The Doctor Who Production Diary: 1970
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3 |
Debut broadcast of Spearhead From Space episode one
on BBC One, the first colour episode of Doctor Who |
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5 |
Caroline John is contracted for two
serials beginning with The Ambassadors
Of Death, although Barry Letts is unhappy with the character and
ultimately decides to replace her for Season Eight |
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5 |
Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London |
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9 |
Don Houghton is commissioned to write
Inferno |
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10 |
Debut broadcast of Spearhead From Space episode
two on BBC One |
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12 |
Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London |
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17 |
Debut broadcast of Spearhead From Space episode
three on BBC One |
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Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London |
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22 |
After a one-day delay due to mechanical
issues, the Boeing 747 -- the world's first jumbo jet -- begins service
between London and Los Angeles |
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Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
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24 |
Debut broadcast of Spearhead From Space episode
four on BBC One |
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26 |
Recording for The Silurians takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London |
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26 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Southall, London |
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27 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in London, at Southall and Acton |
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28 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Acton, London |
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29 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Buckinghamshire, at High Wycombe and Marlow |
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30 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Aldershot, Hampshire |
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31 |
Debut broadcast of The Silurians episode one on
BBC One |
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Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Aldershot, Hampshire |
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2 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Beacon Hill, Hampshire and at the BBC Television Film Studios
in Ealing, London |
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3 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Northfleet, Kent and at the BBC Television Film Studios
in Ealing, London |
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4 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place in Northfleet, Kent and at the BBC Television Film Studios
in Ealing, London |
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7 |
Debut broadcast of The Silurians episode two on
BBC One |
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10 |
Birth of Robert Shearman (bio), writer |
13 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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14 |
Debut broadcast of The Silurians episode three
on BBC One |
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20 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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21 |
Birth of Shaun Dingwall (bio), who played Pete Tyler |
21 |
Debut broadcast of The Silurians episode four on
BBC One |
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23 |
John Levene is contracted for Inferno |
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27 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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28 |
Debut broadcast of The Silurians episode five on
BBC One |
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late Feb |
The BBC confirms that Doctor Who
will return for Season Eight |
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2 |
Birth of Alexander Armstrong (bio), who provided the voice
of Mr Smith |
5 |
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons takes effect |
6 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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7 |
Debut broadcast of The Silurians episode six on
BBC One |
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9 |
Jon Pertwee is contracted for Season
Eight |
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13 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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14 |
Debut broadcast of The Silurians episode seven
on BBC One |
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20 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place at BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London |
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21 |
Birth of Chris Chibnall (bio), co-producer, writer and
executive producer |
21 |
Debut broadcast of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
one on BBC One |
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23 |
Roger Delgado is contracted to play the
Master, the Doctor's new Time Lord arch-nemesis, in Season Eight |
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27 |
Recording for The Ambassadors Of Death takes
place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London |
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28 |
Debut broadcast of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
two on BBC One |
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31 |
Recording for Inferno takes place in Hoo,
Kent |
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1 |
Recording for Inferno takes place in Hoo,
Kent |
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2 |
Recording for Inferno takes place in Hoo,
Kent |
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3 |
Recording for Inferno takes place in Hoo,
Kent |
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4 |
Debut broadcast of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
three on BBC One |
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6 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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6 |
“The Gift” is
rejected, but Bob Baker and Dave Martin are immediately commissioned for
a heavily revised storyline, which becomes The Claws Of Axos |
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7 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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8 |
Nicholas Courtney is contracted for
Season Eight |
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8 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at the BBC
Television Film Studios in Ealing, London |
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11 |
Debut broadcast of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
four on BBC One |
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13 |
An oxygen tank explodes aboard Apollo
13 while it is en route to the Moon; the craft is able to return to
Earth four days later |
18 |
Debut broadcast of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
five on BBC One |
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22 |
The first Earth Day is celebrated |
24 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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25 |
Debut broadcast of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
six on BBC One |
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27 |
Director Douglas Camfield collapses
during rehearsals for Inferno
as a result of stress and a heart condition; Barry Letts assumes his
duties for the remainder of the serial's production |
