1957

1957 was the official start of humanity's space age. (DWAN: Inter-Galactic Cat)

Events

October

• 15 - A BBC News bulletin reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (BFA: Unregenerate!)

Unknown dates

• Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (EDA: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
• Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TW: To the Last Man)
• Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (SJA: Eye of the Gorgon)
• The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (NA: The Death of Art)

Behind the scenes

January

• 1 - Janet Fielding, who played companion Tegan Jovanka, was born in Brisbane, Australia.

March

• 10 - Andrew Boxer ( Robin Stuart in DW: Arc of Infinity) was born.
• 24 - Christine Kavanagh (Aram in DW: Timelash) was born
• 29 - Yolande Palfrey (Janet in DW: Terror of the Vervoids) was born.

April

• 6 - Glen Murphy (Dibber in DW: The Mysterious Planet) was born.

May

• 5 - Richard E. Grant, who played two BBC-authorised yet non-canonical Doctors, was born.
• 12 - Sneh Gupta (Osborn in DW: Resurrection of the Daleks) is born.

June

• 5 - Steven Pacey (Trevor in BFA: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth) was born.
• 19 - The Army Game debuted on UK television. The series co-stared William Hartnell in what became his best-known role prior to Doctor Who.
• 23 - Leee John (Mansell in DW: Enlightenment) was born.

July

• 26 - Nana Visitor (Olivia Colasanto in TW: Immortal Sins and TW: End of the Road) was born.

August

• 24 - Stephen Fry was born.

September

• 15 - Dorota Rae (Lavel in DW: Battlefield) was born.

December

• 6 - Arabella Weir was born in San Francisco.