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== History of the Doctor Who Universe ==
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'''1991''' was a [[year]].


===[[August]]===
== Events ==
* Construction of One Canada Square in [[London]]'s [[Canary Wharf]] development is completed. Unknown to the general public, the building has been constructed to house the [[Torchwood Institute]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'' and ''[[Doomsday]]'')
=== Dated ===
On [[4 May]], [[Captain]] [[Therése Gavalle]] was found at an [[airport]] in [[Nice, France|Nice]], [[France]], taking a flight to [[Switzerland]]. She had no [[memory]] of what had happened to her since her disappearance in [[Réunion]] in [[1988]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})


== History of Doctor Who ==
On [[23 July]], [[Melanie Bush]] returned to [[Brighton]] after travelling with the Doctor and [[Sabalom Glitz]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Missing, Part One: Business as Usual (short story)}})


=== [[January]] ===
On [[1 September]], [[Uzbekistan]] gained its independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Brave New Town (audio story)}})


=== [[February]] ===
On [[15 October]], the first ultra-high-energy [[cosmic ray]] was detected on [[Earth]]. It became known as the [[Oh-My-God particle]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


=== [[March]] ===
=== Undated ===
Though the exact [[calendar date|dates]] were disputed, it was most commonly accepted that 1991 was the [[year]] in which the [[Cold War]] ended. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}})


=== [[April]] ===
A security system consisting of three [[inch]]es of steel lining all of the walls was installed in the [[Cabinet Room]] inside [[10 Downing Street]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}})


=== [[May]] ===
[[Aubrey Prior]] burned down [[Kenilworth's house]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sands of Time (novel)}})


=== [[June]] ===
[[Shaun Brett]] hired [[Monica Lewis]] to aid in building a monument to his deceased father in [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Land of the Dead (audio story)}})


[[Jenny Winterleaf]] wandered onto [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s [[Celestial Omnibus]] when it was parked in [[Sunderland]]. Wildthyme left Earth before Jenny could get out and the two began travelling together. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dreadful Flap (short story)}})


* [[Timewyrm: Genesys]] First Published, launching the [[New Adventures]] line of original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, the first ongoing series of original novels based upon the series. The book is initially controversial with readers unaccustomed to adult themes and language in ''Doctor Who''.
The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Mel visited [[Merseyside]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Blood Furnace (audio story)}})


* [[7th June |7]] - [[Eric Francis]], who played the [[First Elder  (The Sesnorites)|First Elder]] in "[[The Sensorites]]," dies.
The tech company [[VOR]] was founded. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}})


* [[21st June |21]] - [[Ivor Salter]], who appeared numerous times on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', dies.
Future [[P.R.O.B.E.]] [[P.R.O.B.E. director|director]] [[Giles]]'s sister [[Sandra King|Sandra]] married [[Harry King]]. Shortly after the wedding, Giles and Sandra fell out, with their disagreement persisting for over twenty years afterwards, despite periodic attempts from Giles to make up with her. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Broken Bonds (audio story)}})


=== [[July]] ===
[[rewboss]] had met the [[Ninth Doctor]] at the fall of [[Berlin Wall|the Wall]] in [[1989]], where the Doctor remarked about meeting rewboss again. rewboss later met the Doctor in [[Wolverhampton]] in 1991, but the Doctor failed to recognise him, and rewboss suspected that the Doctor had merely forgot about him over the course of a couple of years. rewboss later wrote about this on the website [[Doctor Who?]] in [[March]] [[2005]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})


[[C. M West]] encountered the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] on an observation deck of [[Tokyo Tower]], as the Doctor was describing to Rose a [[fire]] and its course of [[destruction]]. When West asked them if they were shooting a new ''[[Godzilla]]'' [[movie]], the two pretended not to know [[English (language)|English]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})


* [[Don Houghton]], who wrote [[Inferno]] and [[The Mind of Evil]] dies.
== Births and deaths ==
[[George Smithers]]' wife died of [[Cancer|lung cancer]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}})


=== [[August]] ===
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* [[Timewyrm: Exodus]] First Published
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* [[18th August | 18]] - [[Barbara Leake]] ([[Mrs. Farrel]] in [[Terror of the Autons]]) dies.
 
