The Doctor Who Production Diary: Prehistory

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 The First Doctor
Jul
25
The BBC Script Department prepares a second report about a potential BBC science-fiction programme The First Doctor
27 Birth of Andrew Smith (bio), writer
Aug
20
Birth of Sophie Aldred (bio), who played Ace