The 96th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part six of the mammoth 12-part story now collectively known as The Daleks’ Master Plan. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 97th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Though this is part seven of the mammoth 12-part story now collectively known as The Daleks’ Master Plan, it is completely disconnected from the ongoing Dalek plotline and is a standalone with comedy elements; this is the first Doctor Who Christmas episode, and the only episode in the series’ history in which the Doctor completely breaks down the fourth wall and addresses the viewer, wishing “a happy Christmas to all of you at home” (!).
This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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After a year of story development and refinement, filming begins on 2001: a space odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on a story hashed out between Kubrick and SF writer Arthur C. Clarke from their mutual desire to create “the proverbial good science fiction movie” rather than the man-in-a-monster/robot-suit variety of movie that passes for science fiction in theaters. The film is budgeted at a hefty $10,000,000 – an impressive budget for the mid-1960s – including the construction of a rotating, hamster-wheel-like set for the interior of the spaceship Discovery. The unusual post-production and effects demands of 2001 will keep the movie “in production” for over two years.
The 98th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part eight of the mammoth 12-part story now collectively known as The Daleks’ Master Plan. The Doctor’s time-traveling nemesis The Monk returns, becoming only the second recurring enemy in the history of the show. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 99th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part nine of the mammoth 12-part story now collectively known as The Daleks’ Master Plan. This marks the final appearance in the television series of the time-traveling Monk. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The first episode of Batman airs on ABC, a campy but popular take on the comic book hero starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Frank Gorshin guest stars as the Riddler. (Setting the pattern for the first two years of the series, this is part one of a two-part story, with a full story unfolding over a half-hour of prime time on Monday and Tuesday of each week.) 
The second episode of Batman airs on ABC, a campy but popular take on the comic book hero starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Frank Gorshin guest stars as the Riddler. (Setting the pattern for the first two years of the series, this is part two of a two-part story, with a full story unfolding over a half-hour of prime time on Monday and Tuesday of each week.)
The 100th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part ten of the mammoth 12-part story now collectively known as The Daleks’ Master Plan. This is one of only three parts of this story not missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The third episode of Batman airs on ABC, a campy but popular take on the comic book hero starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Burgess Meredith guest stars as the Penguin. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The fourth episode of Batman airs on ABC, a campy but popular take on the comic book hero starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Burgess Meredith guest stars as the Penguin. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The fifth episode of Batman airs on ABC. Cesar Romero guest stars as the Joker. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The sixth episode of Batman airs on ABC. Cesar Romero guest stars as the Joker. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 102nd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the 12th and final episode of the mammoth 12-part story now collectively known as The Daleks’ Master Plan, and marks the Daleks’ final appearance in the first Doctor’s era. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The seventh episode of Batman airs on ABC. George Sanders guest stars as Mr. Freeze. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The eighth episode of Batman airs on ABC. George Sanders guest stars as Mr. Freeze. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 103rd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first part of the story now collectively known as The Massacre. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
The ninth episode of Batman airs on ABC. Anne Baxter guest stars as Zelda the Great. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The tenth episode of Batman airs on ABC. Anne Baxter guest stars as Zelda the Great. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 104th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part two of the story now collectively known as The Massacre. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 11th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Frank Gorshin guest stars as The Riddler. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 12th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Frank Gorshin guest stars as The Riddler. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 105th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part three of the story now collectively known as The Massacre. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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NBC announces that it has added a new full-color hour-long science fiction series, Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, to its fall 1966 schedule. Unusually, the show has produced two wildly different pilot episodes, with NBC having asked for specific changes to the series format as early as 1965, when it passed on the original pilot, The Cage. One change specifically requested between pilots by NBC, the omission of a “Satanic” alien character named Mr. Spock, doesn’t prevent the network from ordering 16 episodes from Desilu Studios.
The 13th episode of Batman airs on ABC. David Wayne guest stars as The Mad Hatter. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 14th episode of Batman airs on ABC. David Wayne guest stars as The Mad Hatter. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 106th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part four of the story now collectively known as The Massacre, and introduces the new companion, Dodo Chaplet, in its last scene. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 15th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Cesar Romero guest stars as The Joker. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 16th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Cesar Romero guest stars as The Joker; Linda Harrison (Planet Of The Apes) makes her first appearance on film as a background character. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)
The 107th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part two of the story now collectively known as The Ark.
The 17th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Malachi Throne guest stars as False Face. (This is part one of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)