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'''1983''' was the year the [[Ice Warrior]] [[Skaldak]] was found frozen underneath the [[North Pole]] by a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[submarine]]. He awoke and threatened to launch a [[nuclear missile]], allowing the superpowers to launch missiles at one another, ending [[human]]ity. He was stopped once an [[Ice Warrior ship (Cold War)|Ice Warrior ship]] rescued him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'')
'''1983''' was a [[year]].


== Events ==
== Events ==
* [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] spent several days on holiday in [[Amsterdam]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'') while the [[Fifth Doctor]] dealt with the [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord]] [[Omega]] in the [[Sector of Forgotten Souls]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Burning Prince (audio story)|The Burning Prince]]'').
=== Dated ===
* [[9 June]] - In the [[United Kingdom]] general election, the ruling [[Conservative Party]], led by the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]], won a landslide victory over the [[Labour Party]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rat Trap (audio story)|Rat Trap]]'')
In [[January]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] spent several days on holiday in [[Amsterdam]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Elite (audio story)}}) while the [[Fifth Doctor]] dealt with the [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord]] [[Omega]] in the [[Sector of Forgotten Souls]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Omega (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Burning Prince (audio story)}})
* [[19 August]] - [[Ianto Jones]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
[[File:Ice Warrior ship Cold War.jpg|left|thumb|An Ice Warrior ship over the North Pole. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cold War (TV story)}})]]
* [[10 December]] - The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] arrived in [[Little Caldwell]], [[England]]. Bernice Summerfield was reunited with her father [[Isaac Summerfield]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'')
* [[24 December]] - [[Jason Kane]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')


=== Unknown dates ===
On [[9 June]], in the [[United Kingdom]] general election, the ruling [[Conservative Party]], led by the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]], won a landslide victory over the [[Labour Party]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Rat Trap (audio story)}})
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], now retired from [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] and working at [[Brendon Public School]], met the [[Fifth Doctor]], but had no recollection of [[the Doctor]] at all. In the ensuing adventure, the Brigadier met his younger self from [[1977]], causing his younger self to [[Amnesia|lose all memory]] of the Doctor and experience a nervous breakdown, while his 1983 self regained his memory. [[Vislor Turlough]] joined the Doctor on his travels at this time. Unknown to the Doctor, he did so under the orders of the [[Black Guardian]]. According to the Brigadier, [[Harry Sullivan]] was doing "hush-hush" work on behalf of [[NATO]] at this time, and [[John Benton|Benton]] was selling used cars. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'')
* After the Fifth Doctor departed, the Brigadier reactivated his relationship with UNIT ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''), eventually returning to active duty ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'').
* The [[Second Doctor]] and the Brigadier were abducted by [[Borusa]] while attending a UNIT reunion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
* [[Ace]] burnt down [[Gabriel Chase]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')
* [[Henry Spencer]], the publisher of [[James Stevens]] and one of his closest friends, died of complications due to [[AIDS]], one of the first British men to die from the disease. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
* The race [[horse]] [[Shergar]] was stolen from [[Ireland]] by {{Delgado}} and given to his ally Colonel [[Hugh Spindleton]] in [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]] as a down payment on his services. Spindleton gave him the name "Pink Gin." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'')
* [[Craig Owens]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')
* [[Joel Mintz]] was transported back in time from [[1993]] through a [[time rift]] created by [[Albinex]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')


