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=== History of the Doctor Who Universe === | === History of the Doctor Who Universe === | ||
* The [[Mona Lisa]] is stolen from the Louvre museum in [[Paris]] by [[Scaroth|Count Scarlioni]]. Around this time, the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana]] arrive in Paris for a visit; the Doctor describes 1979 as "a table wine year". ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'') | |||
* The [[Mona Lisa]] is stolen from the Louvre museum in [[Paris]] by [[Scaroth|Count Scarlioni]]. Around this time, the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana]] arrive in Paris for a visit; the Doctor describes 1979 as " | * Dr. [[Lavinia Smith]] moves from [[South Croydon]] to [[Moreton Harwood]] ([[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]''). | ||
* [[John Benton]] leaves the army and [[UNIT]], and takes a job selling second-hand cars ([[DW]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]''). | |||
* Dr. [[Lavinia Smith]] moves from [[South Croydon]] to [[Moreton Harwood]] ([[ | |||
* [[John Benton]] leaves the army and [[UNIT]] and takes a job selling second-hand cars ([[DW]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]''). | |||
==== [[October]] ==== | ==== [[October]] ==== | ||
*[[Skagra]] goes to [[Earth]] in search of [[Salyavin]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story) |Shada]]'') | *[[Skagra]] goes to [[Earth]] in search of [[Salyavin]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story) |Shada]]'') | ||
*The first ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' book is published, launching the franchise into the mainstream media on Earth. The Doctor was a fan. ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' and ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | *The first ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' book is published, launching the franchise into the mainstream media on Earth. The Doctor was a fan. ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' and ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
==== [[November]] ==== | ==== [[November]] ==== | ||
* [[21st November|21]] - [[Ian Dury]] and the Blockheads perform in concert at [[Sheffield]], [[England]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] attempts to take [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] to this concert when they instead end up in [[1879]] [[Scotland]]. Although [[Fourth Doctor|a previous incarnation]] described 1979 as a "table wine year" ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]''), it appears to have aged well as the Doctor now calls 1979 "a hell of a year". ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'') | * [[21st November|21]] - [[Ian Dury]] and the Blockheads perform in concert at [[Sheffield]], [[England]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] attempts to take [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] to this concert when they instead end up in [[1879]] [[Scotland]]. Although [[Fourth Doctor|a previous incarnation]] described 1979 as a "table wine year" ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]''), it appears to have aged well as the Doctor now calls 1979 "a hell of a year". ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'') | ||
==== Unknown Date ==== | ==== Unknown Date ==== | ||
* [[Rose Tyler]] may have attended a concert by ABBA at Wembley Stadium in London (unconfirmed). ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]''; ''the canonicity of this interactive mini-episode is unclear'') | * [[Rose Tyler]] may have attended a concert by ABBA at Wembley Stadium in London (unconfirmed). ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]''; ''the canonicity of this interactive mini-episode is unclear'') | ||
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=== [[January]] === | === [[January]] === | ||
* [[6th January | 6]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' Episode 3 First Broadcast | |||
* [[13th January | 13]] -[[DW]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[6th January | | |||
* [[13th January | 13]] - [[The Power of Kroll]] Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[16th January |16]] - [[Peter Butterworth]], who played [[the Meddling Monk]], dies from an apparent heart attack in [[Wikipedia:Coventry |Coventry]]. | * [[16th January |16]] - [[Peter Butterworth]], who played [[the Meddling Monk]], dies from an apparent heart attack in [[Wikipedia:Coventry |Coventry]]. | ||
* [[18th January | 18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[18th January | 18]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]'' First Published. | * [[20th January | 20]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' Episode 1 First Broadcast | ||
* [[27th January | 27]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
* [[20th January | 20]] - [[The Armageddon Factor]] Episode 1 First Broadcast | |||
* [[27th January | 27]] - [[The Armageddon Factor]] Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
=== [[February]] === | === [[February]] === | ||
* [[3rd February | 3]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' Episode 3 First Broadcast | |||
* [[10th February | 10]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[3rd February | | * [[17th February | 17]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' Episode 5 First Broadcast | ||
* [[24th February | 24]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' Episode 6 First Broadcast | |||
