Doctor Who Vs. James Bond, Part 7: Diamonds are Forever

Following the departure of George Lazenby

after just one assignment as James Bond in

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), United

Artists secured the return of Sean Connery for

the seventh entry in the franchise.

The production was adapted from Ian Fleming's fourth spy novel of 1956, and was released in

late 1971. Shirley Bassey performed vocals on

her second Bond theme song (see Goldfinger).

When Connery (1930-2020) relinquished the

lead role again, co-producer Albert R Broccoli

insisted that another British actor replace him,

and London-born Roger Moore (1927-2017)

was cast for Live and Let Die in 1972.

Another Bond season continued on ITV1 today

with Connery's official series swansong (he would reprise Bond yet again for Warner Bros' non canonical Never Say Never Again in 1971) - it featured these sixteen

Doctor Who cast connections:

• Joseph Furst (Dr. Metz) was Professor Hermann Zaroff in The Underwater Menace
• John [Frederick] Abineri (Airline Rep) was Van Lutyens in Fury from the Deep, General Carrington in The Ambassadors of Death, Richard Railton in Death to the Daleks, and Ranquin in The Power of Kroll
• [Kenneth] Clifford Earl (Officer) was the Sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan (7), and Major Branwell in The Invasion
• Bill Hutchinson (Controller) and Martin [Willy] Lyder [born Leyde] (Croupier) both appeared in The War Games, as Sergeant Thompson (4) and Foot Soldier/Alien Guard
• Michael Stevens (CIA Agent) was Soldier in The Myth Makers (1), Daffodil Man in Terror of the Autons (3), UNIT Motorcyclist/ Prisoner in The Mind of Evil, and Guard in The Curse of Peladon (1)
• Dorothy Ford (stunt performer here, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy & The Living Daylights; Woman in Moonraker) was Double on The Wheel in Space (6)
• for Rick Lester see Dr. No
• for Eddie Powell see From Russia With Love
• for Vincent Wong and Roy Street see Goldfinger
• for Ed Bishop, Shane Rimmer and Chris Webb see You Only Live Twice
• for Ron Gregory and David de Keyser see O.H.M.S.S.

Doctor Who On This Day #75

1935 - Director Tristan De Vere Cole

born in Redruth
1943 - Actor John Leeson born John

Francis Christian Ducker in Leicester

1965 - The Daleks, Episode 6: The

Ordeal first screened on ABC

1968 - Fury from the Deep, Episode

1 first screened on BBC1

1969 - Galaxy 4, Episodes 2 and 3 and The Massacre,

Episode 1: War of God repeated and The Ark, Episode 1:

 The Steel Sky first screened, all on TV1; and The Evil of 

the Daleks, Episodes 5 to 7 repeated and Fury from the

Deep, Episodes 1 and 2 repeated and Episode 3 first

screened, all on ABC

1973 - Day of the Daleks, Episode

1 first screened on ABC

1974 - Death to the Daleks, Part

4 first screened on BBC1

1978 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 3 first screened and

The Masque of Mandragora, Part 2 repeated, both on

ABC

1982 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 2 repeated on KQED

 Plus; Meglos, Part 1 repeated and Part 2 first screened,

both on ABC; and Earthshock, Part 4 first screened on 

BBC1

1983 - Meglos, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus; and

The King's Demons, Part 2 first screened on BBC1

1984 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 1 and The Five Doctors 

both repeated on KQED Plus; Frontios, Part 4 first screened 

on ABC; and The Caves of Androzani, Part 4 first screened 

on BBC1

1985 - Colony in Space, Episode 3 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Timelash, Part 2 first screened on BBC1

1986 - Day of the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Time Monster, Episodes 

1 to 3 all repeated on WTTW 11

1988 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 4 repeated on TV de

Galicia; The Armageddon Factor, Part 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Destiny  of the Daleks, Part 4 repeated on TV2

1989 - The Three Doctors, Episode 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Pyramids of Mars, Part 1 repeated on ABC

1990 - Enlightenment, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1991 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 5: The Waking 

