The Doctor Who Production Diary: 1967
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January
3 David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke are commissioned to write The Faceless Ones, a revised version of “The Big Store” The Faceless Ones
4 William Emms' “The Imps” is rejected The Second Doctor
7 Debut broadcast of The Highlanders episode four on BBC One The Highlanders
7 Recording for The Underwater Menace takes place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London The Underwater Menace
14 Recording for The Underwater Menace takes place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London The Underwater Menace
14 Debut broadcast of The Underwater Menace episode one on BBC One The Underwater Menace
15 The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs to win the National Football League's inaugural Superbowl
mid
Jan		 Peter Bryant, who has been assisting Gerry Davis as script editor, fills in as producer for a week while Innes Lloyd is on holiday The Second Doctor
16 Roger Dixon proposes “The Ants”, “Bar Kochbar”, “The King's Bedtime Story”, “The New Machines”, “The Return Of The Neanderthal”, “The Sleepwalkers”, “Twin World”, and at least one other untitled story The Second Doctor
17 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Moonbase
18 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Moonbase
19 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Moonbase
20 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Moonbase
21 Recording for The Underwater Menace takes place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London The Underwater Menace
21 Debut broadcast of The Underwater Menace episode two on BBC One The Underwater Menace
24 David Whitaker is commissioned to write The Evil Of The Daleks The Evil Of The Daleks
27 During a launch rehearsal, a fire in the cabin of the Apollo 1 kills all three astronauts aboard
27 Patrick Troughton is contracted for an additional twenty-three episodes, beginning with The Faceless Ones The Second Doctor
27 Michael Craze's contract is extended for twelve further episodes, beginning with The Macra Terror Ben Jackson
28 Recording for The Underwater Menace takes place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London The Underwater Menace
28 Debut broadcast of The Underwater Menace episode three on BBC One The Underwater Menace

February
4 Debut broadcast of The Underwater Menace episode four on BBC One The Underwater Menace
4 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London The Moonbase
8 Frazer Hines is contracted for The Faceless Ones and The Evil Of The Daleks Jamie McCrimmon
11 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London The Moonbase
11 Debut broadcast of The Moonbase episode one on BBC One The Moonbase
15 Recording for The Macra Terror takes place at Dunstable, Bedfordshire The Macra Terror
17 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Moonbase
17 Recording for The Macra Terror takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Macra Terror
18 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at Riverside Studio 1 in Hammersmith, London The Moonbase
18 Debut broadcast of The Moonbase episode two on BBC One The Moonbase
25 Recording for The Moonbase takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London; the sound is marred by technical glitches, but there is no time for a remount The Moonbase
25 Debut broadcast of The Moonbase episode three on BBC One The Moonbase

March
early
Mar		 Innes Lloyd and Gerry Davis declare their intention to leave Doctor Who, and it is decided that Peter Bryant will become associate producer and then story editor, with a view to eventually replacing Lloyd The Second Doctor
3 Kit Pedler is commissioned to write The Tomb Of The Cybermen The Tomb Of The Cybermen
4 Debut broadcast of The Moonbase episode four on BBC One The Moonbase
4 Recording for The Macra Terror takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Macra Terror
10 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Horley, Surrey The Faceless Ones
11 Birth of John Barrowman (bio), who played Captain Jack Harkness
11 Recording for The Macra Terror takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Macra Terror
11 Debut broadcast of The Macra Terror episode one on BBC One The Macra Terror
13 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Horley, Surrey The Faceless Ones
14 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Horley, Surrey The Faceless Ones
15 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Faceless Ones
mid
Mar		 Pauline Collins, cast as potential companion Samantha Briggs in The Faceless Ones, declines to become a series regular The Faceless Ones
16 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Faceless Ones
17 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Horley, Surrey The Faceless Ones
18 Recording for The Macra Terror takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Macra Terror
18 Debut broadcast of The Macra Terror episode two on BBC One The Macra Terror
25 Recording for The Macra Terror takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Macra Terror
25 Debut broadcast of The Macra Terror episode three on BBC One The Macra Terror

