30 October

Events

 * 1938 - The Eighth Doctor met Orson Welles and recreated a version of his radio play The War of the Worlds. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars)

Behind the scenes

 * 1912 - Preston Lockwood, who played Dojjen in TV: Snakedance, was born at Leyton, England.
 * 1914 - Anna Wing, who played Anatta in TV: Kinda, was born at Hackney in London.
 * 1954 - Chris MacDonnell, who played Arnheim in TV: Dragonfire, was born at Redruth, Cornwall, England.
 * 1965 - "Death of a Spy", Episode 3 of TV: The Myth Makers, was first broadcast.
 * 1965 - The first part of COMIC: Enter: The Go-Ray was released.
 * 1978 - Brian Hayles, writer of half a dozen Doctor Who scripts, died.
 * 1979 - Graham Ashley, who played the Overseer in TV: The Underwater Menace, died.
 * 1997 - Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman died from a heart attack in Toronto, Canada.
 * 1999 - Cavan Kendall (Achilles in TV: The Myth Makers) died.