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History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * Herbert Wells' novel, "The Time Machine," inspired by his adventures with the Doctor and Peri Brown on Karfel, is first published. (DW: Timelash) He may also have had some inspiration from his friend Theophilus Tolliver. (TVC: The Eternal Present)
 * According to some accounts, The Doctor may have been part of the orchestra during the first Proms concert in London, playing a tuba. (DW: Music of the Spheres; the canoncity of this fourth wall-breaking episode is uncertain)

History of Doctor Who

 * "The Time Machine," by H.G. Wells, is first published. It is perhaps the work which has most inspired and influenced Doctor Who.