1988
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1988 was a year.
Events
Dated
On 8 April, the Eighth Doctor and Izzy Sinclair landed in Stockbridge, England to buy the 56th issue of Aggrotron!. (AUDIO: Izzy's Story [+]Loading...["Izzy's Story (audio story)"])
On 4 May, Captain Therése Gavalle first encountered Tko-Ma on the island of Réunion. He erased her memory of their encounter, but implanted a trigger word in her mind. When she heard that word, Njah-Ma, she would become his mind controlled servant. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])
At 11:39am on 22 May, Alice was paralysed from the waist down when a Range Rover crashed into her parents' car. Her parents were killed in the accident. (AUDIO: Swan Song [+]Loading...["Swan Song (audio story)"])
On 2 November the Morris worm, one of the the first computer viruses, was released on to the internet, causing roughly £5 million in damage. Descendants from its code formed their own civilisation on Digital Sphere H4922 in the 24th century. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
On 23 November, the Nemesis statue returned to Earth after three hundred fifty years. Lady Peinforte arrived to regain it. A group of Neo Nazis led by Herr De Flores also came in search of the statue, as did the Cybermen. The Seventh Doctor used it to destroy the Cyber-Fleet. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])
Undated
The Seventh Doctor told Ace that his first visit to Earth had been 25 years prior to her present. (TV: Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (1988 TV story)"])
The Eighth Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart discovered the secret of the Embodiment of Gris in Hong Kong. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
The Second Doctor, John and Gillian visited Arizona. (COMIC: The Faithful Rocket Pack [+]Loading...["The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)"])
Births and deaths
Dated
On 13 July, Nina Rogers was born. (PROSE: Consequences [+]Loading...["Consequences (short story)"])
On 31 July, Lucie Miller, a future travelling companion of the Eighth Doctor, was born in Blackpool. (AUDIO: Brave New Town [+]Loading...["Brave New Town (audio story)"])
Undated
Lily Henwick was born. (PROSE: The Monster in the Cupboard [+]Loading...["The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)"])
