On this day Saturday, January 28, 2012

Today in the 'Whoniverse'

Behind the scenes
1938 - Christopher Coll was born.
1967 - DW: The Underwater Menace, Episode 3, was first broadcast.
1976 - James Mellor died.
1978 - DW: Underworld, Episode 4, was first broadcast.
2007 - Big Finish Productions-produced, Eighth Doctor audio adventures audio story Phobos was broadcast on BBC7.

Today in History

Historical Events
1581 - James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland
1689 - English parliament ends king Charles II reign
1788 - Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Botany Bay, Sydney
1956 - Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)
1960 - Goon Show's final episode on BBC
1965 - The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV
1967 - Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"

Famous Birthdays
1457 - Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)
1775 - Peter the Great, Russia
1921 - Alfred Marks, actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream & Scream Again)
1929 - Acker Bilk, singer (Stranger on the Shore)
1957 - Frank Skinner English comedian

Famous Deaths
814 - Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
1547 - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
1595 - Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
1829 - William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh
1983 - Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure

Todays UK TV and Radio

Doctor Who
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 28th January 2012
Time: 19:00 to 19:45
New Earth. Series 28, episode 1.
When they visit mankind's new home, far in the future, they find gruesome secrets hidden inside a luxury hospital. An enemy thought long dead, the paper-thin Cassandra, is out for revenge.
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Zoë Wanamaker

Doctor Who
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 28th January 2012
Time: 19:45 to 20:30
Tooth and Claw. Series 28, episode 2.
The Doctor and Rose travel back to the year 1879. An encounter in the Scottish Highlands with Queen Victoria and a band of warrior monks reveals a deadly trap, dating back centuries. Can the local legends of a werewolf really be true?
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Pauline Collins, Michelle Duncan, Ian Hanmore