Tuesday 23 April 2024

Doctor Who On This Day #113

1965 - The DaleksEpisode 4 repeated on TV1
and Episode repeated on ABC; and Marco Polo,
Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on ABC
1966 - The Celestial Toymaker, Episode
4: The Final Test first screened on BBC1
1968 - The Massacre, Episode 4: Bell of DoomThe Ark
Episode 4The BombThe Celestial Toymaker, Episode 4:
The Final TestThe GunfightersEpisode 4: The OK Corral,
The Savages, Episode and The War Machines, Episode 4
all repeated on ABC
1972 - The Space Pirates, Episode
3 repeated on ABC
1975 - Actor William Henry Hartnell
died in Marden, Kent, aged 67
1976 RobotPart 1 repeated on ABC
1979 The Pirate PlanetPart repeated
 and Part 4 first screened, both on ABC
1980 - Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts 2 and 3 both
 repeated on ABC; and The Seeds of Doom, Part 1 first 
screened on WTTW 11
1981 The Ark in Space, Part 4
repeated on KQED Plus
1982 - The Ribos Operation, Part
repeated on KQED Plus
1983 The Ark in Space, Part 3
repeated on KQED Plus
1984 Image of the Fendahl Omnibus
repeated on WTTW 11; and Full Circle,
Part 4 repeated on ABC
1985 The Three Doctors, Episode
1 repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - Colony in Space, Episode 1 repeated
 on ABC; and Full CirclePart 1 repeated on
KQED Plus
1987 The Silurians, Episode 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1988 The Leisure Hive, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus;
and Warriors' GateParts 1 and 2 and The Keeper of 
Traken Omnibus all repeated on KQED Plus
1989 The Android InvasionParts 3 and 4 both repeated 
on Super Channel; and Attack of the Cybermen Omnibus 
repeated on KQED Plus
1993 The Sea Devils, Episode 6 repeated on UK Gold; 
and Battlefield, Part 1 repeated on BBC2
1995 The Mind of Evil Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
1997 Planet of the Spiders, Part 4 repeated on UKTV
(Aus)
1998 100,000 BC, Episode 4: The Firemaker repeated on
Space; and Planet of Fire, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 The Romans, Episode 2: All Roads Lead to Rome
 repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Ark, Episode 4: The Bomb
repeated on Space; and The Dominators Omnibus repeated
on UK Gold
2000 The Monster of Peladon, Parts 5 and 6 both
repeated on KBTC; The Ark in Space, Part 4 and The 
Sontaran ExperimentPart 2 both repeated on WCET;
Genesis of the Daleks, Part 5 
repeated on NHPTV and Part 6 repeated on KUED and NHPTV; 
The Hand of Fear, Part 4 repeated on Twin Cities PTV; The Face 
of Evil, Part 4 repeated on Lakeshore PTV; The Robots of Death,
Part 4 repeated on WQED; The Invisible Enemy Omnibus repeated
on KRWG and KNME; Destiny of the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on MiND; The Leisure Hive Omnibus repeated on MPT; 
Meglos, Part 4 repeated on BBC Prime; The Mark of the Rani,
Part 4 (of 4) repeated on WUSF; and Revelation of the Daleks 
Omnibus repeated on UK Gold
2001 - The Gunfighters Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; 
The Hand of FearParts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC 
America; Underworld, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus);
 and The Pirate PlanetPart 4 repeated on Prime
2002 The Masque of Mandragora, Part 4 repeated on BBC
Kids (Can); and Delta and the Bannermen, Part 2 repeated
 on UKTV (Aus)
2003 Nightmare of Eden, Parts 3 and
4 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2004 The King's Demons Omnibus
repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 - State of Decay Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
World War Three first screened on BBC1; and Doctor
Who Confidential: Why On Earth? first screened on BBC3
2006 The Three Doctors Omnibus repeated on MPT; Invasion 
of the Dinosaurs Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; Aliens of London
repeated on People+ Arts; and Tooth and Claw repeated on BBC3
2007 - Rose first screened on WTTW 11; Aliens of London first
screened on NET and repeated on People+ Arts; Doomsday first 
screened on Yes Action; and Doctor Who Confidential: I Get a 
Sidekick Out of You first screened on NET
