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Throughout '''1999''', much concern was raised on [[Earth]] over a feared [[computer]] glitch known as Y2K or the Millennium Bug. This had the potential to cause technological havoc as clocks changed from 1999 to 2000 (the "00" in the date being expected to cause problems for many computer systems). The concern ended up being unfounded, though not without some help from one, or possibly two incarnations of [[the Doctor]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]]'')
Throughout '''1999''', much concern was raised on [[Earth]] over a feared [[computer]] glitch known as Y2K or the Millennium Bug. This had the potential to cause technological havoc as clocks changed from 1999 to 2000 (the "00" in the date being expected to cause problems for many computer systems). The concern ended up being unfounded, though not without some help from one, or possibly two incarnations of [[the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]]'')


== Events ==
== Events ==
=== [[May]] ===
=== [[May]] ===
* [[12 May|12]] - [[Adelaide Brooke]] was born in [[Finchley]], [[London|North London]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'')
* [[12 May|12]] - [[Adelaide Brooke]] was born in [[Finchley]], [[London|North London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'')


=== [[December]] ===
=== [[December]] ===
* Late December - The [[Sixth Doctor]] saved the [[Earth]] from [[Saraquazel]], a being from [[After-Universe|after the universe]], and his servant, [[Ashley Chapel]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[Millennial Rites]]'')
* Late December - The [[Sixth Doctor]] saved the [[Earth]] from [[Saraquazel]], a being from [[After-Universe|after the universe]], and his servant, [[Ashley Chapel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennial Rites]]'')


* [[30 December|30]] - The [[Seventh Doctor]], en route to [[Gallifrey]] with the remains of [[the Master]], was forced to land [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in [[San Francisco]] and was caught in the crossfire of a gangland shooting. Ignorance of the [[Time Lord]] form meant that his surgeon, [[Grace Holloway]], accidentally killed him. The Master escaped into the city. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
* [[30 December|30]] - The [[Seventh Doctor]], en route to [[Gallifrey]] with the remains of [[the Master]], was forced to land [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in [[San Francisco]] and was caught in the crossfire of a gangland shooting. Ignorance of the [[Time Lord]] form meant that his surgeon, [[Grace Holloway]], accidentally killed him. The Master escaped into the city. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')


* [[31 December|31]]
* [[31 December|31]]
** [[The Doctor]] [[regenerate]]d into his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. [[The Master]] took [[Bruce (Doctor Who)|Bruce]] [[The Master (Bruce)|as a host]]. The Master opened the [[Eye of Harmony]] and the Earth started to fluctuate. The Doctor closed the Eye and the Master was consumed by it. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
** [[The Doctor]] [[regenerate]]d into his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. [[The Master]] took [[Bruce (Doctor Who)|Bruce]] [[The Master (Bruce)|as a host]]. The Master opened the [[Eye of Harmony]] and the Earth started to fluctuate. The Doctor closed the Eye and the Master was consumed by it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
** The Seventh Doctor and [[Melanie Bush]] crashed a party hosted by the [[Auton]] [[Alisha Hammerson]] and prevented another invasion by the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Plastic Millennium]]'')
** The Seventh Doctor and [[Melanie Bush]] crashed a party hosted by the [[Auton]] [[Alisha Hammerson]] and prevented another invasion by the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Plastic Millennium]]'')
** The [[Fourth Doctor]] stopped the millennium bug (probably with a little help from his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]]) just as the [[New Year]] arrived. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]]'')
** The [[Fourth Doctor]] stopped the millennium bug (probably with a little help from his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]]) just as the [[New Year]] arrived. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]]'')
** While [[Jack Harkness]] fought a "[[Millennium Bug]]" of his own, [[Alex Hopkins]] killed the rest of his [[Torchwood Three]] team, then himself after Jack returned, just as the New Year arrived in [[Cardiff]]'s time zone. Harkness subsequently took over Torchwood Three ([[TW]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
** While [[Jack Harkness]] fought a "[[Millennium Bug]]" of his own, [[Alex Hopkins]] killed the rest of his [[Torchwood Three]] team, then himself after Jack returned, just as the New Year arrived in [[Cardiff]]'s time zone. Harkness subsequently took over Torchwood Three ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
** [[Dave Young]] spent the entire evening trying to convince his girlfriend, [[Anji Kapoor]], that the millennium wouldn't actually begin for another year. Kapoor, for her part, thought this extreme pedantry meant their relationship was in trouble. This incident led to her insisting on [[New Year's Eve]] [[2000]] that the two of them spend [[2001]] doing "Wild and Spontaneous Things' —the result of which was the couple spontaneously going to [[Belgium]] in [[February]] [[2001]]. There, she met the [[Eighth Doctor]] and began [[companion|travelling with him]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')
** [[Dave Young]] spent the entire evening trying to convince his girlfriend, [[Anji Kapoor]], that the millennium wouldn't actually begin for another year. Kapoor, for her part, thought this extreme pedantry meant their relationship was in trouble. This incident led to her insisting on [[New Year's Eve]] [[2000]] that the two of them spend [[2001]] doing "Wild and Spontaneous Things' —the result of which was the couple spontaneously going to [[Belgium]] in [[February]] [[2001]]. There, she met the [[Eighth Doctor]] and began [[companion|travelling with him]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')
:''Due to time zone differences, the above events technically occurred hours prior to the incident in San Francisco.''
:''Due to time zone differences, the above events technically occurred hours prior to the incident in San Francisco.''


