Doctor Who On This Day #11

 

1964 - The Daleks, Episode 4: The

Ambush first screened on BBCtv

1967 - The Crusade, Episodes 3 and 4, The

Massacre, Episode 3: Priest of Death, The

Ark, Episode 2: The Plague and The Celestial

Toymaker, Episode 2: The Hall of Dolls

 repeated and The Gunfighters, Episode 2:

Don't Shoot the Pianist first screened, all

on ABC

1969 - The Krotons, Episode 3 first

screened on BBC1

1971 - The Wheel in Space, Episode 2 and

The Dominators, Episode 4 repeated on ABC

1972 - The Seeds of Death, Episode

2 repeated on ABC

1974 - The Three Doctors, Episode 2 and

Frontier in Space, Episodes 1 to 3 repeated

 and Planet of the Daleks, Episode 3 first

screened, all on ABC

1975 - Robot, Part 3 first screened

on BBC1

1982 - The Pirate Planet Omnibus

repeated on WTTW 11; and Castrovalva, 

Part 3 first screened on BBC1

1983 - The Pirate Planet, Part 2 repeated

on KQED Plus; and Arc of Infinity, Part 3

first screened on BBC1

1984 - Earthshock, Part 4 repeated

on KQED Plus

1985 - Terminus Omnibus repeated

on KQED Plus

1986 - Image of the Fendahl, Part

4 repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Armageddon Factor

Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

1988 - The Ribos Operation

Omnibus repeated on WTTW 11

1989 - The Mind of Evil, Episode

3 repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - Logopolis, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Mindwarp, Part 7 first screened on

TV2

1991 - The Seeds of Doom, Part

 4 repeated on KQED Plus

1992 - Inferno, Episode 7 repeated on TV2;

and Invasion of the Dinosaurs Omnibus and

Dragonfire, Part 3 both repeated on KQED

Plus

1993 - The War Machines, Part 4 repeated on UK Gold; and

Image of the Fendahl Omibus repeated on KQED Plus

1994 - The Keys of Marinus, Episode 5: Sentence of Death

 repeated on UK Gold; and Enlightenment, Part 4 repeated

on ABC

1995 - Actor Peter Pratt died in London,

aged 71; The Monster of Peladon, Part 2

repeated on KQED Plus; and Battlefield,

Part 4 repeated on UK Gold

1996 - The Invasion of Time, Part 2

repeated on UK Gold

1997 - Terror of the Autons Omnibus repeated

 on UKTV (Aus);  and The Android Invasion, Part 

4 first screened on ZTV

1998 - 100,000 BC, Episode 1 repeated 

on Space; and Arc of Infinity Omnibus

 repeated on UK Gold

1999 - The Chase, Episode 6: The Planet of Decision repeated 

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

and Remembrance of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

2000 - The Gunfighters, Episode 3: Johnny Ringo repeated on 

Space; The Silurians, Episode 5 repeated on BBC2; and Terror

 of the Autons, Episode 1 first screened on TG4

2001 - Planet of the Daleks, Episode 6 repeated on Prime; The 
Sontaran Experiment Omnibus repeated on BBC America; Terror 
of the Zygons, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Black Orchid,
Part 1 repeated on BBC Prime

2002 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 5 repeated on BBC Kids (Can); 
and Four to Doomsday, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV

2003 - The Leisure Hive Omnibus repeated on KERA; Meglos,

Part 1 repeated on BBC Kids (Can); Mindwarp, Parts 5 and 6

both repeated on Colorado PTV; and Dragonfire Omnibus

repeated on UK Gold

2004 - The Web Planet Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Chase,
Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on KBTC; Inferno, Episode 7 and
Terror of the Autons, Episode 1 both repeated on Colorado PTV; 
Pyramids of Mars, Part 4 repeated on WCNY; Terror of the
Zygons, Part 4 repeated on NHPTV; Underworld, Parts 3 and 4
both repeated on Iowa PTV; Meglos Omnibus repeated on BBC
Kids (Can); Warriors' Gate, Part 2 repeated on WILL; Earthshock,
Part 1 repeated on KUED; The Five Doctors, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) 
both repeated on MiND; Paradise Towers Omnibus repeated on
UK Gold; and Silver Nemesis, Part 3 repeated on WCET

