29 January

Behind the scenes

 * 1929 - Actress Stephanie Bidmead was born.
 * 1933 - Actor Geoffrey Frederick, was born.
 * 1934 - Actor Patrick O'Connell was born.
 * 1943 - DJ Tony Blackburn was born.
 * 1966 - "Destruction of Time" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1972 - Episode one of The Curse of Peladon was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1973 - Actor Henry Gilbert died.
 * 1977 - Part one of The Robots of Death was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2009 - Books one and two of The Darksmith Legacy, The Dust of Ages and The Graves of Mordane were released in the British market.
 * 2010 - Film editor Adam Dawson died.
 * 2013 - Issue one of IDW comic story Prisoners of Time was first released on iTunes, a day ahead of original schedule.
 * 2013 - Actor Bernard Horsfall died.