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In '''1971''', a military [[satellite]] designated ''[[Haw-Haw]]'' was placed in orbit by a [[Great Britain|British]] military [[Black Star]] [[rocket]] to jam [[Alien|extraterrestrial]] signals and broadcasts. It was controlled by [[Space Security]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'')
'''1971''' was a [[year]].


== Behind the scenes ==
==Events==
=== Events ===
===Dated===
In [[Maryland]] on [[24 March]], [[Dr]] [[Liz Shaw|Elizabeth Shaw]] formally opened the Trainor Foundation building in honour of her recently-deceased friend, Dr [[Bernard Trainor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)}})


==== [[January]] ====
On [[19 April]], [[Earth]] launched its first [[space station]], [[Salyut 1]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* [[2 January|02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast, launching [[Season 8]]. It introduced [[the Master]] as played by [[Roger Delgado]]. [[Katy Manning]] debuted as new companion [[Jo Grant]]. Also debuting was [[Richard Franklin]] as recurring character [[Mike Yates|Captain Yates]]. Season 8 marked the first time a full season followed a single theme, in this case stories involving the Master.
* [[9 January|09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[16 January|16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[23 January|23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[30 January|30]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.


==== [[February]] ====
During the summer, the [[Cod War]] was fought between the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Iceland]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})
* [[6 February|06]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[13 February|13]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[20 February|20]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[25 February|25]] - [[Christien Anholt]], who played [[Perkins (The Curse of Fenric)|Perkins]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', was born.
* [[27 February|27]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.


==== [[March]] ====
===Undated===
* [[6 March|06]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast.
[[Agatha Christie]] was made a [[Dame Commander]] of the [[Order of the British Empire]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})
* [[13 March|13]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[20 March|20]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[27 March|27]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.


==== [[April]] ====
A military [[satellite]] designated ''[[Haw-Haw]]'' was placed in orbit by a [[Great Britain|British]] military [[Black Star]] [[rocket]] to jam [[Alien|extraterrestrial]] signals and broadcasts. It was controlled by [[Space Security]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}})
* [[3 April|03]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[10 April|10]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[14 April|14]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] became the unwitting subject of ''This is Your Life''.
* [[17 April|17]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[18 April|18]] - [[David Tennant]], who portrayed the [[Tenth Doctor]], was born in Paisley, [[Scotland]].
* [[24 April|24]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.


==== [[May]] ====
The [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] fought the [[Quark]]s in [[New York City]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)}})
* [[1 May|01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[8 May|08]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
* [[15 May|15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast.
* [[22 May|22]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[25 May|25]] - [[Terence de Marney]], who played the [[Joseph Longfoot|churchwarden]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'', died in an accidental fall in the [[London Underground]].
* [[29 May|29]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.


==== [[June]] ====
Reports from the [[Soviet Union]] suggested that the health of [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the former [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], was failing. Although he had been removed from that office in [[1964]], he still exercised considerable influence over the [[Politburo]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})
* [[5 June|05]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[10 June|10]] - [[Michael Piccarilli]], who played [[Michael Pembroke]] in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]'', was born.
* [[12 June|12]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[19 June|19]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast, concluding Season 8.
* [[28 June|28]] - [[Benito Martinez]], who played [[Federico Santos|Captain Santos]] in [[TW]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'', was born.


==== [[August]] ====
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] visited the [[Sistine Chapel]] on a tour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Managra (novel)}})
* [[4 August|04]] - [[Fenella Woolgar]], who played [[Agatha Christie]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', was born.
* [[20 August|20]] - [[David Walliams]], who played [[Gibbis]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'', was born.


==== [[September]] ====
A [[Dalek]] craft landed on [[the Moon]] and captured several [[human]]s. [[Jeff Stone]] saw the remains of the craft in a [[museum]] in the Dalek capital city on [[Skaro]] in [[2400]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|City of the Daleks (comic story)}})
* For reasons unknown, World Distributors cancelled plans for a [[1972]] ''Doctor Who'' Annual. This was the only year the book was skipped until its cancellation in the mid-[[1980s]].


==== [[November]] ====
==Births and deaths==
* [[Naoko Mori]], who played [[Toshiko Sato]], was born.
===Dated===
* [[4 November|4]] - [[Robyn Moore]], who played [[June Turner]] in ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'', was born.
During the summer, musician [[Louis Armstrong]] died. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})


=== [[December]] ===
On [[24 December]], [[Carmen (Be Forgot)|Carmen]] died. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Be Forgot (comic story)}})
* [[4 December|4]] - [[Alec Ross]] ([[Bob Hall]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'') died.


==== Unknown dates ====
===Undated===
* The long-running ''Doctor Who'' comic strip moved from ''[[TV Comic]]'' to ''Countdown'' (later known as ''[[TV Action]]'').
As part of her punishment for creating the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]], Cousin [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] died her first death in [[Kazan]] in 1971. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}})


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1971 was a year.

Events

Dated

In Maryland on 24 March, Dr Elizabeth Shaw formally opened the Trainor Foundation building in honour of her recently-deceased friend, Dr Bernard Trainor. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune [+]Loading...["The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)"])

On 19 April, Earth launched its first space station, Salyut 1. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

During the summer, the Cod War was fought between the United Kingdom and Iceland. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

Undated

Agatha Christie was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

A military satellite designated Haw-Haw was placed in orbit by a British military Black Star rocket to jam extraterrestrial signals and broadcasts. It was controlled by Space Security. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])

The Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon fought the Quarks in New York City. (COMIC: Martha the Mechanical Housemaid [+]Loading...["Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)"])

Reports from the Soviet Union suggested that the health of Nikita Khrushchev, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was failing. Although he had been removed from that office in 1964, he still exercised considerable influence over the Politburo. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

Sarah Jane Smith visited the Sistine Chapel on a tour. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])

A Dalek craft landed on the Moon and captured several humans. Jeff Stone saw the remains of the craft in a museum in the Dalek capital city on Skaro in 2400. (COMIC: City of the Daleks [+]Loading...["City of the Daleks (comic story)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

During the summer, musician Louis Armstrong died. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

On 24 December, Carmen died. (COMIC: Be Forgot [+]Loading...["Be Forgot (comic story)"])

Undated

As part of her punishment for creating the Thirteen-Day Republic, Cousin Anastasia died her first death in Kazan in 1971. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])

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