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28 |
Robert Holmes is commissioned to provide
a storyline for Terror Of The
Autons |
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2 |
Debut broadcast of The Ambassadors Of Death episode
seven on BBC One |
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4 |
In Ohio, four Kent State students are
killed by National Guardsmen at a protest against the previous week's
incursion by American troops into Cambodia |
7 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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8 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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9 |
Debut broadcast of Inferno episode one on BBC One |
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16 |
Debut broadcast of Inferno episode two on BBC One |
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21 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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22 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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23 |
Debut broadcast of Inferno episode three on BBC One |
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29 |
Recording for Inferno takes place at BBC
Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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30 |
Debut broadcast of Inferno episode four on BBC One |
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6 |
Debut broadcast of Inferno episode five on BBC One |
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12 |
Robert Holmes is commissioned to write
Terror Of The Autons |
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13 |
Debut broadcast of Inferno episode six on BBC One |
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18 |
Edward Heath's Conservatives defy
expectations and defeat Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labour party in a
General Election |
20 |
Debut broadcast of Inferno episode seven on BBC One |
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22 |
John Levene is contracted for eighteen
episodes of Season Eight |
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24 |
Charlotte and Dennis Plimmer are
commissioned to write “The
Cerebroids” |
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29 |
Don Houghton is commissioned to provide
a storyline for The Mind Of
Evil |
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29 |
Malcolm Hulke is commissioned to
provide a storyline for Colony In
Space |
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29 |
Charlotte and Dennis Plimmer's “The Cerebroids”
is abandoned |
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1 |
After Ian Marter refuses the role of
Captain Yates due to other commitments, Richard Franklin is contracted
to play the character in Season Eight |
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3 |
Katy Manning is contracted to play new
companion Jo Grant in at least twenty episodes of Season Eight |
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5 |
Birth of Toby Whithouse (bio), writer and actor |
10 |
Birth of John Simm (bio), the eighth actor to
play the Master |
21 |
In Egypt, the Aswan High Dam is completed
after ten years of construction |
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Malcolm Hulke is commissioned to
provide a revised storyline for Colony
In Space |
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11 |
Bob Baker and Dave Martin are
commissioned to write the first episode of The Claws Of Axos |
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15 |
Malcolm Hulke is commissioned to write
Colony In Space |
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17 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire; Chalfont St Giles,
Buckinghamshire; and Hammersmith, London |
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18 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
in Leyton, London |
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21 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
in Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
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22 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
in Caddington, Bedfordshire |
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23 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
in Bedfordshire, at Caddington and Dunstable |
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24 |
A photocall is held to introduce Katy
Manning as new companion Jo Grant |
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9 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London |
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10 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London |
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16 |
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
effectively declares martial law following political kidnappings
committed by the militant Front de Libération du Québec |
18 |
Bob Baker and Dave Martin are
commissioned to write the second episode of The Claws Of Axos |
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19 |
Bill Strutton is commissioned to write
a storyline for “The
Mega” |
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23 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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24 |
Recording for Terror Of The Autons takes place
at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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26 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Dover, Kent |
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27 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Dover, Kent |
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28 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Kent, at Dover and Whitfield |
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29 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Manston, Kent |
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29 |
Bob Baker and Dave Martin are
commissioned to write the final two episodes of The Claws Of Axos |
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30 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Kent, at Dover and Pineham |
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31 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Dover, Kent |
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2 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Kensington, London |
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3 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Kensington, London |
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4 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place in
Kensington, London |
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9 |
Ian Stuart Black is commissioned to
provide a storyline for “The Space War” |
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21 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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22 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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4 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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5 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London |
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17 |
Robert Sloman is commissioned to provide
a storyline for The
Daemons; it will be co-written with Barry Letts |
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18 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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19 |
Recording for The Mind Of Evil takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London |
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22 |
Recording for The Claws Of Axos takes place at
BBC Television Centre Studio 7 in White City, London |
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30 |
Birth of Saul Metzstein (bio), director |
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