado PTV; Time Flight, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MiND;
The Mysterious Planet Omnibus repeated on MPT; and Paradise
Towers, Part 1 repeated on WUSF
repeated on WILL; The Masque of Mandragora, Part 2 repeated on
KUED; The Robots of Death, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC;
The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 4 and 5 both repeated on WCET;
The Invisible Enemy, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV;
Underworld, Part 2 repeated on Twin Cities PTV and Part 4 repeated
on Lakeshore PTV; The Ribos Operation, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on WQED; Destiny of the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
Colorado PTV; Time Flight, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MiND;
The Mysterious Planet Omnibus repeated on MPT; and Paradise
Towers, Part 1 repeated on WUSF
2001 - Day of the Daleks, Episodes
1 and 2 both repeated on KQED Plus
2002 - The Stones of Blood Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 - The Chase, Episode 5: The Death of Doctor Who repeated on
ABC; and The Keeper of Traken Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 - Dalek repeated on UK Gold; The Parting of the Ways repeated
on France 4; and The Chimes of Midnight, Episode 2 first broadcast on
Radio 7
2002 - The Stones of Blood Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 - The Chase, Episode 5: The Death of Doctor Who repeated on
ABC; and The Keeper of Traken Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 - Dalek repeated on UK Gold; The Parting of the Ways repeated
on France 4; and The Chimes of Midnight, Episode 2 first broadcast on
Radio 7
2006 - The Christmas Invasion first
screened on Jimmy; and Army of
Ghosts repeated on UK Gold
2007 - Rose, The End of the World, The Unquiet Dead, Aliens of
London, World War Three, Dalek, The Long Game, Father's Day,
The Empty Child and The Runaway Bride all repeated on Prime;
The Idiot's Lantern repeated on UK Gold; and Last of the Time
Lords repeated on BBC3
2008 - Arc of Infinity, Parts 2 and 3 both first screened on MTV3
SciFi; and The Christmas Invasion repeated on UK TV (Aus)
London, World War Three, Dalek, The Long Game, Father's Day,
The Empty Child and The Runaway Bride all repeated on Prime;
The Idiot's Lantern repeated on UK Gold; and Last of the Time
Lords repeated on BBC3
2008 - Arc of Infinity, Parts 2 and 3 both first screened on MTV3
SciFi; and The Christmas Invasion repeated on UK TV (Aus)
2009 - The Christmas Invasion repeated on UK TV (Aus); School
Reunion repeated on Syfy (Spain); 42 and Human Nature both
repeated and The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead both first
screened, all on Syfy (Ben); The Waters of Mars and Doctor Who
Confidential: Is There Life on Mars? both repeated on BBC3; and
Dreamland Omnibus repeated on BBC1
Reunion repeated on Syfy (Spain); 42 and Human Nature both
repeated and The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead both first
screened, all on Syfy (Ben); The Waters of Mars and Doctor Who
Confidential: Is There Life on Mars? both repeated on BBC3; and
Dreamland Omnibus repeated on BBC1
2010 - The Christmas Invasion and The Next Doctor both repeated
on UKTV (Aus); and Voyage of the Damned repeated on Prime
2011 - The Christmas Invasion, Voyage of the Damned and The
Runaway Bride all repeated on BBC America; The End of Time, Part
1 repeated on BBC America, France 4 and UKTV (Aus) and Part 2
repeated on BBC America and France 4; The Next Doctor repeated
on BBC America and ABC1; A Christmas Carol first screened on
France 4 and Boing and repeated on BBC America; Doctor Who
Confidential Cutdown: Out of Time also repeated on UK TV (Aus);
and Hornet's Nest: Hive of Horrors, Part 2 repeated on Radio 4 Extra
on UKTV (Aus); and Voyage of the Damned repeated on Prime
2011 - The Christmas Invasion, Voyage of the Damned and The
Runaway Bride all repeated on BBC America; The End of Time, Part
1 repeated on BBC America, France 4 and UKTV (Aus) and Part 2
repeated on BBC America and France 4; The Next Doctor repeated
on BBC America and ABC1; A Christmas Carol first screened on
France 4 and Boing and repeated on BBC America; Doctor Who
Confidential Cutdown: Out of Time also repeated on UK TV (Aus);
and Hornet's Nest: Hive of Horrors, Part 2 repeated on Radio 4 Extra
2012 - Composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE died in New York,
aged 76; The Girl Who Waited repeated on WTTW HD; Asylum of the
Daleks first screened on Fox (FRG); The Snowmen first screened on
KBS2; and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Space Craft repeated
on UKTV (Aus)
aged 76; The Girl Who Waited repeated on WTTW HD; Asylum of the
Daleks first screened on Fox (FRG); The Snowmen first screened on
