27 May

On 27 May 1940, British troops were evacuated at Dunkirk. (AUDIO: Neverland)

Behind the scenes

 * 1926 - Writer Peter Ling was born.
 * 1967 - Episode two of The Evil of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1972 - Episode two of The Time Monster was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1981 - Writer Kit Pedler, who co-created the Cybermen, died.
 * 1996 - The made-for-television Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1999 - Actor Donald Morley died.
 * 2006 - The Idiot's Lantern was first broadcast on BBC One.
 * 2013 - Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two was first released on Region 2 DVD, as was a special edition of Inferno. A special edition of Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. was also released in Region 2 on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-Ray.