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{{timeline}}The year '''2000''' was — as evidenced by statements by [[American]] news outlets and world-renowned chronologist, Professor [[Wagg]] — the start of the 3rd millennium. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') This view was shared by at least [[Eighth Doctor|one incarnation of the Doctor]]. ([[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film]]'')  Despite the predilection of most [[human]]s to ''celebrate'' it as the beginning of the millennium, however, at least [[Sixth Doctor|one other incarnation of the Doctor]] regarded it as the final year of the 2nd millennium. ([[MA]]: ''[[Millennial Rites]]'') This tug-of-war between pedantic and common conception of the year was reflected in an argument had between [[Anji Kapoor]] and her boyfriend [[Dave Young]]. He held fast to the technically correct view that [[1st January]] [[2001]] was the beginning of the millennium, whereas she found this an example of why she was seriously considering leaving him.  ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')
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[[File:CakeFor2000.jpg|thumb|A cake commemorating the coming of the year 2000 at [[Walker General Hospital]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')]]
'''2000''' was a [[year]].


===[[January]]===
== Properties ==
*[[1st January|1]] - [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] departed [[San Francisco]], [[Earth]] after preventing [[The Master (Bruce)|the Master]] from destroying the planet at the start of the 3rd millennium. [[Grace Holloway]] declines an invitation to travel with him. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
The year 2000 was, as evidenced by statements by [[American]] news outlets and world-renowned chronologist [[Professor]] [[Wagg]] — the start of the third millennium. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}) This view was shared by at least [[Eighth Doctor|one incarnation of the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Novel of the Film (novelisation)}}) Despite the predilection of most [[human]]s to ''celebrate'' it as the beginning of the millennium, however, at least [[Sixth Doctor|one other incarnation of the Doctor]] regarded it as the final year of the second millennium. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Millennial Rites (novel)}}) This tug-of-war between the technical and common conceptions of the year was reflected in an argument between [[Anji Kapoor]] and her boyfriend [[Dave Young]]. He held fast to the view that [[1 January]] [[2001]] was the beginning of the millennium, whereas she found this pedantry a reason to seriously consider leaving him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Escape Velocity (novel)}})
*[[9th January|9]] - [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] took control of [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood 3]].{{fact}}


===Spring===
== Events ==
*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] visited Paris ([[IDW]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]''), much to Romana's chagrin as they had only just visited the city, albeit 20 years earlier. ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'')
=== Dated ===
==== January - February ====
For the first ten minutes of [[1 January]], [[London]] was transformed into the [[Great Kingdom]]. [[Anne Travers]] sacrificed her life to return the universe to normal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Millennial Rites (novel)}}) The [[Sixth Doctor]] [[Sixth Doctor's regeneration|regenerated]] shortly after leaving Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Head Games (novel)}})


===[[August]]===
Also in the morning of 1 January, the [[Eighth Doctor]] departed [[San Francisco]] after preventing {{Roberts}} from destroying the [[Earth|planet]] at the start of the year. [[Grace Holloway]] declined an invitation to travel with him and the Doctor did not agree to Grace's invitation for him to come with her. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)|}}) After the departure of the Eighth Doctor, Grace discovered residue left over from the Master's [[Deathworm Morphant]] form. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fallen (comic story)}})
* [[15th August|15]] - [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Ace]], and [[Bernice Summerfield]] encountered [[The Scourge]] at the [[Pinehill Crest Hotel]] in [[Kent]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]])''


===[[December]]===
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] were also on Earth on the 1st of January; visiting [[Paris]], much to Romana's chagrin as they had only just visited the city, albeit [[1979|twenty-one years earlier]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Forgotten (comic story)}})
*[[25th December|25]] - A year prior to this date, the [[Eighth Doctor]] warned [[Chang Lee]] not to be in [[San Francisco]] for [[Christmas]] 2000, suggesting knowledge of of an unknown incident to take place at this time. The Doctor recommends Chang Lee "take a vacation" on this date, but it's not known if he followed his advice. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
* [[31st December]], end of the [[20th century]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''