=== Unknown dates ===
=== Unknown dates ===
* [[Terry Brooks]] was serving as the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]] during this year. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Millennium Shock (novel)|Millennium Shock]]'')
* [[Terry Brooks]] was serving as the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]] during this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennium Shock (novel)|Millennium Shock]]'')


=== Behind the scenes ===
=== Behind the scenes ===
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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
=== [[January]] ===
=== [[January]] ===
* [[4 January|4]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Face-Eater]]'' was first published.
* [[4 January|4]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face-Eater]]'' was first published.
* 4 - [[PDA]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'' was first published.
* 4 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'' was first published.
* [[21 January|21]] - [[Leslie French]] (the [[Mathematician (Silver Nemesis)|mathematician]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'') died.
* [[21 January|21]] - [[Leslie French]] (the [[Mathematician (Silver Nemesis)|mathematician]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'') died.


=== [[February]] ===
=== [[February]] ===
* [[BNA]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'' was first published.
* [[1 February|1]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Taint]]'' was first published. [[Fitz Kreiner]] became a companion.
* [[1 February|1]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'' was first published. [[Fitz Kreiner]] became a companion.
* 1 - [[PDA]]: ''[[The Wages of Sin]]'' was first published.
* 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wages of Sin]]'' was first published.
* [[9 February|9]] - [[Buddy Windrush]], aka Bryan Mosley, who played the [[prop man (The Daleks' Master Plan)|prop man]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and a [[pirate]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'', died in [[Wikipedia:Shipley|Shipley]], [[England]].
* [[9 February|9]] - [[Buddy Windrush]], aka Bryan Mosley, who played the [[prop man (The Daleks' Master Plan)|prop man]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and a [[pirate]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'', died in [[Wikipedia:Shipley|Shipley]], [[England]].


