1971

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 Doctor Who Universe 1.1.1 Unknown date 1.1.2 See also 1.2 Real World 1.2.1 January 1.2.2 February 1.2.3 March 1.2.4 April 1.2.5 May 1.2.6 June 1.2.7 August 1.2.8 September 1.2.9 Unknown dates

[edit] Events

[edit] Doctor Who Universe

[edit] Unknown date

• A military satellite designated Haw-Haw was placed by a British military Black Star rocket to jam extraterrestrial signals and broadcasts, it is controlled by Space Security. (NA: The Dying Days)

[edit] See also

• Stories set in 1971

[edit] Real World

[edit] January

• 02 - DW: Terror of the Autons Episode 1 is first broadcast, launching Season 8. Introduction of the Master, as played by Roger Delgado. Katy Manning debuts as new companion Jo Grant. Also debuting: Richard Franklin as recurring character Captain Yates. Season 8 marks the first time a full season has following a single theme, in this case stories involving The Master.
• 09 - DW: Terror of the Autons Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 16 - DW: Terror of the Autons Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 23 - DW: Terror of the Autons Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 30 - DW: The Mind of Evil Episode 1 is first broadcast.

[edit] February

• 06 - DW: The Mind of Evil Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 13 - DW: The Mind of Evil Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 20 - DW: The Mind of Evil Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 27 - DW: The Mind of Evil Episode 5 is first broadcast.

[edit] March

• 06 - DW: The Mind of Evil Episode 6 is first broadcast.
• 13 - DW: The Claws of Axos Episode 1 is first broadcast.
• 20 - DW: The Claws of Axos Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 27 - DW: The Claws of Axos Episode 3 is first broadcast.

[edit] April

• 03 - DW: The Claws of Axos Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 10 - DW: Colony in Space Episode 1 is first broadcast.
• 17 - DW: Colony in Space Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 18 - David Tennant, the tenth actor to portray the Doctor, is born in Paisley, Scotland.
• 24 - DW: Colony in Space Episode 3 is first broadcast.

[edit] May

• 01 - DW: Colony in Space Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 08 - DW: Colony in Space Episode 5 is first broadcast.
• 15 - DW: Colony in Space Episode 6 is first broadcast.
• 22 - DW: The Dæmons Episode 1 is first broadcast.
• 25 - Terence de Marney, who played the churchwarden in DW: The Smugglers, dies in an accidental fall in the London Underground.
• 29 - DW: The Dæmons Episode 2 is first broadcast.

[edit] June

• 05 - DW: The Dæmons Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 12 - DW: The Dæmons Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 19 - DW: The Dæmons Episode 5 is first broadcast, concluding Season 8.

[edit] August

• 04 - Fenella Woolgar, who plays Agatha Christie in DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp, is born.

[edit] September

• World Distributors cancels plans for a 1972 Doctor Who Annual, the only year the book is skipped until its cancellation in the mid-1980s.

[edit] Unknown dates

• The long-running Doctor Who comic strip moves from TV Comic to Countdown (later known as TV Action).

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20th century 1970s

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