Season 4 is a very odd season to modern eyes. It ends like one of the revived series, with a big epic that concludes with a civil war and the suggested final end of the Daleks. However, it gets off the ground with a very low key historical story - a genre already being phased out. The Doctor then regenerates for the first time after his initial encounter with the Cybermen in the second story, making the new Doctor's first outing the third story.
It is even harder to judge the fourth season as it is particularly hard hit by gaps in the archives. The Smugglers, which began today in 1966, is missing in its entirety save for a couple of very brief clips. There are no complete Season 4 stories. The best we have is 3 of 4 instalments of The Tenth Planet. Apart from those, there are only another seven episodes for the whole season.
Luckily this season has been blessed with the majority of animations, unlike poor old Season 3.
Also today, in 1977, Horror of Fang Rock delivered its second instalment, and Amy Pond was The Girl Who Waited in 2011.
In 2010, a longer (90 min) version of the Doctor Who Prom was broadcast on BBC Three.
Peter Capaldi's second series got underway with a cinema release of The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar in 2015.
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