=== [[March]] ===
=== [[March]] ===
* [[ST]]: ''[[More Short Trips]]'' anthology was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[More Short Trips]]'' anthology was first published.
* [[1 March|1]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Demontage (novel)|Demontage]]'' was first published.
* [[1 March|1]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Demontage (novel)|Demontage]]'' was first published.
* 1 - [[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'' was first published.
* 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'' was first published.
* [[6 March|6]] - [[Graham Armitage]], who played [[Barney (The Macra Terror)|Barney]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]'', died in [[South Africa]].
* [[6 March|6]] - [[Graham Armitage]], who played [[Barney (The Macra Terror)|Barney]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]'', died in [[South Africa]].
* [[12 March|12]] - ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', a spoof of ''Doctor Who'', was broadcast as part of the BBC's [[Comic Relief]] appeal. The special starred [[Rowan Atkinson]] as the [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|"Ninth" Doctor]] and [[Jonathan Pryce]] as [[the Master]], and was written by [[Steven Moffat]] -- his first televised work in the franchise. Also featured was [[Joanna Lumley]] as the first female incarnation of the Doctor featured in a BBC-sanctioned production (and the only one until [[Arabella Weir]] in [[BFDWU]]: ''[[Exile]]''). The special was also webcast, making it the first original ''Doctor Who''-related production to be distributed this way.
* [[12 March|12]] - ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', a spoof of ''Doctor Who'', was broadcast as part of the BBC's [[Comic Relief]] appeal. The special starred [[Rowan Atkinson]] as the [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|"Ninth" Doctor]] and [[Jonathan Pryce]] as [[the Master]], and was written by [[Steven Moffat]] -- his first televised work in the franchise. Also featured was [[Joanna Lumley]] as the first female incarnation of the Doctor featured in a BBC-sanctioned production (and the only one until [[Arabella Weir]] in [[BFDWU]]: ''[[Exile]]''). The special was also webcast, making it the first original ''Doctor Who''-related production to be distributed this way.


=== [[April]] ===
=== [[April]] ===
* [[BNA]]: ''[[Dead Romance]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead Romance]]'' was first published.
* [[5 April|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Revolution Man]]'' was first published.
* [[5 April|05]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man]]'' was first published.
* 05 - ''Doctor Who'' [[producer]] [[John Wiles]] died.
* 05 - ''Doctor Who'' [[producer]] [[John Wiles]] died.
* [[26 April|26]] - [[PDA]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'' was first published.
* [[26 April|26]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'' was first published.


=== [[May]] ===
=== [[May]] ===
* ''Only Human ''was first released. It was the last episode of ''The Time Travellers'' to feature [[Sophie Aldred]].
* ''Only Human ''was first released. It was the last episode of ''The Time Travellers'' to feature [[Sophie Aldred]].
* [[10 May|10]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Dominion]]'' was first published.
* [[10 May|10]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dominion]]'' was first published.
* [[24 May|24]] - [[PDA]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]]'' was first published.
* [[24 May|24]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]]'' was first published.
* [[27 May|27]] - [[Donald Morley]], who played [[Jules Renan]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'', died.
* [[27 May|27]] - [[Donald Morley]], who played [[Jules Renan]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'', died.


=== [[June]] ===
=== [[June]] ===
* [[BNA]]: ''[[Tears of the Oracle]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tears of the Oracle]]'' was first published.
* [[BBV]]: ''[[The Choice]]'' was first released, the first of two audio dramas in the [[Adventures in a Pocket Universe]] series starring [[Lalla Ward]] as "the Mistress" (though implied to be [[Romana II]]) and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II|K9]].
* [[BBV]]: ''[[The Choice]]'' was first released, the first of two audio dramas in the [[Adventures in a Pocket Universe]] series starring [[Lalla Ward]] as "the Mistress" (though implied to be [[Romana II]]) and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II|K9]].
* [[2 June|2]] - The [[wikipedia:What You Leave Behind|final episode]] of ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' was broadcast in America.
* [[2 June|2]] - The [[wikipedia:What You Leave Behind|final episode]] of ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' was broadcast in America.
* [[7 June|7]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Unnatural History]]'' was first published.
* [[7 June|7]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History]]'' was first published.
* 7 - [[PDA]]: ''[[Storm Harvest]]'' was first published.
* 7 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest]]'' was first published.
* [[18 June|18]] - [[Aimée Delamain]], who played Doña [[Arana]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', died.
* [[18 June|18]] - [[Aimée Delamain]], who played Doña [[Arana]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', died.
* [[30 June|30]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 279|#279]] featured the first instalment of a new monthly feature called the Time Team. A group of fans set themselves the task of viewing and reviewing every televised ''Doctor Who'' story produced between [[1963]] and the TV movie of [[1996]]. The Time Team finished this project in [[DWM 416|DWM #416]], published in December [[2009]].
* [[30 June|30]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 279|#279]] featured the first instalment of a new monthly feature called the Time Team. A group of fans set themselves the task of viewing and reviewing every televised ''Doctor Who'' story produced between [[1963]] and the TV movie of [[1996]]. The Time Team finished this project in [[DWM 416|DWM #416]], published in December [[2009]].


