On this day Thursday, January 26, 2012

Today in the 'Whoniverse'

Behind the scenes
1974 - DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Episode 3, was first broadcast.
1982 - DW: Four to Doomsday, Episode 4, was first broadcast.
1983 - DW: Snakedance, Episode 4, was first broadcast.
1984 - DW: Frontios, Episode 1, was first broadcast.
1985 - DW: Vengeance on Varos, Episode 2, was first broadcast.

Today in History

Historical Events
66 - 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
1340 - English king Edward III proclaimed king of France
1531 - Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
1666 - France declares war on England & Munster
1922 - Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London
1932 - British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead)
1958 - Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsized off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
1971 - Charles Manson convicted of murder

Famous Birthdays
1925 - Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
1928 - Eartha Kitt, SC, singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman)

Famous Deaths
1823 - Edward Jenner, English physician (b. 1749)
1973 - Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79

Todays UK TV and Radio

Doctor Who
On: Watch
Date: Thursday 26th January 2012 (starting tomorrow morning)
Time: 11:40 to 12:40
Smith and Jones. Series 29, episode 1.
Martha Jones finds herself on the moon. She meets the mysterious Doctor, and life will never be the same again.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman

Doctor Who
On: Watch
Date: Thursday 26th January 2012
Time: 16:40 to 17:40
Smith and Jones. Series 29, episode 1.
Martha Jones finds herself on the moon. She meets the mysterious Doctor, and life will never be the same again.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman

The Sarah Jane Adventures
On: CBBC
Date: Thursday 26th January 2012
Time: 18:15 to 18:45
Secrets of the Stars. Series 2, episode 3.
Sarah Jane and the others infiltrate Trueman's circle as he takes over the population through their star signs.
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008)
Director: Michael Kerrigan
Starring: Jem Brownlee, Aaron Shosanya, Bradley Walsh, Tommy Knight, Russ Abbot, Yasmin Paige

We'll Take Manhattan
On: BBC 4
Date: Thursday 26th January 2012
Time: 21:00 to 22:30
Drama which explores the explosive love affair between David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton. Winter 1962, and cockney photographer Bailey and unknown model Shrimpton are sent to New York for a prestigious Vogue photo shoot. What follows is a wild week, a love affair, terrible fights with their fashion editor, and how two young people with no such intention happened to change the world of fashion forever.
(Editor's Choice, Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2012, 3 Star)
Starring: Aneurin Barnard, Karen Gillan, Helen McCrory, Joseph May