* [[3 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast, launching ''Doctor Who's'' [[Season 20|20th season]]. Future [[Sixth Doctor]] [[Colin Baker]] made his first appearance on the series, but as a different character.
On [[13 June]], [[Pioneer 10]] became the first [[Human|man]]-made object to leave the central [[solar system]] when it [[Flight|flew]] past the [[orbit]] of [[Neptune]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* [[5 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[11 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[12 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[18 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[19 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[25 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[26 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[1 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. [[Mark Strickson]] joined as new companion [[Vislor Turlough]], while [[Nicholas Courtney]] made his first appearance as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] since ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]''. This serial was the first to definitively establish that the current incarnation of the Doctor was the fifth.
* [[2 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[8 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[9 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[15 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[16 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[20 February]] - Actor [[Peter Glaze]] died in {{w|Dartford}}, [[England]].
* [[22 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[23 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. [[Sarah Sutton]] left the series with this part.
* Filming and studio recording for [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' took place this month.
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Technical Manual]]'' was first published.
* [[1 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* 01 - Actor [[Lionel Sansby]] died.
* [[2 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[8 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast.
* [[9 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast.
* [[15 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. This was the introduction of the android companion [[Kamelion]].
* [[16 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast, technically concluding Season 20, although the later special [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' was also considered part of Season 20.
* [[21 March]] - Actor [[Bruno Langley]] was born.
* [[31 March]] - Actor [[Anthony Lewis]] was born.
* [[14 April]] - Actor [[Josie Taylor]] was born.
* [[15 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Time-Flight]]'' was first published.
* 15 - Actor [[Siobhân Hewlett]] was born.
* [[2 May]] - This was the tenth anniversary of the launch of [[Target Books]]' line of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations.
* [[5 May]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Meglos (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Meglos]]'' was first published. This was the final televised [[Fourth Doctor]] story to be novelised. Due to licensing issues, no novelisations were officially published for [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' or [[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]''. [[Target Books]] published one more Fourth Doctor novelisation, [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|The Pescatons]]'', based upon [[Doctor Who and the Pescatons|an audio drama]], in [[1991]]. A novelisation of the unfinished/unbroadcast [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' was published by [[BBC Books]] in [[2012]].
* [[31 May]] - Actor [[Reggie Yates]] was born.
* [[6 June]] - Actor [[Gemma Bissix]] was born.
* [[16 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Castrovalva]]'' was first published.
* [[22 June]] - Actor [[Daphne Heard]] died.
* [[23 June]] - ''Doctor Who: Daleks Omnibus'' was first published. It was a hardcover [[Target Books]] collection reprinting the [[Terrance Dicks]] novelisations [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]''.
* [[20 July]] - Actor [[Rory Jennings]] was born.
* [[21 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Four to Doomsday]]'' was first published.
* The BBC announced that [[Colin Baker]] - no relation to [[Tom Baker]] - had been cast as the [[Sixth Doctor]].
* The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1984]]'' was published.
* [[18 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Earthshock]]'' was first published.
* [[13 September]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: A Celebration]]'' was first published.
* [[15 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Terminus (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Terminus]]'' was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Making of a Television Series]]'' was published in paperback.
* [[14 October]]-[[19 October]] Filming for [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'' took place in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, marking the first time Doctor Who was filmed outside the [[Europe]]an [[continent]].
* [[20 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity]]'' was first published.
* [[28 October]] - Actor [[Joe Thomas]] was born.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text]]'', one of the first widely published scholarly works on the franchise, was first published in both the UK and US.
* [[2 November]] - Actor [[Michael Spice]] died.
* [[17 November]] - Actor [[Harry Lloyd]] was born.
* [[19 November]] - For the first time in nearly ten years, ''Doctor Who'' made the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''. It was another decade before this happened again, making this the last ''Radio Times'' cover to be published during the original series' run.
* [[23 November]] - This was the twentieth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''.
* 23 - [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' was broadcast for the first time. However, [[PBS]] affiliates in the [[United States]] (which are also received on cable television in [[Canada]]) broadcast it before the BBC, the first time America saw a ''Doctor Who'' story before the UK. This version was slightly truncated from the version shown two days later in the UK. This was the first "feature-length" regular part of ''Doctor Who'' produced. The special featured the return of [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Jon Pertwee]] (with [[Tom Baker]] represented by footage from the unbroadcast [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''). [[Richard Hurndall]] made his first and only appearance as the [[First Doctor]]. Numerous companions from all eras of the series appeared. Although broadcast closer to the start of [[Season 21]], it was considered part of the anniversary [[Season 20]] and, thus, its belated finale.
* [[24 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Five Doctors]]'' was first published. This was the first time a [[Target Books]] novelisation was published before the UK broadcast premiere of an episode. According to the 2008 DVD release of [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', this was widely believed to have been an error.
* [[25 November]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' was first broadcast in the [[UK]], as part of that year's Children in Need fund-raising drive.
* [[4 December]] - Actor [[Maurice Browning]] died.


