1957

Events

Doctor Who Universe

• 1st May, 4th October - (NA: First Frontier)

Unknown date

• Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance. They immediately become friends. (EDA: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
• Douglas Caldwell a member of Torchwood One dies. (TW: To the Last Man)
• Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovers the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (SJA: Eye of the Gorgon)

Real World

May

• 5th - Richard E. Grant is born.

June

• 19 - The Army Game debuts on UK television. The series co-stars William Hartnell in what will become his best-known role prior to the start of Doctor Who.

August

• 24th - Stephen Fry is born.

December

• 6th - Arabella Weir is born in San Francisco.

Unknown date

• Janet Fielding, who portrayed companion Tegan Jovanka, is born Janet Mahoney in Brisbane, Australia.

1956

20th century 1950s

1958