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On [[Easter|Easter Sunday]], '''4 April''' [[2009]],{{fact}} [[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina de Souza]] stole the [[Cup of Athelstan]] from the [[International Gallery]] and made her getaway on [[The 200|a number 200 London bus]], only to be unexpectedly transported to the planet of [[San Helios]], by means of a [[wormhole]], in the company of the [[Tenth Doctor]]. Eventually, the Doctor flew the damaged [[bus]] back through the wormhole, and Christina made her escape from the [[police]] on the now-flying bus. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')
'''4 April''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


4 April [[1938]] was the date to which [[Rory Williams]] was transported whilst holding [[coffee]] he had bought in the [[21st century]]. In the [[Manhattan]] of that date, he met [[River Song|his daughter]] and ultimately was reunited with [[Amy Pond|his wife]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. He then worked out that the only way to defeat the [[Weeping Angel]]s that were feasting on the [[human]]s of this period was if he committed suicide, thus snapping the Angels' tether to the period. After he and Amy jumped off the [[Winter Quay]] building on this date, they found themselves back in the 21st century with the Angels mostly vanquished. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')  
== Events ==
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On 4 [[April]] [[1963]], [[Susan Foreman]] met with [[John Brent]] at the [[Lyons' Corner House]]; they had [[tea]] and [[cake]], and Susan tried to explain "[[The Doctor's TARDIS|the Box]]" and [[Time Lord|her species]]. By this date, the six-year-old [[Malcolm (Time and Relative)|Malcolm]]'s aunt [[Junie]] began living with him, cancelling the need for Susan's regular [[Saturday]] [[babysit]]ting. [[Gillian Roberts]] and [[Zack (Time and Relative)|Zack]] began dating, hoping to get engaged by [[1964|the following year]]. Meanwhile, the [[First Doctor]] discovered that he'd broken something serious in his TARDIS and set about fixing it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}})


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In [[2021]], [[Maxie Masters]] of the [[Preternatural Research Bureau]] nearly died in an allergic reaction to the pollen of alien plants from [[Ogden Farm]]. [[Giles]]'s attempt to cure her using a dose of [[Cyberon (drug)|the Cyberon drug]] led P.R.O.B.E. to uncover and defeat an [[Cyberon (The Only Cure)|actual Cyberon]] who had been buried underneath [[Clapham Junction]] for some time. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|The Only Cure (home video)}})


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In [[2304]], the [[Stenza]] wiped out the [[Voord]] occupying [[Tivoli]]. As always, these invaders were initially welcomed by the native [[Tivolian]]s as [[hero]]es. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
 
== Births and deaths ==
In [[1975]], [[Marta Vanderburgh]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Life Experience (audio story)}})
 
== Other ==
In the [[1970s]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s one-day pass for the [[National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research]] — better known as Think Tank — was dated 4 April. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
* [[1913]] - Actor [[Henry Gilbert]] was born.
* [[1931]] - [[Director]] [[Derek Martinus]] was born.
* [[1952]] - Actress [[Cherie Lunghi]] was born.
* [[1964]] - "[[Assassin at Peking]]" was first broadcast on [[BBC tv]].
* [[1969]] - [[Stunt performer]] [[Dani Biernat]] was born.
* [[1970]] - Episode three of ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* 1970 - Part one of ''[[TV Comic]]'' story ''[[Insect (comic story)|Insect]]'' was first released in issue nine hundred and fifty-five.
* [[1976]] - Actor [[George Pastell]] died.
* [[1987]] - Production for ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', the very first story of the [[Sylvester McCoy]] era, began.
* [[1988]] - Filming for ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' caused a brief panic when a large explosion set off on a [[London]] side street during filming of a [[Dalek]] battle scene was mistaken as a possible {{w|Irish Republican Army|IRA}} [[bomb]]ing. ([[DVD]]: ''Remembrance of the Daleks'')
* [[2005]] - The BBC retracted part of its [[30 March]] announcement of the departure of [[Christopher Eccleston]], indicating it released the information with incorrect attribution and without the actor's consent.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4410943.stm</ref>
* [[2007]] - [[DWBIT 15|Issue fifteen]] of ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'', including [[comic story (DWBIT)|comic story]] ''[[Lonely Planet (comic story)|Lonely Planet]]'', was first released by [[GE Fabbri Ltd]].
* [[2008]] - ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC Two]], ending [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|series two]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''.
* [[2010]] - ''[[Liberation (TV story)|Liberation]]'' was first broadcast on [[Disney XD]], six months later than its original planned broadcasts, [[9 October]]. <ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/k9-australian-launch-date.html</ref>
* 2010 - ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' was rebroadcast on [[BBC Three]].
* [[2013]] - ''[[Destiny of the Doctor]]'' audio story ''[[Babblesphere (audio story)|Babblesphere]]'' was first released on [[CD]] by [[Big Finish Productions]].
* 2013 - [[E-book]] ''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]'' was first published by [[BBC Digital]].
== Footnotes ==
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4 April was a date.

Events

On 4 April 1963, Susan Foreman met with John Brent at the Lyons' Corner House; they had tea and cake, and Susan tried to explain "the Box" and her species. By this date, the six-year-old Malcolm's aunt Junie began living with him, cancelling the need for Susan's regular Saturday babysitting. Gillian Roberts and Zack began dating, hoping to get engaged by the following year. Meanwhile, the First Doctor discovered that he'd broken something serious in his TARDIS and set about fixing it. (PROSE: Time and Relative [+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"])

In 2021, Maxie Masters of the Preternatural Research Bureau nearly died in an allergic reaction to the pollen of alien plants from Ogden Farm. Giles's attempt to cure her using a dose of the Cyberon drug led P.R.O.B.E. to uncover and defeat an actual Cyberon who had been buried underneath Clapham Junction for some time. (HOMEVID: The Only Cure [+]Loading...["The Only Cure (home video)"])

In 2304, the Stenza wiped out the Voord occupying Tivoli. As always, these invaders were initially welcomed by the native Tivolians as heroes. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Births and deaths

In 1975, Marta Vanderburgh was born. (AUDIO: Life Experience [+]Loading...["Life Experience (audio story)"])

Other

In the 1970s, Sarah Jane Smith's one-day pass for the National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research — better known as Think Tank — was dated 4 April. (TV: Robot [+]Loading...["Robot (TV story)"])

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