12 August

Behind the scenes

 * 1911 - Gordon Richardson (Squire in TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians) was born.
 * 1921 - Dermot Tuohy (Brownrose in TV: Terror of the Autons) was born.
 * 1922 - Fulton Mackay (John Quinn in TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians) was born.
 * 1936 - Michael Coles, who played Ganatus in Dr. Who and the Daleks, was born.
 * 1947 - John Nathan-Turner was born.
 * 2003 - Anne Tirard (Locusta in TV: The Romans and the Seeker in TV: The Ribos Operation) died.