27 May

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.