2012

Publicly, the year 2012 was notable for being the year that the Summer Olympics were held London, and the year that the United States held a presidential election. Secretly, however, in an underground bunker in Utah, 2012 was the year that the Doctor first learned he was not the only survivor of the Last Great Time War.

July

• 27 - The 2012 Summer Olympics opens in London, during a period of unseasonably cold weather in the city. Due to a mishap along the torch relay route, the Olympic Flame is lit at the opening ceremonies by the Doctor who appears on international television. Afterward, he and Rose Tyler attend a neighbourhood celebration in London. (DW: Fear Her; date based upon real-world announcements)
  • By this time, the Torchwood Institute would appear to be relatively well known, enough that the Battle of Canary Wharf of several years earlier is now known as the "Battle of Torchwood" (DW: Fear Her).

November

• The United States holds its presidential election. Earlier in the year, Diana Goddard expressed hope that the Democratic Party would win, as she found them "funny". (DW: Dalek)

Unknown dates

• In Utah, in an underground facility called The Vault, the "last Dalek" meets the Doctor and Rose Tyler, causes a power surge that blacks out much of the western United States, and eventually kills itself. Afterward, Adam Mitchell accepts an invitation to join the Doctor on their travels. Henry van Statten, a powerful billionaire who claims to own the Internet at this time, is stripped of his position in the aftermath of the Dalek incident and (apparently) has his memory erased. (DW: Dalek)
  • At some point after this incident, The Vault is sealed and a BBC Radio documentary crew does an investigative report on the creatures known as Daleks. (BBCR: The Dalek Conquests)

As the 2012 US election is referenced as having not happened yet, this means these events occurred prior to November.

• The Doctor returns Adam Mitchell to his own time zone after being expelled from the TARDIS; Adam immediately causes a panic in his household when an advanced biochip implant from the future is revealed in his forehead. (DW: The Long Game)

Real World

NOTE: This section includes announced and surmised events in the future; dates, events, and titles are subject to change.

January

• 01 - Fifth anniversary of the debut of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

April

• 25 - 50th anniversary of the day Donald Wilson received the programming report that ultimately led to the creation of Doctor Who.

July

• 27 - Scheduled launch of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games, which had been featured years earlier in DW: Fear Her.

November

• around the 4th - The United States presidential election referenced in Dalek

December

• Big Finish licence to produce original Doctor Who audio drama is terminated (In the event it is not renewed)