November 9th: Today in WHO-story
Births
1929 - Eric Thompson (Gaston in The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve)
1938 - Tim Goodman (Guard in The Savages)
1974 - Ian Hallard (Alan-a-Dale in Robot of Sherwood, Richard Martin in the 50th anniversary docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time and Gary Talbot in the spoof documentary Global Conspiracy?; Big Finish Productions actor - Sabian in Primeval, Mouse & Winkler in Invaders from Mars, Matrix in Neverland, Captain Cannibal, Suit & John Polidori in The Company of Friends, Zeuro in A Storm of Angels, Wynter in the Gallifrey stories Lies and Pandora, Joseph Banks in The Transit of Venus, Chessman in the second series of the Doctor Who spin-off Cyberman, Duncan in An Earthly Child, Comtech Bron Kell in Dark Eyes 2, Davent & Infinite Warrior in Destroy the Infinite and Brian Bonamy, Inspector Greenock & Slot in the Iris Wildthyme anthology Wildthyme Reloaded; husband to Doctor Who writer and actor Mark Gatiss)
Deaths
1965 - Lionel Gadsden (extra in The Aztecs) aged 86
1993 - Stanley Myers (music composer on The Reign of Terror) aged 63
1994 - Ralph Michael (Balaton in The Pirate Planet) aged 87
Episodes
1968 - The Invasion, Episode Two: 7.1 million viewers
1987 - Delta and the Bannermen, Part One: 5.1 million viewers
1988 - The Happiness Patrol, Part One: 4.6 million viewers
2010 - The Sarah Jane Adventures: Lost in Time, Part Two (CBBC): 0.68 million viewers
Introductions
1968 - First full appearance of UNIT
Releases
1989 - Issue 155 of Doctor Who Magazine (Marvel)
1998 - The Ice Warriors Collection (VHS box set)
2006 - Issue 376 of Doctor Who Magazine (Panini Comics UK)
2010 - Doctor Who Official Soundtracks: Series Five (Silva Screen Records)
2015 - UNIT: Extinction (Big Finish)
2016 - Order of the Daleks (Big Finish)
Behind-the-Scenes
2004 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Dreamtime took place
2005 - Rewrites to the interactive game Attack of the Graske and Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel were made; recording of the Big Finish audio The Settling took place
2011 - Recording of the Big Finish audio The Emerald Tiger took place
2015 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Vampire of the Mind took place