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{{timeline}}The year '''2000''' was , as evidenced by statements by [[American]] news outlets and world-renowned chronologist [[Professor]] [[Wagg]] — the start of the third millennium. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') This view was shared by at least [[Eighth Doctor|one incarnation of the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film]]'') Despite the predilection of most [[human]]s to ''celebrate'' it as the beginning of the millennium, however, at least [[Sixth Doctor|one other incarnation of the Doctor]] regarded it as the final year of the second millennium. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennial Rites]]'') This tug-of-war between the technical and common conceptions of the year was reflected in an argument between [[Anji Kapoor]] and her boyfriend [[Dave Young]]. He held fast to the view that [[1 January]] [[2001]] was the beginning of the millennium, whereas she found this pedantry a reason to seriously consider leaving him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')
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[[File:CakeFor2000.jpg|thumb|A cake commemorating the coming of the year 2000 at [[Walker General Hospital]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')]]
'''2000''' was a [[year]].


=== January ===
== Properties ==
* [[1 January|1]] - The [[Eighth Doctor]] departed [[San Francisco]], [[California]] after preventing {{Roberts}} from destroying the planet at the start of the year in San Fran's time zone (UTC/GMT-8h). [[Grace Holloway]] declined an invitation to travel with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
The year 2000 was, as evidenced by statements by [[American]] news outlets and world-renowned chronologist [[Professor]] [[Wagg]] — the start of the third millennium. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}) This view was shared by at least [[Eighth Doctor|one incarnation of the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Novel of the Film (novelisation)}}) Despite the predilection of most [[human]]s to ''celebrate'' it as the beginning of the millennium, however, at least [[Sixth Doctor|one other incarnation of the Doctor]] regarded it as the final year of the second millennium. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Millennial Rites (novel)}}) This tug-of-war between the technical and common conceptions of the year was reflected in an argument between [[Anji Kapoor]] and her boyfriend [[Dave Young]]. He held fast to the view that [[1 January]] [[2001]] was the beginning of the millennium, whereas she found this pedantry a reason to seriously consider leaving him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Escape Velocity (novel)}})


=== February ===
== Events ==
* [[10 February|10]] - [[Henry Noone|Henry Louis Noone]] was born in St. Stephen's Hospital in London. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'')
=== Dated ===
==== January - February ====
For the first ten minutes of [[1 January]], [[London]] was transformed into the [[Great Kingdom]]. [[Anne Travers]] sacrificed her life to return the universe to normal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Millennial Rites (novel)}}) The [[Sixth Doctor]] [[Sixth Doctor's regeneration|regenerated]] shortly after leaving Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Head Games (novel)}})


=== Spring ===
Also in the morning of 1 January, the [[Eighth Doctor]] departed [[San Francisco]] after preventing {{Roberts}} from destroying the [[Earth|planet]] at the start of the year. [[Grace Holloway]] declined an invitation to travel with him and the Doctor did not agree to Grace's invitation for him to come with her. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)|}}) After the departure of the Eighth Doctor, Grace discovered residue left over from the Master's [[Deathworm Morphant]] form. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fallen (comic story)}})
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] visited [[Paris]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]''), much to Romana's chagrin as they had only just visited the city, albeit [[1979|twenty-one years earlier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]'')


=== December ===
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] were also on Earth on the 1st of January; visiting [[Paris]], much to Romana's chagrin as they had only just visited the city, albeit [[1979|twenty-one years earlier]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Forgotten (comic story)}})
* [[25 December|25]] - 360 days prior to this date, the Eighth Doctor warned [[Chang Lee]] not to be in [[San Francisco]] for [[Christmas]] 2000, suggesting knowledge of an unknown incident that would take place in San Francisco at this time. The Doctor recommended Chang Lee to "take a vacation" on this date, but it's not known if Chang followed his advice. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')


