1977
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1977 was a year.
Events
Dated
On 25 May, the Sixth Doctor and Frobisher attended the premiere of Star Wars at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The Doctor noted that one of its stars, Peter Cushing, looked familiar and seemed to remember once meeting his granddaughter. (PROSE: Mission: Impractical [+]Loading...["Mission: Impractical (novel)"])
On 1 June, Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee was celebrated in the United Kingdom. Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka found themselves at Brendon Public School, where they met retired UNIT Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart. In the course of events, the Brigadier met a future version of himself from 1983, causing a paradox and leading to him suffering partial amnesia due to the Blinovitch Limitation Effect. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])
On 5 September, Earth launched the Voyager 1 space probe. Onboard the craft was a gold-plated disc that contained images and recordings of Earth cultures, music, lifeforms and even human brain waves. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
On 3 October, Iris Wildthyme and Panda visited the Samhain Fancy Dress Costume Hire Shop and met up with the Shopkeeper. The Shopkeeper allowed them to use one of his mirrors to travel to 1906. (PROSE: Wildthyme and the Wolf [+]Loading...["Wildthyme and the Wolf (short story)"])
On Christmas Day, Paul Magrs and his Mam awoke early, rushing downstairs so Paul could open his presents. Paul put on the Pinky and Perky's Christmas Album, and unwrapped his presents. He got a Doctor Who jigsaw, that year's Disney Annual, several books, and a sled from Harding's. His father arrived at 7:30am, although he had told Paul's Mam he would arrive at lunchtime. He then asked Paul's Mam if she had got him any presents, causing Paul's Mam to have a go at him in the kitchen. Paul's father then took Paul to see his his Nanna and the rest of their family. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat [+]Loading...["The Story of Fester Cat (novel)"])
Undated
Professor Amelia Rumford took a policeman's truncheon with her on a lecture tour to New York City in case she got mugged. Instead, she was arrested for carrying an offensive weapon. (TV: The Stones of Blood [+]Loading...["The Stones of Blood (TV story)"])
Dr Fendelman accidentally awakened a fragment of the Fendahl while conducting temporal experiments with a time fissure created by a broken War TARDIS. The Fourth Doctor and Leela arrived at Fendelman's experiment and stopped the Fendahl from fully manifesting. (TV: Image of the Fendahl [+]Loading...["Image of the Fendahl (TV story)"], PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5 [+]Loading...["The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)"])
The Seventh Doctor arrived briefly in Lewisham as he hunted the Timewyrm. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"])
The Eighth Doctor arrived in Delchester and discovered the reason for Delchester United's recent bad run. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)"])
The Fourth Doctor encountered the Monosaron Acolytes in North London. (AUDIO: Suburban Hell [+]Loading...["Suburban Hell (audio story)"])
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart investigated an Inca pyramid in South America. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror [+]Loading...["The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)"])
By this time, Liz Shaw was working for the British Rocket Group, which was considering building a moonbase. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror [+]Loading...["The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)"])
The Fourth Doctor encountered the Sisters of St Matilda in St Matilda's College in the University of Oxford. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror [+]Loading...["The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)"])
JR's mum met the Ninth Doctor in 1977. Huw Evans also saw the Doctor and a very tall woman queueing to see Star Wars at the Commodore cinema in Aberystwyth. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
David Frost interviewed Richard Nixon, accusing him of various crimes. (PROSE: Tricky Dicky [+]Loading...["Tricky Dicky (short story)"])
Other realities
In a parallel universe, Bob Baker and Dave Martin created K-9 for the TV show Doctor Who. (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)"])
Births and deaths
Donna Noble was born[1] in Southampton. (PROSE: Wannabes [+]Loading...["Wannabes (novel)"]; TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"])
Luke Tillyard was born. (PROSE: Salva Mea [+]Loading...["Salva Mea (short story)"])
Dominique van Gysegham's first husband died. (AUDIO: The Reaping [+]Loading...["The Reaping (audio story)"])
Nora Wicker's husband Ernie died. (AUDIO: The World Tree [+]Loading...["The World Tree (audio story)"])
Footnotes
- ↑ Wannabes [+]Loading...["Wannabes (novel)"] is set in 1996, and Donna Noble mentions she was nineteen in that year.
