4 October

Events

 * 1930 - The airship R101 left London, England, bound for British India. Aboard were two stowaways: the Eighth Doctor and Charlotte Pollard. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)

Behind the scenes

 * 1922 - Dudley Simpson, a composer of incidental music for Doctor Who, was born.
 * 1944 - Martin Potter was born.
 * 1946 - Roger Davenport (a Trooper in TV: Resurrection of the Daleks) was born.
 * 1947 - Ann Widdecombe, who played herself in TV: The Sound of Drums, was born.
 * 1953 - Christopher Fairbank was born.
 * 1975 - TV: Planet of Evil Part 2 was first broadcast.
 * 1980 - TV: Meglos Part 2 was first broadcast.
 * 1987 - Daniel Anthony (Clyde Langer in The Sarah Jane Adventures) was born.
 * 1989 - TV: Ghost Light Part 1 was first broadcast.