* [[10th February | 10]] - [[The Armageddon Factor]] Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[17th February | 17]] - [[The Armageddon Factor]] Episode 5 First Broadcast | |||
* [[24th February | 24]] - [[The Armageddon Factor]] Episode 6 First Broadcast | |||
=== [[March]] === | === [[March]] === | ||
* [[29th March | 29]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[29th March | 29]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]'' First Published. | |||
=== [[April]] === | === [[April]] === | ||
* American editions of [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. Over the next year, Pinnacle would publish US editions of 10 [[Target Books]] novelisations, most slightly reedited for American readers, with some of the more British terms (such as "[[jelly baby]]") replaced with American terms. Each book includes an introduction by SF author [[Harlan Ellison]], as well as a brief primer on the Doctor and his companions. | |||
* American editions of ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. Over the next year Pinnacle would publish US editions of 10 [[Target Books]] novelisations, most slightly reedited for American readers, with some of the more British terms | |||
=== [[May]] === | === [[May]] === | ||
* [[24th May | 24]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[24th May | 24]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]'' First Published. | * American editions of [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]'' and [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | ||
* American editions of ''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | |||
=== [[June]] === | === [[June]] === | ||
* American editions of ''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | * American editions of [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' and [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | ||
=== Summer === | === Summer === | ||
*Filming for [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' takes place in [[Paris]], marking the first time ''Doctor Who'' has been filmed outside the United Kingdom. | |||
*Filming for ''[[City of Death]]'' takes place in [[Paris]], marking the first time ''Doctor Who'' has been filmed outside the United Kingdom. | |||
=== [[July]] === | === [[July]] === | ||
* [[26th July | 26]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[26th July | 26]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]'' First Published. | |||
=== [[September]] === | === [[September]] === | ||
* [[1st September | 1]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode 1 First Broadcast | |||
* [[8th September | 8]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
* [[1st September | | * [[15th September | 15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode 3 First Broadcast | ||
* [[22nd September | 22]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[8th September | | * [[25th September | 25]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games]]'' First Published. | ||
* [[29th September | 29]] - [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' Episode 1 First Broadcast | |||
* [[15th September | 15]] - [[Destiny of the Daleks]] Episode 3 First Broadcast | * American edition of [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | ||
* [[22nd September | 22]] - [[Destiny of the Daleks]] Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[25th September | 25]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[29th September | 29]] - [[City of Death]] Episode 1 First Broadcast | |||
* American edition of ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | |||
=== [[October]] === | === [[October]] === | ||
* First issue of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' (later named ''Doctor Who Monthly'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine'') released (cover date 17 October); the long-running DWM comic strip also makes its debut. | * First issue of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' (later named ''Doctor Who Monthly'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine'') released (cover date 17 October); the long-running DWM comic strip also makes its debut. | ||
* [[6th October | 6]] - [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
* [[6th October | | * [[13th October | 13]] - [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' Episode 3 First Broadcast | ||
* [[13th October | 13]] - [[City of Death]] Episode 3 First Broadcast | |||
* [[17th October |17]] - [[John Stuart]], who had an uncredited role as a [[Didonian]] in "[[The Rescue]]," dies in [[London]]. | * [[17th October |17]] - [[John Stuart]], who had an uncredited role as a [[Didonian]] in "[[The Rescue]]," dies in [[London]]. | ||
* [[20th October | 20]] - [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[20th October | 20]] - [[City of Death]] Episode 4 First Broadcast | * [[27th October | 27]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'' Episode 1 First Broadcast | ||
* [[30th October |30]] - [[Graham Ashley]] ([[Overseer (The Underwater Menace) |the Overseer]] in [[DW]]:''[[The Underwater Menace]]'') dies. | |||
* [[27th October | 27]] - [[The Creature from the Pit]] Episode 1 First Broadcast | |||
* [[30th October |30]] - [[Graham Ashley]] | |||
=== [[November]] === | === [[November]] === | ||
* [[3rd November | 3]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'' Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
