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[[File:1986 December 1986.jpg|thumb|left|A calendar showing December 1986. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}})]]
'''10 December''' was notable for a number of highly varied events on [[Earth]] and its [[Parallel World|parallels]]:
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* [[1936]] - [[Edward VIII]] abdicated the [[British monarchy|British throne]] to marry his divorced [[United States of America|American]] mistress, [[Wallis Simpson]]. He was succeeded by his younger brother, [[George VI]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'')
'''10 December''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].
* [[1981]] - [[Lavinia Smith]] phoned her ward [[Brendan Richards]] to tell him that he would be spending [[Christmas]] in [[Moreton Harwood]] with her niece [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. Brendan waited for Sarah to pick him up at [[Wellington College]] for over a week, unaware that she was out of the country. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
* [[1983]] - The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Jason Kane]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], and [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] arrived in [[Little Caldwell]], [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Events ==
* [[1909]] - Actress [[Sylvia Coleridge]] was born.
In [[1936]], [[Edward VIII]] abdicated the [[British monarchy|British throne]] to [[marry]] his [[divorce]]d [[American]] mistress, [[Wallis Simpson]]. He was succeeded by his younger brother, [[George VI]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Players (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Neverland (audio story)}})
* [[1926]] - Actor [[Harry Fowler]] was born.
 
* [[1927]] - [[Writer]] [[Anthony Coburn]], who wrote the [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|very first]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[television]] story, was born.
In [[1948]], the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] was adopted by the [[United Nations]]. It formed the [[basis]] for [[Silurian]], [[alien]], [[clone]] and [[robot]] [[right]]s [[declaration]]s in the following [[century|centuries]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* [[1933]] - Actor [[Tony Lambden]] was born.
 
* [[1936]] - ''[[TV Century 21]]'' founder [[Alan Fennell]] was born.
In [[1981]], [[Lavinia Smith]] [[Telephone|phoned]] her ward [[Brendan Richards]] to tell him that he would be spending [[Christmas]] in [[Moreton Harwood]] with her niece [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. Brendan waited for Sarah to pick him up at [[Wellington College]] for over a week, unaware that she was out of the country. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)}})
* [[1937]] - Actor [[Keith James]] was born.
 
* [[1949]] - Actor [[Martyn Whitby]] was born.
In [[1983]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Jason Kane]], [[Roz Forrester]], and [[Chris Cwej]] arrived in [[Little Caldwell]], beginning an adventure that would ultimately put them in conflict with the [[Albinex]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})
* [[1960]] - Actor [[Keith Jayne]] was born.
 
* [[1966]] - Episode six of ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
== Other ==
* [[1977]] - Part three of ''[[The Sun Makers]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
According to a [[calendar]] on the [[Snowcap]] base, 10 December [[1986]] was a [[Wednesday]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}})
* [[2001]] - ''[[TV Century 21]]'' founder [[Alan Fennell]] died on his 65th [[birthday]].
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* [[2006]] - ''[[Random Shoes]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC Three]].
* [[2007]] - [[DWBIT 59|Issue fifty-nine]] of ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'', including [[comic story (DWBIT)|comic story]] ''[[The Living Ghosts (comic story)|The Living Ghosts]]'', was first released by [[GE Fabbri Ltd]].
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A calendar showing December 1986. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])
10 December in

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10 December was a date.

Events

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry his divorced American mistress, Wallis Simpson. He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI. (PROSE: Players [+]Loading...["Players (novel)"], AUDIO: Neverland [+]Loading...["Neverland (audio story)"])

In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations. It formed the basis for Silurian, alien, clone and robot rights declarations in the following centuries. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

In 1981, Lavinia Smith phoned her ward Brendan Richards to tell him that he would be spending Christmas in Moreton Harwood with her niece Sarah Jane Smith. Brendan waited for Sarah to pick him up at Wellington College for over a week, unaware that she was out of the country. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"])

In 1983, the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield, Jason Kane, Roz Forrester, and Chris Cwej arrived in Little Caldwell, beginning an adventure that would ultimately put them in conflict with the Albinex. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

Other

According to a calendar on the Snowcap base, 10 December 1986 was a Wednesday. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])