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== Events == | == Events == | ||
=== [[October]] === | === [[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]]. ([[ | * [[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]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | ||
=== Unknown dates === | === Unknown dates === | ||
* [[Noel Coward]] met [[Iris Wildthyme]] at the [[Royal Variety Performance]] at some point this year. They immediately became friends. ([[ | * [[Noel Coward]] met [[Iris Wildthyme]] at the [[Royal Variety Performance]] at some point this year. They immediately became friends. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | ||
* [[Douglas Caldwell]], a member of [[Torchwood One]], died. ([[ | * [[Douglas Caldwell]], a member of [[Torchwood One]], died. ([[TV]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]'') | ||
* [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in [[Syria]]. ([[ | * [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in [[Syria]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor]] owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[ | * [[The Doctor]] owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== [[March]] === | === [[March]] === | ||
* [[10 March|10]] - [[Andrew Boxer]] ( [[Robin Stuart]] in [[ | * [[10 March|10]] - [[Andrew Boxer]] ( [[Robin Stuart]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') was born. | ||
* [[24 March|24]] - [[Christine Kavanagh]] ([[Aram]] in [[ | * [[24 March|24]] - [[Christine Kavanagh]] ([[Aram]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') was born | ||
* [[29 March|29]] - [[Yolande Palfrey]] ([[Janet (Terror of the Vervoids)|Janet]] in [[ | * [[29 March|29]] - [[Yolande Palfrey]] ([[Janet (Terror of the Vervoids)|Janet]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids]]'') was born. | ||
=== [[April]] === | === [[April]] === | ||
* [[6 April|6]] - [[Glen Murphy]] ([[Dibber]] in [[ | * [[6 April|6]] - [[Glen Murphy]] ([[Dibber]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') was born. | ||
=== [[May]] === | === [[May]] === | ||
* [[5 May|5]] - [[Richard E. Grant]], who played two [[BBC]]-authorised yet non-canonical [[the Doctor|Doctors]], was born. | * [[5 May|5]] - [[Richard E. Grant]], who played two [[BBC]]-authorised yet non-canonical [[the Doctor|Doctors]], was born. | ||
* [[12 May|12]] - [[Sneh Gupta]] ([[Osborn]] in [[ | * [[12 May|12]] - [[Sneh Gupta]] ([[Osborn]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') is born. | ||
=== [[June]] === | === [[June]] === | ||
* [[5 June|5]] - [[Steven Pacey]] ([[Trevor (The Zygon Who Fell to Earth)|Trevor]] in [[ | * [[5 June|5]] - [[Steven Pacey]] ([[Trevor (The Zygon Who Fell to Earth)|Trevor]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Zygon Who Fell to Earth]]'') was born. | ||
* [[19 June|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''. | * [[19 June|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 June|23]] - [[Leee John]] ([[Mansell]] in [[ | * [[23 June|23]] - [[Leee John]] ([[Mansell]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') was born. | ||
=== [[July]] === | === [[July]] === | ||
* [[26 July|26]] - [[Nana Visitor]] ([[Olivia Colasanto]] in [[ | * [[26 July|26]] - [[Nana Visitor]] ([[Olivia Colasanto]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins (TV story)|Immortal Sins]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') was born. | ||
=== [[August]] === | === [[August]] === | ||
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=== [[September]] === | === [[September]] === | ||
* [[15 September|15]] - [[Dorota Rae]] ([[Lavel]] in [[ | * [[15 September|15]] - [[Dorota Rae]] ([[Lavel]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') was born. | ||
=== [[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 07:06, 16 September 2012
| Timeline for 1957 |
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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. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
Unknown dates
- Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TV: To the Last Man)
- Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
Behind the scenes
March
- 10 - Andrew Boxer ( Robin Stuart in TV: Arc of Infinity) was born.
- 24 - Christine Kavanagh (Aram in TV: Timelash) was born
- 29 - Yolande Palfrey (Janet in TV: Terror of the Vervoids) was born.
April
- 6 - Glen Murphy (Dibber in TV: 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 TV: Resurrection of the Daleks) is born.
June
- 5 - Steven Pacey (Trevor in AUDIO: 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 TV: Enlightenment) was born.
July
- 26 - Nana Visitor (Olivia Colasanto in TV: Immortal Sins and TV: End of the Road) was born.
August
- 24 - Stephen Fry was born.
September
- 15 - Dorota Rae (Lavel in TV: Battlefield) was born.
December
- 6 - Arabella Weir was born in San Francisco.
