* [[21 February|21]] - Workers in [[Mexico City]] uncovered the [[human sacrifice|sacrificial stone]] at the base of the Great Temple. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
On [[21 February]], workers in [[Mexico City]] uncovered the [[human sacrifice|sacrificial stone]] at the base of the Great Temple. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)}})
=== August ===
On [[5 April]], a memorial service was conducted for [[Charles Dickinson]]'s son [[Justin Dickinson|Justin]], whom [[UNIT]] had claimed had died in the line of duty. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})
* [[16 August|16]] - [[Gwen Cooper]] was born in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] to [[Geraint Cooper|Geraint]] and [[Mary Cooper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]'')
=== December ===
[[File:Sontarans in Cardiff.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sontaran]]s on [[St Mary's Street]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Legacy (video game)}})]]
* At [[St Benedict's School]] in [[Perivale]], [[Chad Boyle]] almost hit [[Ace|Dorothy McShane]] with a brick, but was stopped by the adult Ace. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Vastra]] arrived in [[Cardiff]] on [[16 October]] 1978 to find [[Sontaran]]s changing history by [[1978 Sontaran invasion of Earth|invading Earth]]. The Doctor and Vastra defeated the Sontarans, but realised that they had only witnessed the beginning of a Sontaran plot to alter all of time. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Legacy (video game)}})
* In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]], Chad Boyle hit Dorothy McShane in the head with a brick, killing her. The [[Timewyrm]] recruited him in her battle against the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') ''Although the novel dates this as 1976, this happens when Dorothy was eight years old (she was born in 1970).''
=== Unknown dates ===
===Undated===
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] searched for the third segment of the [[Key to Time]] on [[Earth]], encountering the [[Ogri]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]] searched for the third segment of the [[Key to Time]] on [[Earth]], encountering the [[Ogri]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Stones of Blood (TV story)}})
* [[Chris Parsons]] graduated from [[Cambridge]], and soon began his postgraduate studies at [[St Cedd's College]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'')
* [[The Doctor]] shipped the newly built [[K9 Mark III]] to [[Lavinia Smith]]'s home in [[South Croydon]] as a gift for [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. However, the gift was not received by her until [[18 December]] [[1981]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] brought [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fritter (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Fritter]] to a [[Hollywood]] bar, where they met special effects photographer [[Ron von Arnim]] and later [[Noël Coward]]. Coward arrived here from the [[1960s]] using pinking shears given to him by [[Iris Wildthyme]], which could cut through the fabric of [[space]] and [[time]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
* The [[The Doctor|Doctor]] met the [[Harlem Globetrotters]], who taught him how to spin a [[basketball]] on his finger. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dark Horizons (novel)|Dark Horizons]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
[[Chris Parsons]] graduated from [[Cambridge]], and soon began his postgraduate studies at [[St Cedd's College]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Shada (TV story)}})
=== January ===
* [[2 January|2]] - ''[[Blake's 7]]'' debuted on the BBC. Created by [[Terry Nation]], the series had many connections to ''Doctor Who'' behind and in front of the camera.
* [[7 January|7]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[8 January|8]] - ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]'' debuted on UK television. The series co-starred [[Peter Davison]] and launched him to stardom, leading to his being cast as the [[Fifth Doctor]] a few years later.
* [[14 January|14]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[19 January|19]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil]]'' was first published.
* [[21 January|21]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* 21 - Writer [[Geoffrey Orme]] died.
* [[25 January|25]] - Actor [[Fred Ferris]] died.
* [[28 January|28]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
=== February ===
[[The Doctor]] shipped the newly built [[K9 Mark III]] to [[Lavinia Smith]]'s home in [[South Croydon]] as a gift for [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. However, the gift was not received by her until [[18 December]] [[1981]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)}})
* The punk rock group The Art Attacks released the single "I Am a Dalek" on Albatross Records.
* [[4 February|4]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[11 February|11]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[16 February|16]] - ''[[Doctor Who Discovers: The Conquerors]]'' was first published.
* [[17 February|17]] - Actor [[Rory Kinnear]] was born.
* [[18 February|18]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[25 February|25]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
=== March ===
At [[St Benedict's School]] in [[Perivale]], [[Chad Boyle]] almost hit [[Ace|Dorothy McShane]] with a brick, but was stopped by the adult Ace. In an [[alternate timeline]], Boyle succeeded in hitting her, and killed her. The [[Timewyrm]] recruited him in her battle against the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}})
* [[4 March|4]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part 5 was first broadcast.
* [[11 March|11]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part 6 was first broadcast, concluding Season 15. [[Louise Jameson]] left the series with this episode. This was also the final appearance of [[K9 Mark I]] until the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' spinoff TV series of 2009.
* [[30 March|30]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock]]'' was first published.
* [[31 March|31]] - Actor [[Daniel Mays]] was born.
=== April ===
The [[Eighth Doctor]] brought [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fritter (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Fritter]] to a [[Hollywood]] bar, where they met special effects photographer [[Ron von Arnim]] and later [[Noël Coward]]. Coward arrived here from the [[1960s]] using pinking shears given to him by [[Iris Wildthyme]], which could cut through the fabric of [[space]] and [[time]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}})
* [[1 April|1]] - Actor [[JJ Feild]] was born.
