December 13th: Today in WHO-story
Births
1893 - Jeanne Doree (extra in Day of the Daleks)
1905 - Norman Atkyns (Guardian in Colony in Space and the Rear Admiral in The Sea Devils)
1915 - Mary Morris (Panna in Kinda)
1939 - Eric Flynn (Leo Ryan in The Wheel in Space)
1942 - Hamish Wilson (Jamie McCrimmon in The Mind Robber)
1946 - Peter Wragg (visual effects designer on The Visitation, Resurrection of the Daleks and episodes 5-8 of The Trial of a Time Lord and an uncredited Fendahleen operator on Image of the Fendahl)
1952 - Christopher Reynolds (Child in The Mind Robber)
1969 - Tony Curran (Vincent van Gogh in Vincent and the Doctor and The Pandorica Opens)
Deaths
2011 - Tony Sibbald (Huckle in Terror of the Zygons) aged 75
Episodes
1975 - The Android Invasion, Part Four: 11.4 million viewers
1980 - State of Decay, Part Four: 5.4 million viewers
Departures
1975 - Ian Marter and John Levene's final appearances as Harry Sullivan and John Benton respectively
Releases
1979 - Issue 10 of Doctor Who Magazine (Marvel)
1984 - Issue 96 of Doctor Who Magazine (Marvel)
2001 - Issue 312 of Doctor Who Magazine (Panini Comics UK)
2006 - Issue 19 of Doctor Who Adventures (BBC Magazines)
2007 - Issue 45 of Doctor Who Adventures (BBC Magazine); issue 390 of Doctor Who Magazine (Panini)
2012 - Issue 455 of Doctor Who Magazine (Panini)
2014 - Toby Hadoke's Who's Round 91 (Big Finish Productions)
2016 - Absolute Power and Quicksilver (Big Finish)
2017 - The Wreck of the World (Big Finish)
Behind-the-Scenes
1975 - Following transmission of the final episode of The Android Invasion, the thirteenth series of the 'classic era' of Doctor Who took a Christmas break, resuming on 3rd January 1976 with the first episode of The Brain of Morbius
1980 - Following transmission of the final episode of State of Decay, the eighteenth series of the 'classic era' of Doctor Who took a Christmas break, resuming on 3rd January 1981 with the first episode of Warriors' Gate; Tom Baker and Lalla Ward were married at Chelsea Register Office
2003 - Recording of Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield story Death and the Daleks took place
2007 - Recording of the Big Finish audio The Haunting of Thomas Brewster took place
2010 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Rat Trap took place
2011 - Recording of the Big Finish audio UNIT Dominion took place