The Daleks' Master Plan: Counter Plot premiered on BBC One in 1965 at 5:51pm, watched by 9.90 million viewers.

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Dead Man Walking premiered on BBC Three in 2006 at 2:05am
Ben Browder is 57 today - credited as Isaac in A Town Called Mercy

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Zienia Merton (died 2018 aged 72) would be 74 today - 2 credits, including Ping-Cho in Marco Polo

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Tony Adams is 79 today - credited as Elgin in The Green Death

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Stephen Moore (died 2019 aged 81) would be 82 today - 3 credits, including Eldane in The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood

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Reg Whitehead (died 2016 aged 83) would be 87 today - 5 credits, including Yeti in The Abominable Snowmen

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Bill McGuffie (died 1987 aged 59) would be 92 today - credited as Composer for Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.(Aaru)

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Richard Mathews (died 1992 aged 77) would be 105 today - credited as Rassilon in The Five Doctors
Malcolm Clarke (died 2003 aged 60) - 7 credits, including Incidental Music for The Sea Devils

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Michael Robbins (died 1992 aged 62) - credited as Richard Mace in The Visitation

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BBC Books to publish a new Target novel collection in July 2020
BBC Books is expanding the Doctor Who Target range with seven new titles in Summer 2020 – some that fans have probably been expecting, and a few that should be a pleasant surprise.
10 Dec

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Doctor Who Time Fracture: An Immersive Adventure
A new immersive adventure, Doctor Who Time Fracture, in in development by the BBC and will be launched in late 2020 in London.
9 Dec

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Katy Manning Named Gay Icon
The Sisterhood of Karn, the Long-running social group for LGBT Doctor Who fans, has named Katy Manning a true gay Icon of Doctor Who.
8 Dec

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Radio Times
The next edition of the Radio Times (7th-13th December) is the latest to feature Doctor Who on the front cover, anticipating the return of the series to television on New Years Day.
3 Dec