=== Unknown dates ===
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and [[Team TARDIS]] were also on Earth on 1 January, enjoying the [[New Year]]'s celebrations at [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]], as part of their tour of various New Year's celebrations in history. [[Ryan Sinclair]] cited this particular New Year as being his favourite. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Resolution (TV story)}})
* The ''[[Hourly Telepress]]'' published adventures of the [[Karkus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'')
* Some time after the departure of the Eighth Doctor, [[Grace Holloway]] discovered residue left over from her encounter with {{Roberts}}. Seeking to develop a human/Time Lord hybrid capable of [[regeneration]], she began working for a genetics lab; later she learned she was actually working for a branch of [[MI6]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]'')
* One account claimed that it was during the year 2000 that the [[First Doctor]] regenerated, rather than [[1986]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]'')
* [[Chloe Webber]] was born to [[Trish Webber]] and [[Chloe Webber's father|an unnamed father]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'')
* [[Sally Morgan]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Nirvana (audio story)|Project: Nirvana]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:Grace return.jpg|thumb|left|[[Grace Holloway]] re-encounters the [[Eighth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Body Politic (comic story)|The Body Politic]]'')]]
References in the ''Doctor Who'' Universe tend to indicate the year 2000 was the start of the millennium, rather than [[2001]], the technical start of that millennium.
In [[February]], the Eighth Doctor returned to Grace Holloway and offered her a trip in the TARDIS. This time, she accepted his offer. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Body Politic (comic story)}}) Sometime after the Doctor returned her to Earth, Grace quit her job at the hospital and, seeking to use the Master's DNA to develop a human/Time Lord hybrid capable of [[regeneration]], began working for a genetics lab; which she later learned was actually a branch of [[MI6]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fallen (comic story)}})
 
==== November - December ====
In early [[November]], [[Thomas Daley|Tom]] wandered onto [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s [[Celestial Omnibus]] thinking it was a real bus. Iris left London with Tom on the bus and the two began travelling together. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}})


=== January ===
Prior to [[Christmas]] 2000, the Eighth Doctor warned [[Chang Lee]] not to be in [[San Francisco]] on that date and advised him to "take a vacation". Exactly what event inspired that warning has as yet not been officially chronicled. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}})
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Land of the Dead]]'' was first released.
* [[3 January|3]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallel 59 (novel)|Parallel 59]]'' was first published.
* 3 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Last of the Gaderene]]'' was first published.
* [[13 January|13]] - [[Eric Dodson]], who portrayed [[the Headman]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'', died.


=== February ===
=== Undated ===
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearmonger]]'' was first released. This was the first solo [[Seventh Doctor]] audio adventure.
The [[Cybermen]] unleashed a [[computer virus]] that destroyed all of the [[vowel]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vrs (short story)}})
* ''Punchline'' was first released. With [[Big Finish Productions]] having now signed [[Sylvester McCoy]] to play the official [[Seventh Doctor]], BBV retired ''The Time Travellers'' series after this release, with McCoy playing "the Dominie" for the last time.
* [[1 February|1]] - [[Reginald Jessup]], who played a servant in [[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' and [[Savar|Lord Savar]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', died.
* [[7 February|7]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'' was first published. This novel introduced the [[Romana III|third incarnation]] of [[Romana]].
* 7 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]'' was first published.


=== March ===
The [[Sixth Doctor]] met [[Evelyn Smythe]] for the first time in [[Sheffield Hallam University]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)}})
* [[Charles Morgan]] ([[Songsten]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' and the [[Gold Usher (The Invasion of Time)|Gold Usher]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') died this month.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'' was first released. This [[Sixth Doctor]] adventure featured the introduction of [[Evelyn Smythe]], the first companion to be created exclusively for audio.
* [[6 March|6]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fall of Yquatine]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]'' anthology was first published. This was the third and last ''Short Trips'' release by [[BBC Books]]; [[Big Finish Productions]] later continued the series.
* 6 - [[BBC Audio]] released an audio recording of [[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]''.
* [[29 March|29]] - [[John Baskcomb]] ([[Luigi Rossini]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') died.


=== April ===
The [[London Eye]] was opened sometime in this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Magic of the Angels (novel)}})
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine]]'' was first released. This was the first Daleks story produced by Big Finish.
* [[3 April|3]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Coldheart (novel)|Coldheart]]'' was first published.
* 3 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'' was first published.


=== May ===
The [[Ninth Doctor]] was [[photograph]]ed fighting a [[pterodactyl]]. By [[2005]], [[Clive Finch]] had added a copy of the photo to his collection of information about the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}})
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Dawn]]'' was first released.
* [[1 May|1]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Space Age]]'' was first published.
* 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Grave Matter]]'' was first published.
* [[15 May|15]] - ''Jon Pertwee: The Biography'' by [[Bernard Bale]] was published.
* [[29 May|29]] - [[Aubrey Richards]] (Professor [[Parry]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') died.