Ally repeated on TV2; and Underworld, Part 2 and Frontios 
Omnibus both repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - Four to Doomsday, Part 4

repeated on ABC
1994 - The Pirate Planet, Part 1

repeated on UK Gold
1995 - The Two Doctors, Part 6

(of 6) first screened on VOX

1997 - Revenge of the Cybermen Omnibus repeated on UK 

Gold; and Genesis of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated on ZTV

1998 - The War Games, Episode 6 first screened on Space;

and Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The War Games, Episode 6 repeated on Space;

and Earthshock, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Web Planet, Episode 2: The Zarbi repeated

 on UKTV (Aus); and The Curse of Peladon, Episode 1

first screened on TG4

2001 - The Face of Evil, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on

Prime; and The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 1 repeated

 on UKTV (Aus)

2002 - The Curse of Peladon Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; 

Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 repeated on BBC Kids (Can);

The Mysterious Planet Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus);

and Terror of the Vervoids, Parts 11 and 12 both repeated

on BBC Prime

2003 - The Curse of Peladon Omnibus repeated on

UK Gold; Planet of Evil, Part 4 repeated on WSKG;

The Power of Kroll, Part 4 repeated on WILL and

Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can); City of Death,

Part 4 and The Creature from the Pit, Part 1 both 

repeated on MiND; State of Decay, Part 4 repeated

on KUED; Castrovalva Omnibus repeated on KERA;

Mawdryn Undead Omnibus repeated on MPT; Terror

of the Vervoids, Part 10 repeated on NHPTV; and Time

and the Rani, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC

2004 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 6 repeated

on ABC; and The Awakening Omnibus repeated

on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - The Sun Makers, Part 1

repeated on ABC
2006 - The Empty Child first

screened on People+ Arts
2007 - Fear Her repeated on BBC3

2008 - Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150

AD screened on Syfy (Spa)
2009 - Survival, Parts 1 and 2 both first screened on MTV3

SciFi and TV4; Doomsday first screened on Syfy (Spa); and
 The Sound of Drums and Doctor Who Confidential:

The Saxon Mystery both repeated on BBC3

2010 - The Long Game repeated on Syfy (Spa);

Boom Town and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:

Unsung Heroes and Violent Death both repeated on

UKTV (Aus); Fear Her repeated on WTTW Prime;

The Lazarus Experiment repeated on HRT2; and

Midnight and Doctor Who Confidential: Look Who's

Talking both repeated on BBC3

2011 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts

5 and 6 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2

and TV4; and Rose repeated on Space

2012 - Time Flight, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MTV3
SciFi and TV4; The Shakespeare Code repeated on Watch;
The Family of Blood repeated on BBC America; Last of the 
Time Lords and Doctor Who Confidential: The Valiant Quest
both repeated on BBC3; and Journey's End repeated on ABC2

2013 - The Impossible Planet repeated on UKTV (NZ);

A Good Man Goes to War repeated on Fox (FRG); The 

Girl Who Waited repeated on Syfy (Ben); A Town

Called Mercy repeated on BBC3; and Doctor Who

Confidential Cutdown: Double Trouble repeated on

UKTV (Aus)

2014 - 100,000 BC Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV;

Horror of Fang Rock, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on KBTC; The Pirate Planet, Parts 3 and 4 both

repeated on Syfy (Aus); Rise of the Cybermen and

The Age of Steel both repeated on RAI4; Smith and

Jones repeated on Fox (FRG); The Doctor's Daughter,

The Unicorn and the Wasp, Silence in the Library and

Midnight all repeated on Watch; The Next Doctor

and The Eleventh Hour both repeated on France 4;

The Rebel Flesh repeated on Idaho PTV; The Girl Who

Waited repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; Asylum

of the Daleks repeated on BBC Entertainment ME and

Really Scary TV; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship repeated

on UKTV (NZ); The Angels Take Manhattan and

Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: What Dreams

May Come both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and

The Crimson Horror repeated on WTTW Prime

2015 - The Ribos Operation, Part 2 and Silence in the
Library both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Stones of Blood,
Part 4 and The Androids of Tara, Part 1 both repeated on
Horror; Vengeance on Varos Omnibus repeated on Watch;
The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit both repeated on
EBRU; Blink, Utopia and The Sound of Drums all repeated
on BBC America; Let's Kill Hitler repeated on BBC Nordic HD

and BBC Polska HD; Asylum of the Daleks repeated on Syfy

(Ben); Flatline first screened on KBS1; and In the Forest of
the Night repeated on BBC Entertainment LA

