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I'm deleting a lot of what was on this talk page as I make my return.

I've requested a username update, though I've just seen this notification as to why my username was changed; I wonder if this is still Wikipedia's official policy. If so, that's quite frustrating.

A barnstar for you!



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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement ↗ for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called David. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name David~enwiki that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name ↗. If you think you might own all of the accounts with this name and this message is in error, please visit Special:MergeAccount ↗ to check and attach all of your accounts to prevent them from being renamed.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

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This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation ↗. If you own this account you can log in using your previous username and password ↗ for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: {{#special:GlobalRenameRequest}} ↗. -- Keegan (WMF) ↗ (talk ↗)
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WIkiProject ''Doctor Who'' Newsletter: July 2024



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<big>'''Hello!'''</big>

:Welcome to the first regenerated issue of The Space-Time Telegraph, the official newsletter of WikiProject ''Doctor Who'' ↗. We hope it finds you well in your safe travels across the Whoniverse! This newsletter was founded in 2008 and seemed to get lost in the time vortex quite quickly. Thanks to the Doctor dragging Sutekh through the time vortex and bringing life by bringing death to death (''yeah... I'm a little confused too''), it seems to have regenerated. The writing staff hopes to bring you future editions quarterly.

:For this first edition, we have created an updated version of our mailing list ↗ that includes any active editors who previously had their usernames included in our participants list ↗. If you do not wish to receive future editions, please remove your name from the mailing list. If you no longer wish to participate in the project, please also remove your name from the participants list.

:I think that's enough about the newsletter for now. Let's dive into interesting things happening within the ''Doctor Who'' side of Wikipedia. Geronimooooo.....

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<big>'''Big Spike in Productivity'''</big>
:During 2024, the project has scored 8 GAs, 2 FLs and a GT, up from last year's 4 GAs and a GT. Several additional things are in the pipeline, with a bunch of things currently having been nominated with some mix of OlifanofmrTennant, TheDoctorWho, and Pokelego999 having their names attached to them. Allow me to look into the nominees.

# Series 14: As of July 18th, every single episode has been sent to GAN, with "Boom ↗", "73 Yards ↗", and "The Devil's Chord ↗" having made it to GA.
# 2023 Specials: Early in the year, as part of trying to not lose the WikiCup, Ollie sent "The Star Beast ↗" <small>(still salty about the move)</small> to GAN. It was reviewed by frequent collaborator <small>(fly high)</small> of hers, but failed. She then fixed it up and sent it back where it passed. Later "The Giggle ↗" was expanded and sent to GA, followed shortly by "Wild Blue Yonder ↗". WBY received help by JustAnotherCompanion, a pretty fresh user. This other companion chose not to be listed as co-nom. A page was created for "Destination: Skaro ↗" and quickly got GA status.
# ''The Daleks' Master Plan ↗'' was also sent to GAN by Rhain. It passed to join Rhain's other First Doctor content, being the fourth season three article to get the green check.
# Peter Capaldi: The filmography ↗ and newly created awards ↗ of Capaldi were both sent to FLC and passed. Capaldi's main page was sent to GA, though due to some minor incompetence on the part of the nominator it was failed.
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<big>'''Proposals to the WikiProject'''</big>
:A recent proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who ↗ suggested potential improvements and suggestions for the main page of the project, as well as discussions about the project overall. The proposals are as follows:
# The Task Forces section should be removed due to inactivity in the Torchwood Task Force, and a lack of significant interest in creating further Task Forces.
# The freenode channel no longer works and should be removed due to most discussion taking place on site.
# Due to the low quality of ''Lungbarrow ↗'' and ''Jubilee ↗'' despite being sample articles, these articles should either be removed as samples or improved. Additionally, the "sample device" has a very small application field, and should be removed from the sample articles section.
# An updates infobox should be included, similarly to those used by Wikipedia:VGCHAR ↗.
# ''Radio Times ↗''{{'}}s ''Doctor Who'' sections should be included in the references section due to their benefits for the project sourcing wise.
# The Deletion Discussion archive should be removed, or have work invested in updating it, due to its lack of updates.

