23 December

Events

 * 1861 - The Fifth Doctor and Turlough assisted Mrs Elkins in defending her Virginia farmhouse from a group of American Civil War deserters led by Lucius Casler. (ST: Comforts of Home)

Behind the scenes

 * 1909 - Maurice Denham, Azmael in DW: The Twin Dilemma, was born.
 * 1942 - Chubby Oates, who played a policeman in DW: Planet of the Spiders, was born.
 * 1967 - Episode 1 of DW: The Enemy of the World was first broadcast.
 * 1977 - Matt Baker, a Blue Peter presenter who played himself in DW: Aliens of London, was born.
 * 1978 - Part 1 of DW: The Power of Kroll was first broadcast.
 * 1989 - IHP: Nineveh was released.
 * 1989 - Peter Bennett (a guard in DW: The Enemy of the World) died.


 * 2010 - K9TV: Fear Itself was first broadcast on Five in the UK.