=== June ===
[[Lily Henwick]]'s [[mother]] [[Angela Henwick|Angela]] and brother [[Noah Henwick|Noah]] were taken by the [[Zeeng]] through a [[rift]] inside [[Miriam Henwick's house|their house]]. The [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]], who wound up in the area while attempting to refuel [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], helped rescue them, along with [[Stranger (The Monster in the Cupboard)|another abductee]], and sealed the rift. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)}})
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'' was first released.
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Pocket Essential Doctor Who]]'' was first published.
* [[5 June|5]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Banquo Legacy]]'' was first published.
* 5 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'' was first published.
* 5 - [[BBC Audio]] released an audio recording of [[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''.
* [[18 June|18]] - [[Derek Sydney]] ([[Sevcheria]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') died from a [[heart attack]] in [[Wikipedia:San Marcos, California|San Marcos]], [[California]].
* 18 - [[John Caesar]], who played several minor roles on ''Doctor Who'', died.
* [[28 June|28]] - [[David Neal]] (the President in [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'') died from natural causes.
* [[29 June|29]] - [[John Abineri]], who had roles in [[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'', died from motor neurone disease.


=== July ===
=== Other realities ===
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Winter for the Adept]]'' was first released.
[[File:Eighth Dcotor Grace.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Eighth Doctor (Grace Holloway's husband)|Eighth Doctor]] in bed with his wife [[Grace Holloway]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]'')]]
* [[3 July|3]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'' was first published. It featured the return of [[Romana III]] and the final appearance of [[Compassion]] as a companion.
In an alternate universe, the [[Eighth Doctor (Grace Holloway's husband)|Eighth Doctor]] stayed in [[San Francisco]] after defeating {{Roberts}} and married [[Grace Holloway]]. He got a job as a [[professor]] at a [[university]] in San Francisco and happily lived a domestic life with Grace. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Glorious Dead (comic story)}})
* 3 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time]]'' was first published.
* [[11 July|11]] - [[Roy Purcell]] ([[Powers|Chief Prison Officer Powers]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' and the [[President (The Three Doctors)|President of the Council]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') died as a result of complications from an operation.


=== August ===
In [[Parallel universe (Exile)|another universe]], [[Previous Doctor (Exile)|the Doctor]] came to London to hide from the [[Time Lord (Exile)|Time Lords]] and avoid his trial. To improve his elusiveness, he jumped off a [[pylon]] and [[Regeneration|regenerated]] into [[The Doctor (Exile)|a woman]]. For a while, the Doctor managed to live an ordinary life on Earth working at a [[Sainsbury's]], but she was eventually found by two Time Lords and punished for her actions. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Exile (audio story)}})
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element]]'' was first released. [[Lalla Ward]] returned as [[Romana II]] and made many more Big Finish audio dramas in the years ahead.
* [[BBC Audio]] released an audio recording of [[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'' and a new edition of the 1993 release [[TV]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]''.
* [[7 August|7]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Burning]]'' was first published, launching a six-book story arc entitled the Earth Arc. For the next four books, the Doctor had no companions (although this book contains a reference to [[Compassion]]).
* 9 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Imperial Moon]]'' was first published.
* [[11 August|11]] - [[Eddie Powell]] ([[Thompson (Dalek movies)|Thompson]] in ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') died.


=== September ===
== Births and deaths ==
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan]]'' was first released. [[Muriel Frost]] appeared, becoming the first character from the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip to appear in a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama.
=== Dated ===
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries]]'' was first published, returning [[Bernice Summerfield]] to the literary arena and launching the [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series]] of books. This was the first of numerous Summerfield short story collections.
On [[10 February]], [[Henry Noone|Henry Louis Noone]] was born in [[St Stephen's Hospital]] in London. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Death in the Family (audio story)}})
* ''[[Enlightenment (fanzine)|Enlightenment]]'', the magazine published by the Canadian fan club, the ''Doctor Who'' Information Network, published its hundredth issue.
* [[4 September|4]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'' was first published.
* 4 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Festival of Death (novel)|Festival of Death]]'' was first published.
* 4 - [[UK]] released a remastered and unedited version of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' on home video.
* [[10 September|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4, becoming the first non-UK DVD release from the series.
* [[12 September|12]] - [[Stephen Flynn]] ([[Grigory (Revelation of the Daleks)|Grigory]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'') died.
* [[20 September|20]] - [[Mary Ridge]], who directed [[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'', died.