April
1 Debut broadcast of The Macra Terror episode four on BBC One The Macra Terror
1 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Faceless Ones
5 The Controller of Programmes for BBC One, Michael Peacock, indicates that Doctor Who will return for Season Five The Second Doctor
8 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Faceless Ones
8 Debut broadcast of The Faceless Ones episode one on BBC One The Faceless Ones
10 Denise Buckley is cast as new companion Victoria Waterfield Victoria Waterfield
11 The role of new companion Victoria Waterfield is recast, with Deborah Watling replacing Denise Buckley Victoria Waterfield
11 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Faceless Ones
13 Michael Peacock backtracks on his statement of April 5th and suggests that Doctor Who could be replaced by a new programme called Bonaventure (although this does not ultimately survive past its pilot episode) The Second Doctor
15 George Papadopoulos becomes Prime Minister of Greece following a military coup
15 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Faceless Ones
15 Debut broadcast of The Faceless Ones episode two on BBC One The Faceless Ones
17 Deborah Watling is contracted for The Evil Of The Daleks Victoria Waterfield
20 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Harrow Weald, London The Evil Of The Daleks
21 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place in London, at Ealing and Shepherd's Bush The Evil Of The Daleks
22 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Faceless Ones
22 Debut broadcast of The Faceless Ones episode three on BBC One The Faceless Ones
24 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Harrow Weald, London The Evil Of The Daleks
25 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Harrow Weald, London The Evil Of The Daleks
26 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Evil Of The Daleks
27 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Evil Of The Daleks
28 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Evil Of The Daleks
29 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Faceless Ones
29 Debut broadcast of The Faceless Ones episode four on BBC One The Faceless Ones
late
Apr		 Gerry Davis steps down as story editor, to be replaced by Peter Bryant The Second Doctor

May
2 Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln are commissioned to write The Abominable Snowmen The Abominable Snowmen
6 Recording for The Faceless Ones takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Faceless Ones
6 Debut broadcast of The Faceless Ones episode five on BBC One The Faceless Ones
8 An untitled story by Eric Laithwaite is formally rejected The First Doctor
13 Debut broadcast of The Faceless Ones episode six on BBC One The Faceless Ones
13 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Evil Of The Daleks
16 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Evil Of The Daleks
17 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Evil Of The Daleks
20 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Evil Of The Daleks
20 Debut broadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode one on BBC One The Evil Of The Daleks
27 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Evil Of The Daleks
27 Debut broadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode two on BBC One The Evil Of The Daleks

June
1 Deborah Watling is contracted for The Tomb Of The Cybermen Victoria Waterfield
3 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Evil Of The Daleks
3 Debut broadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode three on BBC One The Evil Of The Daleks
5 Israel launches the Six-Day War against Egypt, Jordan and Syria
8 Frazer Hines is contracted for The Tomb Of The Cybermen Jamie McCrimmon
10 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Evil Of The Daleks
10 Debut broadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode four on BBC One The Evil Of The Daleks
12 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire; Peter Bryant has been promoted to producer on a trial basis for this serial, with Victor Pemberton as his story editor The Tomb Of The Cybermen
13 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
14 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
15 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
16 The Monterey Pop Festival begins in California, becoming a cornerstone of the Summer Of Love
16 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
17 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Evil Of The Daleks
17 Debut broadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode five on BBC One The Evil Of The Daleks
19 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at the BBC Television Centre Puppet Theatre in White City, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
24 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Evil Of The Daleks
24 Debut broadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode six on BBC One The Evil Of The Daleks

July
1 Debut broadcast of The Evil Of The Daleks episode seven on BBC One The Evil Of The Daleks
1 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
8 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
15 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
18 Birth of Paul Cornell (bio), writer
21 Brian Hayles is commissioned to write The Ice Warriors The Ice Warriors
22 Recording for The Tomb Of The Cybermen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Tomb Of The Cybermen
25 David Whitaker is commissioned to write The Enemy Of The World The Enemy Of The World
28 Frazer Hines is contracted for The Abominable Snowmen and The Ice Warriors Jamie McCrimmon
28 Deborah Watling is contracted for The Abominable Snowmen Victoria Waterfield

August
23 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Abominable Snowmen
24 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Abominable Snowmen
25 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Abominable Snowmen