* [[20th August | 20]] - [[Betty Bowden]] ([[Meg]] in [[Spearhead from Space]]) dies aged 86.
 
* [[23rd August | 23]] - Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] (from [[The Celestial Toymaker]] to [[The Enemy of the World]]) dies.
 
* [[26th August | 26]] - Original [[The Pilot Episode]] First Broadcast
 
* [[30th August | 30]] - [[Alan Wheatley]], who portrayed the [[Thal]] leader [[Temmosus]] in "[[The Daleks]]," dies from a heart attack in [[London]].
 
* [[31st August | 31]] - [[Gerry Davis]] dies
 
=== [[September]] ===
 
=== [[October]] ===
 
 
* [[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]] First Published
 
* [[25th October | 25]] - [[John Stratton]] who appeared as [[Shockeye]] in [[The Two Doctors]] dies.
 
=== [[November]] ===
 
 
* [[10th November | 10]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]], who played [[Kuiju]] in "[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]," [[Ibrahim]] in "[[The Crusade]]," and [[Cyclops]] in "[[The Myth Makers]]," dies in [[London]].
 
=== [[December]] ===
 
 
* [[Timewyrm: Revelation]] First Published
 
=== Unknown date ===
 
The Museum of the Moving Image in London hosts a major exhibit dedicated to ''Doctor Who'', featuring audio-visual presentations and props from the series.
 
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1991 in

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1991 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 4 May, Captain Therése Gavalle was found at an airport in Nice, France, taking a flight to Switzerland. She had no memory of what had happened to her since her disappearance in Réunion in 1988. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])

On 23 July, Melanie Bush returned to Brighton after travelling with the Doctor and Sabalom Glitz. (PROSE: Missing, Part One: Business as Usual [+]Loading...["Missing, Part One: Business as Usual (short story)"])

On 1 September, Uzbekistan gained its independence from the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Brave New Town [+]Loading...["Brave New Town (audio story)"])

On 15 October, the first ultra-high-energy cosmic ray was detected on Earth. It became known as the Oh-My-God particle. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Undated

Though the exact dates were disputed, it was most commonly accepted that 1991 was the year in which the Cold War ended. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])

A security system consisting of three inches of steel lining all of the walls was installed in the Cabinet Room inside 10 Downing Street. (TV: World War Three [+]Loading...["World War Three (TV story)"])

Aubrey Prior burned down Kenilworth's house. (PROSE: The Sands of Time [+]Loading...["The Sands of Time (novel)"])

Shaun Brett hired Monica Lewis to aid in building a monument to his deceased father in Alaska. (AUDIO: The Land of the Dead [+]Loading...["The Land of the Dead (audio story)"])

Jenny Winterleaf wandered onto Iris Wildthyme's Celestial Omnibus when it was parked in Sunderland. Wildthyme left Earth before Jenny could get out and the two began travelling together. (PROSE: The Dreadful Flap [+]Loading...["The Dreadful Flap (short story)"])

The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Mel visited Merseyside. (AUDIO: The Blood Furnace [+]Loading...["The Blood Furnace (audio story)"])

The tech company VOR was founded. (TV: Spyfall [+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"])

Future P.R.O.B.E. director Giles's sister Sandra married Harry King. Shortly after the wedding, Giles and Sandra fell out, with their disagreement persisting for over twenty years afterwards, despite periodic attempts from Giles to make up with her. (AUDIO: Broken Bonds [+]Loading...["Broken Bonds (audio story)"])

rewboss had met the Ninth Doctor at the fall of the Wall in 1989, where the Doctor remarked about meeting rewboss again. rewboss later met the Doctor in Wolverhampton in 1991, but the Doctor failed to recognise him, and rewboss suspected that the Doctor had merely forgot about him over the course of a couple of years. rewboss later wrote about this on the website Doctor Who? in March 2005. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

C. M West encountered the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler on an observation deck of Tokyo Tower, as the Doctor was describing to Rose a fire and its course of destruction. When West asked them if they were shooting a new Godzilla movie, the two pretended not to know English. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

Births and deaths

George Smithers' wife died of lung cancer. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)"])

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