The Doctor Who Production Diary: March 15th

1928 Birth of Mervyn Haisman (bio), writer
1965 Dennis Spooner receives permission to write The Time Meddler The Time Meddler
1966 After Pat Dunlop leaves the project, Ian Stuart Black is commissioned to write scripts for The War Machines The War Machines
1967 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Faceless Ones
1968 Patrick Troughton is contracted for twenty-four episodes beginning with The Wheel In Space The Second Doctor
1969 Debut broadcast of The Space Pirates episode two on BBC One The Space Pirates
1973 Recording for The Green Death takes place in Deri, Wales The Green Death
1974 Recording for Planet Of The Spiders takes place near Westbury, Gloucestershire Planet Of The Spiders
1975 Debut broadcast of Genesis Of The Daleks episode two on BBC One Genesis Of The Daleks
1979 David Fisher is unable to complete necessary rewrites on “The Gamble With Time” and so, between this date and March 19th, the scripts are overhauled by Douglas Adams and Graham Williams as City Of Death; the story will be credited using the pseudonym “David Agnew” City Of Death
1982 Debut broadcast of Earthshock episode three on BBC One Earthshock
1983 Debut broadcast of The King's Demons episode one on BBC One The King's Demons
1983 Recording for The Five Doctors takes place in Llanbedr, Wales The Five Doctors
1984 Debut broadcast of The Caves Of Androzani episode three on BBC One The Caves Of Androzani
2006 Recording for The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit takes place at Unit Q2 in Newport, Wales The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
2007 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
2010 Recording for The Lodger takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Lodger
2011 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
2011 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
2011 Recording for Closing Time takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Closing Time
2012 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place in the Sierra Nevada National Park, Almería, Spain Asylum Of The Daleks
2012 Recording for A Town Called Mercy takes place near Tabernas, Almería, Spain A Town Called Mercy
2017 Recording for World Enough And Time / The Doctor Falls takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales World Enough And Time / The Doctor Falls