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*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] search for the third segment of the [[Key to Time]] on [[Earth]], encountering the [[Ogri]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'') | *[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] search for the third segment of the [[Key to Time]] on [[Earth]], encountering the [[Ogri]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'') | ||
* [[Chris Parsons]] graduates from [[Cambridge]] and soon begins his post-graduate studies at [[St. Cedd's College]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') | * [[Chris Parsons]] graduates from [[Cambridge]] and soon begins his post-graduate studies at [[St. Cedd's College]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor]] ships the newly built [[K-9 Mark III]] to [[Lavinia Smith]]'s home in [[South Croydon]] as a gift for [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. However, the gift is not received by her until 18 December [[1981]]. ([[ | * [[The Doctor]] ships the newly built [[K-9 Mark III]] to [[Lavinia Smith]]'s home in [[South Croydon]] as a gift for [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. However, the gift is not received by her until 18 December [[1981]]. ([[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] brings [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fritter]] to a [[Hollywood]] bar, where they meet special effects photographer [[Ron von Arnim]] and later [[Noël Coward]], who has arrived here from the [[1960s]] using pinking shears given him by [[Iris Wildthyme]] which could cut through the fabric of [[space]] and [[time]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] brings [[Anji Kapoor]] and [[Fritter]] to a [[Hollywood]] bar, where they meet special effects photographer [[Ron von Arnim]] and later [[Noël Coward]], who has arrived here from the [[1960s]] using pinking shears given him by [[Iris Wildthyme]] which could cut through the fabric of [[space]] and [[time]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | ||
=== History of Doctor Who === | === History of Doctor Who === | ||
==== [[January]] ==== | ==== [[January]] ==== | ||
* [[7th January | 7]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part One First Broadcast | |||
* [[8th January | 8]] - Debut of ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]'' on UK television. The series co-stars [[Peter Davison]] and launches him to stardom, leading to his being cast as the [[Fifth Doctor]] a few years later. | |||
* [[7th January | | * [[14th January | 14]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part Two First Broadcast | ||
* [[19th January | 19]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[8th January | | * [[21st January | 21]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part Three First Broadcast | ||
* [[14th January | 14]] - [[Underworld]] Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[19th January | 19]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[21st January | 21]] - [[Underworld]] Part Three First Broadcast | |||
* [[25th January | 25]] - [[Fred Ferris]], who played the part of [[Bert Rowse]] in [[Planet of Giants]], dies. | * [[25th January | 25]] - [[Fred Ferris]], who played the part of [[Bert Rowse]] in [[Planet of Giants]], dies. | ||
* [[28th January | 28]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[28th January | 28]] - [[Underworld]] Part Four First Broadcast | |||
==== [[February]] ==== | ==== [[February]] ==== | ||
* [[4th February | 4]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part One First Broadcast | |||
* [[11th February | 11]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[4th February | | * [[18th February | 18]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part Three First Broadcast | ||
* [[25th February | 25]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[11th February | 11]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[18th February | 18]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Three First Broadcast | |||
* [[25th February | 25]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Four First Broadcast | |||
==== [[March]] ==== | ==== [[March]] ==== | ||
* [[4th March | 4]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part Five First Broadcast | |||
* [[11th March | 11]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' Part Six First Broadcast | |||
* [[4th March | | * [[30th March | 30]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock]]'' First Published. | ||
* [[11th March | 11]] - [[The Invasion of Time]] Part Six First Broadcast | |||
* [[30th March | 30]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock]]'' First Published. | |||
==== [[May]] ==== | ==== [[May]] ==== | ||
* [[18th May | 18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[18th May | 18]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' First Published. | |||
==== [[June]] ==== | ==== [[June]] ==== | ||
* [[29th June | 29]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Warrior]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[29th June | 29]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Time Warrior]]'' First Published. | |||
==== [[July]] ==== | ==== [[July]] ==== | ||
* [[20th July | 20]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Death to the Daleks]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[20th July | 20]] - ''[[Death to the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Death to the Daleks]]'' First Published. | |||
==== [[September]] ==== | ==== [[September]] ==== | ||
* [[2nd September |2]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part One First Broadcast | |||
* [[9th September |9]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[2nd September | | * [[16th September | 16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part Three First Broadcast | ||
* [[23rd September | 23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[9th September | | * [[30th September | 30]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part One First Broadcast | ||
* [[16th September | 16]] - [[The Ribos Operation]] Part Three First Broadcast | |||
* [[23rd September | 23]] - [[The Ribos Operation]] Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[30th September | 30]] - [[The Pirate Planet]] Part One First Broadcast | |||
