broadcast anniversaries

4 December 1965: broadcast of “The Traitors”, fourth episode of the story we now call The Daleks’ Master Plan. OMG, Katarina gets killed by a mad space criminal!!!!! Last year we had Susan leaving, this year we have a companion dying – what will they do next year, try and change the lead actor or something? (Also debut of Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom, killing off her brother Bret Vyon who was played by Nicholas Courtney.)

4 December 2003: webcast of fourth episode of Scream of the Shalka. The Doctor reclaims the Tardis, but there’s a Shalka in Alison’s head…