3 January

Events

 * 2600 - Bernice Summerfield and Daglan Straklant visit reclusive former heartthrob Munroe Hennessy in their search for the Doomsday Manuscript. (PROSE: The Doomsday Manuscript)

Behind the scenes

 * 1912 - William Mervyn, who played Sir Charles Summer in TV: The War Machines, was born in Nairobi, Kenya.
 * 1920 - Peter Stephens (Cyril and the Knave of Hearts in TV: The Celestial Toymaker and Lolem in TV: The Underwater Menace) was born.
 * 1957 - Annie Lambert was born.
 * 1964 - Studio recording continued at BBC Lime Grove Studios on TV: The Daleks.
 * 1965 - Trinny Woodall, who voiced Trine-E in TV: Bad Wolf, was born.
 * 1970 - Episode 1 of TV: Spearhead from Space was first broadcast.
 * 1976 - Part 1 of TV: The Brain of Morbius was first broadcast.
 * 1981 - Part 1 of TV: Warriors' Gate was first broadcast.
 * 1983 - Part 1 of TV: Arc of Infinity was first broadcast.
 * 1993 - Dennis Tate, who played a Technix in The Daleks' Master Plan, died in Los Angeles, California.