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'''1942''' was a [[year]]. [[World War II]] was being fought on [[Earth]].


== Events ==
== Events ==
[[File:Janvier.jpg|thumb|right|The [[German]] calendar for [[January]] [[1942]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timebenders]]'')]]
=== Dated ===
* The [[Third Doctor]] encountered several [[Nazi]] soldiers in [[France]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timebenders]]'')
In [[January]], the [[Third Doctor]] encountered several [[Nazi]] soldiers in [[France]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Timebenders (comic story)}})


== July ==
On [[15 January]], [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] arrived on the [[SS Batavia|SS ''Batavia'']]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)}})
* [[28 July]]- The [[American Federation of Musicians]]' recording ban first started, banning [[America]]n artists from recording music. ([[PROSE]]:''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]'')
* Reports of [[vampire]]s emerged from [[Romania]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'')
* [[24 December]] - [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemunde]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'')


=== Unknown Dates ===
On [[28 July]], the [[American Federation of Musicians]]' recording ban first started, banning [[America]]n artists from recording music. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Atom Bomb Blues (novel)}})
* [[Gerald Kneale]] died, becoming one of the few [[Torchwood Institute]] operatives not to be killed on active service. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War! Part Six: Circles]]'')
* [[Ben Jackson]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'')
* [[Polly Wright]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Murder Game (novel)|The Murder Game]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'')
* [[Anthony Chambers]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'')


=== Alternative timeline ===
On [[24 December]], [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemünde]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}})
* In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]], the [[Allies|Allied]] leaders met in a secret bunker underneath [[Washington, D.C.]]. With no common enemy to fight, relations between the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]], [[American]]s and [[British]] broke down. The centre of the debate was the [[Ironside Project|Ironsides]]. Neither [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] nor [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]] were keen to allow such powerful weapons to be the property of the [[British Army]] alone, but the Ironsides' insistence that under no circumstances would they relocate from the United Kingdom left Churchill with no choice but to agree to their destruction. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011]]'')


==== See also ====
=== Undated ===
* [[World War II]]
[[File:Janvier.jpg|thumb|left|The [[German]] calendar for [[January]] 1942. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Timebenders (comic story)}})]]
* [[25 January]] - Actor [[John Owens]] was born.
Reports of [[vampire]]s emerged from [[Romania]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Fenric (TV story)}})
* [[7 February]] - Actor [[Gareth Hunt]] was born.
* [[14 February]] - [[Director]] [[Michael E. Briant]] was born.
* [[16 February]] - Actor [[Patricia Maynard]] was born.
* [[28 February]] - Actor [[Robin Phillips]] was born.
* [[6 March]] - Actor [[David Wolliscroft]] was born.
* [[24 March]] - Actor [[Stephen Yardley]] was born.
* [[8 April]] - Director [[Lovett Bickford]] was born.
* [[22 April]] - Actor [[Denis Lill]] was born.
* [[28 April]] - Actor [[Ilona Rodgers]] was born.
* [[12 May]] - Actor [[Pam St. Clement]] was born.
* 12 - Actor [[Royce Mills]] was born.
* [[14 May]] - Actor [[Prentis Hancock]] was born.
* [[15 May]] - Actor [[Paul Shelley]] was born.
* [[22 May]] - Actor [[Cavan Kendall]] was born.
* [[8 June]] - Writer and director [[Peter Grimwade]] was born.
* [[11 June]] - Actor [[David Quilter]] was born.
* [[18 June]] - Musician [[Paul McCartney]] was born.
* [[23 June]] - Actor [[James Marcus]] was born.
* [[3 July]] - Actor [[Richard Kerley]] was born.
* [[5 August]] - Actor [[Derek Keller]] was born.
* [[7 August]] - Actor [[Chloe Ashcroft]] was born.
* [[16 August]] - Actor [[John Challis]] was born.
* [[29 November]] - Actor [[Michael Craze]] was born.
* [[2 December]] - Actor [[John D. Collins]] was born.
* [[13 December]] - Actor [[Hamish Wilson]] was born.
* [[17 December]] - Actor [[Ian Talbot]] was born.
* [[23 December]] - Actor [[Chubby Oates]] was born.


The [[United Kingdom|British]] conducted a raid into occupied France. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Survival (novelisation)}})


[[Category:DWU years]]
[[The Doctor]] visited the [[labyrinth]] under [[Buda Castle]], which was being used as a military [[hospital]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story)}})
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== Births and deaths ==
[[Ben Jackson]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}}) and [[Polly Wright]] were born this year, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Murder Game (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Resistance (audio story)}}) as was [[Anthony Chambers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Reaping (audio story)}})
 
[[Gerald Kneale]] died, becoming one of the few [[Torchwood Institute]] operatives not to be killed on active service. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Rift War! (comic story)|part=Six: Circles}})
 
== Other ==
One of the believed causes of the [[Time Fracture]] was a bomb or something more sinister detonating during [[the Blitz]] in 1942. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! (webcast)}})
 
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1942 in

the DWU • vital statistics

Timeline for 1942
20th century | 1940s
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1942 was a year. World War II was being fought on Earth.

Events

Dated

In January, the Third Doctor encountered several Nazi soldiers in France. (COMIC: Timebenders [+]Loading...["Timebenders (comic story)"])

On 15 January, Charley Pollard arrived on the SS Batavia. (AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)"])

On 28 July, the American Federation of Musicians' recording ban first started, banning American artists from recording music. (PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues [+]Loading...["Atom Bomb Blues (novel)"])

On 24 December, Oskar Steinmann supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at Peenemünde. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])

Undated

The German calendar for January 1942. (COMIC: Timebenders [+]Loading...["Timebenders (comic story)"])

Reports of vampires emerged from Romania. (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"])

The British conducted a raid into occupied France. (PROSE: Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (novelisation)"])

The Doctor visited the labyrinth under Buda Castle, which was being used as a military hospital. (AUDIO: The Labyrinth of Buda Castle [+]Loading...["The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Ben Jackson (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)"]) and Polly Wright were born this year, (PROSE: The Murder Game [+]Loading...["The Murder Game (novel)"], AUDIO: Resistance [+]Loading...["Resistance (audio story)"]) as was Anthony Chambers. (AUDIO: The Reaping [+]Loading...["The Reaping (audio story)"])

Gerald Kneale died, becoming one of the few Torchwood Institute operatives not to be killed on active service. (COMIC: Rift War! (part six: circles) [+]Loading...{"part":"Six: Circles","1":"Rift War! (comic story)"})

Other

One of the believed causes of the Time Fracture was a bomb or something more sinister detonating during the Blitz in 1942. (WC: Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! [+]Loading...["Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! (webcast)"])

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