4 April

Events

 * 2009 - Easter Sunday: Lady Christina de Souza stole the Cup of Athelstan from the International Gallery and made her getaway on a number 200 London bus, only to be unexpectedly transported to the planet of San Helios in the company of the Tenth Doctor. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

Behind the scenes

 * 1913 - Henry Gilbert (Torbis in TV: The Curse of Peladon) was born.
 * 1931 - Derek Martinus, who directed several Doctor Who television serials, was born.
 * 1952 - Cherie Lunghi, who played Lady Adela in AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger, was born.
 * 1964 - "Assassin at Peking", Episode 7 of TV: Marco Polo, was first broadcast.
 * 1970 - Episode 3 of TV: The Ambassadors of Death was first broadcast.
 * 1976 - George Pastell (Eric Klieg in TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen) died.
 * 2008 - TV: Exit Wounds was first broadcast.
 * 2010 - TV: Liberation was first broadcast. TV: The Eleventh Hour was rebroadcast on BBC Three.