17 April

Behind the scenes

 * 1920 - Actor Arnold Yarrow was born.
 * 1924 - Actor Kevin Lindsay was born.
 * 1924 - Actor Clyde Pollitt was born.
 * 1941 - Actor Brian Miller was born.
 * 1950 - Actor Peter Mantle was born.
 * 1963 - Actor Terry Weaver was born.
 * 1965 - "The Warlords" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1971 - Colony in Space Episode 2 was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2010 - Victory of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC One. Later, War Games aired on BBC Three.