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'''8 October''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


== Behind the scenes ==
In [[1744]], the [[banana daiquiri]] was [[invent]]ed at a [[Yew Tree Ball|party]] held by [[King]] [[Louis XV]], possibly a few [[century|centuries]] too early. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)}})
* [[1956]] - Actor [[James Coombes]] was born.
* [[1966]] - Episode one of ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[1977]] - Part two of ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[2007]] - Part two of ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[2010]] - The live show [[Doctor Who: The Monsters Are Coming!]] began in Wembley Arena.{{fact}}


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On 8 [[October]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cardiff Earthquake (short story)}}) [[2006]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Boom Town (TV story)}}) [[UNIT]] issued a [[press briefing]] about the clean-up work in the aftermath of the [[Cardiff Earthquake]]. While the operation was successful, UNIT stated that many people were missing, including [[Lord Mayor of Cardiff|Mayor of Cardiff]] [[Margaret Blaine]], and UNIT's Scientific Advisors all agreed that the [[Blaidd Drwg|Blaidd Drwg Power Plant]] project should be abandoned due to the instability of the ground it was proposed to be built on. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cardiff Earthquake (short story)}})
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In the [[2000s]],{{note|See [[Aliens of London dating controversy]].}} [[Tony Warner]], while playing [[football]] with his mates in a local [[Ealing]] park, accidentally kicked the ball too far, and was kidnapped by [[Odd Bob the Clown]] as he went to retrieve it. This made him the third [[child]] to vanish from that area that week. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Clown (TV story)}})
 
== Footnotes ==
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8 October was a date.

In 1744, the banana daiquiri was invented at a party held by King Louis XV, possibly a few centuries too early. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"], TV: The Girl in the Fireplace [+]Loading...["The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)"])

On 8 October (PROSE: Cardiff Earthquake [+]Loading...["Cardiff Earthquake (short story)"]) 2006, (TV: Boom Town [+]Loading...["Boom Town (TV story)"]) UNIT issued a press briefing about the clean-up work in the aftermath of the Cardiff Earthquake. While the operation was successful, UNIT stated that many people were missing, including Mayor of Cardiff Margaret Blaine, and UNIT's Scientific Advisors all agreed that the Blaidd Drwg Power Plant project should be abandoned due to the instability of the ground it was proposed to be built on. (PROSE: Cardiff Earthquake [+]Loading...["Cardiff Earthquake (short story)"])

In the 2000s,[nb 1] Tony Warner, while playing football with his mates in a local Ealing park, accidentally kicked the ball too far, and was kidnapped by Odd Bob the Clown as he went to retrieve it. This made him the third child to vanish from that area that week. (TV: The Day of the Clown [+]Loading...["The Day of the Clown (TV story)"])

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