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== Events ==
==Events==
===History of the Doctor Who Universe===
====[[March]]====
*Late March - The [[TARDIS]] materializes in the junkyard at [[76 Totter's Lane]], owned by [[I.M. Foreman]], in the [[Shoreditch]] area of [[London]], its navigational systems and [[chameleon circuit]] damaged by radiation from the [[Hand of Omega]]. While [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] attempts repairs and works out a plan for safely disposing of the Hand on [[Earth]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], against his wishes, registers at the nearby [[Coal Hill School]]. [[Britain]], meanwhile, is in the grip of an unusual cold wave.
''(Note: Dating and other information is suggested by the [[Telos Novella|Telos]] novella ''[[Time and Relative]]'', although material in ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' suggests that the TARDIS arrives in [[May]])''


====[[April]]====
*[[1st April|1]] - The events of ''[[Time and Relative]]'' take place


=== History of the Doctor Who Universe ===
====[[October]]====
*Late October - [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] has made arrangements with a local funeral parlor to bury the [[Hand of Omega]] in a nearby churchyard. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
*The events of ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' take place


====[[November]]====
*[[22nd November|22]] - In [[Texas]], President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by [[James Stevens]], a journalist who has travelled from the future using a [[time ring]]. Stevens is the long-rumored "man on the grassy knoll," who has murdered the President to thwart [[the Master]]'s plan to sabotage [[Earth]]'s history and create a timeline in which [[UNIT]] and very possibly the [[Third Doctor]] never existed. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] is in the crowd watching President Kennedy's motorcade drive by just before the President is assassinated. A photograph which shows the Doctor among the spectators later finds its way into [[Clive Finch]]'s collection of files about the Doctor. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
*[[23rd November |23]] - A new science-fiction serial, ''Doctor ___'', begins broadcasting on the [[BBC]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') The [[Nemesis]] passes by [[Earth]], heralding the assassination of President [[John F. Kennedy]] (see below). ([[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'')
*The events of ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' take place.


==== [[March]] ====
====Unknown date====
[[Nyssa]] is born on [[Traken]].


*Late March - The [[TARDIS]] materializes in the junkyard at [[76 Totter's Lane]], owned by [[I.M. Foreman]], in the [[Shoreditch]] area of [[London]], it's navigational systems and [[chameleon circuit]] damaged by radiation from the [[Hand of Omega]]. While [[the Doctor]] attempts repairs and works out a plan for safely disposing of the Hand on [[Earth]], [[Susan Foreman | Susan]], against his wishes, registers at the nearby [[Coal Hill School]]. [[Britain]], meanwhile, is in the grip of an unusual cold wave.
===History of ''Doctor Who''===
''(Note: Dating and other information is suggested by the [[Telos novellas | Telos]] novella, "[[Time and Relative]]," although it seems to contradict material in "[[An Unearthly Child]]" and "[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]" suggesting that the TARDIS  arrives in [[May]]. See [[Dating disputes]].)''
====[[September]]====
* [[19th September|19]] - First filming session for the show. A one day shoot at [[Ealing]]


==== [[April]] ====
====[[October]]====
* [[9th October|09]] - Filming resumes at [[Ealing]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
* [[11th October|11]] - Filming ends at [[Ealing]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
* [[18th October|11]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
* [[25th October|25]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]. [[Margot Maxine]], an extra hired as a member of the tribe, walks out at 3:00 after refusing to have her teeth blackened


*[[1st April | 1]]- "[[Time and Relative]]"
====[[November]]====
* [[1st November|01]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
* [[8th November|08]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
* [[23rd November|23]] - "An Unearthly Child" First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 1)
* [[30th November |30]] - "An Unearthly Child" Broadcast for second time as many viewers missed the original screening as a result of a power cut
* [[30th November |30]] - "The Cave of Skulls" First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 2)


====[[December]]====
* [[7th December|06]] - "The Forest of Fear" First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 3)
* [[14th December|13]] - "The Firemaker" First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 4)
* [[21st December|21]] - "The Dead Planet" First Broadcast ([[The Daleks]] Episode 1)
* [[28th December|28]] - "The Survivors" First Broadcast ([[The Daleks]] Episode 2)