2016 - Logopolis, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro

TV; The End of the World and The Doctor's Daughter both
repeated on Syfy (Aus); Boom Town repeated on TV Cultura;
Love & Monsters repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Army of 
Ghosts and Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome to Torchwood
both repeated on ABC2; The Impossible Astronaut repeated
 on Einsfestival; The Doctor's Wife repeated on BBC First (ME);
Deep Breath repeated on BBC Polska HD; and Doctor Who
Explained repeated on Syfy (LA)

2017 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 3 repeated on The Zone; 
Enlightenment, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV;
Rose, The Husbands of River Song and Behind the Lens: The
Time of the Doctor all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Father's
Day repeated on Space; The Christmas Invasion, New Earth,
Tooth and Claw, School Reunion, Deep Breath, Sleep No More 
and Face the Raven all repeated on BBC America; Last of the
 Time Lords repeated on FX (Ind); The Eleventh Hour and 
The Beast Below both repeated on Syfy (Bra); Day of the
Moon repeated on DR3 and Syfy (Aus); The Curse of the
Black Spot and The Doctor's Wife both repeated on DR3
and Syfy (Bra); and Mummy on the Orient Express repeated
 on BBC First (ME)

2018 - The Sun Makers, Part 3 repeated on Jones! too;

The Happiness Patrol, Part 3 and Silver Nemesis, Part 1 both

repeated on Retro TV; New Earth and Daleks in Manhattan 

both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Tooth and Claw and School 

Reunion both repeated on W and Syfy (Aus); The Almost 

People repeated on ABC and ABC ME; Journey to the Centre

of the TARDIS, The Crimson Horror and Nightmare in Silver

all repeated on RAI4; The Magician's Apprentice repeated

on BBC Polska HD; The Zygon Inversion repeated on BBC

First (ME); and Knock Knock and Oxygen both repeated on

Syfy (Bra)

2019 - The Romans Omnibus and The Space Museum,

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

Terror Omnibus screened at BFI Southbank; Listen,

Time Heist, The Caretaker, Doctor Who Extra: Flatline,

In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water and Death in

Heaven all repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Pilot and

Smile both repeated on France 4; and Empress of

Mars repeated on Syfy (Aus)

2020 - Kill the Moon repeated on Syfy

(Fra); and The Ghost Monument repeated

 on Fox (FRG)

2021 - Death to the Daleks, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on Retro TV; and Turn

Left repeated on ABC2

2022 - The Visitation, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on Retro TV; Earthshock,

Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Forces

TV; New Earth repeated on Fox SciFi;

Love & Monsters repeated on Syfy (Fra);

Demons of the Punjab repeated on BBC

Polska HD; Revolution of the Daleks

repeated on BBC America; and The

Vanquishers repeated on BBC First

Turkey

2023 - Nightmare in Silver repeated on

Fox SciFi; and Into the Dalek repeated

on ABC2

2025 - Destiny of the Daleks, Parts

1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; and

The Fires of Pompeii repeated on ABC

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Doctor Who On This Day #68

  

1951 - Director Chris Clough born

 in Harrogate

1965 - The Daleks, Episode 5: The

Expedition first screened on ABC

1968 - The Web of Fear, Episode

6 first screened on BBC1

1969 - Galaxy 4, Episodes 1 and 2 and The Myth Makers,

Episode 4: Horse of Destruction repeated and The Massacre,

Episode 4: Bell of Doom first screened, all on TV1; and The

Evil of the Daleks, Episodes 4 to 7 repeated and Fury from

 the Deep, Episode 1 repeated and Episode 2 first screened,

all on ABC

1973 - Colony in Space, Episode

 6 repeated on ABC

1974 - Death to the Daleks, Part 3

first screened on BBC1

1977 - Terror of the Autons, Episode

2 repeated on WTTW 11

1978 - The Android Invasion, Part

3 repeated and The Masque of

Mandragora, Part 3 first screened,

both on ABC

1981 - Revenge of the Cybermen

Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11

1982 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 6 repeated

on KQED Plus; The Leisure Hive, Part 1 repeated and

Part 2 first screened, both on ABC; and Earthshock,

Part 2 first screened on BBC1

1983 - The Leisure Hive, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Enlightenment, Part 4 first screened on BBC1