KBS2; and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Space Craft repeated
on UKTV (Aus)
2013 - The Christmas Invasion, The Next Doctor
and The Waters of Mars all repeated on Watch;
The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
France 4; A Christmas Carol repeated on BBC Enter-
tainment LA, EU, Romania, ME and Watch; The
Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon, The Curse
of the Black Spot, The Doctor's Wife, The Almost
People, A Good Man Goes to War, Let's Kill Hitler,
Night Terrors, The Girl
Who Waited, The God Complex, Closing Time and The Wedding
of River Song all repeated on BBC America; The Doctor's Wife
of River Song all repeated on BBC America; The Doctor's Wife
repeated on BBC America and BBC Entertainment LA; The Rebel
Flesh repeated on BBC America and Syfy (Port); The Doctor, the
Widow and the Wardrobe repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska
HD, BBC Entertainment LA HD and Prime; Asylum of the Daleks,
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy all repeated
Flesh repeated on BBC America and Syfy (Port); The Doctor, the
Widow and the Wardrobe repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska
HD, BBC Entertainment LA HD and Prime; Asylum of the Daleks,
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy all repeated
on Prime and Fox (FRG); The Power of Three and The Angels
Take Manhattan repeated on Fox; The Snowmen first
screened on KBS2 and repeated on Space and Fox; and
Doctor Who Confidential: Bigger on the Inside repeated
on BBC Entertainment AP
2014 - Inferno, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated on
Horror; Genesis of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 both
first screened on Retro TV; Planet
of Evil, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Christmas
Invasion, New Earth, Tooth and Claw, The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise
of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel, The Runaway Bride, Voyage of
the Damned and The Next Doctor all repeated on BBC America; The
Lodger, The Pandorica Opens, The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the
Moon, The Curse of the Black Spot, The Rebel Flesh, A Good Man
Goes to War, Let's Kill Hitler, The Girl Who Waited, The God
Complex, Closing Time, The Wedding of River Song, Asylum of
the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy and
The Power of Three all repeated on Space; The Big Bang repeated
on Space and UKTV (NZ); A Christmas Carol repeated on BBC
America, BBC Entertainment LA HD, Space and Watch;
The Doctor's Wife repeated on Space and KCPT2; The Almost
People repeated on Space and Syfy (Aus); Night Terrors repeated
on Space and KLRU; The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD, BBC Entertainment EU,
Invasion, New Earth, Tooth and Claw, The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise
of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel, The Runaway Bride, Voyage of
the Damned and The Next Doctor all repeated on BBC America; The
Lodger, The Pandorica Opens, The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the
Moon, The Curse of the Black Spot, The Rebel Flesh, A Good Man
Goes to War, Let's Kill Hitler, The Girl Who Waited, The God
Complex, Closing Time, The Wedding of River Song, Asylum of
the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy and
The Power of Three all repeated on Space; The Big Bang repeated
on Space and UKTV (NZ); A Christmas Carol repeated on BBC
America, BBC Entertainment LA HD, Space and Watch;
The Doctor's Wife repeated on Space and KCPT2; The Almost
People repeated on Space and Syfy (Aus); Night Terrors repeated
on Space and KLRU; The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD, BBC Entertainment EU,
Romania, ME and Space; The Angels Take Manhattan
repeated on Space and Syfy (Ben); The Snowmen repeated on
repeated on Space and Syfy (Ben); The Snowmen repeated on
BBC Entertainment EU, Romania, ME, LA HD and DR3; The Bells
of Saint John first screened on KERA; The Crimson Horror
repeated on BBC
Entertainment RSA; The Time of the Doctor repeated on UKTV (NZ);
Deep Breath, Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood, Listen and Time
Heist all repeated on Prime and Fox (FRG); The Caretaker repeated
on Fox; and The Science of Doctor Who repeated on BBC Knowledge
Entertainment RSA; The Time of the Doctor repeated on UKTV (NZ);
Deep Breath, Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood, Listen and Time
Heist all repeated on Prime and Fox (FRG); The Caretaker repeated
on Fox; and The Science of Doctor Who repeated on BBC Knowledge
2015 - The Masque of Mandragora, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
Retro TV; The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated
on Horror; Enlightenment, Part 2 and The End of Time, Parts 1 and
