The Doctor Who Production Diary: 1964
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3 |
Recording for The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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4 |
Debut broadcast of The Daleks episode three, The
Escape, on BBC TV |
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6 |
Producer Verity Lambert issues
instructions to retain two Dalek casings for potential future use |
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8 |
William Hartnell's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with the slot ultimately filled by The Keys Of Marinus |
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8 |
William Russell's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with the slot ultimately filled by The Keys Of Marinus |
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8 |
Jacqueline Hill's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with the slot ultimately filled by The Keys Of Marinus |
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10 |
Carole Ann Ford's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with the slot ultimately filled by The Keys Of Marinus |
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10 |
Recording for The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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11 |
Debut broadcast of The Daleks episode four, The
Ambush, on BBC TV |
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13 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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14 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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15 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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16 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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17 |
Recording for Inside The Spaceship takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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17 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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17 |
Moris Farhi proposes “The Fragile Yellow Arc Of
Fragrance” |
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18 |
Debut broadcast of The Daleks episode five, The
Expedition, on BBC TV |
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21 |
Terry Nation is commissioned to write The Keys Of Marinus in place of “The Red Fort” |
Expedition
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24 |
Recording for Inside The Spaceship takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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24 |
“The
Fragile Yellow Arc Of Fragrance” is rejected |
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25 |
Debut broadcast of The Daleks episode six, The
Ordeal, on BBC TV |
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31 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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1 |
Debut broadcast of The Daleks episode seven, The
Rescue, on BBC TV |
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4 |
An untitled “miniscules”
storyline by Robert Gould is abandoned, but he begins work on an untitled storyline about hostile
plants
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7 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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8 |
Debut broadcast of Inside The Spaceship episode one,
The Edge Of Destruction, on BBC TV |
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9 |
The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan
Show, heralding the British Invasion of North America |
9 |
An untitled storyline about hostile
plants by Robert Gould is abandoned |
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10 |
David Whitaker is retroactively
commissioned for writing Inside The
Spaceship |
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13 |
The final thirteen episodes of Doctor
Who's original 52-episode production block are ordered, following on
from the slot eventually filled by The
Sensorites |
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14 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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15 |
Debut broadcast of Inside The Spaceship episode two,
The Brink Of Disaster, on BBC TV |
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16 |
Birth of Christopher Eccleston (bio), who
played the Ninth Doctor |
20 |
Doctor Who appears on the cover
of the Radio Times listings magazine for the first time,
advertising the start of Marco
Polo |
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21 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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22 |
Debut broadcast of Marco Polo episode one, The Roof
Of The World, on BBC TV |
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25 |
Boxer Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad
Ali, beats Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the
world |
25 |
John Lucarotti is commissioned to write
The Aztecs |
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25 |
Peter R Newman is commissioned to write
The Sensorites |
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28 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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29 |
Debut broadcast of Marco Polo episode two, The
Singing Sands, on BBC TV |
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5 |
Recording for The Keys Of Marinus takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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6 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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7 |
Debut broadcast of Marco Polo episode three, Five
Hundred Eyes, on BBC TV |
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12 |
With Carole Ann Ford having grown
unhappy with Susan's development, the press reports that she will leave
Doctor Who at the end of the first production block |
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13 |
Recording for Marco Polo takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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14 |
Debut broadcast of Marco Polo episode four, The Wall
Of Lies, on BBC TV |
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17 |
Terry Nation is commissioned to write The Dalek Invasion Of Earth |
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18 |
William Hartnell's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with The
Reign Of Terror |
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18 |
William Russell's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with The
Reign Of Terror |
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18 |
Jacqueline Hill's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with The
Reign Of Terror |
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18 |
Carole Ann Ford's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with The
Reign Of Terror |
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20 |
Recording for The Keys Of Marinus takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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21 |
Debut broadcast of Marco Polo episode five, Rider
From Shang-Tu, on BBC TV |
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26 |
David Whitaker is forced to defend part
three of The Keys Of Marinus
against charges of plagiarism levied by Robert Gould |
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27 |
Recording for The Keys Of Marinus takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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28 |
Debut broadcast of Marco Polo episode six, Mighty
Kublai Khan, on BBC TV |
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31 |
Moris Farhi is commissioned to write the
first episode of “Farewell
Great Macedon” |
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2 |
Dennis Spooner is commissioned to write The Reign Of Terror |
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3 |
Recording for The Keys Of Marinus takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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4 |
Debut broadcast of Marco Polo episode seven,
Assassin At Peking, on BBC TV |
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10 |
Recording for The Keys Of Marinus takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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11 |
Debut broadcast of The Keys Of Marinus episode one,
The Sea Of Death, on BBC TV |
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13 |
