15 March

Behind the scenes

 * 1928 - Writer Mervyn Haisman was born.
 * 1931 - Actor James Ellis was born.
 * 1947 - Actor Tony Osoba was born.
 * 1949 - Actor John Duttine was born.
 * 1969 - Episode two of The Space Pirates was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1975 - Part two of Genesis of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1982 - Part three of Earthshock was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1983 - Part one of The King's Demons was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1983 - Actor Sean Biggerstaff was born.
 * 1984 - Part three of The Caves of Androzani was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1985 - "Doctor in Distress," a single recorded by cast members of Doctor Who to raise money for charity and to call upon the BBC not to cancel the series, was released in the UK.
 * 1990 - The novelisations of The Space Pirates was first published by Target Books.
 * 2002 - Part two of WC: "The Child" was first released.
 * 2011 - Audio series Demon Quest was first released in a five-part CD by AudioGO.
 * 2012 - The novelisation of Shada was first published by Target Books.
 * 2013 - The 2013 Comic Relief comedy sketch, featuring the Eleventh Doctor and characters from Call the Midwife, was first broadcast.