=== Unknown date ===
On [[10 December]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] arrived in [[Little Caldwell]], [[England]]. Bernice Summerfield was reunited with her father [[Isaac Summerfield II]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})
* [[Magnet Books]], a subsidiary of Methuen Children's Books, published ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science]]'', ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Magic]]'', all by [[Michael Holt]], the remainder of the ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book (series)|Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' line. These illustrated paperback books (published in the same format as [[Target Books]] novelisations) contained original short stories featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] that set up short quizzes related to the subject matter of the book. The first book in the series had been published in [[1982]].
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On [[19 December]], the [[Jules Rimet Trophy]] was stolen for the second time from the [[Brazilian Football Confederation]] headquarters in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] suggested to [[Rory Williams]] and [[Amy Pond]] that they steal the trophy themselves. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Extra Time (novel)}})
 
=== Undated ===
[[File:Brendon Public School.jpg|thumb|right|Brendon Public School. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}})]]
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], now [[retire]]d from [[UNIT]] and working at [[Brendon Public School]], met the [[Fifth Doctor]], but had no recollection of [[the Doctor]] at all. In the ensuing adventure, the Brigadier met his younger self from [[1977]], causing his younger self to [[Amnesia|lose all memory]] of the Doctor and experience a nervous breakdown, while his 1983 self regained his memory. [[Vislor Turlough]] joined the Doctor on his travels at this time. Unknown to the Doctor, he did so under the orders of the [[Black Guardian]]. According to the Brigadier, [[Harry Sullivan]] was doing "hush-hush" work on behalf of [[NATO]] at this time, and [[John Benton|Benton]] was selling used cars. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}})
 
After the Fifth Doctor departed, the Brigadier reactivated his relationship with UNIT, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}) eventually returning to active duty. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}})
 
The [[Second Doctor]] and the Brigadier were abducted by [[Borusa]] while attending a UNIT reunion. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}})
 
[[Ace]] burnt down [[Gabriel Chase]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Ghost Light (TV story)}})
 
The race [[horse]] [[Shergar]] was stolen from [[Ireland]] by {{Delgado}} and given to his ally Colonel [[Hugh Spindleton]] in [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]] as a down payment on his services. Spindleton gave him the name "Pink Gin". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)}})
 
[[Joel Mintz]] was transported back in time from [[1993]] through a [[time rift]] created by [[Albinex]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})
 
[[Ronald Turvey]] was convicted of tax fraud. His [[Cuddlesome]] factory in [[Shoreham]] was closed down shortly afterwards. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Cuddlesome (audio story)}})
 
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III|K9]] encountered the [[Silurian]]s and the [[Sea Devil]]s in [[Egypt]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|City of Devils (comic story)}})
 
The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] visited the [[University of Frodsham]]. Using a time machine that she had created, [[Philippa Stone|Dr. Philippa Stone]] accidentally sent her husband [[John Bleak|Professor John Bleak]] and Tegan to [[Mercia]] in [[918]] and transported [[Ælfwynn|Princess Ælfwynn]] to 1983. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Lady of Mercia (audio story)}})
 
[[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] lived with the [[Nambikwara]] tribe in [[Mato Grosso]], [[Brazil]] for six months. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death of the Doctor (TV story)}})
 
