Doctor Who On This Day #59

 

1912 - Director Reginald Mervyn

Pinfield born in Evesham, Worcs.

1966 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode

6: Flashpoint and The Romans, Episode 3:

Conspiracy both repeated and The Web

Planet, Episode 3: Escape to Danger first

screened, all on ABC

1968 - The Crusade, Episode 3: The Wheel of Fortune,

The Space Museum, Episode 3: The Search, The Chase,

Episode 3: Flight Through Eternity, The Time Meddler,

Episode 1: The Watcher and Galaxy 4, Episode 1: Four

Hundred Dawns all repeated on ABC

1969 - Composer Murray Gold born in

Portsmouth
1970 - Doctor Who and the Silurians,

Episode 5 first screened on BBC1

1976 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 5

first screened on BBC1

1978 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 2 repeated 

and The Android Invasion, Part 1 first

screened, both on ABC

1979 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 1 repeated 

and Part 3 first screened, both on ABC

1980 - Robot, Part 3 first screened on

WTTW 11; and City of Death, Part 4 first

screened on ABC

1981 - Logopolis, Part 1 first screened

 on BBC1

1983 - The Leisure Hive Omnibus

repeated on WTTW 11

1984 - The Ark in Space, Part 4 repeated

 on KQED Plus; and Image of the Fendahl,

Part 1 repeated on ABC

1985 - Inferno, Episode 2 repeated

on KQED Plus

1986 - The Power of Kroll, Part 4

repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The War Machines, Episode 4 repeated on KQED Plus;

and Mindwarp, Parts 7 and 8 both first screened on ABC

1988 - The Krotons Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and 

The Ark in Space, Part 2 repeated on Super Channel UK
1989 - The Mutants, Episode 2 repeated on KQED Plus;

and Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 1 repeated on ABC

1990 - Snakedance, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1991 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus

1992 - The Mind Robber, Episode 5 repeated on BBC2; and 
The Ambassadors of Death, Episode 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - Spearhead from Space Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1994 - Underworld, Part 3 repeated on UK Gold; and

Timelash, Part 4 (of 4) and Revelation of the Daleks,

Part 1 (of 4) both repeated on ABC

1995 - Revelation of the Daleks, Part 2 first

screened on VOX; and Delta and the

Bannermen, Part 2 repeated on UK Gold
1997 - The Mutants, Episode 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 1 first screened on

Space; and Time Flight Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 - Inferno, Episode 7 and Terror of the Autons, Part

1 both repeated on WCET; The Mind of Evil Omnibus

repeated on NHPTV; Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 4

and 5 both repeated on LPB; Robot, Part 1 repeated on

Lakeshore PTV; Terror of the Zygons Omnibus repeated

on UK Gold; Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus repeated on

WQED; The Armageddon Factor Omnibus repeated on

KSPS; Snakedance, Part 1 repeated on WUSF; and 

Survival, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on KBTC

2000 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode

1: World's End repeated on UKTV (Aus); and

The Silurians, Episode 5 repeated on Space

2001 - The Android Invasion, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on 

Prime; The Deadly Assassin, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus) and

Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC America; and Arc of Infinity,

Part 2 repeated on BBC Prime

2002 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated on BBC

Kids (Can); and Mindwarp, Part 8 repeated on BBC Prime

2003 - The Robots of Death, Parts 1

and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2004 - The Ark in Space Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;

The Mind of Evil, Episode 6 repeated on Colorado PTV; and 

Snakedance, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 3 repeated on ABC

2007 - The Parting of the Ways first screened on BBC America
2009 - Time and the Rani, Parts 3 and 4, Paradise Towers and 
Delta and the Bannermen Omnibuses and Dragonfire, Part 1 all 
repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The Empty Child and Doctor 

Who Confidential Cutdown: Special Effects both repeated on 

UKTV (Aus); Bad Wolf repeated on Syfy (FRG); The Parting

 of the Ways repeated on WQLN, Syfy (Rus) and Syfy (FRG);

The Christmas Invasion repeated on KQED Plus; The

Idiot's Lantern, The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit

all repeated on Syfy (Spa); Doomsday repeated  on OETA;

