5 November

On 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes attempted to bomb Parliament as part of the Gunpowder Plot. His failure was later celebrated in Britain as Bonfire Night on 5 November each year. (PROSE: The Plotters, GAME: The Gunpowder Plot, WC: The Night After Hallowe'en, TV: Galaxy 4, TV: Sky)

The Eleventh Doctor attended a Bonfire Night with Louie Rollins and Millie Peterson, when the effigies of Fawkes that were to be burned were animated by an alien force. (WC: The Night After Hallowe'en)

Away from schemes and celebrations, in 1854, Mollie Dawson's uncle was killed at the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks)

Behind the scenes

 * 1918 - Actor Alan Tilvern was born.
 * 1927 - Actor Kenneth Waller was born.
 * 1966 - Episode one of The Power of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1977 - Part two of Image of the Fendahl was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1981 - "The Firemaker" was repeated on BBC2.
 * 1983 - Andrew Hayden-Smith was born.
 * 1993 - Actor Michael Bilton died.
 * 2003 - Actor Brian McDermott died.
 * 2006 - Cyberwoman was first broadcast on BBC Three.
 * 2006 - Actor R.J. Bell died.
 * 2007 - Part two of Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? was first broadcast on CBBC.