2012

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Publicly, the year 2012 was notable for being the year that the Summer Olympics were held London, and the year that the United States held a presidential election. Secretly, however, in an underground bunker in Utah, 2012 was the year that the Doctor first learned he was not the only survivor of the Last Great Time War.

Summer

  • The 2012 Summer Olympics opens in London, during a period of unseasonably cold weather in the city. Due to a mishap along the torch relay route, the Olympic Flame is lit at the opening ceremonies by the Doctor who appears on international television. Afterward, he and Rose Tyler attend a neighbourhood celebration in London. (DW: Fear Her)

November

  • The United States holds its presidential election. Earlier in the year, Diana Goddard expressed hope that the Democratic Party would win, as she found them "funny". (DW: Dalek)

Unknown dates

  • In Utah, in an underground facility called The Vault, the "last Dalek" meets the Doctor and Rose Tyler, causes a power surge that blacks out much of the western United States, and eventually kills itself. Afterward, Adam Mitchell accepts an invitation to join the Doctor on their travels. Henry van Statten, a powerful billionaire who claims to own the Internet at this time, is stripped of his position in the aftermath of the Dalek incident and (apparently) has his memory erased. (DW: Dalek)
As the 2012 US election is referenced as having not happened yet, this means these events occurred prior to November.

Real World

NOTE: This section includes announced and surmised events in the future; dates, events, and titles are subject to change.

January

April

  • 25 - 50th anniversary of the day Donald Wilson received the programming report that ultimately led to the creation of Doctor Who.

July

  • 27 - Scheduled launch of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games, which had been featured years earlier in DW: Fear Her.

November

Unknown dates