September
2 Debut broadcast of The Tomb Of The Cybermen episode one on BBC One The Tomb Of The Cybermen
4 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Nant Ffrancon Pass, Wales The Abominable Snowmen
5 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Nant Ffrancon Pass, Wales The Abominable Snowmen
6 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Nant Ffrancon Pass, Wales The Abominable Snowmen
7 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Nant Ffrancon Pass, Wales The Abominable Snowmen
8 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Nant Ffrancon Pass, Wales The Abominable Snowmen
9 Debut broadcast of The Tomb Of The Cybermen episode two on BBC One The Tomb Of The Cybermen
9 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Nant Ffrancon Pass, Wales The Abominable Snowmen
15 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Abominable Snowmen
16 Debut broadcast of The Tomb Of The Cybermen episode three on BBC One The Tomb Of The Cybermen
16 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Abominable Snowmen
18 Douglas Camfield and Robert Kitts propose “Operation Werewolf” The Second Doctor
23 Debut broadcast of The Tomb Of The Cybermen episode four on BBC One The Tomb Of The Cybermen
23 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Abominable Snowmen
25 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ice Warriors
26 On the BBC programme Talkback, Kit Pedler responds to concerns about disturbing content in The Tomb Of The Cybermen episode four The Tomb Of The Cybermen
26 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ice Warriors
27 Patrick Troughton is contracted for an additional twenty-four episodes, beginning with The Ice Warriors The Second Doctor
27 Deborah Watling is contracted for The Ice Warriors and The Enemy Of The World Victoria Waterfield
27 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ice Warriors
27 Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln are commissioned to write The Web Of Fear The Web Of Fear
28 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ice Warriors
29 Having already premiered in Canada, Patrick McGoohan's surreal The Prisoner makes its debut on British television
29 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ice Warriors
30 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Abominable Snowmen
30 Debut broadcast of The Abominable Snowmen episode one on BBC One The Abominable Snowmen

October
2 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Ice Warriors
5 Victor Pemberton is commissioned to write Fury From The Deep Fury From The Deep
7 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Abominable Snowmen
7 Debut broadcast of The Abominable Snowmen episode two on BBC One The Abominable Snowmen
9 Revolutionary leader Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia
14 Recording for The Abominable Snowmen takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Abominable Snowmen
14 Debut broadcast of The Abominable Snowmen episode three on BBC One The Abominable Snowmen
21 Debut broadcast of The Abominable Snowmen episode four on BBC One The Abominable Snowmen
21 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Ice Warriors
25 Frazer Hines is contracted for The Enemy Of The World Jamie McCrimmon
28 Debut broadcast of The Abominable Snowmen episode five on BBC One The Abominable Snowmen
28 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Ice Warriors

November
4 Debut broadcast of The Abominable Snowmen episode six on BBC One The Abominable Snowmen
4 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Ice Warriors
5 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Climping, West Sussex The Enemy Of The World
6 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Climping, West Sussex The Enemy Of The World
7 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Climping, West Sussex The Enemy Of The World
8 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Climping, West Sussex The Enemy Of The World
9 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place in Ealing, London The Enemy Of The World
10 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Enemy Of The World
11 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Ice Warriors
11 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode one on BBC One The Ice Warriors
11 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Enemy Of The World
13 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Enemy Of The World
18 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Ice Warriors
18 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode two on BBC One The Ice Warriors
25 Recording for The Ice Warriors takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Ice Warriors
25 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode three on BBC One The Ice Warriors
late
Nov		 David Langton backs out of the role of Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart in The Web Of Fear, and the part is instead awarded to Nicholas Courtney who was originally cast in the smaller role of Captain Knight Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

December
2 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode four on BBC One The Ice Warriors
2 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Enemy Of The World
3 The first successful heart transplant is performed in Cape Town, South Africa
5 Permission is sought from Terry Nation to develop a story featuring both the Daleks and the Cybermen; he declines The Second Doctor
9 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode five on BBC One The Ice Warriors
9 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Enemy Of The World
14 David Whitaker is commissioned to write The Wheel In Space The Wheel In Space
15 Recording for The Web Of Fear takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Web Of Fear
16 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode six on BBC One The Ice Warriors
16 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Enemy Of The World
17 Recording for The Web Of Fear takes place in Covent Garden, London The Web Of Fear
18 Recording for The Web Of Fear takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Web Of Fear
18 Kit Pedler is commissioned to provide a storyline for The Wheel In Space The Wheel In Space
20 Recording for The Web Of Fear takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Web Of Fear
20 Peter Ling is commissioned to provide a storyline for The Mind Robber The Mind Robber
22 Frazer Hines is contracted for The Web Of Fear and Fury From The Deep Jamie McCrimmon
22 Deborah Watling is contracted for The Web Of Fear and Fury From The Deep, after which she has decided she will move on from Doctor Who Victoria Waterfield
23 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Enemy Of The World
23 Debut broadcast of The Enemy Of The World episode one on BBC One The Enemy Of The World
30 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Enemy Of The World
30 Debut broadcast of The Enemy Of The World episode two on BBC One The Enemy Of The World

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