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'''2003''' was a [[year]].
== Events ==
== Events ==
=== Dated ===
On [[19 January]], [[Caroline Hall]] was taken by the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]]. She was reported missing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'')


On [[17 June]], [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] released their documents on the [[Llanfairfach Incident]], which had occurred exactly 30 years earlier. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]'')


=== History of the Doctor Who Universe ===
On [[15 August]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] arrived at the [[Pinehill Crest Hotel]] in time for a demonstration of spiritual channelling, a demonstration of a [[temporal accelerator]], a cross stitch convention and an attempt by the [[Scourge]] to manifest in [[N-Space|the Doctor's reality]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)|The Shadow of the Scourge]]'')
 
*[[Ruby Duvall]] becomes a reporter for the ''[[Sunday Seeker]]'' ([[NA]]: ''[[Iceberg]]'').
 
====April====
* [[Liz Shaw]] is Chief of Operations at Tranquility Base on the Moon. ([[NA]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps]]'')
 
====August====
* 23rd of August: [[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] arrive at the Pinehill Crest Hotel in time for: A demonstration of spiritual channelling, a show of a [[temporal]] accelerator and a cross stitch convention and an attempt by the [[Scourge]] to manifest in our reality. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]'')
 
=== History of Doctor Who ===
 
 
==== [[January]] ====
 
 
* [[No Place Like Home]] First Released
 
* [[Jubilee]] First Released
 
 
==== [[February]] ====
 
 
* [[The Domino Effect]] First Published
 
* [[Rip Tide]] First Published
 
* [[Nekromanteia]] First Released
 
* [[14th February | 14]] - [[Neil Seiler]], who was employed by director [[Michael E. Briant]] as a radio operator in [[The Sea Devils]] and Commander Stewart in [[Death to the Daleks]] dies.
 
==== [[March]] ====
 
 
* [[Blue Box]] First Published
 
* [[Short Trips 2: Companions]] First Published
 
* [[The Dark Flame]] First Released
 
 
==== [[April]] ====
 
 
* [[Reckless Engineering]] First Published
 
* [[Wonderland]] First Published
 
* [[Doctor Who and the Pirates]] First Released
 
 
==== [[May]] ====
 
 
* [[Loving the Alien]] First Published
 
* [[Shell Shock]] First Published
 
* [[Creatures of Beauty]] First Released
 
 
==== [[June]] ====
 
 
* [[The Last Resort]] First Published
 
* [[The Cabinet of Light]] First Published
 
* [[Short Trips 3: A Universe of Terrors]] First Published
 
* [[Project: Lazarus]] First Released
 
 
==== [[July]] ====
 
 
* [[The Colony of Lies]] First Published
 
* [[Fallen Gods]] First Published
 
* [[Flip-Flop]] First Released
 
 
==== [[August]] ====
 
 
* [[Timeless]] First Published
 
* [[Omega]] First Released
 
* [[12th August |12]] - [[Anne Tirard]], who played [[Locusta]] in "[[The Romans (TV story) |The Romans]]" and the [[Seeker (The Ribos Operation) |Seeker]] in "[[The Ribos Operation]]," dies.
 
 
 
==== [[September]] ====
 
 
* [[Wolfsbane]] First Published
 
* [[Frayed]] First Published
 
* [[Short Trips 4: The Muses]] First Published
 
* [[Davros]] First Released
 
 
==== [[October]] ====
 
 
* [[Emotional Chemistry]] First Published
 
* [[Master]] First Released
 
 
==== [[November]] ====
 
 
* [[Deadly Reunion]] First Published
 
* [[Eye of the Tyger]] First Published


* [[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]] First Released
[[File:Scanlon in Llanfairfach.jpg|thumb|right|[[Terry Scanlon]] in [[Llanfairfach]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]'')]]
In early [[winter]]<ref>In the story, the documents on the Llanfairfach Incident have recently been released by UNIT and an [[advertisement]] in the ''[[Newport Echo]]'' shows a winter sale. </ref>, [[Gordon Williams]] found toxic waste in the drain of his [[Llanfairfach]] house, touched it, and died shortly afterwards. After [[Sarah Jane Smith]] wrote a front page article in the ''[[Newport Echo]]'' on Williams' death, reporter [[Terry Scanlon]] began an investigation of the [[1973]] [[Global Chemicals]]' operation in Llanfairfach. After numerous interviews with residents of the town and former GC employees, Scanlon managed to track down [[Jocelyn Stevens]], the former Director of GC. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]'')


