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== Events == | == Events == | ||
=== | === July === | ||
* [[13 July|13]] - [[Maria Jackson]] broke free of [[the Trickster]]'s [[Graske]] [[Krislok|servant]] and arrived on this date. A few minutes later, thirteen-year-old [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s best friend [[Andrea Yates]] fell off a pier and drowned. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | * [[13 July|13]] - [[Maria Jackson]] broke free of [[the Trickster]]'s [[Graske]] [[Krislok|servant]] and arrived on this date. A few minutes later, thirteen-year-old [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s best friend [[Andrea Yates]] fell off a pier and drowned. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | ||
** By this time, the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] had sold out the first leg of their [[United Kingdom]] tour. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | ** By this time, the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] had sold out the first leg of their [[United Kingdom]] tour. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | ||
* [[22 July|22]] - [[Melanie Bush]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') | * [[22 July|22]] - [[Melanie Bush]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') | ||
=== | === November === | ||
* [[15 November|15]] - According to her passport, this was the birth date of [[Peri Brown|Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | * [[15 November|15]] - According to her passport, this was the birth date of [[Peri Brown|Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | ||
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* [[22 January]] - In an [[Alternate timeline|alternative timeline]], [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] would have started a [[nuclear war]] on this date if he had not been [[Kennedy assassination|assassinated]] on [[22 November]] [[1963]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | * [[22 January]] - In an [[Alternate timeline|alternative timeline]], [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] would have started a [[nuclear war]] on this date if he had not been [[Kennedy assassination|assassinated]] on [[22 November]] [[1963]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
=== | === Andrea Yates' World === | ||
* [[13 July]] - In another alternative timeline created by [[the Trickster]], Sarah Jane Smith drowned and Andrea lived. This was undone by Andrea in [[2008]], once she realised the results of what she had done. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | * [[13 July]] - In another alternative timeline created by [[the Trickster]], Sarah Jane Smith drowned and Andrea lived. This was undone by Andrea in [[2008]], once she realised the results of what she had done. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== | === January === | ||
* [[4 January|04]] - "The Escape" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | * [[4 January|04]] - "The Escape" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | ||
* [[11 January|11]] - "The Ambush" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | * [[11 January|11]] - "The Ambush" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | ||
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* [[Moris Farhi]] submitted a six-episode script entitled ''[[Farewell Great Macedon (TV story)|Farewell Great Macedon]]'' and a single-episode script entitled ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (TV story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]''. Neither were produced, but both would be published in [[2009]] and were adapted for [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[The Lost Stories]]'' range in [[2010]]. | * [[Moris Farhi]] submitted a six-episode script entitled ''[[Farewell Great Macedon (TV story)|Farewell Great Macedon]]'' and a single-episode script entitled ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (TV story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]''. Neither were produced, but both would be published in [[2009]] and were adapted for [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[The Lost Stories]]'' range in [[2010]]. | ||
=== | === February === | ||
* A recording of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] by the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] was released on a 45 rpm single. This was the earliest noted release of any soundtrack music from the series. | * A recording of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] by the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] was released on a 45 rpm single. This was the earliest noted release of any soundtrack music from the series. | ||
* Another recording of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]], this time by Eric Winstone and his Orchestra, was also released on Pye Records, and was probably the first non-BBC recording of the theme to be issued. | * Another recording of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]], this time by Eric Winstone and his Orchestra, was also released on Pye Records, and was probably the first non-BBC recording of the theme to be issued. | ||
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* [[29 February|29]] - "The Singing Sands" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | * [[29 February|29]] - "The Singing Sands" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === March === | ||