Recording for The Aztecs takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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14 |
Recording for The Aztecs takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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14 |
Louis Marks is commissioned to provide a
storyline for Planet Of
Giants |
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17 |
Recording for The Keys Of Marinus takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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18 |
Debut broadcast of The Keys Of Marinus episode two,
The Velvet Web, on BBC TV |
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20 |
BBC Two begins broadcasting, although most
of its programming is delayed by a day due to a power failure at
Television Centre |
21 |
“The Whirlpool Of
Time” is rejected |
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24 |
Recording for The Keys Of Marinus takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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25 |
Debut broadcast of The Keys Of Marinus episode three,
The Screaming Jungle, on BBC One |
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1 |
Recording for The Aztecs takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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2 |
Debut broadcast of The Keys Of Marinus episode four,
The Snows Of Terror, on BBC One |
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7 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place, either
today or tomorrow, at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing,
London |
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8 |
Recording for The Aztecs takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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9 |
Debut broadcast of The Keys Of Marinus episode five,
Sentence Of Death, on BBC One |
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11 |
Louis Marks is commissioned to write
Planet Of Giants |
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15 |
Recording for The Aztecs takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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16 |
Debut broadcast of The Keys Of Marinus episode six,
The Keys Of Marinus, on BBC One |
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20 |
Sydney Newman suggests that Doctor
Who should be cancelled if satisfactory studio facilities cannot be
found for the programme; it is soon agreed that Riverside Studio 1 will
be the show's new production home |
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22 |
Recording for The Aztecs takes place at Lime Grove
Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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23 |
Debut broadcast of The Aztecs episode one, The
Temple Of Evil, on BBC One |
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29 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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30 |
Debut broadcast of The Aztecs episode two, The
Warriors Of Death, on BBC One |
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late May |
The Controller of Programmes for BBC
One, Donald Baverstock, decides to end Doctor Who's first season
with The Reign Of Terror instead
of The Sensorites |
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5 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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6 |
Debut broadcast of The Aztecs episode three, The
Bride Of Sacrifice, on BBC One |
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12 |
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in
prison for protesting Apartheid in South Africa |
12 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place at Lime
Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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13 |
Debut broadcast of The Aztecs episode four, The Day
Of Darkness, on BBC One |
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15 |
Doctor Who is recorded on location
for the first time, at Denham and Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire, for
The Reign Of Terror |
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16 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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17 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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18 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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19 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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20 |
Debut broadcast of The Sensorites episode one,
Strangers In Space, on BBC One |
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21 |
Birth of David Morrissey (bio), who played Jackson
Lake |
26 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place at Lime
Grove Studio G in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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27 |
Debut broadcast of The Sensorites episode two, The
Unwilling Warriors, on BBC One |
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2 |
The Civil Rights Act abolishes racial
segregation in the United States |
3 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place at Lime
Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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4 |
Doctor Who is preempted for the
first time, due to an extended edition of Summer Grandstand |
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10 |
Recording for The Sensorites takes place at Lime
Grove Studio G in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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10 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
Lime Grove Studio G in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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11 |
Debut broadcast of The Sensorites episode three,
Hidden Danger, on BBC One |
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14 |
Birth of Jane Espenson (bio), writer and co-executive
producer |
17 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
Lime Grove Studio G in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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18 |
Debut broadcast of The Sensorites episode four, A
Race Against Death, on BBC One |
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22 |
Birth of Bonnie Langford (bio), who played Melanie
Bush |
24 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
Lime Grove Studio G in Shepherd's Bush, London; director Henric Hirsch
collapses from stress |
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25 |
Debut broadcast of The Sensorites episode five,
Kidnap, on BBC One |
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30 |
Terry Nation is asked to amend his
scripts for The Dalek Invasion Of
Earth to incorporate Susan's departure from Doctor
Who |
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30 |
Recording for Planet Of Giants takes place at the
BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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31 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
Lime Grove Studio G in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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31 |
Moris Farhi's “Farewell Great
Macedon” is abandoned |
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1 |
Debut broadcast of The Sensorites episode six, A
Desperate Venue, on BBC One |
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6 |
Dennis Spooner begins trailing David
Whitaker in preparation for becoming Doctor Who's story
editor |
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7 |
The United States Congress passes the Gulf
of Tonkin Resolution, which facilitates a major escalation of American
military activity against North Vietnam |
7 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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8 |
Debut broadcast of The Reign Of Terror episode one,
A Land Of Fear, on BBC One |
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13 |
Recording for Planet Of Giants takes place at the
BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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14 |
The BBC orders thirteen episodes of
Doctor Who to open its second production block |
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14 |
Recording for The Reign Of Terror takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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15 |
