The Doctor Who Production Diary: Prehistory Next: 1963 Jump: 1910 | 1915 | 1920 | 1925 | 1930 | 1935 | 1940 | 1945 | 1950 | 1955 | 1960 1904 Jun 10 Birth of Geoffrey Orme (bio), writer 1908 Jan 8 Birth of William Hartnell (bio), the original actor to play the First Doctor May 7 Birth of Valentine Dyall (bio), who played the Black Guardian 1909 Apr 9 Birth of CE Webber (bio), writer 1910 Nov 3 Birth of Richard Hurndall (bio), the second actor to play the First Doctor 1912 Feb 28 Birth of Mervyn Pinfield (bio), associate producer and director 1913 Feb 20 Birth of Rex Tucker (bio), director 1915 Mar 21 Birth of Ian Stuart Black (bio), writer Sep 13 Birth of Alan Bromly (bio), director 1916 Aug 3 Birth of Anthony Steven (bio), writer Dec 12 Birth of Michael Leeston-Smith (bio), director 1918 Jan 31 Birth of John Crockett (bio), director Feb 9 Birth of Morris Barry (bio), director and actor 23 Birth of Bill Strutton (bio), writer Mar 1 Birth of Roger Delgado (bio), the original actor to play the Master Jun 22 Birth of David Ellis (bio), writer 1919 Jul 7 Birth of Jon Pertwee (bio), who played the Third Doctor Sep 28 Birth of Terence Dudley (bio), director and writer 1920 Mar 25 Birth of Patrick Troughton (bio), who played the Second Doctor Nov 22 Birth of Paul Erickson (bio), writer 1922 Apr 15 Birth of Peter Moffatt (bio), director 1923 May 4 Birth of Elwyn Jones (bio), writer Oct 27 Birth of Peter Bryant (bio), associate producer, story editor and producer 1924 Nov 19 Birth of William Russell (bio), who played Ian Chesterton 21 Birth of Malcolm Hulke (bio), writer 1925 Mar 26 Birth of Barry Letts (bio), director, producer, writer and executive producer Jun 5 Birth of Bill Sellars (bio), director 23 Birth of Mary Ridge (bio), director Jul 17 Birth of Hugh David (bio), director Sep 20 Birth of Christopher Barry (bio), director and John Wiles (bio), producer Dec 24 Birth of Innes Lloyd (bio), producer 1926 Mar 1 Birth of Barbara Clegg (bio), writer Apr 2 Birth of Robert Holmes (bio), writer and script editor May 20 Birth of John Lucarotti (bio), writer 27 Birth of Peter Ling (bio), writer June 4 Birth of Peter R Newman (bio), writer July 18 Birth of Robert Sloman (bio), writer 1927 Apr 21 Birth of Gerald Flood (bio), who provided the voice for Kamelion May 26 Birth of Julia Smith (bio), director Jun 11 Birth of Kit Pedler (bio), writer Nov 8 Birth of Lennie Mayne (bio), director Dec 10 Birth of Anthony Coburn (bio), writer 1928 Mar 15 Birth of Mervyn Haisman (bio), writer 23 Birth of Louis Marks (bio), writer Apr 18 Birth of David Whitaker (bio), story editor and writer 26 Birth of Donald Cotton (bio), writer Jul 1 Birth of Pip Baker (bio), writer 4 Birth of Paddy Russell (bio), director Dec 3 Birth of Gerald Blake (bio), director 29 Birth of Bernard Cribbins (bio), who played Wilfred Mott 1929 Apr 3 Birth of Michael Hayes (bio), director 13 Birth of David Fisher (bio), writer Jun 20 Birth of Paul Bernard (bio), director Dec 16 Birth of Nicholas Courtney (bio), who played Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart 17 Birth of Jacqueline Hill (bio), who played Barbara Wright 1930 Jan 29 Birth of William Emms (bio), writer Feb 2 Birth of Don Houghton (bio), writer 12 Birth of Henry Lincoln (bio), writer 23 Birth of Gerry Davis (bio), story editor and writer Mar 31 Birth of Michael Hart (bio), director Aug 8 Birth of Terry Nation (bio), writer 1931 Mar 7 Birth of Brian Hayles (bio), writer Apr 4 Birth of Derek Martinus (bio), director 27 Birth of Glyn Jones (bio), writer and actor May 8 Birth of Douglas