16 November

Behind the scenes

 * 1931 - Kenneth Watson (Bill Duggan in TV: The Wheel in Space) was born.
 * 1956 - Karl Zwicky, who directed several episodes of K9, was born.
 * 1956 - Lorraine Heggessey (a Controller of BBC One) was born.
 * 1963 - The first-ever TV trailer for Doctor Who was broadcast.
 * 1965 - Mark Benton was born.
 * 1968 - Episode 3 of TV: The Invasion was first broadcast.
 * 1980 - Alexa Havins was born.
 * 1981 - Episode 1 of TV: Carnival of Monsters was repeated on BBC2.
 * 1987 - Part 3 of TV: Delta and the Bannermen was first broadcast.
 * 1988 - Part 3 of TV: The Happiness Patrol was first broadcast.
 * 1999 - Episodes 1 and 2 of DW: Spearhead from Space were repeated on BBC2.
 * 2007 - TV: Time Crash was first broadcast as part of Children in Need.