Doctor Who On This Day #117

 

1931 - Writer Glyn Idris Jones born

in South Africa

1963 - Executive Producer/Writer

[Stephen] Russell T Davies OBE born

 in Swansea

1968 - The Wheel in Space, Episode

1 first screened on BBC1

1969 - The Myth Makers, Episode 4: Horse of Destruction,
The Massacre, Episode 1: War of God and The Ark, Episode
3: The Return repeated and The Celestial Toymaker, 
Episode 3: The Dancing Floor first screened, all on TV1;
and Fury from the Deep, Episodes 4 to 6 repeated and
The Wheel in Space, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated and
Episode 3 first screened, all on ABC

1973 - Colony in Space, Episodes 1 and 5 and Day of the 

Daleks, Episode 2 repeated and The Sea Devils, Episode 3 

first screened, all on ABC

1974 - The Monster of Peladon, Part

6 first screened on BBC1

1976 - Planet of the Spiders, Part 6 repeated on ABC

1978 - The Hand of Fear, Part 4 repeated and The 
Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 2 first screened, both on
 ABC

1981 - The Seeds of Doom, Parts

1 to 3 all repeated on WTTW 11

1982 - The Pirate Planet, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus;
and Castrovalva, Part 1 repeated and Part 2 first screened,
both on ABC

1983 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 1 repeated

on KQED Plus; and Arc of Infinity, Part 2 repeated

and Part 3 first screened, both on ABC

1984 - The Hand of Fear, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; and State of Decay, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1985 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode 1 repeated

on KQED Plus; and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150

AD screened on BBC1

1986 - Actress Jenna Louise Coleman

born in Blackpool; and Carnival of

Monsters Omnibus repeated on KQED

Plus

1987 - Planet of the Daleks Omnibus first screened

on WTTW 11; and Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 first

screened on Super Channel (UK)

1988 - The Android Invasion, Part 2 repeated on

TV de Galicia; Nightmare of Eden, Part 4 repeated

on TV2; and Meglos, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus

1989 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part 4 repeated on

KQED Plus; and Terminus, Part 3 first screened on TV2

1990 - The Invasion of Time, Part 6 repeated on ABC; 
and The Caves of Androzani, Part 3 repeated on KQED 
Plus

1991 - The Seeds of Death, Episode

5 repeated on TV2

1993 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode 2 repeated on UK 

Gold; and Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1994 - Nightmare of Eden, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold
1995 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 3 repeated on UK Gold;
and Terror of the Vervoids, Part 10 repeated on VOX
1997 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 3 repeated on ZTV; and
The Seeds of Doom Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
1998 - The Daleks, Episode 2: The Survivors repeated on
Space; Logopolis Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and
The Caves of Androzani, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 - The Romans, Episode 4: Inferno repeated on
UKTV (Aus); The Gunfighters, Episode 4: The OK Corral 
repeated on Space; and The Monster of Peladon, Parts 5
and 6 both repeated on Colorado PTV

2000 - The War Machines, Episode 4 repeated on UKTV
 (Aus); and Spearhead from Space, Episode 3 repeated
 on TG4
2001 - The Invasion of Time, Part 3 repeated on UKTV
 (Aus); and The Stones of Blood, Part 3 repeated on
NHPTV and Part 4 repeated on Prime and NHPTV
2002 - The Monster of Peladon Omnibus repeated on
UK Gold; Robot Omnibus repeated on KERA; The Hand 
of Fear, Part 3 repeated on BBC Kids (Can); and Delta 
and the Bannermen and Dragonfire Omnibuses both
repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2003 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
 on Iowa PTV; Pyramids of Mars, Part 4 repeated on WSKG;
 The Seeds of Doom, Part 5 repeated on WCNY; The 

Armageddon Factor, Part 6 repeated on WILL; The 

Horns of Nimon, Part 4 and The Leisure Hive, Part 1

both repeated on MiND; Full Circle, Part 2 repeated 

on KUED; The Keeper of Traken Omnibus repeated

on BBC Kids (Can); Frontios Omnibus repeated on 
MPT; Time and the Rani, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated 

on Colorado PTV; Paradise Towers, Part 3 repeated

on NHPTV; The Happiness Patrol, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on KBTC; and The Ghosts of N-Space,

