5 July

Events

 * 1966 - Ben Jackson began a five-month shore leave posting.

Behind the scenes

 * 1899 - Harold Goldblatt (Professor Dale in TV: Frontier in Space) was born.
 * 1934 - Philip Madoc. a frequent guest actor on Doctor Who, was born.
 * 1972 - Nia Roberts (Ambrose Northover in TV: The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood) was born.
 * 2004 - TV: The Leisure Hive was released on Region 2 DVD in the UK.
 * 2008 - TV: Journey's End was first broadcast.