1977

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

• Professor Amelia Rumford takes a policeman's truncheon with her on a lecture tour to New York City in case she gets mugged. Instead she is arrested for carrying an offensive weapon. (DW: The Stones of Blood)

• The Doctor arrives briefly in Lewisham as he hunts the Timewyrm (NA: Timewyrm: Revelation).

• June - Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee is celebrated in the United Kingdom. (DW: Mawdryn Undead)

• 30th - 31st July Dr Fendelman conducts temporal experiments utilising a Time fissure. (DW: Image of the Fendahl)

• Tegan Jovanka and Nyssa arrive in the TARDIS near Brendon Public School, where they meet retired UNIT Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart. During the course of the events that follow, Stewart encounters a future version of himself from 1983, causing a paradox that leaves his 1977 self with partial amnesia, most notably no memory of the Doctor. (DW: Mawdryn Undead)

History of Doctor Who

January

• 01 - The Face of Evil Episode 1 First Broadcast

• 08 - The Face of Evil Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 15 - The Face of Evil Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 22 - The Face of Evil Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 29 - The Robots of Death Episode 1 First Broadcast

February

• 05 - The Robots of Death Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 12 - The Robots of Death Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 19 - The Robots of Death Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 26 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 1 First Broadcast

March

• 05 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 12 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 19 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 26 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 5 First Broadcast

April

• 02 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 6 First Broadcast

May

• 25 - The first Star Wars film is released. This movie would revolutionize the presentation of science fiction in movies and television, including Doctor Who.

July

• 22 - Erik Chitty, who played Charles Preslin in "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve" and Coordinator Engin in "The Deadly Assassin," dies.

September

• 03 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 1 First Broadcast

• 10 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 17 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 19 - Michael Godfrey, who played Captain Pike in "The Smugglers," dies.

• 24 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 4 First Broadcast

October

• 01 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 1 First Broadcast

• 08 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 10 - Angelo Muscat, who played one of the Chumblies in Galaxy 4, dies.

• 15 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 22 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 29 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 1 First Broadcast

November

• 05 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 12 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 19 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 26 - The Sun Makers Episode 1 First Broadcast

December

• 03 - The Sun Makers Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 10 - The Sun Makers Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 17 - The Sun Makers Episode 4 First Broadcast

1976

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1978