* [[7 March|07]] - "Five Hundred Eyes"([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | * [[7 March|07]] - "Five Hundred Eyes"([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | ||
* [[14 March|14]] - "The Wall of Lies" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | * [[14 March|14]] - "The Wall of Lies" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | ||
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* [[28 March|28]] - "Mighty Kublai Khan" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 6) was first broadcast. | * [[28 March|28]] - "Mighty Kublai Khan" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 6) was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === April === | ||
* [[1 April|01]] - [[Marcus Hutton]], who played [[Leigh]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'' and was a [[Big Finish]] voice actor, was born. | * [[1 April|01]] - [[Marcus Hutton]], who played [[Leigh]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'' and was a [[Big Finish]] voice actor, was born. | ||
* [[4 April|04]] - "Assassin at Peking" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 7) was first broadcast. | * [[4 April|04]] - "Assassin at Peking" ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' Episode 7) was first broadcast. | ||
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* [[25 April|25]] - "The Screaming Jungle" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | * [[25 April|25]] - "The Screaming Jungle" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === May === | ||
* [[2 May|02]] - "The Snows of Terror" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | * [[2 May|02]] - "The Snows of Terror" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | ||
* [[7 May|07]] - [[Craig Hinton]] was born. | * [[7 May|07]] - [[Craig Hinton]] was born. | ||
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* [[30 May|30]] - "The Warriors of Death" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | * [[30 May|30]] - "The Warriors of Death" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === June === | ||
* [[4 June|04]] - [[Ralph Salmins]] (a member of [[The Lorells]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'') was born. | * [[4 June|04]] - [[Ralph Salmins]] (a member of [[The Lorells]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'') was born. | ||
* [[6 June|06]] - "The Bride of Sacrifice" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | * [[6 June|06]] - "The Bride of Sacrifice" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | ||
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* [[30 June|30]] - ''[[The Dalek Book]]'' was published, possibly the first book tie-in with ''Doctor Who'' featuring original material. | * [[30 June|30]] - ''[[The Dalek Book]]'' was published, possibly the first book tie-in with ''Doctor Who'' featuring original material. | ||
=== | === July === | ||
* [[11 July|11]] - "Hidden Danger" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | * [[11 July|11]] - "Hidden Danger" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast. | ||
* [[18 July|18]] - "A Race Against Death" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | * [[18 July|18]] - "A Race Against Death" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | ||
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* [[25 July|25]] - "Kidnap" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 5) was first broadcast. | * [[25 July|25]] - "Kidnap" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 5) was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === August === | ||
* [[1 August|01]] - "A Desperate Venture" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 6) was first broadcast. | * [[1 August|01]] - "A Desperate Venture" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'' Episode 6) was first broadcast. | ||
* [[8 August|08]] - "A Land of Fear" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 1) was first broadcast. | * [[8 August|08]] - "A Land of Fear" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 1) was first broadcast. | ||
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* [[29 August|29]] - "The Tyrant of France" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | * [[29 August|29]] - "The Tyrant of France" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === September === | ||
* [[5 September|05]] - "A Bargain of Necessity" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 5) was first broadcast. | * [[5 September|05]] - "A Bargain of Necessity" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 5) was first broadcast. | ||
** [[Stephen Greenhorn]], writer of [[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'' and ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'', was born in West Lothian, [[Scotland]]. | ** [[Stephen Greenhorn]], writer of [[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'' and ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'', was born in West Lothian, [[Scotland]]. | ||
* [[12 September|12]] - "Prisoners of Concergerie" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 6) was first broadcast. The airing of this episode concluded [[Season 1]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', although only a few weeks passed before the start of [[Season 2]]. | * [[12 September|12]] - "Prisoners of Concergerie" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' Episode 6) was first broadcast. The airing of this episode concluded [[Season 1]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', although only a few weeks passed before the start of [[Season 2]]. | ||
