16 August

Events

 * 1978 - Gwen Cooper was born in Cardiff, Wales to Geraint and Mary Cooper. (TV: Children of Earth)

Behind the scenes

 * 1928 - Murphy Grumbar (a Dalek operator) was born.
 * 1935 - Janet Henfrey (Miss Hardaker in TV: The Curse of Fenric) was born.
 * 1942 - John Challis (Scorby in TV: The Seeds of Doom) was born.
 * 1997 - Robin Wentworth (Gilbert Horner in TV: The Dæmons) died.