If you feel you have any thoughts or suggestions on these matters, or on any other matters pertaining to the project and its main page, feel free to chime in the ongoing discussion.

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<big>'''Discussions of Note'''</big>

A move discussion is currently underway ↗ on whether or not ''Doctor Who'' series 14 ↗ should be moved to ''Doctor Who'' season 1 (2024) ↗. The discussion also involves conversation on a few other adjacent articles. If you have an opinion on the matter please read over the discussion or leave comments.

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WIkiProject ''Doctor Who'': September 2024 Newsletter



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<big>'''Welcome'''</big>

:Hello and welcome to the second issue of the new newsletter! Following the success of the first newsletter we are back to write more stuff.}}

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<big>'''Articles for deletion'''</big>
<br>Several articles have been nominated for deletion, such as Time War (Doctor Who) ↗, and several articles have been deleted, or merged or redirected, especially those relating to books, due to lack of WP:SIGCOV ↗ and WP:NBOOK ↗. Editors can always help either by participating in the deletion discussions (which are noted on the project page), adding to such articles, or bringing attention to other such articles through AfD or the WikiProject talk page, to aid in clean-up.

<big>'''Notice of Draft Articles'''</big>
<br>A new ''Doctor Who'' spin-off was announced at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, called ''The War Between the Land and the Sea ↗'', and will feature old and new Whoniverse ↗ characters working for UNIT ↗ as they battle the Sea Devils ↗. The main space article currently redirects to Whoniverse, but collaboration is currently underway in a draft article ↗. As filming on this miniseries has recently begun, its relocation to the mains space will presumably take place soon per the recommendations laid out at WP:NTV ↗.

<br>There is also a draft article in progress for the upcoming 2024 Christmas special ↗. While this article won't be moved until the episode airs, any new contributions are welcome.

<big>'''Doctor Who News'''</big>
<br>A small number of editors have recently raised questions regarding the reliability of Doctor Who News ↗. This website is particularly used for information regarding viewing figures and the Appreciation Index ↗ of most episodes as well as some news information. If there is a better source for any information supported by this website, it should be replaced in good faith.

<br>A full consensus on whether or not to remove the information that can't be supported by a different source has not yet been reached. Any editor who has opinions on this matter should contribute to the discussion on the WikiProject talk page ↗.

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<big>'''Continued Progress Towards Good/Featured Content'''</big>
<br> There has been lots of progress made towards recognized articles in the last two months, related to such diverse categories as series, specials, lists and episodes A sub-page ↗ has also been added to the WikiProject, to list any possible goals we can aim towards.

<big>'''Proposals Regarding the State of Fictional Elements Articles in the WikiProject'''</big>
:Several proposals have been laid out regarding fictional elements in the WikiProject, which includes fictional characters, locations, and more. Due to a concerning quality state regarding the large majority of them, several methods of tackling them in order to improve these articles' quality for the future have been proposed. The primary three proposals are as follows:
:1. A priority list should be made to determine what articles are most pressing and in need of improvement in the WikiProject overall. Focus would be put onto important subjects and articles in a state of dubious notability that would make them viable for deletion processes such as AfD.

:2. A group of articles is selected for improvement, which are ones deemed most relevant to the WikiProject for the future. Any lesser important subjects can be sidelined and worked on as editors see fit.

:3. A long term goal is made to improve all elements. This will come at the caveat of taking significantly longer and requiring more heavy participation than the above two proposals, but would guarantee a slow and steady way to solve the issue.

:If any editors are interested in chiming into the conversation and sharing their piece on how this should be handled, or if any editors wish to help with this proposal and improve fictional elements articles, then feel free to share thoughts at the discussion's section on the article's talk page ↗.
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WIkiProject ''Doctor Who'': December 2024 Newsletter



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<big>'''Joy to the Doctor Who WikiProjects'''</big>

:Hello and welcome to the third issue of the new newsletter! A look ahead to the happenings of the WikiProject as we welcome a new year}}

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<big>'''Continued Improvement of Content'''</big>
:Since the last Newsletter, the articles "Eve of the Daleks ↗", ''Terror of the Zygons ↗'', "The Name of the Doctor ↗", "Silence in the Library ↗", ''Doctor Who'' series 2 ↗, Mel Bush ↗, Peter Capaldi ↗, "Midnight ↗", "Forest of the Dead ↗", "The Church on Ruby Road ↗", ''Doctor Who'' specials (2023) ↗, and ''Doctor Who'' series 14 ↗ have all been promoted to Good Article status. The Good Topic ''Doctor Who'' specials (2023) ↗ and the Featured Topic Peter Capaldi ↗ have also been promoted.

