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'''1942''' was a [[year]]. [[World War II]] was being fought on [[Earth]]. | |||
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=== Dated === | |||
In [[January]], the [[Third Doctor]] encountered several [[Nazi]] soldiers in [[France]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Timebenders (comic story)}}) | |||
On [[15 January]], [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] arrived on the [[SS Batavia|SS ''Batavia'']]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)}}) | |||
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)}}) | |||
On [[24 December]], [[Oskar Steinmann]] supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at [[Peenemünde]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}) | |||
=== Undated === | |||
[[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)}}) | |||
The [[United Kingdom|British]] conducted a raid into occupied France. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Survival (novelisation)}}) | |||
[[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)}}) | |||
== Births and deaths == | |||
[[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)}}) | |||
[[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}}) | |||
== Other == | |||
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)}}) | |||
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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
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)"])
