April Fools' Day
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April Fools' Day was a holiday celebrated on 1st April. On this day it was customary for people to play practical jokes and hoaxes on one another.
April Fool's jokes in the real world
- An Issue of the Doctor Who fanzine Dream Watch Bulletin said there was a sixth episode of The Dæmons planned which would feature The Master escaping UNIT.
- An Issue of Doctor Who Magazine reported that an attempt was made to colourise parts of The Tenth Planet.
- 2009 - As an April Fool's joke, word circulates around the Doctor Who set that Michael Jackson is paying a visit. (REF: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter)
- 2010 - It was confirmed that Steven Moffat would return the Kandyman [1] in the Series finale but this proved false as an April Fool's joke.