=== [[July]] ===
=== [[July]] ===
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'', a multi-Doctor story co-starring [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], was released on cassette tape and CD. This audio drama was the first release by [[Big Finish Productions]] under its new licence with the [[BBC]], allowing them to produce officially sanctioned audio productions featuring concepts and cast members from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (Big Finish had already released audio dramas featuring [[Bernice Summerfield]].) The Big Finish line prospered over the next decade and helped fill the void left by the lack of a television series prior to [[2005]]. It continued even after the series returned. In 2001, Big Finish scored a coup by launching a long-running series of productions featuring then-current [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Paul McGann]].
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'', a multi-Doctor story co-starring [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], was released on cassette tape and CD. This audio drama was the first release by [[Big Finish Productions]] under its new licence with the [[BBC]], allowing them to produce officially sanctioned audio productions featuring concepts and cast members from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (Big Finish had already released audio dramas featuring [[Bernice Summerfield]].) The Big Finish line prospered over the next decade and helped fill the void left by the lack of a television series prior to [[2005]]. It continued even after the series returned. In 2001, Big Finish scored a coup by launching a long-running series of productions featuring then-current [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Paul McGann]].
* [[5 July|5]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Autumn Mist]]'' was first published.
* [[5 July|5]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Autumn Mist]]'' was first published.
* 5 - [[PDA]]: ''[[The Final Sanction]]'' was first published.
* 5 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Sanction]]'' was first published.


=== [[August]] ===
=== [[August]] ===
* [[BNA]]: ''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]'' was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor's Affect]]'', a memoir by onetime [[K9]] assistant operator [[Stephen Cambden]], was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor's Affect]]'', a memoir by onetime [[K9]] assistant operator [[Stephen Cambden]], was first published.
* [[BBC Audio]], after a six-year hiatus, resumed reissuing audio recordings of ''Doctor Who'' stories that no longer existed in complete visual form in the BBC Archives. Previously, these recordings had been issued exclusively on twin cassette, but were now also released on CD. Released this month was [[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve]]'', which was released under the shorter title, ''The Massacre''.
* [[BBC Audio]], after a six-year hiatus, resumed reissuing audio recordings of ''Doctor Who'' stories that no longer existed in complete visual form in the BBC Archives. Previously, these recordings had been issued exclusively on twin cassette, but were now also released on CD. Released this month was [[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve]]'', which was released under the shorter title, ''The Massacre''.
* [[2 August|02]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'' and ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'' were both first published, the first and only two-volume [[BBC Books]] story. This was the introduction of new companion [[Compassion]]. The [[Third Doctor]] also appeared. Due to both EDA books coming out at once, there was no Past Doctors Adventure this month.
* [[2 August|02]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'' and ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'' were both first published, the first and only two-volume [[BBC Books]] story. This was the introduction of new companion [[Compassion]]. The [[Third Doctor]] also appeared. Due to both EDA books coming out at once, there was no Past Doctors Adventure this month.


