4 October

Events

 * 1930 - The airship R101 left London, England, bound for British India. Aboard were two stowaways: the Eighth Doctor and Charlotte Pollard. (BFA:Storm Warning)

Behind the scenes

 * 1944 - Martin Potter was born.
 * 1953 - Christopher Fairbank was born.
 * 1975 - DW: Planet of Evil Part 2 was first broadcast.
 * 1980 - DW: Meglos Part 2 was first broadcast.
 * 1987 - Daniel Anthony (Clyde Langer in The Sarah Jane Adventures) was born.
 * 1989 - DW: Ghost Light Part 1 was first broadcast.