23 November (releases)


 * 1963 - "An Unearthly Child," the first ever Doctor Who episode, was first broadcast at 5:16 p.m. (one minute after the scheduled 5:15) on BBC tv. Doctor Who was born.
 * Due to a power outage in certain areas of Great Britain and to the assassination of John F. Kennedy the day previous, "An Unearthly Child" drew minimal audience - only 4.4 million viewers.


 * 1968 - Episode four of The Invasion was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1983 - The Five Doctors was first broadcast on PBS, becoming the first Doctor Who television story ever to receive its initial screening outside the UK. It was broadcast in the UK two days later.
 * 1988 - Part one of Silver Nemesis was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2001 - Time and Relative was first published by Telos Publishing, serving as a prequel to TV: An Unearthly Child.