=== [[September]] ===
=== [[September]] ===
* [[BBV]]: ''[[The Search]]'', the second and last episode of [[Adventures in a Pocket Universe]], was first released.
* [[BBV]]: ''[[The Search]]'', the second and last episode of [[Adventures in a Pocket Universe]], was first released.
* [[5 September|5]] - [[Ivor Roberts]] ([[Mogran]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'') died.
* [[5 September|5]] - [[Ivor Roberts]] ([[Mogran]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'') died.
* [[6 September|6]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Blue Angel]]'' was first published.
* [[6 September|6]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[PDA]]: ''[[City at World's End]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[City at World's End]]'' was first published.
* [[7 September|7]] - ''[[Dragons' Wrath (audio story)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' was recorded.
* [[7 September|7]] - ''[[Dragons' Wrath (audio story)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' was recorded.
* [[13 September|13]] - [[Doctor Who Night (1999)|Doctor Who Night]] was broadcast on [[BBC Two]].
* [[13 September|13]] - [[Doctor Who Night (1999)|Doctor Who Night]] was broadcast on [[BBC Two]].
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=== [[October]] ===
=== [[October]] ===
* [[BNA]]: ''[[The Joy Device]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Joy Device]]'' was first published.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'' was released. This was the first solo [[Fifth Doctor]] audio adventure.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'' was released. This was the first solo [[Fifth Doctor]] audio adventure.
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Nine Lives of Doctor Who]]'' was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Nine Lives of Doctor Who]]'' was first published.
* The first edition of [[REF]]: ''[[I, Who]]'', a long running guide to ''Doctor Who'' fiction, was published.
* The first edition of [[REF]]: ''[[I, Who]]'', a long running guide to ''Doctor Who'' fiction, was published.
* [[1 October|1]] - [[Noel Johnson]], who played King [[Thous]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'' and [[Charles Grover]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', died.
* [[1 October|1]] - [[Noel Johnson]], who played King [[Thous]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'' and [[Charles Grover]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', died.
* [[4 October|4]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5]]'' was first published.
* [[4 October|4]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5]]'' was first published.
* 4 - [[PDA]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'' was first published.
* 4 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'' was first published.
* [[17 October|17]] - This was the twentieth anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* [[17 October|17]] - This was the twentieth anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* [[30 October|30]] - [[Cavan Kendall]], who played [[Achilles]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', died.
* [[30 October|30]] - [[Cavan Kendall]], who played [[Achilles]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', died.
* [[31 October|31]] - "[[Wikipedia:Treehouse of Horror X|Treehouse of Horror X]]", an episode of the American series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', was broadcast. The episode included a cameo appearance by the [[Fourth Doctor]], who was kidnapped along with other TV icons, such as Xena, by the [[Wikipedia:Comic Book Guy|Comic Book Guy]].
* [[31 October|31]] - "[[Wikipedia:Treehouse of Horror X|Treehouse of Horror X]]", an episode of the American series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', was broadcast. The episode included a cameo appearance by the [[Fourth Doctor]], who was kidnapped along with other TV icons, such as Xena, by the [[Wikipedia:Comic Book Guy|Comic Book Guy]].


