17 May

On 17 May 1900, the First Doctor was present at the Relief of Mafeking. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) In 1944, Hurricanes shot down a Vvormak cruiser over Turelhampton in the prosecution of World War II, Dorset. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass)

Behind the scenes

 * 1926 - Actor Tenniel Evans was born.
 * 1943 - Actor David Simeon was born.
 * 1950 - Actress Catherine Howe was born.
 * 1961 - Actor Corey Johnson was born.
 * 1969 - Episode five of The War Games was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1985 - Actor and writer Hugh Burden died.
 * 1986 - Actress Erin Richards was born.
 * 2008 - The Unicorn and the Wasp was first broadcast on BBC One.