:With the amount of articles promoted in the year, we have had our second most productive year of all time, falling just short of beating the record set by 2012. Work is continuing underway on articles Project-wide, and the Good Topic for the revived era ↗ nears completion.

:Ongoing discussion and goals can be found at WP:WikiProject Doctor Who/Goals ↗ and nominees for promoted content here ↗. Feel free to contribute in writing or in reviewing!
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<big>'''Reliable Sources'''</big>
:A discussion ↗ on the reliability of CultBox ↗ has determined that it should be phased out of use in the WikiProject. This source has been widely used across project articles, especially for information about filming. Concerns that the website is self-published and has poor editorial standards were raised. In some articles, project editors have already begun depreciating the source.

:Similar concerns were raised about Doctor Who TV (doctorwho.tv.co.uk) ↗. Uses of this source have also been depreciated. This website should NOT be confused with Doctor Who TV (doctorwho.tv) ↗, a commercial website published by the Beeb, which is acceptable for use as a primary source.

:As discussed in the previous issue, Doctor Who News ↗ has been widely phased out where possible. If you have any comments about these sources or any others, please contribute to the discussions on the project talk page.

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<big>'''Novels Being Overhauled'''</big>
:The scrutiny on many of the Doctor's past adventures through print over the years continues in regard to determining their individual notability. Discussions can be found on the WikiProject's talk page ↗, with discussion still well under way in ironing out which articles pass the notability bar.

:You can contribute by helping to improve articles of the novels, and other extended media, and bringing attention to the ones that might not.

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<big>'''Project Barnstar'''</big>
:In breaking news, it appears that Torchwood Three has been raided. The resurrection gauntlet ↗ has been stolen and used on the WikiProject ''Doctor Who'' Barnstar ↗. If you notice exceptional contributions in project areas by any editor, feel free to show them some appreciation by awarding them their very own ✨barnstar✨.

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WIkiProject ''Doctor Who'': March 2025 Newsletter



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<big>'''Series 15'''</big>
:The fifteenth series ↗ of ''Doctor Who ↗'' is set to begin this Saturday with "The Robot Revolution" on 12 April and will conclude eight weeks later after "The Reality War" airs on 31 May. It will once again be accompanied by a new series of ''Doctor Who: Unleashed ↗''. Draft articles for all eight episodes have already been created, the links to which can be found here ↗. New novelisations adapting the first three episodes of the series are set to be released on 10 July.

<big>'''Recent Article Regenerations'''</big>
:Since the last Newsletter, we've had a whole heap of quality content added to the Project. The articles Thasmin ↗, "Joy to the World ↗", Vislor Turlough ↗, "Space Babies ↗", "Legend of the Sea Devils ↗", Weeping Angel ↗, ''Doctor Who'' series 13 ↗, ''Pyramids of Mars ↗'', "The Legend of Ruby Sunday ↗", "The Power of the Doctor ↗", ''The Twin Dilemma ↗'', "The Husbands of River Song ↗", "Demons of the Punjab ↗", Doctor Who Live ↗, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio ↗", and ''Attack of the Cybermen ↗'' have all been improved to GA-level quality. List of ''Torchwood'' episodes ↗ and List of ''Doctor Who'' episodes (2005-present) ↗ have been improved to FL-level quality, while the ''Doctor Who'' specials (2022) ↗ and ''Doctor Who'' series 14 ↗ Good Topics have been successfully promoted.