=== | === October === | ||
* [[31 October|31]] - "Planet of Giants", the first episode of [[Season 2]] and of the story [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'', was first broadcast. | * [[31 October|31]] - "Planet of Giants", the first episode of [[Season 2]] and of the story [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'', was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === November === | ||
* [[2 November|02]] - [[Loraine Velez]] (the [[Spanish Maid]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left]]'') was born. | * [[2 November|02]] - [[Loraine Velez]] (the [[Spanish Maid]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left]]'') was born. | ||
* [[7 November|07]] - "Dangerous Journey" ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | * [[7 November|07]] - "Dangerous Journey" ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | ||
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* [[28 November|28]] - "The Daleks" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | * [[28 November|28]] - "The Daleks" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast. | ||
=== | === December === | ||
* Its original 20,000-copy print run already sold out, [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' went into a second printing. | * Its original 20,000-copy print run already sold out, [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' went into a second printing. | ||
* ''Doctor Who'' entered the pop music leagues when a Newcastle girl group called [[The Go-Go's]] (no relation to the American group of the 1980s) released the single "[[I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek]]". Perhaps coincidentally, the Dalek story underway at this time would run through Christmas. | * ''Doctor Who'' entered the pop music leagues when a Newcastle girl group called [[The Go-Go's]] (no relation to the American group of the 1980s) released the single "[[I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek]]". Perhaps coincidentally, the Dalek story underway at this time would run through Christmas. | ||
Revision as of 04:54, 31 January 2013
| Timeline for 1964 |
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Events
July
- 13 - Maria Jackson broke free of the Trickster's Graske servant and arrived on this date. A few minutes later, thirteen-year-old Sarah Jane Smith's best friend Andrea Yates fell off a pier and drowned. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)
- By this time, the Beatles had sold out the first leg of their United Kingdom tour. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)
- 22 - Melanie Bush was born. (PROSE: Spiral Scratch)
November
- 15 - According to her passport, this was the birth date of Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown. (TV: Planet of Fire)
Unknown dates
- Allison Williams completed her degree at the University of Cambridge and obtained her doctorate. (AUDIO: Threshold)
- The Beatles' song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was knocked off the top of the British charts by the Dave Clark Five song "Glad All Over," which peaked at No. 6 in the United States. (AUDIO: Threshold)
- Allison Williams and Julian St. Stephen became engaged. (AUDIO: Artificial Intelligence)
- A failed attempt to kidnap Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, took place. The incident was subsequently covered up by the British government. (AUDIO: The Pelage Project)
- The Labour Party defeated the Conservatives in the United Kingdom general election. The former's leader Harold Wilson became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Alec Douglas-Home. James Callaghan was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. (AUDIO: State of Emergency)
- A German U-boat which was patrolling the English Channel in 1943 was sent forward in time to this year, 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. (AUDIO: State of Emergency)
- An aeroplane which left New York City with a crew of eleven and hundreds of passengers landed in London with no one aboard, not even the pilot. The matter was investigated by Professor Rachel Jensen of the Intrusion Countermeasures Group. (AUDIO: State of Emergency)
- Foxgrove was demolished to make way for the A7665 motorway. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
- The Fourth Doctor visited St Cedd's College at Cambridge. (HOMEVID: Shada)
- An archaeological dig in Alaska led by Tulung's father accidentally unearthed a Permian fossil. It revived and attacked them. While Shaun Brett's father fled, Tulung's father used dynamite to destroy the creature. The plane carrying Brett nearly collided with the TARDIS, which had materialised in mid-air immediately before travelling to 1994. (AUDIO: The Land of the Dead)
- Muriel Wilberforce died in Pease Pottage. (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors)
Alternative timeline
- 22 January - In an alternative timeline, U.S. President John F. Kennedy would have started a nuclear war on this date if he had not been assassinated on 22 November 1963. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
Andrea Yates' World
- 13 July - In another alternative timeline created by the Trickster, Sarah Jane Smith drowned and Andrea lived. This was undone by Andrea in 2008, once she realised the results of what she had done. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)
See also
Behind the scenes
January
- 04 - "The Escape" (TV: The Daleks Episode 3) was first broadcast.
