16 January

Behind the scenes

 * 1927 - Actor Peter Forbes-Robertson was born.
 * 1937 - Actor David Arlen was born.
 * 1943 - Actor Michael Attwell was born.
 * 1949 - Actress Caroline Munro was born.
 * 1965 - "The Slave Traders" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1971 - Episode three of Terror of the Autons was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1979 - Actor Peter Butterworth died.
 * 1988 - Actor Robert Keegan died.
 * 2008 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang was first broadcast on BBC Two.