26 January

Behind the scenes

 * 1919 - Actor Roy Purcell was born.
 * 1931 - Actor Alfred Lynch was born.
 * 1957 - Executive producer Mal Young was born.
 * 1966 - Innes Lloyd sent scripts of the first two episodes of The Gunfighters to director Rex Tucker.
 * 1974 - Part three of Invasion of the Dinosaurs was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1974 - Part seven of TV Comic story The Amateur was first released.
 * 1982 - Part four of Four to Doomsday was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1983 - Part four of Snakedance was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1984 - Part one of Frontios was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1985 - Part two of Vengeance on Varos was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2001 - Recording for Big Finish audio story Embrace the Darkness completed.
 * 2003 - Recording for Big Finish audio story The Dark Flame began at The Moat Studios.
 * 2005 - Recording for Big Finish audio story Three's a Crowd began at The Moat Studios.
 * 2009 - DVD and VHS boxset The E-Space Trilogy, including TV: Full Circle, State of Decay and Warriors' Gate, was first released in Region 2.
 * 2010 - Recording for Big Finish audio story Farewell, Great Macedon continued.
 * 2011 - The 2011 National Television Awards sketch was first broadcast on ITV.
 * 2012 - Doctor Who Adventures comic story The Star Serpent was first released in issue two hundred and fifty-three.
 * 2012 - Recording for Big Finish audio story The Last Post took place.