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'''1 May''' was celebrated as '''May Day''' in the [[United Kingdom]] and several other countries on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. | |||
Amongst the other notable things that occurred on May Day were: | |||
* [[1643]] - The May Day celebration in [[Little Hodcombe]] turned especially bloody as the village's Queen of the May was burned at the stake, an event instigated by the [[Malus]] and recounted by [[Will Chandler]] to the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | * [[1643]] - The May Day celebration in [[Little Hodcombe]] turned especially bloody as the village's Queen of the May was burned at the stake, an event instigated by the [[Malus]] and recounted by [[Will Chandler]] to the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | ||
* [[1707]] - The Act of Union formally united [[Scotland]] and [[England]] as the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain. This was one of the events leading towards the Highlander Uprising in which [[Jamie McCrimmon]] participated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'') | * [[1707]] - The Act of Union formally united [[Scotland]] and [[England]] as the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain. This was one of the events leading towards the Highlander Uprising in which [[Jamie McCrimmon]] participated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'') | ||
* [[1957]] - The first ''[[Sputnik]]'' [[satellite]] was launched by the [[Soviet Union]], but was destroyed before it completed its first orbit. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction was ever made public. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | * [[1957]] - The first ''[[Sputnik]]'' [[satellite]] was launched by the [[Soviet Union]], but was destroyed before it completed its first orbit. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction was ever made public. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | ||
* Circa [[1970s]] - [[The Master]] was finally captured by [[UNIT]], but only temporarily. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') | * Circa [[1970s]] - [[The Master]] was finally captured by [[UNIT]], but only temporarily. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') | ||
* [[1984]] - The Malus was re-awakened. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | * [[1984]] - The Malus was re-awakened. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* [[1918]] - | * [[1918]] - Actor [James Copeland]] was born. | ||
* [[1937]] - [[Una Stubbs]] ([[Flo]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Horror of Glam Rock]]'') was born. | * [[1937]] - [[Una Stubbs]] ([[Flo]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Horror of Glam Rock]]'') was born. | ||
* [[1946]] - Actress [[Joanna Lumley]] was born. | |||
* [[1946]] - [[Joanna Lumley]] | * [[1965]] - "[[The Dimensions of Time]]" was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | ||
* 1965 - The last part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]]'' was released. | |||
* [[1965]] - "The Dimensions of Time | * [[1971]] - Episode four of ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | ||
* | * [[1985]] - Actor [[George Pravda]] died. | ||
* [[2002]] - [[Producer]] [[John Nathan-Turner]] died. | |||
* [[1971]] - Episode | * [[2006]] - [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was released on [[DVD]] in the [[UK]] with volume one containing [[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' and ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''. | ||
* [[2008]] - Actor [[Bernard Archard]] died. | |||
* [[1985]] - [[George Pravda]] | * [[2010]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]] and [[BBCA]]. | ||
* [[2002]] - [[John Nathan-Turner]] | |||
* [[2006]] - [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]] was released on DVD in the [[UK]] with volume one containing [[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' and ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''. | |||
* [[2008]] - [[Bernard Archard]] | |||
* [[2010]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'' | |||
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1 May was celebrated as May Day in the United Kingdom and several other countries on the planet Earth.
Amongst the other notable things that occurred on May Day were:
- 1643 - The May Day celebration in Little Hodcombe turned especially bloody as the village's Queen of the May was burned at the stake, an event instigated by the Malus and recounted by Will Chandler to the Fifth Doctor in 1984. (TV: The Awakening)
- 1707 - The Act of Union formally united Scotland and England as the United Kingdom of Great Britain. This was one of the events leading towards the Highlander Uprising in which Jamie McCrimmon participated. (TV: The Highlanders)
- 1957 - The first Sputnik satellite was launched by the Soviet Union, but was destroyed before it completed its first orbit. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction was ever made public. (PROSE: First Frontier)
- Circa 1970s - The Master was finally captured by UNIT, but only temporarily. (TV: The Dæmons)
- 1984 - The Malus was re-awakened. (TV: The Awakening)
Behind the scenes
- 1918 - Actor [James Copeland]] was born.
- 1937 - Una Stubbs (Flo in AUDIO: Horror of Glam Rock) was born.
- 1946 - Actress Joanna Lumley was born.
- 1965 - "The Dimensions of Time" was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1965 - The last part of COMIC: On the Web Planet was released.
- 1971 - Episode four of Colony in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1985 - Actor George Pravda died.
- 2002 - Producer John Nathan-Turner died.
- 2006 - Series 2 of Doctor Who was released on DVD in the UK with volume one containing TV: The Christmas Invasion and New Earth.
- 2008 - Actor Bernard Archard died.
- 2010 - TV: Flesh and Stone was first broadcast on BBC1 and BBCA.
