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'''1973''' was a [[year]].


== Events ==
== Events ==
=== [[May]] ===
=== Dated ===
* [[14 May|14]] - the first American space station, ''[[Skylab]]'', was launched. The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed to have had involvement in its construction. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
On [[23 February]], the [[Vietnam War]] ended with no clear victor. At the same time, [[Doctor]] [[Albert Gilroy]] invented his [[artificial intelligence]] [[Isley]], and [[Major]] [[Geoffrey Redvers]] arrived home in [[Chicago]] from his post in [[Saigon]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nuclear Time (novel)}})


=== [[December]] ===
On a [[Thursday]] in [[July]], [[Iris Wildthyme]] and [[Panda]] purchased an office in [[South Kensington]]. For the next three days, Iris and Panda occasionally visited the office to drop off dangerous artefacts collected during their adventures.
* [[12 December|12]] - [[Madeline Burton]] died in [[Paris]] from a drug overdose. The [[Revolution Man (cult)|Revolution Man]] cult (also known as 'The Second Coming of [[Ed Hill]]') collapsed without her influence. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Revolution Man]])''


* [[Jo Grant]] played [[Aladdin]], [[Mike Yates]] played [[Widow Twankey]], and the [[Third Doctor]] played the villain in the [[UNIT]] staff [[Christmas]] panto. ([[NA]]: ''[[No Future]]'', ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
On the [[Friday]], [[Anthony Marvelle]] visited Iris' office and stole the [[Blithe Pinking Shears]].


=== Unknown dates ===
On the [[Saturday]], Iris and Panda vaporised their office, destroying everything inside. Also that day, [[Vince Cosmos]] performed at the [[Hammersmith Odeon]] with the [[Tomorrow Twins]] playing support. He was attacked by [[Martian Time Agents]] and rescued by [[Panda]] and [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}})
* A film version of ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' was released. Genetic material from its principal stars, [[Michael York]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Richard Chamberlain]], and [[Frank Finlay]], would be used to create [[Reprise]]s of [[D'Artagnan]], [[Athos]], [[Aramis]], and [[Porthos]] in [[Europa]] in the far future. ([[MA]]: ''[[Managra]]'')


* An archaeological expedition led by [[Aubrey Prior]] stripped the tomb of [[Nephthys]] in [[Egypt]]. They told the workers it would be rebuilt in the [[British Museum]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'')
On [[24 December]], the [[Third Doctor]] pursued [[Casimer]] to [[Sommerton Manor]] in [[Shrewsbury]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sommerton Fetch (short story)}})


* Various incarnations of [[the Doctor]] along with various companions, experienced time-slipping between this year, [[1993]] and [[2013]] as the result of a ploy by [[the Rani]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'')
=== Undated ===
::''The Seventh Doctor claimed that he only imagined these events in a dream. ([[NA]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'')''
A film version of ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' was released. [[Genetics|Genetic]] material from its principal stars, [[Michael York]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Richard Chamberlain]] and [[Frank Finlay]], was used to create [[Reprise]]s of [[d'Artagnan]], [[Athos]], [[Aramis]] and [[Porthos]] in [[Europa (Managra)|Europa]] in the [[33rd century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Managra (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
According to some accounts, the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] ended in this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}}, {{cs|The Spear of Destiny (short story)}} et al.) [[Iris Wildthyme]] was also exiled to Earth in this year. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Land of Wonder (audio story)}})
=== [[January]] ===
 
* [[6 January|06]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
An [[archaeological]] expedition led by [[Aubrey Prior]] stripped the tomb of [[Nephthys]] in [[Egypt]]. They told the workers it would be rebuilt in the [[British Museum]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sands of Time (novel)}})
* [[13 January|13]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
 
* [[19 January|19]] - [[Max Adrian]], who played King [[Priam]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', died in [[Wikipedia:Wilford |Wilford]].
The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] fought a [[vampire]] in [[Los Angeles]]. While they were there, they met the horror film star [[Vita Monet]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Elixir of Doom (audio story)}})
* [[20 January|20]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast. Final television appearance of [[William Hartnell]]. This episode ends the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] and marks the beginning of the end of the [[UNIT]] era of the series, although UNIT would continue to play a role for several more seasons.
 