===Unknown dates===
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and [[Team TARDIS]] were also on Earth on 1 January, enjoying the [[New Year]]'s celebrations at [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]], as part of their tour of various New Year's celebrations in history. [[Ryan Sinclair]] cited this particular New Year as being his favourite. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Resolution (TV story)}})
* Sometime after the departure of [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Grace Holloway]] discovered residue left over from her encounter with [[the Master]]. Seeking out the possibility of developing a Human/Time Lord hybrid capable of [[regeneration]], she bagan working for a genetics lab (later she learned she was actually working for a branch of [[MI6]]). ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead]]'')
* One account claims that it was during the year 2000 that the [[First Doctor]] regenerated rather than 1986. ([[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Grace return.jpg|thumb|left|[[Grace Holloway]] re-encounters the [[Eighth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Body Politic (comic story)|The Body Politic]]'')]]
In [[February]], the Eighth Doctor returned to Grace Holloway and offered her a trip in the TARDIS. This time, she accepted his offer. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Body Politic (comic story)}}) Sometime after the Doctor returned her to Earth, Grace quit her job at the hospital and, seeking to use the Master's DNA to develop a human/Time Lord hybrid capable of [[regeneration]], began working for a genetics lab; which she later learned was actually a branch of [[MI6]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fallen (comic story)}})


=== [[January]] ===
==== November - December ====
In early [[November]], [[Thomas Daley|Tom]] wandered onto [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s [[Celestial Omnibus]] thinking it was a real bus. Iris left London with Tom on the bus and the two began travelling together. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Land of the Dead]]'' was first released.
Prior to [[Christmas]] 2000, the Eighth Doctor warned [[Chang Lee]] not to be in [[San Francisco]] on that date and advised him to "take a vacation". Exactly what event inspired that warning has as yet not been officially chronicled. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}})
* [[3rd January|03]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Parallel 59]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Last of the Gaderene]]'' was first published.
* [[13th January | 13]] - [[Eric Dodson]], who portrayed the role of the headman in [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'', died.


=== [[February]] ===
=== Undated ===
The [[Cybermen]] unleashed a [[computer virus]] that destroyed all of the [[vowel]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vrs (short story)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Fearmonger]]'' was first released. First solo [[Seventh Doctor]] audio adventure.
The [[Sixth Doctor]] met [[Evelyn Smythe]] for the first time in [[Sheffield Hallam University]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)}})
* [[BBV]]: ''[[Punchline]]'' was first released. With [[Big Finish Productions]] having now signed [[Sylvester McCoy]] to play the official [[Seventh Doctor]], BBV retires [[The Time Travellers (series)|The Time Travellers]] series after this release, with McCoy playing "The Dominie" for the last time.
* [[1st February | 01]] - [[Reginald Jessup]], who played a servant in [[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' and [[Savar|Lord Savar]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', died.
* [[7th February | 07]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'' was first published. This novel introduces the third incarnation of [[Romana III|Romana]].
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Tomb of Valdemar]]'' was first published.


=== [[March]] ===
The [[London Eye]] was opened sometime in this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Magic of the Angels (novel)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'' was first released. This [[Sixth Doctor]] adventure features the introduction of [[Evelyn Smythe]], the first companion to be created exclusively for audio.
The [[Ninth Doctor]] was [[photograph]]ed fighting a [[pterodactyl]]. By [[2005]], [[Clive Finch]] had added a copy of the photo to his collection of information about the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}})
* [[6th March|06]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Fall of Yquatine]]'' was first published.
** [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]'' anthology was first published. This was the third and last ''Short Trips'' release by [[BBC Books]]; [[Big Finish Productions]] will later continue the series.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]''.


=== [[April]] ===
[[Lily Henwick]]'s [[mother]] [[Angela Henwick|Angela]] and brother [[Noah Henwick|Noah]] were taken by the [[Zeeng]] through a [[rift]] inside [[Miriam Henwick's house|their house]]. The [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]], who wound up in the area while attempting to refuel [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], helped rescue them, along with [[Stranger (The Monster in the Cupboard)|another abductee]], and sealed the rift. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine]]'' was first released. This was the first Daleks story produced by Big Finish..
=== Other realities ===
* [[3rd April|03]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Coldheart]]'' was first published.
[[File:Eighth Dcotor Grace.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Eighth Doctor (Grace Holloway's husband)|Eighth Doctor]] in bed with his wife [[Grace Holloway]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]'')]]
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Verdigris]]'' was first published.
In an alternate universe, the [[Eighth Doctor (Grace Holloway's husband)|Eighth Doctor]] stayed in [[San Francisco]] after defeating {{Roberts}} and married [[Grace Holloway]]. He got a job as a [[professor]] at a [[university]] in San Francisco and happily lived a domestic life with Grace. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Glorious Dead (comic story)}})


