Important Dates in Doctor Who

November 23, 1963
Doctor Who starts. William Russell, William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill & Carole Ann Ford join the show.


December 21, 1963
Comedy writer Terry Nation writes for Doctor Who for the first time.
December 28, 1963
The Daleks make their first full appearance.


April 25, 1964
This is the first time that a regular doesn’t appear. William Hartnell does appear.
August 15, 1964
This is the first time that location footage is used in the show

December 26, 1964
Carole Ann Ford departs the show after 51 episodes.
January 2, 1965
Maureen O’Brien joins the show as Vicki


June 5, 1965
Peter Purves makes his first appearance as Morton Dill.
June 26, 1965
Peter Purves joins the show full time as Steven Taylor
Jacqueline Hill & William Russell depart from the show after 74 and 77 episodes respectively.


November 6, 1965
Maureen O’Brien departs the show after 38 episodes
Adrienne Hill joins the show as Katarina
November 13, 1965
Nicholas Courtney makes his debut in the show as Bret Vyon


December 4, 1965
Jean Marsh makes her debut as Sara Kingdom
Adrienne Hill becomes the first companion in Doctor Who to die after just 8 episodes.
January 15, 1966
The 100th episode of Doctor Who aired with ‘Escape Switch’ of ‘The Daleks Master Plan’


February 12, 1966
William Hartnell appears in his 100th episode in Part 2 of ‘The Massacre of St Bartholomews Eve’.
February 26, 1966
Jackie Lane debuts at the end of Bell of Doom as Dodo Chaplet


June 18, 1966
Peter Purves leaves the show after 46 episodes.
June 25, 1966
Anneke Wills and Michael Craze join the show as Polly and Ben


July 2, 1966
Jackie Lane leaves the show after 19 episodes
October 8, 1966
The Cybermen make their first appearance at the end of episode 1 of ‘The Tenth Planet’.


October 29, 1966
William Hartnell regenerates into Patrick Troughton in the shows first regeneration. Hartnell appeared in 129 episodes.
November 5, 1966
Patrick Troughton appears in his first episode as the Doctor.


December 17, 1966
Frazer Hines joins the show as Jamie McCrimmon
May 13, 1967
Anneke Wills & Michael Craze leave the show after 36 episodes.


May 27, 1967
Deborah Watling joins the show as Victoria Waterfield
September 30, 1967
The Yeti make their first appearance in the show.


November 11, 1967
The Ice Warriors make their first appearance in the show.
March 30, 1968
The 200th Episode of Doctor Who aired with Episode 3 of ‘Fury from the Deep’.


April 20, 1968
Deborah Watling leaves the show after 39 episodes.
May 4, 1968
Wendy Padbury makes her debut as Zoe Herriot


December 28, 1968
Legendary writer Robert Holmes writes his first episode for Doctor Who
February 22, 1969
Patrick Troughton appears in his 100th episode in Part 6 of ‘The Seeds of Death’.


March 29, 1969
Frazer Hines appears in his 100th episode in Part 4 of ‘The Space Pirates’.
June 21, 1969
Patrick Troughton leaves the show after 117 appearances
Frazer Hines leaves the show after 112 appearances
Wendy Padbury leaves the show after 48 appearances.


January 3, 1970
Jon Pertwee debuts in the show as the Third Doctor
Caroline John debuts in the show as Liz Shaw
January 10, 1970
The Autons make their debut in the show.


JANUARY 31, 1970
The Silurians make their first appearance
JUNE 20, 1970
Caroline John leaves the show after 25 appearances.
JANUARY 2, 1971
Katy Manning debuts as Jo Grant
Roger Delgado debuts as The Master
MAY 29, 1971
The 300th episode of Doctor Who airs with Episode 2 of ‘The Daemons’.
FEBRUARY 26, 1972
The Sea Devils make their first appearance
JANUARY 6, 1973
Episode 2 of ‘The Three Doctors’ is the 100th that features Terrance Dicks as the Script Editor
JANUARY 20, 1973
William Hartnell makes his final ever appearance in Doctor Who after 133 appearances
MARCH 31, 1973
Roger Delgado makes his final appearance as The Master after 37 appearances.
APRIL 7, 1973
Barry Letts becomes the longest serving Producer/Executive Producer of Doctor Who by overtaking Verity Lambert who produced 86 episodes.
JUNE 9, 1973
Jon Pertwee makes his 100th appearance as the Doctor
JUNE 23, 1973
Katy Manning leaves the show after 77 episodes as Jo Grant.
DECEMBER 15, 1973
Elisabeth Sladen joins the show as Sarah Jane Smith
The Sontarans make their first appearance in ‘The Time Warrior’
DECEMBER 22, 1973
Barry Letts produces his 100th episode

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