The Doctor Who Production Diary: 2011

January
3 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place in Llantwit Major, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
4 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place in Llantwit Major, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
5 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
6 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
7 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
8 Jared Lee Loughner shoots nineteen people in Casas Adobes, Arizona, killing six and injuring Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who suffers permanent brain damage as a result
8 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
11 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in Wales, at East Aberthaw and Penllyn A Good Man Goes To War
12 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in Newport, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
13 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in St Athan, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
14 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in St Athan, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
17 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in St Athan, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
18 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in St Athan, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
19 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in St Athan, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
20 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in Cardiff, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
21 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in St Athan, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
22 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
24 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
25 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
26 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
27 Recording for The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon takes place in Pontyclun, Wales The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon
27 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place in Pontyclun, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
27 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place in Pontyclun, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
27 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place in Pontyclun, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
28 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
31 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot

February
1 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place in Charlestown, Cornwall The Curse Of The Black Spot
2 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place in Charlestown, Cornwall The Curse Of The Black Spot
3 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place in Charlestown, Cornwall The Curse Of The Black Spot
5 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
7 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
8 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
8 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
9 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
10 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
11 In the face of widespread demonstrations, Hosni Mubarak resigns as President of Egypt after almost thirty years
11 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
14 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
14 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
14 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
15 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
16 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
17 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
18 Recording for The God Complex takes place in Porthcawl, Wales The God Complex
21 Recording for The God Complex takes place in Cardiff, Wales The God Complex
22 Death of Nicholas Courtney (bio), who played Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
22 Recording for The God Complex takes place in Cardiff, Wales The God Complex
23 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
23 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
24 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
25 Recording for The God Complex takes place in Porthcawl, Wales The God Complex
26 Recording for The God Complex takes place in Porthcawl, Wales The God Complex
28 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex

March
1 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
1 Recording for The God Complex takes place in Cardiff, Wales The God Complex
2 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
3 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
3 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
3 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Cardiff, Wales Closing Time
4 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
4 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Cardiff, Wales Closing Time
7 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Girl Who Waited
7 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Cardiff, Wales Closing Time
8 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Girl Who Waited
8 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Cardiff, Wales Closing Time
9 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place in Newport, Wales The Girl Who Waited
9 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Penarth, Wales Closing Time
10 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
10 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Girl Who Waited
10 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Penarth, Wales Closing Time
11 A mammoth 9.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, spawning a devastating tsunami; almost sixteen thousand people are killed, and meltdown is barely averted at several nuclear facilities
11 Recording for The Curse Of The Black Spot takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Curse Of The Black Spot
11 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place in St Nicholas, Wales The Girl Who Waited
11 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Penarth, Wales Closing Time
12 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
12 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Penarth, Wales Closing Time
14 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
14 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
14 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Penarth, Wales Closing Time
15 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
15 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
15 Recording for Closing Time takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Closing Time
16 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Girl Who Waited
16 Recording for Closing Time takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Closing Time
17 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place in Pontypool, Wales The Girl Who Waited
17 Recording for Closing Time takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Closing Time
18 Debut broadcast of Space / Time on BBC One and BBC One HD Space / Time
18 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
18 Recording for The God Complex takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The God Complex
20 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
20 Recording for Closing Time takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Closing Time
22 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
23 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
24 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
25 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
28 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
28 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
29 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
30 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
31 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place in Cardiff, Wales Let's Kill Hitler

April
1 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place in Cardiff, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
2 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place in Swansea, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
4 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
4 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
5 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
6 Recording for A Good Man Goes To War takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Good Man Goes To War
6 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
6 Recording for Closing Time takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Closing Time
7 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place in Wales, at Hensol, Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat Let's Kill Hitler
7 Recording for Closing Time takes place in Hensol, Wales Closing Time
7 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place in Hensol, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
14 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place in Newport, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
15 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place in Newport, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
16 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
16 Recording for Night Terrors takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Night Terrors
16 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
18 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
18 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
18 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
19 Death of Elisabeth Sladen (bio), who played Sarah Jane Smith
19 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
19 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
20 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
21 Recording for Closing Time takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Closing Time
21 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
22 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
23 Debut broadcast of The Impossible Astronaut on BBC One and BBC One HD The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon
25 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place in Wales, at Cardiff, St Nicholas, and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat The Wedding Of River Song
26 Recording for The Girl Who Waited takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Girl Who Waited
26 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Penarth The Wedding Of River Song
27 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
28 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
29 Prince William marries Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey
29 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
30 Debut broadcast of Day Of The Moon on BBC One and BBC One HD The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon
30 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
30 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song

May
2 Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is killed by American forces during a raid on his secret compound in Pakistan
7 Debut broadcast of The Curse Of The Black Spot on BBC One and BBC One HD The Curse Of The Black Spot
14 Debut broadcast of The Doctor's Wife on BBC One and BBC One HD The Doctor's Wife
21 Debut broadcast of The Rebel Flesh on BBC One and BBC One HD The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
26 The BBC announces that Piers Wenger will step down as executive producer of Doctor Who in September The Eleventh Doctor
28 Debut broadcast of The Almost People on BBC One and BBC One HD The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People

June
4 Debut broadcast of A Good Man Goes To War on BBC One and BBC One HD A Good Man Goes To War
14 Jay Hunt, the Controller of Programmes for BBC One, announces that Doctor Who has been renewed for Season Thirty-Three, but advises that fewer than the usual thirteen episodes will air in 2012 The Eleventh Doctor

July
7 The BBC announces that Beth Willis is stepping down as executive producer of Doctor Who The Eleventh Doctor
8 Chris Chibnall is offered the opportunity to write Dinosaurs On A Spaceship Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
10 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place in Penmark, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
11 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place in Penmark, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
21 The return of the Atlantis to the Kennedy Space Center marks the end of NASA's space shuttle program
21 The BBC announces that Caroline Skinner will replace Piers Wenger and Beth Willis as executive producer of Doctor Who The Eleventh Doctor

August
27 Debut broadcast of Let's Kill Hitler on BBC One and BBC One HD Let's Kill Hitler

September
3 Debut broadcast of Night Terrors on BBC One and BBC One HD Night Terrors
10 Debut broadcast of The Girl Who Waited on BBC One and BBC One HD The Girl Who Waited
12 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
13 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
14 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Llanelli, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
15 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Llanelli, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
16 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Llanelli, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
17 The Occupy Wall Street protest movement, which is critical of the concentration of wealth in just one percent of the world's population, is instigated by a Canadian website
17 Debut broadcast of The God Complex on BBC One and BBC One HD The God Complex
17 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Wales, at Cardiff and Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
19 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Broadwell, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
20 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Newport, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
21 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Abercanaid, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
22 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Abercanaid, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
23 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Abercanaid, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
24 Debut broadcast of Closing Time on BBC One and BBC One HD Closing Time
26 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
27 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
28 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
29 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
30 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe

October
1 Debut broadcast of The Wedding Of River Song on BBC One and BBC One HD The Wedding Of River Song
2 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
3 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
4 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Merthyr Mawr, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
5 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
6 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
7 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place in Llanelli, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
9 Recording for The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe
20 Revolutionaries capture and kill Muammar Gaddafi, ending his forty-two-year rule of Libya

November

December
15 Steven Moffat announces that Karen Gillan will be leaving Doctor Who during Season Thirty-Three Amy Pond
15 Steven Moffat announces that Arthur Darvill will be leaving Doctor Who during Season Thirty-Three Rory Williams
25 Debut broadcast of The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe on BBC One and BBC One HD The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe