17 May

Events

 * 1900 - The First Doctor was present at the Relief of Mafeking. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)

Behind the scenes

 * 1926 - Tenniel Evans, who played Major Daly in TV: Carnival of Monsters, was born in Nairobi, Kenya.
 * 1950 - Catherine Howe (Ara in TV: The Underwater Menace) was born.
 * 1961 - Corey Johnson, who played Henry van Statten in TV: Dalek, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
 * 1969 - Episode 5 of TV: The War Games was first broadcast.
 * 1985 - Hugh Burden died.
 * 2008 - TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp was first broadcast.