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'''1951''' was a [[year]].
 
== Events ==
== Events ==
* The first [[radio telescope]] was invented. ([[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'')
=== Dated ===
* [[Randall (Eye of the Gorgon)|Mrs Randall]] was given a prize as "[[Ealing|Miss Ealing]]". ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
Before [[25 May]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] attended the [[Festival of Britain]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) The [[Eighth Doctor]] also passed through the Festival at the same time. He briefly saw his past self and his former companion but did not recognise either of them. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Endgame (novel)}}) The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], and [[Zoe Heriot]] visited the Festival and encountered a [[Vardan]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The British Invasion (audio story)}})
* The local people of Lapperton on the [[Dorset Coast]] found the face of a large creature stuck inside the cliff. [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] identified the creature as a [[Demigod]]. It broke free in search of its other half. And then, for the first time in a while, it went away. ([[DWA]]: '' [[The Cliff Face (comic story)|The Cliff Face]]'')
 
=== [[April]] ===
* The [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] moved a replica of the [[Stone of Scone]] to [[Arbroath Abbey]], where it was accidentally broken in two. ([[ST]]: ''[[Set in Stone]]'')
 
=== [[May]] ===
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] was born some time in this month.
* Before the 25th - The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] attended the [[Festival of Britain]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] also passed through the Festival at the same time. He briefly saw his past self and his former companion but did not recognise either of them. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'')


=== Late Spring ===
On [[22 June]], the last [[Witch]]craft Act was {{w|Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951|repealed}} in the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}})
* Between [[20 April]] and [[20 May]] - [[Sarah Jane Smith]] was born. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'', [[SJA]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')


=== [[June]] ===
=== Undated ===
* [[22 June|22]] - The last [[Witch]]craft Act was [[Wikipedia:Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951|repealed]] in [[Great Britain]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')
The [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] moved a replica of the [[Stone of Scone]] to [[Arbroath Abbey]], where it was accidentally broken in two. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Set in Stone (short story)}})


=== August ===
''[[What's My Line?]]'' was [[host]]ed by [[Eamonn Andrews]] and ran on [[British]] [[television]] from 1951 to [[1963]], each [[Sunday]] at 8.30[[pm]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})
* [[18 August|18]] - [[Eddie Smith|Eddie]] and [[Barbara Smith]], the parents of Sarah Jane, died in a car accident. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
The first [[radio telescope]] was invented. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}})
=== [[January]] ===
* [[7 January|7]] - [[Helen Worth]] ([[Mary Ashe]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') was born.


=== [[February]] ===
[[Edith Randall|Mrs Randall]] was given a prize as "[[Ealing|Miss Ealing]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)}})
* [[5 February|5]] - [[Robin Sachs]] (a [[British Professor]] in [[TW]]: ''[[The New World]]'') was born.


=== [[March]] ===
The local people of Lapperton on the [[Dorset Coast]] found the face of a large creature stuck inside the cliff. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] identified the creature as a [[Demigod]]. It broke free in search of its other half. For the first time in a while, it went away. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Cliff Face (comic story)}})
* [[9 March|9]] - [[Chris Clough]] was born.


=== [[April]] ===
[[Annette Billingsley]] started publishing ''[[The Troubleseekers]]'' series of books. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage (short story)}})
* [[13 April|13]] - [[Peter Davison]], who portrayed [[Fifth Doctor]], was born as Peter Moffett at Streatham, [[London]].
* [[20 April|20]] - [[Louise Jameson]], who portrayed [[companion]] [[Leela]], was born at Wanstead, [[London]].


=== [[May]] ===
== Births and deaths ==
* [[23 May|23]] - [[Don Warrington]] ([[President (Pete's World)|the President]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'' and [[Rassilon]] for [[Big Finish Productions]]) was born.
=== Dated ===
On [[16 April]], [[Owain Vine]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forgotten Son (novel)}})


=== [[June]] ===
On [[18 August]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s parents, [[Eddie Smith|Eddie]] and [[Barbara Smith]], died in a car accident on a country lane outside of the village of [[Foxgrove]]. Sarah Jane was subsequently raised by Eddie's sister [[Lavinia Smith]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}})
* [[4 June|4]] - [[David Yip]] was born.
* [[24 June|24]] - [[David Rodigan]] was born.
* 24 - [[Simon Rouse]] was born.
* [[28 June|28]] - [[Lalla Ward]], who portrayed [[Astra of Atrios|Princess Astra]] and [[Romana II|the second incarnation]] of [[Romana]], was born Lady Sarah Ward, daughter of Lord Bangor, in [[London]].


