Showing posts with label the star beast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the star beast. Show all posts

Saturday, 10 January 2026

Doctor Who Vs. Trial & Retribution III

Grant first portrayed the
Doctor in Comic Relief's
The Curse of Fatal Death.
Following his return to
the 
role for Scream of
the 
Shalka, he depicted
the Great Intelligence
in 
The SnowmenThe
The Bells of Saint John
and The Name of the
Doctor.
Lynda La Plante's acclaimed crime drama
returned to ITV in October 1999 - again it
starred David Hayman, Dorian Lough, and Kate Buffery. Like La Plante's Prime Suspectthe thriller employed a distinctive split-screen
technique. A repeat run of this two-part case
began on ITV3 last night - it featured Richard
E Grant, Anthony Higgins, and fifteen Doctor
 Who cast and crew connections:
  • Michael Simkins (CS Bradley) voiced Raxxil for Big Finish's The Planet of Witches (2020)
  • Phil Cornwell (Levine) was a Stallholder in The Fires of Pompeii, and voiced Superintendent Galgo/Zaleb 5 for Serpent in the Silve Mask (2018), and Parsnip for Spinvasion (2020)
  • TV presenter Angela [May] Rippon was the Newsreader for The Star Beast (2019)
  • John MacKay (Forensics) portrayed John Logie Baird in The Giggle
  • for Nicholas Blane see Series 1
  • for George Asprey, Simon Callow, Stephen Critchlow, John D Collins and Nikki Wilson see Series 2
  • clapper loader Jamie Southcott was focus puller on twelve episodes (from Human Nature to The End of Time), Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, then prop store- man/set dresser on fifteen other stories (from The Snowmen to Smile)
  • Alf Tramontin was Steadicam operator on Attack of the Graske too
  • Tony Gibson and Nigel Squibbs (sound department) both worked on An Adventure in Space and Time too
  • Wayne Mansell was an electrician on Love & Monsters too

