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'''1957''' was the official start of [[human]]ity's [[space]] age. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[Inter-Galactic Cat]]'') | '''1957''' was the official start of [[human]]ity's [[space]] age. ([[DWAN]]: ''[[Inter-Galactic Cat]]'') | ||
[[ | == Events == | ||
=== [[October]] === | |||
* [[15 October|15]] - A [[BBC|BBC News]] bulletin reported on the recent launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'', [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, by the [[Russia|Soviet Union]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | |||
[[Douglas Caldwell]], a member of [[Torchwood One]], died | === Unknown dates === | ||
* [[Noel Coward]] met [[Iris Wildthyme]] at the [[Royal Variety Performance]] at some point this year. They immediately became friends. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | |||
[[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in [[Syria]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | * [[Douglas Caldwell]], a member of [[Torchwood One]], died. ([[TW]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]'') | ||
* [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in [[Syria]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | |||
[[The Doctor]] owned a map of [[Paris]] from | * [[The Doctor]] owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Death of Art]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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=== [[December]] === | === [[December]] === | ||
* [[6 December|6]] - [[Arabella Weir]] was born in [[San Francisco]]. | * [[6 December|6]] - [[Arabella Weir]] was born in [[San Francisco]]. | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 25 August 2012
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1957 was the official start of humanity's space age. (DWAN: Inter-Galactic Cat)
Events
October
- 15 - A BBC News bulletin reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (BFA: Unregenerate!)
Unknown dates
- Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (EDA: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TW: To the Last Man)
- Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (SJA: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (NA: The Death of Art)
Behind the scenes
January
- 1 - Janet Fielding, who played companion Tegan Jovanka, was born in Brisbane, Australia.
March
- 10 - Andrew Boxer ( Robin Stuart in DW: Arc of Infinity) was born.
- 24 - Christine Kavanagh (Aram in DW: Timelash) was born
- 29 - Yolande Palfrey (Janet in DW: Terror of the Vervoids) was born.
April
- 6 - Glen Murphy (Dibber in DW: The Mysterious Planet) was born.
May
- 5 - Richard E. Grant, who played two BBC-authorised yet non-canonical Doctors, was born.
- 12 - Sneh Gupta (Osborn in DW: Resurrection of the Daleks) is born.
June
- 5 - Steven Pacey (Trevor in BFA: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth) was born.
- 19 - The Army Game debuted on UK television. The series co-stared William Hartnell in what became his best-known role prior to Doctor Who.
- 23 - Leee John (Mansell in DW: Enlightenment) was born.
July
26 - Nana Visitor (Olivia Colasanto in TW: Immortal Sins and TW: End of the Road) was born.
August
- 24 - Stephen Fry was born.
September
- 15 - Dorota Rae (Lavel in DW: Battlefield) was born.
December
- 6 - Arabella Weir was born in San Francisco.
