1957
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1957 was the official start of humanity's space age. (DWAN: Inter-Galactic Cat)
Events
October
- 15 - A BBC News bulletin reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)
Unknown dates
- Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TV: To the Last Man)
- Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
- The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
Behind the scenes
March
- 10 - Andrew Boxer ( Robin Stuart in TV: Arc of Infinity) was born.
- 24 - Christine Kavanagh (Aram in TV: Timelash) was born
- 29 - Yolande Palfrey (Janet in TV: Terror of the Vervoids) was born.
April
- 6 - Glen Murphy (Dibber in TV: The Mysterious Planet) was born.
May
- 5 - Richard E. Grant, who played two BBC-authorised yet non-canonical Doctors, was born.
- 12 - Sneh Gupta (Osborn in TV: Resurrection of the Daleks) is born.
June
- 5 - Steven Pacey (Trevor in AUDIO: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth) was born.
- 19 - The Army Game debuted on UK television. The series co-stared William Hartnell in what became his best-known role prior to Doctor Who.
- 23 - Leee John (Mansell in TV: Enlightenment) was born.
July
- 26 - Nana Visitor (Olivia Colasanto in TV: Immortal Sins and TV: End of the Road) was born.
August
- 24 - Stephen Fry was born.
September
- 15 - Dorota Rae (Lavel in TV: Battlefield) was born.
December
- 6 - Arabella Weir was born in San Francisco.
