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'''1942''' was a [[year]]. [[World War II]] was being fought on [[Earth]].


==Events==
== Events ==
=== Dated ===
In [[January]], the [[Third Doctor]] encountered several [[Nazi]] soldiers in [[France]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Timebenders (comic story)}})


===[[Doctor Who Universe]]===
On [[15 January]], [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] arrived on the [[SS Batavia|SS ''Batavia'']]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)}})
====[[November]]====
*Reports of [[vampire]]s emerged out of [[Romania]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'')


====[[December]]====
On [[28 July]], the [[American Federation of Musicians]]' recording ban first started, banning [[America]]n artists from recording music. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Atom Bomb Blues (novel)}})
* [[24th December]] - [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemunde]]., ([[NA]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'')


====Unknown Date====
On [[24 December]], [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemünde]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}})
*[[Ben Jackson]] was born in this year. ([[MA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People]]'')
* Summer - In an [[alternate timeline]], the allied leaders met in a secret bunker underneath [[Washington, D.C.]]. With no common enemy to fight against, relations between the Soviets, Americans and British broke down and the centre of the debate was the [[Ironside Project|Ironsides]]. Neither [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] or [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]] were keen to allow such powerful weapons to be the property of the [[British Army]] alone, but the Ironsides' insistance that under no circumstances would they relocate from the United Kingdom meant that Churchill had no choice but to agree to their destruction. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011]]'')


====See also====
=== Undated ===
*[[World War II]]
[[File:Janvier.jpg|thumb|left|The [[German]] calendar for [[January]] 1942. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Timebenders (comic story)}})]]
Reports of [[vampire]]s emerged from [[Romania]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Fenric (TV story)}})


===Real World===
The [[United Kingdom|British]] conducted a raid into occupied France. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Survival (novelisation)}})
====[[January]]====
*[[25th January|25]] - [[John Owens]] is born.


====[[February]]====
[[The Doctor]] visited the [[labyrinth]] under [[Buda Castle]], which was being used as a military [[hospital]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story)}})
*[[7th February|7]] - [[Gareth Hunt]] is born.
*[[14th February|14]] - [[Michael E. Briant]] is born.
*[[16th February|16]] - [[Patricia Maynard]] is born.
*[[28th February|28]] - [[Robin Phillips]], who played [[Altos]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'', is born in [[Wikipedia:Haslemere|Haslemere]], [[Surrey]], [[England]].


====[[March]]====
== Births and deaths ==
*[[6th March|6]] - [[David Cleeve]] is born.
[[Ben Jackson]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}}) and [[Polly Wright]] were born this year, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Murder Game (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Resistance (audio story)}}) as was [[Anthony Chambers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Reaping (audio story)}})
*[[24th March|24]] - [[Lynda Baron]], who provided the singing narration for [[DW]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' and played [[Wrack]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'', is born in [[Manchester]], [[England]].
*24 - [[Stephen Yardley]] is born.


====[[April]]====
[[Gerald Kneale]] died, becoming one of the few [[Torchwood Institute]] operatives not to be killed on active service. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Rift War! (comic story)|part=Six: Circles}})
*[[22nd April|22]] - [[Denis Lill]] is born.
*[[28th April|28]] - [[Ilona Rodgers]], who played [[Carol Richmond]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', is born in [[Harrogate]], [[England]].


====[[May]]====
== Other ==
*[[12th May|12]] - [[Pam St. Clement]] is born.
One of the believed causes of the [[Time Fracture]] was a bomb or something more sinister detonating during [[the Blitz]] in 1942. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! (webcast)}})
*12 - [[Royce Mills]] is born.
*[[14th May|14]] - [[Prentis Hancock]] is born.
*[[15th May|15]] - [[Paul Shelley]] is born.
*[[22nd May|22]] - [[Cavan Kendall]] is born.


====[[June]]====
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*[[18th June|18]] - [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]], who appeared as himself as part of [[The Beatles]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', is born in [[Liverpool]].
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====[[August]]====
*[[16th August|16]] - [[John Challis]] is born.
 
====[[November]]====
*[[29th November|29]] - [[Michael Craze]], who portrayed [[companion]] [[Ben Jackson]], is born in [[Cornwall]], [[England]].
 
====[[December]]====
*[[2nd December|2]] - [[John D. Collins]] is born.
*[[17th December|19]] - [[Ian Talbot]] is born.
*[[23rd December|23]] - [[Chubby Oates]] is born.
 
====unknown date====
*[[Carl Rigg]] is born.
*[[Max Harvey]] is born.

Latest revision as of 03:19, 22 October 2024

1942 in

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1942 was a year. World War II was being fought on Earth.

Events

Dated

In January, the Third Doctor encountered several Nazi soldiers in France. (COMIC: Timebenders [+]Loading...["Timebenders (comic story)"])

On 15 January, Charley Pollard arrived on the SS Batavia. (AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)"])

On 28 July, the American Federation of Musicians' recording ban first started, banning American artists from recording music. (PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues [+]Loading...["Atom Bomb Blues (novel)"])

On 24 December, Oskar Steinmann supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at Peenemünde. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])

Undated

The German calendar for January 1942. (COMIC: Timebenders [+]Loading...["Timebenders (comic story)"])

Reports of vampires emerged from Romania. (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"])

The British conducted a raid into occupied France. (PROSE: Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (novelisation)"])

The Doctor visited the labyrinth under Buda Castle, which was being used as a military hospital. (AUDIO: The Labyrinth of Buda Castle [+]Loading...["The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Ben Jackson (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)"]) and Polly Wright were born this year, (PROSE: The Murder Game [+]Loading...["The Murder Game (novel)"], AUDIO: Resistance [+]Loading...["Resistance (audio story)"]) as was Anthony Chambers. (AUDIO: The Reaping [+]Loading...["The Reaping (audio story)"])

Gerald Kneale died, becoming one of the few Torchwood Institute operatives not to be killed on active service. (COMIC: Rift War! (part six: circles) [+]Loading...{"part":"Six: Circles","1":"Rift War! (comic story)"})

Other

One of the believed causes of the Time Fracture was a bomb or something more sinister detonating during the Blitz in 1942. (WC: Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! [+]Loading...["Tia Kofi Enters the Time Fracture! (webcast)"])

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