1917

Events

• Reginald Tyler began writing The True History of Planets. (EDA: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
• An unknown number of soldiers and other personnel involved in World War I - including Lt. Jeremy Carstairs, Lady Jennifer Buckingham, Major Barrington and Captain Ransom - were transported to another planet by the War Lords, where they became unwitting players in an experiment. Later, the survivors were returned to Earth by the Time Lords. (DW: The War Games)
• The Fifth Doctor, Peri Brown and Erimem visited Tibet and battled the Great Old Ones. (BFA: The Roof of the World)
• The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex visited Charnage Hospital, a military hospital, in northern France. (BFA: No Man's Land)
• Walther Schwieger was killed in World War I. (BFA: The Sirens of Time)

Behind the scenes

March

• 21 - Eric Francis, who played the First Elder in DW: The Sensorites, was born in Manchester.

April

• 1 - Sydney Newman, the creator of Doctor Who, was born in Toronto, Canada.

May

• 9 - John Arnatt, who played Borusa in DW: The Invasion of Time, was born.

June

• 5 - Anne Tirard (Locusta in DW: The Romans and the Seeker in DW: The Ribos Operation) was born.
• 10 - Reed De Rouen (Pa Clanton in DW: The Gunfighters) was born.

August

• 8 - Earl Cameron, who played Glyn Williams in DW: The Tenth Planet, was born in Pembroke, Bermuda.
• 8 - John Baker (a Time Lord in DW: Colony in Space and Ralph in The Visitation) was born.

September

• 7 - Ewen Solon, who played Chal in DW: The Savages and Vishinsky in DW: Planet of Evil, was born in Auckland, New Zealand.
• 17 - Peter Bennett (a guard in DW: The Enemy of the World) was born.
• 17 - Peter Glaze (the Third Sensorite in DW: The Sensorites) was born.