i) births and deaths

30 June 1978: death of David Ellis, who co-wrote The Faceless Ones (1967)
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births and deaths

29 June 1943: birth of Maureen O'Brien, who played Vicki in 1964-65.

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i) births and deaths

28 June 1951: birth of Sarah Ward, better known as Lalla Ward, who played Princess Astra in The Armageddon Factor (1979) and then the second Romana from 1979 to 1981. Happy 70th birthday!

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i) births and deaths

27 June 1991: death of Milton Subotsky, who produced and wrote Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966), the two cinema films starring Peter Cushing as Doctor Who.

ii) broadcast anniversaries

27 June 1964: broadcast of "The Unwilling Warriors", second episode of the story we now call The ( Read more... )

i) births and deaths

26 June 1914: birth of John Bailey, who played the Commander in The Sensorites (First Doctor, 1964), Edward Waterfield in The Evil of the Daleks (Second Doctor, 1967) and Sezom in The Horns of Nimon (Fourth Doctor, 1980).

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i) births and deaths

25 June 1937: birth of Audrey Arlington, who played the Abbess in Eye of the Gorgon (SJA, 2007), and Mrs Poggit in Amy's Choice (Eleventh Doctor, 2010)
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i) births and deaths

24 June 1985: death of Valentine Dyall, who played the Black Guardian in The Armageddon Factor (Fourth Doctor, 1979), Mawdryn Undead, Terminus, and Enlightenment (all Fifth Doctor, 1982). And Slarn in Slipback (Sixth Doctor audio, 1985).

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i) births and deaths

23 June 1925: birth of Mary Ridge, who directed Terminus (1983).

ii) broadcast anniversaries

23 June 1973: broadcast of sixth episode of The Green Death, ending Season 10 of Old Who; last regular appearance of Katy Manning as Jo Grant. The Doctor realises that Cliff's fungus is fatal to the maggots, and destroys BOSS with ( Read more... )

i) births and deaths

22 June 1918: birth of David Ellis (real name David Kerkham), who co-wrote The Faceless Ones (1967) with Malcolm Hulke.

22 June 1953: birth of Ian Levine, among other things continuity consultant to John Nathan Turner.

22 June 2010: death of Pennant Roberts, who directed The Face of Evil (Fourth Doctor, 1977), The Sun Makers ( Read more... )

i) births and deaths

21 June 1991: death of Ivor Salter, who had three roles in Old Who - the Morok Commander in the story we now call The Space Museum (First Doctor, 1965), Odysseus in the story we now call The Myth Makers (also First Doctor, 1965) and Sergeant Markham in Black Orchid (Fifth Doctor, 1982). But for my selfish purposes, he was also ( Read more... )