A very busy day for Doctor Who and all of its spin-offs today through the years.
First of all, back in 1966, The Tenth Planet arrived at its third episode. This is the last Hartnell episode in the archives (until his brief return for the tenth anniversary), but the man himself is absent, and so are the Cybermen for the most part. They only appear in one pre-filmed scene, where they get ambushed in the snow. Hartnell fell ill, so his double is seen to collapse at the start of the episode, and Hartnell's dialogue gets split between Ben and Dr Barclay.
1977 saw the broadcast of the fourth and final episode of The Invisible Enemy.
Torchwood began today in 2006, with the first two episodes of Series One being shown back to back. These were Everything Changes and Day One. The latter is a bit confusing, as Children of Earth's instalments are called "Day One", "Day Two" etc.
The Sarah Jane Adventures Series One continued with the second, closing instalment of Warriors of Kudlak, today in 2007. In 2009, the third series saw the debut of Part One of The Mad Woman in the Attic, which featured Lis Sladen's husband Brian Miller.
Finally, in 2016, the ill-fated spin-off Class began on this day - like Torchwood with two back to back episodes. These were For Tonight We Might Die, which featured Peter Capaldi's Doctor, and The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo.
Our birthday of special note today is Professor Yana / The Master actor Sir Derek Jacobi, who turns 83. Many happy returns!
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