2 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway
Bride, Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor and Earth Conquest
all repeated on BBC America; The Doctor's Daughter and Doctor Who
Confidential: Sins of the Fathers both repeated on UNC-MX; Silence
in the Library, Forest of the Dead, Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen
Earth and Journey's End all repeated on Watch; Cold Blood repeated
on TV Cultura; A Christmas Carol and The Doctor, the Widow and
the Wardrobe both repeated on BBC America and Space; Let's
Retro TV; The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated
on Horror; Enlightenment, Part 2 and The End of Time, Parts 1 and
2 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway
Bride, Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor and Earth Conquest
all repeated on BBC America; The Doctor's Daughter and Doctor Who
Confidential: Sins of the Fathers both repeated on UNC-MX; Silence
in the Library, Forest of the Dead, Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen
Earth and Journey's End all repeated on Watch; Cold Blood repeated
on TV Cultura; A Christmas Carol and The Doctor, the Widow and
the Wardrobe both repeated on BBC America and Space; Let's
Kill Hitler repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The Snowmen
repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska HD, Space and Prime;
The Time of the Doctor and An Adventure in Space and Time both
repeated on Space; The Day of the Doctor repeated on BBC
repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska HD, Space and Prime;
The Time of the Doctor and An Adventure in Space and Time both
repeated on Space; The Day of the Doctor repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU, Romania, ME and Space; Deep Breath,
Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood, Listen, Time Heist, The
Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood, Listen, Time Heist, The
Caretaker, Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express and
Flatline all repeated on BBC America and Space; In the
Forest of the Night repeated on Space; Dark Water
repeated on WTTW Prime; Last Christmas first
screened on RAI4 and repeated on Prime; The
Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar both
Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar both
repeated on Prime and Fox (FRG); Under the Lake
repeated on Fox; and Before the Flood repeated
on BBC First (Ben)
2016 - The Daleks, Episodes 4 and 5 and Underworld, Parts 2 and
3 all repeated on Retro TV; Rose, The End of the World, The Unquiet
Dead, Aliens of London, New Earth, Tooth and Claw, School Reunion,
The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel,
The Idiot's Lantern, The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Love &
Monsters, Fear Her, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday, Behind the Lens:
The Day of the Doctor and Doctor Who Extra: Time Heist all repeated
on BBC Polska HD; The Runaway Bride repeated on BBC America,
BBC Polska HD and RAI4; Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor
and A Christmas Carol all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Planet of the
Dead repeated on France 4; The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on France 4 and Syfy (Aus); The Doctor, the Widow and
the Wardrobe repeated on Watch, France 4 and Syfy (Aus); The
Snowmen, Nightmare in Silver, The Name of the Doctor, The Day
of the Doctor, Flatline, In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water, Death
in Heaven, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar, Under
the Lake, Before the Flood and Earth Conquest all repeated on BBC
America; The Time of the Doctor repeated on BBC America, BBC
First (RSA), BBC Entertainment EU and Syfy (Aus); Deep Breath
repeated on BBC America, Syfy (Bra) and Syfy (LA); Into the
3 all repeated on Retro TV; Rose, The End of the World, The Unquiet
Dead, Aliens of London, New Earth, Tooth and Claw, School Reunion,
The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel,
The Idiot's Lantern, The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Love &
Monsters, Fear Her, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday, Behind the Lens:
The Day of the Doctor and Doctor Who Extra: Time Heist all repeated
on BBC Polska HD; The Runaway Bride repeated on BBC America,
BBC Polska HD and RAI4; Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor
and A Christmas Carol all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Planet of the
Dead repeated on France 4; The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on France 4 and Syfy (Aus); The Doctor, the Widow and
the Wardrobe repeated on Watch, France 4 and Syfy (Aus); The
Snowmen, Nightmare in Silver, The Name of the Doctor, The Day
