1943

During 1943, a skirmish between Soviet soldiers and British reservists at Maiden's Point in Northumberland took an otherworldly turn as the ancient plans of the evil entity Fenric came to fruition. Fenric was defeated with help from the Seventh Doctor and Ace. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)

Events

Unknown dates

• Liz Shaw, companion to the Third Doctor, was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England. (PDA: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
• A German U-boat which was patrolling the English Channel during this year was sent forward in time to 1964, where it threatened to torpedo the Isle of Wight ferry. Sir Toby Kinsella of the Intrusion Countermeasures Group ordered Group Captain Ian Gilmore and his squad to investigate and render assistance to the personnel of the nearby Lanchester Naval Base. (CM: State of Emergency)

Alternate Timeline

• On 24 February, the United States of America conducted the first test of the atom bomb to destroy the Ironsides, unwilling to leave the powerful weapons in the sole hands of the British. (DWAN: Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011)

Behind the scenes

January

• 16 - Michael Attwell (Isbur in DW: The Ice Warriors and Bates in DW: Attack of the Cybermen) was born.
• 17 - Malcolm Clarke, who provided incidental music for Doctor Who, was born.

February

• 18 - Graeme Garden (a Big Finish voice actor) was born.
• 24 - Beatle George Harrison, who appeared as himself in DW: The Chase, was born in Liverpool.

March

• John Leeson, the best known actor to provide the voice of K9, was born in Leicester, England.
• 2 - George Layton (Penn in DW: The Space Pirates) was born.
• 8 - Michael Grade, who as Controller of BBC One, would put Doctor Who on an eighteen-month hiatus and later fired Colin Baker, was born.

May

• 9 - Virginia Wetherell, who portrayed Dyoni in DW: The Daleks, was born in Farnham, Surrey, England.

June

• 8 - Colin Baker, the sixth actor to portray the Doctor, was born at Waterloo, London.
• 13 - Peter Benson (Bor in DW: Terminus) was born.
• 29 - Maureen O'Brien, who portrayed companion Vicki, was born in Liverpool, England.
• 30 - Delia Lindon (a dancer in DW: The Celestial Toymaker) was born.

August

• 4 - Georgina Hale was born.
• 20 - Sylvester McCoy, the actor who portrays the Seventh Doctor, was born James Kent-Smith in Dunoon, Strathclyde, Scotland.

October

• 1 - Derek Seaton (Hilred in DW: The Deadly Assassin) was born.

November

• 6 - Roselyn Parker (assistant floor manager for Doctor Who) was born.
• 7 - Peter Straker (Commander Sharrel in DW: Destiny of the Daleks) was born.

December

• 15 - Brett Forrest, who played a guard in DW: The Face of Evil, was born.
• 20 - Jacqueline Pearce (Chessene of the Franzine Grig in DW: The Two Doctors) was born.

Unknown date

• The war documentary Fighting Norway was released. It was directed by Sydney Newman and was the future Doctor Who creator's earliest credit on the Internet Movie Database.