26 March 2005

Saturday

2005-03-26

Events

 * Long-running TV series Doctor Who returns to BBC One after going off the air in December 1989. Announced in September 2003, The highly anticipated return was previewed by a special programme A New Dimension earlier in the day and supplemented by the first part of the brand new Doctor Who Confidential series. The role of The Doctor was played by Christopher Eccleston.
 * Former British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party James Callaghan dies, one day short of his 93rd birthday.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 9.00 am The Saturday Show. New series.
 * 11.00 am Top of the Pops Saturday.[[File:Christopher Eccleston's First Scene - "I'm The Doctor By The Way" - Rose - Doctor Who - BBC|thumb|330x330px]]
 * 5.25 pm Doctor Who: A New Dimension A foretaste of the new Who, which starts tonight at 7pm.
 * 5.55 pm Strictly Dance Fever: The Auditions (New series, 1/11)
 * 7.00 pm Doctor Who - Rose. (New series 1/13). The Time Lord, who's now had as many lives as a cat, materialises once more for the long-awaited ninth incarnation of the classic sci-fi drama. After meeting a mysterious stranger, Rose Tyler realises her life will never be the same again. Doctor Who Confidential follows at 7.45pm on BBC3.

scans GraemeWood