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== History of Doctor Who ==
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'''1983''' was a [[year]].


== Events ==
=== Dated ===
In [[January]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] spent several days on holiday in [[Amsterdam]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Elite (audio story)}}) while the [[Fifth Doctor]] dealt with the [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord]] [[Omega]] in the [[Sector of Forgotten Souls]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Omega (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Burning Prince (audio story)}})
[[File:Ice Warrior ship Cold War.jpg|left|thumb|An Ice Warrior ship over the North Pole. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cold War (TV story)}})]]


=== [[January]] ===
On [[9 June]], in the [[United Kingdom]] general election, the ruling [[Conservative Party]], led by the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]], won a landslide victory over the [[Labour Party]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Rat Trap (audio story)}})


On [[13 June]], [[Pioneer 10]] became the first [[Human|man]]-made object to leave the central [[solar system]] when it [[Flight|flew]] past the [[orbit]] of [[Neptune]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


* [[3rd January | 03]] - [[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
On [[10 December]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] arrived in [[Little Caldwell]], [[England]]. Bernice Summerfield was reunited with her father [[Isaac Summerfield II]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})


* [[5th January | 04]] - [[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
On [[19 December]], the [[Jules Rimet Trophy]] was stolen for the second time from the [[Brazilian Football Confederation]] headquarters in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] suggested to [[Rory Williams]] and [[Amy Pond]] that they steal the trophy themselves. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Extra Time (novel)}})


* [[11th January | 11]] - [[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
=== Undated ===
[[File:Brendon Public School.jpg|thumb|right|Brendon Public School. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}})]]
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], now [[retire]]d from [[UNIT]] and working at [[Brendon Public School]], met the [[Fifth Doctor]], but had no recollection of [[the Doctor]] at all. In the ensuing adventure, the Brigadier met his younger self from [[1977]], causing his younger self to [[Amnesia|lose all memory]] of the Doctor and experience a nervous breakdown, while his 1983 self regained his memory. [[Vislor Turlough]] joined the Doctor on his travels at this time. Unknown to the Doctor, he did so under the orders of the [[Black Guardian]]. According to the Brigadier, [[Harry Sullivan]] was doing "hush-hush" work on behalf of [[NATO]] at this time, and [[John Benton|Benton]] was selling used cars. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}})


* [[12th January | 12]] - [[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]] Episode 4 First Broadcast
After the Fifth Doctor departed, the Brigadier reactivated his relationship with UNIT, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}) eventually returning to active duty. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}})


* [[18th January | 18]] - [[Snakedance]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
The [[Second Doctor]] and the Brigadier were abducted by [[Borusa]] while attending a UNIT reunion. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}})


* [[19th January | 19]] - [[Snakedance]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
[[Ace]] burnt down [[Gabriel Chase]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Ghost Light (TV story)}})


* [[25th January | 25]] - [[Snakedance]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
The race [[horse]] [[Shergar]] was stolen from [[Ireland]] by {{Delgado}} and given to his ally Colonel [[Hugh Spindleton]] in [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]] as a down payment on his services. Spindleton gave him the name "Pink Gin". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)}})


* [[26th January | 26]] - [[Snakedance]] Episode 4 First Broadcast
[[Joel Mintz]] was transported back in time from [[1993]] through a [[time rift]] created by [[Albinex]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})


=== [[February]] ===
[[Ronald Turvey]] was convicted of tax fraud. His [[Cuddlesome]] factory in [[Shoreham]] was closed down shortly afterwards. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Cuddlesome (audio story)}})


[[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III|K9]] encountered the [[Silurian]]s and the [[Sea Devil]]s in [[Egypt]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|City of Devils (comic story)}})


* [[1st February | 01]] - [[Mawdryn Undead]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] visited the [[University of Frodsham]]. Using a time machine that she had created, [[Philippa Stone|Dr. Philippa Stone]] accidentally sent her husband [[John Bleak|Professor John Bleak]] and Tegan to [[Mercia]] in [[918]] and transported [[Ælfwynn|Princess Ælfwynn]] to 1983. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Lady of Mercia (audio story)}})


* [[2nd February |02]] - [[Mawdryn Undead]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
[[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] lived with the [[Nambikwara]] tribe in [[Mato Grosso]], [[Brazil]] for six months. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death of the Doctor (TV story)}})


* [[8th February | 08]] - [[Mawdryn Undead]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
[[Sida]] was elected [[President]] of the [[Savage (The Savages)|Savages]] and the [[Elder]]s' [[Planet (The Savages)|planet]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Founding Fathers (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Locked Room (audio story)}})


