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An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker premiered on BBC One in 1963 at 5:15pm, watched by 6.40 million viewers.
The Invasion: Episode Seven premiered on BBC One in 1968 at 5:14pm, watched by 7.20 million viewers.
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: Part One premiered on BBC One in 1988 at 7:34pm, watched by 5.00 million viewers. Birthdays
David Maloney (died 2006 aged 72) would be 85 today - 15 credits, including Director for The Mind Robber
Alan Rowe (died 2000 aged 73) would be 92 today - 4 credits, including Edward of Wessex in The Time Warrior
Margaret John (died 2011 aged 84) would be 92 today - 2 credits, including Megan Jones in Fury From the Deep
John Franklyn-Robbins (died 2009 aged 84) would be 94 today - credited as Time Lord in Genesis of the Daleks
Michael Bilton (died 1993 aged 73) would be 99 today - 3 credits, including Teligny in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's EveGuy Middleton (died 1973 aged 65) would be 111 today - credited as Colonel Attwood in The Highlanders
Deaths
Kenneth Kendall (died 2012 aged 88) - credited as Television Newsreader in The War Machines
Stubby Kaye (died 1997 aged 79) - credited as Weismuller in Delta and the Bannermen
Dermot Tuohy (died 1986 aged 65) - credited as Brownrose in Terror of the AutonsSilva Screen Records have announced they will be releasing the Doctor Who Series 11 Soundtrack in January 2019
12 Dec
Doctor Who picked up two awards in the 2018 I Talk Telly Awards, an annual Twitter poll which this year saw some 266,400 votes registered. The series won the Best Returning Drama category, whilst Mandip Gill was voted Best Newcomer.
11 Dec
Doctor Who: It Takes You Away had an official rating of 6.42 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.
11 Dec
Doctor Who: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos was watched by 5.32 million viewers, a share of 26.4% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures.
10 Dec