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'''1957''' was a [[year]]. It was the official start of [[human]]ity's [[space]] age, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Inter-Galactic Cat (short story)}}) with the [[Sputnik 2]] experiment making [[Laika]] the first Terran lifeform to ever leave [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) | '''1957''' was a [[year]]. It was the official start of [[human]]ity's [[space]] age, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Inter-Galactic Cat (short story)}}) with the [[Sputnik 2]] experiment making [[Laika]] the first Terran lifeform to ever leave [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) | ||
==Events== | == Events == | ||
===Dated=== | === Dated === | ||
On [[1 May]], the [[Soviet Union]] secretly launched [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, ''[[Sputnik]]'', but it was hijacked by [[Old Master|the Master]] to send a signal to the [[Tzun]]. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|First Frontier (novel)}}) | On [[1 May]], the [[Soviet Union]] secretly launched [[Earth]]'s first artificial satellite, ''[[Sputnik]]'', but it was hijacked by [[Old Master|the Master]] to send a signal to the [[Tzun]]. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|First Frontier (novel)}}) | ||
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On [[25 December]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] met the Cracker family. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crackers (short story)}}) | On [[25 December]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] met the Cracker family. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crackers (short story)}}) | ||
===Undated=== | === Undated === | ||
[[Noël Coward]] met [[Iris Wildthyme]] at the [[Royal Variety Performance]] at some point this year. They immediately became friends. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}}) | [[Noël Coward]] met [[Iris Wildthyme]] at the [[Royal Variety Performance]] at some point this year. They immediately became friends. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}}) | ||
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[[Ealing Studios (in-universe)|Ealing Studios]] began production on a [[The Ladykillers sequel|sequel]] to their [[1955]] film ''[[The Ladykillers]]''. Directed by [[Alexander Mackendrick]] and with a cast including [[Alec Guinness]] and [[Peter Sellers]], the production filmed on location at [[Wester Drumlins]] in [[London]]. The production was plagued by issues, including [[location manager]]s disappearing and two crewmembers being severely injured by the collapse of a [[lighting rig]]. A [[softly spoken man]] approached Mackendrick and Guinness and asked them to either halt production or film elsewhere, citing "[[Weeping Angel|killer statues]]" as the source of the trouble. Both Mackendrick and the [[insurance]] companies were spooked enough that the project was scrapped late in the year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins (short story)}}) | [[Ealing Studios (in-universe)|Ealing Studios]] began production on a [[The Ladykillers sequel|sequel]] to their [[1955]] film ''[[The Ladykillers]]''. Directed by [[Alexander Mackendrick]] and with a cast including [[Alec Guinness]] and [[Peter Sellers]], the production filmed on location at [[Wester Drumlins]] in [[London]]. The production was plagued by issues, including [[location manager]]s disappearing and two crewmembers being severely injured by the collapse of a [[lighting rig]]. A [[softly spoken man]] approached Mackendrick and Guinness and asked them to either halt production or film elsewhere, citing "[[Weeping Angel|killer statues]]" as the source of the trouble. Both Mackendrick and the [[insurance]] companies were spooked enough that the project was scrapped late in the year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins (short story)}}) | ||
===Other realities=== | === Other realities === | ||
On [[Germania I]], [[Nazi]] [[astronaut]]s landed on [[the Moon]] on [[7 October]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warlords of Utopia (novel)}}) | On [[Germania I]], [[Nazi]] [[astronaut]]s landed on [[the Moon]] on [[7 October]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warlords of Utopia (novel)}}) | ||
==Births and deaths== | == Births and deaths == | ||
[[Malcolm (Time and Relative)|Malcolm]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}) | [[Malcolm (Time and Relative)|Malcolm]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}) | ||
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According to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s [[sonic sunglasses]], [[Don Brabbit]] was born either in 1957 or in [[1958]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}}) | According to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s [[sonic sunglasses]], [[Don Brabbit]] was born either in 1957 or in [[1958]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}}) | ||
==Other== | == Other == | ||
The Seventh Doctor owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Death of Art (novel)}}) | The Seventh Doctor owned a map of [[Paris]] from this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Death of Art (novel)}}) | ||
