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=== Events ===
=== Events ===


==== [[January]] ====
==== January ====
* [[2 January|02]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast, launching [[Season 8]]. It introduced [[the Master]] as played by [[Roger Delgado]]. [[Katy Manning]] debuted as new companion [[Jo Grant]]. Also debuting was [[Richard Franklin]] as recurring character [[Mike Yates|Captain Yates]]. Season 8 marked the first time a full season followed a single theme, in this case stories involving the Master.
* [[2 January|02]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast, launching [[Season 8]]. It introduced [[the Master]] as played by [[Roger Delgado]]. [[Katy Manning]] debuted as new companion [[Jo Grant]]. Also debuting was [[Richard Franklin]] as recurring character [[Mike Yates|Captain Yates]]. Season 8 marked the first time a full season followed a single theme, in this case stories involving the Master.
* [[9 January|09]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[9 January|09]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
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* [[30 January|30]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[30 January|30]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.


==== [[February]] ====
==== February ====
* [[6 February|06]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[6 February|06]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[13 February|13]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[13 February|13]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
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* [[27 February|27]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
* [[27 February|27]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.


==== [[March]] ====
==== March ====
* [[6 March|06]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast.
* [[6 March|06]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast.
* [[13 March|13]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[13 March|13]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
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* [[27 March|27]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[27 March|27]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.


==== [[April]] ====
==== April ====
* [[3 April|03]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[3 April|03]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[10 April|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[10 April|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
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* [[24 April|24]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[24 April|24]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.


==== [[May]] ====
==== May ====
* [[1 May|01]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[1 May|01]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[8 May|08]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
* [[8 May|08]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
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* [[29 May|29]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[29 May|29]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.


==== [[June]] ====
==== June ====
* [[5 June|05]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[5 June|05]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[10 June|10]] - [[Michael Piccarilli]], who played [[Michael Pembroke]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]'', was born.
* [[10 June|10]] - [[Michael Piccarilli]], who played [[Michael Pembroke]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge]]'', was born.
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* [[28 June|28]] - [[Benito Martinez]], who played [[Federico Santos|Captain Santos]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'', was born.
* [[28 June|28]] - [[Benito Martinez]], who played [[Federico Santos|Captain Santos]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'', was born.


==== [[August]] ====
==== August ====
* [[4 August|04]] - [[Fenella Woolgar]], who played [[Agatha Christie]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', was born.
* [[4 August|04]] - [[Fenella Woolgar]], who played [[Agatha Christie]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', was born.
* [[20 August|20]] - [[David Walliams]], who played [[Gibbis]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'', was born.
* [[20 August|20]] - [[David Walliams]], who played [[Gibbis]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'', was born.


==== [[September]] ====
==== September ====
* For reasons unknown, World Distributors cancelled plans for a [[1972]] ''Doctor Who'' Annual. This was the only year the book was skipped until its cancellation in the mid-[[1980s]].
* For reasons unknown, World Distributors cancelled plans for a [[1972]] ''Doctor Who'' Annual. This was the only year the book was skipped until its cancellation in the mid-[[1980s]].


==== [[November]] ====
==== November ====
* [[Naoko Mori]], who played [[Toshiko Sato]], was born.
* [[Naoko Mori]], who played [[Toshiko Sato]], was born.
* [[4 November|4]] - [[Robyn Moore]], who played [[June Turner]] in ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'', was born.
* [[4 November|4]] - [[Robyn Moore]], who played [[June Turner]] in ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'', was born.


=== [[December]] ===
=== December ===
* [[4 December|4]] - [[Alec Ross]], who played [[Bob Hall]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'', died.
* [[4 December|4]] - [[Alec Ross]], who played [[Bob Hall]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'', died.



Revision as of 04:55, 31 January 2013

Timeline for 1971
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In 1971, a military satellite designated Haw-Haw was placed in orbit by a British military Black Star rocket to jam extraterrestrial signals and broadcasts. It was controlled by Space Security. (PROSE: The Dying Days)

Behind the scenes

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

August

September

  • For reasons unknown, World Distributors cancelled plans for a 1972 Doctor Who Annual. This was the only year the book was skipped until its cancellation in the mid-1980s.

November

December

Unknown dates

  • The long-running Doctor Who comic strip moved from TV Comic to Countdown (later known as TV Action).