1 December

On 1 December, 1981, Sarah Jane Smith began working abroad for Reuters. She returned to the United Kingdom on 14 December. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

Behind the scenes

 * 1920 - Actor Eric Dodson was born.
 * 1924 - Actor Desmond Cullum-Jones was born.
 * 1932 - Script editor Dennis Spooner was born.
 * 1952 - Actor Jonathan Battersby was born.
 * 1979 - Episode two of Nightmare of Eden was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2008 - Actor James Bree died.
 * 2008 - Part one of Enemy of the Bane was first broadcast on CBBC.