1 December

Events

 * 1981 - Sarah Jane Smith began working aboard for Reuters. She returned to the United Kingdom on 14 December. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

Behind the scenes

 * 1920 - Eric Dodson (the Headman in TV: The Visitation) was born.
 * 1924 - Desmond Cullum-Jones (a worker in TV: The War Machines) was born.
 * 1932 - Dennis Spooner, a writer and Script editor for Doctor Who, was born.
 * 1979 - Episode 2 of TV: Nightmare of Eden was first broadcast.
 * 2008 - James Bree (the Security Chief in TV: The War Games, Nefred in TV: Full Circle and the Keeper of the Matrix in TV: The Ultimate Foe) died.
 * 2008 - Part 1 of TV: Enemy of the Bane was first broadcast.