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=== History of the Doctor Who Universe === | === History of the Doctor Who Universe === | ||
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* [[Anne Travers]] becomes the cabinet's [[scientific advisor]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[Downtime]]'') | * [[Anne Travers]] becomes the cabinet's [[scientific advisor]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[Downtime]]'') | ||
==== [[February]] ==== | ==== [[February]] ==== | ||
*[[28th February|28]] - [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Adric]] land the [[TARDIS]] by the side of a motorway to gain measurements of a [[police box]]. | *[[28th February|28]] - [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Adric]] land the [[TARDIS]] by the side of a motorway to gain measurements of a [[police box]]. Events of ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. Air hostess [[Tegan Jovanka]] stumbles aboard the [[TARDIS]] on her way to work at [[London]]'s [[Heathrow]] Airport. | ||
*[[28th February|28]] - [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] tries to return [[Tegan Jovanka]] to her own time, but is interrupted by the events of ''[[Four to Doomsday]]''. | |||
==== [[March]] ==== | ==== [[March]] ==== | ||
*[[1st March|1]] - Following a lethal fall from the Pharos Project's dish, the [[Fourth Doctor]] regenerates into the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]]. ([[DW]]:''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | |||
*[[1st March |1]] - [[Fourth Doctor | |||
==== [[June]] ==== | ==== [[June]] ==== | ||
*[[Peter Tracey]] is given a suspended sentence for breaking and entering. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | *[[Peter Tracey]] is given a suspended sentence for breaking and entering. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
====[[July]]==== | |||
*[[7th July|7]] - British musical group [[Soft Cell]] release their single, ''[[Tainted Love]]'', which would go on to become recognized as a classic of early-1980s pop music. It is destined to be preserved until at the year [[5,000,000,000]] when it is revered as a piece of classical music from old Earth. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]'' | |||
==== [[September]] ==== | ==== [[September]] ==== | ||
* A hailstorm srikes [[Moreton Harwood]]. It lasts only thirteen seconds, but destroys [[Commander Pollock]]'s crops. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | * A hailstorm srikes [[Moreton Harwood]]. It lasts only thirteen seconds, but destroys [[Commander Pollock]]'s crops. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
==== [[December]] ==== | ==== [[December]] ==== | ||
* ([[1st December|1]] - [[14th December |14]]) - [[Sarah Jane Smith]] is out of the country working for [[Reuters]]. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | * ([[1st December|1]] - [[14th December |14]]) - [[Sarah Jane Smith]] is out of the country working for [[Reuters]]. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
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* [[10th December|10]] - Lavinia Smith phones [[Brendan Richards]] to tell him he will be spending [[Christmas]] with Sarah Jane. Brendan waits for Sarah to pick him up at school, unaware that she is out of the country. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | * [[10th December|10]] - Lavinia Smith phones [[Brendan Richards]] to tell him he will be spending [[Christmas]] with Sarah Jane. Brendan waits for Sarah to pick him up at school, unaware that she is out of the country. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
* | * Prior to [[18th December]] - The Doctor visits [[Moreton Harwood]], leaving a package for Sarah Jane containing a version of [[K-9]]. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
* [[18th December|18]] - [[22nd December|22]]) - . ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') - [[Sarah Jane Smith]] discovers K-9. | * [[18th December|18]] - [[22nd December|22]]) - . ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') - [[Sarah Jane Smith]] discovers K-9. | ||
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* [[29th December|29]] - Members of the [[witch]]'s coven at Moreton Harwood are tried for attempted murder. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | * [[29th December|29]] - Members of the [[witch]]'s coven at Moreton Harwood are tried for attempted murder. ([[K-9 & Company]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
=== History of ''Doctor Who'' === | === History of ''Doctor Who'' === | ||
Revision as of 04:58, 23 June 2008
Events
History of the Doctor Who Universe
Date Unknown
- Anne Travers becomes the cabinet's scientific advisor. (MA: Downtime)
February
- 28 - The Doctor and Adric land the TARDIS by the side of a motorway to gain measurements of a police box. Events of Logopolis. Air hostess Tegan Jovanka stumbles aboard the TARDIS on her way to work at London's Heathrow Airport.
- 28 - The Doctor tries to return Tegan Jovanka to her own time, but is interrupted by the events of Four to Doomsday.
March
- 1 - Following a lethal fall from the Pharos Project's dish, the Fourth Doctor regenerates into the Fifth. (DW:Logopolis)
June
- Peter Tracey is given a suspended sentence for breaking and entering. (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend)
July
- 7 - British musical group Soft Cell release their single, Tainted Love, which would go on to become recognized as a classic of early-1980s pop music. It is destined to be preserved until at the year 5,000,000,000 when it is revered as a piece of classical music from old Earth. (DW: The End of the World
September
- A hailstorm srikes Moreton Harwood. It lasts only thirteen seconds, but destroys Commander Pollock's crops. (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend)
December
- (1 - 14) - Sarah Jane Smith is out of the country working for Reuters. (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 6 - Lavinia Smith leaves Moreton Harwood for a lecture tour in America. (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 10 - Lavinia Smith phones Brendan Richards to tell him he will be spending Christmas with Sarah Jane. Brendan waits for Sarah to pick him up at school, unaware that she is out of the country. (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend)
- Prior to 18th December - The Doctor visits Moreton Harwood, leaving a package for Sarah Jane containing a version of K-9. (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 18 - 22) - . (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend) - Sarah Jane Smith discovers K-9.
- 29 - Members of the witch's coven at Moreton Harwood are tried for attempted murder. (K-9 & Company: A Girl's Best Friend)
History of Doctor Who
January
- 02 - Victor Carin, who played Virgil Earp in "The Gunfighters," dies from cancer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- 03 - Warriors' Gate Episode 1 First Broadcast
- 10 - Warriors' Gate Episode 2 First Broadcast
- 15 - Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit First Published.
- 17 - Warriors' Gate Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 24 - Warriors' Gate Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 31 - The Keeper of Traken Episode 1 First Broadcast
February
- 07 - The Keeper of Traken Episode 2 First Broadcast
- 14 - The Keeper of Traken Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 21 - The Keeper of Traken Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 21 - Ron Grainer dies
March
- 21 - Logopolis Episode 4 First Broadcast, ending in Tom Baker's regeneration into Peter Davison. For the last time until 2005, the lead actor of the series is credited on screen as "Doctor Who" (beginning with the next season, the credit becomes "The Doctor").
April
- 17 - Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World First Published. Written by series actor Ian Marter, the book is controversial at the time of release for its use of adult language in a line of books officially considered children's literature. This is the final release in the Target Books line to use the old series logo from 1973-80 (the logo would next appear on a Target novelization in the early 1990s).
October
- 15 - Doctor Who and An Unearthly Child, an adaptation of the very first Doctor Who serial, is first published. Its publication promotes the upcoming rebroadcast of the serial by BBC Two. The Target Books line switches to the then-current "neon tubing" series logo with this release.
November
- 02 - Third television Broadcast of An Unearthly Child in the UK on BBC Two
- 03 - Second television Broadcast of The Cave of Skulls in the UK on BBC Two
- 04 - Second television Broadcast of The Forest of Fear in the UK on BBC Two
- 05 - Second television Broadcast of The Firemaker in the UK on BBC Two
December
- 28 - K9 and Company - A Girl's Best Friend First Broadcast. This is an attempt at launching a spin-off series, but is not successful.
Unknown date
- Steven Scott, who played Kebble in "The Power of the Daleks," dies.
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