* [[14 April|14]] - Actress [[Michelle Duncan]] was born.
* [[20 April|20]] - ''[[Doctor Who Discovers: Strange and Mysterious Creatures]]'' was first published. The ''Doctor Who Discovers'' series had been planned to run as many as twenty-four volumes and at least three more books were in various stages of production. However, [[Target Books]] cancelled the series after this release, citing poor sales.
=== May ===
The Doctor met the [[Harlem Globetrotters]], who taught him how to spin a [[basketball]] on his [[finger]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dark Horizons (novel)}})
* [[11 May|11]] - Actor [[Warren Brown]] was born.
* [[18 May|18]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' was first published.
=== June ===
''[[How I Saved the World]]'' by [[Alexander Lullington-Smythe]], which was published by Aphrodite Press in [[1976]], was "very publicly discredited". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}})
* [[17 June|17]] - Actor [[James Corden]] was born.
* [[29 June|29]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Warrior]]'' was first published.
=== July ===
According to one of [[Bill Potts]]' essays, many "modern" ideas on the [[ultraviolet|cosmic far ultraviolet background]] began to emerge during the [[Pittsburgh Conference on BL Lac Objects]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}})
* [[1 July|1]] - Actor [[Kenneth Benda]] died.
* [[8 July|8]] - Actress [[Eve Myles]] was born in Ystradgynlais, [[Wales]].
* [[10 July|10]] - Actor [[Bryan Dick]] was born.
* [[14 July|14]] - Actor [[Jack Woolgar]] died.
* [[20 July|20]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Death to the Daleks]]'' was first published.
=== August ===
There were [[UFO]] sightings off the [[coast]] of [[New Zealand]] which the [[Ninth Doctor]] was present for. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})
* [[9 August|9]] - Actress [[Daniela Denby-Ashe]] was born.
* [[29 August|29]] - [[Tom Baker]] and [[Mary Tamm]] were interviewed on BBC Radio 2's ''Pete Murray's Open House''.
=== September ===
==Births and deaths==
* The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1979]]'' was published.
On [[25 February]], [[Saeed Taufeeq]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Adrift (TV story)}})
* ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1979]]'' was published. This was the final release of the series.
* [[2 September|2]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. [[Mary Tamm]] joined as new companion [[Romana I|Romana]]. This was also the first appearance of [[K9 Mark II]]. This episode launched [[Season 16]] (although it was promoted as the show's fifteenth anniversary) and the series' first season-long story arc, ''[[The Key to Time]]''.
* [[9 September|9]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[16 September|16]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[23 September|23]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[30 September|30]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. This was the first ''Doctor Who'' episode to be written by [[Douglas Adams]].
=== October ===
On [[3 May]], [[Dominic Martin]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Cuddlesome (audio story)}})
* [[5 October|5]] - Actress [[May Warden]] died.
* [[7 October|7]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[14 October|14]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[21 October|21]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[28 October|28]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast, marking the start of the hundredth TV story.
On [[9 July]], [[Elin Morgan]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Reset (TV story)}})
* [[4 November|04]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[11 November|11]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* 11 - Actress [[Vivienne Bennett]] died in [[London]].
* [[16 November|16]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Android Invasion]]'' was first published.
* [[18 November|18]] - [[TV]]: '' [[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[22 November|22]] - [[Tom Baker]], [[Mary Tamm]] and [[Carole Ann Ford]] appeared on the BBC's ''Nationwide'' to celebrate ''Doctor Who's'' fifteenth Anniversary.
* [[25 November|25]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[28 November|28]] - Actor [[André Morell]] died in London.
=== December ===
On [[16 August]], [[Gwen Cooper]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]'')
* During a break in production of [[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'', [[Mary Tamm]], [[Tom Baker]] and [[John Leeson]] performed a brief skit for the BBC staff Christmas video in which the Doctor and Romana flirt with each other over a bottle of [[whiskey]] and K9 tried to sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". Titled "Doug Who?", the skit circulated unofficially for years before being released in the ''[[Season 16|Key to Time]]'' DVD set.
* [[2 December|2]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[7 December|7]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]'' was first published.
* [[9 December|09]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[16 December|16]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[20 December|20]] - Writer [[Eddie Robson]] was born.
* [[23 December|23]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[30 December|30]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
==Other==
[[Igrix]] intended to end poverty in 1978. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Love Invasion (comic story)}})
=== Unknown dates ===
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* American publisher [[Aeonian Press]] obtained the US publication rights to some of the [[Target Books]] releases, issuing them in limited distribution hardcovers. Among the books reissued in this format were [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''.
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* [[Tom Baker]] moonlighted from ''Doctor Who'' to appear in another BBC series, ''Late Night Story'', which featured Baker performing dramatic readings of horror stories. At least five episodes, all between thirteen and fifteen minutes each, were recorded, but the series was never broadcast. Decades later, the five extant episodes were included as a bonus feature in the DVD box set of ''[[Season 16|The Key to Time]]''.
The Eleventh Doctor and Vastra arrived in Cardiff on 16 October 1978 to find Sontarans changing history by invading Earth. The Doctor and Vastra defeated the Sontarans, but realised that they had only witnessed the beginning of a Sontaran plot to alter all of time. (GAME: Legacy[+]Loading...["Legacy (video game)"])
