27 February

Behind the scenes

 * 1921 - Actor Richard McNeff was born.
 * 1938 - Fight arranger Derek Ware was born.
 * 1940 - Actor Bill Hunter was born.
 * 1946 - Tom Chadbon was born.
 * 1965 - "Escape to Danger" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1965 - Part six of TV Comics story The Therovian Quest was first released.
 * 1971 - Episode five of ''The Mind of Evil' was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1985 - The 1985/86 hiatus of Doctor Who was announced.
 * 2008 - A Day in the Death was first broadcast on BBC1.