The Doctor Who Production Diary: December 29th

1928 Birth of Bernard Cribbins (bio), who played Wilfred Mott
1963 Birth of Julian Bleach (bio), the fourth actor to play Davros
1965 Jackie Lane is contracted for 13 episodes beginning with The Massacre Of St Bartholomew's Eve part four Dodo Chaplet
1973 Debut broadcast of The Time Warrior episode three on BBC One The Time Warrior
1974 Birth of Mekhi Phifer (bio), who played Rex Matheson
1979 Debut broadcast of The Horns Of Nimon episode two on BBC One The Horns Of Nimon
1982 Tom Baker decides not to participate in The Five Doctors; he subsequently agrees that his Doctor can be represented using material from the unfinished Shada The Fourth Doctor