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'''November''' was a [[ | {{you may|Novrimber}} | ||
[[File:November calendar.jpg|thumb|A calendar showing November [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}]] | |||
'''November''' was a [[month]]. | |||
== Trends == | |||
At least in [[Blackpool]], November was a cold month. [[Lucie Miller]] recounted how she didn't feel the cold much when she was out clubbing in Blackpool on a November [[Saturday]] night. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Daleks (audio story)}}) | |||
== By year == | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
On the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] of [[World War I]], fighting died down for the year as a particularly harsh [[winter]] began to set it, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)}}) following the end of the [[Battle of the Somme]] on [[18 November]] [[1916]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Men of War (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1923]], [[Adolf Hitler]] was arrested in [[Germany]] after his [[Beer Hall Putsch|failed attempt]] to bring down the [[Weimar Republic]] on [[9 November]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | |||
As foretold by [[Jack Harkness]] to [[Angelo Colasanto]] in [[1927]], [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] was elected as [[Governor of New York]] in November that year. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Immortal Sins (TV story)}}) | |||
An [[election]] was held in Germany after the previous one in [[June]] failed to deliver a majority. However, this second election produced similar unsatisfying results. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Alchemists (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1936]], [[King]] [[Edward VIII]] announced that his intention to [[Marriage|marry]] his controversial lover [[Wallis Simpson]], sparking the [[nation]]al scandal of the [[abdication crisis]] among the [[British Royal Family]] and [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Stanley Baldwin]]'s [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill (short story)}}, {{cs|Wolfsbane (novel)}}) In Germany, [[Emil Hartung]] began working for the [[Luftwaffe]] in [[Rechlin]], beginning the [[Hartung Project]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}) while [[Adolf Hitler]] formulated plans to enter an alliance with the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Players (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1939]], the Germans unleashed new [[magnetic mine|magnetic naval mines]] against the [[Royal Navy]]. One mine dropped in the [[Thames Estuary]] on [[22 November]] was recovered [[23 November|the following day]], allowing [[Admiralty House]] to work on a countermeasure. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Oncoming Storm (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1940]], the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] were active in [[London]] during [[the Blitz]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] helped root them out, and also took care of the main force in hibernation on [[Jersey]]. An undetected [[army]] remained underground in the [[sewers]], however. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Illegal Alien (novel)}}) | |||
During the [[North Africa Campaign]] in [[1941]], the British raided the headquarters of German Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]] in a failed attempt to [[Assassination|assassinate]] him. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Instruments of War (comic story)}}) In [[Austria]], [[Fey Truscott-Sade]] stole German documents and transported them to [[Zurich]] in [[Neutral powers during World War II|neutral]] [[Switzerland]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Me and My Shadow (comic story)}}) | |||
[[Invasion of Italy|Fighting]] in [[Italy]] took a heavy toll this month in [[1944]]. [[Joseph Heller]] was subjected to [[court martial]] after a bad landing on return from a [[bomb]]ing mission. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Turing Test (novel)}}) [[Bruno Trattorio]], an Italian [[soldier]], [[Writing|wrote]] a [[letter]] to his [[wife]], [[Gigi Trattorio|Gigi]], hoping the [[war]] would end soon. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Novel of the Film (novelisation)}}) | |||
November was an especially pivotal month of turning points for Earth's history in [[1963]]. It marked the moment when [[the Beatles]] first rose to major popularity as a music group, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)}}) saw the [[Soviet]] [[space]] program send a manned capsule into orbit around [[the Moon]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|1963: The Space Race (audio story)}}) and witnessed the tragic [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}) | |||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] told [[Nyssa]] that [[England]] suffered a particularly cold winter in November 1963 as they exited [[the TARDIS]] on their way to [[Bob Dovie]]'s house at [[59A Barnsfield Crescent]], [[Totton]], [[Hampshire]]. When their dealings with {{Pratt}} were all over, each of the first eight Doctors stopped at Bob's house to see if he was all right, much to his annoyance. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}}) | |||
=== 21st century === | |||
[[George Woods]] was [[knight]]ed by [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] in [[2010]], [[age]]d 83, in recognition of his work in the field of [[radar]] development during the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Lost in Time (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[2016]], [[Dorothea Ames]] became aware of [[Killer petal|deadly flower petals]] infesting [[Coal Hill School|Coal Hill Academy]] and the surrounding area. Dorothea attempted to force [[Charlie Smith]] to use the [[Cabinet of Souls]] to destroy the petals. However, this was averted by [[April MacLean]] using her newly gained powers as [[Shadow King]] to destroy them instead. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)}}/{{cs|Brave-ish Heart (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[2023]], [[Sasha (Incoming Transmission - February Update Video)|Sasha]] and [[Darren (Incoming Transmission - February Update Video)|Darren]] were abruptly hurled through time by [[the Entity (The Archive of Islos)|the Entity]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Incoming Transmission - February Update Video (webcast)}}) | |||
== Other references == | |||
On [[Earth|Ravalox]], [[Peri Brown]] had the feeling of a wet November on [[Earth]]. As it turned out, Ravalox was actually the state of Earth by [[2,000,000]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mysterious Planet (TV story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The in-universe significance of November 1963 is due to the many homages to the date of ''[[Doctor Who]]'s'' television premiere, 23 November of that year. | The in-universe significance of November 1963 is due to the many homages to the date of ''[[Doctor Who]]'s'' television premiere, [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] of that year. | ||
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- You may be looking for Novrimber.
