The Doctor Who Production Diary: April 27th

1931 Birth of Glyn Jones (bio), writer and actor
1963 Birth of Russell T Davies (bio), writer and executive producer
1966 Recording for The Savages takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Savages
1967 Recording for The Evil Of The Daleks takes place at the BBC Television Film Studios in Ealing, London The Evil Of The Daleks
1968 Debut broadcast of The Wheel In Space episode one on BBC One The Wheel In Space
1970 Director Douglas Camfield collapses during rehearsals for Inferno as a result of stress and a heart condition; Barry Letts assumes his duties for the remainder of the serial's production Inferno
1971 Recording for The Daemons takes place in Ramsbury, Wiltshire The Daemons
1974 Birth of Joseph Millson (bio), who played Alan Jackson
1974 Debut broadcast of The Monster Of Peladon episode six on BBC One The Monster Of Peladon
1982 Birth of Samuel Anderson (bio), who played Danny Pink
1982 Recording for Snakedance takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 6 in White City, London Snakedance
1982 Rod Beacham is commissioned to provide a storyline for “Poison” The Fifth Doctor
1986 Birth of Jenna Coleman (bio), who played Clara Oswald
1988 Recording for Remembrance Of The Daleks takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 8 in White City, London Remembrance Of The Daleks
1992 Peter Cregeen, the BBC's Head of Serials, advises Philip David Segal that the Corporation still feels that it is premature to bring Doctor Who back to television The Eighth Doctor
2009 Recording for The End Of Time takes place in Caerphilly, Wales The End Of Time
2010 The BBC issues a formal apology to viewers for an animated graphic, advertising Over The Rainbow, which appeared on-screen during the climactic moments of The Time Of Angels The Time Of Angels / Flesh And Stone
2011 Recording for The Wedding Of River Song takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales The Wedding Of River Song
2012 Recording for Asylum Of The Daleks takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales Asylum Of The Daleks
2012 Recording for The Angels Take Manhattan takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales The Angels Take Manhattan
2013 Debut broadcast of Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS on BBC One and BBC One HD Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS
2015 Recording for The Girl Who Died takes place in Penarth, Wales The Girl Who Died
2021 Death of Frank Cox (bio), director