* [[9th February | 09]] - [[Mawdryn Undead]] Episode 4 First Broadcast
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] attended the reopening of the [[Lincoln Center]] in [[New York City]], where Romana met [[Oppenheimer-Mason|Mrs Oppenheimer-Mason]] for the first time. The Doctor and Romana had, indeed, attended the event specifically to validate the story that Romana had made up when chatting with Oppenheimer-Mason in [[1985]], in which she claimed to have met her at the reopening. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Time Lady of Means (comic story)}})


* [[15th February | 15]] - [[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
The [[Ice Warrior]] [[Skaldak]] was found frozen underneath the [[North Pole]] by a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Firebird (submarine)|submarine]]. He awoke and threatened to launch a [[nuclear missile]], allowing the superpowers to launch missiles at one another, ending [[human]]ity. He was stopped once an [[Ice Warrior ship (Cold War)|Ice Warrior ship]] rescued him. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] explained to [[Clara Oswald]] time was in flux; if Skaldak succeeded then history would change. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cold War (TV story)}})


* [[16th February | 16]] - [[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
=== Alternate timelines ===
In an [[alternate timeline]], the [[Galactic Dutch Company]] had created domed colonies on both [[Venus]] and [[Mars]] and possessed a fleet of 1,000 interstellar ships by 1983. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)}})


* [[20th February |20]] - [[Peter Glaze]], who played the [[Sensorite City Administrator |City Administrator]] in "[[The Sensorites (TV story) |The Sensorites]]" and [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart |the Brigadier]] in a ''Doctor Who'' parody segment of [[Wikipedia:Crackerjack! |Crackerjack!]] , dies in [[Wikipedia:Dartford |Dartford]], [[England]].
== Births and deaths ==
=== Dated ===
On [[19 August]], [[Ianto Jones]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fragments (TV story)}})


* [[22nd February | 22]] - [[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
On [[24 December]], [[Jason Kane]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}})


* [[23rd February | 23]] - [[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]] Episode 4 First Broadcast
=== Undated ===
[[Craig Owens]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lodger (TV story)}})


=== [[March]] ===
[[Henry Spencer]], the publisher of [[James Stevens]] and one of his closest friends, died of complications due to [[AIDS]], one of the first British men to die from the disease. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})


According to one account, [[Odessa Smith]] gave birth to her son [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] sometime in 1983. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}}) Other accounts gave his birth date as [[22 May]] [[1984]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mickey (reference book)|namedpart=Mickey Data|page=6|name="data"}}) or circa [[1985]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre (short story)}})


* [[1st March | 01]] - [[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
== Other ==
On [[Verno]] in the [[30th century]], the Second Doctor used a 1983 [[power-blast grenade]] that he found in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] armoury historic collection. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Space War Two (comic story)}})


* [[2nd March | 02]] - [[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
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* [[9th March | 09]] - [[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]] Episode 4 First Broadcast
 
* [[15th March | 15]] - [[The King's Demons]] Episode 1 First Broadcast
 
* [[16th March | 16]] - [[The King's Demons]] Episode 2 First Broadcast
 
* [[21st March|21]] - [[Bruno Langley]], who portrayed [[List of companions|companion]] [[Adam Mitchell]], is born in [[Devon]], [[England]].
 
=== [[November]] ===
 
 
* [[25th November| 25]] - "[[The Five Doctors]]" is first broadcast in the [[UK]]. A satellite feed of a slightly truncated version was broadcast in the [[US]] and [[Canada]] on [[23rd November|23 November]].
 
 
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1983 was a year.

Events

Dated

In January, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka spent several days on holiday in Amsterdam (AUDIO: The Elite [+]Loading...["The Elite (audio story)"]) while the Fifth Doctor dealt with the renegade Time Lord Omega in the Sector of Forgotten Souls. (AUDIO: Omega [+]Loading...["Omega (audio story)"], The Burning Prince [+]Loading...["The Burning Prince (audio story)"])

An Ice Warrior ship over the North Pole. (TV: Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"])

On 9 June, in the United Kingdom general election, the ruling Conservative Party, led by the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, won a landslide victory over the Labour Party. (AUDIO: Rat Trap [+]Loading...["Rat Trap (audio story)"])

On 13 June, Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the central solar system when it flew past the orbit of Neptune. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

On 10 December, the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield, Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej arrived in Little Caldwell, England. Bernice Summerfield was reunited with her father Isaac Summerfield II. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

