Doctor Who On This Day #220

1930 - Writer Terence Joseph Nation

born in Cardiff

1964 - The Reign of Terror, Episode 1:

A Land of Fear first screened on BBC1

1971 - The War Games, Episode 8 and

Spearhead from Space, Episodes 1, 2 and

4 repeated and The Silurians, Episode 1

first screened, all on ABC

1978 - Planet of the Spiders, Part 1, Robot,

Part 2 and Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts

1 and 2 all repeated on ABC

1979 - Planet of the Spiders, Parts 5 and

6 and Robot, Part 2 all repeated on ABC

1980 - Destiny of the Daleks, Part 4

repeated on BBC1
1981 - The Sun Makers, Part 1 repeated

on KQED Plus
1982 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

1983 - The Time Warrior, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on ABC; and Earthshock, Part 4 first screened on TV1

1984 - The Armageddon Factor, Part

6 repeated on KQED Plus

1985 - Planet of the Daleks, Episode 6 repeated

on KQED Plus; and Slipback, Episodes 5 and

6 both first broadcast on Radio 4

1986 - The Sontaran Experiment and Genesis of the Daleks 
Omnibuses and Frontios, Part 2 all repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - Frontier in Space, Episode 1 repeated on KQED Plus;

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

1988 - The Hand of Fear, Part 1 repeated on Super Channel

1989 - The Deadly Assassin, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; and The Invisible Enemy, Part 1 repeated on ABC

1990 - The Silurians, Episode 3 repeated on KQED

Plus; and City of Death, Part 1 repeated on ABC

1991 - The Visitation, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus

1992 - The Pirate Planet Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The Daemons Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;

and Terror of the Zygons, Part 1 repeated on ABC

1994 - Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 repeated

on UK Gold; and Ghost Light Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1995 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part 5

repeated on UK Gold
1996 - Planet of Giants, Episode 2:

Dangerous Journey repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1997 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part

4 repeated on UK Gold; and The Deadly

Assassin, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth Omnibus repeated on UK 

Gold; The Mind Robber, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated on

NHPTV; The War Games, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated on 

Iowa PTV; The Mutants, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on 

Colorado PTV; The Face of Evil, Part 4 and The Robots of 

Death, Part 1 both repeated on BBC Prime; and Castrovalva 

Omnibus repeated on WUFT

1999 - The Web Planet, Episode 1 repeated on Space; The Daemons,
Episodes  1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; Frontier in Space, Episode 4 

repeated on WCET; The Three Doctors, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated
on NHPTV; Genesis of the Daleks, Parts 4 to 6 all repeated on Twin Cities
PTV; Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 4 and The Making of Doctor Who 
both repeated on Lakeshore PTV; The Brain of Morbius Omnibus repeated
on KRWG; The Seeds of Doom, Part 6 and The Masque of Mandragora,
Part 1 both repeated on MiND; The Face of Evil Omnibus repeated on
KNME; The Armageddon Factor Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; Warriors 
of the Deep, Part 2 repeated on WUSF; and Resurrection of the Daleks 
and Remembrance of the Daleks Omnibuses both repeated on WQED

2000 - The Gunfighters, Episode 4: The OK Corral first
screened on Prime; The Claws of Axos, Episode 4
repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The Robots of Death,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC America

2001 - The Keeper of Traken, Part 3

repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2002 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 1 repeated on
BBC Kids (Can); and Survival, Part 1 repeated on BBC
Prime

2003 - The Armageddon Factor, Parts

3 and 4 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2004 - Inferno, Episodes 5 to 7 all repeated on KBTC;
The Green Death Omnibus repeated on MPT; The
Leisure Hive, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV;
Black Orchid Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; Earthshock,
 Part 1 repeated on WILL; and Terror of the Vervoids,
Parts 9 and 10 both repeated on MiND
2005 - Logopolis, Part 3 repeated on ABC
2006 - Aliens of London repeated on BBC3;

and The Long Game first screened on DR1

2007 - Dalek repeated on UK Gold; and Boom Town
and Doctor Who Confidential: Unsung Heroes and
Violent Death both repeated on BBC3

