18 August

Events

 * 1951 - Eddie and Barbara Smith, parents of Sarah Jane Smith, were killed in a car accident. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)

Behind the scenes

 * 1925 - Brian Aldiss, writer of PROSE: Umwelts for Hire, was born.
 * 1938 - Roy Boyd (Driscoll in TV: The Hand of Fear) was born.
 * 1940 - Barry Justice (King Charles IX of France in TV: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve) was born.
 * 1948 - Joseph Marcell (John in TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) was born.
 * 1956 - John Debney (the composer for the TV movie) was born.
 * 1985 - Reg Lever (the Joker in TV: The Celestial Toymaker) died.
 * 1991 - Barbara Leake (Mrs. Farrel in TV: Terror of the Autons) died.
 * 1995 - James Maxwell (Jackson in TV: Underworld) died.
 * 1995 - Donald Bisset (Colin McLaren in TV: The Highlanders) died.
 * 2001 - Tom Watson died.
 * 2010 - AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm and The Oseidon Adventure were recorded.