5 October

On 5 October, 1930, shortly after its rendezvous with a Triskele spaceship, the British airship R101 was attacked by a Vortisaur and crashed into the fields of northern France. All aboard were presumed killed. Unknown to the general public, 18-year-old stowaway Charlotte Pollard escaped aboard the Eighth Doctor's TARDIS. (AUDIO:Storm Warning)

Behind the scenes

 * 1902 - Actor Eric Elliot was born.
 * 1916 - Actor Ronald Leigh-Hunt was born
 * 1967 - Actress Jenna Russell was born.
 * 1968 - Episode four of The Mind Robber was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1978 - Actress May Warden died.
 * 1987 - Part one of Paradise Towers was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1988 - Part one of Remembrance of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1997 - Actor Andrew Keir died.