[[Sida]] was elected [[President]] of the [[Savage (The Savages)|Savages]] and the [[Elder]]s' [[Planet (The Savages)|planet]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Founding Fathers (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Locked Room (audio story)}})
 
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] attended the reopening of the [[Lincoln Center]] in [[New York City]], where Romana met [[Oppenheimer-Mason|Mrs Oppenheimer-Mason]] for the first time. The Doctor and Romana had, indeed, attended the event specifically to validate the story that Romana had made up when chatting with Oppenheimer-Mason in [[1985]], in which she claimed to have met her at the reopening. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Time Lady of Means (comic story)}})
 
The [[Ice Warrior]] [[Skaldak]] was found frozen underneath the [[North Pole]] by a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Firebird (submarine)|submarine]]. He awoke and threatened to launch a [[nuclear missile]], allowing the superpowers to launch missiles at one another, ending [[human]]ity. He was stopped once an [[Ice Warrior ship (Cold War)|Ice Warrior ship]] rescued him. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] explained to [[Clara Oswald]] time was in flux; if Skaldak succeeded then history would change. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cold War (TV story)}})
 
=== Alternate timelines ===
In an [[alternate timeline]], the [[Galactic Dutch Company]] had created domed colonies on both [[Venus]] and [[Mars]] and possessed a fleet of 1,000 interstellar ships by 1983. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)}})
 
== Births and deaths ==
=== Dated ===
On [[19 August]], [[Ianto Jones]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fragments (TV story)}})
 
On [[24 December]], [[Jason Kane]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})
 
=== Undated ===
[[Craig Owens]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lodger (TV story)}})
 
[[Henry Spencer]], the publisher of [[James Stevens]] and one of his closest friends, died of complications due to [[AIDS]], one of the first British men to die from the disease. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})
 
According to one account, [[Odessa Smith]] gave birth to her son [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] sometime in 1983. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}}) Other accounts gave his birth date as [[22 May]] [[1984]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mickey (reference book)|namedpart=Mickey Data|page=6|name="data"}}) or circa [[1985]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre (short story)}})
 
== Other ==
On [[Verno]] in the [[30th century]], the Second Doctor used a 1983 [[power-blast grenade]] that he found in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] armoury historic collection. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Space War Two (comic story)}})
 
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1983 was a year.

Events

Dated

In January, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka spent several days on holiday in Amsterdam (AUDIO: The Elite [+]Loading...["The Elite (audio story)"]) while the Fifth Doctor dealt with the renegade Time Lord Omega in the Sector of Forgotten Souls. (AUDIO: Omega [+]Loading...["Omega (audio story)"], The Burning Prince [+]Loading...["The Burning Prince (audio story)"])

An Ice Warrior ship over the North Pole. (TV: Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"])

On 9 June, in the United Kingdom general election, the ruling Conservative Party, led by the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, won a landslide victory over the Labour Party. (AUDIO: Rat Trap [+]Loading...["Rat Trap (audio story)"])

On 13 June, Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the central solar system when it flew past the orbit of Neptune. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

On 10 December, the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield, Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej arrived in Little Caldwell, England. Bernice Summerfield was reunited with her father Isaac Summerfield II. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

On 19 December, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen for the second time from the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The Eleventh Doctor suggested to Rory Williams and Amy Pond that they steal the trophy themselves. (PROSE: Extra Time [+]Loading...["Extra Time (novel)"])

Undated

Brendon Public School. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])

Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, now retired from UNIT and working at Brendon Public School, met the Fifth Doctor, but had no recollection of the Doctor at all. In the ensuing adventure, the Brigadier met his younger self from 1977, causing his younger self to lose all memory of the Doctor and experience a nervous breakdown, while his 1983 self regained his memory. Vislor Turlough joined the Doctor on his travels at this time. Unknown to the Doctor, he did so under the orders of the Black Guardian. According to the Brigadier, Harry Sullivan was doing "hush-hush" work on behalf of NATO at this time, and Benton was selling used cars. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])