- 11 - "The Ambush" (TV: The Daleks Episode 4) was first broadcast.
- 13 - Bill Bailey, who appeared in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, was born.
- 18 - "The Expedition" (TV: The Daleks Episode 5) was first broadcast.
- 25 - "The Ordeal" (TV: The Daleks Episode 6) was first broadcast.
Early 1964
- Moris Farhi submitted a six-episode script entitled Farewell Great Macedon and a single-episode script entitled The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance. Neither were produced, but both would be published in 2009 and were adapted for Big Finish Productions' The Lost Stories range in 2010.
February
- A recording of the Doctor Who theme by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was released on a 45 rpm single. This was the earliest noted release of any soundtrack music from the series.
- Another recording of the Doctor Who theme, this time by Eric Winstone and his Orchestra, was also released on Pye Records, and was probably the first non-BBC recording of the theme to be issued.
- 01 - "The Rescue" (TV: The Daleks Episode 7; not to be confused with a later serial of the same name) was first broadcast.
- 08 - "The Edge of Destruction" (TV: The Edge of Destruction Episode 1) was first broadcast.
- 15 - "The Brink of Disaster" (TV: The Edge of Destruction Episode 2) was first broadcast.
- Radio Times printed its first-ever Doctor Who-related cover (dated February 22-28) to promote the first episode of TV: Marco Polo.
- 16 - Christopher Eccleston (the Ninth Doctor) was born in Salford, Lancashire, England. He was the first actor to play the Doctor born after the series debuted on television.
- 21 - Huw Higginson (Mr Cunningham in TV: The Day of the Clown and TV: The Mark of the Berserker) was born.
- 22 - "The Roof of the World" (TV: Marco Polo Episode 1) was first broadcast.
- 25 - Lee Evans (Malcolm Taylor in TV: Planet of the Dead) was born.
- 29 - "The Singing Sands" (TV: Marco Polo Episode 2) was first broadcast.
March
- 07 - "Five Hundred Eyes"(TV: Marco Polo Episode 3) was first broadcast.
- 14 - "The Wall of Lies" (TV: Marco Polo Episode 4) was first broadcast.
- 21 - "Rider From Shang-Tu" (TV: Marco Polo Episode 5) was first broadcast.
- 27 - Clive Rowe (Morvin Van Hoff in TV: Voyage of the Damned) was born.
- 28 - "Mighty Kublai Khan" (TV: Marco Polo Episode 6) was first broadcast.
April
- 01 - Marcus Hutton, who played Leigh in TV: The Curse of Fenric and was a Big Finish voice actor, was born.
- 04 - "Assassin at Peking" (TV: Marco Polo Episode 7) was first broadcast.
- 11 - "The Sea of Death" (TV: The Keys of Marinus Episode 1) was first broadcast.
- 18 - "The Velvet Web" First Broadcast (TV: The Keys of Marinus Episode 2) was first broadcast.
- 20 - BBC Two, the United Kingdom's third TV network, was launched. Henceforth the main BBC network, which aired Doctor Who, would be known as BBC One.
- 25 - "The Screaming Jungle" (TV: The Keys of Marinus Episode 3) was first broadcast.
May
- 02 - "The Snows of Terror" (TV: The Keys of Marinus Episode 4) was first broadcast.
- 07 - Craig Hinton was born.
- 09 - "Sentence of Death" (TV: The Keys of Marinus Episode 5) was first broadcast.
- 16 - "The Keys of Marinus" (TV: The Keys of Marinus Episode 6) was first broadcast.
- 23 - "The Temple of Evil" (TV: The Aztecs Episode 1) was first broadcast.
- 30 - "The Warriors of Death" (TV: The Aztecs Episode 2) was first broadcast.
June
- 04 - Ralph Salmins (a member of The Lorells in TV: Delta and the Bannermen) was born.
- 06 - "The Bride of Sacrifice" (TV: The Aztecs Episode 3) was first broadcast.
