March 18th: Today in WHO-story
Births
1931 - John Fraser (Monitor in Logopolis)
1940 - Lyn Ashley (Drahvin in Galaxy 4)
1964 - Courtney Pine (Himself in Silver Nemesis)
1980 - Sophia Myles (Madame de Pompadour in The Girl in the Fireplace)
1982 - Chiké Okonkwo (Ballon in the Class episode The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did)
Deaths
1998 - Peter Lawrence (Vizier in Marco Polo)
2003 - Lewis Griefer (writer of the original storyline for Pyramids of Mars) aged 83
2006 - Michael Bates (Isbur in The Ice Warriors and Bates in Attack of the Cybermen) aged 63
Episodes
1967 - The Macra Terror, Episode Two: 7.9 million viewers
1972 - The Sea Devils, Episode Four: 7.8 million viewers
2011 - Space/Time (Comic Relief)
Releases
1976 - The Ice Warriors (Target Books)
1993 - The Pit (Virgin Books); The Power of the Daleks (Titan Books); issue 198 of Doctor Who Magazine (Marvel)
2004 - The Tunnel at the End of the Light and The Dalek Factor (Telos Publishing); Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The First Doctor (Panini UK)
2010 - Issue 158 of Doctor Who Adventures (BBC Magazines)
Behind-the-Scenes
2000 - Recording of the Big Finish Productions audio Winter for the Adept took place
2002 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Excelis Decays took place
2004 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Medicinal Purposes took place
2008 - Recording of the Big Finish audios The Death Collectors and Spider's Shadow took place
2009 - In a speech for BAFTA members, Russell T. Davies confirmed a third series of the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, despite it almost being cancelled three times due to the BBC's budget cut backs; recording of the Big Finish audio Patient Zero took place
2010 - During the press screening of the Eleventh Doctor's first full episode The Eleventh Hour, producer Piers Wnger officially confirmed a Christmas special for that year and a 2011 series
2013 - Recording of the Big Finish audio 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men took place