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

Saturday, 28 June 2025

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 Redgraveand total of
fourteen 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 LifeThe GiftThe Sonomancer (all 2016), Songs of Love, The Side of the Angels and Stop the Clocks (all 2017)
  • Kirsty Besterman (Melanie) was Solpado in The Timeless Children - she had 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)
  • 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)
  • 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 Dominic Mafham see Series 5
  • for Louise Page see Series 4

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Doctor Who On This Day #64

1932 - Designer Stuart Walker born
in Britain
1965 - 100,000 BC, Episode 1: An
Unearthly Child repeated on TV2; and
The Daleks, Episodes 3 and 4 both
repeated on ABC
1966 The Ark, Episode 1: The Steel
Sky first screened on BBC1
1968 - The Space Museum, Episode 2:
The Dimensions of TimeThe Chase,
Episodes 2 and 6, The Time Meddler,
Episode 4: Checkmate and Galaxy 4,
Episode 4: The Exploding Planet all
repeated on ABC
1972 - Writer James Moran born in York;
and The Seeds of DeathEpisode 2
 repeated on ABC
1974 - Actor Matthew Richard Lucas
born in Paddington
1977 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part
2 first screened on BBC1
1978 - Colony in Space, Episode 1 first
screened on KBS1
1979 The Invisible Enemy, Part 3
repeated and Image of the Fendahl,
Part  1 first screened, both on ABC
1980 The Ark in Space, Part 3 first 
screened on WTTW 11; and The Creature
from the Pit, Part 3 first screened on ABC
1982 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part
 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1983 - The Sun Makers Omnibus repeated
on WTTW 11; and The Horns of Nimon,
Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1984 The Face of Evil Omnibus repeated
on WTTW 11; and Warriors of the Deep,
Part 1 first screened on ABC
1985 - Inferno, Episode 5 repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episode
1 repeated on ABC; and The Armageddon
 Factor, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1987 The Dominators, Episode 3 repeated on KQED Plus
1988 The Ark in Space, Part 2 repeated on Super Channel;
The Androids of Tara, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus; and
Nightmare of Eden Omnibus repeated on ABC
1989 Terror of the Zygons, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
 on Super Channel; and Warriors of the Deep Omnibus
repeated on KQED Plus
1991 Image of the Fendahl, Part
repeated on KQED Plus
1992 - The Ambassadors of Death,
Episode 5 repeated on KQED Plus
1993 - The Caves of Androzani, Part
3 repeated on BBC2
1994 The Seeds of Doom Omnibus
repeated on KQED Plus
1995 The Curse of Fenric Omnibus
repeated on UK Gold
1997 The Mutants, Episode 4
repeated on UKTV (Aus) 
1998 The Seeds of Death, Episode
5 first screened on Space; and
SnakedancePart 1 repeated on
UKTV (Aus)
1999 The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episode
2 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The Seeds
of Death, Episode 5 repeated on Space
2000 The Ambassadors of Death, Episode
 4 repeated on Space; Invasion of the
DinosaursParts 1 and 2 both repeated on 
KBTC; Planet of the SpidersParts 4 to 6 all 
repeated on WCET; The Ark in Space, Parts
3 and both repeated on NHPTV; The Sontaran 
Experiment, Part 2 repeated on KUED; The Brain of Morbius 
Omnibus repeated on KRWG; The Seeds of Doom, Parts 4 to 6
all repeated on Twin Cities PTV and Omnibus repeated on KRWG;
The Masque of Mandragora, Part 1 repeated on Twin Cities PTV;
The Deadly Assassin, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Lakeshore
PTV; The Face of Evil Omnibus repeated on KNME; The Stones of
Blood, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MiND; The Power of Kroll 
Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Leisure Hive, Part 1 repeated on 
BBC Prime; The Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on UK
Gold; Vengeance on Varos, Part 1 (of 4) repeated on WUSF;
