10 December

Events

 * 1981 - Lavinia Smith phoned her ward Brendan Richards to tell him that he would be spending Christmas in Moreton Harwood with her niece Sarah Jane Smith. Brendan waited for Sarah to pick him up at Wellington College for over a week, unaware that she was out of the country. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)
 * 1983 - The Seventh Doctor, Benny, Jason Kane, Roz, and Chris arrived in Little Caldwell, England. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad)

Behind the scenes

 * 1909 - Sylvia Coleridge (Amelia Ducat in TV: The Seeds of Doom) was born.
 * 1926 - Harry Fowler (Harry in TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) was born.
 * 1927 - Anthony Coburn, who wrote TV: An Unearthly Child, was born.
 * 1933 - Tony Lambden, who would appear in several uncredited roles in Doctor Who, was born.
 * 1936 - Alan Fennell (the founder and original editor of the magazine TV Century 21) was born.
 * 1937 - Keith James was born.
 * 1949 - Martyn Whitby was born.
 * 1960 - Keith Jayne was born.
 * 1966 - Episode 6 of TV: The Power of the Daleks was first broadcast.
 * 1977 - Part 3 of TV: The Sun Makers was first broadcast.
 * 2001 - Alan Fennell (the founder and original editor of the magazine TV Century 21) died.
 * 2006 - TV: Random Shoes was first broadcast.