:An additional good topic covering the series articles from 2005–present has been nominated and is currently receiving feedback ↗. Though content creation has slowed in recent months, content improvement should hopefully see an increase as series 15 ticks ever closer.
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<big>'''Future Project Goals'''</big>
:The WikiProject will once again be working in collaboration to complete a Good Topic encompassing the series and its related articles. Any contributions will be greatly appreciated. Several editors have planned upcoming work for ''Doctor Who''-related character, episode, and performer articles. More information, as well as where you can find out how to help, can be found it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Doctor Who/Goals ↗.

<big>'''We Want You... To Help With The Newsletter'''</big>
:Due to the departure of previous newsletter contributors, the Newsletter is beaming out a message from Stonehenge ↗ requesting your help. If anyone would like to help actively contribute to the Newsletter's content updates, please let us know, as we are willing to accept anyone who is interested in helping with writing the Newsletter. We'll all stories in the end... make sure the newsletter is a chapter in yours.
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<big>'''Am I a good (or featured) <s>man</s> Wikipedia article?'''</big>
:Since last Newsletter, many new GAs have been added to the Project. These include every individual episode in ''Doctor Who'' series 15 ↗ and a number of fictional characters, including Belinda Chandra ↗, the companion of Series 15. A full list of Good promoted content can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Doctor Who#Articles with Good Article status ↗. So far, we've promoted 33 GAs this year, and we're on track to beat our previous record of GAs promoted in a year (36 in 2012).

:In terms of Good Topics, Wikipedia:Featured topics/List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present) ↗ and Wikipedia:Good topics/Doctor Who series 14 ↗ were both promoted in May.

:Additionally, with the promotion of Yeti (''Doctor Who'') ↗ to FA status just this past month, the project has gotten its first FA status article in nearly a decade, with the last FA promotion being From The Doctor to my son Thomas ↗ in November 2015.

:Congratulations to all involved with these articles, and keep up the good work!

<big>'''Space-Time Telegraph Materialization Schedule'''</big>
:With uncertainty surrounding when production of the parent show will resume, newsletter editors have decided to shift the publication schedule from quarterly to triannually for the time being. This means that the next issue will be published in December, and then every April, August, and December thereafter. When the future of the series is more certain, the schedule may update once more at that time.

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WIkiProject ''Doctor Who'': December 2025 Newsletter



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<big>'''Would you like a <s>jelly baby</s> Good or Featured article?'''</big>
:It's been several months since the last newsletter, and a number of new GAs have been added to the quality content list. In total we have promoted nearly 50 Good Articles this year, on top of one Featured Article, making this the year with the largest amount of promoted ''Doctor Who''-related content in Wikipedia history (Beating our previous record of 2012's 36 by a significant margin).

:Congratulations to all of our editors who have contributed to quality content this year, and we hope to see the number of quality articles under our project grow as time goes on.

<big>'''Intelligence Bulletin from the Subwave Network'''</big>

<big>'''Their songs have ended... but their stories never end 🌹'''</big>
:Since the previous issue was published, a number of people related to the Whoniverse have sadly passed away and some who passed away before the previous issue only had their deaths announced recently:

'''2019'''

'''2020'''

'''2021'''

'''2022'''

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'''2024'''

'''2025'''

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: Hello, and welcome to our first 2026 issue of ''The Space-Time Telegraph''. Inside you'll find plenty of information about recent happenings in our little ''Who'' corner of Wikipedia. We've also included a plethora of ''Doctor Who'' news you may have missed elsewhere in the last few months such as the finding of previously missing episodes, upcoming and recent product releases, a new streaming home for ''Who'' across the pond (and even a potential future partnership for new episodes). So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and jump on in!
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<big>'''Into the Vortex! (Of Good and Featured Content)'''</big>
:Since our newsletter last December, the ''Doctor Who'' WikiProject has seen a large amount of quality article improvement. So far, 16 Good Articles have been improved this year! We're at about the same pace we were last year, which is always good to see, especially given the twelve other articles nominated for GA status at present. Special shoutouts to users {{noping|Rhain}} for their improvements on First Doctor ↗ serials, {{noping|SkywalkerEccleston}} for their various improvements across a wide variety of articles, {{noping|Lbal}} for their work on Full Circle (''Doctor Who'') ↗, and {{noping|Doomitron}} for their work on Sixth Doctor ↗.