and The Happiness Patrol Omnibus repeated on KSPS
2001 The Rescue Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus;
The Seeds of DoomParts 1 and 2 both repeated on
Prime and Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC
America; and The Deadly Assassin, Part 4 repeated
on UKTV (Aus)
2002 Genesis of the Daleks, Part 4
repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts
3 and 4 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2004 Terminus, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
 2005 The Sun Makers Omnibus
repeated on UK Gold
2006 Terror of the Autons repeated on UK Gold;
and The Claws of Axos Omnibus repeated on MPT
2007 The Doctor Dances repeated on
People+ Arts; Bad Wolf repeated on Prime;
and The Age of Steel first screened on Yes
Action
2008 - The Edge of Destruction Omnibus
first screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4
2009 Silver Nemesis, Parts 1 and 2 both first
screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; and 42 and Doctor
 Who Confidential: Space Craft both repeated on BBC3
2010 Doomsday repeated on HRT2
and Syfy (Spa)
2011 The Brain of Morbius, Episode 5 repeated on Radio
7; The Deadly Assassin, Part 2 repeated on MTV3 SciFi,
TV2 and TV4; and Vincent and the Doctor and The Lodger
both first screened on France 4
2012 The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on Watch; and
The Sontaran Stratagem and Doctor Who Confidential
Cutdown: Send in the Clones both repeated on ABC2
2013 Planet of the Ood repeated on UKTV (NZ);
Journey's End repeated on Watch; and Amy's Choice
 and The Hungry Earth both repeated on BBC America
2014 Underworld, Parts 3 and 4 and Earthshock, Parts
3 and 4 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Runaway Bride
repeated on Fox (FRG); GridlockDaleks in Manhattan
and Evolution of the 
Daleks all repeated on BBC America; The Fires of Pompeii
 repeated on TV3; The Eleventh Hour repeated on France 4;
Cold Blood repeated on Syfy (Port); The Wedding of River Song 
repeated on Watch; The Bells of Saint John repeated on Syfy 
(Ben); Nightmare in Silver repeated on BBC Entertainment LA
HD; The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor, Episode
1 repeated on Jeem TV (ME); and Doctor Who Confidential 
Cutdown: When Time Froze repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2015 The Sea Devils, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated
 on Retro TV; The Sun Makers, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated
on Horror; The 
Invasion of Time, Part 1 and Partners in Crime both repeated on
Syfy (Aus); The Armageddon Factor, Parts 1 and 2 both first
screened on Retro TV; The Parting of the Ways repeated on 
Watch; The Hungry Earth repeated on Jeem TV (ME); The
Curse of the Black Spot repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC
Polska HD; Nightmare in Silver repeated on BBC America; and
Kill the Moon repeated on Fox (FRG)
2016 - The Daleks, Episode 3: The Escape repeated on
 KMOS; The Leisure Hive, Parts 1 and 2 and State of Decay,
Parts 1 and 2
all repeated on Retro TV; Rose, The End of the World and Death
 in Heaven all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Christmas Invasion,
New Earth and Tooth and Claw all repeated on BBC Entertainment
AP; The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords, The Almost
People, A Good Man Goes to War, Let's Kill HitlerNight Terrors and The Girl Who Waited all repeated on France 4; The 
Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, The Time 
of Angels and Flesh and Stone all repeated on Einsfestival; The 
Lodger repeated on Jeem TV (ME); A Town Called Mercy,
The Doctors Revisited: The First Doctor and The Companions all
repeated on Watch; The Angels Take Manhattan, The Bells of 
Saint John, The Rings of Akhaten, Cold War and Hide all repeated
 on BBC
Polska HD; Nightmare in Silver repeated on Syfy (Spain); The Day 
of the Doctor, Deep Breath and The Witch's Familiar all repeated 
on Syfy (Bra); Into the Dalek repeated on Syfy (LA); Robot
of Sherwood repeated on BBC First (RSA), Syfy (Bra) and 
