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* [[1945]] - [[James Stevens]] was born. He was technically born on [[22 November]] G.M.T. time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | * [[1945]] - [[James Stevens]] was born. He was technically born on [[22 November]] G.M.T. time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
* [[1948]] - [[Debbie (Those Left Behind)|Debbie]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Those Left Behind (short story)|Those Left Behind]]'') | * [[1948]] - [[Debbie (Those Left Behind)|Debbie]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Those Left Behind (short story)|Those Left Behind]]'') | ||
* [[1962]] - James Stevens turned seventeen. | * [[1962]] - James Stevens turned seventeen. The couple he knew as his parents told him that he was adopted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
* [[1963]] - A new [[science fiction]] [[television]] series, ''Doctor''..., began broadcasting on the [[BBC]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | * [[1963]] - A new [[science fiction]] [[television]] series, ''Doctor''..., began broadcasting on the [[BBC]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* 1963 - [[Jorjie Turner]] was sent from [[2050]] to 1963. She was retrieved by [[K9 Mark 2]] and [[Starkey]]. They also saved [[William Pike]] from being arrested by [[Barker]]. These actions resulted in preventing [[Darius Pike]] from being erased from history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'') | * 1963 - [[Jorjie Turner]] was sent from [[2050]] to 1963. She was retrieved by [[K9 Mark 2]] and [[Starkey]]. They also saved [[William Pike]] from being arrested by [[Barker]]. These actions resulted in preventing [[Darius Pike]] from being erased from history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'') | ||
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* [[1914]] - Actor [[Roger Avon]] was born. | * [[1914]] - Actor [[Roger Avon]] was born. | ||
* [[1916]] - Actor [[Michael Gough]] was born. | * [[1916]] - Actor [[Michael Gough]] was born. | ||
* [[1963]] - "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]," the first ever ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[List of Doctor Who television stories|episode]], was first broadcast at 5:15 | * [[1963]] - "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]," the first ever ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[List of Doctor Who television stories|episode]], was first broadcast at 5:16 p.m. (one minute after the scheduled 5:15) on [[BBC tv]]. ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was born. | ||
: Due to a power outage in certain areas of [[Great Britain]] and to the {{w|Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination}} of [[John F. Kennedy]] [[22 November|the day previous]], "An Unearthly Child" drew minimal audience - only 4.4 million viewers. | |||
* [[1963]] - Director [[Joe Ahearne]] was born. | * [[1963]] - Director [[Joe Ahearne]] was born. | ||
* [[1968]] - Episode | * [[1968]] - Episode Four of ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | ||
* [[1982]] - Actor [[Raymond Westwell]] died. | * [[1982]] - Actor [[Raymond Westwell]] died. | ||
* [[1988]] - Part | * [[1988]] - Part One of ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. | ||
* [[1989]] - Following the completion of ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', [[Sylvester McCoy]] recorded the Doctor's poignant final monologue for the closing shot of Part Three showing the Doctor and Ace heading back to the TARDIS and further, unseen adventures. | |||
* [[1990]] - Actor [[Mostyn Evans]] died. | * [[1990]] - Actor [[Mostyn Evans]] died. | ||
* [[2001]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]'' was first published, serving as a prequel to [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. | * [[2001]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]'' was first published, serving as a prequel to [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. | ||
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* [[2010]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite]]'' finished recording. | * [[2010]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite]]'' finished recording. | ||
* 2010 - Actor [[Ingrid Pitt]] died. | * 2010 - Actor [[Ingrid Pitt]] died. | ||
* [[2013]] - The | * [[2013]] - The Fiftieth Anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
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23 November was notable for a number of highly varied events on Earth and its parallels:
- 1638 - The Seventh Doctor launched the Nemesis statue into orbit after battling Lady Peinforte with the help of Roundheads in a meadow in Windsor. The Doctor calculated that the statue would pass Earth every twenty-five years before returning in 1988, and set his watch to remind himself. (TV: Silver Nemesis)
- 1863 - Victoria Waterfield's mother Edith Waterfield died of pneumonia at the age of 37. (PROSE: Downtime, The Age of Ambition)
- 1866 - Clara Oswin Oswald was born, as she would later claim, "inside Big Ben." (TV: The Snowmen)
- Unknown year - Barbara Wright's aunt Cecilia was born. (AUDIO: 1963)
- 1945 - James Stevens was born. He was technically born on 22 November G.M.T. time. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
- 1948 - Debbie was born. (PROSE: Those Left Behind)
- 1962 - James Stevens turned seventeen. The couple he knew as his parents told him that he was adopted. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
- 1963 - A new science fiction television series, Doctor..., began broadcasting on the BBC. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
- 1963 - Jorjie Turner was sent from 2050 to 1963. She was retrieved by K9 Mark 2 and Starkey. They also saved William Pike from being arrested by Barker. These actions resulted in preventing Darius Pike from being erased from history. (TV: The Cambridge Spy)
- 1963 - In London, a man was stabbed in an alleyway with a flick knife. His murderer was never found. Elsewhere in the city, a baby boy was born and named John Fitzgerald after U.S. President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated the previous day. (AUDIO: 1963)
- 1988 - The Nemesis statue returned to Earth, crash landing in the spot in Windsor from which it was launched. The Seventh Doctor battled Lady Peinforte, Cybermen, and Neo-Nazis to prevent the statue from falling into the wrong hands. (TV: Silver Nemesis)
- 1997 - The re-coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom took place. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
- 2006 - Former Torchwood agent Lucia Moretti died of heart disease. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
- 2010 - Sarah Jane Smith, Clyde Langer and Rani Chandra arrived at the Shopkeeper's shop after the day's issue of the Ealing Echo had the main story featuring him claiming that an alien was in his shop. He revealed that it was a ploy to get them there and sent them through a time window to a different time period for each of them so they could find three special objects. (TV: Lost in Time)
Behind the scenes
- 1887 - Actor Boris Karloff was born.
- 1914 - Actor Roger Avon was born.
- 1916 - Actor Michael Gough was born.
- 1963 - "An Unearthly Child," the first ever Doctor Who episode, was first broadcast at 5:16 p.m. (one minute after the scheduled 5:15) on BBC tv. Doctor Who was born.
- Due to a power outage in certain areas of Great Britain and to the assassination of John F. Kennedy the day previous, "An Unearthly Child" drew minimal audience - only 4.4 million viewers.
- 1963 - Director Joe Ahearne was born.
- 1968 - Episode Four of The Invasion was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1982 - Actor Raymond Westwell died.
- 1988 - Part One of Silver Nemesis was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1989 - Following the completion of Survival, Sylvester McCoy recorded the Doctor's poignant final monologue for the closing shot of Part Three showing the Doctor and Ace heading back to the TARDIS and further, unseen adventures.
- 1990 - Actor Mostyn Evans died.
- 2001 - PROSE: Time and Relative was first published, serving as a prequel to TV: An Unearthly Child.
- 2001 - Critic Mary Whitehouse died.
- 2003 - Writer Bill Strutton died.
- 2010 - AUDIO: The Elite finished recording.
- 2010 - Actor Ingrid Pitt died.
- 2013 - The Fiftieth Anniversary of Doctor Who.