:Additionally, since then, Ice Warrior ↗ has been improved to Featured Article status, List of ''Doctor Who'' creatures and aliens ↗ and List of ''Doctor Who'' characters ↗ have been improved to Featured List status, and three Good Topics focused on articles relating to the Midnight Entity ↗, the Slitheen ↗, and ''Doctor Who'' series 15 ↗ have been nominated and approved.

:Congratulations to all of the users who have improved quality ''Doctor Who'' articles in the past few months!

<big>'''A flabbergasting discovery'''</big>
:In March, it was announced that episodes 1 ("The Nightmare Begins") and 3 ("Devil's Planet") of ''The Daleks' Master Plan ↗'' were found by the charity Film is Fabulous! in a private collection among some films. The collector gave them permission to have them and sadly passed away not long after. Upon learning of the discovery through Toby Hadoke ↗, actor Peter Purves ↗, who starred in the episodes alongside William Hartnell ↗ and Adrienne Hill ↗, said "My flabber has never been so gasted". The episodes were shown at a BFI ↗ screening (with Purves in attendance) in April and are now available on BBC iPlayer ↗ in the UK and the official Doctor Who Classic YouTube ↗ channel in the US. This means that episodes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 of ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' are now available.

:It has been hinted that more could be found in the near future as 95 episodes remain missing.

<big>'''Intelligence Bulletin from the Subwave Network'''</big>

<big>'''Succession'''</big>
:The oldest-living person associated with the Whoniverse since Arnold Yarrow ↗'s death in December 2024, Laurie Webb ↗, sadly passed away on 29 March aged 101 years, 327 days. He remains the fifth longest-lived person associated with the Whoniverse and the tenth to become a centenarian. The title of oldest-living person associated with the Whoniverse is now held by 97-year-old Peter Cellier ↗ (''Time-Flight ↗'').

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:Since the previous issue was published, a number of people related to the Whoniverse have sadly passed away and some who passed away before the previous issue only had their deaths announced recently:

:'''2022'''
:* October – Tony Scoggo, 86, actor (''Terror of the Vervoids ↗'')

:'''2023'''
:* 25 March – Douglas Sheldon ↗, 87, actor (''The Daleks' Master Plan ↗'')

:'''2024'''
:* Q1 – Susanna Carroll, 90 or 91, actress (''Galaxy 4 ↗'')
:* 9 December – Julia Burnett, 70, actress (''The Hand of Fear ↗'')
:* 29 December – Nick Hobbs, 78, actor (''The Curse of Peladon ↗'', ''The Ark in Space ↗'', "Amy's Choice ↗" and more)

:'''2025'''
:* Before 15 February – Geoffrey Keep, 76 or 77, convention regular and First Doctor ↗ cosplayer
:* Before 14 April – Harriet Philpin ↗, 73, actress (''Genesis of the Daleks ↗'')
:* 30 June – Jim Shooter ↗, 73, editor-in-chief (1984–86 ''Doctor Who'' comic series by Marvel Comics ↗)
:* 11 August – Mike Winser, 83, OB cameraman ↗ (''The Ultimate Foe ↗'')
:* 14 August – Carol Sadler, 62, camerawoman (some unspecified 1980s serials)
:* 28 August – John J. Johnston, 60, contributor to ''Doctor Who Magazine ↗''
:* 3 September – Keith Hodiak ↗, 75, actor ("The Five Doctors ↗")
:* 7 October – Tony Handy, 91, actor (''The Underwater Menace ↗'')
:* 1 November – Aidan White, 56, actor ("Partners in Crime ↗")
:* 7 November – Clemente Rezzónico, 90, artist (''Daleks, invasión a la Tierra año 2150'')
:* 8 November – Geoff Beech, 81, studio cameraman (some unspecified 1960s and 1970s serials)
:* 11 November – Nigel Walters, 84, camera assistant (''The Ambassadors of Death ↗'')
:* 11 November – Peter Sowerbutts, 76, actor (multiple audio stories)
:* 16 November – Quenton Annis, 84, assistant floor manager (''The Ice Warriors ↗'')
:* 28 November – Carol Lawrence, 81, costume designer (''Chute! ↗'')
:* 3 December – John Dillon, 92, actor (''The Savages ↗'')
:* 8 December – Tony Van Silva, 75, stunt performer ("Tooth and Claw ↗")
:* 19 December – Richard Barnes ↗, 81, actor (''Nightmare of Eden ↗'')
:* December – Roger Bamford, unknown age, floor assistant (''The Daleks' Master Plan ↗'')
:* 2025 – Rita Dunn, 92, production assistant (''Snakedance ↗'')
:* 2025 – George Reed, 91, visual effects assistant (''The Seeds of Doom ↗'', ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang ↗'', ''Castrovalva ↗'', and many more)
:* 2025 – Jan Spoczynski, 76 or 77, designer (''Snakedance ↗'') and design assistant (''Revenge of the Cybermen ↗'')

