Kinda was a 1982 Fifth Doctor story that was important to the development of the character of companion Tegan Jovanka. It established her as susceptible to the psychological horror of the Mara, a recurring villain that plagued her in several other stories. Behind the scenes, Kinda was interesting for its shifting fate amongst audience members. Doctor Who fans initially rejected the effort, ranking it low in the DWM 69 poll of viewer opinion of season 19. However, its appreciation by fans steadily rose over the years, and in 2009's DWM poll to rank the then-200 stories of Doctor Who, it ranked a respectable 69. Meanwhile, 21st century writers Steven Moffat and Rob Shearman have both sung its praises in various documentaries, and the British National Film Archive bought a copy in order to preserve it as example of Doctor Who at its finest.
Think Doctor Who is just for boys? Don't you believe it. Not only was the show's very first producer a woman, but it would never have come back without the fierce advocacy of Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner. Considering her importance to Doctor Who it's somewhat ironic that Tranter's only on-screen credits are for Torchwood: Miracle Day. But Gardner, her "partner in crime", is tied only with Russell T Davies as the most prolific producer in Doctor Who history.
John Cleese appeared in Doctor Who's highest rated televised story, City of Death, around the time of series 2 of Fawlty Towers. Find out more about the thousands of actors who have been on Doctor Who by exploring Doctor Who guest actors.
The careers of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors are significantly longer in audio than on television. Check out their latest works at category:2024 audio stories
Officially, only The Lodger has been explicitly adapted from a comic strip — also called The Lodger.
However, several stories have clearly taken material from comic strips — often those in Doctor Who Magazine. The Shakespeare Code contains a good amount of material from A Groatsworth of Wit, and the notion of the Doctor absorbing the time vortex in order to spare a companion was explored in both The Parting of the Ways and The Flood.
- 1968 - Episode three of The Wheel in Space was recorded at BBC Television Centre Studio 1. (TCH 12)
- 1968 - The Mind Robber was extended from four parts into five, with Derrick Sherwin commissioned to write a new opening episode for the story.[1]
- 1971 - Location filming for The Dæmons took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Third Doctor)
- 1980 - Studio filming for The Leisure Hive took place at BBC Television Centre studio 3. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor)
- 1989 - Location filming for The Curse of Fenric took place. (Doctor Who The Handbook: The Seventh Doctor)
- 2005 - The Big Finish audio story The Council of Nicaea took place at the Moat Studios.
- 2010 - Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield story Resurrecting the Past was recorded.
- 2010 - The BBC Press Office announced that Katy Manning would return to the role of Jo Grant for a fourth season storyline of The Sarah Jane Adventures, an episode also to feature Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.[2]
- 2018 - Big Finish's audio anthology Class: The Audio Adventures: Volume Two took place at the Moat Studios.
- 2020 - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetatlong of The Stolen Earth/Journey's End in commemoration of the ninth anniversary of Elisabeth Sladen's death.
- 2021 - The Big Finish audio story Watchers was recorded remotely.
- 1965 - Part five of the TV Comic story On the Web Planet was first published.
- 1969 - Episode one of The War Games was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1969 - Part three of the TV Comic story Eskimo Joe was first published.
- 1975 - Part one of Revenge of the Cybermen was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1975 - Part four of the TV Comic story Return of the Daleks was first published.
- 2002 - Part one of "Death Comes to Time" was first released online.
- 2006 - DWA 2 was first released by BBC Magazines.
- 2007 - Sting of the Zygons, The Last Dodo and Wooden Heart were first published by BBC Books.
- 2008 - Planet of the Ood was first broadcast on BBC One. Later, Oods and Ends aired on BBC Three.
- 2012 - DWA 265 was first released by Immediate Media Company London Limited.
- 2012 - DWMSE 31 was first released by Panini Comics.
- 2017 - Alien Heart and Dalek Soul were first released by Big Finish Productions.
- 2017 - Part two of Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth was first published in 10DY3 4.
- 2018 - DWMSE 49 was first released by Panini Comics.
- 2018 - DWFC 122 was first released by Eaglemoss Collections.
- 2019 - TCH 19 was first released by Hachette Partworks.
- 2020 - Farewell, Sarah Jane was released on the Doctor Who website.
- 2021 - Series 8 was released in a Steelbook Blu-ray box set.
- 1907 - Actor Alan Wheatley was born.[3]
- 1912 - Actor Jack Cunningham was born.[4]
- 1918 - Conductor Marcus Dods was born.[5]
- 1945 - Actor John Abbott was born.[6]
- 1945 - Actor Cleo Sylvestre was born.[7]
- 1960 - Actor Mark Greenstreet was born.[8]
- 1964 - Actor Marcus Harris was born.[9]
- 1972 - Actor Pandora Colin was born.[10]
- 1980 - Actor Tony Beckley died.[11]
- 1983 - Actor Chris Gannon died.[12]
- 1983 - Actor Victoria Yeates was born.[13]
- 1989 - Actor Belinda Owusu was born.[14]
- 1992 - Presenter and Actor Christel Dee was born.[15]
- 2001 - Actor Demi Papaminas was born.[16]
- 2004 - Actor Philip Locke died.[17]
- 2011 - Actor Elisabeth Sladen died.[18]
- 2016 - Actor Graeme Eton died.[19]
- ↑ http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/uu.html
- ↑ BBC Press Office - The Doctor and Jo to join CBBC's The Sarah Jane Adventures
- ↑ Find a Grave
- ↑ IMDb
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Celebrities Galore
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ People Pill
- ↑ People Pill
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Randall and Hopkirk (Declassified)
- ↑ People Pill
- ↑ Famous Birthdays
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Famous Birthdays
- ↑ IMDb