Showing posts with label the timeless children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the timeless children. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Doctor Who Vs. Grantchester, Series 7

This season of ITV Studios' period
crime drama (based on James Runcie's
The Grantchester Mysteries books) 
was shown in the spring of 2022 - Tom Brittney,Robson Green, Al Weaver, and
 Tessa Peake Jones all returned.
A repeat run of the six-part season
began on ITV3 last night - it featured
Jemma Redgrave, and a total of
fifteen Doctor Who cast and crew connections:
  • Philip Buck (Fitzgerald) was an Arcadian in The Day of the Doctor
  • Emma Cunniffe (Maude) was Claire Thompson in Night Terrors, and voiced Caleera for Scenes from Her Life, The Gift, The Sonomancer (all 2016), Songs of Love, The Side of the Angels and Stop the Clocks (all 2017)
  • Kirsty Besterman (Melanie) voiced Princess Aliona for The Burning Prince and The Shadow Heart, Empress Cheni for The Acheron Pulse (all 2012), Serena Paget for We Are the Daleks, Lannic for Theatre of War (both 2015), and Ishtek/Lilly for Beachhead (2016), then was Solpado in The Timeless Children
  • Charlotte [Anne] Ritchie (Bonnie) was Lin in Resolution
  • Rebecca [Jane] Lacey (Betty) voiced Helen Evans for One Rule (2015)
  • Jeremy Ang Jones (Fellows) voiced Jennings for Interstitial (2019), Norbu for The Secrets of Det Sen (2021), Stanley for The Children of the Future (2024), and Mason for Vampire Weekend (2025)
  • Louiza Patikas (Eleanor) voiced Melville for The Wages of Death (2026)
  • Anna Calder Marshall (Ida) voiced Mathilda Pierce for Scream of the Shalka
  • Bruce Alexander (Preston) voiced Hingus for Emissary of the Daleks (2019)
  • Kelly Price (Irene) voiced Queen Meta for Genesis of the Cybermen (2025)
  • for Peake Jones, Nick Brimble and Oliver Dimsdale see Series 2
  • for Louise Page see Series 4 and Dominic Mafham see Series 5

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Doctor Who On This Day #60


1918 - Actor Roger Delgado born in
Whitechapel
1968 - The Reign of Terror, Episode 6:
Prisoners of Conciergerie first screened
on TV1
1969 - The Seeds of Death, Episode 6
first screened on BBC1
1974 - Frontier in Space, Episode 5 and
Planet of the Daleks, Episodes 2 and 4 all
repeated on ABC
1975 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part
2 first screened on BBC1
1978 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 3 repeated
and The Android Invasion, Part 2 first
screened, both on ABC
1979 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 2 repeated
 and Part 4 first screened, both on ABC
1982 - Destiny of the Daleks Omnibus
repeated on WTTW 11; and Black Orchid,
Part 1 first screened on BBC1
1983 - Nightmare of Eden, Part 3 repeated 
on KQED Plus; and Enlightenment, Part 1
first screened on BBC1
1984 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part
 2 repeated on KQED Plus; Image of the 
Fendahl, Part 3 repeated on ABC; and
Planet of Fire, Part 3 first screened on
BBC1
1985 - Inferno, Episode 3 repeated
on KQED Plus
1986 - The Armageddon Factor, Part 
1 repeated on KQED Plus
1987 - Meglos Omnibus repeated on
KQED Plus; and Mindwarp, Parts 7 and
8 both repeated on ABC
1988 - The Stones of Blood, Part 3
repeated on KQED Plus
1989 - The Mutants, Episode 3 repeated
 on KQED Plus; and Revenge of the
Cybermen, Part 2 repeated on ABC
1990 - Snakedance, Part 2 repeated
on KQED Plus
1991 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 3
repeated on KQED Plus
1993 - The Tomb of the Cybermen
and Survival Omnibuses both repeated
on KQED Plus
1994 - Underworld, Part 4 repeated on
 UK Gold; and Revelation of the Daleks,
Part 2 (of 4) both repeated on ABC
1995 - Delta and the Bannermen, Part
3 repeated on UK Gold
1997 - The Curse of Peladon Omnibus
repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 - The Daleks, Episode 4: The Ambush repeated
on Space; and The Awakening, Part 1 and Frontios
Omnibus both repeated on UK Gold
1999 - The Chase, Episode 6 and The Seeds of Death,
Episode 1 both repeated on Space; The Two Doctors,
Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Survival Omnibus
repeated on KQED
2000 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 3: Day
of Reckoning repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Silurians,
Episode 7 repeated on Space; and Day of the Daleks,
Episode 3 first screened on TG4
2001 - The Android Invasion, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on Prime; The Seeds of Doom, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
on BBC America; and The Deadly Assassin, Part 2 repeated
on UKTV (Aus)
2002 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 2 repeated on BBC Kids
(Can); Earthshock, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV;
and Death Comes to Time: Planet of Blood, Part 3 released
on BBCi
2003 - The Mind of Evil Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
and The Robots of Death, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on BBC Kids (Can)
2004 - The Krotons, Episode 1 repeated on ABC; and
The Visitation Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 4 repeated on ABC
2006 - The Empty Child first screened on Ztélé
2007 - The Long Game repeated on ΣΚΑΙ
2008 - Aliens of London repeated on OETA;
and Dr. Who and the Daleks screened on
Syfy (Spa)
2009 - The Christmas Invasion and
New Earth both repeated on Syfy (FRG)
2010 - The Satan Pit, Utopia and The Sound of Drums
repeated and Turn Left first screened, all on Syfy (Spa);
Fear Her repeated on HRT2; Blink repeated on WTTW
11; and Partners in Crime and Doctor Who Confidential:
A Noble Return both repeated on BBC3
2011 - The Brain of Morbius, Episodes 1 and 2 both
repeated on Radio 7; The Masque of Mandragora,
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and
TV4; The Poison Sky repeated on Space; and Silence
 in the Library and Forest of the Dead both repeated
on UKTV (Aus)
2012 - New Earth repeated on Watch; Doomsday
repeated on BBC America; and The Fires of Pompeii
and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: The
Italian Job both repeated on ABC2
 2013 - Turn Left repeated on Watch; Victory
of the Daleks repeated on BBC America; and
The God Complex repeated on BBC3
2014 - The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion
both repeated on RAI4; Blink, Utopia, The Sound of Drums
and Last of the Time Lords all repeated on Really; The Fires
of Pompeii, Planet 
of the Ood, The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky and The
 Doctor's Daughter all repeated on France 4; Victory of the Daleks
 repeated on BBC3; The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, Doctor Who 
Confidential: After Effects and What Goes on Tour all repeated on
BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Lodger repeated on Jeem
TV (ME); The Doctor's Wife, The Almost People and A Good Man
Goes to War all repeated on BBC America; The Rebel Flesh 
repeated on BBC America and BBC Nordic; The Snowmen
repeated on Syfy (Ben); and The Day of the Doctor
repeated on Syfy (Port)
2015 - The Chase, Episodes 5 and 6, The Time Meddler,
Episodes 1 and 2 and Colony in Space, Episodes 4 and 5 all
repeated on Retro TV; Underworld, Part 3, Utopia and The Curse 
of the Black Spot all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Castrovalva, Parts
1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; Dalek, Father's Day, The Empty
Child and The Doctor Dances 
all repeated on EBRU; Boom Town, Bad Wolf, The Parting of the 
Ways, New Earth and School Reunion all repeated on Watch; The 
Christmas Invasion, The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen, 
The Age of Steel, Doomsday, Blink, Silence in the Library, Asylum 
of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy, 
The Power of Three and The Day of the Doctor all repeated on BBC
America; The Idiot's Lantern, The Impossible Planet and The Satan 