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Doctor Who On This Day #329


1967 - The Ice Warriors, Episode 3
first screened on BBC1
1974 Carnival of Monsters, Episodes
1 and 4and The Mutants, Episode 3 all
repeated on ABC
1975 - The Time Warrior, Part 1
first screened on TV2
1977 Planet of the Spiders, Part
repeated on ABC
1978 - Planet of Evil, Part 4 first
screened on TV2; and The Androids
of Tara, Part 1 first screened on BBC1
1981 - The Three Doctors, Episode 3 repeated
 on BBC2; and The Keepeof Traken, Part 3
repeated on KQED Plus
1982 Horror of Fang Rock, Part 2 repeated
on KQED Plus; and Underworld, Part 4 and
The Invasion of TimeParts 2 and 3 all
repeated on ABC
1983 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part 2 repeated
on ABC; Warriors' Gate, Part 1 repeated on KQED
Plus; and The Five Doctors first screened on BBC1
1984 Mawdryn Undead Omnibus repeated
on KQED Plus
1985 The Invasion of Time, Parts 4 to 6 all repeated on
WTTW 11; and The Visitation, Part 4 first screened on TROS
1986 - The Daleks, Episode 3: The Escape repeated on KQED
 Plus; and The Monster of Peladon, Part 4 repeated on TV1
1987 - The Android Invasion, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus;
and The Invasion of Time, Part 4 first screened on TV2
1988 Silver Nemesis Omnibus first
screened on TV2
1989 The Creature from the Pit,
Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1990 The Daleks, Episode 4: The
Ambush repeated on BSB
1992 The Romans, Episode 3:
Conspiracy repeated on UK Gold
1993 100,000 BC, Episode 4: The Firemaker and 
Revenge of the CybermenPart 1 both repeated on
ABC; and Planet of the Daleks, Episode 2 repeated
on UK Gold
1994 The Ultimate Foe, Part
3 repeated on UK Gold
1995 The Face of Evil, Part 3 repeated
on UK Gold
1996 The Seeds of Death, Episode
1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1997 The Sensorites, Episode 4: A Race Against 
Death first screened on Space; and City of Death,
Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 The Sensorites, Episode 5: Kidnap
repeated on Space; Genesis of the Daleks, Part
repeated on UKTV (Aus) and Part 4 repeated
on BBC Choice; Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 (of
 3), The Caves of Androzani, Part 4 and Missing
in Action all repeated on BBC Choice; and Doctor
Who TV Movie repeated on ABC
1999 The Sensorites, Episode 1: Strangers
in Space repeated on Space; and The Five
Doctors, Part 4 (of 4) repeated on UKTV
2000 Death to the Daleks Omnibus and Doctor 
Who TV Movie both repeated on UKTV (Aus); Robot,
Part 2 repeated on WILL; The Ribos Operation, Part 
3 first screened on Prairie PTV; The Armageddon
FactorParts 3 and 4 both repeated on Iowa PTV
and Colorado PTV; and KindaPart 1 repeated on
BBC Prime
2001 Spearhead from Space Omnibus repeated on WQED; Colony in 
Space Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Hand of Fear, Part 4 repeated on 
WILL; The Invasion of Time, Part 2 repeated on KUED; The Creature 
from the Pit, Part repeated on Twin Cities PTV; The Leisure Hive
Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on WCET; Warriors' GateParts 1 and 2 
both repeated on KBTC; The Keeper of TrakenParts 1 and 2 both
repeated on NHPTV; TerminusParts 3 and 4 both repeated on Iowa
PTV; and Vengeance on Varos Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
2002 Genesis of the Daleks, Part 5, Pyramids
of MarsPart 4, The Talons of Weng-Chiang,
Part 2, City of Death, Part 4 and The Androids 
of TaraPart 3 all repeated on KQED Plus;
and The Hand of Fear Omnibus repeated
on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 The Romans, Episode 2: All Roads
 Lead to Rome repeated on ABC; The
 Armageddon Factor, Parts 3 and 4 both
repeated on BBC Kids (Can); and Warriors'
Gate, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on UK
Gold
2004 Planet of Evil, Part 2 repeated
on ABC
2005 The Unquiet Dead first screened
on Jimmy; and World War Three repeated
on UK Gold
2006 The Green Death Omnibus repeated on
UK Gold; The End of the World and The Unquiet
Dead both repeated on France 4; The Empty Child
repeated on UKTV (Aus) and Jimmy; and The Girl 
in the Fireplace first screened on KBS2
2007 The Androids of Tara Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Unquiet Dead and Doctor Who Confidential: TARDIS Tales both repeated on 
WJCT; Aliens of London repeated on S Dakota PB; Father's Day 
repeated on KTWU and WGVU; The Empty Child repeated on WXXI;
Bad Wolf repeated on Idaho PTV; The Girl in the Fireplace and Doctor
 Who Confidential: From Script to Screen both repeated on BBC3; The 
Idiot's Lantern repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Doctor Who Confidential: 
Time Trouble repeated on WGVU
2008 Warriors' Gate, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and
TV4; The Unquiet Dead and Aliens of London both repeated on France
4; and Utopia first screened on Syfy (Ben)
2009 - Father's Day repeated on Syfy (FRG); The Satan Pit repeated 
on Syfy (Spa); Last of the Time Lords and Doctor Who Confidential: 
The Valiant Quest both repeated on BBC3; and Dreamland, Episode
5 released on BBC Red Button
2010 Forest of the Dead repeated on Space
2011 The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2012 - The Monster of Peladon, Part 1 repeated on KBTC and Parts 3
and 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Christmas Invasion and
 The Hungry Earth both repeated on Watch; The Impossible
AstronautThe Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor's
Wife all repeated on BBC America; and Day of the Moon
repeated on BBC America and Idaho PTV
2013 The Horns of Nimon, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus);
The End of the World and The Unquiet Dead both repeated on France
4; School Reunion and The Satan Pit both repeated on Watch; Gridlock 
repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Family of Blood and Vincent and the Doctor
both repeated on BBC America; The Next DoctorPlanet of the Dead 
and The Waters of Mars all repeated on Syfy (Port); The Almost People 
repeated on BBC Nordic; A Good Man Goes to War and Let's Kill Hitler 
both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Angels
Take Manhattan repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; The Day of 
the Doctor repeated on ABC2; The Doctors Revisited: The Eleventh 
Doctor first screened on BBC America and repeated on Space;
Greatest Moments: Time Travel repeated on ABC1; and
The Story of Trock first broadcast on Radio 1
2014 - The Green Death, Episodes 3 and 4 both first screened on Retro 
TV; Terminus Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Two 
DoctorsParts 3 and 4 (of 6) both repeated on Horror; Planet of the 
Ood repeated on Watch; The Poison Sky repeated on UKTV (NZ);
Victory of the DaleksThe Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone all
repeated on BBC America; Cold Blood repeated on KCPT2; Cold War 
repeated on YLE TV2; The Name of the Doctor repeated on Ztélé;
and The Women of Doctor Who repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2015 Planet of the Spiders, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on Horror; 
RobotParts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; The Hand of Fear,
 Part 3, KindaPart 3 and The Sound of Drums all repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); The Doctor's Daughter repeated on TV Cultura; The
Eleventh Hour repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Vincent
and the Doctor and The Lodger both repeated on BBC
America; A Town Called Mercy repeated on Syfy (Port);
Flatline repeated on KLRU; In the Forest of the Night
repeated on WGVU; and The Best of the Doctor and The 
Best of the Christmas Specials both repeated on BBC
Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD
2016 The Masque of Mandragora, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro
 TV; The Family of Blood and Blink both repeated on BBC Polska HD;
Planet of the OodThe Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, The 
Doctor's Daughter and In the Forest of the Night all repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); Vincent and the Doctor repeated on TLC TV; The Doctor's Wife 
repeated on BBC Entertainment AP and Syfy (LA); The Girl Who 
Waited, The God Complex and The Doctor, the Widow and the 
Wardrobe all repeated on Syfy (Bra); Dinosaurs on a Spaceship 
repeated on The Zone; Under the Lake and Before the Flood
both repeated on RAI4; The Circus of Doom, Part 1 repeated
on Radio Extra; and Doctor Who Extra: Robot of
Sherwood first screened on BBC Polska HD
2017 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 4, Planet of Evil, Part 1 and The 
Power of KrollParts 1 and 2 all repeated on Retro TV; Shada Omnibus 
screened at cinemas (Aus); Human Nature, The Family of BloodBlink,
 Utopia and The Sound of Drums all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Vincent 
and the DoctorThe Lodger and The Pandorica Opens all repeated on 
Syfy (Aus); The God Complex and Closing Time both repeated on 
Space; Dark Water repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; and The 
Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar both repeated on 
BBC First (RSA)
2018 The Space Museum Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Robot
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Cold Blood and Vincent and the Doctor both repeated on One ARD; Day of the MoonThe Curse of the 
Black SpotThe Doctor's WifeThe Rebel FleshThe Almost People
Good Man Goes to War and Let's Kill Hitler all repeated on W; Under 
the Lake and Before the Flood both repeated on Fox (FRG); Demons
 of the Punjab and Kerblam! both repeated on Sony SciFi; and The Witchfinders first screened on BBC1, BBC HD and BBC First (ME)
2019 Timelash Omnibus repeated on
Retro TV; and Hide repeated on BBC
Polska HD
2020 Gridlock repeated on ABC ME;
and Praxeus first screened on NRJ12
2021 - The Time Monster, Episodes 5
and 6 both repeated on Retro TV; Hide
repeated on ABC2; Oxygerepeated
on ABC ME; and Village of the Angels
repeated on ABC
2022 Rise of the Cybermen repeated
on Fox SciFi; and The End of Time, Part
repeated on ABC2
2023 - Boom Town and Bad Wolf both
repeated on Fox SciFi; Mummy on the
Orient ExpressIn the Forest of the Night,
Dark WaterLast ChristmasThe Magician's
 ApprenticeThe Witch's FamiliarUnder the
LakeBefore the Flood and The Girl Who
Died all repeated on Foxtel; The Star Beast
first screened on BBC1, BBC iPlayer and
Disney+; Doctor Who: UnleashedEpisode
first screened on BBC3 and repeated on
BBC1; and Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets
and Scandals first screened on Channel 5
2025 - The War Between the Land and the
Sea, Episodes 1 and 2 both screened in
London