=== [[July]] ===
=== Undated ===
* [[13 July|13]] - [[Joseph Lederer]] was born.
[[File:3MonthOld-SaraJaneSmith-19510818-andDadsHand.jpg|thumb|left|The infant Sarah Jane Smith. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}})]]
* [[17 July|17]] - [[Dave Chapman]] was born.
[[Michael Duncan]] was born. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Iytean Menace (game)|namedpart=Player Characters}})
* [[20 July|20]] - [[Jeff Rawle]] ([[Plantagenet]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'' and [[Lionel Harding]] in [[SJA]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') was born.


=== [[September]] ===
[[John Grainger]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Incongruous Details (short story)}})
* [[6 September|6]] - [[Judith Byfield]] ([[Angela Clifford]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') was born.
* [[24 September|24]] - [[David Banks]] was born.


=== [[December]] ===
[[Carla Morgan]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)}})
* [[21 December|21]] - [[Jane How]] was born.


=== Date unknown ===
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}}) Other accounts dated her birth to [[1 February]] [[1956]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Roving Reporter (short story)}})
* [[Angela Bruce]] was born.
* [[Nigel Humphreys]] was born.


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[[Mary Jane Powell]] died falling off a balcony. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}})
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1951 in

the DWU • vital statistics

Timeline for 1951
20th century | 1950s
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1951 was a year.

Events

Dated

Before 25 May, the Seventh Doctor and Ace attended the Festival of Britain. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) The Eighth Doctor also passed through the Festival at the same time. He briefly saw his past self and his former companion but did not recognise either of them. (PROSE: Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (novel)"]) The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, and Zoe Heriot visited the Festival and encountered a Vardan. (AUDIO: The British Invasion [+]Loading...["The British Invasion (audio story)"])

On 22 June, the last Witchcraft Act was repealed in the United Kingdom. (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"])

Undated

The First Doctor, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright moved a replica of the Stone of Scone to Arbroath Abbey, where it was accidentally broken in two. (PROSE: Set in Stone [+]Loading...["Set in Stone (short story)"])

What's My Line? was hosted by Eamonn Andrews and ran on British television from 1951 to 1963, each Sunday at 8.30pm. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

The first radio telescope was invented. (TV: Pyramids of Mars [+]Loading...["Pyramids of Mars (TV story)"])

Mrs Randall was given a prize as "Miss Ealing". (TV: Eye of the Gorgon [+]Loading...["Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)"])

The local people of Lapperton on the Dorset Coast found the face of a large creature stuck inside the cliff. The Eleventh Doctor identified the creature as a Demigod. It broke free in search of its other half. For the first time in a while, it went away. (COMIC: The Cliff Face [+]Loading...["The Cliff Face (comic story)"])

Annette Billingsley started publishing The Troubleseekers series of books. (PROSE: The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage [+]Loading...["The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage (short story)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 16 April, Owain Vine was born. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son [+]Loading...["The Forgotten Son (novel)"])

On 18 August, Sarah Jane Smith's parents, Eddie and Barbara Smith, died in a car accident on a country lane outside of the village of Foxgrove. Sarah Jane was subsequently raised by Eddie's sister Lavinia Smith. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"])

Undated

The infant Sarah Jane Smith. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"])

Michael Duncan was born. (GAME: "Player Characters" [+]Part of The Iytean Menace, Loading...{"namedpart":"Player Characters","1":"The Iytean Menace (game)"})

John Grainger was born. (PROSE: Incongruous Details [+]Loading...["Incongruous Details (short story)"])

Carla Morgan was born. (PROSE: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? [+]Loading...["Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)"])

Sarah Jane Smith was born. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"]) Other accounts dated her birth to 1 February 1956. (PROSE: The Roving Reporter [+]Loading...["The Roving Reporter (short story)"])

Mary Jane Powell died falling off a balcony. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])

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