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* A [[Dalek]] soldier, a survivor of the [[Last Great Time War]] between its race and the [[Time Lord]]s, fell through [[time]] and crashed like a [[meteorite]] ''"on the [[Ascension Island]]s"''. The Dalek lay in its burning crater for three days, screaming the entire time, before it was retrieved. Its weapon systems inactive and its outer armour heavily damaged, the Dalek was sold at private auction and passed through several hands over the next fifty years. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | * A [[Dalek]] soldier, a survivor of the [[Last Great Time War]] between its race and the [[Time Lord]]s, fell through [[time]] and crashed like a [[meteorite]] ''"on the [[Ascension Island]]s"''. The Dalek lay in its burning crater for three days, screaming the entire time, before it was retrieved. Its weapon systems inactive and its outer armour heavily damaged, the Dalek was sold at private auction and passed through several hands over the next fifty years. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
* [[Ben Wainwright|Benjamin Wainwright]], the husband of time-displaced [[Kathy Nightingale]], died at the age of | * [[Ben Wainwright|Benjamin Wainwright]], the husband of time-displaced [[Kathy Nightingale]], died at the age of sixty-five. ([[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]'') | ||
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited the village of Lower Dowham and meddled in a plan to make the entire village disappear. ([[DWS]]: ''[[No One Died]]'') | * The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited the village of Lower Dowham and meddled in a plan to make the entire village disappear. ([[DWS]]: ''[[No One Died]]'') | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 15 February 2012
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Events
October
- Section Eight used the dark arts to end the Cuban Missile Crisis. (PDA: Heart of TARDIS)
November
- 21 - Peri Brown's parents, Janine and Paul Brown, were married. (CC: Peri and the Piscon Paradox)
Unknown dates
- A Dalek soldier, a survivor of the Last Great Time War between its race and the Time Lords, fell through time and crashed like a meteorite "on the Ascension Islands". The Dalek lay in its burning crater for three days, screaming the entire time, before it was retrieved. Its weapon systems inactive and its outer armour heavily damaged, the Dalek was sold at private auction and passed through several hands over the next fifty years. (DW: Dalek)
- Benjamin Wainwright, the husband of time-displaced Kathy Nightingale, died at the age of sixty-five. (DW: Blink)
- The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler visited the village of Lower Dowham and meddled in a plan to make the entire village disappear. (DWS: No One Died)
Behind the scenes
April
- 25 - Donald Wilson, head of Serial Drama for BBC TV, received a four-page report from the BBC Survey Group discussing whether the production of an in-house science-fiction TV series was feasible and warranted. According to the BBC Archives, this was the spark of what eventually led to the commissioning of Doctor Who.[1]
June
- 30 - Out of This World debuted on ITV. This science fiction series, created by Irene Shubik and overseen by Sydney Newman, was considered a precursor to Doctor Who. It featured episodes written by Terry Nation and other future Doctor Who writers.
July
- 25 - Donald Wilson received a follow-up report from the BBC Survey Group discussing potential story ideas for a BBC-produced science fiction series. The report included synopses of several science fiction novels, including the time-travel-based The Guardians of Time by Poul Anderson.[2]
August
- 20 - Sophie Aldred (Ace) was born at Greenwich, London.
- 24 - Gordon Warnecke was born.
- 25 - Jessica Martin was born.
October
- 11 - Nicola Bryant (Perpugilliam Brown) was born in Guildford, Surrey.
November
- 10 - "The Mauritius Penny", an episode of The Avengers (created by Sydney Newman), aired in the UK. It is the earliest writing credit in the Internet Movie Database attributed to future Doctor Who stalwart Terrance Dicks.
December
- 12 - Sydney Newman began his tenure as Head of Drama at the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Canadian had previously served in this capacity with the ABC production house (broadcasting on ITV), during which time he had been credited with creating The Avengers, and the first UK-produced science fiction anthology series, Out of This World.
Unknown Date
- Julian Bleach, who played the Ghostmaker in TW: From Out of the Rain and Davros in DW: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, was born in Bournemouth.