=== [[May]] ===
In [[Parallel universe (Exile)|another universe]], [[Previous Doctor (Exile)|the Doctor]] came to London to hide from the [[Time Lord (Exile)|Time Lords]] and avoid his trial. To improve his elusiveness, he jumped off a [[pylon]] and [[Regeneration|regenerated]] into [[The Doctor (Exile)|a woman]]. For a while, the Doctor managed to live an ordinary life on Earth working at a [[Sainsbury's]], but she was eventually found by two Time Lords and punished for her actions. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Exile (audio story)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Red Dawn]]'' was first released.
== Births and deaths ==
* [[1st May|01]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Space Age]]'' was first published.
=== Dated ===
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Grave Matter]]'' was first published.
On [[10 February]], [[Henry Noone|Henry Louis Noone]] was born in [[St Stephen's Hospital]] in London. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Death in the Family (audio story)}})
* [[15th May|15]] - Publication of ''Jon Pertwee: The Biography'' by [[Bernard Bale]].


=== [[June]] ===
=== Undated ===
[[Sally Morgan]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Project Nirvana (audio story)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'' was first released.
[[Chloe Webber]] was born to [[Trish Webber]] and [[Chloe Webber's father|Chloe's father]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}})
* [[CP]]: ''[[Tales of the Solar System]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Pocket Essential Doctor Who]]'' was first published.
* [[5th June|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Banquo Legacy]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'' was first published.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[Galaxy 4]]''.
* [[18th June | 18]] - [[Derek Sydney]], who played [[Sevcheria]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Romans]]'', died from a heart attack in [[Wikipedia:San Marcos, California|San Marcos]], [[California]].
* [[28th June | 28]] - [[David Neal]] (The President in [[DW]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'') died from natural causes.
* [[29th June | 29]] - [[John Abineri]], who had roles in [[DW]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'', died from motor neurone disease.


=== [[July]] ===
== Other ==
According to one account, [[Zoe Heriot]] originated from 2000. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Prison in Space (audio story)}}) Despite the fact that most sources date Zoe's life to a much later time, no source disputes that she was a fan of the [[Karkus]] comics published in the ''[[Hourly Telepress]]'' in this year. ([[TV]]:{{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wheel of Ice (novel)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Winter for the Adept]]'' was first released.
[[New York City]]'s total population was 8,008,278, 2,871,032 of whom were foreign-born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gathering (TV story)}})
* [[3rd July | 03]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'' was first published. [[Romana III]] returns. Final appearance of [[Compassion]] as a companion.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Prime Time]]'' was first published.
* [[11th July | 11]] - [[Roy Purcell]] ([[Powers|Chief Prison Officer Powers]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' and the [[President (The Three Doctors)|President of the Council]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') died as a result of complications from an operation.


=== [[August]] ===
People in [[1966]] initially believed the [[rhinoceros]], an [[endangered species]], would be completely extinct by this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street (short story)}})


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element]]'' was first released. [[Lalla Ward]] returns as [[Romana II]] and will make many more Big Finish audio dramas in the years ahead.
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[BBC Audio]] releases an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'', plus a new edition of the 1993 release, [[DW]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]''.
* References in the ''Doctor Who'' universe tend to indicate the year 2000 was the start of the millennium, rather than [[2001]], the technical start of that century.
* [[7th August|07]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Burning]]'' was first published, launching a six-book story arc entitled the Earth Arc. For the next four books, the Doctor has no companions (although this book contains a reference to [[Compassion]]).
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]'' directly contradicts ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', the television story the novelisation is adapted from. The [[1976 (releases)|1976]] novelisation considers the [[First Doctor's renewal|First Doctor's regeneration]] having taken place in 2000, rather the [[1986]] placement the [[1966 (releases)|1966]] television story gave.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Imperial Moon]]'' was first published.
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* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan]]'' was first released. [[Muriel Frost]] appears, becoming the first character from the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip to appear in a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Dead Men Diaries|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries]]'' was first published, returning [[Bernice Summerfield]] to the literary arena and launching the [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series]] of books. This was the first of numerous Summerfield short story collections.
* ''[[Enlightenment (fanzine)|Enlightenment]]'', the magazine published by the Canadian fan club, the Doctor Who Information Network, publishes its 100th issue.
* [[4th September | 4]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Casualties of War (novel)|Casualties of War]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Festival of Death]]'' was first published.
** [[UK]] release of the remastered and unedited version of [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' on home video.
* [[10th September | 10]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4, becoming the first non-UK DVD release from the series.
* [[20th September|20]] - [[Mary Ridge]], who directed [[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'', died.
 
