1935

In January, 1935, the Doctor met Mao Tse-Tung during the Long March. (TV: The Mind of Evil)

On 10 March, Death in the Clouds, a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, was first published. Although she had forgotten the events of her adventure with the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble in 1926, a subconscious memory of those events inspired her to write this book, which was destined to remain in print to the year 5,000,000,000. A facsimile edition of Death in the Clouds published in this year was obtained by the Doctor. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

Edward Travers uncovered the Great Intelligence and robot Yetis in Tibet. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen, The Web of Fear)

Behind the scenes

January

• 1 - Writer Dave Martin was born in Birmingham.
• 5 - Actor David Ryall was born.

February

• 9 - Director Michael Imison was born.

March

• 16 - Director Tristan de Vere Cole was born.
• 24 - Director Rodney Bennett was born.
• 25 - Actress Susan Engel was born.
• 27 - Actor Julian Glover was born in London.

April

• 18 - Actor Harold Innocent was born.
• 28 - Script editor Anthony Read was born.

May

• 10 - Writer Terrance Dicks was born in East Ham, Greater London.
• 19 - Actor Michael Wisher was born.
• 28 - Actress Anne Reid was born.

June

• 1 - Actor Glenn Beck was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada.
• 2 - Actor Roger Brierley was born.
• 19 - Actor Derren Nesbitt was born in London.

July

• 1 - Actor Dave Prowse was born.
• 6 - Director Derrick Goodwin was born.
• 19 - Actor Peter Birrel was born.

August

• 5 - Actress Wanda Ventham was born.
• 16 - Actress Janet Henfrey was born.
• 30 - Actress Anna Barry was born.

September

• 27 - Actor Frank Wylie was born.

October

• 29 - Actor Michael Jayston was born.

November

• 27 - Producer Verity Lambert was born in London.

Unknown Date

• Actor David Brierley was born in Yorkshire, England.
• Actress Margot Van der Burgh was born in London.
• Actor Graham Armitage was born in Manchester.
• Actor George Roubicek was born.
• Writer Johnny Byrne was born.
• Writer Moris Farhi was born.
• Actor Norman Jones was born.