After the Fifth Doctor departed, the Brigadier reactivated his relationship with UNIT, (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"]) eventually returning to active duty. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"])

The Second Doctor and the Brigadier were abducted by Borusa while attending a UNIT reunion. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])

Ace burnt down Gabriel Chase. (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])

The race horse Shergar was stolen from Ireland by the Master and given to his ally Colonel Hugh Spindleton in Derbyshire in 1979 as a down payment on his services. Spindleton gave him the name "Pink Gin". (AUDIO: The Oseidon Adventure [+]Loading...["The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)"])

Joel Mintz was transported back in time from 1993 through a time rift created by Albinex. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

Ronald Turvey was convicted of tax fraud. His Cuddlesome factory in Shoreham was closed down shortly afterwards. (AUDIO: Cuddlesome [+]Loading...["Cuddlesome (audio story)"])

Sarah Jane Smith and K9 encountered the Silurians and the Sea Devils in Egypt. (COMIC: City of Devils [+]Loading...["City of Devils (comic story)"])

The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Turlough visited the University of Frodsham. Using a time machine that she had created, Dr. Philippa Stone accidentally sent her husband Professor John Bleak and Tegan to Mercia in 918 and transported Princess Ælfwynn to 1983. (AUDIO: The Lady of Mercia [+]Loading...["The Lady of Mercia (audio story)"])

Jo Jones lived with the Nambikwara tribe in Mato Grosso, Brazil for six months. (TV: Death of the Doctor [+]Loading...["Death of the Doctor (TV story)"])

Sida was elected President of the Savages and the Elders' planet. (AUDIO: The Founding Fathers [+]Loading...["The Founding Fathers (audio story)"], The Locked Room [+]Loading...["The Locked Room (audio story)"])

The Fourth Doctor and Romana II attended the reopening of the Lincoln Center in New York City, where Romana met Mrs Oppenheimer-Mason for the first time. The Doctor and Romana had, indeed, attended the event specifically to validate the story that Romana had made up when chatting with Oppenheimer-Mason in 1985, in which she claimed to have met her at the reopening. (COMIC: Time Lady of Means [+]Loading...["Time Lady of Means (comic story)"])

The Ice Warrior Skaldak was found frozen underneath the North Pole by a Soviet submarine. He awoke and threatened to launch a nuclear missile, allowing the superpowers to launch missiles at one another, ending humanity. He was stopped once an Ice Warrior ship rescued him. The Eleventh Doctor explained to Clara Oswald time was in flux; if Skaldak succeeded then history would change. (TV: Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"])

Alternate timelines

In an alternate timeline, the Galactic Dutch Company had created domed colonies on both Venus and Mars and possessed a fleet of 1,000 interstellar ships by 1983. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam [+]Loading...["The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 19 August, Ianto Jones was born. (TV: Fragments [+]Loading...["Fragments (TV story)"])

On 24 December, Jason Kane was born. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

Undated

Craig Owens was born. (TV: The Lodger [+]Loading...["The Lodger (TV story)"])

Henry Spencer, the publisher of James Stevens and one of his closest friends, died of complications due to AIDS, one of the first British men to die from the disease. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

According to one account, Odessa Smith gave birth to her son Mickey sometime in 1983. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"]) Other accounts gave his birth date as 22 May 1984 (PROSE: "Mickey Data" [+]Part of Mickey, Loading...{"name":"\"data\"","page":"6","namedpart":"Mickey Data","1":"Mickey (reference book)"}) or circa 1985. (PROSE: The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre [+]Loading...["The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre (short story)"])

Other

On Verno in the 30th century, the Second Doctor used a 1983 power-blast grenade that he found in the TARDIS armoury historic collection. (COMIC: Space War Two [+]Loading...["Space War Two (comic story)"])

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