The Doctor Who Production Diary: 1982

January
4 Debut broadcast of Castrovalva episode one on BBC One Castrovalva
5 Debut broadcast of Castrovalva episode two on BBC One Castrovalva
5 Barbara Clegg is commissioned to write the final three episodes of Enlightenment Enlightenment
6 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at Heathrow Airport, London Time-Flight
7 The Commodore 64 is launched; it will become the best-selling personal computer of all time
7 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at Heathrow Airport, London Time-Flight
8 Recording for Time-Flight at Heathrow Airport, London is cancelled when the Concorde aircraft being provided by British Airways becomes unavailable Time-Flight
11 Debut broadcast of Castrovalva episode three on BBC One Castrovalva
11 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at Heathrow Airport, London Time-Flight
12 Debut broadcast of Castrovalva episode four on BBC One Castrovalva
13 Johnny Byrne is commissioned to write Arc Of Infinity Arc Of Infinity
18 Debut broadcast of Four To Doomsday episode one on BBC One Four To Doomsday
19 Debut broadcast of Four To Doomsday episode two on BBC One Four To Doomsday
19 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Time-Flight
20 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Time-Flight
24 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Time-Flight
25 Debut broadcast of Four To Doomsday episode three on BBC One Four To Doomsday
25 Peter Grimwade is asked to provide seven minutes' worth of extra material for Time-Flight after the third episode is found to be severely underrunning Time-Flight
26 Debut broadcast of Four To Doomsday episode four on BBC One Four To Doomsday

February
1 Debut broadcast of Kinda episode one on BBC One Kinda
1 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Time-Flight
2 Debut broadcast of Kinda episode two on BBC One Kinda
2 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Time-Flight
3 Recording for Time-Flight takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Time-Flight
8 Debut broadcast of Kinda episode three on BBC One Kinda
9 Debut broadcast of Kinda episode four on BBC One Kinda
10 Sarah Sutton is contracted for twenty episodes during Season Twenty; it has now been decided that Nyssa will be written out mid-year Nyssa
10 Janet Fielding is contracted for the first eighteen episodes of Season Twenty Tegan Jovanka
11 Peter Davison is contracted for Season Twenty The Fifth Doctor
15 Debut broadcast of The Visitation episode one on BBC One The Visitation
16 Debut broadcast of The Visitation episode two on BBC One The Visitation
16 Bill Lyons is commissioned to write one or more episodes of “Parasites” The Fifth Doctor
22 Debut broadcast of The Visitation episode three on BBC One The Visitation
22 Terence Dudley is commissioned to write The King's Demons The King's Demons
23 Debut broadcast of The Visitation episode four on BBC One The Visitation

March
1 Debut broadcast of Black Orchid episode one on BBC One Black Orchid
2 Debut broadcast of Black Orchid episode two on BBC One Black Orchid
3 Eric Pringle is commissioned to provide a storyline for The Awakening The Awakening
8 Debut broadcast of Earthshock episode one on BBC One Earthshock
9 Debut broadcast of Earthshock episode two on BBC One Earthshock
15 Debut broadcast of Earthshock episode three on BBC One Earthshock
16 Debut broadcast of Earthshock episode four on BBC One; the closing credits run silently to mark the death of Adric Earthshock
22 Debut broadcast of Time-Flight episode one on BBC One Time-Flight
23 Debut broadcast of Time-Flight episode two on BBC One Time-Flight
29 Debut broadcast of Time-Flight episode three on BBC One Time-Flight
29 Sensitive to the requirements of Dalek creator Terry Nation, permission is sought for Eric Saward to write “The Return” Resurrection Of The Daleks
30 Debut broadcast of Time-Flight episode four on BBC One Time-Flight
31 Recording for Snakedance takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Snakedance

April
2 First day of the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina
12 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance
13 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance
13 Philip Martin is commissioned to provide a storyline for Vengeance On Varos Vengeance On Varos
14 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance
23 Bill Lyons is commissioned to write one or more episodes of “Parasites” The Fifth Doctor
26 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance
27 Birth of Samuel Anderson (bio), who played Danny Pink
27 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance
27 Rod Beacham is commissioned to provide a storyline for “Poison” The Fifth Doctor
28 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance

May
killed
3 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Arc Of Infinity
4 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Arc Of Infinity
5 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Arc Of Infinity
6 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Arc Of Infinity
7 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Arc Of Infinity
17 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Arc Of Infinity
18 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Arc Of Infinity
19 Death of Elwyn Jones (bio), writer
20 Birth of Jessica Raine (bio), who played Verity Lambert
27 Peter Grimwade is commissioned to provide a storyline for Mawdryn Undead Mawdryn Undead
27 Rod Beacham is commissioned to write “Poison” The Fifth Doctor
30 Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays the first in a record-breaking streak of 2,632 consecutive Major League Baseball games that finally ends in 1998
31 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Arc Of Infinity

June
1 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Arc Of Infinity
2 Recording for Arc Of Infinity takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Arc Of Infinity
4 Nicholas Courtney is contracted for Mawdryn Undead Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
4 Peter Grimwade is commissioned to write Mawdryn Undead Mawdryn Undead
10 Andrew Stephenson is commissioned to provide a storyline for “The House That Ur-Cjak Built”, and Colin Davis for “The Place Where All Times Meet” The Fifth Doctor
14 Mark Strickson is contracted to play new companion Turlough in the last eighteen episodes of Season Twenty, beginning with Mawdryn Undead Vizlor Turlough
17 Birth of Arthur Darvill (bio), who played Rory Williams
17 Birth of Jodie Whittaker (bio), who played the Thirteenth Doctor
21 Princess Diana gives birth to Prince William

July
15 Head of Series and Serials David Reid approves the production of a ninety-minute telefilm to celebrate Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary The Five Doctors
29 Peter Davison is contracted for The Five Doctors The Fifth Doctor
29 Jon Pertwee is contracted for The Five Doctors The Third Doctor
29 Janet Fielding is contracted for The Five Doctors Tegan Jovanka
29 Mark Strickson is contracted for The Five Doctors Vizlor Turlough
29 Anthony Ainley is contracted for The Five Doctors The
Master

August
2 Patrick Troughton is contracted for The Five Doctors The Second Doctor
2 Robert Holmes is commissioned to provide a storyline for “The Six Doctors” The Five Doctors
18 Carole Ann Ford is contracted for The Five Doctors Susan Foreman
24 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place in Cockfosters, London Mawdryn Undead
24 Christopher H Bidmead is commissioned to provide a storyline for Frontios Frontios
24 Christopher Bailey is commissioned to provide a storyline for “May Time” The Fifth Doctor
25 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place in Cockfosters, London Mawdryn Undead
26 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place in Cockfosters, London Mawdryn Undead
27 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place in Cockfosters, London Mawdryn Undead

September
2 Eric Pringle is commissioned to write the first episode of The Awakening The Awakening
8 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Mawdryn Undead
9 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Mawdryn Undead
10 Johnny Byrne is commissioned to write Warriors Of The Deep Warriors Of The Deep
14 Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly the actress Grace Kelly, dies from injuries received in a car crash
15 A photocall is held to introduce Mark Strickson as new companion Turlough Vizlor Turlough
16 Christopher Bailey is commissioned to write “May Time” The Fifth Doctor
22 Birth of Billie Piper (bio), who played Rose Tyler
22 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Mawdryn Undead
23 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Mawdryn Undead
24 Recording for Mawdryn Undead takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Mawdryn Undead
28 Recording for Terminus takes place at BBC Television Centre Presentation Studio B in White City, London Terminus
29 Recording for Terminus takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Terminus
30 Recording for Terminus takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Terminus

October
1 The first compact disc player becomes commercially available
4 Nicholas Courtney is contracted for The Five Doctors Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
6 With the blessing of William Hartnell's widow, Heather, Richard Hurndall is contracted to play the First Doctor in The Five Doctors The Five Doctors
11 Recording for Terminus takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Terminus
12 Recording for Terminus takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Terminus
13 Robert Holmes withdraws “The Six Doctors” from consideration The Five Doctors
14 Philip Martin is commissioned to write the first episode of Vengeance On Varos Vengeance On Varos
18 Terrance Dicks is commissioned to provide a storyline for The Five Doctors to replace “The Six Doctors” The Five Doctors
25 Recording for Terminus takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Terminus
26 Recording for Terminus takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Terminus
27 Recording for Terminus takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Terminus
28 Birth of Matt Smith (bio), who played the Eleventh Doctor

November
3 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
4 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
5 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
8 Peter Davison is contracted for Season Twenty-One, although he is considering leaving Doctor Who at its conclusion The Fifth Doctor
8 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
9 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
10 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
10 Terrance Dicks is commissioned to write The Five Doctors The Five Doctors
11 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
12 Recording for Enlightenment takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London Enlightenment
16 Studio recording for Enlightenment is cancelled due to industrial action Enlightenment
17 Studio recording for Enlightenment is cancelled due to industrial action Enlightenment
26 Christopher H Bidmead is commissioned to write Frontios Frontios
30 Michael Jackson releases Thriller, which goes on to become the best-selling album in history
30 Studio recording for Enlightenment is cancelled due to industrial action Enlightenment
late
Nov
John Nathan-Turner decides that Enlightenment will take over the studio dates originally allocated to “The Return” Enlightenment

December
1 Studio recording for Enlightenment is cancelled due to industrial action Enlightenment
2 Dentist Barney Clark becomes the first successful recipient of an artificial heart
2 Studio recording for Enlightenment is cancelled due to industrial action Enlightenment
3 Eric Pringle is commissioned to write the second episode of The Awakening, which has now been cut from four parts to two The Awakening
5 Recording for The King's Demons takes place in Bodiam, East Sussex The King's Demons
6 Recording for The King's Demons takes place in Bodiam, East Sussex The King's Demons
7 Recording for The King's Demons takes place in Bodiam, East Sussex The King's Demons
9 Although he has not signed a contract, Tom Baker indicates that he is agreeable to appearing in The Five Doctors The Fourth Doctor
13 Eric Pringle is re-commissioned to write the first episode of The Awakening as the opening half of a two-part story The Awakening
mid
Dec
With the functionality of the Kamelion prop proving to be extremely limited, it is decided to write the character out during Season Twenty-One Kamelion
18 Recording for Terminus takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Terminus
19 Recording for The King's Demons takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London The King's Demons
20 Recording for The King's Demons takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London; significant problems with the Kamelion prop force the scheduling of an extra studio day in January The King's Demons
29 Tom Baker decides not to participate in The Five Doctors; he subsequently agrees that his Doctor can be represented using material from the unfinished Shada The Fourth Doctor
late
Dec
Frazer Hines indicates that he will be unable to appear in The Five Doctors due to previous commitments Jamie McCrimmon