3 January

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * 2600 - Bernice Summerfield and Daglan Straklant visit reclusive former heartthrob Munroe Hennessy in their search for the Doomsday Manuscript. (BFBS: The Doomsday Manuscript)

History of Doctor Who

 * 1912 - William Mervyn, who played Sir Charles Summer in "The War Machines," is born in Nairobi, Kenya.
 * 1920 - Peter Stephens was born.
 * 1957 - Annie Lambert was born.
 * 1964 - Studio recording continues at BBC Lime Grove Studio D on DW: The Daleks.
 * 1970 - Episode 1 of DW: Spearhead from Space was first broadcast.
 * 1976 - Part 1 of DW: The Brain of Morbius was first broadcast.
 * 1981 - Part 1 of DW: Warriors' Gate was first broadcast.
 * 1983 - Part 1 of DW: Arc of Infinity was first broadcast.
 * 1993 - Dennis Tate, who played a Technix in The Daleks' Master Plan, died in Los Angeles, California.