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'''1978''' was a [[year]].
== Events ==
== Events ==
=== Dated ===
On [[21 February]], workers in [[Mexico City]] uncovered the [[human sacrifice|sacrificial stone]] at the base of the Great Temple. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)}})


=== History of the Doctor Who Universe ===
On [[5 April]], a memorial service was conducted for [[Charles Dickinson]]'s son [[Justin Dickinson|Justin]], whom [[UNIT]] had claimed had died in the line of duty. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})
 
====March====
* [[8th March|8]] - The first episode of a radio play by [[Douglas Adams]] entitled ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' airs on [[BBC Radio]], launching an entertainment franchise that would in the coming decades include novels, sequel radio plays, a TV series and a movie. The Doctor was a fan of this series and referenced it on several occasions. ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' and ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')
 
====Unknown dates====
*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] search for the third segment of the [[Key to Time]] on [[Earth]], encountering the [[Ogri]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'')
* [[Chris Parsons]] graduates from [[Cambridge]] and soon begins his post-graduate studies at [[St. Cedd's College]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'')
* [[The Doctor]] ships the newly built [[K-9 Mark III]] to [[Lavinia Smith]]'s home in [[South Croydon]] as a gift for [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] brings [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fritter]] to a [[Hollywood]] bar, where they meet special effects photographer [[Ron von Arnim]] and later [[Noël Coward]], who has arrived here from the [[1960s]] using pinking shears given him by [[Iris Wildthyme]] which could cut through the fabric of [[space]] and [[time]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
 
=== History of Doctor Who ===
 
 
==== [[January]] ====
 
 
* [[7th January | 07]] - [[Underworld]] Part One First Broadcast
 
* [[8th January | 08]] - Debut of ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]'' on UK television. The series co-stars [[Peter Davison]] and launches him to stardom, leading to his being cast as the [[Fifth Doctor]] a few years later.
 
* [[14th January | 14]] - [[Underworld]] Part Two First Broadcast
 
* [[19th January | 19]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil]]'' First Published.
 
* [[21st January | 21]] - [[Underworld]] Part Three First Broadcast
 
* [[25th January | 25]] - [[Fred Ferris]], who played the part of [[Bert Rowse]] in [[Planet of Giants]], dies.
 
* [[28th January | 28]] - [[Underworld]] Part Four First Broadcast
 
==== [[February]] ====
 
 
* [[4th February | 04]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part One First Broadcast
 
* [[11th February | 11]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Two First Broadcast
 
* [[18th February | 18]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Three First Broadcast
 
* [[25th February | 25]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Four First Broadcast
 
 
==== [[March]] ====
 
 
* [[4th March | 04]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Five First Broadcast
 
* [[11th March | 11]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Six First Broadcast
 
* [[30th March | 30]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock]]'' First Published.
 
 
==== [[May]] ====
 
* [[18th May | 18]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' First Published.
 
 
==== [[June]] ====
 
* [[29th June | 29]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Warrior]]'' First Published.
 
 
==== [[July]] ====
 
* [[20th July | 20]] - ''[[Death to the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Death to the Daleks]]'' First Published.
 
 
==== [[September]] ====
 
 
* [[2nd September | 02]] - [[The Ribos Operation]] Part One First Broadcast
 
* [[9th September | 09]] - [[The Ribos Operation]] Part Two First Broadcast
 
* [[16th September | 16]] - [[The Ribos Operation]] Part Three First Broadcast
 
* [[23rd September | 23]] - [[The Ribos Operation]] Part Four First Broadcast
 
* [[30th September | 30]] - [[The Pirate Planet]] Part One First Broadcast
 
 
==== [[October]] ====
 
 
* [[5th October | 05]] - [[May Warden]], who played the aged [[Sara Kingdom]] in "[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]," dies.
 
* [[7th October | 07]] - [[The Pirate Planet]] Part Two First Broadcast
 
* [[14th October | 14]] - [[The Pirate Planet]] Part Three First Broadcast
 
* [[21st October | 21]] - [[The Pirate Planet]] Part Four First Broadcast
 
* [[28th October | 28]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part One First Broadcast
 
 
==== [[November]] ====
 
 
* [[4th November | 04]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part Two First Broadcast
 
* [[11th November | 11]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part Three First Broadcast
 
::[[Vivienne Bennett]], who played Queen [[Elizabeth I]] in "[[The Chase]]," dies in [[London]].
 
* [[16th November | 16]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Android Invasion]]'' First Published.
 
* [[18th November | 18]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part Four First Broadcast
 
* [[25th November | 25]] - [[The Androids of Tara]] Part One First Broadcast


* [[28th November |28]] - [[André Morell]], who played Marshal [[Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes]] in "[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]," dies in London.
[[File:Sontarans in Cardiff.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sontaran]]s on [[St Mary's Street]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Legacy (video game)}})]]
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Vastra]] arrived in [[Cardiff]] on [[16 October]] 1978 to find [[Sontaran]]s changing history by [[1978 Sontaran invasion of Earth|invading Earth]]. The Doctor and Vastra defeated the Sontarans, but realised that they had only witnessed the beginning of a Sontaran plot to alter all of time. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Legacy (video game)}})


=== Undated ===
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]] searched for the third segment of the [[Key to Time]] on [[Earth]], encountering the [[Ogri]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Stones of Blood (TV story)}})


==== [[December]] ====
[[Chris Parsons]] graduated from [[Cambridge]], and soon began his postgraduate studies at [[St Cedd's College]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Shada (TV story)}})


