The Doctor Who Production Diary: 2007

January
3 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
4 Democratic congresswoman Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
4 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place in Cardiff, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
5 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place in Cardiff, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
7 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place in Cardiff, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
8 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Caerphilly Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
9 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
9 Recording for Blink takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Blink
10 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place in Wales, at Caerphilly and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
11 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
15 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
15 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
16 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
17 Recording for Smith And Jones takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Smith And Jones
17 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
17 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
18 Recording for 42 takes place in Caldicot, Wales 42
19 Recording for 42 takes place in Caldicot, Wales 42
20 Recording for 42 takes place in Caldicot, Wales 42
22 Recording for 42 takes place in Caldicot, Wales 42
23 Recording for 42 takes place in Caldicot, Wales 42
24 Recording for 42 takes place in Caldicot, Wales 42
25 Recording for 42 takes place in Caldicot, Wales 42
26 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
29 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
30 Recording for 42 takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat 42
30 Recording for Utopia takes place in Cardiff, Wales Utopia
31 Recording for Utopia takes place in Cardiff, Wales Utopia

February
1 Recording for Utopia takes place in Cardiff, Wales Utopia
2 Recording for Utopia takes place in Cardiff, Wales Utopia
5 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
5 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
6 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
7 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
7 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
8 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
8 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
9 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
9 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
9 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Wales, at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat and BBC Wales in Cardiff The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
12 Recording for Utopia takes place in Llansannor, Wales Utopia
13 Recording for Utopia takes place in Llansannor, Wales Utopia
14 Recording for Utopia takes place in Wenvoe, Wales Utopia
15 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Hensol, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
16 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Hensol, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
17 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Hensol, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
19 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Penarth, Wales and Buckinghamshire The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
20 Recording for 42 takes place in Penarth, Wales 42
20 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
20 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Penarth, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
21 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
22 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales; Kensington, London; and Westminster, London The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
23 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
23 Recording for Utopia takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Utopia
23 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
26 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
27 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
28 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords

March
1 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
1 Recording for Utopia takes place in Cardiff, Wales Utopia
1 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Wales, at Caerphilly and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
2 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
3 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
5 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
6 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
6 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
7 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
8 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
9 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in St Athan, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
10 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
12 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Barry, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
13 Recording for 42 takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales 42
13 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
14 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
15 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
16 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
19 Catherine Tate is contracted to play Donna Noble in Season Thirty Donna Noble
19 Recording for The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords takes place in Barry, Wales The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
22 Russell T Davies confirms that the BBC has commissioned Season Thirty The Tenth Doctor
30 Death of Dave Martin (bio), writer
31 Debut broadcast of Smith And Jones on BBC One Smith And Jones

April
7 Debut broadcast of The Shakespeare Code on BBC One The Shakespeare Code
11 Jane Tranter, the BBC's Controller of Fiction, asks Russell T Davies to remain Doctor Who's showrunner for Season Thirty-One, but he declines Donna Noble
14 Debut broadcast of Gridlock on BBC One Gridlock
16 Student Seung-Hui Cho kills thirty-two people at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
21 Debut broadcast of Daleks In Manhattan on BBC One Daleks In Manhattan / Evolution Of The Daleks
28 Debut broadcast of Evolution Of The Daleks on BBC One Daleks In Manhattan / Evolution Of The Daleks

May
3 Three-year-old Madeleine McCann, from Leicester in the United Kingdom, disappears from her bed during a family holiday in Praia da Luz, Portugal
5 Debut broadcast of The Lazarus Experiment on BBC One The Lazarus Experiment
9 James Moran is commissioned to write The Fires Of Pompeii, which takes the place of Mark Gatiss' “The Suicide Exhibition” The Fires Of Pompeii
16 Russell T Davies begins writing Voyage Of The Damned Voyage Of The Damned
19 Debut broadcast of 42 on BBC One 42
26 Debut broadcast of Human Nature on BBC One Human Nature / The Family Of Blood

June
2 Debut broadcast of The Family Of Blood on BBC One Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
9 Debut broadcast of Blink on BBC One Blink
15 Kylie Minogue formally agrees to appear in Voyage Of The Damned as Astrid Peth Astrid Peth
16 Debut broadcast of Utopia on BBC One Utopia
23 Debut broadcast of The Sound Of Drums on BBC One The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
29 Apple releases its first iPhone to the American market, launching the smartphone era
30 Debut broadcast of Last Of The Time Lords on BBC One The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords

July
3 The BBC announces that Catherine Tate will return to the role of Donna Noble in Season Thirty Donna Noble
3 The BBC announces that Kylie Minogue has been cast in Voyage Of The Damned Astrid Peth
9 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
10 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
11 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
12 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
13 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Swansea, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
16 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Cardiff, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
17 Russell T Davies asks Steven Moffat to be his successor as Doctor Who's executive producer and showrunner The Tenth Doctor
17 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Cardiff, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
18 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Cardiff, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
19 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
20 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
21 JK Rowling's Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the final novel in the series, becomes the fastest-selling book ever
21 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
23 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
24 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
25 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
26 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
27 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
28 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Swansea, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
30 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Swansea, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
31 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat Voyage Of The Damned

