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'''26 February''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


== Behind the scenes ==
In [[1935]], the first ever [[radar]] test took place at [[Daventry]]. According to the [[Seventh Doctor]], the [[British]] did not yet have access to radar at that point and this day simply marked "the first time that a radar echo was ever detected." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}})
* [[1938]] - Actor [[Tony Selby]] was born.
 
* [[1966]] - "[[Bell of Doom]]" was first broadcast.
In [[2085]], the [[Real First Contact|first official contact]] between [[human]]s and an [[extraterrestrial]] [[intelligence]] occurred. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* [[1972]] - Episode one of ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
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* [[1977]] - Part one of ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[1981]] - Actor [[Gerald Cross]] died.
* [[2001]] - ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' was released on [[Region 2]] [[DVD]].
* [[2004]] - Actor [[Russell Hunter]] died.
* [[2009]] - Novel ''[[The Sontaran Games]]'' was first published by [[BBC Books]].
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26 February was a date.

In 1935, the first ever radar test took place at Daventry. According to the Seventh Doctor, the British did not yet have access to radar at that point and this day simply marked "the first time that a radar echo was ever detected." (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])

In 2085, the first official contact between humans and an extraterrestrial intelligence occurred. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])