1957

1957 was the official start of humanity's space age. (PROSE: Inter-Galactic Cat)

Events

 * 1 May - The Soviet Union secretly launched Earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, but it was hijacked by to send a signal to the Tzun. The Soviets wiped the embarrassing failure from their history books. (PROSE: First Frontier)
 * The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield visited New Mexico, where they stopped and the Tzun from conquering Earth. (PROSE: First Frontier)
 * 15 October - A BBC News bulletin reported on the recent launch of Sputnik, Earth's first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Unregenerate!)

Unknown dates

 * Noel Coward met Iris Wildthyme at the Royal Variety Performance at some point this year. They immediately became friends. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
 * Douglas Caldwell, a member of Torchwood One, died. (TV: To the Last Man)
 * Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)
 * The Doctor owned a map of Paris from this year. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
 * 3 January - Actor Annie Lambert was born.
 * 14 January - Actor Suzanne Danielle was born.
 * 26 January - Executive producer Mal Young was born.
 * 16 February - Writer Alison Bingeman was born.
 * 21 February - Actor Van Epperson was born.
 * 8 March - Actor Paul Clayton was born.
 * 10 March - Actor Andrew Boxer was born.
 * 24 March - Actor Christine Kavanagh was born.
 * 29 March - Actor Yolande Palfrey was born.
 * 6 April - Actor Glen Murphy was born.
 * 12 April - Actor Andrew Dunn was born.
 * 5 May - Actor Richard E. Grant was born.
 * 12 May - Actor Sneh Gupta was born.
 * 14 May - Actor Paul Tomany was born.
 * 5 June - Actor Steven Pacey was born.
 * 19 June - The Army Game debuted on UK television. The series co-stared William Hartnell in what became his best-known role prior to Doctor Who.
 * 23 June - Actor Leee John was born.
 * 26 July - Actor Nana Visitor was born.
 * 24 August - Actor Stephen Fry was born.
 * 15 September - Actor Dorota Rae was born.
 * 25 September - Actor Ian Reddington was born.
 * 5 October - Actor Phil Cornwell was born.
 * 1 December - Actor Deep Roy was born.
 * 6 December - Actor Arabella Weir was born.