1885

1885 was one of the years visited by the First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Sara Kingdom at Christmas as they unknowingly followed Robert's distress signal. (PROSE: The Little Drummer Boy)

H. G. Wells encountered the Sixth Doctor in Scotland and journeyed with him to the planet Karfel, where he helped defeat the despotic Borad. (TV: Timelash)

Christopher, a Vespiform on Earth undercover, drowned when the Jamuna River flooded its banks in a great monsoon. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

Torchwood Three was founded in Cardiff. (PROSE: Slow Decay)

In July, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond encountered the Northampton to Euston railway train. (COMIC: Track Attack)

Walther Schwieger was born in Germany. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time)