The Doctor Who Production Diary: April 2nd

1926 Birth of Robert Holmes (bio), writer and script editor
1964 Dennis Spooner is commissioned to write The Reign Of Terror The Reign Of Terror
1965 Recording for The Space Museum takes place in BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London The Space Museum
1965 Resubmitted versions of Malcolm Hulke's “Britain 408 AD” and “The Hidden Planet” are rejected The First Doctor
1966 Debut broadcast of The Celestial Toymaker episode one, The Celestial Toyroom, on BBC One The Celestial Toymaker
1970 Recording for Inferno takes place in Hoo, Kent Inferno
1971 Recording for Colony In Space takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London Colony In Space
1973 Recording for The Green Death takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London The Green Death
1974 Recording for Planet Of The Spiders takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Planet Of The Spiders
1977 Debut broadcast of The Talons Of Weng-Chiang episode six on BBC One The Talons Of Weng-Chiang
1979 Alan Drury is commissioned to write “The Tearing Of The Veil” The Fourth Doctor
1980 Recording for The Leisure Hive takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London The Leisure Hive
1986 Having become increasingly frustrated by John Nathan-Turner's decisions as producer, Eric Saward resigns as script editor of Doctor Who; however, he agrees to complete The Trial Of A Time Lord (Segment Four) now that Robert Holmes has been hospitalised The Sixth Doctor
1987 Ian Briggs is commissioned to write the first episode of Dragonfire Dragonfire
2005 Debut broadcast of The End Of The World on BBC One The End Of The World
2008 Death of Johnny Byrne (bio), writer
2009 Recording for The End Of Time takes place in Newport, Wales The End Of Time
2011 Recording for Let's Kill Hitler takes place in Swansea, Wales Let's Kill Hitler
2012 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Asylum Of The Daleks
2013 Recording for The Day Of The Doctor takes place in Tonna, Wales The Day Of The Doctor
2014 Death of Glyn Jones (bio), writer and actor
2014 Recording for The Caretaker takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Caretaker
2015 Recording for The Woman Who Lived takes place in Llansannor, Wales The Woman Who Lived