Doctor Who: On This Day - 5th June 2018

On This Day 8 Years ago saw the airing of the 10th episode of Series 5.

This episode was called Vincent and The Doctor.

This epiosde starred Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. It also guest starred Tony Curran and Vincent Van Gogh.

The episode was 45 minutes long.

It was written by Richard Curtis (Vicar of Dibley, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Blackadder & Mr. Bean)

Synopsis:

When the Doctor and Amy travel to France to meet Vincent van Gogh, they learn that an invisible alien is menacing the artist.

The Episode was watch by 6.76 million viewers.

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Doctor Who - On This Day - 2nd June

On this day 11 years ago saw the first airing of Series 3 Episode 9

It was called " The Family Of Blood."

The episode starred David Tennant as the 10th Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones.

The episode was 45 minutes long.

The episode was written by Paul Cornell.

It was the second episode of a 2 part story that began with Human Nature.

It was adapted from Paul Cornell's 1995 doctor Who Novel titled Human Nature.

Synopsis: 

It's 1913, and war comes to England a year early as the terrifying Family hunt for the Tenth Doctor.

 In 2008, both "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 19th April

This day 10 years ago saw the airing of the 3rd episode of Series 4.

This episode was called Planet of The Ood.

The episode starred David Tennant as the 10th Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.

The episode was 45 minutes long.

It was written by Keith Temple.

Synopsis: 

The Doctor takes Donna to her first alien world, but the Ood-Sphere reveals some terrible truths about the human race.

The episode was watched by 7.5 Million Viewers.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 10th April 2018

On this day 8 years ago, saw the airing of the 2nd episode of Series 5. 

The episode was called "The Beast Below."

The episode starred Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond.

The episode was 45 minutes long.

It was written by Steven Moffat.

Synopsis:

The Doctor and Amy travel to Britain of the future, where people live in a giant spaceship; Amy comes across the terrifying Smilers.

This episode was seen by 8.42 million people.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 9th April

On this day 13 years ago, episode 3 or Series 1 aired. This episode was called "The Unquiet Dead."

The date was the 9th April 2005.

This was the third episode to air in Doctor Who's return.

The episode starred Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. 

It also guest starred Eve Myles as Gwenyth and Simon Callow as Charles Dickens.

It was written by Mark Gatiss.

Here is the synopsis:

Author Charles Dickens joins the Doctor and Rose in 1869 Victorian Cardiff to battle the ethereal Gelth.

The episode was seen by 8.68 million people.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 3rd April 2018

On this day 8 years ago saw the first full outing of the 11th Doctor (Matt Smith) in the Eleventh Hour.

This was the first episode of Series 5. 

This episode also starred Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams.

The episode was 1 Hour and 5 Minutes long. It aired on BBC One.

The episode was written by Steven Moffat

Synopsis:

The newly regenerated Doctor and Amy Pond must save the world in less than 20 minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi.

This episode was the highest rated since Series 1 Premiere "Rose" With 10.08 million viewers tuning in in the UK.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 2nd April

The End Of The World aired 13 Years ago today (2nd April 2005)

This episode was the second in the return of Doctor Who.

It starred Billie Piper as Rose Tyler and Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor.

It aired on BBc One and was 45 minutes long.

It was written by Russell T Davies.

Synopsis:

The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage to a time when the sun is about to swallow Earth and a murderer is at work.

The episode was seen by approximately 7.97 million viewers in the United Kingdom.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 31st March

Smith and Jones aired 11 years ago today (31st March 2007)

This episode was the second series to star David Tennant as the 10th Doctor and the first series to star Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones.

The episode aired on BBC One as was 45 minutes long.

This episode was written by Russell T Davies.

Synopsis:

 When the hospital she works at is transported to the moon, medical student Martha Jones joins forces with The Doctor to hunt down an alien fugitive before the oxygen runs out.

Smith and Jones was seen by 8.7 million viewers and was the ninth most popular broadcast on British television in that week.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 30th March

The Bells of Saint John aired for the first time 5 years ago (30th March 2013).

This episode starred Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and was the first to star Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald.

It aired on BBC One and was 45 minutes long. 

The Episode was written by Steven Moffatt.

Here is the synopsis:

The Doctor searches for Clara in London, where something dangerous lurks in the Wi-Fi signals.

 It was watched by 8.44 million viewers in the UK

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 26th March

Thirteen years ago today (26th March 2005), Doctor Who returned to our TV Screens.

The first episode was called 'Rose' and starred Billie Piper as Rose Tyler and Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor.

It aired on BBC One and was 45 minutes long.

This episode was written by Russell T Davis.

Here is the episode Synopsis:

When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, her life will never be the same again.

"Rose" was viewed by 10.81 million viewers in the UK, the most viewed Doctor Who episode since The Creature from the Pit in 1979.

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