Evolution of the Daleks and Doctor Who Confidential: 
Making Manhattan both repeated on WGVU; and The

Lazarus Experiment repeated on HRT2

2010 - The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on WTVP; The Satan

 Pit repeated on Ozarks PTV; Gridlock first screened on WVPB; 

Human Nature repeated and Doctor Who Confidential: Alter

Ego first
screened, both on WXXI; The Family of Blood repeated on WTTW 
11; The Fires of Pompeii and Doctor Who Confidential; The Italian 
Job both first screened on MPTV; The Poison Sky and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Sontar-Ha! both first screened on KERA; The Unicorn
 and the Wasp and Doctor Who Confidential: Nemesis both first 
screened on Houston PM; Forest of the Dead and Doctor Who 
Confidential: River Runs Deep both first screened on Idaho

PTV; and Planet of the Dead repeated on Syfy (Ben)
2011 - The Brain of Morbius, Episode 1 repeated on Radio 7;
The Masque of Mandragora, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; The Stolen Earth repeated on 

WGVU; and Journey's End and Doctor Who Confidential:

The End of an Era both repeated on WTTW 11

2012 - Fear Her repeated on BBC America; Voyage of the 

Damned repeated on ABC2; The Stolen Earth repeated on 

Watch; A Christmas Carol and Doctor Who Confidential 

Cutdown: The End of an Era both repeated on UKTV (Aus);

and Resistance is Useless repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4

2013 -  Voyage of the Damned repeated on UKTV (NZ);

Midnight repeated on Watch; and Amy's Choice and

The Beast Below both repeated on BBC America

2014 - The Sun Makers, Parts 1 and 2 and The Visitation,

 Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Fear Her and

Army of Ghosts both repeated on BBC America; Blink

and Utopia both repeated on Really; Turn Left both

repeated on France 4; The Eleventh Hour and The 

Beast Below both repeated on BBC3; The Vampires

of Venice repeated on Syfy (Port); The Hungry

Earth and Doctor Who Confidential: After Effects

both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska

HD; The Girl Who Waited repeated on Watch; and

Cold War repeated on Ztélé

2015 - Colony in Space, Episodes 2 to 5 all repeated on Retro

 TV; The Time Warrior Omnibus repeated on Horror; Genesis 

of the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's 

Daughter, The 
Unicorn and the Wasp, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead
all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Androids of Tara, Parts 3 and 4 both
first screened on Retro TV; Love & Monsters repeated on KCPT2;
Blink repeated on UKTV (NZ); The End of Time,  Parts 1 and 2 both 
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and ME; The

Hungry Earth repeated on Jeem TV (ME); The Impossible 
Astronaut, The Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor's Wife

 all repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Girl Who 

Waited and The God Complex both repeated on Space; Into the 
Dalek repeated on TLC TV; The Caretaker repeated on RAI4;

and Doctor Who Confidential: River Runs Wild repeated on

BBC Entertainment AP

2016 - The Romans, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro

 TV; The Mind of Evil, Episodes 3 to 6 all repeated on WVPB; 

Pyramids of Mars, Part 4 repeated on KRWG; The Hand of Fear,

Parts 3 and 4
both repeated on KPTS; The Mysterious Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; Human Nature and The Family of Blood both 
repeated EBRU; The Wedding of River Song repeated on Syfy (Aus);
 Dinosaurs on a Spaceship repeated on Watch; A Town Called Mercy 
and The Power of Three both repeated on BBC Polska HD; Hide 
repeated on Iowa PTV; Deep Breath repeated on Idaho PTV and 

Syfy (Aus); Robot of Sherwood repeated on MPTV; Time Heist 
repeated on KLRU; The Caretaker repeated on WPT; Kill the Moon 
repeated on KERA; Mummy on the Orient Express repeated on 
KCPT; In the Forest of the Night repeated on WILL and WXXI;
Death in Heaven repeated on OETA; The Witch's Familiar and 
Under the Lake both repeated on BBC First (ME); Before the

Flood repeated on BBC First (Ben); Sleep No More and Face the 

Raven both repeated on BBC America; Heaven Sent repeated 

on BBC Entertainment AP; and An Adventure in Space and 
Time repeated on RAI4

2017 - The Silurians, Episode 2 repeated on The Zone; The

Visitation, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV; Smith

and Jones repeated on FX (Ind); The Time of Angels repeated

on Syfy (Aus); Amy's Choice, 

The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, Vincent and the Doctor and The 

