9 December

Behind the scenes

 * 1932 - Actress Wendy Gifford was born.
 * 1938 - Director Waris Hussein, who directed the very first Doctor Who television story, was born.
 * 1944 - Script editor Eric Saward was born.
 * 1967 - Episode five of The Ice Warriors was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1978 - Episode three of The Androids of Tara was first broadcast on BBC1.