2005 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part 2 repeated on ABC
2006 - Time and the Rani, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
ABC; and The End of the World first screened on Ztélé
2007 - The Christmas Invasion repeated

on ΣΚΑΙ; and The Girl in the Fireplace

and Rise of the Cybermen both first

screened on France 4

2008 - The End of the World and Doctor Who Confidential:

Aliens, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly both repeated on

WGVU; The Shakespeare Code repeated on Syfy (US); and

Human Nature, The Family of Blood and Doctor Who

Confidential: Bad Blood all repeated on BBC3
2009 - Aliens of London, World War Three and Dalek all

repeated on NET; The Parting of the Ways and Doctor Who

Confidential: The Last Battle both repeated on KERA; Rise

of the Cybermen repeated on Ozarks PTV; The Satan Pit

repeated on WTVP; Fear Her and Doctor Who Confidential:

The Fright Stuff both repeated on MPTV; Army of Ghosts

and Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome to 

Torchwood both repeated on UNC-TV; The Runaway Bride 

first screened on Idaho PTV; Smith and Jones first screened 

on WXXI; and The Sontaran Stratagem first screened on KBS2

2010 - Smith and Jones, Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the 
Daleks all repeated on Syfy (Spa); Gridlock repeated on WTTW 11;
Planet of the Ood repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Sontaran Stratagem 
first screened on Syfy (Spain) and repeated on Syfy (Ben); The
 Unicorn and the Wasp and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: 
Nemesis both repeated on ABC2; and Planet of the Dead and
Greatest Moments: The Enemies both repeated on BBC3

2011 - School Reunion repeated on Space; 42 repeated on Syfy
(Ben); Blink and Journey's End both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and
 Turn Left repeated on AXN SciFi

2012 - Revelation of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both repeated 
on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Father's Day repeated on ABC2; The Parting 
of the Ways repeated on Watch; The Sound of Drums, Last of the 
Time Lords, Partners in Crime and The Fires of Pompeii all repeated
on France 4; Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth both first screened
on Fox (FRG); The Vampires of Venice repeated on BBC America; and
Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Monsters Inc. repeated on UKTV

2013 - Bad Wolf repeated on Watch; Doomsday, Asylum of the 
Daleks and Dinosaurs on a Spaceship all repeated on BBC America;
Vincent and the Doctor repeated on BBC3; Night Terrors and Doctor 
Who Confidential: About a Boy both repeated on ABC1; Doctor Who 
Confidential Cutdown: A Brush With Genius repeated on UKTV (Aus);
and The Book of Kells repeated and Deimos first broadcast, both on
Radio 4 Extra

2014 - Costume designer Ken Trew died in Britain, aged 77; Tooth 
and Claw, School Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace all repeated 

on France 4; Rise of the Cybermen repeated on BBC Entertainment 

LA and France 4; The Next Doctor repeated on BBC Entertainment 

EU, Romania and ME; The Beast Below repeated on BBC Nordic 

HD, BBC Polska HD and Jeem TV (ME); The Lodger repeated

on BBC Nordic; The Rings of Akhaten repeated on Syfy (Port);

Hide repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Day of the Doctor and 

A Farewell to Matt Smith both repeated on Space; and Doctor 
Who Confidential: All About the Girl repeated on BBC Nordic

HD and BBC Polska HD

2015 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 4 and 5 both

repeated on Retro TV; Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 repeated

on KPTS; The Hand of Fear, Part 2, Aliens of London and

Vincent and the Doctor all repeated on Syfy (Aus); City

of Death Omnibus repeated on 

Horror; Warriors' Gate, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC;
Father's Day and Doctor Who Confidential: Time Trouble both 

repeated on UNC-TV; The Parting of the Ways repeated on KNCT; 
School Reunion repeated on WILL; The Impossible Planet and
Doctor Who Confidential: You've Got the Look both repeated on 
Iowa PTV; Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead both
repeated on KCPT; Day of the Moon repeated on WPT; The Curse 
of the Black Spot repeated on Idaho PTV; Closing Time repeated
on KCPT2, KLRU and UKTV (NZ); The Wedding of River Song, The 

Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and Asylum of the Daleks
all repeated on KCPT2; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship repeated on MPB;
The Power of Three repeated on OETA; The Crimson Horror repeated 
on WTTW Prime; The Day of the Doctor and An Adventure in Space 
and Time both repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; Time 
Heist repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD; and Doctor Who

Confidential: Bigger on the Inside repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP

2016 - The Daleks, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV;

Underworld, Part 1 and The Lodger repeated on Syfy (Aus); City of 
Death, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Horror; The Doctor Dances 
and Boom Town both repeated on France 4; A Good Man Goes to War 
repeated on TV Cultura; The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and
The Power of Three both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska
 HD; The Snowmen, The Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived

 all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Kill the Moon repeated on
KUAC; The Witch's Familiar first screened on TLC TV and repeated

on BBC America; and Under the Lake repeated on BBC America

2017 - 100,000 BC, Episode 3: The Forest of Fear repeated on
 The Zone; The Androids of Tara, Part 4 and The Power of Kroll,
Part 1 both repeated on Retro TV; The Shakespeare Code

repeated on BBC America and Syfy (Aus); Gridlock and Daleks

in Manhattan both repeated on BBC America; The Time of

Angels repeated on BBC Polska HD; Amy's Choice and The

Hungry Earth both repeated on Syfy (LA); The Rings of

 Akhaten and Cold War both repeated on Fox (FRG);

Mummy on the Orient Express repeated on Syfy (Bra);

and The Witch's Familiar repeated on One ARD

2018 - Time Flight, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV;
The Mark of the Rani, Part 1 (of 4) repeated on Jones! too;
School Reunion repeated on Star World Premiere; Evolution
 of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment and 42 all repeated on
BBC America; Human Nature repeated on ABC and ABC ME;
The Stolen Earth repeated on The Box; The Pandorica Opens
repeated on BBC Polska HD; A Christmas Carol repeated on
Syfy (Aus); The Wedding of River Song and Asylum of the
Daleks both repeated on RAI4; Nightmare in Silver repeated
 on Syfy (Bra); Dark Water repeated on Syfy (LA); and

World Enough and Time repeated on DR3

2019 - Colony in Space, Episodes 2 to 6, The Daemons,
The Curse of Peladon, The Sea Devils, The Mutants Omnibuses
and The Time Monster, Episode 1 all streamed on Twitch TV;
Timelash, Parts 2 and 3 (of 4) both repeated on Retro TV; The
 Hungry Earth repeated on BBC Polska HD; and The Return of 
Doctor Mysterio repeated on RAI4
2020 - The Daleks, Episodes 2 and 3 and Planet of the Spiders,
Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Retro TV; The Greatest Show in
the Galaxy Omnibus repeated on RSU PTV; The Eleventh Hour,
The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, The Time of Angels and
Flesh and Stone all repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Pilot repeated

on BBC Entertainment EU; and Spyfall, Part 2 repeated on

BBC2

2021 - Warriors of the Deep, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on Retro TV; Rose and The

End of the World both repeated on Sony

SciFi; The Long Game repeated on AB2;

A Christmas Carol repeated on BBC Polska

HD; and The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos,

Resolution and Spyfall, Parts 1 and 2 all

repeated on Syfy (Fra)

2022 - The Deadly Assassin, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on Retro TV; The Time

of the Doctor repeated on BBC Polska

HD; The Return of Doctor Mysterio

repeated on ABC2; and Sleep No More

and Eve of the Daleks both repeated on

BBC First Turkey

2023 - Silence in the Library repeated

on Fox SciFi

Doctor Who Vs. Bergerac, Series 4

Series creator and producer 
Robert Banks Stewart also 
provided a script for this season
 (which first aired from October
to December 1985), whilst 

Graeme Harper was assigned
to direct an instalment and Chris Boucher returned as script editor.

