26 March

Behind the scenes

 * 1925 - Producer Barry Letts was born.
 * 1931 - Actor George Raistrick was born.
 * 1934 - Actor Kenneth Ives was born.
 * 1966 - "The Bomb" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1977 - Part five of The Talons of Weng-Chiang was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1980 - issue twenty-four of Doctor Who Weekly was first published.
 * 2005 -  A New Dimension, sometimes considered to be the first episode of Doctor Who Confidential, aired on BBC One. Rose followed, and was first broadcast on BBC One, beginning series one of Doctor Who, and recommencing regular transmission of new Doctor Who on the network for the first time since 6 December 1989. Later, Bringing Back the Doctor, the first regular episode of Confidential, aired on BBC Three.