Before we look at what episodes of Doctor Who or its spin-offs were first broadcast on this date, a special mention about Ian Marter, for 28th October was both the date of his birth - and the date of his death.
Yes, sadly he passed away on what was his 42nd birthday in 1986.
Marter played companion Harry Sullivan during Tom baker's first season, plus two appearances in the following one. He had been introduced at a time when the producer was considering a much older Fourth Doctor, who might need a younger man to do the heavy stuff. Marter had earlier featured in Carnival of Monsters as Lt Andrews, and prior to that had been the first choice to play Captain Mike Yates from Terror of the Autons onwards. He turned it down as it was a recurring role and he didn't want to be tied down at this point in his career.
After Doctor Who, his career was mostly in theatre, though I saw him just the other day in "The Musgrave Ritual", an episode of The Return of Sherlock Holmes. He had a late career as a writer, penning a number of highly regarded Target novelisations.
His early death was due to complications from diabetes.
Another significant event for October 28th is the birthday of a Doctor. Matt Smith is 39 today. Many happy returns.
Today's episodes which made their debut on this date are the fifth instalment of The Abominable Snowmen in 1967; the opening instalment of The Stones of Blood in 1978; and Arachnids in the UK, in 2018.
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