Debut broadcast of The Reign Of Terror episode two,
Guests Of Madame Guillotine, on BBC One |
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17 |
Pamela Franklin is cast as new companion
Jenny, who will be introduced in The
Dalek Invasion Of Earth |
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19 |
Due to a contract dispute with the
regular cast, Verity Lambert decides that Jenny will not be retained as
a new companion; Pamela Franklin is subsequently replaced in The Dalek Invasion Of Earth by Ann
Davies |
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21 |
The BBC guarantees a second block of
thirteen episodes for Season Two in order to settle the regular cast's
contract dispute |
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21 |
Recording for Planet Of Giants takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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22 |
Debut broadcast of The Reign Of Terror episode three,
A Change Of Identity, on BBC One |
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23 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place in London, at Westminster, South Kensington and Wembley |
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25 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place in London, at Shepherd's Bush and Southwark |
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27 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place in London, at Kew, Hammersmith, Wapping and Southwark |
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28 |
Recording for Planet Of Giants takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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28 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place in Stone, Kent |
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29 |
Debut broadcast of The Reign Of Terror episode four,
The Tyrant Of France, on BBC One |
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31 |
Dennis Spooner is commissioned to write
The Romans |
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late Aug |
David Whitaker receives informal
permission to write The Rescue to
introduce new companion Tanni |
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4 |
Recording for Planet Of Giants takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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5 |
Birth of Stephen Greenhorn (bio), writer |
5 |
Debut broadcast of The Reign Of Terror episode five,
A Bargain Of Necessity, on BBC One |
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11 |
Recording for Planet Of Giants takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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12 |
Debut broadcast of The Reign Of Terror episode six,
Prisoners Of Conciergerie, on BBC One |
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18 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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24 |
Victor Pemberton's “The Slide” is
rejected |
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25 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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28 |
Bill Strutton is commissioned to write
The Web Planet |
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30 |
William Hartnell's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with The
Rescue |
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30 |
William Russell's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with The
Rescue |
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30 |
Jacqueline Hill's contract is extended
for sixteen episodes starting with The
Rescue |
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early Oct |
David Whitaker encourages Glyn Jones to
develop a Doctor Who serial, and he is soon commissioned to write
The Space Museum |
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2 |
William Hartnell's back is injured
during recording for The Dalek Invasion
Of Earth at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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6 |
Terry Nation is commissioned to write an
untitled storyline |
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8 |
A remount of some of the August 25th
recording for The Dalek Invasion Of
Earth apparently takes place |
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9 |
Maureen O'Brien is contracted to play
new companion Tanni for 12 episodes, beginning with The Rescue |
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9 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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16 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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19 |
Donald Wilson orders Planet Of Giants trimmed from four
parts to three because he feels the story lacks pace; the final two
episodes are edited together to form a single installment |
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20 |
Malcolm Hulke's “The Hidden Planet” is
formally rejected |
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23 |
Recording for The Dalek Invasion Of Earth takes
place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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27 |
Albert DeSalvo is arrested and later
confesses to being the Boston Strangler, who murdered thirteen women
between 1962 and 1964 |
31 |
David Whitaker steps down as Doctor
Who story editor, to be replaced by Dennis Spooner |
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31 |
Debut broadcast of Planet Of Giants episode one,
Planet Of Giants, on BBC One |
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1 |
David Whitaker is retroactively commissioned to write
The Rescue |
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1 |
David Whitaker is commissioned to write
The Crusade |
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7 |
Debut broadcast of Planet Of Giants episode two,
Dangerous Journey, on BBC One |
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9 |
The British House of Commons, under
newly-elected Prime Minister Harold Wilson, votes to eliminate the death
penalty |
10 |
The BBC announces that Maureen O'Brien
has been cast as the new companion |
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13 |
The new companion played by Maureen
O'Brien, previously called Tanni and then Lukki, is renamed Vicki |
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14 |
Debut broadcast of Planet Of Giants episode three,
Crisis, on BBC One |
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16 |
Recording for The Rescue takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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17 |
Recording for The Rescue takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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17 |
Recording for The Romans takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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18 |
Recording for The Romans takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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21 |
Debut broadcast of The Dalek Invasion Of Earth episode
one, World's End, on BBC One |
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28 |
Debut broadcast of The Dalek Invasion Of Earth episode
two, The Daleks, on BBC One; Doctor Who is one of the Top Ten
programmes of the week for the first time |
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4 |
Recording for The Rescue takes place at Riverside
Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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5 |
Debut broadcast of The Dalek Invasion Of Earth episode
three, Day Of Reckoning, on BBC One |
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11 |
Recording for The Rescue takes place at Riverside
Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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12 |
Debut broadcast of The Dalek Invasion Of Earth episode
four, The End Of Tomorrow, on BBC One |
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16 |
Terry Nation is commissioned to write The Chase to replace an untitled storyline |
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18 |
Recording for The Romans takes place at Riverside
Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London |
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19 |
Debut broadcast of The Dalek Invasion Of Earth episode
five, The Waking Ally, on BBC One |
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26 |
Debut broadcast of The Dalek Invasion Of Earth episode
six, Flashpoint, on BBC One |
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