Episode 3 repeated on Radio 7
2004 - Inferno, Episode 6 repeated on ABC; and
Warriors of the Deep, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 - The Stones of Blood, Part 3 repeated on ABC
2006 - World War Three repeated on People Arts+;
and Totally Doctor Who (1.3) first screened on BBC1
2007 - Rose and The End of the World both first
 screened on WUCF; The Unquiet Dead first screened
on S Oregon PTV and Oregon PB; Dalek first screened
on WCET; Daleks in Manhattan repeated on BBC3;
 Doctor Who Confidential: TARDIS Tales first screened
on Oregon PB; and Totally Doctor Who (2.4) first
screened on BBC1 and repeated on CBBC
2008 - The Creature from the Pit, Parts

1 and 2 both repeated on WCET; The

Unquiet Dead repeated on Jimmy; The

Long Game and Doctor Who Confidential:

The Dark Side both repeated on NHPTV; 

The Empty Child first screened on ProSieben; 

The Doctor Dances and Doctor Who Confidential: 

Weird Science both repeated on MPT; Bad Wolf 

repeated on Houston PB; The Parting of the 

Ways repeated on KERA and WXXI; New Earth and 

Doctor Who Confidential: New New Doctor both first 

screened on WTTW 11; Tooth and Claw and Doctor

Who Confidential: Fear Factor both repeated on 

WGVU and KQED Plus; School Reunion first

screened on Ozarks PTV; The Girl in the Fireplace

 first screened on Idaho PTV; The Sontaran Stratagem 

repeated on BBC3; and Doctor Who Confidential:

The Last Battle repeated on KERA

2009 - The Time Meddler, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated
on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; Tooth and Claw and Doctor
Who Confidential: Fear Factor both repeated on WTTW 11;
The Impossible Planet repeated on BBC3; and Doomsday 
repeated on KVCR
2010 - The Creature from the Pit, Episode

1 first broadcast on Radio 7; The Girl in the

Fireplace, The Next Doctor
and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: From Script to 
Screen all repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Idiot's Lantern
 repeated on Syfy (FRG); The Satan Pit repeated on Syfy
(Spa); and The Stolen Earth repeated on HRT2
2011 - City of Death, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; and Army of Ghosts repeated
on Space 

2012 - Resurrection of the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4)
both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Two Doctors, Parts 3
and 4 (of 6) both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Turn
 Left and Doctor Who Confidential: Here Come the Girls 
both repeated on BBC3; Journey's End repeated on BBC3;
Amy's Choice repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The

God Complex and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:

Heartbreak Hotel both repeated on ABC2; and Doctor

Who Confidential Cutdown: River Runs Deep repeated

on UKTV (Aus)
2013 - Love & Monsters and Fear Her both repeated on
BBC Entertainment AP; Doomsday repeated on UKTV
 (NZ); The Impossible Astronaut repeated on BBC Nordic,
BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and ME; Day of the Moon
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and ME; A 
Town Called Mercy repeated on Syfy (Ben); Hide repeated
on BBC America, BBC Entertainment RSA and BBC Polska;
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS first screened on
BBC1; The Doctors Revisited: The Fourth Doctor first
screened on BBC America; and The Best of the Monsters 
and The Best of the Companions both repeated on BBC
Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD

2014 - The Three Doctors Omnibus repeated on KPTS;
Underworld, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; Meglos,
Part 4 repeated on Syfy (Aus); Rose and Nightmare in Silver 
both repeated on KCPT2; Father's Day repeated on KNCT;
Gridlock and Daleks in Manhattan both repeated on RAI4;
Partners in Crime repeated on Really Scary TV; The Poison
Sky repeated on WPT Flagship; The Next Doctor repeated
on KLRU and Really Scary TV; The End of Time, Part 1
repeated on France 4; The Eleventh Hour repeated on
Really Scary TV and Fox (FRG); The Beast Below, Victory
 of the Daleks and Flesh and Stone all repeated on Fox;
The Time of Angels and The Vampires of Venice both
repeated on BBC Entertainment LA and Fox; The 
Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang and A Farewell to Matt 
Smith all repeated on Watch; The Doctor's Wife and Let's
Kill Hitler both repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; A Good
Man Goes to War repeated on MPB; The God Complex 
repeated on LPB and Idaho PTV; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship 
repeated on KUED and WVPB; The Power of Three repeated
on WILL; The Bells of Saint John repeated on UKTV (NZ);
The Rings of Akhaten repeated on BBC Entertainment EU,
Romania and ME; Hide repeated on KCPT and UKTV (Aus);
The Crimson Horror repeated on KCPT2 and OETA; The
 Name of the Doctor repeated on Iowa PTV, KCPT2 and
Syfy (Ben); and Doctor Who Confidential: Heartbreak 
Hotel repeated on LPB

