15 January 1966

Saturday

1966-01-15

Events

 * A coup d'état begins in Nigeria with a group of young, idealistic, UK-trained army majors overhrowing the country's democratic government.

TV

 * BBC One Doctor Who The Daleks Master Plan Episode 10 (Escape Switch) Part 1
 * 5.50 pm Doctor Who Escape Switch. With Steven and Sara as hostages, the Daleks know they can recapture the Taranium core. (TARDIS wiki)
 * 6.15 Dixon of Dock Green. Routine Check - A man asks for water in the middle of the night and Station Sgt. Cooper knows he must be held at all costs.
 * BBC Two
 * 7.15 pm David Attenborough, Controller of BBC 2, welcomes new viewers in the North and the South on the opening day of the Emley Moor and Rowridge transmitters and introduces Rugby Special.
 * 8.15 pm The Man in the Mirror A thriller in six parts.
 * 9.30 pm Not Only...But Also. (S02 E01)