An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker premiered on BBC One in 1963 at 5:15pm, watched by 6.40 million viewers.

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The Invasion: Episode Seven premiered on BBC One in 1968 at 5:14pm, watched by 7.20 million viewers.

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The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: Part One premiered on BBC One in 1988 at 7:34pm, watched by 5.00 million viewers.
David Maloney (died 2006 aged 72) would be 86 today - 15 credits, including Director for The Mind Robber

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Alan Rowe (died 2000 aged 73) would be 93 today - 4 credits, including Edward of Wessex in The Time Warrior

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Margaret John (died 2011 aged 84) would be 93 today - 2 credits, including Megan Jones in Fury From the Deep

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John Franklyn-Robbins (died 2009 aged 84) would be 95 today - credited as Time Lord in Genesis of the Daleks

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Michael Bilton (died 1993 aged 73) would be 100 today - 3 credits, including Teligny in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

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Guy Middleton (died 1973 aged 65) would be 112 today - credited as Colonel Attwood in The Highlanders
Kenneth Kendall (died 2012 aged 88) - credited as Television Newsreader in The War Machines

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Stubby Kaye (died 1997 aged 79) - credited as Weismuller in Delta and the Bannermen

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Dermot Tuohy (died 1986 aged 65) - credited as Brownrose in Terror of the Autons

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Anjli Mohindra and Laura Fraser to guest star in Doctor Who
The BBC has announced that television stars Anjli Mohindra and Laura Fraser are set to guest star in upcoming episodes of Doctor Who.
14 Dec

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School Produces Doctor Who Project
Pupils at a special needs school in Wales have produced their own episode of Doctor Who, narrated by Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy.
13 Dec

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Doctor Who Magazine issue 546
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine features exclusive previews of the new season, due to launch on New Year's Day.
12 Dec

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Wendy Williams 1934-2019
The actress Wendy Williams has died at the age of 84.
11 Dec