April 16th: Today in WHO-story
Births
1907 - Martin Boddey (Walker in The Sea Devils)
1931 - Godfrey James (Tarn in Underworld)
1936 - Derrick Sherwin (Script Editor [1968-1969]; Producer [1969-1970]); writer of The Mind Robber [episode one only, uncredited] and The Invasion; creator of UNIT; extra in Spearhead from Space)
1954 - Antony Root (Script Editor of Four to Doomsday, The Visitation and Earthshock; assistant floor manager on Destiny of the Daleks [uncredited])
1960 - Ricco Ross (Ringmaster in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy)
1990 - Lily Loveless (Ellie Faber in the Sarah Jane Adventures story The Curse of Clyde Langer)
1992 - Anton Thompson McCormick (Carl in the Sarah Jane Adventures story Revenge of the Slitheen)
Deaths
1994 - Frank Wylie (Ruther in Castrovalva) aged 58
Episodes
1966 - The Celestial Toymaker, Episode Three ('The Dancing Floor'): 9.4 million viewers
2005 - Aliens of London: 7.63 million viewers
Documentaries
2005 - Doctor Who Confidential: I Get a Side-Kick Out of You
Introductions
2005 - First appearance of the Slitheen, Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones, Naoko Mori as Torchwood regular Toshiko Sato and Lachele Carl as Trinity Welles
Releases
1992 - Cat's Cradle: Warhead (Virgin Books); issue 186 of Doctor Who Magazine (Marvel)
2007 - Survival (DVD - region 2)
2008 - Issue 3 of Agent Provocateur (IDW Publishing)
2009 - Judgement of the Judoon, The Slitheen Excursion and Prisoner of the Daleks (BBC Books); issue 111 of Doctor Who Adventures (BBC Magazines)
2012 - Energy of the Daleks (Big Finish Productions)
2013 - Toby Hadoke's Who's Round 12 (Big Finish)
2015 - Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The Art of Doctor Who (Panini UK); Death Match (Big Finish)
Behind-the-Scenes
2005 - The BBC confirmed that David Tennant was to play the Tenth Doctor
2007 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Valhalla took place. This was to be Michelle Gomez's first Doctor Who production, seven years before she played Missy (the female incarnation of the Master)
2008 - Recording of the Big Finish audio The Boy that Time Forgot