The Doctor Who Production Diary: February 2nd

1930 Birth of Don Houghton (bio), writer
1966 Recording for The Ark takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ark
1968 Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln are commissioned to write The Dominators The Dominators
1968 Brian Hayles is commissioned to provide a storyline for “The Lords Of The Red Planet” The Second Doctor
1970 Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes place in Beacon Hill, Hampshire and at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ambassadors Of Death
1974 Debut broadcast of Invasion Of The Dinosaurs episode four on BBC One Invasion Of The Dinosaurs
1982 Debut broadcast of Kinda episode two on BBC One Kinda
1982 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Time-Flight
1983 Debut broadcast of Mawdryn Undead episode two on BBC One Mawdryn Undead
1984 Debut broadcast of Frontios episode three on BBC One Frontios
1984 Ian Marter is commissioned to provide a storyline for “Volvok” The Sixth Doctor
1985 Debut broadcast of The Mark Of The Rani episode one on BBC One The Mark Of The Rani
1986 Christopher H Bidmead's “Pinacotheca” is abandoned The Sixth Doctor
1996 Recording for Doctor Who (1996) takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Doctor Who (1996)
2005 Jane Tranter, the BBC's Controller of Drama Commissioning, commissions both a 2005 Christmas special and a thirteen-episode Season Twenty-Eight The Tenth Doctor
2005 Recording for Boom Town takes place in Cardiff, Wales Boom Town
2006 Recording for Fear Her takes place at Unit Q2 in Newport, Wales Fear Her
2007 Recording for Utopia takes place in Cardiff, Wales Utopia
2008 Recording for Silence In The Library / Forest Of The Dead takes place in Swansea, Wales Silence In The Library / Forest Of The Dead
2009 Recording for Planet Of The Dead takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Planet Of The Dead
2010 Recording for The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang takes place at Stonehenge near Amesbury, Wiltshire The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang
2011 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place in Charlestown, Cornwall The Curse Of The Black Spot
2015 Recording for Under The Lake / Before The Flood takes place in Caerwent, Wales Under The Lake / Before The Flood
2017 Recording for Empress Of Mars takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales Empress Of Mars
2020 Debut broadcast of Praxeus on BBC One and BBC One HD Praxeus