4 October

On 4 October, 1930, the airship R101 left London, England, bound for British India. Aboard were two stowaways: the Eighth Doctor and Charlotte Pollard. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)

Behind the scenes

 * 1922 - Composer Dudley Simpson was born.
 * 1944 - Actor Martin Potter was born.
 * 1946 - Actor Roger Davenport was born.
 * 1947 - Politician Ann Widdecombe was born.
 * 1953 - Actor Christopher Fairbank was born.
 * 1975 - Part two of Planet of Evil was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1980 - Part two of Meglos was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1987 - Actor Daniel Anthony was born.
 * 1989 - Part one of Ghost Light was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2006 - Issue two of Doctor Who: Battles in Time, including comic story Hyperstar Rising, was first released by GE Fabbri Ltd.