1951

1951 was the year the Doctor's companions, Jo Grant (PROSE: Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet) and Sarah Jane Smith, (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith) were born.

On 18 August, Sarah Jane's parents, Eddie and Barbara Smith, died in a car accident outside of the village of Foxgrove. Sarah Jane was subsequently raised by Eddie's sister Lavinia Smith. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)

Events

April

• The First Doctor, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright moved a replica of the Stone of Scone to Arbroath Abbey, where it was accidentally broken in two. (PROSE: Set in Stone)

May

• Before 25 May - The Seventh Doctor and Ace attended the Festival of Britain. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
• The Eighth Doctor also passed through the Festival at the same time. He briefly saw his past self and his former companion but did not recognise either of them. (PROSE: Endgame)

June

• 22 - The last Witchcraft Act was repealed in the United Kingdom. (TV: The Dæmons)

Unknown dates

• The first radio telescope was invented. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
• Mrs Randall was given a prize as "Miss Ealing". (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
• The local people of Lapperton on the Dorset Coast found the face of a large creature stuck inside the cliff. The Eleventh Doctor identified the creature as a Demigod. It broke free in search of its other half. For the first time in a while, it went away. (COMIC: The Cliff Face)
• John Grainger was born in London to Edward and Eleanor Grainger. (PROSE: Incongruous Details)

Behind the scenes

January

• 7 - Helen Worth (Mary Ashe in TV: Colony in Space) was born.

February

• 5 - Robin Sachs (a British Professor in TV: The New World) was born.

March

• 9 - Chris Clough was born.

April

• 13 - Peter Davison, who portrayed Fifth Doctor, was born as Peter Moffett at Streatham, London.
• 20 - Louise Jameson, who portrayed companion Leela, was born at Wanstead, London.

May

• 23 - Don Warrington (the President in TV: Rise of the Cybermen and Rassilon for Big Finish Productions) was born.

June

• 4 - David Yip was born.
• 24 - David Rodigan was born.
• 24 - Simon Rouse was born.
• 28 - Lalla Ward, who portrayed Princess Astra and the second incarnation of Romana, was born Lady Sarah Ward, daughter of Lord Bangor, in London.

July

• 13 - Joseph Lederer was born.
• 17 - Dave Chapman was born.
• 20 - Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet in TV: Frontios and Lionel Harding in TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge) was born.

September

• 6 - Judith Byfield (Angela Clifford in TV: Time-Flight) was born.
• 24 - David Banks was born.

December

• 21 - Jane How was born.

Date unknown

• Angela Bruce was born.
• Nigel Humphreys was born.