Syfy (LA); Listen repeated on BBC First (RSA); Mummy
on the Orient Express repeated on WGVU; Flatline and
In the Forest of 
the Night both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; Dark Water 
repeated on Syfy (Aus) and Syfy (Bra); The Magician's Apprentice
 first screened on Syfy (LA); The Girl Who Died and The Woman 
Who Lived both repeated on BBC First (Ben); Sleep No More 
repeated on Fox (FRG) and TLC TV; Face the Raven and Heaven 
Sent both repeated on Fox; Hell Bent and The Husbands of River
 Song both repeated on BBC Entertainment AP and Fox; and Doctor 
Who Explained repeated on Watch, Syfy (Bra) and Syfy (LA)
2017 The Web Planet, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on
KBTC; The Chase, Episode 6: Planet of Decision and The Time 
Meddler, Episode 1: The Watcher both repeated on Retro TV;
The Silurians
Episodes 1 to 5 all repeated on The Zone; Genesis of the Daleks
Parts 4 to 6 all repeated on WYCC; Pyramids of MarsPart 1 
repeated on KRWG; The Stones of Blood Omnibus repeated on 
WILL; The Power of Kroll Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; The 
Keeper of Traken Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Smith and 
JonesThe Shakespeare Code, Gridlock and Daleks in Manhattan 
all repeated on FX (Ind); The Eleventh Hour and The Beast Below 
both repeated on W; Amy's Choice and The Lodger both repeated 
on Syfy (Aus); The Wedding of River Song repeated on TLC TV;
Time Heist and The Caretaker both repeated on BBC Polska HD;
Kill the Moon and Mummy on the Orient Express both repeated on
BBC Polska HD and Fox (FRG); Flatline repeated on BBC Polska HD
and Syfy (Bra); In the Forest of the Night and The Zygon Invasion
 both repeated on Syfy (Bra); and The Zygon Inversion and Sleep 
No More both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU
2018 - Warriors of the Deep Omnibus repeated on PBS North;
 ThUltimate Foe Omnibus repeated on WETA-UK; Love &
Monsters repeated on Syfy (Aus); Midnight repeated on Star 
World Premiere; The Lodger repeated on ABC and ABC ME;
The Almost People and A Good Man Goes to War both repeated 
on RAI4; Time Heist repeated on BBC America and BBC Polska 
HD; The Caretaker and Kill the Moon both repeated
on BBC America; Flatline repeated on BBC First (ME);
and The Lie of the Land and Empress of Mars both
repeated on Syfy (Bra)
2019 - Writer Musa Moris Farhi MBE died, aged 83; The
Crimson Horror and Nightmare in Silver both repeated on
 One ARD; Deep Breath and Doctor Who Extra: Time Heist 
both repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Lie of the Land
repeated on Syfy (Aus); and Resolution repeated on BBC
First (ME)
2020 The Krotons, Episode 4 and The Seeds of Death,
Episode 1 both repeated on Retro TV; The Curse of the
Black Spot repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Time of the
Doctor repeated on Syfy (Fra); World Enough and Time
and The Doctor Falls both repeated on Fox (FRG); and
The Timeless Children first screened on ABC
2021 The Green Death, Episodes 3 and
both repeated on Retro TV; The Sontaran
 Stratagem repeated on ABC2; A Town Called 
Mercy repeated on Syfy (Fra); and Flatline
repeated on BBC Polska HD
2022 The War Games, Episode 10
 repeated on ONS; Terror of the Zygons,
Parts 2 to 4 and The Robots of Death,
Part 1 all repeated on Forces TV;
Warriors' Gate Omnibus and The
Caves of AndrozaniParts 1 and 2 both
repeated on Retro TV; Revelation of
the Daleks Omnibus screened at BFI
Southbank; The PilotSmileThin Ice,
Knock KnockOxygen and Extremis all
repeated on Fox SciFi; The Pyramid at
the End of the WorldThe Lie of the
Land and Empess of Mars all repeated
on BBC Polska HD; Rosa and Arachnids
in the UK both repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU; and Ascension of
the Cybermen repeated on BBC First
Turkey
2023 - The Claws of Axos, Episodes 1
and 2 both repeated on KBTC; School
 Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace
both repeated on Fox SciFi; and Eye of
Harmony, Part 2 repeated on Radio 4
Extra
202Evolution of the Daleks repeated
on ABC Entertains; and Amy's Choice and
The Hungry Earth both repeated on ABC