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* Labour action forced production to be halted on the six-part serial [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''. Ultimately, it was decided to abandon the serial, which signalled a premature end for the 1979-80 season with [[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''.
* Labour action forced production to be halted on the six-part serial [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''. Ultimately, it was decided to abandon the serial, which signalled a premature end for the 1979-80 season with [[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]'' was first published. This [[Target Books]] trade paperback release, edited by [[Terrance Dicks]], included the novella ''[[Daleks: The Secret Invasion]]'', written by [[Terry Nation]], which was the first piece of original ''Doctor Who''-related fiction to be published by Target, as well as Nation's only fiction writing for the company. As the book included a synopsis of [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'', it can be surmised it was probably published after that serial was broadcast.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]'' was first published. This [[Target Books]] trade paperback release, edited by [[Terrance Dicks]], included the novella ''[[Daleks: The Secret Invasion]]'', written by [[Terry Nation]], which was the first piece of original ''Doctor Who''-related fiction to be published by Target, as well as Nation's only fiction writing for the company. As the book included a synopsis of [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'', it can be surmised it was probably published after that serial was broadcast.
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Revision as of 17:50, 5 July 2013

Timeline for 1979
20th century | 1970s

1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985
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While the Fourth Doctor described 1979 as a "table wine year", at least in regards to Paris, (TV: City of Death) his tenth incarnation later referred to it as "a hell of a year". The Tenth Doctor elaborated that China invaded Vietnam, and the Muppet Movie came out. During this year, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and an unspecified incarnation of the Doctor helped Skylab fall to Earth — he claimed that it "nearly took off [his] thumb." (TV: Tooth and Claw)

At some point in this year, the Fourth Doctor and Romana visited Paris, and Count Scarlioni stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. (TV: City of Death)

Events

January

August

October

November

Unknown dates

Parallel universe

Behind the scenes

January

February

  • 03 - TV: The Armageddon Factor Part 3 was first broadcast.
  • 10 - TV: The Armageddon Factor Part 4 was first broadcast.
  • 17 - TV: The Armageddon Factor Part 5 was first broadcast. Twenty-three minutes into transmission, the episode went off the air for approximately twenty seconds due to a technical fault on the playback equipment. BBC continuity apologised to the viewers for the breakdown in transmission, displaying a TEMPORARY FAULT caption slide and playing music, "Gotcha" by Tom Scott, until the fault was rectified. When the episode restarted, the videotape had been slightly rewound so there was a repeat of the action immediately prior to the break.
  • 24 - TV: The Armageddon Factor Part 6 was first broadcast, concluding Season 16 and the Key to Time arc. Mary Tamm left the series after this episode as did, temporarily, John Leeson. (Another actor took over the voiceovers for K9 for Season 17, although the character didn't appear on screen again until TV: The Creature from the Pit. Leeson returned for Season 18.)

March

April

April/May

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown dates