6 December

On 6 December, 1981, Lavinia Smith departed Moreton Harwood for a lecture tour in the United States. Before leaving, she arranged for a mysterious crate addressed to her niece, Sarah Jane Smith, to be left at Moreton Harwood. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

Behind the scenes

 * 1957 - Arabella Weir was born.
 * 1961 - Actor Robin Aspland was born.
 * 1975 - Actor Noel Clarke was born.
 * 1975 - Part three of The Android Invasion was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1982 - Actor Ryan Carnes was born.
 * 1986 - Part two of The Ultimate Foe was first broadcast on BBC1, ending the season-long arc known as The Trial of a Time Lord.
 * 1989 - Part three of Survival was first broadcast on BBC1. This was the final episode of the 1963 version of the series to be broadcast.
 * 2011 - The prequel to TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was released on the internet.