=== [[October]] ===
 
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]'' was first released.
* [[CP]]: ''[[Campaign]]'', a [[First Doctor]] novel rejected for the [[Past Doctor Adventures]] line, was self-published by its author, [[Jim Mortimore]]. According to [[REF]]: ''[[Howe's Transcendental Toybox]]'', the book was dated May 2000, but did not begin actually circulating until October.
* [[2nd October | 02]] - Future ''Doctor Who'' co-star [[Billie Piper]] releases her second and final album, ''Walk of Life''. After the release of this album, Piper decides to concentrate on her acting career.
* [[12th October | 12]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Turing Test]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Independence Day]]'' was first published.
* [[14th October | 14]] - [[Lawrence Davidson]], who appeared as the [[Draconian First Secretary]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' died.
* [[21st October | 21]] - [[Alan Rowe]], who played numerous guest roles on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', died.
* [[25th October | 25]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Regeneration]]'' was first published.
* The dance group Dizzy releases a dance track called "Dr. Who" on Doubledown Recordings.
* ''Who was Dr. Who'', a compilation CD produced by [[Mark Ayres]], was released on the Cherry Red/RPM label. The CD compiles assorted singles and other recordings based on or inspired by ''Doctor Who'' dating back to the 1960s. Included was a previously unissued [[Frazer Hines]] recording, "Time Traveller".
 
=== [[November]] ===
 
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Holy Terror]]'' was first released. [[Frobisher]] appears, becoming the first [[companion]] from the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip to appear in a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Doomsday Manuscript|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript]]'' was first published, the first full-length novel in the [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series]] of books.
* [[BBV]]: ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]'' was first released.
* [[Morris Barry]], who directed [[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'', as well as playing [[Tollund]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'', died.
* [[6th November|06]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Endgame]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[The King of Terror]]'' was first published.
* [[13th November|13]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' becomes the second ''Doctor Who'' story (and the first solo [[Fourth Doctor]] story) to be released to DVD in the UK (a year after the previous release).
* [[23rd November|23]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Howe's Transcendental Toybox]]'' was first published.
 
=== [[December]] ===  
 
* [[BFA]]: '''[[The Mutant Phase]]'' was first released.
* [[17th December | 17]] - [[Maurice Quick]], who played the [[Gold Usher]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', died.
* [[21st December | 21]] - [[John Lee (actor)|John Lee]], who portrayed [[Alydon]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'', died in [[Wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], [[Australia]].
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2000 in

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Timeline for 2000
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A cake commemorating the coming of the year 2000 at Walker General Hospital. (TV: Doctor Who)

2000 was a year.

Properties

The year 2000 was, as evidenced by statements by American news outlets and world-renowned chronologist Professor Wagg — the start of the third millennium. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"]) This view was shared by at least one incarnation of the Doctor. (PROSE: The Novel of the Film [+]Loading...["The Novel of the Film (novelisation)"]) Despite the predilection of most humans to celebrate it as the beginning of the millennium, however, at least one other incarnation of the Doctor regarded it as the final year of the second millennium. (PROSE: Millennial Rites [+]Loading...["Millennial Rites (novel)"]) This tug-of-war between the technical and common conceptions of the year was reflected in an argument between Anji Kapoor and her boyfriend Dave Young. He held fast to the view that 1 January 2001 was the beginning of the millennium, whereas she found this pedantry a reason to seriously consider leaving him. (PROSE: Escape Velocity [+]Loading...["Escape Velocity (novel)"])

Events

Dated

January - February

For the first ten minutes of 1 January, London was transformed into the Great Kingdom. Anne Travers sacrificed her life to return the universe to normal. (PROSE: Millennial Rites [+]Loading...["Millennial Rites (novel)"]) The Sixth Doctor regenerated shortly after leaving Earth. (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"])

Also in the morning of 1 January, the Eighth Doctor departed San Francisco after preventing the Bruce Master from destroying the planet at the start of the year. Grace Holloway declined an invitation to travel with him and the Doctor did not agree to Grace's invitation for him to come with her. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)",""]) After the departure of the Eighth Doctor, Grace discovered residue left over from the Master's Deathworm Morphant form. (COMIC: The Fallen [+]Loading...["The Fallen (comic story)"])