==== [[October]]====
==Reference==
*''[[A History of the Universe]]'' by Lance Parkin


===== Late October =====
==External Links==
*[[The Doctor]] has made arrangements with a local funeral parlor to bury the [[Hand of Omega]] in a nearby churchyard. ("[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]")
*[http://www.eofftv.com/episodes/d/doctor_who/1st_doctor/unearthly_child_main.htm EOFFTV]
 
* "[[An Unearthly Child]]"
 
==== [[November]] ====
 
*[[22nd November | 22]] - President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by [[James Stevens]], a journalist who has travelled from the future using a [[time ring]]. Stevens is the long-rumored "man on the grassy knoll," who has murdered the President to thwart [[the Master]]'s plan to sabotage [[Earth]]'s history and create a timeline in which [[UNIT]] and very possibly the [[Third Doctor]] never existed. ("[[Who Killed Kennedy]]")
:*The [[Ninth Doctor]] is in the crowd watching President Kennedy's motorcade drive by in [[Dallas, Texas |Dallas]] just before the President is assassinated. A photograph which shows the Doctor among the spectators later finds its way into [[Clive Finch]]'s collection of files about the Doctor ("[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]").
 
* [[23rd November |23]] - A new science-fiction serial, ''Doctor ___'', begins broadcasting on the [[BBC]]. ("[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]") The [[Nemesis]] passes by [[Earth]], heralding the assassination of President [[John F. Kennedy]] (see below). ("[[Silver Nemesis]]")
 
* The events in "[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]" take place.
 
==== Unknown date ====
 
[[The Doctor]]'s companion [[Nyssa]] is born on [[Traken]].
 
 
=== History of ''Doctor Who'' ===
 
 
 
==== [[September]] ====
 
 
* [[19th September | 19]] - First filming session for the show. A one day shoot at [[Ealing]]
 
 
==== [[October]] ====
 
 
* [[9th October | 09]] -  Filming resumes at [[Ealing]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
 
* [[11th October | 11]] - Filming ends at [[Ealing]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
 
* [[18th October | 11]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
 
* [[25th October | 25]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]. [[Margot Maxine]], an extra hired as a member of the tribe, walks out at 3:00 after refusing to have her teeth blackened
 
 
==== [[November]] ====
 
 
* [[1st November | 01]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
 
* [[8th November | 08]] - One day studio filming at [[Lime Grove Studio D]] for [[An Unearthly Child]]
 
* [[23rd November | 23]] - [[An Unearthly Child]] First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 1)
 
* [[30th November |30]] - [[An Unearthly Child]] Broadcast for second time as many viewers missed the original screening as a result of a power cut
 
* [[30th November |30]] - [[The Cave of Skulls]] First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 2)
 
==== [[December]] ====
 
* [[7th December | 06]] - [[The Forest of Fear]] First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 3)
 
* [[14th December | 13]] - [[The Firemaker]] First Broadcast ([[An Unearthly Child]] Episode 4)
 
* [[21st December | 21]] - [[The Dead Planet]] First Broadcast ([[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]] Episode 1)
 
* [[28th December | 28]] - [[The Survivors]] First Broadcast ([[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]] Episode 2)
 
== Reference ==
 
*''Doctor Who: A History of the Universe'', by Lance Parkin. Virgin Publishing, Ltd., 1996. ISBN 0-426-20471-9
 
 
== External Links ==
 
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who.htm ''Doctor Who'' Reference Guide]
 
* [http://www.eofftv.com/episodes/d/doctor_who/1st_doctor/unearthly_child_main.htm EOFFTV]


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Revision as of 02:48, 26 March 2008

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

March

(Note: Dating and other information is suggested by the Telos novella Time and Relative, although material in An Unearthly Child and Remembrance of the Daleks suggests that the TARDIS arrives in May)

April

October

November

Unknown date

Nyssa is born on Traken.

History of Doctor Who

September

  • 19 - First filming session for the show. A one day shoot at Ealing

October

November

December

Reference

External Links

1962 20th century
1960s
1964