of the Doctor, Flatline, In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water, Death
in Heaven, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar, Under
the Lake, Before the Flood and Earth Conquest all repeated on BBC
America; The Time of the Doctor repeated on BBC America, BBC
First (RSA), BBC Entertainment EU and Syfy (Aus); Deep Breath
repeated on BBC America, Syfy (Bra) and Syfy (LA); Into the
Dalek, Robot of Sherwood, Listen, Time Heist, The Caretaker,
Kill the Moon and Mummy on the Orient Express all repeated on
BBC America and Syfy (LA); Last Christmas repeated on BBC
First (RSA), ABC and Syfy (Aus); The Girl Who Died, The Woman
Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion, Sleep No
More and Face the Raven all repeated on Prime; The Husbands
of River Song repeated on BBC First (Ben and RSA) and
Syfy (Bra); and Demon Quest: A Shard of Ice, Part 1
repeated on Radio 4 Extra
2017 - Inferno, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on KBTC; Planet
of Evil and Pyramids of Mars Omnibuses both repeated on WSRE;
The Android Invasion Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Face of Evil,
Parts 2 and 3 and The Invisible Enemy Omnibus all repeated on
Retro TV; Underworld Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; The Stones
of Blood Omnibus repeated on WFWA; The Androids of Tara
2017 - Inferno, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on KBTC; Planet
of Evil and Pyramids of Mars Omnibuses both repeated on WSRE;
The Android Invasion Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Face of Evil,
Parts 2 and 3 and The Invisible Enemy Omnibus all repeated on
Retro TV; Underworld Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; The Stones
of Blood Omnibus repeated on WFWA; The Androids of Tara
Omnibus repeated on WILL; Frontios, Part 3 repeated on
Jones! too; The
Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on PBS North; Attack of the Cybermen Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Rose, The End of the
World, The Unquiet Dead, Aliens of London, World War Three, Dalek,
The Long Game, Father's Day, The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances,
Boom Town, Bad Wolf, The Parting of the Ways, New Earth and Tooth
and Claw all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Love & Monsters repeated on
ABC; Doomsday, Smith and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock,
Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks all repeated on W;
The Sound of Drums repeated on The Box; The Power of Three, The
Angels Take Manhattan and The Snowmen all repeated on One ARD;
The Day of the Doctor and The Husbands of River Song both repeated
on Syfy (Bra); The Time of the Doctor, Deep Breath, Into the Dalek,
Robot of Sherwood, Listen, The Caretaker, In the Forest of the Night,
Dark Water, Death in Heaven, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's
Familiar, Under the Lake, Before the Flood, The Girl Who Died, The
Women Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion, Sleep
No More and Face the Raven all repeated on BBC America; Time
Heist repeated on BBC America and W; Last Christmas repeated on
BBC Entertainment EU and Syfy (Bra); Heaven Sent and Hell
Bent both repeated on RAI4; The Return of Doctor Mysterio repeated
on Prime and Syfy (Bra);
Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on PBS North; Attack of the Cybermen Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Rose, The End of the
World, The Unquiet Dead, Aliens of London, World War Three, Dalek,
The Long Game, Father's Day, The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances,
Boom Town, Bad Wolf, The Parting of the Ways, New Earth and Tooth
and Claw all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Love & Monsters repeated on
ABC; Doomsday, Smith and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock,
Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks all repeated on W;
The Sound of Drums repeated on The Box; The Power of Three, The
Angels Take Manhattan and The Snowmen all repeated on One ARD;
The Day of the Doctor and The Husbands of River Song both repeated
on Syfy (Bra); The Time of the Doctor, Deep Breath, Into the Dalek,
Robot of Sherwood, Listen, The Caretaker, In the Forest of the Night,
Dark Water, Death in Heaven, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's
Familiar, Under the Lake, Before the Flood, The Girl Who Died, The
Women Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion, Sleep
No More and Face the Raven all repeated on BBC America; Time
Heist repeated on BBC America and W; Last Christmas repeated on
BBC Entertainment EU and Syfy (Bra); Heaven Sent and Hell
Bent both repeated on RAI4; The Return of Doctor Mysterio repeated
on Prime and Syfy (Bra);