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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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

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Name of the Doctor: Overnight Audience
Doctor Who: The Name of the Doctor achieved an overnight audience average of 5.5 million viewers, a share of 25.9% of the total TV audience.
19 May