=== October ===
=== Undated ===
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]'' was first released.
[[Sally Morgan]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Project Nirvana (audio story)}})


* [[2 October|02]] - Future ''Doctor Who'' co-star [[Billie Piper]] released her second and final album, ''Walk of Life''. After the release of this album, Piper decided to concentrate on her acting career.
[[Chloe Webber]] was born to [[Trish Webber]] and [[Chloe Webber's father|Chloe's father]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}})
* [[12 October|12]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'' was first published.
* 12 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Independence Day (novel)|Independence Day]]'' was first published.
* [[14 October|14]] - [[Lawrence Davidson]], who appeared as the [[Draconian First Secretary]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'', died.
* [[21 October|21]] - [[Alan Rowe]], who played numerous guest roles on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', died.
* [[25 October|25]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Regeneration]]'' was first published.
* The dance group Dizzy released a dance track called "Dr. Who" on Doubledown Recordings.
* ''Who was Dr. Who'', a compilation CD produced by [[Mark Ayres]], was released on the Cherry Red/RPM label. The CD compiled assorted singles and other recordings based on or inspired by ''Doctor Who'' dating back to the 1960s. Included was a previously unissued [[Frazer Hines]] recording, "Time Traveller".


=== November ===
== Other ==
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Holy Terror]]'' was first released. [[Frobisher]] appeared, becoming the first [[companion]] from the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip to appear in a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama.
According to one account, [[Zoe Heriot]] originated from 2000. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Prison in Space (audio story)}}) Despite the fact that most sources date Zoe's life to a much later time, no source disputes that she was a fan of the [[Karkus]] comics published in the ''[[Hourly Telepress]]'' in this year. ([[TV]]:{{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wheel of Ice (novel)}})
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Doomsday Manuscript|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript]]'' was first published, the first full-length novel in the [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series]] of books.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind (audio story)|The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]'' was first released.
* [[Morris Barry]], who directed [[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'' and played [[Tollund]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'', died.
* [[Victor Lucas]] ([[Andor (The Face of Evil)|Andor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil]]'') died.
* [[6 November|6]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The King of Terror]]'' was first published.
* [[13 November|13]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' became the second ''Doctor Who'' story (and the first solo [[Fourth Doctor]] story) to be released to DVD in the UK (a year after the previous release).
* [[23 November|23]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Howe's Transcendental Toybox]]'' was first published.


=== December ===
[[New York City]]'s total population was 8,008,278, 2,871,032 of whom were foreign-born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gathering (TV story)}})
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'' was first released.
* [[17 December|17]] - [[Maurice Quick]], who played the [[Gold Usher (The Deadly Assassin)|Gold Usher]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', died.
* [[21 December|21]] - [[John Lee (actor)|John Lee]] ([[Alydon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') died in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].


=== Unknown dates ===
People in [[1966]] initially believed the [[rhinoceros]], an [[endangered species]], would be completely extinct by this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street (short story)}})
* [[Caitlin Blackwood]], who played the young [[Amy Pond]], was born.


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== Behind the scenes ==
* References in the ''Doctor Who'' universe tend to indicate the year 2000 was the start of the millennium, rather than [[2001]], the technical start of that century.
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]'' directly contradicts ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', the television story the novelisation is adapted from. The [[1976 (releases)|1976]] novelisation considers the [[First Doctor's renewal|First Doctor's regeneration]] having taken place in 2000, rather the [[1986]] placement the [[1966 (releases)|1966]] television story gave.
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2000 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 2000
21st century | 2000s
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A cake commemorating the coming of the year 2000 at Walker General Hospital. (TV: Doctor Who)

2000 was a year.

Properties

The year 2000 was, as evidenced by statements by American news outlets and world-renowned chronologist Professor Wagg — the start of the third millennium. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"]) This view was shared by at least one incarnation of the Doctor. (PROSE: The Novel of the Film [+]Loading...["The Novel of the Film (novelisation)"]) Despite the predilection of most humans to celebrate it as the beginning of the millennium, however, at least one other incarnation of the Doctor regarded it as the final year of the second millennium. (PROSE: Millennial Rites [+]Loading...["Millennial Rites (novel)"]) This tug-of-war between the technical and common conceptions of the year was reflected in an argument between Anji Kapoor and her boyfriend Dave Young. He held fast to the view that 1 January 2001 was the beginning of the millennium, whereas she found this pedantry a reason to seriously consider leaving him. (PROSE: Escape Velocity [+]Loading...["Escape Velocity (novel)"])

Events

Dated

January - February

For the first ten minutes of 1 January, London was transformed into the Great Kingdom. Anne Travers sacrificed her life to return the universe to normal. (PROSE: Millennial Rites [+]Loading...["Millennial Rites (novel)"]) The Sixth Doctor regenerated shortly after leaving Earth. (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"])