==== [[October]] ==== | ==== [[October]] ==== | ||
* [[5th October | 5]] - [[May Warden]], who played the aged [[Sara Kingdom]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', dies. | |||
* [[7th October | 7]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[5th October | | * [[14th October | 14]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part Three First Broadcast | ||
* [[21st October | 21]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[7th October | | * [[28th October | 28]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part One First Broadcast | ||
* [[14th October | 14]] - [[The Pirate Planet]] Part Three First Broadcast | |||
* [[21st October | 21]] - [[The Pirate Planet]] Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[28th October | 28]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part One First Broadcast | |||
==== [[November]] ==== | ==== [[November]] ==== | ||
* [[4th November | 04]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[11th November | 11]] - | |||
* [[4th November | 04]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part Two First Broadcast | **[[DW]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part Three First Broadcast | ||
**[[Vivienne Bennett]], who played Queen [[Elizabeth I]] in "[[The Chase]]," dies in [[London]]. | |||
* [[11th November | 11]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part Three First Broadcast | * [[16th November | 16]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Android Invasion]]'' First Published. | ||
* [[18th November | 18]] -[[DW]]: '' [[The Stones of Blood]]'' Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[16th November | 16]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Android Invasion]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[18th November | 18]] - [[The Stones of Blood]] Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[23rd November | 23]] - [[Tom Baker]], [[Mary Tamm]] and [[Carole Ann Ford]] appear on the BBC's "Nationwide" to celebrate Doctor Who's 15th Anniversary. | * [[23rd November | 23]] - [[Tom Baker]], [[Mary Tamm]] and [[Carole Ann Ford]] appear on the BBC's "Nationwide" to celebrate Doctor Who's 15th Anniversary. | ||
* [[25th November | 25]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part One First Broadcast | |||
* [[25th November | 25]] - [[The Androids of Tara]] Part One First Broadcast | |||
* [[28th November |28]] - [[André Morell]], who played Marshal [[Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes]] in "[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]," dies in London. | * [[28th November |28]] - [[André Morell]], who played Marshal [[Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes]] in "[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]," dies in London. | ||
==== [[December]] ==== | ==== [[December]] ==== | ||
* [[2nd December | 2]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[7th December | 7]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]'' First Published. | |||
* [[2nd December | | * [[9th December | 09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part Three First Broadcast | ||
* [[16th December | 16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[7th December | | * [[23rd December | 23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' Part One First Broadcast | ||
* [[30th December | 30]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' Part Two First Broadcast | |||
* [[9th December | 09]] - [[The Androids of Tara]] Part Three First Broadcast | |||
* [[16th December | 16]] - [[The Androids of Tara]] Part Four First Broadcast | |||
* [[23rd December | 23]] - [[The Power of Kroll]] Part One First Broadcast | |||
* [[30th December | 30]] - [[The Power of Kroll]] Part Two First Broadcast | |||
==== Unknown dates ==== | ==== Unknown dates ==== | ||
* American publisher [[Aeonian Press]] obtains the US publication rights to some of the [[Target Books]] releases, issuing them in limited distribution hardcovers. Among the books reissued in this format are ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''. | * American publisher [[Aeonian Press]] obtains the US publication rights to some of the [[Target Books]] releases, issuing them in limited distribution hardcovers. Among the books reissued in this format are ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''. | ||
* [[Eve Myles]], who plays [[Gwen Cooper]] in [[Torchwood]] and [[Gwyneth]] in [[Doctor Who]] is born in Ystradgynlais, [[Wales]]. | * [[Eve Myles]], who plays [[Gwen Cooper]] in [[Torchwood]] and [[Gwyneth]] in [[Doctor Who]] is born in Ystradgynlais, [[Wales]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 28 September 2008
Events
History of the Doctor Who Universe
March
- 8 - The first episode of a radio play by Douglas Adams entitled The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy airs on BBC Radio, launching an entertainment franchise that would in the coming decades include novels, sequel radio plays, a TV series and a movie. The Doctor was a fan of this series and referenced it on several occasions. (DW: Ghost Light and The Christmas Invasion)
Unknown dates
- The Doctor and Romana search for the third segment of the Key to Time on Earth, encountering the Ogri. (DW: The Stones of Blood)
- Chris Parsons graduates from Cambridge and soon begins his post-graduate studies at St. Cedd's College. (DW: Shada)
- The Doctor ships the newly built K-9 Mark III to Lavinia Smith's home in South Croydon as a gift for Sarah Jane Smith. However, the gift is not received by her until 18 December 1981. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
- The Doctor brings Anji Kapoor and Fritter to a Hollywood bar, where they meet special effects photographer Ron von Arnim and later Noël Coward, who has arrived here from the 1960s using pinking shears given him by Iris Wildthyme which could cut through the fabric of space and time. (EDA: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
History of Doctor Who
January
- 7 - DW: Underworld Part One First Broadcast
- 8 - Debut of All Creatures Great and Small on UK television. The series co-stars Peter Davison and launches him to stardom, leading to his being cast as the Fifth Doctor a few years later.
- 14 - DW: Underworld Part Two First Broadcast
- 19 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Face of Evil First Published.
- 21 - DW: Underworld Part Three First Broadcast
- 25 - Fred Ferris, who played the part of Bert Rowse in Planet of Giants, dies.
- 28 - DW: Underworld Part Four First Broadcast
February
- 4 - DW: The Invasion of Time Part One First Broadcast
- 11 - DW: The Invasion of Time Part Two First Broadcast
- 18 - DW: The Invasion of Time Part Three First Broadcast
- 25 - DW: The Invasion of Time Part Four First Broadcast
March
- 4 - DW: The Invasion of Time Part Five First Broadcast
- 11 - DW: The Invasion of Time Part Six First Broadcast
- 30 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock First Published.
May
- 18 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen First Published.
June
- 29 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Time Warrior First Published.
July
- 20 - DWN: Doctor Who - Death to the Daleks First Published.
September
- 2 - DW: The Ribos Operation Part One First Broadcast
- 9 - DW: The Ribos Operation Part Two First Broadcast
- 16 - DW: The Ribos Operation Part Three First Broadcast
- 23 - DW: The Ribos Operation Part Four First Broadcast
- 30 - DW: The Pirate Planet Part One First Broadcast
October
- 5 - May Warden, who played the aged Sara Kingdom in DW: The Daleks' Master Plan, dies.
- 7 - DW: The Pirate Planet Part Two First Broadcast
- 14 - DW: The Pirate Planet Part Three First Broadcast
- 21 - DW: The Pirate Planet Part Four First Broadcast
- 28 - DW: The Stones of Blood Part One First Broadcast
November
- 04 - DW: The Stones of Blood Part Two First Broadcast
- 11 -
- DW: The Stones of Blood Part Three First Broadcast
- Vivienne Bennett, who played Queen Elizabeth I in "The Chase," dies in London.
- 16 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Android Invasion First Published.
- 18 -DW: The Stones of Blood Part Four First Broadcast
- 23 - Tom Baker, Mary Tamm and Carole Ann Ford appear on the BBC's "Nationwide" to celebrate Doctor Who's 15th Anniversary.
- 25 - DW: The Androids of Tara Part One First Broadcast
- 28 - André Morell, who played Marshal Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes in "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve," dies in London.
December
- 2 - DW: The Androids of Tara Part Two First Broadcast
- 7 - DWN: Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment First Published.
- 09 - DW: The Androids of Tara Part Three First Broadcast
- 16 - DW: The Androids of Tara Part Four First Broadcast
- 23 - DW: The Power of Kroll Part One First Broadcast
- 30 - DW: The Power of Kroll Part Two First Broadcast
Unknown dates
- American publisher Aeonian Press obtains the US publication rights to some of the Target Books releases, issuing them in limited distribution hardcovers. Among the books reissued in this format are Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks and Doctor Who and the Giant Robot.
- Eve Myles, who plays Gwen Cooper in Torchwood and Gwyneth in Doctor Who is born in Ystradgynlais, Wales.
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