Camfield (bio), director Jul 16 Birth of Robert Banks Stewart (bio), writer Oct 10 Birth of Victor Pemberton (bio), actor, story editor and writer 1932 Aug 11 Birth of John Gorrie (bio), director 20 Birth of Anthony Ainley (bio), the fourth actor to play the Master Dec 1 Birth of Dennis Spooner (bio), writer and story editor 1933 Dec 14 Birth of David Maloney (bio), director 1934 Jan 20 Birth of Tom Baker (bio), who played the Fourth Doctor Jul 1 Birth of Jean Marsh (bio), who played Sara Kingdom Aug 20 Birth of John Davies (bio), director 1935 Jan 1 Birth of Dave Martin (bio), writer 3 Birth of Richard Martin (bio), director Feb 9 Birth of Michael Imison (bio), director Mar 16 Birth of Tristan de Vere Cole (bio), director and Donald Tosh (bio), story editor and writer 24 Birth of Rodney Bennett (bio), director Apr 14 Birth of Terrance Dicks (bio), script editor and writer 21 Birth of Anthony Read (bio), script editor and writer May 4 Birth of Eric Pringle (bio), writer Jul 6 Birth of Derrick Goodwin (bio), director Oct 29 Birth of Michael Jayston (bio), who played the Valeyard Nov 27 Birth of Johnny Byrne (bio), writer and Verity Lambert (bio), producer 1936 Jan 15 Birth of Richard Franklin (bio), who played Captain Mike Yates Apr 16 Birth of Derrick Sherwin (bio), story editor, script editor, writer and producer Oct 17 Birth of Timothy Combe (bio), director 1937 May 15 Birth of Darrol Blake (bio), director Jun 14 Birth of Michael Ferguson (bio), director Jul 22 Birth of Adrienne Hill (bio), who played Katarina Oct 9 Birth of Fiona Cumming (bio), director 1938 Feb 26 Birth of Tony Selby (bio), who played Sabalom Glitz Jul 3 Birth of Philip Martin (bio), writer Dec 9 Birth of Warris Hussein (bio), director 1939 Feb 10 Birth of Peter Purves (bio), who played Steven Taylor July 26 Birth of Bob Baker (bio), writer Aug 10 Birth of Kate O'Mara (bio), who played the Rani 1940 Jan 22 Birth of John Hurt (bio), who played the War Doctor May 9 Birth of John Black (bio), director 28 Birth of Frank Cox (bio), director Jun 16 Birth of Carole Ann Ford (bio), who played Susan Sep 19 Birth of Caroline John (bio), who played Liz Shaw Dec 15 Birth of Pennant Roberts (bio), director 1941 Jan 18 Birth of Christopher H Bidmead (bio), script editor and writer Jul 10 Birth of Jackie Lane (bio), who played Dodo Chaplet Oct 20 Birth of Anneke Wills (bio), who played Polly Dec 24 Birth of John Levene (bio), who played Sergeant Benton 1942 Feb 14 Birth of Michael E Briant (bio), director Mar 17 Birth of Ken Grieve (bio), director Apr 8 Birth of Lovett Bickford (bio), director 17 Birth of David Bradley (bio), who played William Hartnell and was the third actor to play the First Doctor Jun 8 Birth of Peter Grimwade (bio), production assistant, director and writer Nov 29 Birth of Michael Craze (bio), who played Ben Jackson 1943 Mar 16 Birth of John Leeson (bio), who was the first actor to provide the voice of K·9 Jun 8 Birth of Colin Baker (bio), who played the Sixth Doctor 29 Birth of Maureen O'Brien (bio), who played Vicki Aug 16 Birth of Alan Wareing (bio), director 20 Birth of Sylvester McCoy (bio), who played the Seventh Doctor 1944 Jul 27 Birth of Matthew Robinson (bio), director Sep 22 Birth of Frazer Hines (bio), who played Jamie McCrimmon Oct 1 Birth of Philip Hinchcliffe (bio), producer 28 Birth of Ian Marter (bio), who played Surgeon-Lieutenant Harry Sullivan Dec 9 Birth of Eric Saward (bio), writer and script editor 1945 Mar 11 Birth of Graeme Harper (bio), production assistant and director May 6 Birth of Nicholas Mallett (bio), director 24 Birth of Graham Williams (bio), producer, writer and director Aug 6 Birth of Ron Jones (bio), director Oct 27 Birth of Andrew McCulloch (bio), writer Dec 15 Birth of Sarah Hellings (bio), director 1946 Feb 1 Birth of Elisabeth Sladen (bio), who played Sarah Jane Smith Jun 3 Birth of Penelope Wilton (bio), who played Harriet Jones Jul 28 Birth of Kenny McBain (bio), director Oct 14 Birth of Katy Manning (bio), who played Jo Grant 1947 Jan 4 Birth of Terry Molloy (bio), the third actor to play Davros Apr 30 Birth of John Flanagan (bio), writer Aug 12 Birth of John Nathan-Turner (bio), production unit manager, producer and writer Dec 7 Birth of Wendy Padbury (bio), who played Zoe Heriot 1948 Jan 2 Birth of Deborah Watling (bio), who played Victoria Waterfield Feb 5 Birth of Stephen Wyatt (bio), writer May 31 Birth of Lynda Bellingham (bio), who played the Inquisitor Sep 29 Birth of Tony Virgo (bio), director 1949 Apr 29 Birth of Anita Dobson (bio), who played Mrs Flood Oct 17 Birth of Geoffrey Sax (bio), director 1950 Mar 22 Birth of Mary Tamm (bio), who played the first Romana Oct 2 Birth of Ian McNeice (bio), who played Prime Minister Winston Churchill Nov 7 Birth of Lindsay Duncan (bio), who played Capt Adelaide Brooke 1951 Mar 9 Birth of Chris Clough (bio), director Apr 13 Birth of Peter Davison (bio), who played the Fifth Doctor 20 Birth of Louise Jameson (bio), who played Leela Jun 28 Birth of Lalla Ward (bio), who played the second Romana 1952 Mar 11 Birth of Douglas Adams (bio), writer and script editor Nov 2 Birth of Michael Kerrigan (bio), director 1953 Jun 22 Birth of Ian Levine (bio), title music composer and writer Sep 9 Birth of Janet Fielding (bio), who played Tegan Jovanka Nov 5 Birth of Malcolm Kohll (bio), writer 1954 Apr 10 Birth of Glen McCoy (bio), writer 16 Birth of Antony Root (bio), script editor Oct 13 Birth of Steve Gallagher (bio), writer 1956 Jul 1 Birth of Matthew Jacobs (bio), writer and co-producer Nov 8 Birth of Richard Curtis (bio), writer 1957 May 5 Birth of Richard E Grant (bio), who played Dr Walter Simeon / the Great Intelligence 13 Birth of Frances Barber (bio), who played Madame Kovarian Jul 14 Birth of Angela Wynter (bio), who played Cherry Sunday 1958 Apr 14 Birth of Peter Capaldi (bio), who played the Twelfth Doctor Jul 16 Birth of Rachel Talalay (bio), director 29 Birth of Simon Nye (bio), writer 1959 Apr 6 Birth of Mark Strickson (bio), who played Vizlor Turlough Sep 7 Birth of Rona Munro (bio), writer 23 Birth of Frank Cottrell-Boyce (bio), writer Nov 14 Birth of Paul McGann (bio), who played the Eighth Doctor 1960 Jun 4 Birth of Bradley Walsh (bio), who played Graham O'Brien Oct 11 Birth of Nicola Bryant (bio), who played Peri Brown Nov 10 Birth of Neil Gaiman (bio), writer 1961 Feb 20 Birth of Douglas Mackinnon (bio), director Nov 18 Birth of Steven Moffat (bio), writer and executive producer 25 Birth of Simon Fisher-Becker (bio), who played Dorium Maldovar Dec 12 Birth of Sarah Sutton (bio), who played Nyssa 15 Birth of Paul Wilmshurst (bio), director 19 Birth of Matthew Waterhouse (bio), who played Adric 1962 Feb 8 Birth of Malorie Blackman (bio), writer and John Shiban (bio), writer and co-executive producer Apr 25 The BBC Script Department prepares a report about future BBC science-fiction projects Jul 25 The BBC Script Department prepares a second report about a potential BBC science-fiction programme 27 Birth of Andrew Smith (bio), writer Aug 20 Birth of Sophie Aldred (bio), who played Ace

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