9 December 1938: birth of Waris Hussein, director of An Unearthly Child (1963) and Marco Polo (1964).
9 December 1967: broadcast of fifth episode of The Ice Warriors. Clent prepares to use the ioniser; the Ice Warriors prepare to use their sonic cannon.
9 December 1978: broadcast of third episode of The Androids of Tara. The Doctor tries to rescue Romana, but it’s her android double; the real Romana escapes and is recaptured.
You can add! I have an apple corer too so I’m going to add it to my list…