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== Timeline ==
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'''1988''' was a [[year]].


=== [[November]] ===
== Events ==
*[[23rd November | 23]] - The [[Nemesis]] statue returns to [[Earth]] after 350 years. Lady [[Peinforte]] arrives to regain it. [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] uses it to destroy the [[Cyber-Fleet]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'')
=== Dated ===
On [[8 April]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Izzy Sinclair]] landed in [[Stockbridge]], [[England]] to buy the 56th issue of ''[[Aggrotron!]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Izzy's Story (audio story)}})


=== Unknown date ===
On [[4 May]], [[Captain]] [[Therése Gavalle]] first encountered [[Tko-Ma]] on the [[island]] of [[Réunion]]. He erased her [[memory]] of their encounter, but implanted a trigger word in her [[mind]]. When she heard that word, Njah-Ma, she would become his [[mind control]]led servant. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})
*Construction of One Canada Square begins as part of the [[Canary Wharf]] redevelopment project in [[London]]. Unknown to the general public, the building, destined to become the tallest office tower in the UK, is secretly known as the [[Torchwood Tower]] and is built to house the [[Torchwood Institute]] in an instance of "hiding in plain sight". ([[DW]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'' and ''[[Doomsday]]'')


== History of Doctor Who ==
At 11:39am on [[22 May]], [[Alice (Swan Song)|Alice]] was paralysed from the waist down when a [[Range Rover]] crashed into her parents' car. Her parents were killed in the accident. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Swan Song (audio story)}})


[[File:Nemesis arrives.jpg|left|thumb|Nemesis returns to Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')]]
On [[2 November]] the [[Morris worm]], one of the the first [[computer virus]]es, was released on to the [[internet]], causing roughly [[£]][[5000000 (number)|5 million]] in damage. [[Descendant]]s from its [[code]] formed their own [[civilisation]] on [[Digital Sphere H4922]] in the [[24th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


=== [[May]] ===
On [[23 November]], the [[Nemesis]] statue returned to [[Earth]] [[1638|after three hundred fifty years]]. Lady [[Peinforte]] arrived to regain it. A group of Neo [[Nazi]]s led by Herr [[De Flores]] also came in search of the statue, as did the [[Cybermen]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] used it to destroy the [[Cyber-Fleet]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Silver Nemesis (TV story)}})


* [[3rd May |3]] - [[David Garth]], who played [[Grey (The Highlanders) |Grey]] in "[[The Highlanders]]" and the [[Time Lord (Terror of the Autons) |Time Lord]] in "[[Terror of the Autons]]"," dies.
=== Undated ===
The Seventh Doctor told Ace that his [[The Doctor and Susan's escape from Gallifrey|first visit to Earth]] had been [[25 (number)|25]] years prior to her present. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Untitled (1988 TV story)}})


=== [[October]] ===
The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] discovered the secret of the [[Embodiment of Gris]] in [[Hong Kong]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}})


The [[Second Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] visited [[Arizona]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)}})


* [[5th October | 05]] - [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
== Births and deaths ==
=== Dated ===
On [[13 July]], [[Nina Rogers]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Consequences (short story)}})


* [[12th October | 12]] - [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
On [[31 July]], [[Lucie Miller]], a future travelling companion of the [[Eighth Doctor]], was born in [[Blackpool]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Brave New Town (audio story)}})


* [[19th October | 19]] - [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
=== Undated ===
[[Lily Henwick]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)}})


* [[26th October | 26]] - [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] Episode 4 First Broadcast
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* [[2nd November | 02]] - [[The Happiness Patrol]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
 
* [[9th November | 09]] - [[The Happiness Patrol]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
 
* [[16th November | 16]] - [[The Happiness Patrol]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
 
* [[23rd November | 23]] - [[Silver Nemesis]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
 
* [[30th November | 30]] - [[Silver Nemesis]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
 
=== [[December]] ===
 
 
* [[7th December | 07]] - [[Silver Nemesis]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
 
* [[14th December | 14]] - [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
 
* [[21st December | 21]] - [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
 
* [[25th December | 25]] - [[Terence Dudley]], writer and director dies.
 
* [[28th December | 28]] - [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
 
 
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1988 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 8 April, the Eighth Doctor and Izzy Sinclair landed in Stockbridge, England to buy the 56th issue of Aggrotron!. (AUDIO: Izzy's Story [+]Loading...["Izzy's Story (audio story)"])

On 4 May, Captain Therése Gavalle first encountered Tko-Ma on the island of Réunion. He erased her memory of their encounter, but implanted a trigger word in her mind. When she heard that word, Njah-Ma, she would become his mind controlled servant. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])

At 11:39am on 22 May, Alice was paralysed from the waist down when a Range Rover crashed into her parents' car. Her parents were killed in the accident. (AUDIO: Swan Song [+]Loading...["Swan Song (audio story)"])

Nemesis returns to Earth. (TV: Silver Nemesis)

On 2 November the Morris worm, one of the the first computer viruses, was released on to the internet, causing roughly £5 million in damage. Descendants from its code formed their own civilisation on Digital Sphere H4922 in the 24th century. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

On 23 November, the Nemesis statue returned to Earth after three hundred fifty years. Lady Peinforte arrived to regain it. A group of Neo Nazis led by Herr De Flores also came in search of the statue, as did the Cybermen. The Seventh Doctor used it to destroy the Cyber-Fleet. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])

Undated

The Seventh Doctor told Ace that his first visit to Earth had been 25 years prior to her present. (TV: Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (1988 TV story)"])

The Eighth Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart discovered the secret of the Embodiment of Gris in Hong Kong. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])

The Second Doctor, John and Gillian visited Arizona. (COMIC: The Faithful Rocket Pack [+]Loading...["The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 13 July, Nina Rogers was born. (PROSE: Consequences [+]Loading...["Consequences (short story)"])

On 31 July, Lucie Miller, a future travelling companion of the Eighth Doctor, was born in Blackpool. (AUDIO: Brave New Town [+]Loading...["Brave New Town (audio story)"])

Undated

Lily Henwick was born. (PROSE: The Monster in the Cupboard [+]Loading...["The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)"])