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== Events ==
== Events ==
* [[10 October|10]] - The British Intelligence operative [[Edward Grainger]] travelled to Checkpoint Charlie in [[Berlin|West Berlin]] to meet an agent who was preparing to cross the [[Berlin Wall]] from [[Germany|East Germany]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Checkpoint (short story)|Checkpoint]]'')
* [[10 October]] - The British Intelligence operative [[Edward Grainger]] travelled to Checkpoint Charlie in [[Berlin|West Berlin]] to meet an agent who was preparing to cross the [[Berlin Wall]] from [[Germany|East Germany]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Checkpoint (short story)|Checkpoint]]'')
* [[Section Eight]] used the dark arts to end the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'')
* [[Section Eight]] used the dark arts to end the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'')


* [[21 November|21]] - [[Peri Brown]]'s parents, [[Janine Foster|Janine]] and [[Paul Brown]], were married. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)|Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]'')
* [[21 November]] - [[Peri Brown]]'s parents, [[Janine Foster|Janine]] and [[Paul Brown]], were married. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)|Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]'')
* [[23 November|23]] - [[James Stevens]] turned seventeen and learned that he had been adopted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
* [[23 November]] - [[James Stevens]] turned seventeen and learned that he had been adopted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')


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Revision as of 22:54, 5 July 2013

Timeline for 1962
20th century | 1960s

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Alternative timeline

  • 25 - Donald Wilson, head of Serial Drama for BBC TV, received a four-page report from the BBC Survey Group discussing whether the production of an in-house science-fiction TV series was feasible and warranted. According to the BBC Archives, this was the spark of what eventually led to the commissioning of Doctor Who.[1]
  • 25 - Donald Wilson received a follow-up report from the BBC Survey Group discussing potential story ideas for a BBC-produced science fiction series. The report included synopses of several science fiction novels, including the time-travel-based The Guardians of Time by Poul Anderson.[2]
  • 10 - "The Mauritius Penny", an episode of The Avengers (created by Sydney Newman), aired in the UK. It is the earliest writing credit in the Internet Movie Database attributed to future Doctor Who stalwart Terrance Dicks.
  • 11 - Actor Ben Browder was born.
  • 12 - Sydney Newman began his tenure as Head of Drama at the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Canadian had previously served in this capacity with the ABC production house (broadcasting on ITV), during which time he had been credited with creating The Avengers, and the first UK-produced science fiction anthology series, Out of This World.

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