=== [[November]] ===
=== [[November]] ===
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Whispers of Terror]]'' was released. This was the first solo [[Sixth Doctor]] audio adventure. [[Nicola Bryant]] began a prolific stint with [[Big Finish Productions]], voicing many audios as [[Peri Brown]] for both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Whispers of Terror]]'' was released. This was the first solo [[Sixth Doctor]] audio adventure. [[Nicola Bryant]] began a prolific stint with [[Big Finish Productions]], voicing many audios as [[Peri Brown]] for both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors.
* [[REF]]: ''[[A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television]]'', by noted literary critic [[wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television]]'', by noted literary critic [[wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], was first published.
* [[1 November|1]] - [[PDA]]: ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' was first published.
* [[1 November|1]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' was first published.
* 1 - [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' became the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to be released to DVD by [[BBC Video]] when it was released in the digital format in the UK. This started an extensive and long-running series of archival DVD releases chronicling the series that continued for more than a decade.
* 1 - [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' became the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to be released to DVD by [[BBC Video]] when it was released in the digital format in the UK. This started an extensive and long-running series of archival DVD releases chronicling the series that continued for more than a decade.
* [[13 November|13]] - [[Tom Baker]] and [[Douglas Adams]] discussed ''Doctor Who'' on the BBC Radio 4 programme ''Today''.
* [[13 November|13]] - [[Tom Baker]] and [[Douglas Adams]] discussed ''Doctor Who'' on the BBC Radio 4 programme ''Today''.
* 13 - ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]'', promoting upcoming rebroadcasts of the classic episodes.
* 13 - ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]'', promoting upcoming rebroadcasts of the classic episodes.
* [[24 November|24]] - [[Hilary Minster]] ([[Marat]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' and a Thal soldier in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'') died.
* [[24 November|24]] - [[Hilary Minster]] ([[Marat]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' and a Thal soldier in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'') died.
* [[28 November|28]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Frontier Worlds]]'' was first published.
* [[28 November|28]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Frontier Worlds]]'' was first published.


=== [[December]] ===
=== [[December]] ===
* [[BNA]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' was first published, bringing to a close the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] series of books, which began as the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series in 1991. The publication of this book ended an era, concluding the book-publishing relationship between the ''Doctor Who'' franchise and [[Virgin Books]]/[[W.H. Allen]]/[[Target Books|Target]] that had begun in [[1973]].
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' was first published, bringing to a close the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] series of books, which began as the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series in 1991. The publication of this book ended an era, concluding the book-publishing relationship between the ''Doctor Who'' franchise and [[Virgin Books]]/[[W.H. Allen]]/[[Target Books|Target]] that had begun in [[1973]].
* [[CP]]: ''[[Perfect Timing 2]]'', a ''Doctor Who'' short story collection for charity, was first published.
* [[CP]]: ''[[Perfect Timing 2]]'', a ''Doctor Who'' short story collection for charity, was first published.
* [[Tommy Wright]] died.
* [[Tommy Wright]] died.
* [[6 December|06]] - This was the tenth anniversary of the broadcast of the final episode of [[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]'', which ended ''Doctor Who's'' original twenty-six-season run on the BBC.
* [[6 December|06]] - This was the tenth anniversary of the broadcast of the final episode of [[TV]]: ''[[Survival]]'', which ended ''Doctor Who's'' original twenty-six-season run on the BBC.
* [[21 December|21]] - [[Jack Le White]], who went uncredited in [[DW]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', died.
* [[21 December|21]] - [[Jack Le White]], who went uncredited in [[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', died.
* 21 - [[John Arnatt]], who played [[Borusa]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', died.
* 21 - [[John Arnatt]], who played [[Borusa]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', died.
* [[25 December|25]] - [[Peter Jeffrey]], who played the [[pilot (The Macra Terror)|Pilot]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]'' and Count [[Grendel]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', died at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] from prostate cancer.
* [[25 December|25]] - [[Peter Jeffrey]], who played the [[pilot (The Macra Terror)|Pilot]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]'' and Count [[Grendel]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', died at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] from prostate cancer.


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Timeline for 1999
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Throughout 1999, much concern was raised on Earth over a feared computer glitch known as Y2K or the Millennium Bug. This had the potential to cause technological havoc as clocks changed from 1999 to 2000 (the "00" in the date being expected to cause problems for many computer systems). The concern ended up being unfounded, though not without some help from one, or possibly two incarnations of the Doctor. (PROSE: Millennium Shock)

Events

May

December

Due to time zone differences, the above events technically occurred hours prior to the incident in San Francisco.

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Behind the scenes

References in the Doctor Who Universe tend to indicate the year 2000 was the start of the millennium, rather than 2001, the technical start of that millennium.

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