The Abominable Snowmen: Episode Four premiered on BBC One in 1967 at 5:24pm, watched by 7.10 million viewers.

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The Pirate Planet: Part Four premiered on BBC One in 1978 at 6:22pm, watched by 8.40 million viewers.

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Doctor Who Greatest Moments: Rose premiered on BBC Three in 2009 at 7:45pm, watched by 0.31 million viewers.
Adam Kurakin (died 1989 aged 43) would be 74 today - credited as Guard in The Pirate Planet
Chris D'Oyly-John (died 2009) - 13 credits, including Production Assistant for Doctor Who And The Silurians

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Peter Moffatt (died 2007 aged 84) - 7 credits, including Director for State of Decay

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Peter Barkworth (died 2006 aged 77) - credited as Clent in The Ice Warriors

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Alan Rowe (died 2000 aged 73) - 4 credits, including Edward of Wessex in The Time Warrior

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Double dose of Sil for November
Koch Media have announced two new releases for 4th November, both of which feature the unscrupulous reptilian businessman Sil, as played by Nabil Shaban.
20 Oct

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Lethbridge-Stewart: The Shadowman
Candy Jar Books has announced the second novel in its seventh series of Lethbridge-Stewart novels, to be released in late October:
20 Oct

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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 544
Doctor Who Magazine celebrates its 40th anniversary in issue 544.
17 Oct

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The Doctor Who Companion - The Twelfth Doctor: Volume Two
Doctor Who Magazine continues its in-depth chronicle of the show’s production with a 100-page volume dedicated to four memorable episodes of Series 8 starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald:
16 Oct