The Doctor Who Production Diary: April 13th

1929 Birth of David Fisher (bio), writer
1951 Birth of Peter Davison (bio), who played the Fifth Doctor
1964 Recording for The Aztecs takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Aztecs
1965 Recording for The Chase takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Chase
1967 Michael Peacock backtracks on his statement of April 5th and suggests that Doctor Who could be replaced by a new programme called Bonaventure (although this does not ultimately survive past its pilot episode) The Second Doctor
1968 Debut broadcast of Fury From The Deep episode five on BBC One Fury From The Deep
1972 Writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin are asked to limit the involvement of the First Doctor in their multi-Doctor storyline, due to William Hartnell's poor health The Three Doctors
1974 Debut broadcast of The Monster Of Peladon episode four on BBC One The Monster Of Peladon
1981 Recording for Four To Doomsday takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Four To Doomsday
1982 Philip Martin is commissioned to provide a storyline for Vengeance On Varos Vengeance On Varos
1982 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance
1984 Death of Richard Hurndall (bio), the second actor to play the First Doctor
1987 Ian Briggs is commissioned to write the final two episodes of Dragonfire Dragonfire
1988 Recording for Remembrance Of The Daleks takes place in Hammersmith, London Remembrance Of The Daleks
1989 Recording for The Curse Of Fenric takes place in Hawkhurst, Kent The Curse Of Fenric
2008 Recording for The Next Doctor takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Next Doctor
2009 Recording for The End Of Time takes place in Swansea, Wales The End Of Time
2012 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place in New York City, New York, United States of America The Angels Take Manhattan
2013 Debut broadcast of Cold War on BBC One and BBC One HD Cold War
2013 Recording for The Day Of The Doctor takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales The Day Of The Doctor
2015 Recording for The Woman Who Lived takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Woman Who Lived
2017 Death of Eric Pringle (bio), writer
2018 Recording for The Ghost Monument concludes The Ghost Monument