The Fourth Doctor and Romana II were also on Earth on the 1st of January; visiting Paris, much to Romana's chagrin as they had only just visited the city, albeit twenty-one years earlier. (COMIC: The Forgotten [+]Loading...["The Forgotten (comic story)"])

The Thirteenth Doctor and Team TARDIS were also on Earth on 1 January, enjoying the New Year's celebrations at Sydney Harbour Bridge, as part of their tour of various New Year's celebrations in history. Ryan Sinclair cited this particular New Year as being his favourite. (TV: Resolution [+]Loading...["Resolution (TV story)"])

Grace Holloway re-encounters the Eighth Doctor. (COMIC: The Body Politic)

In February, the Eighth Doctor returned to Grace Holloway and offered her a trip in the TARDIS. This time, she accepted his offer. (COMIC: The Body Politic [+]Loading...["The Body Politic (comic story)"]) Sometime after the Doctor returned her to Earth, Grace quit her job at the hospital and, seeking to use the Master's DNA to develop a human/Time Lord hybrid capable of regeneration, began working for a genetics lab; which she later learned was actually a branch of MI6. (COMIC: The Fallen [+]Loading...["The Fallen (comic story)"])

November - December

In early November, Tom wandered onto Iris Wildthyme's Celestial Omnibus thinking it was a real bus. Iris left London with Tom on the bus and the two began travelling together. (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])

Prior to Christmas 2000, the Eighth Doctor warned Chang Lee not to be in San Francisco on that date and advised him to "take a vacation". Exactly what event inspired that warning has as yet not been officially chronicled. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"])

Undated

The Cybermen unleashed a computer virus that destroyed all of the vowels. (PROSE: Vrs [+]Loading...["Vrs (short story)"])

The Sixth Doctor met Evelyn Smythe for the first time in Sheffield Hallam University. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy [+]Loading...["The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)"])

The London Eye was opened sometime in this year. (PROSE: Magic of the Angels [+]Loading...["Magic of the Angels (novel)"])

The Ninth Doctor was photographed fighting a pterodactyl. By 2005, Clive Finch had added a copy of the photo to his collection of information about the Doctor. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

Lily Henwick's mother Angela and brother Noah were taken by the Zeeng through a rift inside their house. The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler, who wound up in the area while attempting to refuel the TARDIS, helped rescue them, along with another abductee, and sealed the rift. (PROSE: The Monster in the Cupboard [+]Loading...["The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)"])

Other realities

The Eighth Doctor in bed with his wife Grace Holloway. (COMIC: The Glorious Dead)

In an alternate universe, the Eighth Doctor stayed in San Francisco after defeating the Bruce Master and married Grace Holloway. He got a job as a professor at a university in San Francisco and happily lived a domestic life with Grace. (COMIC: The Glorious Dead [+]Loading...["The Glorious Dead (comic story)"])

In another universe, the Doctor came to London to hide from the Time Lords and avoid his trial. To improve his elusiveness, he jumped off a pylon and regenerated into a woman. For a while, the Doctor managed to live an ordinary life on Earth working at a Sainsbury's, but she was eventually found by two Time Lords and punished for her actions. (AUDIO: Exile [+]Loading...["Exile (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 10 February, Henry Louis Noone was born in St Stephen's Hospital in London. (AUDIO: A Death in the Family [+]Loading...["A Death in the Family (audio story)"])

Undated

Sally Morgan was born. (AUDIO: Project Nirvana [+]Loading...["Project Nirvana (audio story)"])

Chloe Webber was born to Trish Webber and Chloe's father. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])

Other

According to one account, Zoe Heriot originated from 2000. (AUDIO: Prison in Space [+]Loading...["Prison in Space (audio story)"]) Despite the fact that most sources date Zoe's life to a much later time, no source disputes that she was a fan of the Karkus comics published in the Hourly Telepress in this year. (TV:The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"], PROSE: The Wheel of Ice [+]Loading...["The Wheel of Ice (novel)"])

New York City's total population was 8,008,278, 2,871,032 of whom were foreign-born. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])

People in 1966 initially believed the rhinoceros, an endangered species, would be completely extinct by this year. (PROSE: The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street [+]Loading...["The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street (short story)"])

Behind the scenes

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