The Daleks' Master Plan: Counter Plot premiered on BBC One in 1965 at 5:51pm, watched by 9.90 million viewers.

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Dead Man Walking premiered on BBC Three in 2006 at 2:05am
Ben Browder is 56 today - credited as Isaac in A Town Called Mercy

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Zienia Merton (died 2018 aged 72) would be 73 today - 2 credits, including Ping-Cho in Marco Polo

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Tony Adams is 78 today - credited as Elgin in The Green Death

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Stephen Moore is 81 today - 3 credits, including Eldane in The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood

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Reg Whitehead (died 2016 aged 83) would be 86 today - 5 credits, including Yeti in The Abominable Snowmen

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Bill McGuffie (died 1987 aged 59) would be 91 today - credited as Composer for Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.(Aaru)

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Richard Mathews (died 1992 aged 77) would be 104 today - credited as Rassilon in The Five Doctors
Malcolm Clarke (died 2003 aged 60) - 7 credits, including Incidental Music for The Sea Devils

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Michael Robbins (died 1992 aged 62) - credited as Richard Mace in The Visitation

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The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos - Overnight Viewing Figures
Doctor Who: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos was watched by 5.32 million viewers, a share of 26.4% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures.
10 Dec

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No series planned for 2019
The BBC confirmed this evening that Doctor Who will not return for a full series next year, but will instead be back on air in early 2020.
9 Dec

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Thirteenth Doctor #2
Out now, the second in the series of Titan Comic Adventures for the Thirteenth Doctor
9 Dec

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Radio Times
This week's edition of the Radio Times (8-14 Dec) is the latest in this year's issues to showcase Doctor Who, making it the fourth time in six months that Jodie Whittaker has graced the front cover! Unlike in previous years, however, it isn't the Doctor's Christmas adventure being previewed this time around but her New Year's outing instead.
8 Dec