9 October

Events
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Behind the scenes

 * 1912 - Seymour Green (Hargreaves in DW: The Seeds of Doom and the Chamberlain in DW The Twin Dilemma) was born.
 * 1936 - Brian Blessed (Yrcanos in DW: Mindwarp) was born.
 * 1940 - John Lennon, who played himself in DW: The Chase, was born.
 * 1963 - Filming resumed at Ealing Studios for DW: An Unearthly Child, the first episode of Doctor Who.
 * 1965 - DW: Mission to the Unknown was first broadcast.
 * 1968: James Dreyfus, who played John Harrison in SJA: The Man Who Never Was, was born.
 * 1976 - DW: The Hand of Fear Part 2 was first broadcast.
 * 2009 - Doctor Who producer, writer and director Barry Letts died.