:'''2026'''
:* 1 January – Gregory de Polnay ↗, 82, actor (''The Robots of Death ↗'')
:* 2 January – Colin Bell, 80, actor (''The Sea Devils ↗'', ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs ↗'')
:* 9 January – Tina Packer ↗, 87, actress (''The Web of Fear ↗'')
:* 10 January – Derek Martin ↗, 92, actor (''Image of the Fendahl ↗'', ''The Romans ↗'', ''The Massacre ↗'' and more) and stuntman (''The Ambassadors of Death ↗'', ''The Mind of Evil ↗'', ''The Claws of Axos ↗'')
:* 11 January – Marcus Gilbert ↗, 67, actor (''Battlefield ↗'', ''UNIT: Brave New World: Knightfall'')
:* 13 January – Paul Grist ↗, 86, actor (''The Claws of Axos ↗'')
:* 14 January – Donald Douglas ↗, 92, actor (''The Sontaran Experiment ↗'')
:* 16 January – Hazel Ellerby, 67, actress (''Torchwood: Cadoc Point'')
:* 31 January – Lorne Martin, 79, props buyer (''Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years'') and head of BBC Exhibitions
:* 9 February – Tony Millier, 85, studio sound provider (''The Enemy of the World ↗'', ''Colony in Space ↗'', ''The Dæmons ↗'' and many more)
:* 7 March – Paul Seed ↗, 78, actor (''The Ribos Operation ↗'')
:* 17 March – Mike Smith, 87, helicopter pilot (''Fury from the Deep ↗'', ''The Dæmons ↗'')
:* 18 March – Tom Georgeson ↗, 89, actor (''Genesis of the Daleks ↗'', ''Logopolis ↗'')
:* 25 March – Sheila S. Tomlinson, 100, film editor (''Revenge of the Cybermen ↗'')
:* 29 March – Laurie Webb ↗, 101, actor (''The Three Doctors ↗'')
:* 6 April – Angela Pleasence ↗, 84, actress ("The Shakespeare Code ↗", ''The Curse of Clyde Langer ↗'')
:* 10 April – Jan Williams ↗, 87, actress (''The Ark ↗'')
:* April – Jill Curzon ↗, 87, actress (''Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. ↗'')
:* 2 May – Barbara Kinghorn, 81, actress (''The Caves of Androzani ↗'')
:* 3 May – Joyce Hawkins, 95, costume designer (''Horror of Fang Rock ↗'')
:* 14 May – Alan Rothwell ↗, 89, actor (''The Twilight Kingdom'')
:* 18 May – Tom Kane ↗, 64, actor (''LEGO Dimensions ↗'')
:* May – Michael Keating ↗, 79, actor (''The Sun Makers ↗'', ''The Twilight Kingdom'', ''Year of the Pig'', ''The Evil One'', ''The End'')
:'''Unknown year'''
:* Tom Reeve, unknown age, dresser (''Full Circle ↗'', ''Paradise Towers ↗'', ''Delta and the Bannermen ↗'')
:* Brian Holloway, unknown age, cameraman (some unspecified serials in the 1960s and 1970s)
:* Dave Carter, unknown age, actor (''Doctor Who and the Silurians ↗'', ''Inferno ↗'', ''Terror of the Autons ↗'', and many more)

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