29 December

Events

 * 1981 - The Hecate Cult of Moreton Harwood were charged with the attempted murder of Brendan Richards on 21 December. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

Behind the scenes

 * 1921 - Robert Cawdron, who played Bruno Taltalian in TV: The Ambassadors of Death, was born.
 * 1928 - Bernard Cribbins, who played companion Wilfred Mott, was born.
 * 1947 - Alan David (Gabriel Sneed in TV: The Unquiet Dead) was born.
 * 1956 - Bernard Padden, who played Tylos in TV: Full Circle, was born.
 * 1973 - Part Three of TV: The Time Warrior was first broadcast.
 * 1979 - Part Two of TV: The Horns of Nimon was first broadcast.
 * 1993 - Robert Lankesheer died.
 * 1995 - Peter Hill, who played the manager in TV: Day of the Daleks died.
 * 2003 - Dinsdale Landen, Dr. Judson in TV: The Curse of Fenric, died.
 * 2010 - TV: Alien Avatar was first broadcast on Five in the UK.