1 October

Behind the scenes

 * 1903 - Actor George Coulouris was born.
 * 1933 - Actor Victor Carin was born.
 * 1943 - Actor Derek Seaton was born.
 * 1944 - Producer Philip Hinchcliffe was born.
 * 1966 - Episode four of The Smugglers was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1977 - Part one of The Invisible Enemy was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1995 - Assistant floor manager Russ Karel died.
 * 1999 - Actor Noel Johnson died.
 * 2007 - Part one of Eye of the Gorgon was first broadcast on CBBC.
 * 2011 - The Wedding of River Song was first broadcast on BBC One.
 * 2011 - CON: When Time Froze, the final episode of the behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Confidential, was first broadcast, after being axed by the BBC.