2008 - Robot, Parts 2 and 3 both first screened on
MTV3 SciFi and TV4; New Earth, Tooth and Claw,
School Reunion, The Girl in the Fireplace, Fear Her,
Army of Ghosts, Doomsday and Evolution of the
Daleks all repeated on Syfy (US); and Love &
Monsters repeated on UK Gold and Syfy (US)

2009 - New Earth and Tooth and Claw both

repeated on Syfy (Rus); Human Nature and

Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: Alter Ego

both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The

Family of Blood and Doctor Who Confidential:

Bad Blood both repeated on WGVU
2010 - School Reunion, Daleks in Manhattan and Doctor

Who Confidential Cutdown: A New York Story all repeated

on UKTV (Aus); Evolution of the Daleks and Doctor Who

Confidential: Making Manhattan both repeated on MPTV;

Planet of the Ood and Doctor Who Confidential: Oods and

Ends both repeated on WTTW 11; The Unicorn and the

Wasp and Doctor Who Confidential: Nemesis both

repeated on Houston PB; Midnight first screened on

WVPB; The Stolen Earth and Doctor Who Confidential:

Friends and Foe both first screened on WXXI; Planet

of the Dead first screened on KERA; and The End of

Time, Part 2 first screened on Idaho PTV

2011 - Mindwarp, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on MTV3

SciFi, TV2 and TV4; World War Three and Doctor Who

Confidential Cutdown: The Italian Job both repeated

on UKTV (Aus); Dalek repeated on Watch; and Love 
& Monsters, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End all

repeated on BBC America

2012 - Time and the Rani, Parts 1 and 2 repeated on Syfy (Aus);

Boom Town repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Parting of the Ways

repeated on Watch; Midnight, Flesh and Stone, The Vampires

of Venice, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang all repeated

on BBC America; Vincent and the Doctor and Doctor Who

Confidential Cutdown: A Brush With Genius both repeated

on ABC2; and The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the

Doctor, Part 2 repeated on BBC2
2013 - The Doctor Dances repeated on

France 4; Army of Ghosts repeated on

ABC2; The Shakespeare Code repeated

on RAI4; Last of the Time Lords repeated

on Watch; The Fires of Pompeii repeated

on BBC Entertainment LA; Journey's End

repeated on TV3 (Spa); Cold Blood repeated

on Syfy (Port); The Rebel Flesh repeated on

WTTW Prime and Syfy (Ben); A Good Man

Goes to War repeated on Syfy (Spa); Doctor

Who Confidential: Double Trouble repeated on

WTTW Prime; and Doctor Who Confidential:

 Death in Venice repeated on BBC Entertainment

AP

2014 - The Daleks, Episodes 3 and 4 both first screened on Retro TV;
The Ark in Space, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Horror; The Doctor 
Dances and Boom Town both repeated on UKTV (NZ); Fear Her repeated
on YLE TV2; The Runaway Bride, Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth, 
Journey's End and The Rebel Flesh all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The 
Sontaran Stratagem repeated on Watch; The Next Doctor and Planet 
of the Dead both repeated on RAI4; Flesh and Stone and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Blinded by the Light both repeated on BBC Entertainment
AP; Vincent and the Doctor repeated on BBC Entertainment LA
and KLRU; The Pandorica Opens repeated on BBC Entertainment
LA HD and CBeebies LA; The Big Bang repeated on CBeebies LA;
 A Christmas Carol repeated on KCPT2; The Impossible Astronaut 
repeated on Karusel; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated

 on Syfy (Port); The Doctor's Wife repeated on Syfy (Spa);

The Almost People repeated on BBC America and BBC

Entertainment RSA; A Good Man Goes to War repeated

on BBC America; The Doctor, the Widow and the

Wardrobe repeated on BBC Nordic HD; Deep Breath 

screened at BFI Southbank; and Doctor Who Confidential: 

Death in Venice repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC

Polska HD

2015 - The Web Planet, Parts 3 and 4 and Terror

of the Zygons Omnibus all repeated on Retro TV;

