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== History of ''Doctor Who'' ==
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'''2002''' was a [[year]].


== Events ==
=== Dated ===
On [[30 May]], [[Mary Barton]] was told by her father that she was adopted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[There's Something About Mary (short story)|There's Something About Mary]]'')


=== [[January]] ===
In early [[November]], the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Sam Jones]] arrived in [[San Francisco]]. Sam and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] fell into a [[dimension]]al anomaly. She was lost, reverting to her original [[Sam Jones#Timeline 1|timeline]]. This version of Sam sacrificed herself to save the TARDIS and San Francisco. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'')


[[File:Alex and Claire's Christmas.jpg|thumb|[[Alex Thompson|Alex]] and [[Claire Thompson|Claire]] celebrate [[Christmas Eve]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'')]]
On [[24 December]], [[Alex Thompson|Alex]] and his wife [[Claire Thompson|Claire]] had a [[Christmas Eve]] party. Despite the fact that their son [[George Thompson|George]] was supposedly born a few weeks later, Claire was not [[pregnant]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'')


* [[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]] First Published
=== Undated ===
As the [[United Kingdom]] headed for a general election, [[Sherilyn Harper]]'s far right [[New Britannia Party]] (NBP) threatened to hold the balance of power in a volatile political climate. Several assassination attempts were made against Harper, first by unknown gunmen and then by a terrorist organisation called [[United Front]] — which also firebombed some district NBP offices in the southeast. These [[assassination]] attempts were later discovered to have been staged by the NBP itself. As the crisis deepened, riots broke out in [[London]] just before polling day.


* [[Relative Dementias]] First Published
This descent into chaos was partly caused by a creature from a distant world, the [[Fearmonger]], which fed off fear. Still, it was helped by Harper's party's attempts to create fear in the British populace. The [[Seventh Doctor]] intervened and destroyed the creature — and exposed Harper and her party — by using the skills of "shock jock" [[Mick Thompson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fearmonger (audio story)|The Fearmonger]]'')


* [[The Ratings War]] First Released
On a Saturday, a man was bitten and turned into a [[vampire]]. He began killing people to survive and had delusions that he had become a celebrity known as the [[Capricorn Killer]]. 52 days after he was infected, he was confronted by the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] in a club. The Doctor killed the vampire by stabbing him in the heart with a stake. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I Was a Monster!!! (short story)|I Was a Monster!!!]]'')


* [[Invaders from Mars]] First Released
[[William Abberton|Nimrod]] found [[Cassandra Schofield]] in [[Norway]]. He brought her back to the [[Forge Alpha Facility]] using [[Pegasus One]]. Unable to control her vampiric instincts, Cassie killed [[Mark Bradley]] shortly after arriving. She was restrained and brought to the lower levels of the facility. Dr [[Edith Crumpton]] brainwashed Cassie into becoming a loyal agent for [[the Forge]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla]]'')


=== [[February]] ===
A severe drought occurred. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]'')


[[Kevin Lee]] got married. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Snake Head (audio story)|Snake Head]]'')


* [[Hope]] First Published
[[Bloom (Happy Endings)|Pragostimine]] was developed as a fertiliser. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'')


* [[Drift]] First Published
12-year-old child genius [[Luke Rattigan]] invented the [[Fountain Six]] search engine, which made him a millionaire almost overnight. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')


* [[The Chimes of Midnight]] First Released
''[[The Book of the War]]'' was published by [[Mad Norwegian Press (in-universe)|Mad Norwegian Press]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love & War (short story)}})


== Births and deaths ==
[[Ruby Baker]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Yes, Missy (short story)|Yes, Missy]]'')


=== [[March]] ===
[[Jane McKillen]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'')


[[Mickey Smith]]'s grandmother, [[Rita-Anne Smith]], died. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'')


* [[Anachrophobia]] First Published
== Other ==
The main [[Xhinn]] fleet were due to arrive in this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Amorality Tale (novel)|Amorality Tale]]'')


* [[Palace of the Red Sun]] First Published
The [[Seventh Doctor]] had a 2002 edition of the [[Baadeker]] in his [[TARDIS library]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Birthright (short story)|Prelude Birthright]]'')


* [[Citadel of Dreams]] First Published
== Behind the scenes ==
According to the official [[SJA website]], Sarah Jane Smith recovered a [[mirror drone]] in Sosnowiecz, [[Poland]] in this year. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090603052054/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja/sites/alienobjects/?noflash=1 SJA - Alien Objects]</ref>


* [[Seasons of Fear]] First Released
== Footnotes ==
 
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* [[4th March |4]] - [[Claire Davenport]], who portrayed [[Empress (Marco Polo)|the Empress]] in "[[Marco Polo (TV story) |Marco Polo]]," dies from renal failure.
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=== [[April]] ===
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* [[Trading Futures]] First Published
 
* [[Amorality Tale]] First Published
 
* [[Embrace the Darkness]] First Released
 
* [[21st April |21]] - [[Terry Walsh]], longtime stunt person and fight arranger for ''[[Doctor Who]]'', dies from cancer in [[London]].
 
 
=== [[May]] ===
 
* [[The Book of the Still]] First Published
 
* [[Warmonger]] First Published
 
* [[Nightdreamers]] First Published
 
* [[The Time of the Daleks]] First Released
 
* [[1st May |1]] - ''[[Doctor Who]]'' producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] dies from liver failure in [[Brighton]].
 
