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 - 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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