20 May

Behind the scenes

 * 1915 - Actor Peter Copley was born.
 * 1926 - Writer John Lucarotti was born.
 * 1931 - Actor Michael Spice was born.
 * 1932 - Actor Vera Fusek was born.
 * 1961 - Actor Owen Teale was born.
 * 1963 - Actor Jenny Funnell was born.
 * 1966 - Associate producer and director Mervyn Pinfield died.
 * 1967 - Episode one of The Evil of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1972 - Episode one of The Time Monster was first broadcast.
 * 1977 - Director Lennie Mayne died.
 * 1989 - Actor Judith Byfield died.
 * 1989 - Actor Anton Diffring died.
 * 1996 - Jon Pertwee, who portrayed the Third Doctor, died.
 * 2006 - The Age of Steel was first broadcast on BBC One.
 * 2008 - Russell T Davies announced his departure from Doctor Who. Steven Moffat was chosen to replace him as head writer and executive producer.