31 October

October 31 was the traditional date for Halloween.

Events

 * 1913 - Celia Doras died at the age of three. (PROSE: Just War)
 * 2008 - The Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones found an unusually creepy Halloween celebration in Blackwood Falls. (PROSE: Forever Autumn)

Behind the scenes

 * 1922 - Talfryn Thomas (Mullins in TV: Spearhead from Space and Dave in The Green Death) was born.
 * 1934 - Steve Emerson (a Guard in TV: The Macra Terror) was born.
 * 1961 - Moya Brady (Bridget Sinclair in TV: Love & Monsters) was born.
 * 1963 - Sanjeev Bhaskar (Avishka Sangakkara in AUDIO: The Eight Truths and Worldwide Web) was born.
 * 1964 - "Planet of Giants", Episode 1 of TV: Planet of Giants, was first broadcast.
 * 1979 - DWM 3 was released.
 * 2001 - Jenny Laird (Neska in TV: Planet of the Spiders) died.
 * 2005 - Mary Wimbush, who played Sarah Jane Smith's aunt Lavinia in TV: A Girl's Best Friend, died.
 * 2007 - Howard Attfield (Geoff Noble in TV: The Runaway Bride) died.
 * 2010 - The Newcastle Doctor Who Exhibition closed.
 * 2010 - Big Finish Productions released several audio stories: AUDIO: A Death in the Family, Deimos, AUDIO: The Invasion of E-Space and AUDIO: Escaping the Future.
 * 2011 - GAME: The Gunpowder Plot was released.