Also in the morning of 1 January, the Eighth Doctor departed San Francisco after preventing the Bruce Master from destroying the planet at the start of the year. Grace Holloway declined an invitation to travel with him and the Doctor did not agree to Grace's invitation for him to come with her. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)",""]) After the departure of the Eighth Doctor, Grace discovered residue left over from the Master's Deathworm Morphant form. (COMIC: The Fallen [+]Loading...["The Fallen (comic story)"])

The Fourth Doctor and Romana II were also on Earth on the 1st of January; visiting Paris, much to Romana's chagrin as they had only just visited the city, albeit twenty-one years earlier. (COMIC: The Forgotten [+]Loading...["The Forgotten (comic story)"])

The Thirteenth Doctor and Team TARDIS were also on Earth on 1 January, enjoying the New Year's celebrations at Sydney Harbour Bridge, as part of their tour of various New Year's celebrations in history. Ryan Sinclair cited this particular New Year as being his favourite. (TV: Resolution [+]Loading...["Resolution (TV story)"])

Grace Holloway re-encounters the Eighth Doctor. (COMIC: The Body Politic)

In February, the Eighth Doctor returned to Grace Holloway and offered her a trip in the TARDIS. This time, she accepted his offer. (COMIC: The Body Politic [+]Loading...["The Body Politic (comic story)"]) Sometime after the Doctor returned her to Earth, Grace quit her job at the hospital and, seeking to use the Master's DNA to develop a human/Time Lord hybrid capable of regeneration, began working for a genetics lab; which she later learned was actually a branch of MI6. (COMIC: The Fallen [+]Loading...["The Fallen (comic story)"])

November - December

In early November, Tom wandered onto Iris Wildthyme's Celestial Omnibus thinking it was a real bus. Iris left London with Tom on the bus and the two began travelling together. (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])

Prior to Christmas 2000, the Eighth Doctor warned Chang Lee not to be in San Francisco on that date and advised him to "take a vacation". Exactly what event inspired that warning has as yet not been officially chronicled. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"])

Undated

The Cybermen unleashed a computer virus that destroyed all of the vowels. (PROSE: Vrs [+]Loading...["Vrs (short story)"])

The Sixth Doctor met Evelyn Smythe for the first time in Sheffield Hallam University. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy [+]Loading...["The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)"])

The London Eye was opened sometime in this year. (PROSE: Magic of the Angels [+]Loading...["Magic of the Angels (novel)"])

The Ninth Doctor was photographed fighting a pterodactyl. By 2005, Clive Finch had added a copy of the photo to his collection of information about the Doctor. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

Lily Henwick's mother Angela and brother Noah were taken by the Zeeng through a rift inside their house. The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler, who wound up in the area while attempting to refuel the TARDIS, helped rescue them, along with another abductee, and sealed the rift. (PROSE: The Monster in the Cupboard [+]Loading...["The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)"])

Other realities

The Eighth Doctor in bed with his wife Grace Holloway. (COMIC: The Glorious Dead)

In an alternate universe, the Eighth Doctor stayed in San Francisco after defeating the Bruce Master and married Grace Holloway. He got a job as a professor at a university in San Francisco and happily lived a domestic life with Grace. (COMIC: The Glorious Dead [+]Loading...["The Glorious Dead (comic story)"])

In another universe, the Doctor came to London to hide from the Time Lords and avoid his trial. To improve his elusiveness, he jumped off a pylon and regenerated into a woman. For a while, the Doctor managed to live an ordinary life on Earth working at a Sainsbury's, but she was eventually found by two Time Lords and punished for her actions. (AUDIO: Exile [+]Loading...["Exile (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 10 February, Henry Louis Noone was born in St Stephen's Hospital in London. (AUDIO: A Death in the Family [+]Loading...["A Death in the Family (audio story)"])

Undated

Sally Morgan was born. (AUDIO: Project Nirvana [+]Loading...["Project Nirvana (audio story)"])

Chloe Webber was born to Trish Webber and Chloe's father. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])

Other

According to one account, Zoe Heriot originated from 2000. (AUDIO: Prison in Space [+]Loading...["Prison in Space (audio story)"]) Despite the fact that most sources date Zoe's life to a much later time, no source disputes that she was a fan of the Karkus comics published in the Hourly Telepress in this year. (TV:The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"], PROSE: The Wheel of Ice [+]Loading...["The Wheel of Ice (novel)"])

New York City's total population was 8,008,278, 2,871,032 of whom were foreign-born. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])

People in 1966 initially believed the rhinoceros, an endangered species, would be completely extinct by this year. (PROSE: The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street [+]Loading...["The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street (short story)"])

Behind the scenes

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