The Doctor Who Production Diary: December 16th

1929 Birth of Nicholas Courtney (bio), who played Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
1964 Terry Nation is commissioned to write The Chase to replace an untitled Dalek storyline The Chase
1966 Recording for The Underwater Menace takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Underwater Menace
1967 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode six on BBC One The Ice Warriors
1967 Recording for The Enemy Of The World takes place at Lime Grove Studio D in Shepherd's Bush, London The Enemy Of The World
1968 Recording for The Seeds Of Death takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Seeds Of Death
1971 Birth of Ashley Way (bio), director
1971 Recording for The Curse Of Peladon takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London and the BBC Television Centre Puppet Theatre in White City, London The Curse Of Peladon
1975 Recording for The Seeds Of Doom takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 and the BBC Television Centre main entrance in White City, London The Seeds Of Doom
1976 Louise Jameson is contracted for Season Fifteen Leela
1976 Recording for The Talons Of Weng-Chiang takes place in Wapping, London The Talons Of Weng-Chiang
1977 Recording for The Invasion Of Time takes place in Redhill, Surrey The Invasion Of Time
1978 Debut broadcast of The Androids Of Tara episode four on BBC One The Androids Of Tara
1980 Recording for Logopolis takes place in London, at Battersea and Chelsea Logopolis
1983 Recording for The Caves Of Androzani takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London The Caves Of Androzani
2005 Recording for Rise Of The Cybermen / The Age Of Steel takes place in Newport, Wales, including at Unit Q2 Rise Of The Cybermen / The Age Of Steel
2009 Recording for The Vampires Of Venice takes place in Llantwit Major, Wales The Vampires Of Venice
2010 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place in Llantwit Major, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People