* [[10th November | 10]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'' Episode 3 First Broadcast | |||
* [[3rd November | | * [[17th November | 17]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'' Episode 4 First Broadcast | ||
* [[20th November | 20]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[10th November | 10]] - [[The Creature from the Pit]] Episode 3 First Broadcast | * [[24th November | 24]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'' Episode 1 First Broadcast | ||
* American edition of [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | |||
* [[17th November | 17]] - [[The Creature from the Pit]] Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[20th November | 20]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[24th November | 24]] - [[Nightmare of Eden]] Episode 1 First Broadcast | |||
* American edition of ''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]'' published by [[Pinnacle Books]]. | |||
=== [[December]] === | === [[December]] === | ||
* [[1st December | 1]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'' Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
* [[8th December | 8]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'' Episode 3 First Broadcast | |||
* [[1st December | | * [[11th December | 11]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]'' First Published. | ||
* [[15th December | 15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'' Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[8th December | | * [[22nd December | 22]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'' Episode 1 First Broadcast | ||
* [[29th December | 29]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'' Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
* [[11th December | 11]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[15th December | 15]] - [[Nightmare of Eden]] Episode 4 First Broadcast | |||
* [[22nd December | 22]] - [[The Horns of Nimon]] Episode 1 First Broadcast | |||
* [[29th December | 29]] - [[The Horns of Nimon]] Episode 2 First Broadcast | |||
=== Unknown dates === | === Unknown dates === | ||
*Labour action forces production to be halted on the six-episode serial, ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''. Ultimately, it is decided to abandon the serial, which signalled a premature end for the 1979-80 season with ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''. | *Labour action forces production to be halted on the six-episode serial, [[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''. Ultimately, it is decided to abandon the serial, which signalled a premature end for the 1979-80 season with [[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''. | ||
*''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]'' First Published. This [[Target Books]] trade paperback release, edited by [[Terrance Dicks]], includes the novella ''[[Daleks: The Secret Invasion]]'', written by [[Terry Nation]], which is the first piece of original ''Doctor Who''-related fiction to be published by Target, as well as Nation's only fiction writing for the company. As the book includes a synopsis of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' it can be surmised it was probably published after that serial was broadcast. | *''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]'' First Published. This [[Target Books]] trade paperback release, edited by [[Terrance Dicks]], includes the novella ''[[Daleks: The Secret Invasion]]'', written by [[Terry Nation]], which is the first piece of original ''Doctor Who''-related fiction to be published by Target, as well as Nation's only fiction writing for the company. As the book includes a synopsis of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' it can be surmised it was probably published after that serial was broadcast. | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 28 September 2008
Events
History of the Doctor Who Universe
- The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris by Count Scarlioni. Around this time, the Fourth Doctor and Romana arrive in Paris for a visit; the Doctor describes 1979 as "a table wine year". (DW: City of Death)
- Dr. Lavinia Smith moves from South Croydon to Moreton Harwood (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend).
- John Benton leaves the army and UNIT, and takes a job selling second-hand cars (DW: Mawdryn Undead).
October
- Skagra goes to Earth in search of Salyavin. (DW: Shada)
- The first The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book is published, launching the franchise into the mainstream media on Earth. The Doctor was a fan. (DW: Ghost Light and The Christmas Invasion)
November
- 21 - Ian Dury and the Blockheads perform in concert at Sheffield, England. The Doctor attempts to take Rose to this concert when they instead end up in 1879 Scotland. Although a previous incarnation described 1979 as a "table wine year" (DW: City of Death), it appears to have aged well as the Doctor now calls 1979 "a hell of a year". (DW: Tooth and Claw)
Unknown Date
- Rose Tyler may have attended a concert by ABBA at Wembley Stadium in London (unconfirmed). (DW: Attack of the Graske; the canonicity of this interactive mini-episode is unclear)
History of Doctor Who
January
- 6 - DW: The Power of Kroll Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 13 -DW: The Power of Kroll Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 16 - Peter Butterworth, who played the Meddling Monk, dies from an apparent heart attack in Coventry.
