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== Events ==
'''30 October''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].
* [[1938]] - The [[Eighth Doctor]] met [[Orson Welles]] and recreated a version of his radio play ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Invaders from Mars]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
In [[1829]], the crews of the ''[[Governor Ready]]'', ''[[Swiftsure]]'' and ''[[Mermaid (ship)|Mermaid]]'' were rescued by the ''[[Comet (ship)|Comet]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Of the Mermaid and Jupiter (short story)}})
* [[1912]] - [[Preston Lockwood]], who played [[Dojjen]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Snakedance]]'', was born at [[Leyton]], [[England]].
 
* [[1914]] - [[Anna Wing]], who played [[Anatta]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', was born at [[Hackney]] in [[London]].
In [[1938]], [[Orson Welles]] and the [[Mercury Theatre]] performed an adaptation of [[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' on [[CBS Radio]]. The broadcast caused nationwide panic across the [[United States of America]]. Although calm soon settled as America realised it was only a play, unknown to the public some elements of the production were based on actual events. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Invaders from Mars (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* [[1954]] - [[Chris MacDonnell]], who played [[Arnheim]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', was born at [[Wikipedia:Redruth|Redruth]], [[Cornwall]], England.
 
* [[1965]] - "Death of a Spy", Episode 3 of [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', was first broadcast.
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* 1965 - The first part of [[TVC]]: ''[[Enter: The Go-Ray]]'' was released.
* [[1978]] - [[Brian Hayles]], writer of half a dozen ''Doctor Who'' scripts, died.
* [[1979]] - [[Graham Ashley]], who played the [[Overseer (The Underwater Menace)|Overseer]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'', died.
* [[1997]] - ''[[Doctor Who]]'' creator [[Sydney Newman]] died from a heart attack in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]].
* [[1999]] - [[Cavan Kendall]] ([[Achilles]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'') died.
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30 October was a date.

In 1829, the crews of the Governor Ready, Swiftsure and Mermaid were rescued by the Comet. (PROSE: Of the Mermaid and Jupiter [+]Loading...["Of the Mermaid and Jupiter (short story)"])

In 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre performed an adaptation of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds on CBS Radio. The broadcast caused nationwide panic across the United States of America. Although calm soon settled as America realised it was only a play, unknown to the public some elements of the production were based on actual events. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars [+]Loading...["Invaders from Mars (audio story)"], PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

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