Terry Nation

The Wheel In Space: Episode 5 was broadcast in 1968 at 5:16pm, watched by 6.80 million viewers.

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Planet of the Spiders: Part Four was broadcast in 1974 at 5:31pm, watched by 8.20 million viewers.
Jamie Foreman is 55 today - credited as Eddie Connolly in The Idiot's Lantern

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Eric Deacon is 63 today - credited as Mykros in Timelash

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Sir Ian McKellen CH, CBE is 74 today - credited as Voice of the Snowman in The Snowmen(credited as Ian McKellen)(credited as Ian McKellen)

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Peggy Dixon (died 2005 aged 84) would be 92 today - credited as Dancer in The Masque of Mandragora

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Wilfrid Carter (died 1998 aged 89) would be 105 today - credited as Sir Reginald Styles in Day of the Daleks

Terence de Marney (died 1971 aged 63) - credited as Churchwarden in The Smugglers

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Competitions Update
Here is an update on the current competitions running from Doctor Who News.
25 May

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AudioGo: June Releases
AudioGo's next stage in the Destiny of the Doctor reaches the Sixth Doctor in June with he and companion Peri meeting Trouble in Paradise. Meanwhile, the latest audio adaptation of the Target novelisations sees the Third Doctor ahd Jo arriving on The Planet of the Daleks. Plus, two audio adaptations of recent BBC Books releases include the Eleventh Doctor once again encountering his greatest alien foe in The Dalek Generation, and the Third Doctor facing off against fellow Time Lord The Master in Harvest of Time.
25 May

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Publications Roundup
A roundup of some of the independent publications that have recently been published or announced.
25 May

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BBC Books: Autumn Releases
BBC Books have released details on two hardback publications to tie in with the 50th Anniversary celebrations this coming Autumn.
25 May