12 March

Behind the scenes

 * 1907 - Actor Arthur Hewlett was born.
 * 1934 - Actor David Spenser was born.
 * 1939 - Actor George Lee was born.
 * 1966 - "The Plague" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1966 - Part four of TV Comic story Space Station Z-7 was first released in issue seven hundred and forty-three.
 * 1977 - Episode three of The Talons of Weng-Chiang was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1977 - Part six of TV Comic story The False Planet was first released in issue 1317.
 * 1983 - Voice actor Nam Doh-hyeong was born.
 * 1999 - The Curse of Fatal Death was first broadcast as part of the BBC's Comic Relief night.
 * 2000 - Recording for Big Finish audio story 'The Fires of Vulcan'' completed at The Moat Studios.
 * 2008 - From Out of the Rain was first broadcast on BBC Three.
 * 2009 - The audio adaptation of PROSE: Doctor Who and the Cybermen was first released.
 * 2010 -  tabloid reported that BBC Worldwide had signed a £10-million deal with Nintendo for the development of a Doctor Who game for the Wii and gaming systems.