- 13 - "The Day of Darkness" (TV: The Aztecs Episode 4) was first broadcast.
- 20 - "Strangers in Space" (TV: The Sensorites Episode 1) was first broadcast.
- 22 - Paterson Joseph was born.
- 27 - "The Unwilling Warriors" (TV: The Sensorites Episode 2) was first broadcast.
- 30 - The Dalek Book was published, possibly the first book tie-in with Doctor Who featuring original material.
July
- 11 - "Hidden Danger" (TV: The Sensorites Episode 3) was first broadcast.
- 18 - "A Race Against Death" (TV: The Sensorites Episode 4) was first broadcast.
- 21 - Ross Kemp was born.
- 22 - Bonnie Langford, who played Melanie Bush, was born in Hampton Court, Surrey, England. She was the first companion actor to be born after the start of the original series.
- 25 - "Kidnap" (TV: The Sensorites Episode 5) was first broadcast.
August
- 01 - "A Desperate Venture" (TV: The Sensorites Episode 6) was first broadcast.
- 08 - "A Land of Fear" (TV: The Reign of Terror Episode 1) was first broadcast.
- 15 - "Guests of Madame Guillotine" (TV: The Reign of Terror Episode 2) was first broadcast.
- 22 - "A Change of Identity" (TV: The Reign of Terror Episode 3) was first broadcast.
- 29 - "The Tyrant of France" (TV: The Reign of Terror Episode 4) was first broadcast.
September
- 05 - "A Bargain of Necessity" (TV: The Reign of Terror Episode 5) was first broadcast.
- Stephen Greenhorn, writer of TV: The Lazarus Experiment and The Doctor's Daughter, was born in West Lothian, Scotland.
- 12 - "Prisoners of Concergerie" (TV: The Reign of Terror Episode 6) was first broadcast. The airing of this episode concluded Season 1 of Doctor Who, although only a few weeks passed before the start of Season 2.
October
- 31 - "Planet of Giants", the first episode of Season 2 and of the story TV: Planet of Giants, was first broadcast.
November
- 02 - Loraine Velez (the Spanish Maid in TV: Turn Left) was born.
- 07 - "Dangerous Journey" (TV: Planet of Giants Episode 2) was first broadcast.
- 12 - PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks, a hardback novelisation by David Whitaker of TV: The Daleks and the first-ever Doctor Who tie-in novel, was published in hardcover by Frederick Muller. In 1973, it was reprinted by Target Books as Doctor Who and the Daleks.
- 14 - "Crisis" (TV: Planet of Giants Episode 3) was first broadcast.
- Radio Times again featured a cover story on Doctor Who, this time announcing the much-anticipated return of the Daleks in TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
- The Doctor Who comic strip made its debut in the 674th issue of TV Comic, with the comic The Klepton Parasites.
- 21 - "World's End" (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth Episode 1) was first broadcast. For the first time, a Doctor Who episode featured extensive location filming and brought back a previously seen monster. It was also the first story to incorporate widely known London landmarks (despite being set in the future).
- 28 - "The Daleks" (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth Episode 2) was first broadcast.
December
- Its original 20,000-copy print run already sold out, PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks went into a second printing.
- Doctor Who entered the pop music leagues when a Newcastle girl group called The Go-Go's (no relation to the American group of the 1980s) released the single "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek". Perhaps coincidentally, the Dalek story underway at this time would run through Christmas.
- 05 - "Day of Reckoning" (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth Episode 3) was first broadcast.
- 12 - "The End of Tomorrow" (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth Episode 4) was first broadcast.
- 19 - "The Waking Ally" (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth Episode 5) was first broadcast.
- 26 - "Flashpoint" (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth Episode 6) was first broadcast. The episode saw the first major cast change as Carole Ann Ford left the series.
Unknown dates
- Doctor Who began airing on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network in Canada, making its North American debut.
