18 August

Events

 * 1951 - Eddie and Barbara Smith, parents of Sarah Jane Smith, were killed in a car accident. (SJA: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)

Behind the scenes

 * 1925 - Brian Aldiss, writer of Umwelts for Hire, was born.
 * 1938 - Roy Boyd (Driscoll in DW: The Hand of Fear) was born.
 * 1940 - Barry Justice (King Charles IX of France in DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve) was born.
 * 1948 - Joseph Marcell (John in DW: Remembrance of the Daleks) was born.
 * 1956 - John Debney (the composer for the TV movie) was born.
 * 1985 - Reg Lever (the Joker in DW: The Celestial Toymaker) died.
 * 1991 - Barbara Leake (Mrs. Farrel in DW: Terror of the Autons) died.
 * 1995 - James Maxwell (Jackson in DW: Underworld) died.
 * 1995 - Donald Bisset (Colin McLaren in DW: The Highlanders) died.
 * 2001 - Tom Watson died.
 * 2010 - BFA: Trail of the White Worm and The Oseidon Adventure were recorded.