Richard Briers CBE

The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1 was broadcast in 1967 at 6:00pm, watched by 8.10 million viewers.

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The Time Monster: Episode One was broadcast in 1972 at 5:50pm, watched by 7.60 million viewers.

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The Age of Steel was broadcast in 2006 at 6:38pm, watched by 7.64 million viewers.

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Documentaries: From Zero to Hero was broadcast in 2006 at 7:25pm
Owen Teale is 52 today - 2 credits, including Maldak in Vengeance on Varos

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Michael Spice (died 1983 aged 52) would be 82 today - 2 credits, including Weng Chiang in The Talons of Weng-Chiang

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John Lucarotti (died 1994 aged 68) would be 87 today - 4 credits, including Writer for Marco Polo

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Peter Copley (died 2008 aged 93) would be 98 today - credited as Dr. Warlock in Pyramids of Mars

Jon Pertwee (died 1996 aged 76) - 31 credits, including Doctor Who in Spearhead From Space

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Anton Diffring (died 1989 aged 70) - credited as De Flores in Silver Nemesis

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Judith Byfield (died 1989 aged 37) - credited as Angela Clifford in Time-Flight

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Lennie Mayne (died 1977 aged 49) - 4 credits, including Director for The Curse of Peladon

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Series Eight Officially Confirmed
The BBC has officially confirmed that Doctor Who has been re-commissioned for a new series, the eighth since the series returned in 2005 and the Thirty Fourth since the series began in 1963.
19 May

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Name of the Doctor: Overnight Audience
Doctor Who: The Name of the Doctor achieved an overnight audience average of 5.5 million viewers, a share of 25.9% of the total TV audience.
19 May

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The Name of The Doctor: Media Reaction
A roundup of selected quotes from the media for the premiere of The Name of The Doctor last night - links to the full review can be found via the author's name. You can also read our own review here.
19 May

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Doctor Who @ The Movies: charity tickets available
The Doctor Who Appreciation Society recently held an online auction via eBay of Doctor Who Memorabilia, in order to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. After tax relief this auction raised over £1100 and the Society would like to thank everyone who took part.
18 May