On 19 December, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen for the second time from the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The Eleventh Doctor suggested to Rory Williams and Amy Pond that they steal the trophy themselves. (PROSE: Extra Time [+]Loading...["Extra Time (novel)"])

Undated

Brendon Public School. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])

Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, now retired from UNIT and working at Brendon Public School, met the Fifth Doctor, but had no recollection of the Doctor at all. In the ensuing adventure, the Brigadier met his younger self from 1977, causing his younger self to lose all memory of the Doctor and experience a nervous breakdown, while his 1983 self regained his memory. Vislor Turlough joined the Doctor on his travels at this time. Unknown to the Doctor, he did so under the orders of the Black Guardian. According to the Brigadier, Harry Sullivan was doing "hush-hush" work on behalf of NATO at this time, and Benton was selling used cars. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])

After the Fifth Doctor departed, the Brigadier reactivated his relationship with UNIT, (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"]) eventually returning to active duty. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"])

The Second Doctor and the Brigadier were abducted by Borusa while attending a UNIT reunion. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])

Ace burnt down Gabriel Chase. (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])

The race horse Shergar was stolen from Ireland by the Master and given to his ally Colonel Hugh Spindleton in Derbyshire in 1979 as a down payment on his services. Spindleton gave him the name "Pink Gin". (AUDIO: The Oseidon Adventure [+]Loading...["The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)"])

Joel Mintz was transported back in time from 1993 through a time rift created by Albinex. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

Ronald Turvey was convicted of tax fraud. His Cuddlesome factory in Shoreham was closed down shortly afterwards. (AUDIO: Cuddlesome [+]Loading...["Cuddlesome (audio story)"])

Sarah Jane Smith and K9 encountered the Silurians and the Sea Devils in Egypt. (COMIC: City of Devils [+]Loading...["City of Devils (comic story)"])

The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Turlough visited the University of Frodsham. Using a time machine that she had created, Dr. Philippa Stone accidentally sent her husband Professor John Bleak and Tegan to Mercia in 918 and transported Princess Ælfwynn to 1983. (AUDIO: The Lady of Mercia [+]Loading...["The Lady of Mercia (audio story)"])

Jo Jones lived with the Nambikwara tribe in Mato Grosso, Brazil for six months. (TV: Death of the Doctor [+]Loading...["Death of the Doctor (TV story)"])

Sida was elected President of the Savages and the Elders' planet. (AUDIO: The Founding Fathers [+]Loading...["The Founding Fathers (audio story)"], The Locked Room [+]Loading...["The Locked Room (audio story)"])

The Fourth Doctor and Romana II attended the reopening of the Lincoln Center in New York City, where Romana met Mrs Oppenheimer-Mason for the first time. The Doctor and Romana had, indeed, attended the event specifically to validate the story that Romana had made up when chatting with Oppenheimer-Mason in 1985, in which she claimed to have met her at the reopening. (COMIC: Time Lady of Means [+]Loading...["Time Lady of Means (comic story)"])

The Ice Warrior Skaldak was found frozen underneath the North Pole by a Soviet submarine. He awoke and threatened to launch a nuclear missile, allowing the superpowers to launch missiles at one another, ending humanity. He was stopped once an Ice Warrior ship rescued him. The Eleventh Doctor explained to Clara Oswald time was in flux; if Skaldak succeeded then history would change. (TV: Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"])

Alternate timelines

In an alternate timeline, the Galactic Dutch Company had created domed colonies on both Venus and Mars and possessed a fleet of 1,000 interstellar ships by 1983. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam [+]Loading...["The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 19 August, Ianto Jones was born. (TV: Fragments [+]Loading...["Fragments (TV story)"])

On 24 December, Jason Kane was born. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])

Undated

Craig Owens was born. (TV: The Lodger [+]Loading...["The Lodger (TV story)"])

Henry Spencer, the publisher of James Stevens and one of his closest friends, died of complications due to AIDS, one of the first British men to die from the disease. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

According to one account, Odessa Smith gave birth to her son Mickey sometime in 1983. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"]) Other accounts gave his birth date as 22 May 1984 (PROSE: "Mickey Data" [+]Part of Mickey, Loading...{"name":"\"data\"","page":"6","namedpart":"Mickey Data","1":"Mickey (reference book)"}) or circa 1985. (PROSE: The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre [+]Loading...["The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre (short story)"])

Other

On Verno in the 30th century, the Second Doctor used a 1983 power-blast grenade that he found in the TARDIS armoury historic collection. (COMIC: Space War Two [+]Loading...["Space War Two (comic story)"])