11 August

Behind the scenes

 * 1922 - Ron Grainer, who composed the original title theme for Doctor Who, was born.
 * 1925 - Brian Badcoe (Adam in TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs) was born.
 * 1932 - John Gorrie (director of TV: The Keys of Marinus) was born.
 * 1939 - Ian Thompson (Hetra in TV: The Web Planet and Malsan in TV: The Chase) was born.
 * 1994 - Peter Cushing (Dr. Who in the Dalek movies) died.
 * 1998 - Derek Newark died.
 * 2000 - Eddie Powell (Thompson in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.) died.