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{{retitle|''Dateline'' (series)}}
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|name              = ''Dateline''
|image              = Dateline 2066.jpg
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|aka              =  
|creator             = [[Century 21 Productions]]
|designer          =  
|publisher          = [[City Magazines]], [[Engale Marketing]]
|publisher        = City Magazines
|writer              =  
|publisher2        = Engale Marketing
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|type             = Short story series
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|release date      = [[15 January (releases)|15 January]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]]
|medium             = Prose fiction series
}}'''''Dateline''''' – originally '''''Dateline 2066''''', then '''''Dateline 2088''''' and '''''Dateline 2089''''' – was a series of short stories published in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' and ''[[Action 21]]''. The stories were written as articles in real-world periodicals published in [[2066]] or [[2088]] and [[2089]]. Set in the shared universe of [[Gerry Anderson]]'s {{w|supermarionation}} television series, several of these stories were [[crossover]]s with the [[Doctor Who universe]] through the setting of [[Astra]], first mentioned in ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'', and [[Nikita Bandranaik]].
|genre              =  
|time                = {{il|[[1966 (releases)|1966]]|[[1969 (releases)|1969]]|[[1988 (releases)|1988]] - [[1989 (releases)|1989]]}}
|relevant media      = '''''[[#Stories|See list]]'''''
|relevant characters =
|relevant locations  =
}}
'''''Dateline''''' – originally '''''Dateline 2065''''', then '''''Dateline 2066''''', '''''Dateline 2067''''', '''''Dateline '69''''', '''''Dateline 2088''''' and '''''Dateline 2089''''' – was a series of short stories published in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' and ''[[Action 21]]''. The stories were written as articles in real-world periodicals published in [[2065]], [[2066]], [[2067]], and [[2069]], or [[2088]] and [[2089]]. Set in the shared universe of [[Gerry Anderson]]'s {{w|supermarionation}} television series, several of these stories were [[crossover]]s with the [[Doctor Who universe]] through the settings of [[Astra]], first mentioned in ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'', or [[Unity City]], first mentioned in ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]'', and [[Nikita Bandranaik]].
 
The only stories listed below are those which feature DWU elements.


== Stories ==
== Stories ==
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! Title || Issue || Released
! Title || Issue || Released
|-
|-
|''[[President To Stand Down? (short story)|President To Stand Down?]]''
|''[[Solar Streak A.O.K. (short story)|Solar Streak A.O.K.]]''
|[[TV21 54|54]]
|[[TV21 54|54]]
|[[29 January (releases)|29 January]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]]
|[[29 January (releases)|29 January]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]]
|-
|-
|''[[Astran Volleyball Championships (short story)|Astran Volleyball Championships]]''
|''[[Admiral Beatty Arrest Sensation (short story)|Admiral Beatty Arrest Sensation]]''
|[[TV21 55|55]]
|[[5 February (releases)|5 February]] 1966
|-
|''[[Fireball XL3 Crashes at Space City (short story)|Fireball XL3 Crashes at Space City]]''
|[[TV21 57|57]]
|[[19 February (releases)|19 February]] 1966
|-
|''[[Beatty Trial Sensation (short story)|Beatty Trial Sensation]]''
|[[TV21 58|58]]
|[[TV21 58|58]]
|[[26 February (releases)|26 February]] 1966
|[[26 February (releases)|26 February]] 1966
|-
|-
|''[[Mars Preview of State Fair (short story)|Mars Preview of State Fair]]''
|''[[Thieves Steal Million Dollars (short story)|Thieves Steal Million Dollars]]''
|[[TV21 61|61]]
|[[TV21 61|61]]
|[[19 March (releases)|19 March]] 1966
|[[19 March (releases)|19 March]] 1966
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|[[26 March (releases)|26 March]] 1966
|[[26 March (releases)|26 March]] 1966
|-
|-
|''[[Planet Phone Link (short story)|Planet Phone Link]]''
|''[[Scoop of the Year (short story)|Scoop of the Year]]''
|[[TV21 67|67]]
|[[TV21 67|67]]
|[[30 April (releases)|30 April]] 1966
|[[30 April (releases)|30 April]] 1966
|-
|-
|''[[World President to Visit Mars (short story)|World President to Visit Mars]]''
|''[[Border Flare Up (short story)|Border Flare Up]]''
|[[TV21 69|69]]
|[[TV21 69|69]]
|[[14 May (releases)|14 May]] 1966
|[[14 May (releases)|14 May]] 1966
|-
|-
|''[[Cheers Greet World President (short story)|Cheers Greet World President]]''
|''[[Drilling Town Success (short story)|Drilling Town Success]]''
|[[TV21 70|70]]
|[[TV21 70|70]]
|[[21 May (releases)|21 May]] 1966
|[[21 May (releases)|21 May]] 1966
|-
|-
|''[[World President Injured (short story)|World President Injured]]''
|''[[Go Ahead on Atlantic Tunnel (short story)|Go Ahead on Atlantic Tunnel]]''
|[[TV21 72|72]]
|[[4 June (releases)|4 June]] 1966
|-
|''[[Miro Gilfor Sensation! (short story)|Miro Gilfor Sensation!]]''
|[[TV21 77|77]]
|[[9 July (releases)|9 July]] 1966
|-
|''[[GA34R Hunt (short story)|GA34R Hunt]]''
|[[TV21 80|80]]
|[[TV21 80|80]]
|[[30 July (releases)|30 July]] 1966
|[[30 July (releases)|30 July]] 1966
|-
|-
|''[[Astra (short story)|Astra]]''
|''[[Giant G.P.O. Tower Airlift (short story)|Giant G.P.O. Tower Airlift]]''
|[[TV Century 21 Summer Extra 1966|1966 Summer Extra]]
|1966
|-
|''[[Roman Citadel Mystery Solved (short story)|Roman Citadel Mystery Solved]]''
|[[TV21 82|82]]
|[[TV21 82|82]]
|[[13 August (releases)|13 August]] 1966
|[[13 August (releases)|13 August]] 1966
|-
|''[[Ferry Station Lost in Space (short story)|Ferry Station Lost in Space]]''
|[[TV21 84|84]]
|[[27 August (releases)|27 August]] 1966
|}
=== ''Dateline '69'' ===
''Dateline'' returned as ''Dateline '69'' for a one-off instalment in ''[[TV21 Annual 1970]]''.
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Issue || Released
|-
|''[[January to June (short story)|January to June]]''
|[[TV21 Annual 1970|1970 Annual]]
|[[1969 (releases)|1969]]
|}
|}


