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.[1]

TV

• BBC One [2]

  

  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 [3]
  • 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) [4]