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== History of ''Doctor Who'' ==
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'''1924''' was a [[year]].


== Properties ==
1924 was a [[leap year]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Golden Age (audio story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Imaginary Friends (novel)}})


=== [[February]] ===
== Events ==
=== Dated ===
[[29 February]] marked the beginning of a period in [[India]] including "[[World War II|another world war]], independence, [[Partition of India|partition]]" eventually resulting in the India of [[2009]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Golden Age (audio story)}})


* [[21st February|21]] - [[George Selway]], who played [[Meadows (The Faceless Ones) |Meadows]] in "[[The Faceless Ones]]," is born in [[London]].
On [[21 August]], [[National Radio Silence Day]] was held in the [[USA]], in an attempt to pick up any radio signals that might be coming from [[Mars]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eye of Horus (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


In [[October]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited [[London]] to see the [[British Empire Exhibition]]. There, they became involved in [[Katurian]] revolutionary [[Melissa Heart]]'s attempt to find and execute the exiled [[dictator]] [[Shade Vassily]], which was complicated by Heart mistaking [[the Doctor]] for Vassily. Eventually, the dictator was caught and killed before he could escape [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Clockwise Man (novel)}})


=== Undated ===
[[Suresh Parekh]] saw [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] in [[Bombay]], [[India]] with her [[First Doctor|grandfather]], who was finally corporeal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Indian Summer (short story)}})


=== [[April]] ===
[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] of [[Torchwood Three]] was sent to [[India|British India]] to shut down [[Torchwood India]] and confiscate all of its artefacts. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Golden Age (audio story)}})


* [[3rd April |3]] - [[Peter Hawkins]], voice provider for the [[Dalek]]s and [[Cyberman |Cybermen]] in numerous ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories, is born in [[London]].
[[River Song]] investigated a [[Surene]] burial site in [[Mesopotamia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Boundless Sea (audio story)}})


== Births and deaths ==
[[Lawrence Grainger]], the father of [[Edward Grainger]], died. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Direct Action (short story)}})


== Other ==
According to one account, [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s [[Celestial Omnibus]] had a space-time link to a [[Canada|Canadian]] lake in 1924 which she used to get water. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}})


=== [[August]] ===
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* [[7th August |7]] - [[Kenneth Kendall]], who played the [[newsreader]] in "[[The War Machines (TV story) |The War Machines]]," is born in [[India]].
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* [[24th August |24]] - [[Jimmy Gardner]], who played [[Chenchu]] in "[[Marco Polo (TV story) |Marco Polo]]" and [[Idmon]] in "[[Underworld]]," is born at Newmarket, Suffolk, [[England]].
 
 
 
=== [[September]] ===
 
* [[17th September |17]] - [[Peter Glaze]], who played the [[Sensorite City Administrator |City Administrator]] in "[[The Sensorites (TV story) |The Sensorites]]" and [[Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart |the Brigadier]] in a ''Doctor Who'' parody segment of [[Wikipedia:Crackerjack! |Crackerjack!]] , is born in [[London]].
 
 
 
=== [[November]] ===
 
* [[19th November |19]] - [[William Russell]], who portrayed [[List of companions|companion]] [[Ian Chesterton]], is born Russell Enoch in Sunderland, [[England]].
 
 
 
=== [[December]] ===
 
* [[1st December |1]] - [[Desmond Cullum-Jones]], who appeared in "[[The War Machines (TV story) |The War Machines]]," is born in [[Wikipedia:Seattle |Seattle]], [[Wikipedia:Washington (state) |Washington]].
 
== Unknown date ==
 
* [[Robert James]], who played [[Lesterson (The Power of the Daleks) |Lesterson]] in "[[The Power of the Daleks]]" and the [[High Priest]] in "[[The Masque of Mandragora]]," is born.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 22 October 2024

1924 in

the DWU • vital statistics

Timeline for 1924
20th century | 1920s
1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930
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1924 was a year.

Properties

1924 was a leap year. (AUDIO: Golden Age [+]Loading...["Golden Age (audio story)"]; PROSE: Imaginary Friends [+]Loading...["Imaginary Friends (novel)"])

Events

Dated

29 February marked the beginning of a period in India including "another world war, independence, partition" eventually resulting in the India of 2009. (AUDIO: Golden Age [+]Loading...["Golden Age (audio story)"])

On 21 August, National Radio Silence Day was held in the USA, in an attempt to pick up any radio signals that might be coming from Mars. (AUDIO: The Eye of Horus [+]Loading...["The Eye of Horus (audio story)"], PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

In October, the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler visited London to see the British Empire Exhibition. There, they became involved in Katurian revolutionary Melissa Heart's attempt to find and execute the exiled dictator Shade Vassily, which was complicated by Heart mistaking the Doctor for Vassily. Eventually, the dictator was caught and killed before he could escape Earth. (PROSE: The Clockwise Man [+]Loading...["The Clockwise Man (novel)"])

Undated

Suresh Parekh saw Susan in Bombay, India with her grandfather, who was finally corporeal. (PROSE: Indian Summer [+]Loading...["Indian Summer (short story)"])

Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood Three was sent to British India to shut down Torchwood India and confiscate all of its artefacts. (AUDIO: Golden Age [+]Loading...["Golden Age (audio story)"])

River Song investigated a Surene burial site in Mesopotamia. (AUDIO: The Boundless Sea [+]Loading...["The Boundless Sea (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Lawrence Grainger, the father of Edward Grainger, died. (PROSE: Direct Action [+]Loading...["Direct Action (short story)"])

Other

According to one account, Iris Wildthyme's Celestial Omnibus had a space-time link to a Canadian lake in 1924 which she used to get water. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"])

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