1953

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

1st June - 2nd June

• Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at Westminster in London. The coronation is televised live, and as no one in the village of Llanfer Ceiriog has a television, the townsfolk travel by bus to Doctor Snape's house in Gwydyr to watch it on his set ("Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark").

• The events of "The Idiot's Lantern" occur at this time.

Exact dates unknown

• Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, based on the witch trials at Salem Village, is written. The First Doctor and his companions will see a production of the play in Bristol the following year ("The Witch Hunters").

• Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart begins his military career ("Mawdryn Undead").

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1952

20th Century 1950s

1954