30 October

Events

 * 1938 - The Eighth Doctor met Orson Welles and recreated a version of his radio play The War of the Worlds. (BFA: Invaders from Mars)

Behind the scenes

 * 1912 - Preston Lockwood, who played Dojjen in DW: Snakedance, was born at Leyton, England.


 * 1914 - Anna Wing, who played Anatta in DW: Kinda, was born at Hackney in London.


 * 1954 - Chris MacDonnell, who played Arnheim in DW: Dragonfire, was born at Redruth, Cornwall, England.


 * 1965 - "Death of a Spy", Episode 3 of DW: The Myth Makers was first broadcast.


 * 1979 - Graham Ashley, who played the Overseer in DW: The Underwater Menace, died.


 * 1997 - Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman died from a heart attack in Toronto, Canada.