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-While the [[Fourth Doctor]] described '''1979''' as a "[[Wine|table wine]] year" at least in regards to [[Paris]], ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] later referred to it as "a hell of a year." The Tenth Doctor elaborated that [[China]] invaded [[Vietnam]] and ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', a film which he loved, was released. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
+'''1979''' was a [[year]].
-[[James Callaghan]] was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] at the beginning of this year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') Following an [[election]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crowmarsh Experiment (audio story)|The Crowmarsh Experiment]]'') later the year, he was succeeded by [[Margaret Thatcher]] of the [[Conservative Party]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rat Trap (audio story)|Rat Trap]]'') who held that office until at least [[1987]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'')
-== Dated events ==
-=== January - August ===
-At 3:50pm on [[7 January]], [[Phil Tyson]] was born. The [[Vandosian]]s believed that [[Shogalath]] had [[Reincarnation|reincarnated]] in his body. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr Nobody (comic story)|Mr Nobody]]'')
+==Events==
+===Dated===
+====January - August====
 On [[17 February]], the [[Sino-Vietnamese War]] began as [[China]] [[invade]]d [[Vietnam]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})
-On [[25 April]], [[Sally Lamont]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'')
 On [[4 May]], [[Margaret Thatcher]] led the [[Conservative Party]] to [[victory]] in the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[1979 United Kingdom general election|General Election]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})
-On [[11 July]], the [[United States]] [[space station]] ''[[Skylab]]'' began its return to [[Earth]], several [[year]]s ahead of [[schedule]], with the assistance of [[the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Tooth and Claw (TV story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] parked [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] in Earth's [[orbit]] to watch the descent. In the early hours of [[12 July]], ''Skylab'' would collide with a [[Zalphon]] [[scout ship]] before crash-landing near the [[town]] of [[Esperance]] in [[Western Australia]]. On [[15 July]], the Doctor would finally thwart the attempted Zalphon invasion of Earth by re-directing [[Sydney Opera House|their mothership]] to [[Antarctica]], where the [[Gas|gaseous]]-[[Ectoplasm|ectoplasmic]] [[species]] [[Freezing|froze]] into [[Ice crystal|ice crystals]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bennelong Point (short story)|Bennelong Point]]'')
+On [[11 July]], the [[United States]] [[space station]] ''[[Skylab]]'' began its return to [[Earth]], several [[year]]s ahead of [[schedule]], with the assistance of [[the Doctor]], who nearly lost his [[thumb]] in the process. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Tooth and Claw (TV story)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] parked [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] in Earth's [[orbit]] to watch the descent. In the early hours of [[12 July]], ''Skylab'' would collide with a [[Zalphon]] [[scout ship]] before crash-landing near the [[town]] of [[Esperance]] in [[Western Australia]]. On [[15 July]], the Doctor would finally thwart the attempted Zalphon invasion of Earth by re-directing [[Sydney Opera House|their mothership]] to [[Antarctica]], where the [[Gas|gaseous]]-[[Ectoplasm|ectoplasmic]] [[species]] [[Freezing|froze]] into [[Ice crystal|ice crystals]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bennelong Point (short story)|Bennelong Point]]'')
 [[File:The Persistence of Memory.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clive Finch]] at [[Loch Ness]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Persistence of Memory (short story)|The Persistence of Memory]]'')]]
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 On [[18 August]], [[AC/DC]] opened for [[the Who]] at [[Wembley Stadium]]. Peri attended the concert with [[Janine Foster|her mother]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Church of Football (short story)|The Church of Football]]'')
-=== September - December ===
+====September - December====
 [[Skagra]] went to [[Earth]] in search of [[Salyavin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'')
-On [[12 October]], [[Izzy Sinclair]] was born. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'')
 In late [[October]], a [[Kaftakkrofakian]] called [[Cecil (Zombie Motel)|Cecil]] transformed everyone at a [[Halloween]] party into [[zombie]]s, leaving only one survivor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Zombie Motel (short story)|Zombie Motel]]'')
-From [[5 November|5]] to [[10 November]], [[ABBA]] [[perform]]ed at [[Wembley Arena]] in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) [[Rose Tyler]] was among those who saw ABBA, having been dropped off by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Attack of the Graske (video game)}})
+From [[5 November|5]] to [[10 November]], [[ABBA]] [[perform]]ed at [[Wembley Arena]] in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) [[Rose Tyler]] was among those who saw ABBA, having been dropped off by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Attack of the Graske (video game)}}, [[COMIC]]: ''[[Opera of Doom! (comic story)|Opera of Doom!]]'')
