Wednesday 31 January 2024

Doctor Who On This Day #31


1918 - Director John Crockett born
in Hampshire
1966 - Planet of Giants, Episode 2:
Dangerous Journey and The Dalek
Invasion of EarthEpisode 2: The
Daleks both repeated and The Romans,
Episode 3: Conspiracy first screened,
all on ABC
1967 - The Ark, Episode 4: The BombThe Celestial
ToymakerEpisode 1: The Celestial Toyroom and The
GunfightersEpisodes 2 and 4 all repeated on ABC
1970 - Doctor Who and the
Silurians, Episode 1 first screened
on BBC1
1973 - Spearhead from Space,
Episode 3 repeated on ABC
1975 The Claws of Axos, Episode 1 repeated on ABC
1976 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 1 first screened on BBC1
1981 - The Keeper of Traken, Part 1 first screened on BBC1
1983 - City of Death Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11
1984 Mawdryn Undead, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus
1985 - Warriors of the Deep, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - The Time Monster, Episode 6 first screened and The 
Three Doctors, Episode 1 repeated, both on TV2; and The
 Invasion of TimePart 6 repeated on KQED Plus
1987 The Chase, Episode 2: The Death
of Time repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - The Gunfighters Omnibus repeated on KQED
Plus; and Robot, Part 4 repeated on Super Channel
1989 The Daemons, Episode 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1990 Kinda, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus; and
Paradise Towers, Part 3 first screened on TV2
1991 The Deadly Assassin, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1992 - The Mind Robber, Episode 1 repeated on BBC2; and
The GreatesShow in the Galaxy, Part 4 repeated on KQED 
Plus
1993 The Krotons Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
1994 The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 5 repeated on UK
Gold; Resurrection of the Daleks, Parts 2 and 3 (of 4) both 
repeated on ABC; and Planet of Fire Omnibus repeated on 
KQED Plus
1997 Colony in Space, Episode 6 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 The War Machines, Episode 3 repeated on Space;
and CastrovalvaOmnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 6 and 7 both
repeated on WCET; Inferno, Episodes 4 and 5 both repeated
on NHPTV; The Green Death, Episodes 5 and 6 both
repeated on LPB; The Time Warrior, Part 2 repeated on
Colorado PTV; The Ark in Space Omnibus repeated on UK
Gold; Terror of the Zygons, Part 4 repeated on WQED;
Pyramids of Mars, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MPBN;
Arc of Infinity, Part 2 repeated on WUSF; and Ghost Light,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC
2000 The Edge of Destruction, Episode 2 repeated on UKTV
 (Aus); The War Machines Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; 
and The Krotons, Episode 1 repeated on Space
2001 Death to the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
on Prime; and The Android Invasion, Part 3 repeated on
BBC America and UKTV (Aus) and Part 4 repeated on BBC
America
2002 - The Face of EvilPart 1 repeated on BBC Kids (Can); 
and Revelation of the Daleks, Part 4 (of 4) repeated on BBC 
Prime
2003 Terror of the Zygons, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on 
BBC Kids (Can); and The Mysterious Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both 
repeated on NHPTV
2004 Terror of the Autons, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated 
on Colorado PTV; The Robots of Death, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on BBC Kids (Can); and The Greatest Show in the 
Galaxy Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
2005 The Face of Evil, Part
1 repeated on ABC
2006 Ghost Light, Part 3 and The Curse 
of Fenric, Part 1 both repeated on ABC
2009 Vengeance on Varos, Parts 1 and
2 and The Two Doctors Omnibus all
repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; World
War Three and Doctor Who Confidential:
Why On Earth? both repeated on UKTV
(Aus); The Empty Child repeated on
WQLN and Syfy (Rus); The Doctor Dances
and Doctor Who Confidential: Weird Science 
both repeated on KQED Plus; The Girl in the Fireplace, 
Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel all repeated
 on Syfy (Spa);
Smith and Jones and Doctor Who Confidential: Meet Martha
Jones both repeated on WGVU; Evolution of the Daleks first 
screened on HRT2; The Unicorn and the Wasp first screened on 
KBS2; and Midnight and Turn Left both repeated on France 4
2010 Rise of the Cybermen repeated on Ozarks PTV; The 
Runaway Bride and Evolution of the Daleks both repeated on
WTTW 11; Daleks in Manhattan repeated and Doctor Who Con-
fidential: A New York Story first screened, both on WXXI; 42 
repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Sound of Drums and Doctor Who 
Confidential: The Saxon Mystery both repeated on MPTV;
Partners in Crime and Doctor Who Confidential: A Noble
Return both first screened on KERA; and The Poison Sky
and Doctor Who Confidential: Sontar-Ha! both first 
screened on Idaho PTV
2011 - Robot, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; The Doctor Dances,
Boom Town, Bad Wolf and The Parting of the
Ways all repeated on Syfy (FRG); Partners in
Crime repeated on AXN SciFi; The Unicorn and 
the Wasp and Silence in the Library both
 repeated on Syfy (Ben); Forest of the Dead
 and Doctor Who Confidential: River Runs
Deep both repeated on WTTW 11; Midnight
repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Cold Blood 
repeated on Syfy (Spa)
2012 Paradise Towers, Parts 3 and 4 both
 repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Dalek
repeated on BBC America; The Impossible
Planet repeated on ABC2; Daleks in
Manhattan repeated on Watch; and Vincent
and the Doctor repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2013 The Impossible Planet repeated on
UKTV (NZ); Gridlock repeated on Watch; and
Last of the Time Lords repeated on BBC America
