Tuesday, 31 January 2012

On this day Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Today in the 'Whoniverse'

Behind the scenes
1937 - Davyd Harries was born.
1970 - Episode 1 of DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians was first broadcast.
1976 - Part 1 of DW: The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast.
1981 - Part 1 of DW: The Keeper of Traken was first broadcast.
1992 - Episode 1 of DW: The Mind Robber was repeated on BBC2.

Today in History

Historical Events
1779 - Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog
1804 - British vice-admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao
1862 - Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius
1918 - A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
1948 - Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
1953 - "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
1971 - Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands

Famous Deaths
1606 - Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35
1974 - Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at 91

Todays UK TV and Radio

Doctor Who
On: Watch
Date: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Time: 11:40 to 12:40
Daleks in Manhattan. Series 29, episode 4.
In 1930s New York, the Daleks are at work on top of the Empire State Building.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman

Doctor Who
On: Watch (109)    
Date: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Time: 16:40 to 17:40
Daleks in Manhattan. Series 29, episode 4.
In 1930s New York, the Daleks are at work on top of the Empire State Building.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman

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