1973

Events

 * 14 May - The first American space station, Skylab, was launched. The Tenth Doctor claimed to have been involved in its construction. (TV: Tooth and Claw)
 * Barbara Chesterton took her son John to the British Museum to look at the Roman exhibit. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
 * 12 December - Madeline Burton died in Paris from a drug overdose. The Revolution Man cult (also known as 'The Second Coming of Ed Hill') collapsed without her influence. (PROSE: Revolution Man)
 * Jo Grant played Aladdin, Mike Yates played Widow Twankey and the Third Doctor played the villain in the UNIT staff Christmas panto. (PROSE: No Future, Timewyrm: Revelation)

Unknown dates

 * A film version of The Three Musketeers was released. Genetic material from its principal stars, Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain and Frank Finlay were used to create Reprises of D'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis and Porthos in Europa in the far future. (PROSE: Managra)
 * An archaeological expedition led by Aubrey Prior stripped the tomb of Nephthys in Egypt. They told the workers it would be rebuilt in the British Museum. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)
 * Kathleen Dudman, Ace's maternal grandmother, died. Although she was only three years old at the time, Ace distinctly remembered that her mother Audrey cried for days afterwards. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts)
 * Noël Coward died. He knew in advance that he would die during this year due to his status as a time traveller. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)