14 December

Events

 * 1972 - The Seventh Doctor and Evelyn Smythe encountered the crew of Apollo 17 and a Varani on the surface of the Moon. (PROSE: Christmas on the Moon)

Behind the scenes

 * 1919 - Michael Bilton, a frequent guest actor on Doctor Who, was born.
 * 1924 - John Franklyn-Robbins (Ferain in TV: Genesis of the Daleks) was born.
 * 1926 - Margaret John (Megan Jones in TV: Fury from the Deep and Grandma Connolly in TV: The Idiot's Lantern) was born.
 * 1926 - Alan Rowe, a frequent guest actor on Doctor Who, was born.
 * 1963 - "The Firemaker," episode 4 of TV: An Unearthly Child, was first broadcast.
 * 1968 - Episode 7 of TV: The Invasion was first broadcast.
 * 1986 - Dermot Tuohy (Brownrose in TV: Terror of the Autons) died.
 * 1988 - Part 1 of TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy was first broadcast.
 * 1997- Stubby Kaye (Jerome Weismuller in TV: Delta and the Bannermen) died.