1899

Unknown dates

 * 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)
 * Jack Harkness was recruited by the Torchwood Institute. (TV: Fragments)
 * The Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown met Winston Churchill in South Africa. (PROSE: Players)

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.