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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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

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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