1954

On 15 September 1954, Pete Tyler was born. (TV: Father's Day)

On 9 November, the First Doctor brought his granddaughter Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright to Bristol from Salem Village on 29 July 1692. They watched a performance of The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Susan learned about the witch hysteria in Salem which she had helped to cause. (PROSE: The Witch Hunters)

The Seventh Doctor and Ace encountered Cybermen in Nevada. (COMIC: The Good Soldier)

Tulung was born in Alaska to an archaeologist from Colorado and a Koyukon woman. (AUDIO: The Land of the Dead)

Barbara Wright was a student teacher in Cricklewood in London, living in a rented room. (PROSE: The Witch Hunters)

Joss Laws was born. (PROSE: The Wheel of Ice)

Winston Churchill was serving as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (PROSE: The Witch Hunters)
 * 20 February - Actor Anthony Head was born.
 * 10 April - Writer Glen McCoy was born.
 * 16 April - Script editor Antony Root was born.
 * 13 May - Actor Greg Powell was born.
 * 2 September - Actor Gai Smith was born.
 * 13 October - Writer Stephen Gallagher was born.
 * 30 October - Actor Chris MacDonnell was born.
 * 27 November - Actor Arthur Smith was born.
 * 22 December - Actor Hugh Quarshie was born.