9 October

Behind the scenes

 * 1912 - Seymour Green (Hargreaves in TV: The Seeds of Doom and the Chamberlain in TV The Twin Dilemma) was born.
 * 1936 - Brian Blessed (Yrcanos in TV: Mindwarp) was born.
 * 1940 - John Lennon, who played himself in TV: The Chase, was born.
 * 1963 - Filming resumed at Ealing Studios for TV: An Unearthly Child, the first episode of Doctor Who.
 * 1965 - TV: Mission to the Unknown was first broadcast.
 * 1968 - James Dreyfus, who played John Harrison in TV: The Man Who Never Was, was born.
 * 1976 - TV: The Hand of Fear Part 2 was first broadcast.
 * 2009 - Doctor Who producer, writer and director Barry Letts died.