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'''1951''' was the year [[the Doctor]]'s [[companion]]s, [[Jo Grant]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet (short story)|Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet]]'') and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') were born. | '''1951''' was the year [[the Doctor]]'s [[companion]]s, [[Jo Grant]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet (short story)|Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet]]'') and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') were born. | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 5 July 2013
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1951 was the year the Doctor's companions, Jo Grant (PROSE: Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet) and Sarah Jane Smith, (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith) were born.
On 18 August, Sarah Jane's parents, Eddie and Barbara Smith, died in a car accident outside of the village of Foxgrove. Sarah Jane was subsequently raised by Eddie's sister Lavinia Smith. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)
Events
April
- The First Doctor, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright moved a replica of the Stone of Scone to Arbroath Abbey, where it was accidentally broken in two. (PROSE: Set in Stone)
May
- Before 25 May - The Seventh Doctor and Ace attended the Festival of Britain. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
- The Eighth Doctor also passed through the Festival at the same time. He briefly saw his past self and his former companion but did not recognise either of them. (PROSE: Endgame)
June
- 22 - The last Witchcraft Act was repealed in the United Kingdom. (TV: The Dæmons)
Unknown dates
- The first radio telescope was invented. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- Mrs Randall was given a prize as "Miss Ealing". (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The local people of Lapperton on the Dorset Coast found the face of a large creature stuck inside the cliff. The Eleventh Doctor identified the creature as a Demigod. It broke free in search of its other half. For the first time in a while, it went away. (COMIC: The Cliff Face)
- John Grainger was born in London to Edward and Eleanor Grainger. (PROSE: Incongruous Details)
Behind the scenes
January
- 7 - Actor Helen Worth was born.
February
- 5 - Actor Robin Sachs was born.
March
- 9 - Director Chris Clough was born.
April
- 13 - Actor Peter Davison was born.
- 20 - Actor Louise Jameson was born.
May
- 23 - Actor Don Warrington was born.
June
- 4 - Actor David Yip was born.
- 24 - Actor David Rodigan was born.
- 24 - Actor Simon Rouse was born.
- 28 - Actor Lalla Ward was born.
July
- 13 - Photographer Joseph Lederer was born.
- 17 - Visual effects designer Dave Chapman was born.
- 20 - Actor Jeff Rawle was born.
September
- 6 - Actor Judith Byfield was born.
- 24 - Actor David Banks was born.
December
Date unknown
- Actor Angela Bruce was born.
- Actor Nigel Humphreys was born.