 On [[21 November]], [[Ian Dury]] and [[the Blockheads]] performed in [[concert]] at [[Sheffield]], [[England]]. The Tenth Doctor attempted to take Rose Tyler to this concert. They instead ended up in [[Scotland]] in [[1879]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
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 On [[24 December]], [[Clive Finch]] encountered the Twelfth Doctor in a London newsagents and followed him back to his TARDIS. As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor gave Clive the gift of a journey in the TARDIS. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Persistence of Memory (short story)|The Persistence of Memory]]'')
-== Undated events ==
+===Undated===
 [[John Benton]] left the army and [[UNIT]]. He took a job selling second-hand cars. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'')
-[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and a team from the British division of UNIT travelled to [[Canada]] where they investigated sentient electricity pylons which were stalking the Canadian countryside. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'')
+[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and a team from the British division of UNIT travelled to [[Canada]], where they investigated sentient electricity pylons which were stalking the Canadian countryside. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'')
 The last surviving members of the [[Luron]] attempted to invade [[Earth]], but their plan was thwarted by the Fourth Doctor and [[Leela]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Valley of Death (audio story)|The Valley of Death]]'')
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 [[File:Cityofdeathmonalisamuseum.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor and Romana observe the Mona Lisa. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')]]
 At some point in this year, the Fourth Doctor and [[Romana II]] visited Paris, and [[Scaroth]] stole the [[Mona Lisa]] from the [[Louvre]]. After the Doctor defeated Scaroth and left Paris, ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') one of Scaroth's copies of the ''Mona Lisa'' was recovered and taken to the [[Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Security Bot (video game)|Security Bot]]'')
-[[The Doctor]] helped [[Skylab]] fall to [[Earth]]. He claimed that it "nearly took off [his] thumb". ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
 [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Bill Pollock|Commander Bill Pollock]] met for the first time. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
 Dr [[Lavinia Smith]] moved from [[South Croydon]] to [[Moreton Harwood]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
-[[Paul Brown]], the father of [[Peri Brown]], died in a [[boat]]ing accident. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')
 [[Patricia Ryder]] met her future husband [[Trevor (The Zygon Who Fell to Earth)|Trevor]], in actuality the [[Zygon]] [[Warlord]] [[Haygoth]], at a [[Folk Festival]] in [[Kendal]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Zygon Who Fell to Earth (audio story)|The Zygon Who Fell to Earth]]'')
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 [[Tegan Jovanka]] went on holiday to [[Hong Kong]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'')
-[[Rose Tyler]] attended an [[ABBA]] concert at [[Wembley Stadium]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Opera of Doom! (comic story)|Opera of Doom!]]'')
+''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' was released. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
-== Parallel universe ==
+===Parallel universes===
 [[File:TomBakerBeep.jpg|thumb|Tom Baker irritates Beep the Meep. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'')]]
 [[Beep|Beep the Meep]] travelled to a [[Parallel universe (TV Action!)|parallel universe]] on [[12 October]] 1979, in which the Doctor's universe existed only as part of a [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] science fiction television series called ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and took control of the [[BBC Television Centre (TV Action!)|BBC Television Centre]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] and his companion [[Izzy Sinclair]] defeated Beep with the help of the actor [[Tom Baker (TV Action!)|Tom Baker]], who infuriated him with his endless rambling. Strangely, Baker both physically resembled the [[Fourth Doctor]] and played him on the television series. The Doctor learned the truth when he discovered the [[DWM 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (TV Action!)|Doctor Who Weekly]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'')
+==Births and deaths==
+===Dated===
+At 3:50pm on [[7 January]], [[Phil Tyson]] was born. The [[Vandosian]]s believed that [[Shogalath]] had [[Reincarnation|reincarnated]] in his body. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mr Nobody (comic story)|Mr Nobody]]'')
+On [[25 April]], [[Sally Lamont]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'')
+On [[12 October]], [[Izzy Sinclair]] was born. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'')
+===Undated===
+[[Paul Brown]], the father of [[Peri Brown]], died in a [[boat]]ing accident. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Synthespians™ (novel)|Synthespians™]]'')
+==Other==
+While the [[Fourth Doctor]] described 1979 as a "[[Wine|table wine]] year" at least in regards to [[Paris]], ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] later referred to it positively as a "hell of a year". ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
+[[James Callaghan]] was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] at the beginning of this year, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') before being succeeded by [[Margaret Thatcher]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
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