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==Events==
==Events==
===History of the Doctor Who Universe===
===History of the ''Doctor Who'' Universe===
====[[January]]====
====[[January]]====
* [[1st January|1]] - The [[TARDIS]] departs [[Trafalgar Square]], where it had arrived during the [[New Year's Eve]] celebrations. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
* [[1st January|1]] - The [[TARDIS]] departs [[Trafalgar Square]], where it had arrived during the [[New Year's Eve]] celebrations. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
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====[[July]]====
====[[July]]====
* [[5th July|5]] - [[Ben Jackson]] begins a five month shore posting. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'')
* [[5th July|5]] - [[Ben Jackson]] begins a five month shore posting. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'')
* ([[12th July|12]] - [[20th July|20]]) - The events of ''[[The War Machines]]'' take place.
* [[12th July|12]] through [[20th July|20]] - The events of ''[[The War Machines]]'' take place.
* 20 - The events of ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' and the opening of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' take place.
* [[20th July|20]] - The events of ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' and the opening of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' take place.


====[[September]]====
====[[September]]====
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====[[November]]====
====[[November]]====
* [[15th November|15]] - [[Perpugilliam Brown]] is born in [[America]].
* [[15th November|15]] - birth of [[Perpugilliam Brown|Peri Brown]], companion of the [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]] and [[Sixth Doctor|sixth]] Doctors.


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* The events of ''[[The Love Invasion]]'' take place.
* The events of ''[[The Love Invasion]]'' take place.


===History of Doctor Who===
===History of ''Doctor Who''===
====[[January]]====
====[[January]]====
* [[1st January|01]] - "Volcano" First Broadcast ([[The Daleks' Master Plan]] Episode 8)
* [[1st January|01]] - "Volcano" First Broadcast ([[The Daleks' Master Plan]] Episode 8)

Revision as of 23:07, 22 June 2008

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

January

July

September

November

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History of Doctor Who

January

February

March

  • 05 - "The Steel Sky" First Broadcast (The Ark Episode 1)
  • 12 - "The Plague" First Broadcast (The Ark Episode 2)
  • 19 - "The Return" First Broadcast (The Ark Episode 3)
  • 26 - "The Bomb" First Broadcast (The Ark Episode 4)

April

May

  • 07 - "Don't Shoot the Pianist" First Broadcast (The Gunfighters Episode 2)
  • 14 - "Johnny Ringo" First Broadcast (The Gunfighters Episode 3)
  • 21 - "The OK Corral" First Broadcast (The Gunfighters Episode 4). This marks the final time individual episode titles would be used in the original series (the practice would resume in 2005).
  • 28 - The Savages Episode 1 First Broadcast

June

July

Summer

  • William Hartnell sends shockwaves through the Doctor Who production team by announcing his intention to leave the series. The producers and writers develop the concept of regeneration to explain the change of lead actor and cast Patrick Troughton as the new Doctor; Hartnell agrees to appear in the first two serials of the new season.

August

September

  • 8 - Star Trek debuts in America. This influential series would go on to become Doctor Who's chief rival in terms of franchise longevity, although the original series would only run until the spring of 1969.
  • 10 - The Smugglers Episode 1 First Broadcast
  • 17 - The Smugglers Episode 2 First Broadcast
  • 24 - The Smugglers Episode 3 First Broadcast

October

November

December

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