1984 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6 repeated on KQED

Plus; The Awakening, Part 1 first screened on ABC; and

 The Caves of Androzani, Part 2 first screened on BBC1

1985 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Timelash, Part 1 first screened on BBC1

1987 - The Mutants, Episodes 4

to 6 all repeated on WTTW 11

1988 - The Power of Kroll, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Destiny of the Daleks, Part 2 repeated on TV2

1989 - The Time Monster, Episode 3 repeated on KQED

 Plus; and Terror of the Zygons, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1990 - Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1991 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode

4: The End of Tomorrow repeated on TV2;

and The Awakening Omnibus repeated on

KQED Plus

1993 - Castrovalva, Part 3 repeated on ABC

1994 - The Invasion of Time, Part 5 repeated on UK Gold

1995 - Spearhead from Space, Episode 3 repeated on UK

Gold; and The Two Doctors, Part 1 first screened on VOX

1997 - Writer Terry Nation died in Los Angeles, aged 66; 

Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 3 repeated on ZTV; and 

Genesis of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1998 - The War Games, Episode 1 first

screened on Space; The Horns of Nimon

Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and

Snakedance, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The War Games, Episode 1 repeated on Space;

and The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episode 4 repeated on 

UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Romans, Episode 1: The Slave Traders repeated

 on UKTV (Aus); The Daemons, Episode 3 first screened on

TG4; and The Sontaran Experiment, Part 1 repeated on 

Space

2001 - The Masque of Mandragora, Parts 3 and 4 both

repeated on Prime; and The Face of Evil, Part 4 repeated

on UKTV (Aus)

2002 - The Daemons Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;

Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 2 repeated on BBC Kids

(Can); Attack of the Cybermen and Timelash Omnibuses

both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Terror of the Vervoids,

Parts 9 and 10 both repeated on BBC Prime

2003 - The Daemons Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
Planet of Evil, Part 3 repeated on WSKG; The Stones of
Blood Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can); City of Death,
Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on MiND; Snakedance Omnibus
repeated on MPT; and Time and the Rani, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on KBTC

2004 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 2 repeated on ABC; 

and Enlightenment, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC 

Kids (Can)

2005 - Image of the Fendahl, Part 1

repeated on ABC

2006 - Father's Day first screened on

People+ Arts 
2007 - Rose first screened on WCET;

and The Satan Pit repeated on BBC3

2008 - The Long Game repeated on WXXI
2009 - The Happiness Patrol, Parts 2 and 3 both first

screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Army of Ghosts first

screened on Syfy (Spa); and The Family of Blood and

Doctor Who Confidential: Bad Blood both repeated on

BBC3

2010 - The End of the World repeated on Syfy (Spa); 
The Doctor Dances and Doctor Who Confidential

Cutdown: Weird Science both repeated on UKTV

(Aus); Love & Monsters repeated on WTTW Prime;

Smith and Jones repeated on HRT2; and The Doctor's

Daughter and Doctor Who Confidential: Sins of the

Fathers both repeated on BBC3

2011 - The Face of Evil, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

 on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; and Midnight repeated

on Space

2012 - Love & Monsters repeated on Watch; Evolution of
 the Daleks repeated on BBC America; The Family of Blood
and Blink both repeated on BBC3; Silence in the Library
and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Shadow Play both
repeated on ABC2; and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:
Oods and Ends repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2013 - The Idiot's Lantern repeated on UKTV (NZ);

Forest of the Dead and Midnight both repeated on

BBC Entertainment EU; The Rebel Flesh repeated

on Fox (FRG); Night Terrors repeated on Syfy

(Ben); and Asylum of the Daleks repeated on BBC3

2014 - The Invisible Enemy, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
KBTC; The Invasion of Time, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
 Syfy (Aus); School Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace both
 repeated on RAI4; The Runaway Bride repeated on Fox (FRG);
 The Fires of Pompeii, Planet of the Ood, The Sontaran
Stratagem and The Poison Sky all repeated on Watch;
Midnight, Turn Left and The Stolen Earth all repeated on
France 4; Night Terrors repeated on BBC Entertainment LA;
Asylum of the Daleks repeated on UKTV (NZ); The Power of
Three repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Day of the Doctor 
repeated on Really Scary TV; and The Sarah Jane 
Adventures: Death of the Doctor, Episode 2 repeated

on Jeem TV (ME)

