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== Events == | == Events == | ||
=== May === | |||
* [[1 May|1]] - The [[Soviet Union]] secretly launched [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, ''Sputnik'', but it was hijacked by {{Frontier}} to send a signal to the [[Tzun]]. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | |||
=== October === | === October === | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] visit [[New Mexico]], where they stop {{Frontier}} and the [[Tzun]] from conquering Earth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | |||
* [[15 October|15]] - A [[BBC|BBC News]] bulletin reported on the recent launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'', [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, by the [[Russia|Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | * [[15 October|15]] - A [[BBC|BBC News]] bulletin reported on the recent launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'', [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, by the [[Russia|Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== January === | |||
* [[3 January|3]] - Actress [[Annie Lambert]] was born. | |||
* [[14 January|14]] - Actress [[Suzanne Danielle]] was born. | |||
* [[26 January|26]] - [[Executive producer]] [[Mal Young]] was born. | |||
=== February === | |||
* [[16 February|16]] - Writer [[Alison Bingeman]] was born. | |||
* [[21 February|21]] - Actor [[Van Epperson]] was born. | |||
=== March === | === March === | ||
* [[8 March|8]] - Actor [[Paul Clayton]] was born. | |||
* [[10 March|10]] - Actor [[Andrew Boxer]] was born. | * [[10 March|10]] - Actor [[Andrew Boxer]] was born. | ||
* [[24 March|24]] - Actress [[Christine Kavanagh]] was born. | * [[24 March|24]] - Actress [[Christine Kavanagh]] was born. | ||
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=== April === | === April === | ||
* [[6 April|6]] - Actor [[Glen Murphy]] was born. | * [[6 April|6]] - Actor [[Glen Murphy]] was born. | ||
* [[12 April|12]] - Actor [[Andrew Dunn]] was born. | |||
=== May === | === May === | ||
* [[5 May|5]] - Actor [[Richard E. Grant]] was born. | * [[5 May|5]] - Actor [[Richard E. Grant]] was born. | ||
* [[12 May|12]] - Actress [[Sneh Gupta]] was born. | * [[12 May|12]] - Actress [[Sneh Gupta]] was born. | ||
* [[14 May|14]] - Actor [[Paul Tomany]] was born. | |||
=== June === | === June === | ||
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=== September === | === September === | ||
* [[15 September|15]] - Actress [[Dorota Rae]] was born. | * [[15 September|15]] - Actress [[Dorota Rae]] was born. | ||
* [[25 September|25]] - Actor [[Ian Reddington]] was born. | |||
=== October === | |||
* [[5 October|5]] - Actor [[Phil Cornwell]] was born. | |||
=== December === | === December === | ||
* [[1 December|1]] - Actor [[Deep Roy]] was born. | |||
* [[6 December|6]] - Actress [[Arabella Weir]] was born in [[San Francisco]]. | * [[6 December|6]] - Actress [[Arabella Weir]] was born in [[San Francisco]]. | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 11 June 2013
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1957 was the official start of humanity's space age. (PROSE: Inter-Galactic Cat)
Events
May
- 1 - The Soviet Union secretly launched Earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, but it was hijacked by Template:Frontier to send a signal to the Tzun. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. (PROSE: First Frontier)
October
- The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield visit New Mexico, where they stop Template:Frontier and the Tzun from conquering Earth. (PROSE: First Frontier)
- 15 - A BBC News bulletin reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
Unknown dates
- Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TV: To the Last Man)
- Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
Behind the scenes
January
- 3 - Actress Annie Lambert was born.
- 14 - Actress Suzanne Danielle was born.
- 26 - Executive producer Mal Young was born.
February
- 16 - Writer Alison Bingeman was born.
- 21 - Actor Van Epperson was born.
March
- 8 - Actor Paul Clayton was born.
- 10 - Actor Andrew Boxer was born.
- 24 - Actress Christine Kavanagh was born.
- 29 - Actress Yolande Palfrey was born.
April
- 6 - Actor Glen Murphy was born.
- 12 - Actor Andrew Dunn was born.
May
- 5 - Actor Richard E. Grant was born.
- 12 - Actress Sneh Gupta was born.
- 14 - Actor Paul Tomany was born.
June
- 5 - Actor Steven Pacey was born.
- 19 - The Army Game debuted on UK television. The series co-stared William Hartnell in what became his best-known role prior to Doctor Who.
- 23 - Actor Leee John was born.
July
- 26 - Actress Nana Visitor was born.
August
- 24 - Actor Stephen Fry was born.
September
- 15 - Actress Dorota Rae was born.
- 25 - Actor Ian Reddington was born.
October
- 5 - Actor Phil Cornwell was born.
December
- 1 - Actor Deep Roy was born.
- 6 - Actress Arabella Weir was born in San Francisco.
