Timeline for 1959

20th century | 1950s

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 Unknown dates 1.2 Parallel universe 2 Behind the scenes 2.1 January 2.2 March 2.3 April 2.4 May 2.5 July 2.6 August 2.7 September 2.8 October 2.9 November 2.10 December

Events Edit

Unknown dates Edit

• A Nostalgia Tours tourist vessel carrying mostly Navarino travelled to Earth. Its destination was Disneyland but it landed at a Welsh holiday camp. In addition to the Navarinos, it carried the last of the Chimeron, fleeing the Bannermen. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen) James Stevens later investigated the Seventh Doctor and Melanie Bush's presence at the camp. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy) UNIT was already aware of the Doctor's involvement in the incident by the 1960s. (AUDIO: The Architects of History)
• Edgar Nelson-Stanley and his wife Bea killed one of the three Gorgons. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
• Circa this date, aliens landed on the Moon and tried to contact Earth, requesting an exchange of information. The American government intercepted the message and began preparations for a moon landing to meet them. (WC: Blue Moon)
• The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond visited the Blue Boar service station on the newly opened M1 motorway and encountered Petrolions. (COMIC: Madness on the M1!)
• In a timeline negated by the Eleventh Doctor, Peter Porter disappeared into Swallow Woods. His disappearance led to his niece, Ruby Porter joining the police. (PROSE:The Way Through the Woods)

Parallel universe Edit

• In a parallel universe in which Great Britain was a fascist state known as the Republic of Great Britain, the Republican Security Forces battled the Bannermen in Wales, from whom they obtained artificial gravity and fast drive technology. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy)

• In an alternate timeline where the British government wais experimenting with augmenting apes with Cyber-technology, Ace was killed by George Limb. (PROSE: Loving the Alien)

Behind the scenes Edit

January Edit

• 27 - Actor Glenn Taranto was born.

March Edit

• 19 - Actress Sarah Berger was born.
• 20 - Actor Steve McFadden was born.

April Edit

• 6 - Actor Mark Strickson was born.
• 26 - Actor Jonathan Caplan was born.

May Edit

• 4 - Actor Anthony Calf was born.

July Edit

• 7 - Actor Stephen Garlick was born.
• 14 - Actor Adam Blackwood was born.
• 31 - Journalist Andrew Marr was born.

August Edit

• 22 - Actor Mark Williams was born.

September Edit

• 7 - Writer Rona Munro was born.
• 14 - Actor Gary Cady was born.
• 22 - Actor Ian Brooker was born.

October Edit

• 20 - Actor Christopher Bowen was born.
• 29 - Director of photography Glen MacPherson was born.

November Edit

• 14 - Actor Paul McGann was born in Liverpool, England.
• 28 - Actor Jonathan Pearce was born.

December Edit

• 28 - Actor Marty Ryan was born.

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