13 January

13 January in

13 January was considered an unlucky day, at least in Britain.

Escaping from the Speardroids, the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler, through use of the ineffective randomiser, arrived somewhere even more unlucky: on the 13th moon of the 13th planet of the 13th galaxy, on the 13th day of the 13th year of the 13th century... on a Friday! There, they were struck by lightning, rained on by cats, and met the Triskaidekaphobes, considered the unluckiest people in the Universe. Little did they know that this was for a reason: Bob Kreesus was extracting the moon's luck to make himself incredibly lucky. In the end, he was defeated by the Doctor, and, now no longer lucky, slipped on a banana peel and fell off a cliff. (COMIC: Triskaidekaphobia)

Behind the scenes

This was a reference to the fact that the comic story was featured in the thirteenth issue of Doctor Who Adventures. The story, in its entirety, was a reference to the superstition about the number.

1923 - Actor Jack Watling was born.
1964 - Actor Bill Bailey was born.
1967 - Actor Jack Cunningham died.
1968 - Episode four of The Enemy of the World was first broadcast on BBC1.
1973 - Episode three of The Three Doctors was first broadcast on BBC1.
1973 - Part seven of TV Action comic story Zeron Invasion was first released.
1977 - Actor William Ash was born.
1979 - Part four of The Power of Kroll was first broadcast on BBC1.
1984 - Part four of Warriors of the Deep was first broadcast on BBC1.
1994 - An agreement regarding the 1996 tele-movie was finally made. Philip Segal, who then gained control of the show, was to get a new series ready to pitch to the American networks.
2000 - Actor Eric Dodson died.
2011 - Issue two hundred of Doctor Who Adventures was first published by BBC Magazines. It included comic story The Salt Solution.
2012 - Big Finish audio story Black and White finished recording.