[[The Doctor]] shipped the newly built [[K9 Mark III]] to [[Lavinia Smith]]'s home in [[South Croydon]] as a gift for [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. However, the gift was not received by her until [[18 December]] [[1981]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)}})


* [[2nd December | 02]] - [[The Androids of Tara]] Part Two First Broadcast
At [[St Benedict's School]] in [[Perivale]], [[Chad Boyle]] almost hit [[Ace|Dorothy McShane]] with a brick, but was stopped by the adult Ace. In an [[alternate timeline]], Boyle succeeded in hitting her, and killed her. The [[Timewyrm]] recruited him in her battle against the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}})


* [[7th December | 07]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]'' First Published.
The [[Eighth Doctor]] brought [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fritter (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Fritter]] to a [[Hollywood]] bar, where they met special effects photographer [[Ron von Arnim]] and later [[Noël Coward]]. Coward arrived here from the [[1960s]] using pinking shears given to him by [[Iris Wildthyme]], which could cut through the fabric of [[space]] and [[time]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}})


* [[9th December | 09]] - [[The Androids of Tara]] Part Three First Broadcast
The Doctor met the [[Harlem Globetrotters]], who taught him how to spin a [[basketball]] on his [[finger]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dark Horizons (novel)}})


* [[16th December | 16]] - [[The Androids of Tara]] Part Four First Broadcast
''[[How I Saved the World]]'' by [[Alexander Lullington-Smythe]], which was published by Aphrodite Press in [[1976]], was "very publicly discredited". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}})


* [[23rd December | 23]] - [[The Power of Kroll]] Part One First Broadcast
According to one of [[Bill Potts]]' essays, many "modern" ideas on the [[ultraviolet|cosmic far ultraviolet background]] began to emerge during the [[Pittsburgh Conference on BL Lac Objects]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}})


* [[30th December | 30]] - [[The Power of Kroll]] Part Two First Broadcast
There were [[UFO]] sightings off the [[coast]] of [[New Zealand]] which the [[Ninth Doctor]] was present for. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})


==== Unknown dates ====
== Births and deaths ==
On [[25 February]], [[Saeed Taufeeq]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Adrift (TV story)}})


* American publisher [[Aeonian Press]] obtains the US publication rights to some of the [[Target Books]] releases, issuing them in limited distribution hardcovers. Among the books reissued in this format are ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''.
On [[3 May]], [[Dominic Martin]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Cuddlesome (audio story)}})


* [[Eve Miles]], who plays [[Gwen Cooper]] in [[Torchwood]] and [[Gwenyth]] in [[Doctor Who]] is born in Ystradgynlais, [[Wales]].
On [[9 July]], [[Elin Morgan]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Reset (TV story)}})


On [[16 August]], [[Gwen Cooper]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]'')


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1978 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 21 February, workers in Mexico City uncovered the sacrificial stone at the base of the Great Temple. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"])

On 5 April, a memorial service was conducted for Charles Dickinson's son Justin, whom UNIT had claimed had died in the line of duty. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])

Sontarans on St Mary's Street. (GAME: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (video game)"])

The Eleventh Doctor and Vastra arrived in Cardiff on 16 October 1978 to find Sontarans changing history by invading Earth. The Doctor and Vastra defeated the Sontarans, but realised that they had only witnessed the beginning of a Sontaran plot to alter all of time. (GAME: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (video game)"])

Undated

The Fourth Doctor and Romana I searched for the third segment of the Key to Time on Earth, encountering the Ogri. (TV: The Stones of Blood [+]Loading...["The Stones of Blood (TV story)"])

Chris Parsons graduated from Cambridge, and soon began his postgraduate studies at St Cedd's College. (TV: Shada [+]Loading...["Shada (TV story)"])

The Doctor shipped the newly built K9 Mark III to Lavinia Smith's home in South Croydon as a gift for Sarah Jane Smith. However, the gift was not received by her until 18 December 1981. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"])

At St Benedict's School in Perivale, Chad Boyle almost hit Dorothy McShane with a brick, but was stopped by the adult Ace. In an alternate timeline, Boyle succeeded in hitting her, and killed her. The Timewyrm recruited him in her battle against the Seventh Doctor and Ace. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"])

The Eighth Doctor brought Anji Kapoor and Fritter to a Hollywood bar, where they met special effects photographer Ron von Arnim and later Noël Coward. Coward arrived here from the 1960s using pinking shears given to him by Iris Wildthyme, which could cut through the fabric of space and time. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"])

The Doctor met the Harlem Globetrotters, who taught him how to spin a basketball on his finger. (PROSE: Dark Horizons [+]Loading...["Dark Horizons (novel)"])

How I Saved the World by Alexander Lullington-Smythe, which was published by Aphrodite Press in 1976, was "very publicly discredited". (PROSE: Salvation [+]Loading...["Salvation (novel)"])

According to one of Bill Potts' essays, many "modern" ideas on the cosmic far ultraviolet background began to emerge during the Pittsburgh Conference on BL Lac Objects. (TV: The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"])

There were UFO sightings off the coast of New Zealand which the Ninth Doctor was present for. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

Births and deaths

On 25 February, Saeed Taufeeq was born. (TV: Adrift [+]Loading...["Adrift (TV story)"])

On 3 May, Dominic Martin was born. (AUDIO: Cuddlesome [+]Loading...["Cuddlesome (audio story)"])

On 9 July, Elin Morgan was born. (TV: Reset [+]Loading...["Reset (TV story)"])

On 16 August, Gwen Cooper was born. (TV: Children of Earth)

Other

Igrix intended to end poverty in 1978. (COMIC: The Love Invasion [+]Loading...["The Love Invasion (comic story)"])

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