1977

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

• Professor Amelia Rumford takes a policeman's truncheon with her on a lecture tour to New York City in case she gets mugged. Instead she is arrested for carrying an offensive weapon. (DW: The Stones of Blood)

• The Doctor arrives briefly in Lewisham as he hunts the Timewyrm (NA: Timewyrm: Revelation).

• June - Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee is celebrated in the United Kingdom. (DW: Mawdryn Undead)

• 30th - 31st July Dr Fendelman conducts temporal experiments utilising a Time fissure. (DW: Image of the Fendahl)

• Tegan Jovanka and Nyssa arrive in the TARDIS near Brendon Public School, where they meet retired UNIT Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart. During the course of the events that follow, Stewart encounters a future version of himself from 1983, causing a paradox that leaves his 1977 self with partial amnesia, most notably no memory of the Doctor. (DW: Mawdryn Undead)

History of Doctor Who

January

• 01 - The Face of Evil Episode 1 First Broadcast

• 08 - The Face of Evil Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 15 - The Face of Evil Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 20 - Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters First Published.

• 22 - The Face of Evil Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 29 - The Robots of Death Episode 1 First Broadcast

February

• 05 - The Robots of Death Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 12 - The Robots of Death Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 17 - Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom First Published.

• 19 - The Robots of Death Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 26 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 1 First Broadcast

March

• 05 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 12 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 19 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 24 - Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth First Published.

• 26 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 5 First Broadcast

April

• 02 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Episode 6 First Broadcast

• 21 - Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos First Published.

May

• 10 - Doctor Who and the Ark in Space First Published. Written by Ian Marter, this was the first time an actor involved with the series had composed a novel based upon it; Marter would write several more novelisations before his death less than a decade later.

• 25 - The first Star Wars film is released. This movie would revolutionize the presentation of science fiction in movies and television, including Doctor Who. Peter Cushing plays Grand Moff Tarkin in the film.

June

• 23 - Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius First Published.

July

• 22 - Erik Chitty, who played Charles Preslin in "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve" and Coordinator Engin in "The Deadly Assassin," dies.

August

• 18 - Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil First Published.

September

• 03 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 1 First Broadcast

• 10 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 17 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 19 - Michael Godfrey, who played Captain Pike in "The Smugglers," dies.

• 24 - Horror of Fang Rock Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 29 - Doctor Who and the Mutants First Published.

October

• 01 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 1 First Broadcast

• 08 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 10 - Angelo Muscat, who played one of the Chumblies in Galaxy 4, dies.

• 15 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 20 - Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin First Published.

• 22 - The Invisible Enemy Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 29 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 1 First Broadcast

November

• 05 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 12 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 15 - Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang First Published.

• 19 - Image of the Fendahl Episode 4 First Broadcast

• 26 - The Sun Makers Episode 1 First Broadcast

December

• 03 - The Sun Makers Episode 2 First Broadcast

• 08 - Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora First Published.

• 10 - The Sun Makers Episode 3 First Broadcast

• 17 - The Sun Makers Episode 4 First Broadcast

1976

20th Century 1970s

1978