* [[27 January|27]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast. [[Ian Marter]], later to play companion [[Harry Sullivan]] and also write several acclaimed novelisations for [[Target Books]], made his first appearance on ''Doctor Who''.
[[Barbara Wright|Barbara Chesterton]] took her son [[Johnny Chess|John]] to the [[British Museum]] to look at the [[Roman]] exhibit. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Byzantium! (novel)}})
 
A young woman was abducted by the [[Sisters of St Matilda]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)}})
 
A [[fascism|fascist]] coup occurred in [[Chile]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}})


=== [[February]] ===
[[Steven (Have You Seen This Man?)|Steven]] saw the [[Ninth Doctor]] at a [[roller-disco (Have You Seen This Man?)|roller-disco]], and when he wrote about this encounter decades later on [[www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk]], he wrote that he thought the Doctor had not aged a day. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})
* [[3 February|03]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[10 February|10]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[17 February|17]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[24 February|24]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.


=== [[March]] ===
[[Slade]]'s "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]" was released this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Persistence of Memory (short story)}})
* [[3 March|03]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[10 March|10]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[17 March|17]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[24 March|24]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
* [[31 March|31]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast. Final appearance of [[Roger Delgado]] as [[the Master]], and final appearance of the Master until [[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''.


=== [[April]] ===
[[Jo Grant]] played [[Aladdin]], [[Mike Yates]] played [[Widow Twankey]] and the [[Third Doctor]] played the villain in the [[UNIT]] staff [[Christmas]] panto. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|No Future (novel)}}, {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}})
* [[7 April|07]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[14 April|14]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[21 April|21]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[28 April|28]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.


=== [[May]] ===
An "unfortunate incident" at the [[Henrik's]] [[Christmas party]] between [[Bernie Wilson]] and [[Erica Forsyth]] resulted in the former's demotion from Household Appliances to [[Junior Subordinate Caretaker]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}})
* [[2 May|02]] - [[Target Books]], an imprint of [[W.H. Allen]], reissues the 1960s novelisations [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' by [[David Whitaker]], [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', also by Whitaker, and [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' by [[Bill Strutton]]. The Daleks novel was retitled ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' and retains this title in all further editions. These books (all adapting [[First Doctor]] stories) were the first of 156 such novelisations the imprint would publish between up to [[1994]], covering all but a half-dozen televised stories, along with several radio and audio dramas. Target's later parent company, [[Virgin Publishing]], would continue to publish original fiction set in the ''Doctor Who'' universe until the end of its [[Bernice Summerfield]] line ended its association with the franchise in [[1999]], but with [[BBC Books]] holding the licence to publish original ''Doctor Who'' fiction from [[1997]], the publication of original novels would continue uninterrupted into [[2009]] and beyond.
* [[5 May|05]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
* [[12 May|12]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast.
* [[19 May|19]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[26 May|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.


=== [[June]] ===
The [[Powell Estate]] was built. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}})
* [[2 June|02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[9 June|09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[16 June|16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
* [[18 June|18]] - [[Roger Delgado]] was killed in an automobile accident outside [[Wikipedia:Neveshir |Neveshir]], [[Turkey]]. In later interviews (for ''[[Myth Makers]]'' and others), [[Jon Pertwee]] would cite Delgado's death as a contributing factor, along with the departure of [[Barry Letts]] as producer, in his decision to leave the series in 1974.
* [[23 June|23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast, ending the 10th season. [[Katy Manning]] leaves the series after this episode. Final use of the series logo introduced in [[1970]] until the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]], in which a similar, though not ''completely'' identical logo was used.


=== [[July]] ===
== Births and deaths ==
* [[30 July|30]] - [[Guy Middleton]], who played Colonel [[Attwood]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'' died.
=== Dated ===
On [[12 December]], [[Madeline Burton]] died in [[Paris]] from a drug overdose. The [[Revolution Man cult]] collapsed without her influence. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Revolution Man (novel)}})


=== [[August]] ===
=== Undated ===
* [[5 August|05]] - [[Paul Kasey]], who has played numerous monsters in the revived series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', was born in Chatham, [[Kent]].
[[Jasper Adeola]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Nightvisiting (TV story)}})
* ''TV Action'' publishes its final issue, ending its ''Doctor Who'' comic strip.


=== [[September]] ===
[[Noël Coward]] died. He knew in advance that he would die during this year due to his status as a [[time travel]]ler. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}})
* [[1 September|01]] - After several years in another publication, the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip resumed in ''TV Comic''.
* [[Doctor Who Annual 1974]] was published.


