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City of Death: Part Four premiered on BBC One in 1979 at 6:16pm, watched by 16.10 million viewers.
The Girl in the Fireplace premiered on SyFy (East Coast Feed) in 2006 at 8:00pmTMi - Series 2 Episode 7 (featuring the SJA cast) premiered on BBC2 in 2007 at 9:00am
Secrets of the Stars: Episode One premiered on CBBC in 2008 at 5:15pmDoctor Who Greatest Moments: The Master premiered on BBC Three in 2009 at 7:47pm, watched by 0.32 million viewers.
Birthdays
Christoper Bowen is 60 today - credited as Mordred in BattlefieldSandra Dickinson is 71 today - credited as Maggie in The Ghosts of N Space(Misc)
Anneke Wills is 78 today - 41 credits, including Polly in The War MachinesJack Shepherd is 79 today - credited as Self in The Women of Doctor Who(Factual)
Mary Peach is 85 today - credited as Astrid in The Enemy of the World
Colin Jeavons is 90 today - 2 credits, including Damon in The Underwater Menace
Anton Diffring (died 1989 aged 70) would be 101 today - credited as De Flores in Silver Nemesis
Ian Cullen is 80 today - 4 credits, including Ixta in The Aztecs Deaths
Hubert Rees (died 2009 aged 81) - 3 credits, including Chief Engineer in Fury From the Deep
John Ringham (died 2008 aged 80) - 5 credits, including Ashe in Colony In SpaceRon Tarr (died 1997 aged 60) - 2 credits, including Slave in Destiny of the Daleks
Brian Badcoe (died 1992 aged 67) - credited as Adam in Invasion of the DinosaursDoctor Who Magazine celebrates its 40th anniversary in issue 544.
17 Oct
Doctor Who Magazine continues its in-depth chronicle of the show’s production with a 100-page volume dedicated to four memorable episodes of Series 8 starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald:
16 Oct
Jodie Whittaker Sings Yellow
Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker takes on a classic Coldplay track for a new album released to support BBC Children in Need.
13 Oct
This November sees the release of the Fan project The Unofficial Dr Who Annual 1987.
13 Oct