This story entry is used for programmes related to Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary, which saw a wide variety of interviews, event coverage, history and fan activity reported on the BBC's local radio stations.
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The Wheel In Space: Episode 5 premiered on BBC One in 1968 at 5:16pm, watched by 6.80 million viewers.
Planet of the Spiders: Part Four premiered on BBC One in 1974 at 5:31pm, watched by 8.20 million viewers.
Jamie Foreman is 61 today - credited as Eddie Connolly in The Idiot's Lantern
Eric Deacon is 69 today - credited as Mykros in Timelash
Sir Ian McKellen is 80 today - 2 credits, including Voice of the Snowman in The Snowmen (as Ian McKellen)
Wilfred Carter (died 1998 aged 89) would be 111 today - credited as Sir Reginald Styles in Day of the Daleks
Pamela Stirling (died 2013 aged 93) - credited as Louvre Guide in City of Death
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