Pandorica Opens all repeated on BBC America; The Lodger repeated 

on BBC America and Syfy (Aus); The Angels Take Manhattan, The 

Bells of Saint John and The Zygon Invasion all repeated on Syfy 

(Bra); Into the Dalek and Robot of Sherwood both repeated on

BBC Polska HD; and Last Christmas repeated on France 4

2018 - The Idiot's Lantern repeated on Syfy (Aus); Silence in

the Library repeated on Star World Premiere; The Hungry Earth

 repeated on ABC and ABC ME; The Big Bang and The Impossible 

Astronaut both repeated on RAI4; Into the Dalek repeated on 

BBC Polska HD; Listen repeated on BBC First (ME); and

Extremis repeated on Syfy (Bra)

2019 - The Tsuranga Conundrum first

screened on Fox (FRG); and The Battle of

Ranskoor Av Kolos repeated on BBC First

(ME)

2020 - The Mind Robber, Episodes 1 and

2 both repeated on Retro TV; The Crimson

Horror repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Eaters

of Light repeated on Star World Premiere;

The Doctor Falls repeated on ABC; and

Ascension of the Cybermen first screened

on YLE TV2 and repeated on ABC ME

2021 - The Time Meddler, Episodes 3 and

4 and The Curse of Fenric, Parts 1 and 2 all

repeated on Retro TV; The Two Doctors,

Parts 5 and 6 (of 6) both repeated on

KBTC; New Earth, Tooth and Claw,

Kerblam!, The Witchfinders and It Takes

You Away all repeated on W; The Battle

of Ranskoor Av Kolos repeated on W and

 One ARD; and Resolution repeated on

One ARD

2025 - The Savages Omnibus first

screened at BFI Southbank

Doctor Who On This Day #58

1965 - 100,000 BC, Episode 2: The Cave

 of Skulls repeated on ABC; The Daleks,

Episode 2: The Survivors first screened

 on CBC; and The Web Planet, Episode 3:

Escape to Danger first screened on BBC1

1968 - The Crusade, Episode 2: The Knight of Jaffa,

The Space Museum, Episode 2: The Dimensions of

Time, The Chase, Episodes 2 and 6 and The Time

Meddler, Episode 4: Checkmate all repeated on ABC

1971 - The Mind of Evil, Episode

5 first screened on BBC1

1972 - The Seeds of Death, Episode

1 repeated on ABC

1979 - The Invisible Enemy, Part

 2 first screened on ABC

1980 - Robot, Part 2 first screened

on WTTW 11; and City of Death, Part

3 first screened on ABC

1982 - The Robots of Death, Part 1

repeated on KQED Plus

1984 - The Deadly Assassin Omnibus 

repeated on WTTW 11; and The Invisible

Enemy, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1985 - BBC1 Controller, Michael Grade denied

that Doctor Who had been cancelled as the

Corporation announced an 18-month production

hiatus; and Inferno, Episode 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - The Silurians, Episode 5 repeated on ABC; and

The Power of Kroll, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The War Machines, Episode 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - The Ark in Space, Part 1 repeated on Super Channel

UK; and The Stones of Blood, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus

1989 - Colony in Space, Episodes 4 to 6 all repeated

on WTTW 11; and Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6

repeated on ABC

1990 - Arc of Infinity, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1991 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1992 - The Silurians, Episode 7 repeated on KQED Plus
1993 - Colony in Space, Episode 2 repeated on TV2;

and Terminus Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

1994 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Omnibus repeated

on UK Gold; and Timelash, Parts 2 and 3 (of 4) both

repeated on ABC

1995 - The Invasion of Time Omnibus repeated on

KQED Plus; Revelation of the Daleks, Part 1 first

screened on VOX; and Delta and the Bannermen,

Part 1 repeated on UK Gold

1997 - The Curse of Peladon, Episode

4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 1 first screened on 

Space; and Arc of Infinity, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The War Games, Episodes 1 to 5 all repeated

on MPT; The Daemons, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated

 on Iowa PTV; Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 5 and

6 both repeated on Colorado PTV; 

