17 March

History of Doctor Who

 * 1947 - Petra Markham, who played Safiya in DW: The Crusade, was born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.


 * 1973 - Episode 4 of DW: Frontier in Space was first broadcast.
 * 1984 - John Dearth, who provided the voice of BOSS in DW: The Green Death and portrayed Lupton in Planet of the Spiders died.