The Doctor Who Production Diary: December 9th

1938 Birth of Warris Hussein (bio), director
1944 Birth of Eric Saward (bio), writer and script editor
1967 Debut broadcast of The Ice Warriors episode five 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
1966 Bernard Lodge of the BBC Graphics Unit records a new Doctor Who title sequence used from 1967 to 1969 The Second Doctor
1977 Recording for The Invasion Of Time takes place in Redhill, Surrey The Invasion Of Time
1977 Robert Holmes is commissioned to write The Ribos Operation The Ribos Operation
1978 Debut broadcast of The Androids Of Tara episode three on BBC One The Androids Of Tara
1980 Christopher H Bidmead conveys a storyline entitled “Romanoids” by Geoff Lowe, submitted the previous summer, to John Nathan-Turner The Fourth Doctor
1982 Although he has not signed a contract, Tom Baker indicates that he is agreeable to appearing in The Five Doctors The Fourth Doctor
2004 Doctor Who Magazine reveals that Shaun Dingwall will be appearing in Doctor Who Pete Tyler
2004 Recording for The Long Game takes place at the old British Telecom building in Cardiff, Wales The Long Game
2005 Recording for Army Of Ghosts / Doomsday takes place at Unit Q2 in Newport, Wales Army Of Ghosts / Doomsday
2006 Recording for Human Nature / The Family Of Blood takes place at Upper Boat Studios in Upper Boat, Wales Human Nature / The Family Of Blood
2006 Recording for Blink takes place in Wales, at Caerphilly and Cardiff Blink
2009 Recording for The Vampires Of Venice takes place in Trogir, Croatia The Vampires Of Venice
2009 Recording for Vincent And The Doctor takes place in Trogir, Crotia Vincent And The Doctor
2010 Recording for The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People takes place in Neath, Wales The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
2012 Recording for The Bells Of Saint John takes place in Tokyo, Japan The Bells Of Saint John
2016 Recording for Extremis takes place in Dinas Powys, Wales Extremis
2018 Debut broadcast of The Battle Of Ranskoor Av Kolos on BBC One and BBC One HD The Battle Of Ranskoor Av Kolos
2023 Debut broadcast of The Giggle on BBC One and BBC One HD The Giggle