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'''12 October''' was a [[Calendar date|date]]. | |||
== | == Holidays and observances == | ||
12 [[October]] was the [[Mandragora equinox]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) | |||
== Events == | |||
In [[1492]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] met [[Christopher Columbus]] aboard the ''[[Santa Maria (ship)|Santa Maria]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Trouble in Paradise (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1940]], at 8:47 PM, the [[New Regency Theatre]] in [[London]], which was owned and operated by the late [[Henry Gordon Jago]] in the [[1890s]], was destroyed in the [[the Blitz|Blitz]]. The hotel next to it was also destroyed but it was evacuated 47 minutes earlier, meaning that no one was killed. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Swan Song (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[1970]], the [[Great House]]s began their invasion of the [[bottle universe]] by splitting open the sky above [[London]]. The front page of the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' was a picture of the sky with the headline, "NEVER GIVE UP". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dead Romance (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1979]], [[Beep|Beep the Meep]] travelled to a [[Parallel universe (TV Action!)|parallel universe]], in which [[N-Space|the Doctor's universe]] existed only as part of a [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] science fiction television series called ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and took control of the [[BBC Television Centre]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] and his companion [[Izzy Sinclair]] defeated Beep with the help of the actor [[Tom Baker (TV Action!)|Tom Baker]], who infuriated him with his endless rambling. Strangely, Baker both physically resembled the [[Fourth Doctor]] and played him on the television series. The Doctor learned the truth when he discovered the [[DWM 1 (TV Action!)|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (TV Action!)|Doctor Who Weekly]]''. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|TV Action! (comic story)}}) | |||
In [[2016]], two days before the [[Autumn Prom]], [[Coal Hill Academy]] student [[Kevin Williams]] was chased by the [[Shadow Kin]] into a classroom, where [[Andrea Quill]] instructed him to blast her [[displacement gun]] at the creature. He did so, and both Kevin and the Shadow Kin were disintegrated. ([[TV]]: {{cs|For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)}}) | |||
[[ | On [[Hex]]'s 23rd [[birthday]] in [[2021]], his friend [[Damien Boyd]] died at [[St Gart's Bankside Hospital]], where Hex worked. Meanwhile, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] showed up to investigate mysterious goings-on at the same [[hospital]], and discovered a [[Cyberman]] threat. Ace went undercover there to investigate its "[[C-Programme]]" and its possible connection to the Cybermen. Hex eventually joined the duo to help. Hex's help with the Cyber-threat earned him a place in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] once it was overcome. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Harvest (audio story)}}) | ||
== Births and deaths == | |||
It was the birthday of two of [[the Doctor]]'s [[companion]]s: [[Izzy Sinclair]] in [[1979]] ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|TV Action! (comic story)}}) and [[Hex|Thomas Hector "Hex" Schofield]] in [[1998]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Harvest (audio story)}}, {{cs|Thicker Than Water (audio story)}}, {{cs|Project Destiny (audio story)|Project: Destiny}}) | |||
Hex's friend [[Damien Boyd]] died at [[St Gart's Bankside Hospital]] on his 23rd birthday in [[2021]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Harvest (audio story)}}) | |||
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12 October was a date.
Holidays and observances
12 October was the Mandragora equinox. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
Events
In 1492, the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown met Christopher Columbus aboard the Santa Maria. (AUDIO: Trouble in Paradise [+]Loading...["Trouble in Paradise (audio story)"])
In 1940, at 8:47 PM, the New Regency Theatre in London, which was owned and operated by the late Henry Gordon Jago in the 1890s, was destroyed in the Blitz. The hotel next to it was also destroyed but it was evacuated 47 minutes earlier, meaning that no one was killed. (AUDIO: Swan Song [+]Loading...["Swan Song (audio story)"])
In 1970, the Great Houses began their invasion of the bottle universe by splitting open the sky above London. The front page of the Daily Mirror was a picture of the sky with the headline, "NEVER GIVE UP". (PROSE: Dead Romance [+]Loading...["Dead Romance (novel)"])
In 1979, Beep the Meep travelled to a parallel universe, in which the Doctor's universe existed only as part of a BBC science fiction television series called Doctor Who, and took control of the BBC Television Centre. The Eighth Doctor and his companion Izzy Sinclair defeated Beep with the help of the actor Tom Baker, who infuriated him with his endless rambling. Strangely, Baker both physically resembled the Fourth Doctor and played him on the television series. The Doctor learned the truth when he discovered the first issue of Doctor Who Weekly. (COMIC: TV Action! [+]Loading...["TV Action! (comic story)"])
In 2016, two days before the Autumn Prom, Coal Hill Academy student Kevin Williams was chased by the Shadow Kin into a classroom, where Andrea Quill instructed him to blast her displacement gun at the creature. He did so, and both Kevin and the Shadow Kin were disintegrated. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die [+]Loading...["For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)"])
On Hex's 23rd birthday in 2021, his friend Damien Boyd died at St Gart's Bankside Hospital, where Hex worked. Meanwhile, the Seventh Doctor and Ace showed up to investigate mysterious goings-on at the same hospital, and discovered a Cyberman threat. Ace went undercover there to investigate its "C-Programme" and its possible connection to the Cybermen. Hex eventually joined the duo to help. Hex's help with the Cyber-threat earned him a place in the TARDIS once it was overcome. (AUDIO: The Harvest [+]Loading...["The Harvest (audio story)"])
Births and deaths
It was the birthday of two of the Doctor's companions: Izzy Sinclair in 1979 (COMIC: TV Action! [+]Loading...["TV Action! (comic story)"]) and Thomas Hector "Hex" Schofield in 1998. (AUDIO: The Harvest [+]Loading...["The Harvest (audio story)"], Thicker Than Water [+]Loading...["Thicker Than Water (audio story)"], Project: Destiny [+]Loading...["Project Destiny (audio story)","Project: Destiny"])
Hex's friend Damien Boyd died at St Gart's Bankside Hospital on his 23rd birthday in 2021. (AUDIO: The Harvest [+]Loading...["The Harvest (audio story)"])
