6 March

Behind the scenes

 * 1927 - Actor John Rees was born.
 * 1928 - Actor Glyn Owen was born.
 * 1939 - Actor Jonathan Newth was born.
 * 1965 - "Crater of Needles" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1965 - Part one of of TV Comic story The Hijackers of Thrax was first released.
 * 1971 - Episode six of The Mind of Evil was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1972 - Director Julian Simpson was born.
 * 1976 - Part six of The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1995 - Actor Alan Haywood died.
 * 1999 - Actor Graham Armitage died.
 * 2002 - Head of Serials Donald Wilson died.