* [[The Wormery]] First Released
=== Undated ===
[[File:Jess Collins' museum tour.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jess Collins]] gives a tour at the [[National Gallery]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doorway to Hell (comic story)|Doorway to Hell]]'')]]
Likely the most significant event was the deaths of millions of people on the planet [[Earth]] caused by [[Agent Yellow]] [[virus]] and the subsequent sterilisation of the Earth's surface to rid the planet of the virus by the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'')
[[File:Shalka-1 Earth Shalka asteroid.jpeg|thumb|The [[Shalka]]'s arrival on Earth. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Scream of the Shalka (webcast)}})]]
While giving a tour at the [[National Gallery]], [[Jess Collins]] noticed that the [[Twelfth Doctor]] had changed history by getting himself and the TARDIS to be painted in the background of ''[[The Hay Wain]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doorway to Hell (comic story)|Doorway to Hell]]'')


* [[Living Legend]] First Released
[[Ruby Duvall]] became a reporter for the ''[[Sunday Seeker]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')


==== [[December]] ====
[[Bruce Springsteen]] was the [[President of the United States]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'')


[[Zolfian]] killed [[Drenz]] and became ruler of the [[Humanoid Dalek]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'', ''[[The Dalek Tapes (comic story)|The Dalek Tapes]]'')


* [[Companion Piece]] First Published
The [[Ninth Doctor]] and a group of [[fanatic]]s unsuccessfully attempted to save [[Cinema (Have You Seen This Man?)|an old cinema]] in [[Salford]] from being [[Demolition|pulled down]]. The Doctor also [[apologised]] to [[Xandra Lenea-Ashford]] and gave her a [[flowerpot]] and small [[spade]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'')


* [[Short Trips 5: Steel Skies]] First Published
The new [[United States of America|US]] state of [[Malebolgia]] was granted provisional statehood in 2003, with TV evangelist [[Brigham Elisha Dashwood III]] announcing his candidacy for first state governor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'')


* [[Scherzo]] First Released
=== Other realities ===
{{Section stub|Missing info from ''[[Reckless Engineering (novel)|Reckless Engineering]]'', ''[[The Last Resort (novel)|The Last Resort]]'' & ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]''.}}
[[File:Jubilee Stained Glass.jpg|thumb|right|A stained glass window in the [[Tower of London]] depicting the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s visit a hundred years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]'')]]
In [[Parallel universe (Deadline)|an alternate universe]], [[Martin Bannister]] lamented that ''Doctor Who'' never became a success. He was interviewed for his work on ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', but nobody was interested in ''Doctor Who''. Martin had demented visions of characters and settings from ''Doctor Who'' which culminated in his suicide. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'')


* [[16th December | 16]] - [[Alfred Lynch]] who appeared as Commander Millington in [[The Curse of Fenric]] dies from cancer.
In another timeline, an alternate [[Sabbath]] had murdered several key figures on [[Earth]], preventing the creation of the [[computer]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Domino Effect (novel)|The Domino Effect]]'')


* [[17th December |17]] - [[Alan Tilvern]], who played [[Forrester]] in "[[Planet of Giants]]," dies in [[London]].
==== Alternate timelines ====
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] arrived at the [[Tower of London]] in an [[alternate timeline]] in which the [[British Empire]] had conquered Earth with the aid of [[Dalek]] technology acquired from their invasion attempt [[1903|one hundred years earlier]]. This timeline was negated by the last surviving Dalek. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]'')


* [[29th December | 29]] - [[Dinsdale Landen]], who portrayed Dr. Judson in [[The Curse of Fenric]] dies from mouth cancer.
== Births and deaths ==
=== Dated ===
Around [[11 January]] was the supposed birthdate of the [[Tenza]] boy [[George Thompson|George]] to his [[human]] parents [[Alex Thompson|Alex]] and [[Claire Thompson]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'') However, another account claimed that George was born on [[11 February]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night Terrors (short story)|Night Terrors]]'')


==== Unknown date ====
On [[10 April]], [[Rebecca Whitaker]]'s car crashed in a field after avoiding an oncoming lorry, killing her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Touched by an Angel (novel)|Touched by an Angel]]'')


* [[William Dysart]], who played [[Alexander McClaren]] in "[[The Highlanders (TV story) |The Highlanders]]" and [[Reegan]] in "[[The Ambassadors of Death]]," dies.
=== Undated ===
[[Dave Cooke]] died and was replaced with a shapeshifter. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Locker 15 (audio story)|Locker 15]]'')


