A Candy Christmas

Sunday, 1 December 2019 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Candy Jar Books (Credit: Candy Jar Books)

This Christmas, Candy Jar Books are offering readers in the UK a chance to win a surprise bundle of books from their collection, to arrive specially wrapped for the festive day itself!

To be in with a chance to win the bundle, simply answer this question:

How many episodes of Doctor Who have been broadcast on Christmas Day?

Please send your answer along with your name, address and where you heard about the competition (news site, news app, other website, etc.) to comp-candyjar@doctorwhonews.net with the subject "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Christmas". Open to readers within the United Kingdom only. Only one entry per household will be accepted. Closing date: Monday 16 December 2019.

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On This Day: 23rd March

Fury From the Deep: Episode 2 premiered on BBC One in 1968 at 5:15pm BST, watched by 7.90 million viewers.

The Monster of Peladon: Part One premiered on BBC One in 1974 at 5:30pm BST, watched by 9.20 million viewers.

Time-Flight: Part Two premiered on BBC One (Not Wales) in 1982 at 7:05pm GMT, watched by 8.50 million viewers.

The Twin Dilemma: Part Two premiered on BBC One in 1984 at 6:41pm GMT, watched by 7.40 million viewers.

Revelation of the Daleks: Part One premiered on BBC One in 1985 at 5:21pm GMT, watched by 7.40 million viewers.

The Ultimate Adventure premiered on UK Performances (Wimbledon Theatre, London) in 1989 at 7:00pm GMT

Pointless Celebrities: Series 4 Episode 2 premiered on BBC One in 2013 at 7:00pm GMT

Wogan: The Best Of - Small Screen Stars premiered on BBC2 in 2015 at 2:55pm GMT

Birthdays

Joanna Page is 47 today - 2 credits, including Queen Elizabeth in The Day of The Doctor

James Maxwell (died 1995 aged 66) would be 96 today - credited as Jackson in Underworld

Louis Marks (died 2010 aged 82) would be 97 today - 4 credits, including Writer for Planet of Giants

Anthony Jacobs (died 1993 aged 75) would be 107 today - credited as Doc Holliday in The Gunfighters

Charles Morgan (died 2000 aged 90) would be 116 today - 2 credits, including Songsten in The Abominable Snowmen

Deaths

David Collings (died 2020 aged 79) - 9 credits, including Ander Poul in The Robots Volume Two

Peter Hall (died 2011 aged 82) - 5 credits, including Film Cameraman for The Seeds of Death

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