 
=== [[June]] ===
 
 
* [[The Crooked World]] First Published
 
* [[Ten Little Aliens]] First Published
 
* [[NeverLand]] First Released
 
* [[The Maltese Penguin]] First Released
 
* [[6th June |6]] - [[Desmond Cullum-Jones]], who appeared in "[[The War Machines (TV story) |The War Machines]]," dies in [[Poole]], [[Dorset]].
 
 
 
=== [[July]] ===
 
 
* [[History 101]] First Published
 
* [[Combat Rock]] First Published
 
* [[Spare Parts]] First Released
 
 
=== [[August]] ===
 
 
* [[Camera Obscura]] First Published
 
* [[The Suns of Caresh]] First Published
 
* [[Ghost Ship]] First Published
 
* [[...ish]] First Released
 
* [[3rd August |3]] - [[Carmen Silvera]], who played the [[Queen of Hearts]], [[Mrs. Rugg]], and [[Clara the Clown]] in "[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story) |The Celestial Toymaker]]" and [[Ruth (Invasion of the Dinosaurs) |Ruth]] in "[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]," dies from lung cancer in [[Wikipedia:Northwood |Northwood]], [[London]].
 
* [[6th August |6]] - [[Katharine Schofield]], who played [[Sabetha]] in "[[The Keys of Marinus]]," dies from cancer.
 
=== [[September]] ===
 
 
* [[Time Zero]] First Published
 
* [[The Rapture]] First Released
 
* [[15th September |15]] - [[Dwight Whylie]], who played the [[radio announcer]] in "[[The War Machines (TV story) |The War Machines]]," dies in [[Barbados]].
 
=== [[October]] ===
 
 
* [[Heritage]] First Published
 
* [[The Church and the Crown]] First Released
 
=== [[November]] ===
 
 
* [[The Infinity Race]] First Published
 
* [[Foreign Devils]] First Published
 
* [[The Sandman]] First Released
 
 
=== [[December]] ===
 
 
* [[Fear of the Dark]] First Published
 
* [[Bang-Bang-a-Boom]] First Released
 
* [[Short Trips: Zodiac]] First Published
 
 
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2002 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 2002
21st century | 2000s
1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
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2002 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 30 May, Mary Barton was told by her father that she was adopted. (PROSE: There's Something About Mary)

In early November, the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Sam Jones arrived in San Francisco. Sam and the TARDIS fell into a dimensional anomaly. She was lost, reverting to her original timeline. This version of Sam sacrificed herself to save the TARDIS and San Francisco. (PROSE: Unnatural History)

Alex and Claire celebrate Christmas Eve. (TV: Night Terrors)

On 24 December, Alex and his wife Claire had a Christmas Eve party. Despite the fact that their son George was supposedly born a few weeks later, Claire was not pregnant. (TV: Night Terrors)

Undated

As the United Kingdom headed for a general election, Sherilyn Harper's far right New Britannia Party (NBP) threatened to hold the balance of power in a volatile political climate. Several assassination attempts were made against Harper, first by unknown gunmen and then by a terrorist organisation called United Front — which also firebombed some district NBP offices in the southeast. These assassination attempts were later discovered to have been staged by the NBP itself. As the crisis deepened, riots broke out in London just before polling day.

This descent into chaos was partly caused by a creature from a distant world, the Fearmonger, which fed off fear. Still, it was helped by Harper's party's attempts to create fear in the British populace. The Seventh Doctor intervened and destroyed the creature — and exposed Harper and her party — by using the skills of "shock jock" Mick Thompson. (AUDIO: The Fearmonger)

On a Saturday, a man was bitten and turned into a vampire. He began killing people to survive and had delusions that he had become a celebrity known as the Capricorn Killer. 52 days after he was infected, he was confronted by the Fourth Doctor and Romana II in a club. The Doctor killed the vampire by stabbing him in the heart with a stake. (PROSE: I Was a Monster!!!)

Nimrod found Cassandra Schofield in Norway. He brought her back to the Forge Alpha Facility using Pegasus One. Unable to control her vampiric instincts, Cassie killed Mark Bradley shortly after arriving. She was restrained and brought to the lower levels of the facility. Dr Edith Crumpton brainwashed Cassie into becoming a loyal agent for the Forge. (PROSE: Project: Valhalla)

A severe drought occurred. (PROSE: The Hollow Men)

Kevin Lee got married. (AUDIO: Snake Head)

Pragostimine was developed as a fertiliser. (PROSE: Happy Endings)

12-year-old child genius Luke Rattigan invented the Fountain Six search engine, which made him a millionaire almost overnight. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)

The Book of the War was published by Mad Norwegian Press. (PROSE: Love & War [+]Loading...["Love & War (short story)"])

Births and deaths

Ruby Baker was born. (PROSE: Yes, Missy)

Jane McKillen was born. (TV: Fear Her)

Mickey Smith's grandmother, Rita-Anne Smith, died. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)

Other

The main Xhinn fleet were due to arrive in this year. (PROSE: Amorality Tale)

The Seventh Doctor had a 2002 edition of the Baadeker in his TARDIS library. (PROSE: Prelude Birthright)

Behind the scenes

According to the official SJA website, Sarah Jane Smith recovered a mirror drone in Sosnowiecz, Poland in this year. [1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ SJA - Alien Objects
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