18 May

Behind the scenes

 * 1896 - Actor Walter Fitzgerald was born.
 * 1928 - Actor John Abineri was born.
 * 1931 - Actor John Fraser was born.
 * 1940 - Actor Ray Lonnen was born.
 * 1941 - Actor Miriam Margolyes was born.
 * 1968 - Episode four of The Wheel in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1974 - Episode three of Planet of the Spiders was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 2013 - The Name of the Doctor was first broadcast on BBC1, ending the seventh series of Doctor Who.