2014 The Seeds of Doom, Parts 5 and 6 and Enlightenment,
Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Evolution of the Daleks 
repeated on BBC Entertainment LA and France 4; The 
Sontaran Stratagem and Journey's End both repeated on Syfy 
(Port); Amy's Choice repeated on Watch; The Curse of the Black 
Spot and The Doctor's Wife both repeated on DR3; The Almost 
People and A Good Man Goes to War both repeated on BBC
America; and The Crimson Horror repeated on WGVU
2015 Inferno, Episode 7 and Terror of
the Autons, Episodes 1 to 3 repeated and
Horror of Fang RockParts 1 and 2 both
first screened, all on Retro TV; Robot, Parts
and 4, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday, The Runaway 
Bride, Smith and Jones and The Shakespeare Code
all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Curse of Fenric 
Omnibus repeated on Horror; The Unquiet Dead
repeated on KCPT2; The Doctor Dances and Doctor
Who Confidential: Weird Science both repeated on
UNC-MX; The Lazarus Experiment, Blink and Cold
War all repeated on UKTV (NZ); The Unicorn and
the Wasp, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead all 
repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Beast Below repeated on Jeem 
TV (ME); Day of the Moon and The Curse of the Black Spot both 
repeated on Space; The Bells of Saint John repeated on OETA;
 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS and The Crimson Horror
both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Day
 of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor both repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU, Romania and ME; Into the Dalek repeated on
 RAI4; Last Christmas repeated on BBC Polska; and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Bigger on the Inside and Double Trouble both 
repeated on BBC Entertainment AP
2016 - The Keys of Marinus, Episodes
and 5 both repeated on Retro TV;
Spearhead from Space Omnibus
repeated oWVPB; Frontier in Space,
Episodes 4 to 6 all repeated on UNC-
MX; Planet of Evil, Part 4 repeated on
KRWG; The Masque of Mandragora,
Part 3 repeated on KPTS; Destiny of
the DaleksPart 1 repeated on Syfy
 (Aus) and Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; Timelash
Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated on KBTC; World War Three and
 The Time of the Doctor both repeated on France 4; The Runaway 
Bride and Smith and Jones both repeated on EBRU; The Stole
Earth and Doctor Who Confidential: Friends and Foe both repeated 
on UNC-TV; The Vampires of Venice repeated on BBC Polska HD; 
Night Terrors and The God Complex both repeated on Syfy (Aus);
The Snowmen repeated on Iowa PTV; Deep Breath repeated on 
KLRU; Into the Dalek repeated on WPT; Robot of Sherwood
repeated on KERA; Listen repeated on BBC Entertainment
AP and KCPT; Time Heist repeated on BBC Entertainment
ME; The Caretaker repeated on WILL and WXXI; Mummy on
the Orient Express repeated on Watch and OETA; Flatline 
repeated on Idaho PTV; Death in Heaven repeated on MPTV; 
The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar both
 repeated on BBC America; Heaven Sent and Hell Bent both
 repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; and The Husbands of 
River Song repeated on Fox (FRG)
2017 The Time Meddler, Episode 3A Battle of Wits repeated 
on The Zone; The Horns of Nimon, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated
on Retro TV; The Empty Child repeated on FX (Ind); The Fires
of Pompeii and Amy's Choice both repeated on Syfy (Aus);
Day of the Moon, Night TerrorsThe Girl Who WaitedThe
God Complex, Closing Time and The Wedding of River Song 
all repeated on BBC America; The Doctor's Wife repeated on
BBC Polska HD; Hide and Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
 both repeated on France 4; Sleep No Morand The Husbands
 of River Song both repeated on Syfy (Bra); and The Music of 
Doctor Who first broadcast on Radio 2
2018 The Awakening Omnibus repeated on Retro TV; Ghost 
LightPart 2 repeated on Jones! too; Army of Ghosts and
Doomsday both repeated on RAI4; Gridlock repeated on Star
World Premiere; Silence in the Library repeated on ABC and
ABC ME; The Stolen EarthJourney's End and The Next Doctor
all repeated on BBC America; Vincent and the DoctorThe 
Lodger and Thin Ice all repeated on Syfy (LA); Closing Time
repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Doctor, the Widow and the 
Wardrobe repeated on Syfy (Aus); and The Magician's Apprentice repeated on Syfy (Bra)
2019 - Dragonfire, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV; 
The Impossible Astronaut repeated on BBC Polska HD; The
Pyramid at the End of the World and The Lie of the Land both
repeated on BBC First (ME); and The Woman Who Fell to
Earth first screened on Fox (FRG)
2020 - The Web Planet, Episodes 2 and
both repeated on Retro TV; The Empty
ChildThe Doctor Dances, Boom Town,
Bad WolfThe Parting of the WaysUtopia,
The Sound of DrumsLast of the Time Lords,
The Stolen Earth and Journey's End all
repeated on BBC America; The Almost People
repeated on Syfy (Fra); Spyfall, Part 2 and
Orphan 55 both repeated on BBC Polska HD;
and Fugitive of the Judoon first screened on
YLE TV2 and repeated on BBC America, TV2
and ABC ME
2021 100,000 BC, Episodes 3 and 4 and
Time and the RaniParts 1 and 2 all repeated
on Retro TV; Planet of Evil Omnibus repeated
on Iowa PTV; The Brain of Morbius Omnibus
repeated on MPTV; The Mark of the RaniParts
1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated on KBTC; The
Eleventh HourThe Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos,
ResolutionCan You Hear Me?The Haunting of
Villa DiodatiAscension of the Cybermen and
The Timeless Children all repeated on Syfy (Fra);
The Hungry EarthCold BloodVincent and the
DoctorThe LodgerThe Pandorica Opens and
The Big Bang all repeated on W; and Closing
Time and The Doctor, the Widow and the
Wardrobe both repeated on BBC Polska HD