[[Esther Drummond's mother]] died. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'')


[[John Hartman]] suffered a [[heart attack]] at his [[desk]] and died. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rockery (audio story)|The Rockery]]'')


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According to one account, [[Liz Shaw]] died of the [[Agent Yellow]] virus on [[the Moon]]. By the time of her viral-related death, she had become Chief of Operations at [[Tranquility Base]] on [[the Moon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'')
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2003 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 19 January, Caroline Hall was taken by the Cardiff Rift. She was reported missing. (TV: Adrift)

On 17 June, UNIT released their documents on the Llanfairfach Incident, which had occurred exactly 30 years earlier. (HOMEVID: Global Conspiracy?)

On 15 August, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield arrived at the Pinehill Crest Hotel in time for a demonstration of spiritual channelling, a demonstration of a temporal accelerator, a cross stitch convention and an attempt by the Scourge to manifest in the Doctor's reality. (AUDIO: The Shadow of the Scourge)

In early winter[1], Gordon Williams found toxic waste in the drain of his Llanfairfach house, touched it, and died shortly afterwards. After Sarah Jane Smith wrote a front page article in the Newport Echo on Williams' death, reporter Terry Scanlon began an investigation of the 1973 Global Chemicals' operation in Llanfairfach. After numerous interviews with residents of the town and former GC employees, Scanlon managed to track down Jocelyn Stevens, the former Director of GC. (HOMEVID: Global Conspiracy?)

Undated

Likely the most significant event was the deaths of millions of people on the planet Earth caused by Agent Yellow virus and the subsequent sterilisation of the Earth's surface to rid the planet of the virus by the Seventh Doctor. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)

The Shalka's arrival on Earth. (WC: Scream of the Shalka [+]Loading...["Scream of the Shalka (webcast)"])

While giving a tour at the National Gallery, Jess Collins noticed that the Twelfth Doctor had changed history by getting himself and the TARDIS to be painted in the background of The Hay Wain. (COMIC: Doorway to Hell)

Ruby Duvall became a reporter for the Sunday Seeker. (PROSE: Iceberg)

Bruce Springsteen was the President of the United States. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)

Zolfian killed Drenz and became ruler of the Humanoid Daleks. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil, The Dalek Tapes)

The Ninth Doctor and a group of fanatics unsuccessfully attempted to save an old cinema in Salford from being pulled down. The Doctor also apologised to Xandra Lenea-Ashford and gave her a flowerpot and small spade. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)

The new US state of Malebolgia was granted provisional statehood in 2003, with TV evangelist Brigham Elisha Dashwood III announcing his candidacy for first state governor. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell)

Other realities

This section's awfully stubby.

Missing info from Reckless Engineering, The Last Resort & The Quantum Archangel.

A stained glass window in the Tower of London depicting the Sixth Doctor's visit a hundred years earlier. (AUDIO: Jubilee)

In an alternate universeMartin Bannister lamented that Doctor Who never became a success. He was interviewed for his work on Juliet Bravo, but nobody was interested in Doctor Who. Martin had demented visions of characters and settings from Doctor Who which culminated in his suicide. (AUDIODeadline)

In another timeline, an alternate Sabbath had murdered several key figures on Earth, preventing the creation of the computer. (PROSE: The Domino Effect)

Alternate timelines

The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe arrived at the Tower of London in an alternate timeline in which the British Empire had conquered Earth with the aid of Dalek technology acquired from their invasion attempt one hundred years earlier. This timeline was negated by the last surviving Dalek. (AUDIO: Jubilee)

Births and deaths

Dated

Around 11 January was the supposed birthdate of the Tenza boy George to his human parents Alex and Claire Thompson. (TV: Night Terrors) However, another account claimed that George was born on 11 February. (PROSE: Night Terrors)

On 10 April, Rebecca Whitaker's car crashed in a field after avoiding an oncoming lorry, killing her. (PROSE: Touched by an Angel)

Undated

Dave Cooke died and was replaced with a shapeshifter. (AUDIO: Locker 15)

Esther Drummond's mother died. (TV: The Categories of Life)

John Hartman suffered a heart attack at his desk and died. (AUDIO: The Rockery)

According to one account, Liz Shaw died of the Agent Yellow virus on the Moon. By the time of her viral-related death, she had become Chief of Operations at Tranquility Base on the Moon. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)

Footnotes

  1. In the story, the documents on the Llanfairfach Incident have recently been released by UNIT and an advertisement in the Newport Echo shows a winter sale.