1899

In 1899, the Reverend Wainwright's father translated the Viking rune inscriptions in his church, concluding that a great evil was buried in its grounds. (TV: The Curse of Fenric) Elsewhere, Jack Harkness was recruited by the Torchwood Institute, (TV: Fragments) and the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown met Winston Churchill in South Africa. (PROSE: Players)

On 31 December, the Torchwood One agent Gerald Kneale assisted Torchwood Three with the Centurian Incident and its clean-up in Cardiff. (COMIC: Rift War! Part Six: Circles)

Behind the scenes

 * 5 July - Harold Goldblatt (Professor Dale in TV: Frontier in Spoce) was born.
 * 2 September - Martin Miller, who played Kublai Khan in TV: Marco Polo, was born in Kremsier, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Kromeriz, Czech Republic).
 * 4 September - Frank Crawshaw, who played Arnold Farrow in TV: Planet of Giants, was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
 * 5 September - Jack Melford, who played King Menelaus in TV: The Myth Makers, was born in London.