Mark Gatiss

The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1 was broadcast in 1967 at 6:00pm, watched by 8.10 million viewers.

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The Time Monster: Episode One was broadcast in 1972 at 5:50pm, watched by 7.60 million viewers.

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The Age of Steel was broadcast in 2006 at 6:38pm, watched by 7.64 million viewers.

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Documentaries: From Zero to Hero was broadcast in 2006 at 7:25pm
Owen Teale is 52 today - 2 credits, including Maldak in Vengeance on Varos

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Michael Spice (died 1983 aged 52) would be 82 today - 2 credits, including Weng Chiang in The Talons of Weng-Chiang

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John Lucarotti (died 1994 aged 68) would be 87 today - 4 credits, including Writer for Marco Polo

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Peter Copley (died 2008 aged 93) would be 98 today - credited as Dr. Warlock in Pyramids of Mars

Jon Pertwee (died 1996 aged 76) - 31 credits, including Doctor Who in Spearhead From Space

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Anton Diffring (died 1989 aged 70) - credited as De Flores in Silver Nemesis

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Judith Byfield (died 1989 aged 37) - credited as Angela Clifford in Time-Flight

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Lennie Mayne (died 1977 aged 49) - 4 credits, including Director for The Curse of Peladon

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Australian overnight ratings for The Name of the Doctor
The Name of the Doctor has debuted in Australia, averaging 812,000 viewers in the five major capital cities. It was the ABC's highest rating drama of the day and the ninth highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional or time-shifted viewers.
20 May

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Name of the Doctor AI:88
The Name of the Doctor had an Appreciation Index, or AI score, of 88.
20 May

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An Unearthly Series - The Origins of a TV Legend
The 11th in our series of features looking at events leading to the creation of a true TV legend.
20 May

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Series Eight Officially Confirmed
The BBC has officially confirmed that Doctor Who has been re-commissioned for a new series, the eighth since the series returned in 2005 and the Thirty Fourth since the series began in 1963.
19 May