August
1 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat Voyage Of The Damned
2 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
3 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
4 The unmanned Phoenix lander is launched towards Mars, on a mission to study its northern polar region
6 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Pontypool, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
7 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
8 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
8 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
9 BNP Paribas becomes the first bank to take action against hedge funds tied to investment in sub-prime mortgages, precipitating a global financial crisis and recession in 2008
9 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
10 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
13 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Newport, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
14 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Newport, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
15 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Newport, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
16 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
17 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
18 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
20 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
21 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Wales, at Cardiff, including at BBC Broadcasting House, and at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat Voyage Of The Damned
21 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Planet Of The Ood
21 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
22 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Planet Of The Ood
23 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in Trefil, Wales Planet Of The Ood
24 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in St Athan, Wales Planet Of The Ood
27 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in St Athan, Wales Planet Of The Ood
28 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in East Aberthaw, Wales Planet Of The Ood
29 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in East Aberthaw, Wales Planet Of The Ood
30 Russell T Davies begins writing Partners In Crime Partners In Crime
30 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in East Aberthaw, Wales Planet Of The Ood
31 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in East Aberthaw, Wales Planet Of The Ood

September
1 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Planet Of The Ood
3 The BBC announces that Doctor Who has been renewed for Season Thirty-One, but that it will not air until 2010, with a series of specials instead being broadcast during 2009 The Tenth Doctor
3 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Planet Of The Ood
4 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in Wales, at Newport and Pontypool Planet Of The Ood
5 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in Pontypool, Wales Planet Of The Ood
6 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Wales, at Newport and Cardiff The Unicorn And The Wasp
7 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place in Hensol, Wales Planet Of The Ood
7 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place in Hensol, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
13 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italy The Fires Of Pompeii
14 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italy The Fires Of Pompeii
15 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Mount Vesuvius, Italy The Fires Of Pompeii
18 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
19 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
20 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
21 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
22 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
24 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
25 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
26 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
27 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
28 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place in Clearwell, Gloucestershire The Fires Of Pompeii

October
1 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
2 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place in Taff's Well, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
4 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
5 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
7 Recording for Time Crash takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Time Crash
8 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
9 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
10 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
11 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
12 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
13 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Newport, Wales Partners In Crime
15 Bernard Cribbins agrees to portray Wilfred Mott during Season Thirty; he replaces the character of Geoff Noble, played by Howard Attfield, when Attfield is too ill to continue with production Wilfred Mott
15 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
16 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat Partners In Crime
17 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
18 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
19 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Partners In Crime
20 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
20 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Partners In Crime
20 Recording for The Fires Of Pompeii takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Fires Of Pompeii
21 Death of Peter Moffatt (bio), director
23 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
23 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Margam, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
24 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Margam, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
25 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Margam, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
26 Steven Moffat agrees to become the new executive producer and showrunner of Doctor Who as of Season Thirty-One, replacing Russell T Davies The Tenth Doctor
26 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Margam, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
27 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
27 Russell T Davies begins writing Turn Left Turn Left
29 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
30 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
31 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky

November
1 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
2 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
5 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
6 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
7 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
8 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
9 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Margam, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
10 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Margam, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
12 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
13 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
14 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
15 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
16 Debut broadcast of Time Crash on BBC One Time Crash
16 Recording for Planet Of The Ood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Planet Of The Ood
16 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
16 Recording for The Unicorn And The Wasp takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Unicorn And The Wasp
19 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
19 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
20 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
20 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
21 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
22 Death of Verity Lambert (bio), producer
22 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place in Wales, at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat and BBC Broadcasting House in Cardiff The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
22 Recording for Turn Left takes place at BBC Broadcasting House in Cardiff, Wales Turn Left
26 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Cardiff, Wales Turn Left
27 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
27 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
27 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Cardiff, Wales Turn Left
28 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
28 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Cardiff, Wales Turn Left
29 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place in Cardiff, Wales Partners In Crime
29 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
29 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Cardiff, Wales Turn Left
30 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
30 Recording for Turn Left takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Turn Left

December
1 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat Turn Left
3 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
3 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Porthkerry, Wales Turn Left
4 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
4 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Penarth, Wales Turn Left
5 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
5 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
5 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Penarth, Wales Turn Left
6 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
6 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Cardiff, Wales Turn Left
7 Piers Wenger agrees to become the new Head of Drama for BBC Wales, and the executive producer of Doctor Who as of Season Thirty-One, replacing Julie Gardner The Tenth Doctor
7 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
7 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Pontypool, Wales Turn Left
8 Recording for Turn Left takes place in Pontypool, Wales Turn Left
10 Recording for Midnight takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Midnight
10 Russell T Davies begins writing The Stolen Earth The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
11 The BBC announces that Julie Gardner will leave Doctor Who following the 2009-2010 specials, to be replaced as executive producer by Piers Wenger The Tenth Doctor
11 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
11 Recording for Midnight takes place in Newport, Wales Midnight
12 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Cefn Cribwr, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
13 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
14 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Newbridge, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
17 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Newbridge, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
18 Recording for Partners In Crime takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Partners In Crime
18 Recording for The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
18 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Newbridge, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
19 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Wales, at Newbridge and Pontypool The Doctor's Daughter
20 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
21 Recording for The Doctor's Daughter takes place in Swansea, Wales The Doctor's Daughter
25 Debut broadcast of Voyage Of The Damned on BBC One Voyage Of The Damned
27 Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, is assassinated at an election rally