28 February

On February 28, 1981, the Fourth Doctor and Adric landed the TARDIS by the side of a motorway to measure a police box. Air hostess Tegan Jovanka stumbled aboard the TARDIS on her way to work at London's Heathrow Airport. (TV: Logopolis, PROSE: Divided Loyalties)

Behind the scenes

 * 1912 - Mervyn Pinfield, a producer and director for Doctor Who, was born.


 * 1927 - John Carson, who played Ambril in TV: Snakedance, was born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).


 * 1942 - Robin Phillips, who played Altos in TV: The Keys of Marinus, was born in Haslemere, Surrey, England.


 * 1968 - Patrick Stark, who worked as production assistant for Doctor Who, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


 * 1970 - Episode 5 of TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians was first broadcast.


 * 1976 - Part 5 of TV: The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast.


 * 1981 - Part 1 of TV: Logopolis was first broadcast.