2008 The Mind RobberEpisodes 1 and 2
both first screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4
2009 The Chase, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on MTV3
SciFi and TV4; and The Idiot's Lantern and Doctor Who
Confidential: The Writer's Tale both repeated on BBC3
2010 - The Brain of Morbius, Episode 6 repeated on Radio 7; Dalek 
repeated on Syfy (Rus); The Idiot's Lantern repeated on Syfy
(Spa); The Sontaran Stratagem first screened on WGVU; Midnight 
repeated on HRT2; and Victory of the Daleks repeated on BBC3
2011 - The Impossible Astronaut first screened on BBC1; Doctor 
Who Confidential: Coming to America first screened on BBC3; My 
Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elizabeth Sladen first screened on CBBC;
and Greatest Moments: Martha first screened on ABC1 
2012 Warriors of the Deep, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); Attack of the Cybermen, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on 
MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The Beast Below and Victory of the
Daleks both repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The Almost 
People repeated on BBC Entertainment Ind; A Good Man Goes
to War first screened on BBC Entertainment Ind and repeated on
ABC2; and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: The Born Identity 
repeated on ABC2
2013 Love & Monsters repeated on Watch; Fear Her repeated
on BBC Entertainment AP; Partners in Crime first screened
on YLE TV2; The Eleventh Hour and The Beast Below both repeated
on BBC America; The Curse of the Black Spot repeated on UKTV
(NZ); The Almost People repeated on Syfy (Port); and Doctor Who 
Confidential Cutdown: Shadow Play and Heartbreak Hotel both
 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2014 The Daleks, Episodes 5 and 6 both first screened on Horror;
Meglos, Part 2, Kinda, Part 1 and Rise of the Cybermen all repeated
on Syfy (Aus); The Unquiet Dead and Aliens of London both
repeated on BBC America; School Reunion repeated on TV3
(Spa); The Sound of Drums repeated on Really Scary TV; Voyage
 of the Damned repeated on France 4; The Eleventh Hour and The 
Beast Below both repeated on Fox (FRG); The Lodger and Doctor 
Who Confidential: Extra Time both repeated on BBC Nordic HD
and BBC Polska HD; The Impossible Astronaut repeated on Ztélé;
Day of the Moon repeated on Syfy (Port); The Curse of the Black 
Spot repeated on WSIU; The Doctor's Wife repeated on BBC
Nordic; The Snowmen repeated on BBC Entertainment LA;
Nightmare in Silver repeated on KCPT2; The Name of the
Doctor repeated on KLRU and Syfy (Ben); and Doctor Who
Confidential Cutdown: When Time Froze repeated on UKTV
2015 - Genesis of the Daleks, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated and 
Time FlightParts 3 and 4 both first screened, all on Retro TV; 
Destiny of the DaleksPart 4 and The Doctor's Wife both repeated
on Syfy (Aus); The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Parts 2 and 3 
both repeated on Horror; The Christmas Invasion repeated on TV
Cultura; School Reunion and Doctor Who Confidential: Friends 
Reunited both repeated on UNC-MX; Rise of the Cybermen 
repeated on ABC2; The Runaway Bride repeated on BBC
Entertainment AP; Forest of the Dead repeated on KCPT2;
Closing Time, The Wedding of River Song and Asylum of
the Daleks all repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska
HD; and ListenTime Heist and The Caretaker all repeated
on BBC America
2016 - Actress Pearl Mackie unveiled (as new companion
Bill Potts) in Friend From the Future, during Match of the
Day LiveFour to Doomsday Omnibus and Resurrection of
the DaleksParts 1 and (of 4) all repeated on Retro TV;
 Dalek, The Long GameFather's Day,
The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances all repeated on BBC Polska 
HD; The Parting of the Ways, Smith and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks all 
repeated on France 4; Love & Monsters, Fear HerArmy of Ghosts,
Doomsday and The Runaway Bride all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The
Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, The Time of Angels, Flesh and 
Stone and The Vampires of Venice  all repeated on BBC
Entertainment AP; The Hungry Earth and The Zygon Invasion
both repeated on Syfy (LA); The Lodger, The Pandorica Opens
and The Big Bang all repeated on Syfy (LA) and Syfy (Bra); 
The Girl Who Waited repeated on Jeem TV (ME); Hide 
repeated on Syfy (Port); Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS 
repeated on Watch; Dark Water repeated on WGVU; Last 
Christmas repeated on BBC First (ME); The Zygon Inversion
first screened on Syfy (Bra); Face the Raven and Hell Bent
both repeated on Space; and Heaven Sent repeated on
Space and RAI4
2017 The Time MeddlerEpisodes 1 and 2 both repeated on 
KBTC and Omnibus repeated on Retro TV; Terror of the Autons 
Omnibus repeated on MPTV; Carnival of Monsters, Episodes 2 to 
and The Green Death, Episodes 1 and 2 all repeated on The 
Zone; Pyramids of Mars, Part 1 repeated on KRWG; The Masque 
of Mandragora Omnibus repeated on WYCC; Horror of Fang Rock 
Omnibus repeated on WVPB; UnderworldParts 3 and 4 both 
repeated on KPTS; The Power of Kroll Omnibus repeated on WXXI; 
Destiny of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; City of Death Omnibus repeated on WILL; Meglos Omnibus repeated on
 KERA; Logopolis Omnibus repeated on WFWA; The Visitation 
Omnibus repeated on WSRE; Timelash Omnibus repeated on 
Idaho PTV; Blink, Voyage of the Damned and Partners in Crime 
all repeated on W; The Unicorn and the WaspSilence in the 
LibraryForest of the Dead, Midnight and Turn Left all repeated 
on BBC Polska HD; The Waters of Mars, Part 2 (of 2) and The 
End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) all repeated on FX (Ind); The 
Doctor's Wife and The Witch's Familiar both repeated on Syfy
(Aus); The God Complex, The Wedding of River Song, Asylum of
 the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called MercyThe 
Power of Three, The Angels Take ManhattanThe Bells of Saint 
JohnThe Rings of Akhaten and The Pilot all repeated on Syfy 
(Bra); Closing Time repeated on W and Syfy (Bra); The Day of the 
Doctor repeated on BBC America; Robot of Sherwood and Listen 
both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; The Zygon Invasion 
and The Zygon Inversion both repeated on Syfy (LA); Sleep
No More and Face the Raven both repeated on Fox (FRG); 
The Return of Doctor Mysterio repeated on DR3; Smile first
 screened on BBC America, ABC, ABC ME, Space, Prime, YLE
TV2 and Syfy (Bra); and Class, Episode 2 first screened on
BBC America and Episode 3 repeated on BBC First (ME)
2018 - The Web Planet, Episodes 2 and 3 and Castrovalva,
Parts 3 and all repeated on Retro TV; Four to Doomsday
Omnibus repeated on PBS North; The Idiot's Lantern
repeated on W; The Rebel Flesh repeated on Star World
 Premiere; The Day of the Doctor repeated on ABC ME;
Under the Lake, Before the FloodKill the Moon and 
Mummy on the Orient Express all repeated on Sony SciFi;
Knock Knock and Oxygen both repeated on Syfy (Bra);
and Extremis and The Pyramid at the End of the World
both repeated on BBC Polska HD
2019 The War Games, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated 
on Retro TV; The Day of the Doctor and Empress of Mars
both repeated on BBC Polska HD; and In the Forest of the
Night and Dark Water both repeated on One ARD
2020 The Sea DevilsEpisode 6 and The Mutants,
 Episode 1 both repeated on Retro TV; The Caretaker
repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Lie of the Land repeated
on Syfy (Fra); and The Ghost Monument repeated on Fox
 (FRG)
2021 The Invisible Enemy, Parts 3
and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; The
Unicorn and the Wasp and Silence in
the Library both repeated on BBC First
Turkey; A Good Man Goes to War
repeated on ABC2; and Arachnids in
the UK repeated on BBC Polska HD
2022 The Daemons Omnibus repeated
on Forces TV; The Greatest Show in the
Galaxy Omnibus and The Two Doctors,
Parts 3 to 6 all repeated on Retro TV;
School Reunion and The Girl in the
Fireplace both repeated on Fox SciFi;
The Hungry EarthCold Blood and
Vincent and thDoctor all repeated
on BBC Polska HD; Good Man Goes
to WarThe Tsuranga Conundrum,
Demons of the Punjab and Kerblam!
