The Doctor Who Production Diary: 2012 Previous: 2011 Next: 2013 Jump: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec January late Jan Plans to introduce a Victorian governess named Clara as the Doctor's new companion are scuppered, with Clara instead reimagined as a modern-day character; this is in spite of the fact that the first draft of Hide has already been written to include the nineteenth-century Clara February 17 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 20 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place in Wales, at Penarth and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat 21 Death of Michael Hart (bio), director 21 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 22 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place in Southerndown, Wales 23 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 24 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 25 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 27 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 28 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 29 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales March 1 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 2 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 5 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 7 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 8 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 9 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 10 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 12 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 13 The Encyclopaedia Britannica discontinues its print edition after almost two and a half centuries of publication 13 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 14 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 15 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place in the Sierra Nevada National Park, Almería, Spain 15 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain 19 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 19 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 20 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 21 The BBC announces that Jenna-Louise Coleman will play the new Doctor Who companion, later revealed to be Clara Oswald 21 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 23 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 23 Recording for Dinosaurs On A Spaceship takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 23 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 27 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 28 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 29 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 30 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 31 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales April 2 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 3 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 4 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 4 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in Cardiff, Wales 5 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat 5 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 6 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place in Cardiff, Wales 6 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in Cardiff, Wales 7 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place in Bristol 7 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in Bristol 11 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in New York City, New York, United States of America 12 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in New York City, New York, United States of America 13 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in New York City, New York, United States of America 16 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in St Nicholas, Wales 17 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in St Nicholas, Wales 18 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in St Nicholas, Wales 19 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in Llanelli, Wales 20 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 20 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 21 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 23 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 23 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 24 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 24 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 25 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 25 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 26 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 27 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 27 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 30 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 30 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Penarth, Wales 30 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales May 1 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 1 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Penarth, Wales 2 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Caerphilly, Wales 3 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Caerphilly, Wales 4 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Wales, at St Nicholas and Cardiff 5 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Caerleon, Wales 7 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Penarth, Wales 8 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Penarth, Wales 9 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Neath, Wales 10 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 11 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 12 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place at Caerleon, Wales 22 Recording for Hide takes place in Cowbridge, Wales 23 Recording for Hide takes place in Cowbridge, Wales 24 Recording for Hide takes place in Wraxall, Bristol 25 Recording for Hide takes place in Wraxall, Bristol 28 Recording for Hide takes place in Wraxall, Bristol 29 Recording for Hide takes place in Abercanaid, Wales 30 Recording for Hide takes place in Margam, Wales 31 Recording for Hide takes place in Margam, Wales June 1 Recording for Hide takes place in Hensol, Wales 3 The largest flotilla on the River Thames in more than three hundred and fifty years is held to mark Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee 4 Recording for Hide takes place in Hensol, Wales 5 Death of Caroline John (bio), who played Liz Shaw 5 Recording for Hide takes place in Abercanaid, Wales 6 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Penarth, Wales 7 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Cardiff, Wales 13 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 14 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 15 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 18 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 19 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 19 Recording for Hide takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 20 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 21 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 22 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 25 Recording for Cold War takes place in Newport, Wales 26 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 27 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 28 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Wales, at Penarth and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff 28 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in Llanelli, Wales 28 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 29 Recording for Cold War takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales July 2 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Rhymney, Wales 3 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Barry, Wales 4 Using data from the Large Hadron Collider, CERN scientists discover evidence of the existence of the Higgs boson 4 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 5 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 6 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Llantrisant, Wales 7 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 25 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 26 Death of Mary Tamm (bio), who played the first Romana 26 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Tonyrefail, Wales 27 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 28 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 29 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place at The Apprentice studio in West Acton, London 30 Recording for The Power Of Three takes place in Hammersmith, London 30 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 31 American swimmer Michael Phelps sets a new Olympic record with his nineteenth career medal 31 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales August 1 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 2 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 6 The NASA rover Curiosity successfully lands in the Gale Crater on Mars 6 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Cardiff, Wales 7 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Cardiff, Wales 8 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Newport, Wales 9 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Newport, Wales 10 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 11 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Bwlch, Wales 13 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Cardiff, Wales 14 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Cardiff, Wales 