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|-
|''[[They Watch the World (short story)|They Watch the World]]''
|''[[They Watch the World (short story)|They Watch the World]]''
|
|[[A21 8|8]]
|1989
|[[August (releases)|August]] 1989
|}
|}
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[[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]]
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]]
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]]

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Dateline – originally Dateline 2065, then Dateline 2066, Dateline 2067, Dateline '69, Dateline 2088 and Dateline 2089 – was a series of short stories published in TV Century 21 and Action 21. The stories were written as articles in real-world periodicals published in 2065, 2066, 2067, and 2069, or 2088 and 2089. Set in the shared universe of Gerry Anderson's supermarionation television series, several of these stories were crossovers with the Doctor Who universe through the settings of Astra, first mentioned in The Rescue, or Unity City, first mentioned in Duel of the Daleks, and Nikita Bandranaik.

The only stories listed below are those which feature DWU elements.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dateline 2066[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dateline 2066 pages were printed in TV Century 21 between issues 52 and 89.

Title Issue Released
Solar Streak A.O.K. 54 29 January 1966
Admiral Beatty Arrest Sensation 55 5 February 1966
Fireball XL3 Crashes at Space City 57 19 February 1966
Beatty Trial Sensation 58 26 February 1966
Thieves Steal Million Dollars 61 19 March 1966
Universal State Fair 62 26 March 1966
Scoop of the Year 67 30 April 1966
Border Flare Up 69 14 May 1966
Drilling Town Success 70 21 May 1966
Go Ahead on Atlantic Tunnel 72 4 June 1966
Miro Gilfor Sensation! 77 9 July 1966
GA34R Hunt 80 30 July 1966
Giant G.P.O. Tower Airlift 1966 Summer Extra 1966
Roman Citadel Mystery Solved 82 13 August 1966
Ferry Station Lost in Space 84 27 August 1966

Dateline '69[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dateline returned as Dateline '69 for a one-off instalment in TV21 Annual 1970.

Title Issue Released
January to June 1970 Annual 1969

Dateline 2088[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dateline 2088 stories were printed in Action 21 issues 1, 2, and 3.

Title Issue Released
'Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars 1 July 1988
Zero X: Four Crew Missing 2 August 1988
Astran Crisis 3 September 1988

Dateline 2089[[edit] | [edit source]]

Following the end of Dateline 2088, Dateline 2089 stories were printed in Action 21 issues 4 through 10.

Title Issue Released
Get the Gunman! 4 January 1989
Letters Special 6 March 1989
They Watch the World 8 August 1989
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