1 October

Behind the scenes

 * 1903 - Actor George Coulouris was born.
 * 1933 - Actor Victor Carin was born.
 * 1943 - Actor Derek Seaton was born.
 * 1944 - Producer Philip Hinchcliffe was born.
 * 1966 - Episode four of The Smugglers was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1977 - Part one of The Invisible Enemy was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1995 - Assistant floor manager Russ Karel died.
 * 1999 - Actor Noel Johnson died.
 * 2007 - Part one of Eye of the Gorgon was first broadcast on CBBC.
 * 2007 - Issue fifty-four of Doctor Who: Battles in Time, including comic story School of the Dead, was first released by GE Fabbri Ltd.
 * 2011 - The Wedding of River Song was first broadcast on BBC One. Later, CON: When Time Froze, the final episode of the behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Confidential, aired on BBC Three.