15 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Bwlch, Wales 16 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Bwlch, Wales 17 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Bwlch, Wales 20 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Bristol 21 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Bristol 22 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 23 Recording for The Great Detective takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 23 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 24 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Llandough, Wales 24 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Llandough, Wales 27 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Dingestow, Wales 27 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Dingestow, Wales 28 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 29 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 29 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 30 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 31 Recording for The Great Detective takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 31 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales September 1 Debut broadcast of Asylum Of The Daleks on BBC One and BBC One HD 3 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 4 Recording for Cold War takes place at Halliford Film Studios in Shepperton, Surrey 4 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place in Wales, at Newport and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff 5 Recording for Cold War takes place at Halliford Film Studios in Shepperton, Surrey 5 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 6 Recording for Cold War takes place at Halliford Film Studios in Shepperton, Surrey 6 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 7 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 8 Debut broadcast of Dinosaurs On A Spaceship on BBC One and BBC One HD 8 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 10 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 11 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 12 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 13 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 14 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 15 Debut broadcast of A Town Called Mercy on BBC One and BBC One HD 17 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 17 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 18 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 19 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 20 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 21 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 22 Debut broadcast of The Power Of Three on BBC One and BBC One HD 22 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 22 Recording for Hide takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 24 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 24 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 29 Debut broadcast of The Angels Take Manhattan on BBC One and BBC One HD October 8 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Cardiff, Wales 9 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Cardiff, Wales 10 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Cardiff, Wales 11 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Wales, at St Athan, Southerndown, and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff 12 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Cardiff, Wales 14 Jumping from a helium balloon in the stratosphere, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier without the use of a vehicle 14 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 15 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in London, including at Waterloo, Westminster and Southwark 16 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in London, at Waterloo, Westminster and Southwark 17 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Wales, at Taff's Well and Caerphilly 18 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 18 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 18 Recording for Hide takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 18 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 18 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 19 A criminal investigation is launched after two hundred victims accuse the late media personality Jimmy Savile of sexual abuse 19 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 22 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 22 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place in Newport, Wales 23 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 23 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place in Wales, at Newport and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff 24 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 24 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 25 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 25 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Wales, at Barry and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff 26 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 27 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place in Wales, at Newport and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff 29 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 30 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 31 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales November 1 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 2 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 5 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 6 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 7 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Cardiff, Wales 8 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Cardiff, Wales 9 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 9 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 9 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Cardiff, Wales 10 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 12 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 12 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 13 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Newbridge, Wales 14 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Caerphilly, Wales 15 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 15 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Caerphilly, Wales 16 Debut broadcast of The Great Detective on BBC One and BBC One HD 16 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios 16 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in St Athan, Wales 16 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place in Cardiff, Wales 18 BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson announces that a special episode will be broadcast to celebrate Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary on November 23rd, 2013 19 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 19 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 20 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 20 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 21 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Cardiff, Wales 21 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 21 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 21 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 22 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 23 Recording for The Snowmen takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 23 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 23 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 24 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 26 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place in Cardiff, Wales 26 Recording for The Crimson Horror takes place in Cardiff, Wales 26 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place in Newport, Wales 26 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Newport 27 Recording for Hide takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 27 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 27 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 28 Recording for The Snowmen takes place in Merthyr Mawr, Wales 28 Recording for Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS takes place in Llansannor, Wales 28 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place in Wales, at Merthyr Mawr and Cardiff 29 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 29 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 30 Recording for The Rings Of Akhaten takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 30 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 30 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales December 1 Recording for Nightmare In Silver takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 1 Recording for The Name Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales 2 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in St Pancras, London and Paris, France, as well as aboard a Eurostar train travelling between the two cities 6 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in San Francisco, California, United States of America 8 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Tokyo, Japan 9 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Tokyo, Japan 14 Twenty children and six adults are killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut 25 Debut broadcast of The Snowmen on BBC One and BBC One HD

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