The Doctor Who Production Diary: 1969
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Recording for The Seeds Of Death takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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Debut broadcast of The Krotons episode two on
BBC One |
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Patrick Troughton's departure is
announced to the press |
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Recording for The Seeds Of Death takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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Debut broadcast of The Krotons episode three on
BBC One |
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Recording for The Seeds Of Death takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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Debut broadcast of The Krotons episode four on
BBC One |
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Wendy Padbury is contracted for The War Games; by now it has been
agreed that she will leave Doctor Who alongside Patrick Troughton
and Frazer Hines |
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Recording for The Seeds Of Death takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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Debut broadcast of The Seeds Of Death episode one on
BBC One |
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The Beatles give their last public
performance |
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Recording for The Seeds Of Death takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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Debut broadcast of The Seeds Of Death episode two on
BBC One |
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Recording for The Seeds Of Death takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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8 |
Debut broadcast of The Seeds Of Death episode
three on BBC One |
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Birth of Neil Cross (bio), writer |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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Robert Holmes is commissioned to provide
a storyline for Spearhead From
Space |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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15 |
Debut broadcast of The Seeds Of Death episode
four on BBC One |
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Brian Wright is commissioned to write a
storyline for “The Mists Of
Madness” |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London |
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22 |
Debut broadcast of The Seeds Of Death episode
five on BBC One |
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24 |
Wendy Padbury's departure is announced
to the press |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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1 |
Debut broadcast of The Seeds Of Death episode six on
BBC One |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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8 |
Debut broadcast of The Space Pirates episode one
on BBC One |
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Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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15 |
Debut broadcast of The Space Pirates episode two
on BBC One |
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21 |
Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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Debut broadcast of The Space Pirates episode
three on BBC One |
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Recording for The War Games takes place in
Brighton, East Sussex |
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Recording for The War Games takes place in
Brighton, East Sussex |
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Recording for The War Games takes place in
Brighton, East Sussex |
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Recording for The War Games takes place in
Brighton, East Sussex |
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Recording for The War Games takes place in
Seaford, East Sussex |
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28 |
Recording for The Space Pirates takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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28 |
Recording for The War Games takes place in
Clayton, West Sussex |
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29 |
Debut broadcast of The Space Pirates episode four on
BBC One |
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30 |
Recording for The War Games takes place in
Westdean, East Sussex |
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Recording for The War Games takes place in
Stanmer, East Sussex and Clayton, West Sussex |
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Recording for The War Games takes place in East
Dean, East Sussex |
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Recording for The War Games takes place at the
BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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5 |
Debut broadcast of The Space Pirates episode five on
BBC One |
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11 |
Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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12 |
Debut broadcast of The Space Pirates episode six
on BBC One |
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Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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Debut broadcast of The War Games episode one on
BBC One |
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Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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Debut broadcast of The War Games episode two on
BBC One |
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David Whitaker is commissioned to
provide a storyline for The Ambassadors
Of Death |
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Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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3 |
Debut broadcast of The War Games episode three on
BBC One |
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8 |
Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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10 |
Debut broadcast of The War Games episode four on
BBC One |
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15 |
Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London |
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Debut broadcast of The War Games episode five on
BBC One |
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Jon Pertwee is contracted to play the
Third Doctor for at least twenty-one episodes |
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Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London |
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24 |
Debut broadcast of The War Games episode six on
BBC One |
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Nicholas Courtney is contracted for at
least twenty-one episodes during Season Seven |
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Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London |
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31 |
Debut broadcast of The War Games episode seven on
BBC One |
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Robert Holmes is commissioned to write
Spearhead From Space |
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5 |
Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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7 |
Debut broadcast of The War Games episode eight on
BBC One |
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12 |
Recording for The War Games takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London |
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Debut broadcast of The War Games episode nine on
BBC One |
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15 |
Birth of Michelle Greenidge (bio), who played Carla
Sunday |
15 |
Malcolm Hulke is commissioned to provide
a story for The Silurians |
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17 |
Jon Pertwee is introduced to the press
as the Third Doctor |
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Debut broadcast of The War Games episode ten on
BBC One |
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David Whitaker is commissioned to write
The Ambassadors Of Death |
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Death of CE Webber (bio), writer |
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The Stonewall riots take place in New York
City, galvanising the gay rights movement |
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Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong
becomes the first man to walk on the Moon |
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Caroline John is contracted to play new
companion Liz Shaw in two serials beginning with Sparhead From Space |
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A new colour title sequence, created by
Bernard Lodge of the BBC Graphics Unit and used from 1970 to 1973, is
filmed |
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Actress Sharon Tate and four others are
murdered in Los Angeles by Charles Manson and his followers |
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Malcolm Hulke is commissioned to write
The Silurians |
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A new version of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
one, written by assistant script editor Trevor Ray, is sent to David
Whitaker to guide him in writing subsequent installments |
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The four-day Woodstock Festival begins in
New York state |
early Oct |
Peter Bryant and Derrick Sherwin are
moved off Doctor Who to salvage Paul Temple |
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The first episode of Monty Python's
Flying Circus airs on BBC One |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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20 |
Barry Letts is appointed the new
producer of Doctor Who |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in Radford, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
near Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Electronic communication begins via
ARPANET, the precursor of the Internet |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in London |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in London |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in London |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in Ealing, London |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in Ealing, London |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in Marylebone, London |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
in London |
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Charlotte and Dennis Plimmer submit a
storyline entitled “The
Shadow People” |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place in
London, at Marylebone and Notting Hill |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place in
Tilford, Surrey |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place in
Tilford, Surrey |
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15 |
Both BBC One and ITV start broadcasting in
colour on a regular basis |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place in
Rushmoor, Surrey |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place in
Rushmoor, Surrey |
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After David Whitaker encounters
difficulties writing The Ambassadors Of
Death, Malcolm Hulke is commissioned to revise episodes two and
three, and write episodes four through seven |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place in
Milford, Surrey |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place in
Surrey, at Godalming and Guildford |
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Recording for Spearhead From Space takes place
at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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24 |
Recording for The Silurians takes place in
Marylebone, London |
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27 |
Don Houghton is commissioned to provide
a storyline for Inferno |
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Bob Baker and Dave Martin are
commissioned to write episode one of “The Gift” |
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5 |
Birth of Catherine Tate (bio), who played Donna Noble |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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15 |
Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London |
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21 |
Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London |
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