A repeat run of the nine-part series concluded on U&Drama today, and

again featured John Nettles (as Jim Bergerac), Sean Arnold, Terence Alexander, Jolyon Baker, Louise Jameson, Mark Strickson, Ian Marter, Terry Molloy, and a total of

thirty-six Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• John [Richard] Rolfe (Manager) and Jerome [Barry] Willis (Imison) both starred in The Green Death, as Fell and [Jocelyn] Stevens
• Eileen Helsby (Housekeeper) was Venussa in The Ark
• Gareth Milne (Caulfield) and Ian McCulloch (Mitchell) both appeared in Warriors of the Deep, as Nilson and stunt double - Milne was also George Cranleigh in Black Orchid, and Mortuary Attendant in Vengeance on Varos
• Bernard [Joseph] Archard (Dr. Rogers) was Bragen in The Power of the Daleks, and Marcus Scarman in Pyramids of Mars
• Gilbert Wynne (Customs Man) was Thara in The Krotons
• Arthur [James] Blake (Beavis) was Hrhoonda in (episode 2 of) The Web Planet
• Jon [Sleeman] Croft (Fisherman) was Tom Girton in The Daemons
• Hubert [Thomas Morgan] Rees (Barton) was the Chief Engineer in Fury from the Deep, Captain Ransom in The War Games, and John Stevenson in The Seeds of Doom 
• Malcolm Tierney (Dudley) was Dolland in Terror of the Vervoids
• John [Henry] Ringham (Editor) was Tlotoxl in The Aztecs, Josiah Blake in The Smugglers, and Robert Ashe in Colony in Space
• John Abbott (Bruce) was Vince Hawkins in Horror of Fang Rock
• Beryl [Elizabeth] Reid (Miss Broome) and Clare Clifford (Interviewer) both starred in Earthshock, as Captain Briggs and Professor Kyle 
• Lois Baxter (Marie) was Lamia in The Androids of Tara
• Martin Fisk (Tony) was Vargos in The Leisure Hive
• Bill Weston (Causebrook/Greg) was a Militiaman in The Smugglers
• Elizabeth [Jean] Spriggs [born Williams] (Mary Lou) was Tabby in Paradise Towers
• John [Freeman] Baker (Butler) was a Time Lord in Colony in Space (1), Meditator in Planet of the Spiders (1), and Ralph in The Visitation (1)
• Duncan Preston (Paul) voiced the titular alien in the Doctor Who and Crayola sketch for Victoria Wood as Seen on TV
• Arthur Cox (Carpenter) was Cully in The Dominators, then Henderson in The Eleventh Hour
• Michelle [Daniella] Collins (Trace) was Captain Kath McDonnell in 42, and voiced Winnie Tyler for Big Finish's Damaged Goods (2015)
• Andrew Burt (McKennan) was Valgard in Terminus
• Jonathan Stratt (Monty) was the Taxi Driver in Partners in Crime
• Ivor Roberts (Fouchet) was Mogran in Genesis of the Daleks
• [John] Maurice Roeves (Vaccarro) was Stotz in The Caves of Androzani
• Petra Markham (Suzie) was Safiya in The Crusade (3)
• Andrew McCulloch (Tim) co-wrote Meglos
• Dennis Edwards (du Bois) was a Centurion in The Romans (1), and Lord Gomer in The Invasion of Time
• Terrence [Edward] Hardiman (Ripley) was Hawthorne in The Beast Below, then voiced Sitric Silkbeard for The Book of Kells (2010), Reverend Dobbs for AudioGo's The Broken Crown (2011), Lord Richard for The Fall of the House of Pollard (2014), Hepworth Stackhouse for The English Way of Death (2015), and Rassilon for Time War 2 (2019)
• Ian McNeice (Fowler) portrayed Winston Churchill in The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, The Pandorica Opens and The Wedding of River Song then reprised for Big Finish's The Churchill Years, Their Finest Hour (2018), Subterfuge and Operation: Hellfire (both 2020) - he also voiced Zeus for Immortal Beloved (2007), and Reginald Harcourt for Renaissance Man (2012)
• Shane Ritchie (Bodyguard) voiced Drax for Connections (2022)
• Ken Trew was also costume designer on Terror of the Autons, Snakedance, The Mysterious Planet, Time and the Rani, Remembrance of the Daleks, Ghost Light, The Curse of Fenric, Survival and Dimensions in Time
• Linda McInnes was make-up designer on Attack of the Cybermen too
• Margot Hayhoe was also production manager on Logopolis, Castrovalva and Snakedance following work as AFM on The War Machines, Fury from the Deep and The Ambassadors of Death
• Rosalind Ebbutt was also costume designer on Black Orchid and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy