The Doctor Who Production Diary: July 16th

1931 Birth of Robert Banks Stewart (bio), writer
1958 Birth of Rachel Talalay (bio), director
1963 “The Giants” is abandoned The First Doctor
1965 Recording for Galaxy 4 takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 4 in White City, London Galaxy 4
1965 Terry Nation is commissioned to write six episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan The Daleks' Master Plan
1966 William Hartnell informs his wife, Heather, that he has met with Innes Lloyd and agreed to leave Doctor Who after recording one more story at the start of the fourth production block The First Doctor
1966 Debut broadcast of The War Machines episode four on BBC One The War Machines
1974 Birth of Mark Tonderai (bio), director
1978 Recording for The Stones Of Blood takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 3 in White City, London The Stones Of Blood
1979 Recording for Destiny Of The Daleks takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London Destiny Of The Daleks
1985 Terence Dudley offers to replace John Nathan-Turner as producer of Doctor Who The Sixth Doctor
1986 Recording for The Trial Of A Time Lord (Segment Three) takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London The Trial Of
A Time Lord (Segment Three)
1986 Recording for The Trial Of A Time Lord (Segment Four) takes place at BBC Television Centre Studio 1 in White City, London The Trial Of
A Time Lord (Segment Four)
2006 Recording for The Runaway Bride takes place in Cardiff, Wales The Runaway Bride
2007 Recording for Voyage Of The Damned takes place in Cardiff, Wales Voyage Of The Damned
2010 Recording for A Christmas Carol takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales A Christmas Carol
2014 Recording for Dark Water / Death In Heaven takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales Dark Water / Death In Heaven
2017 During a special video broadcast following coverage of the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Final on BBC One, the BBC announces that Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the Thirteenth Doctor The Thirteenth Doctor