 The Mind of Evil, Episodes 1 to 3, Daleks in

Manhattan and Doctor Who Confidential: A New

York Story all repeated on UNC-MX; The Curse

of Fenric Omnibus repeated on Horror; Rise of 

the Cybermen, The Age of Steel and The Idiot's Lantern all repeated on 
UKTV (Aus); Army of Ghosts repeated on Disney XD (US); The End of 
Time, Part 1 repeated and Part 2 first screened, both on FX (Ind); Day 
of the Moon and The Almost People both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The 
Curse of the Black Spot repeated on UKTV (NZ) and Syfy (Aus); The 
Doctor's Wife and The Rebel Flesh both repeated on BBC Entertainment
EU, Romania, ME and Syfy (Aus); The God Complex repeated on
BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; A Town Called Mercy repeated
on Jeem TV (ME); Robot of Sherwood repeated on Karusel;and
Flatline and In the Forest of the Night both repeated on TLC TV
2016 - Inferno, Episodes 5 to 7 all repeated on WETA-UK; Boom

Town  repeated on The Zone; Love & Monsters and Fear Her both

repeated on BBC America; 42 and The Time of the Doctor both

repeated on Syfy (Aus); Amy's Choice and The Almost People

both repeated on Syfy (LA); The Lodger repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship repeated on BBC

Polska HD; Mummy on the Orient Express repeated on TV

Cultura; Under the Lake and Before the Flood both

repeated on BBC First (Ben); The Zygon Inversion

repeated on Space; and Hell Bent repeated on ABC2

2017 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 4 and Colony in Space, Episode
1 both repeated on Retro TV; The Time Warrior, Part 3 repeated on
Jones! too; Partners in Crime repeated on One ARD and Syfy (Aus); 
The Fires of Pompeii repeated on One ARD; Hide, Journey to the 
Centre of the TARDIS, The Crimson Horror, Nightmare in Silver, 
The Name of the Doctor and Into the Dalek all repeated

 on BBC America; Time Heist repeated on BBC First

(ME); and Under the Lake and Before the Flood both

repeated on RAI4

2018 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 4 and 5 both
repeated on Retro TV; Victory of the Daleks repeated
on BBC Polska HD; and The Rings of Akhaten and Cold
War both repeated on Sky 5
2019 - Horror of Fang Rock, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on Retro TV
2020 - Nightmare of Eden, Parts 2 and 3, Full
Circle, Parts 3 and 4 and State of Decay, Parts 1
and 2 all repeated on Retro TV; Love & Monsters,
Fear Her and Army of Ghosts all repeated on
Drama; The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone and
The Vampires of Venice all repeated on BBC Polska
HD; Time Heist, The Woman Who Fell to Earth, The
Ghost Monument, Rosa, Arachnids in the UK and
The Tsuranga Conundrum all repeated on BBC First
Turkey; and Kerblam! repeated and The Witchfinders

first screened, both on BBC Entertainment EU

2021 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;

and Arachnids in the UK, The Tsuranga

 Conundrum, Demons of the Punjab, Kerblam!,

The Witchfinders and It Takes You Away all

repeated on W and W +1

2022 - The Magician's Apprentice

repeated on Fox SciFi

2023 - Smile and Thin Ice both repeated

on Fox SciFi

2024 - The Unicorn and the Wasp

repeated on ABC Family and ABC Entertains

Doctor Who Vs. Dr. Who and the Daleks

Image from The Zero Room/Etsy

AARU productions was formed by

filmmakers Amicus, to create a

cinematic reworking of the BBC's

Doctor Who, the programme's first

ever spin-off.

The company acquired the option to

produce this version (based on the

seven-part television serial The

Daleks) and two sequels from the Corporation and Terry Nation.

The feature was the first Doctor Who

adventure made in colour (only used

on the TV series from 1970) and widescreen (introduced with the

2005 revival). Dr. Who and the Daleks was scripted by Nation,

David Whitaker, and (producer)

Milton Subotsky, and directed by

Gordon Flemyng.

The cast was led horror film stal-

wart, Peter Cushing (1913-1994)

as human inventor Dr. Who. Jennie Linden (born 1939) and Roberta Tovey (b. 1953) played his grand- daughters, Barbara and Susan, whilst Roy Castle (1932-94) was the

hapless Ian Chesterton.

