18 October

Behind the scenes

 * 1926 - Actress Sheila Gill was born.
 * 1963 - Studio filming for An Unearthly Child, the very first Doctor Who story, took place at Lime Grove Studios
 * 1975 - Part four of Planet of Evil was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1980 - Part four of Meglos was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1986 - Part seven of Mindwarp was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1989 - Episode three of Ghost Light was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2005 - Actor John Hollis died.
 * 2006 - Issue three of Doctor Who: Battles in Time, including comic story Death Race Five Billion, was first released by GE Fabbri Ltd.
 * 2010 - Part one of The Vault of Secrets was first broadcast on CBBC.