Genesis of the Daleks, Part 5 first screened on Prairie PTV; 

Pyramids of Mars, Parts 3 and 4 both first screened on BBC 

America; Underworld, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC

Prime; The Invasion of Time Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus); 

Terror of the Vervoids Omnibus repeated on WUFT; and Doctor 

Who TV Movie first screened on RTL9 and repeated on HBO

LA

2000 - The Silurians, Episode 4 repeated on Space; The Time 

Warrior, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Planet of the 
Spiders, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on WCET; The Ark in

Space, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV; The Sontaran

 Experiment, Part 1 repeated on KUED; The Seeds of Doom, 

Part 3 repeated on
Twin Cities PTV; The Hand of Fear Omnibus repeated on Lakeshore
PTV; The Deadly Assassin Omnibus repeated on KNME; The Face
 of Evil Omnibus repeated on WQED and Colorado PTV; The 
Android Invasion, Part 1 repeated on MPT and Omnibus repeated
on KRWG; The Stones of Blood, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
MiND; The Androids of Tara Omnibus repeated on MPT; The 
Horns of Nimon, Part 4 repeated on BBC Prime; Planet of Fire 
Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; and Attack of the Cybermen,
 Part 4 (of 4) repeated on WUSF

2001 - Pyramids of Mars, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on

repeated on Prime; The Hand of Fear, Part 4 repeated on

UKTV (Aus); and The Deadly Assassin, Parts 1 and 2 both 

repeated on BBC America

2002 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 2 repeated on BBC 

Kids (Can); and Mindwarp, Part 7 repeated on BBC Prime
2003 - The Face of Evil, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on BBC Kids

2004 - Arc of Infinity, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - The Keys of Marinus, Episodes 5 and 6 both

repeated on MiND; Frontier in Space Omnibus repeated

 on MPT; Image of the Fendahl Omnibus repeated on

 UK Gold; Four to Doomsday, Part 1 repeated on KUED;

 Arc of Infinity, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV;

and Enlightenment, Part 4 repeated on WILL

2007 - Fear Her first screened on NHK BS2
2008 - Aliens of London, World War Three, The Long Game,
The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, Boom Town, Bad Wolf 
and The Parting of the Ways all repeated on Syfy (US)
2009 - Delta and the Bannermen, Parts 3 and 4 both first
screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The End of the World

repeated on TV3 (RI); Rise of the Cybermen repeated on

WVPB; Daleks in Manhattan repeated on BBC3; Evolution of

the Daleks and Doctor Who Confidential: Making Manhattan

both first screened on WGVU; and The Poison Sky repeated

on Syfy (US)

2010 - The Lazarus Experiment repeated on OETA; Voyage

 of the Damned repeated on WGVU; Silence in the Library

repeated on France 4 and Syfy (Spa); Forest of the Dead

and Midnight both repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Next

Doctor first screened on KBS2 and repeated on Syfy

(Ben); and The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding

of Sarah Jane Smith, Episode 1 first screened on

Nickelodeon (Aus)

2011 - Planet of the Ood repeated on MPTV; Forest of the

Dead repeated on Houston PM and Idaho PTV; The Stolen

Earth and Doctor Who Confidential: Friends and Foe repeated 

on WTTW 11; Flesh and Stone repeated on BBC HD; and

The Vampires of Venice repeated on ABC1; and Doctor Who

Confidential: River Runs Deep repeated on Houston PM

2012 - Ghost Light, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on MTV3

SciFi and TV4; Love & Monsters repeated on BBC America;

The Sound of Drums repeated on BBC Entertainment Ind;

Last of the Time Lords repeated on BBC Entertainment Ind

and ABC2; and Turn Left repeated on Watch

2013 - Last of the Time Lords repeated on UKTV (NZ); 

Forest of the Dead repeated on Watch; The Eleventh Hour,

 The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone and The Vampires of 

Venice all repeated on BBC America; The Curse of the Black 

Spot repeated on Fox (FRG); The Doctor's Wife repeated on 

WTTW Prime and Fox (FRG); and Doctor Who Confidential 

Cutdown: About a Boy repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2014 - Image of the Fendahl, Parts 3 and 4 and The

Visitation, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The 

Satan Pit and Love & Monsters both repeated on BBC

America; Midnight repeated on France 4; Flesh and Stone

 repeated on Syfy (Port); and The Wedding of River Song 

repeated on Watch

2015 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang,

Parts 4 and 5 both repeated on Horror;

The Androids of Tara, Parts 1 and 2 both first screened

on Retro TV; The Empty Child repeated on Watch; The Satan

Pit repeated on KCPT2; Utopia, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's
Daughter, The Unicorn and the Wasp, Silence in the Library and 
Forest of the Dead all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Flesh and Stone 
repeated on Jeem TV (ME); Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth 

both repeated on UKTV (NZ); The Impossible Astronaut and 

Day of the Moon both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC
Polska HD; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy 
both repeated on BBC America; The Caretaker repeated on 

BBC3 and BBC Entertainment LA; and Flatline, In the Forest 

of the Night and Doctor Who Confidential: Open All Hours 
all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP

2016 - The Daleks, Episode 2: The Survivors repeated on

KMOS; The Horns of Nimon Omnibus repeated on Retro TV;

Human Nature, The Family of Blood, The Doctor's Wife, The

Rebel Flesh, The Almost People, A Good Man Goes to War

and Hell Bent all repeated on France 4; Vincent and the 

Doctor repeated on Jeem TV (ME); Asylum of the Daleks,

 A Town Called Mercy and The Power of Three all repeated

on BBC Polska HD; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship repeated on

BBC Polska HD and Watch; The Rings of Akhaten repeated

on Syfy (Spa); Deep Breath and Into the Dalek both

repeated on BBC First (RSA); The Caretaker repeated on

Syfy (Aus); Kill the Moon repeated on Syfy (Aus) and WGVU; 

Mummy on the Orient Express and Flatline repeated on BBC

Entertainment EU and Syfy (Aus); Death in Heaven repeated

on OETA; Under the Lake repeated on BBC First (Ben); The

Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived both repeated

on Fox (FRG); The Zygon Invasion repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP and Fox (FRG); The Zygon Inversion

repeated on BBC Entertainment AP, Fox (FRG) and TLC

TV; Sleep No More, Face the Raven and Heaven Sent all

repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; and The Husbands

of River Song first screened on France 4

2017 - The Silurians, Episode 1 repeated on The Zone; The 
Visitation Omnibus repeated on WETA-UK; The Runaway Bride 
repeated on FX (Ind); The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below,

The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone and The Vampires of 

Venice all repeated on BBC America; Victory of the Daleks

repeated on BBC America and Syfy (Aus); The Wedding of 

River Song first screened on TLC TV; A Town Called Mercy,

The Power of Three, The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who 

Lived and Before the Flood all repeated on Syfy (Bra); Deep 

Breath repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Zygon Inversion 

repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; and Hell Bent repeated 

on France 4

2018 - The Age of Steel repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Unicorn

and the Wasp repeated on Star World Premiere; Amy's Choice

repeated on ABC and ABC ME; The Lodger and The Pandorica 

Opens both repeated on RAI4; The Doctor, the Widow and the 

Wardrobe and Death in Heaven both repeated on One ARD;

Deep Breath repeated on BBC Polska HD; Robot of Sherwood

repeated on BBC First (ME); and Oxygen repeated on Syfy (Bra)

2019 - The Rings of Akhaten repeated on BBC Polska

HD; and It Takes You Away repeated on BBC First (ME)

2020 - The Dominators, Episodes 4 and 5 both repeated on
Retro TV; The Big Bang, A Christmas Carol and The Bells of
Saint John all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Journey to the
Centre of the TARDIS repeated on Syfy (Fra); Empress of Mars repeated on Star World Premiere HD and Fox (FRG);
The Eaters of Light repeated on Fox (FRG); and Ascension

of the Cybermen first screened on ABC

2021 - The Time Meddler, Episodes 1 and

2 and The Three Doctors, Episodes 3 and

4 all repeated on Retro TV; and It Takes

You Away repeated on BBC Entertainment

EU