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On This Day (USA) - 21 August

The 12th Doctor: a Blue Peter Special premiered on CBBC in 2014 at 5:30pm BST

Remember Blue Peter's competition to design sonic devices for Doctor Who's Paternoster Gang? In this special to celebrate the return of the Doctor next weekend, Lindsey goes behind the scenes with the winners to see their Sonic Gauntlet, Lorgnette and Hat Pin in action - and they only run into Peter Capaldi, the new Doctor.

The One Show: 21 Aug 2014 (Peter Capaldi) premiered on BBC One in 2014 at 6:58pm BST

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined in the studio by Peter Capaldi to talk about the Series Eight [Season 34] (2014) of Doctor Who.

Birthdays

Susanna Carroll (died 2024 aged 90) would be 93 - credited as Drahvin Two in Galaxy 4

Actress active in the 60's

Roles include parts in Detective, The Dickie Henderson Show and The Man in the Mirror.

Deaths

Anne Spiers (died 2007 aged 54) - credited as Makeup (Assistant) for The Robots of Death

Anne Spiers was a makeup artist known for Chaos (2005), Arabian Nights (2000) and G.B.H. (1991).

She was married to producer and director Bob Spiers.

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On This Day (USA) - 21 August

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