- 18 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear First Published.
- 20 - DW: The Armageddon Factor Episode 1 First Broadcast
- 27 - DW: The Armageddon Factor Episode 2 First Broadcast
February
- 3 - DW: The Armageddon Factor Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 10 - DW: The Armageddon Factor Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 17 - DW: The Armageddon Factor Episode 5 First Broadcast
- 24 - DW: The Armageddon Factor Episode 6 First Broadcast
March
- 29 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy First Published.
April
- American editions of DWN: Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks and DWN: Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon published by Pinnacle Books. Over the next year, Pinnacle would publish US editions of 10 Target Books novelisations, most slightly reedited for American readers, with some of the more British terms (such as "jelly baby") replaced with American terms. Each book includes an introduction by SF author Harlan Ellison, as well as a brief primer on the Doctor and his companions.
May
- 24 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Robots of Death First Published.
- American editions of DWN: Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion and DWN: Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks published by Pinnacle Books.
June
- American editions of DWN: Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster and DWN: Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen published by Pinnacle Books.
Summer
- Filming for DW: City of Death takes place in Paris, marking the first time Doctor Who has been filmed outside the United Kingdom.
July
- 26 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl First Published.
September
- 1 - DW: Destiny of the Daleks Episode 1 First Broadcast
- 8 - DW: Destiny of the Daleks Episode 2 First Broadcast
- 15 - DW: Destiny of the Daleks Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 22 - DW: Destiny of the Daleks Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 25 - DWN: Doctor Who and the War Games First Published.
- 29 - DW: City of Death Episode 1 First Broadcast
- American edition of DWN: Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang published by Pinnacle Books.
October
- First issue of Doctor Who Weekly (later named Doctor Who Monthly and Doctor Who Magazine) released (cover date 17 October); the long-running DWM comic strip also makes its debut.
- 6 - DW: City of Death Episode 2 First Broadcast
- 13 - DW: City of Death Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 17 - John Stuart, who had an uncredited role as a Didonian in "The Rescue," dies in London.
- 20 - DW: City of Death Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 27 - DW: The Creature from the Pit Episode 1 First Broadcast
- 30 - Graham Ashley (the Overseer in DW:The Underwater Menace) dies.
November
- 3 - DW: The Creature from the Pit Episode 2 First Broadcast
- 10 - DW: The Creature from the Pit Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 17 - DW: The Creature from the Pit Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 20 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks First Published.
- 24 - DW: Nightmare of Eden Episode 1 First Broadcast
- American edition of DWN: Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora published by Pinnacle Books.
December
- 1 - DW: Nightmare of Eden Episode 2 First Broadcast
- 8 - DW: Nightmare of Eden Episode 3 First Broadcast
- 11 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation First Published.
- 15 - DW: Nightmare of Eden Episode 4 First Broadcast
- 22 - DW: The Horns of Nimon Episode 1 First Broadcast
- 29 - DW: The Horns of Nimon Episode 2 First Broadcast
Unknown dates
- Labour action forces production to be halted on the six-episode serial, DW: Shada. Ultimately, it is decided to abandon the serial, which signalled a premature end for the 1979-80 season with DW: The Horns of Nimon.
- Terry Nation's Dalek Special First Published. This Target Books trade paperback release, edited by Terrance Dicks, includes the novella Daleks: The Secret Invasion, written by Terry Nation, which is the first piece of original Doctor Who-related fiction to be published by Target, as well as Nation's only fiction writing for the company. As the book includes a synopsis of Destiny of the Daleks it can be surmised it was probably published after that serial was broadcast.
| 1978 | 20th Century 1970s |
1980 |
