18 October (production)


 * 1963 - Studio filming for the very first Doctor Who episode took place at Lime Grove Studio D.
 * 1963 - Verity Lambert decided that designer Peter Brachacki was unsuitable for Doctor Who, and demanded a replacement. Barry Newbery and Raymond Cusick were considered, and got to work. Newbery's plans, however, were too costly for Donald Baverstock, who sent a memo to Donald Wilson in complaint.
 * 1963 - J.N. Shearme sent Christopher Barry a tape containing two examples of synthetic speech, for use as inspiration for the voice of the Daleks. The first was produced by vocoder, and the second was computer-generated. The BBC decided by 25 October to do neither, as at least some of it would have to be done live in their studios.