2015 - City of Death, Part 2, The Rebel Flesh and The
Almost People all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Silver Nemesis,
Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Horror; Tooth and Claw 
repeated on TV Cultura; The Idiot's Lantern repeated on
ABC2; The Shakespeare Code repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP; The Lazarus Experiment and 42

both repeated on EBRU; Let's Kill Hitler repeated on 

BBC Entertainment
LA; The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe repeated on
 WPT; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy
both repeated on BBC Nordic HD, BBC Polska HD; Deep
Breath repeated on BBC Bra HD; and In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water and Death in Heaven all repeated on
BBC America

2016 - Planet of Fire, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro
 TV; The Parting of the Ways repeated on BBC Polska HD; 
Gridlock and The Curse of the Black Spot both repeated on
Syfy (Aus); The Sound of Drums repeated on TV Cultura;
The Next Doctor repeated on ABC2; Nightmare in Silver 
repeated on Syfy (Port); Cold Blood repeated on BBC 
Entertainment AP; The Lodger repeated on Syfy (LA) and 
Syfy (Bra); A Good Man Goes to War repeated on

Einsfestival; Mummy on the Orient Express repeated

on BBC First (ME); Dark Water repeated on KLRU;

and The Science of Doctor Who (2013) repeated

on BBC Knowledge (Aus)

2017 - The Green Death, Episode 6 repeated on The Zone;
Terror of the Vervoids, Part 12 and The Ultimate Foe, Part
 13 both repeated on Retro TV; The Next Doctor, Planet of
the Dead, The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Part 1
all repeated on BBC America; The End of Time, Part 2
repeated on BBC America and BBC Polska HD; The Eleventh 
Hour, Doctor Who Extra: The Caretaker and Kill the Moon all 
repeated on BBC Polska HD; Victory of the Daleks repeated
on FX (Ind); The Power of Three and The Angels Take 
Manhattan both repeated on Syfy (Bra); The Woman Who 
Lived repeated on Syfy (Aus); Heaven Sent and Hell Bent
both repeated on Syfy (LA); and The Pilot repeated on 
Space

2018 - The Space Museum, Episode 4: The Final Phase and
The Chase, Episode 1: The Executioners both repeated on
Retro TV; The Pirate Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
Jones! too; Fear Her repeated on W; Night Terrors repeated
 on Star World Premiere; Into the Dalek repeated on ABC; 
Robot of Sherwood repeated on ABC ME; Last Christmas
and The Magician's Apprentice both repeated on Sony

SciFi; and Empress of Mars repeated on Syfy (Bra)
2019 - The Ark Omnibus and Spearhead from Space,

Episodes 3 and 4 all repeated on Retro TV; The Pilot

repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; Empress of Mars

and The Lie of the Land both repeated on BBC Polska

HD and France 4; The Eaters of Light repeated on

BBC Polska HD; Demons of the Punjab, Kerblam!,

The Witchfinders, It Takes You Away and The Battle

of Ranskoor Av Kolos all repeated on Fox (FRG)

2020 - The Eaters of Light repeated

 on Syfy (Fra)

2021 - The Sun Makers, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on Retro TV; and

Night Terrors repeated on ABC2

2022 - Timelash, Parts 3 and 4 (of

4) and The Mysterious Planet, Parts

1 and 2 all repeated on Retro TV;

Planet of the Ood repeated on Fox

SciFi; Midnight and The End of Time,

Part 2 both repeated on Syfy (Fra);

A Christmas Carol repeated on BBC

Polska HD; The Girl Who Waited

repeated on BBC First Turkey; and

The Day of the Doctor repeated on

BBC America

2023 - Arachnids in the UK

repeated on Fox SciFi