November was a month.
Trends
At least in Blackpool, November was a cold month. Lucie Miller recounted how she didn't feel the cold much when she was out clubbing in Blackpool on a November Saturday night. (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Blood of the Daleks (audio story)"])
By year
20th century
On the Western Front of World War I, fighting died down for the year as a particularly harsh winter began to set it, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the War Games [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)"]) following the end of the Battle of the Somme on 18 November 1916. (AUDIO: Men of War [+]Loading...["Men of War (audio story)"])
In 1923, Adolf Hitler was arrested in Germany after his failed attempt to bring down the Weimar Republic on 9 November. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
As foretold by Jack Harkness to Angelo Colasanto in 1927, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as Governor of New York in November that year. (TV: Immortal Sins [+]Loading...["Immortal Sins (TV story)"])
An election was held in Germany after the previous one in June failed to deliver a majority. However, this second election produced similar unsatisfying results. (AUDIO: The Alchemists [+]Loading...["The Alchemists (audio story)"])
In 1936, King Edward VIII announced that his intention to marry his controversial lover Wallis Simpson, sparking the national scandal of the abdication crisis among the British Royal Family and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's Cabinet. (PROSE: The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill [+]Loading...["The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill (short story)"], Wolfsbane [+]Loading...["Wolfsbane (novel)"]) In Germany, Emil Hartung began working for the Luftwaffe in Rechlin, beginning the Hartung Project, (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"]) while Adolf Hitler formulated plans to enter an alliance with the United Kingdom. (PROSE: Players [+]Loading...["Players (novel)"])
In 1939, the Germans unleashed new magnetic naval mines against the Royal Navy. One mine dropped in the Thames Estuary on 22 November was recovered the following day, allowing Admiralty House to work on a countermeasure. (AUDIO: The Oncoming Storm [+]Loading...["The Oncoming Storm (audio story)"])
In 1940, the Cybermen were active in London during the Blitz. The Seventh Doctor and Ace helped root them out, and also took care of the main force in hibernation on Jersey. An undetected army remained underground in the sewers, however. (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"])
During the North Africa Campaign in 1941, the British raided the headquarters of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in a failed attempt to assassinate him. (COMIC: The Instruments of War [+]Loading...["The Instruments of War (comic story)"]) In Austria, Fey Truscott-Sade stole German documents and transported them to Zurich in neutral Switzerland. (COMIC: Me and My Shadow [+]Loading...["Me and My Shadow (comic story)"])
Fighting in Italy took a heavy toll this month in 1944. Joseph Heller was subjected to court martial after a bad landing on return from a bombing mission. (PROSE: The Turing Test [+]Loading...["The Turing Test (novel)"]) Bruno Trattorio, an Italian soldier, wrote a letter to his wife, Gigi, hoping the war would end soon. (PROSE: The Novel of the Film [+]Loading...["The Novel of the Film (novelisation)"])
November was an especially pivotal month of turning points for Earth's history in 1963. It marked the moment when the Beatles first rose to major popularity as a music group, (AUDIO: 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men [+]Loading...["1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)"]) saw the Soviet space program send a manned capsule into orbit around the Moon (AUDIO: 1963: The Space Race [+]Loading...["1963: The Space Race (audio story)"]) and witnessed the tragic assassination of John F. Kennedy. (AUDIO: 1963: The Assassination Games [+]Loading...["1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)"], PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
The Fifth Doctor told Nyssa that England suffered a particularly cold winter in November 1963 as they exited the TARDIS on their way to Bob Dovie's house at 59A Barnsfield Crescent, Totton, Hampshire. When their dealings with the Decayed Master were all over, each of the first eight Doctors stopped at Bob's house to see if he was all right, much to his annoyance. (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"])
21st century
George Woods was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010, aged 83, in recognition of his work in the field of radar development during the 1950s and 1960s. (TV: Lost in Time [+]Loading...["Lost in Time (TV story)"])
In 2016, Dorothea Ames became aware of deadly flower petals infesting Coal Hill Academy and the surrounding area. Dorothea attempted to force Charlie Smith to use the Cabinet of Souls to destroy the petals. However, this was averted by April MacLean using her newly gained powers as Shadow King to destroy them instead. (TV: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart [+]Loading...["Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)"]/Brave-ish Heart [+]Loading...["Brave-ish Heart (TV story)"])
In 2023, Sasha and Darren were abruptly hurled through time by the Entity. (WC: Incoming Transmission - February Update Video [+]Loading...["Incoming Transmission - February Update Video (webcast)"])
Other references
On Ravalox, Peri Brown had the feeling of a wet November on Earth. As it turned out, Ravalox was actually the state of Earth by 2,000,000. (TV: The Mysterious Planet [+]Loading...["The Mysterious Planet (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
The in-universe significance of November 1963 is due to the many homages to the date of Doctor Who's television premiere, 23 November of that year.