2015 - The Invasion of Time, Part 3 and

Planet of the Ood both repeated on Syfy (Aus);

The Ribos Operation, Parts 2 and 3 both
repeated on Horror; Earthshock Omnibus and School Reunion 
both repeated on Watch; The Age of Steel and The Idiot's 
Lantern both repeated on EBRU; The Doctor's Wife repeated
on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Caretaker and Kill 
the Moon both repeated on BBC America; Mummy on the Orient
 Express first screened on KBS1 and repeated on BBC America;
and Flatline repeated BBC Entertainment LA

2016 - Warriors' Gate, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on Retro TV; Kinda Omnibus

repeated on Horror; Dalek repeated on
TV Cultura; Rise of the Cybermen repeated

on BBC Entertainment AP; The Idiot's Lantern

and Doctor Who Confidential: The Writer's Tale

both repeated on ABC2; Partners in Crime 

and Flatline both repeated on Syfy (Aus);

The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang

both repeated on Einsfestival; Nightmare

in Silver repeated on BBC Polska HD; The

Caretaker repeated on KLRU; and Heaven

 Sent repeated on BBC First (ME)

2017 - Terror of the Autons, Episode

2 repeated on The Zone; Snakedance,

Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV;

The Unquiet Dead repeated on Space; Human Nature repeated on 
FX (Ind); The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood both repeated on 
DR3; The Lodger repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Power of Three, 
The Angels Take Manhattan, Listen and Time Heist all repeated 

on Syfy (Bra);  Nightmare in Silver, The Name of the Doctor, 
The Day of the Doctor, The Time of the Doctor and Into the Dalek
all repeated on BBC America; Robot of Sherwood repeated on BBC
 First (ME); and Under the Lake and Before the Flood both 
repeated on BBC Polska HD

2018 - The Sun Makers, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Jones!
too; Paradise Towers, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;
 Boom Town, Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways all repeated 
on Syfy (Aus); The Next Doctor, Part 1 (of 2) repeated on Star
World Premiere; The Impossible Astronaut repeated on ABC and
ABC ME; Asylum of the Daleks and Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
both repeated on RAI4; Flatline repeated on BBC Polska HD; 
The Magician's Apprentice repeated on BBC First (ME); and 
The Return of Doctor Mysterio and The Doctor Falls both 
repeated on Syfy (Bra)
2019 - Planet of Giants, Episodes 2 and 3 and The Romans,
Episodes 3 and 4 all repeated on Retro TV; Deep Breath,
Doctor Who Extra: Time Heist and The Caretaker all repeated

on BBC Polska HD; and The Lie of the Land repeated on Syfy
(Aus)
2020 - Into the Dalek repeated on

Syfy (Fra); and World Enough and

Time and The Doctor Falls both

repeated on Fox (FRG)

2021 - The Time Warrior, Parts 1

and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;

The Unquiet Dead and Aliens of

London both repeated on One ARD;

The Doctor's Daughter repeated on

ABC2; The Doctor, the Widow and

the Wardrobe and The Angels Take

Manhattan both repeated on Syfy

(Fra); and Dark Water repeated on

BBC Polska HD

2022 - Logopolis, Parts 2 and 3 both

repeated on Forces TV; Castrovalva,

Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro

TV; The Doctor Dances repeated on

Fox SciFi; Rise of the Cybermen

repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Woman

Who Fell to Earth repeated on BBC

Polska HD; The Halloween Apocalypse

repeated on BBC First Turkey; and

The Vanquishers repeated on ABC2

2023 - The Rings of Akhaten repeated

on Fox SciFi; and The Day of the Doctor

repeated on ABC2

2025 - The Armageddon Factor, Parts

5 and 6 both repeated on KBTC; and 

The Family of Blood repeated on ABC

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