all repeated on BBC First Turkey;
Orphan 55 and Nikola Tesla's Night
of Terror both repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU; and Legend of
the Sea Devils repeated on BBC2
and ABC2

Doctor Who Vs. Robin of Sherwood, Series 2

Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Phil Rose, Judi
Trott, Peter Llewellyn Williams, Mark Ryan, John Abineri, Nckolas Grace and Robert Addie all
returned for HTV's Robin Hood adventure series.
Robin of Loxley (portrayed by Michael Praed)
was killed at the conclusion of this series, and
Robert of Huntingdon (Jason Connery)
succeeded him as the legendary outlaw.
A repeat run of the seven-part season began
on ITV4 today - it featured a total of eighteen
Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

  • Phil Davis (Prince John) was Lucius Petrus Dextrus in The Fires of Pompeii, and voiced Titus for Big Finish's The Cannibalists (2009)
  • Simon Dutton (Mark) was Alistair in The Time of Angels
  • George [Morris] Baker (Sir Richard) was Decider Login in Full Circle
  • [Rafael] David de Keyser (Joshua) was the voice of the Atraxi for The Eleventh Hour, and provided Cybermen voices for The Eternity Clock
  • Richard Bonehill (Swordsman) was the Flight Engineer in Time Flight, First Officer in Enlightenment, Guardolier in Timelash, and Guard in Revelation of the Daleks and Terror of the Vervoids
  • Jeremy Bulloch (Edward) was Tor in (episode 4 of) The Space Museum, and Hal in The Time Warrior
  • Dallas Adams (Peter) was Professor Howard Foster in Planet of Fire
  • Rula Lenska [born Roza Maria Leopoldyna Lubienska] (Morgwyn) was [Dr. Elizabeth] Styles in Resurrection of the Daleks, then voiced the Swarm for AudioGo's A Sting in the Tale, and the Queen for Hive of Horror (both 2009)
  • Nick Brimble (Captain) voiced Shreeni for Exotron (2007), Kith for Max Warp (2008), Dudley Jackson for The Eternal Summer (2009), Olaf Eriksson for The Book of Kells (2010), and Commander Harlan for The Conscript (2017)
  • Victor McGuire (James) voiced Borton for In the Garden of Death (2018), and Huthro for Stone Cold (2023)
  • Marcus Gilbert (Lucifer) was Ancelyn in Battlefield
  • Glen Murphy (Sir William) was a titular Tribesman in Kinda, and Dibber in The Mysterious Planet
  • Robert Daws (Hubert) voiced Soren/Lord Jacobin for Through the Ruins, Anvar for The Sky Man (both 2017), Gaius Majorian for The Dalek Occupation of Winter (2018), Sir Basil Hexworthy for The Devil's Hoofprints (2021), Timble Feebis/Thug for The Tivolian Who Knew Too Much (2022), and the Quatermaster for Sunstrike (2024)
  • for Phillip Jackson, Terry Walsh and Max Faulkner see Series 1
  • second assistant director Jon Older was first assistant on The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, The Christmas InvasionNew Earth and School Reunion
  • Tom Maslen was camera grip on The Waters of Mars too