Shown on Film4 today, the film (released by British Lion in August 1965)

featured fourteen other links to the parent TV series:

• Cushing's long career included roles opposite Patrick Troughton (in Hamlet, The Black Knight, The Gorgon, Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes), Jon Pertwee (The House that Dripped Blood), John Hurt (The Ghoul), Roger Delgado (also Sherlock Holmes), Richard Hurndall (I, Monster), Kate O'Mara (The Vampire Lovers and Corruption), and Bernard Cribbins (She and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD)
• Tovey had uncredited roles in The Blood on Satan's Claw (opposite Wendy Padbury and Anthony Ainley), and Runaway Railway with Pertwee - her father, George Tovey was the Poacher in Pyramids of Mars
• Linden voiced Professor Klyst for Big Finish's Unregenerate! (2005)
• Barrie [Stanton] Ingham (Alydon) was Prince Paris in The Myth Makers
• Geoffrey Toone (Temmosus) was Hepesh in The Curse of Peladon
• Bruce [Albert] Wells (Thal) was a Cyberman in The Tenth Planet, an uncredited Alien in (episode 3 of) The War Games, and Ogron in Day of the Daleks and Frontier in Space
• Gary Wyler (Thal) was a Soldier in The Aztecs (1)
• Len Saunders (Dalek operator) was a Slave (3) and Cameraman (4) in Day of the Daleks
• Mike Reid (Thal) was a Soldier in The Myth Makers (3) and The War Machines, and Guard in The Massacre (4)
• Dalek operators Robert Jewell (in eight TV serials, Clown in The Feast of Steven, Zarbi in The Web Planet, and Macra operator), Bruce Castagnoli (Egyptian Warrior in The Daleks' Master Plan (9)), Gerald Taylor (also Assistant in The Underwater Menace, Man in The Daemons, Vega Nexos in The Monster of Peladon, Zarbi and War Machine operator) and Kevin Manser (also a Zarbi)
• Dalek voices were provided by David [Michael] Graham (who also voiced Skaro's finest in five TV serials, was Charlie in The Gunfighters, and Kerensky in City of Death) and Peter [John] Hawkins (also voiced the Daleks in seven stories, and voiced the Cybermen in four others)

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

 

This much-loved adventure featuring the debut of Davros, topped

the Doctor Who Magazine greatest story polls in 1998 and 2004,

and came third in 2003 and 2009. Genesis was also voted the best

story of the 1970's for DWM's The First 50 Years (2014), and was

placed third overall. The drama was reappraised yet again for the

publication's 60th anniversary poll, and was now runner-up to City

of Death, and third overall again.

It is the most repeated story of the classic run on British terrestrial

TV, shown again in 1975 (at Christmas), 1982, 1993, 1998, and

2000 (The Sea Devils has been re-shown four times).

The Target novelisation, penned by Terrance Dicks and published

 in 1976, had the largest print run - over 100,000 - of any of the

original series, and this six-part gem also inspired a play, The

Trial of Davros, staged only twice, in 1993 and 2005.

So do these facts reinforce the popularity and merits of Terry

Nation's  scripts? A tale now almost fifty years old still has much

to offer, and has been given a new lease of life. Genesis was shown

at BFI Southbank and selected American cinemas to mark the

release of Tom Baker's first season on Blu-ray.

BBC Records first issued the drama in an abridged sixty-minute

format on LP and tape in 1979, when Baker recorded new linking

narration.

BBC Audio then re-released Genesis (with Slipback) in 1988, and

again in 2001 (now paired with Exploration Earth). AudioGo's CD

variant (styled as a vinyl LP in 2011) was re-mastered by Doctor

Who composer Mark Ayres. Then in April 2016, Record Store

Day was marked with a brand new reissue of Genesis from

Demon Records, now pressed in blue vinyl.

Big Finish Productions recreated their own itration for The Lost

Stories strand. Daleks! Genesis of Terror featured Baker, Sadie

Miller (as Sarah), Christopher Naylor (Harry), and Terry

Molloy (Davros).

I fondly remember buying my first copy of Genesis on cassette

 from Boots, circa 1981, and listening to it on my new Walkman.

Good times!