Pit all repeated on KCPT2; The Angels Take Manhattan repeated on 
VPB; Time Heist and The Caretaker both repeated on Fox (FRG); Kill 
the Moon first screened on RAI4; Death in Heaven repeated on BBC
Entertainment LA HD; and Doctor Who Confidential: River Runs
Wild repeated on BBC Entertainment AP
2016 - The Pirate Planet Omnibus repeated on Horror;
The Leisure Hive, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro
TV; Rose repeated on TV Cultura; New Earth and
Doctor Who Confidential: Fear Factor both repeated
on ABC2; The Family of Blood, The Doctor, the Widow and 
the Wardrobe and Robot of Sherwood all repeated on Syfy (Aus); 
Victory of the Daleks and The Time of Angels both repeated on 
Einsfestival; The Vampires of Venice and Amy's Choice both 
repeated on BBC America; The Bells of Saint John repeated
 on BBC Polska HD; Cold War repeated on Syfy (Spa); Hide 
repeated on Syfy (Port); Kill the Moon repeated on WGVU;
The Girl Who Died repeated on BBC First (ME); and The
Husbands of River Song repeated on BBC Entertainment AP
2017 - The Silurians, Episode 3 repeated on The Zone; The 
Visitation, Part 4 and Black Orchid, Part 1 both repeated on 
Retro TV; The Shakespeare Code repeated on FX (Ind); Flesh 
and Stone repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Big Bang, A Christmas 
Carol, The Impossible 
Astronaut, Day of the Moon, The Curse of the Black Spot and The 
Doctor's Wife all repeated on BBC America; The Rings of Akhaten, 
Cold War and Into the Dalek all repeated on Syfy (Bra); Listen and
Time Heist both repeated on BBC Polska HD; Kill the Moon and 
Mummy on the Orient Express both repeated on Fox (FRG); Sleep 
No More repeated on One ARD; and The Husbands of River Song 
repeated on France 4
2018 - The Impossible Planet repeated on Syfy (Aus); Forest
of the Dead repeated on Star World Premiere; Cold Blood
repeated on ABC and ABC ME; Day of the Moon and The 
Curse of the Black Spot both repeated on RAI4; Robot of
Sherwood repeated on BBC Polska HD; Time Heist repeated 
on BBC First (ME); and The Pyramid at the End of the World
repeated on Syfy (Bra)
2019 - The Masque of Mandragora, Parts
3 and 4 and The Hand of Fear, Part 1 all
repeated on Jones! too; and The Day of
the Doctor repeated on BBC Polska HD
2020 - The Romans Omnibus repeated on KVCR; The Tomb
of the Cybermen, Episodes 1 and 2 and The Deadly Assassin,
Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Retro TV; State of Decay, Parts
3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Midnight, Turn Left and The
Stolen Earth all repeated on One ARD; The Eleventh Hour,
The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, The Time of Angels,
Flesh and Stone and The Vampires of Venice all repeated
on W; A Christmas Carol and The Impossible Astronaut both
repeated and The Haunting of Villa Diodati first screened, all 
on BBC Polska HD; The Eaters of Light repeated on Star
World Premiere HD; Ascension of the Cybermen repeated
on BBC America; The Timeless Children first screened on
BBC1 HD, BBC1 and TV2; and The Science of Doctor Who
repeated on BBC4
2021 - The Curse of Fenric, Parts 3 and 4
both repeated on Retro TV; Voyage of the
Damned repeated on ABC2; and The Pilot
and Smile both repeated on Fox (FRG)
2022 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 4
and The Robots of Death, Part 1 both
repeated on Forces TV; Full Circle,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro
TV; Aliens of London repeated on Fox
SciFi; The Parting of the Ways repeated
on Syfy (Fra); In the Forest of the Night,
Dark Water and Death in Heaven all
repeated on One ARD; The Lie of the
Land repeated on BBC Polska HD;
Praxeus repeated on BBC First Turkey;
 and Revolution of the Daleks repeated
on ABC2
2023 - Asylum of the Daleks repeated
on Fox SciFi
2025 - Smith and Jones repeated
on ABC Entertains
2026 - Warriors of the Deep, Parts
1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC