The Doctor Who Production Diary: June 8th
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1942 Birth of Peter Grimwade (bio), production assistant, director and writer
1943 Birth of Colin Baker (bio), who played the Sixth Doctor
1966 Paul Wheeler's “The Dream-Spinner” is rejected The First Doctor
1967 Frazer Hines is contracted for The Tomb Of The Cybermen Jamie McCrimmon
1968 A rebroadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode one heralds the first-ever repeat of a complete Doctor Who story The Evil Of The Daleks
1974 Debut broadcast of Planet Of The Spiders episode six on BBC One Planet Of The Spiders
1976 Recording for The Masque Of Mandragora
1977 Recording for Horror Of Fang Rock takes place at Pebble Mill Studio A in Birmingham, West Midlands Horror Of Fang Rock
1984 Recording for Attack Of The Cybermen takes place at the BBC Visual Effects Workshop in Acton, London Attack Of The Cybermen
1988 Recording for The Greatest Show In The Galaxy takes place at “Laskey's Studio” on the premises of BBC Elstree in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire The Greatest Show In The Galaxy
2015 Recording for Face The Raven takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales Face The Raven
2024 Debut broadcast of Rogue on BBC One and BBC One HD Rogue

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