* [[8 September|08]] - ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Animated Series|Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' debuts on [[wikipedia:NBC|NBC]]. It is the second television installment of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise.
[[Kathleen Dudman]], [[Ace]]'s maternal grandmother, died this year. Although she was only three years old at the time, Ace distinctly remembered that her mother [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]] cried for days afterwards. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Night Thoughts (audio story)}})


=== [[November]] ===
== Other ==
* [[23 November|23]] - Tenth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''.
Celebrities active during this year included [[Gary Glitter]], [[Suzi Quatro]], [[David Bowie]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}}) and [[Vince Cosmos]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}})


=== [[December]] ===
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[3 December|03]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] made one of his first TV appearances playing a robot in an episode of ''Roberts Robots''.
* In a deleted scene from ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'', it was stated that [[Elton Pope]] was born in 1973.
* [[15 December|15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast, launching [[Season 11]]. A diamond-shaped [[Doctor Who logo|series logo]] was introduced - it became one of the franchise's most recognisable branding - along with an early version of the [[Bernard Lodge]]-designed "tunnel" opening sequence that would become closely associated with the [[Tom Baker]] era. [[Elisabeth Sladen]] made her series debut as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], and the [[Sontaran]]s are unveiled. This story also revealed the name of the Doctor's planet; [[Gallifrey]].
** ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''. This was the last time the series would be so featured for the next 10 years.
* [[22 December|22]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[29 December|29]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.


=== Unknown dates ===
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* The [[Wookey Hole]] cave system, near Wells, England, opens as a tourist attraction after more than a century of exploration. In [[1975]] the caves are used as the filming location for [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''.
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1973 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 23 February, the Vietnam War ended with no clear victor. At the same time, Doctor Albert Gilroy invented his artificial intelligence Isley, and Major Geoffrey Redvers arrived home in Chicago from his post in Saigon. (PROSE: Nuclear Time [+]Loading...["Nuclear Time (novel)"])

On a Thursday in July, Iris Wildthyme and Panda purchased an office in South Kensington. For the next three days, Iris and Panda occasionally visited the office to drop off dangerous artefacts collected during their adventures.

On the Friday, Anthony Marvelle visited Iris' office and stole the Blithe Pinking Shears.

On the Saturday, Iris and Panda vaporised their office, destroying everything inside. Also that day, Vince Cosmos performed at the Hammersmith Odeon with the Tomorrow Twins playing support. He was attacked by Martian Time Agents and rescued by Panda and Simon. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"])

On 24 December, the Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. (PROSE: The Sommerton Fetch [+]Loading...["The Sommerton Fetch (short story)"])

Undated

A film version of The Three Musketeers was released. Genetic material from its principal stars, Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain and Frank Finlay, was used to create Reprises of d'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis and Porthos in Europa in the 33rd century. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])

According to some accounts, the Third Doctor's exile on Earth ended in this year. (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"], The Spear of Destiny [+]Loading...["The Spear of Destiny (short story)"] et al.) Iris Wildthyme was also exiled to Earth in this year. (AUDIO: The Land of Wonder [+]Loading...["The Land of Wonder (audio story)"])

An archaeological expedition led by Aubrey Prior stripped the tomb of Nephthys in Egypt. They told the workers it would be rebuilt in the British Museum. (PROSE: The Sands of Time [+]Loading...["The Sands of Time (novel)"])

The Third Doctor and Jo Grant fought a vampire in Los Angeles. While they were there, they met the horror film star Vita Monet. (AUDIO: The Elixir of Doom [+]Loading...["The Elixir of Doom (audio story)"])

Barbara Chesterton took her son John to the British Museum to look at the Roman exhibit. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])

A young woman was abducted by the Sisters of St Matilda. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror [+]Loading...["The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)"])

A fascist coup occurred in Chile. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])

Steven saw the Ninth Doctor at a roller-disco, and when he wrote about this encounter decades later on www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk, he wrote that he thought the Doctor had not aged a day. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" was released this year. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory [+]Loading...["The Persistence of Memory (short story)"])

Jo Grant played Aladdin, Mike Yates played Widow Twankey and the Third Doctor played the villain in the UNIT staff Christmas panto. (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"], Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"])

An "unfortunate incident" at the Henrik's Christmas party between Bernie Wilson and Erica Forsyth resulted in the former's demotion from Household Appliances to Junior Subordinate Caretaker. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

The Powell Estate was built. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

Births and deaths

Dated

On 12 December, Madeline Burton died in Paris from a drug overdose. The Revolution Man cult collapsed without her influence. (PROSE: Revolution Man [+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"])

Undated

Jasper Adeola was born. (TV: Nightvisiting [+]Loading...["Nightvisiting (TV story)"])

Noël Coward died. He knew in advance that he would die during this year due to his status as a time traveller. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"])

Kathleen Dudman, Ace's maternal grandmother, died this year. Although she was only three years old at the time, Ace distinctly remembered that her mother Audrey cried for days afterwards. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts [+]Loading...["Night Thoughts (audio story)"])

Other

Celebrities active during this year included Gary Glitter, Suzi Quatro, David Bowie, (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"]) and Vince Cosmos. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"])

Behind the scenes

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