Happy Birthday Christopher,
Did
you know on this day in
1974 Episode 6 of Invasion of the
Dinosaurs was broadcast. It was Season 11 and Jon Pertwee was the
Doctor with Sarah Jane Smith his companion along with Brigadier
Lethbridge-Stewart, Sgt Benton and Captain Yates as U.N.I.T. Martin Jarvis also appears in this story as
Butler.
The Doctor’s Whomobile made its first appearance in
this story, the futuristic car – not Bessie.
Dinosaurs are
terrorising London, people are evacuated, Sarah Jane uncovers a plot to change
the course of time and the Doctor discovers that Captain Yates is a
traitor.
Another Doctor Who actor
celebrating their birthday today is none other than actress June Brown. June famed for her role as Dot Cotton in
Eastenders, appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Time Warrior (1973-1974) as
Lady Eleanor of Wessex. This was the
first serial that involved the Sontaran and also our first meeting of Sarah
Jane Smith.
Photo
and research source
Doctor Who Pocket
Essential Episode Guide by Mark Campbell
Wikipedia
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