18 July

The First Doctor, presenting the jailer with both a forged warrant and a bride of four pennies, saved Rebecca Nurse from a jail in Salem Village, and led her into his TARDIS. (PROSE: The Witch Hunters)

Behind the scenes

 * 1898 - Actor John Stuart was born.
 * 1908 - Composer Barry Gray was born.
 * 1926 - Writer Robert Sloman was born.
 * 1930 - Actor Burt Kwouk was born.
 * 1946 - Actor Dicken Ashworth was born.
 * 1964 - "A Race Against Death" was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1967 - Writer Paul Cornell was born.
 * 2006 - Director and production assistant David Maloney died.