8 March

On 8 March 1702, the Fifth Doctor and Turlough visited London. Edmund Carteret played cards with Sir Nikolas Valentine, who marked him with one of his homing beacons. Before the collective unconsciousness of Valentine's previous victims could teleport him away, Carteret, who was fleeing from them, died of fright. The card that marked him was acquired by the Doctor. (AUDIO: Phantasmagoria)

Behind the scenes

 * 1914 - Actor George Tovey was born.
 * 1928 - Actor Terry Bale was born.
 * 1940 - Actor Christopher Wray was born.
 * 1943 - BBC1 Controller Michael Grade was born.
 * 1948 - Actor Gyles Brandreth was born.
 * 1969 - Episode one of The Space Pirates was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1969 - Part one of TV Comic story The Duellists was first released in issue eight hundred and ninety-nine.
 * 1975 - Part one of Genesis of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1982 - Part one of Earthshock was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1983 - Part three of Enlightenment was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1984 - Part one of The Caves of Androzani was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2002 - Part one of WC: "The Child" was released.
 * 2002 - Recording for Big Finish audio story ...ish completed at The Moat Studios.
 * 2005 - Big Finish Productions announced it had agreed to a deal with Paul Cornell allowing the company to continue its range of Bernice Summerfield books and audio CDs for the next few years.
 * 2010 - Dream-Eaters was first broadcast on Five.
 * 2011 - Recording for Big Finish audio story Robophobia completed.
 * 2011 - The Ark was released on Region 1 DVD.
 * 2012 - Audio story Darkstar Academy was first released by AudioGO, and Torchwood audio story Army of One was first released by BBC Audio.
 * 2012 - Actress Cheryl Molineaux died.