1946

1946 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)

Events
In 1964, Sir Toby Kinsella and his old school friend Professor Jeffrey Broderick shared a bottle of single malt brewed in France during 1946 in the former's office in Whitehall. Sir Toby noted that it was the first post-World War II vintage. (AUDIO: Artificial Intelligence)

Elsewhere, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis was born to Mabel Ann Lewis. (TV: Ghost Machine)

In December, American soldier Xavier Simmons robbed and murdered black marketeer Ernie Evans on the steps of St Luke's Church in London. He himself was killed immediately afterwards by a Xhinn, who took his place. (PROSE: Amorality Tale)


 * 18 - Actor Andrew Tourell was born.


 * 1 - Actress Elisabeth Sladen was born.
 * 27 - Actor Tom Chadbon was born.


 * 21 - Actor Timothy Dalton was born.


 * 5 - Actress Jane Asher was born.


 * 1 - Actress Joanna Lumley was born.
 * 10 - Actress Maureen Lipman was born.
 * 13 - Actor Tim Piggott-Smith was born.


 * 1 - Actor Brian Cox was born.
 * 3 - Actress Penelope Wilton was born.
 * 15 - Actor Roy Holder was born.
 * 16 - Actor Simon Williams was born.
 * 18 - Actress Luan Peters was born.


 * 12 - Writer Everett DeRoche was born.
 * 18 - Actor Dicken Ashworth was born.
 * 28 - Director Kenny McBain was born.


 * 13 - H. G. Wells died.
 * 27 - Actor Peter Craze was born.


 * 25 - Actress Felicity Kendal was born.
 * 26 - Actor Togo Igawa was born.


 * 4 - Actor Roger Davenport was born.
 * 16 - Actor Tariq Yunus was born.


 * 23 - Actress Diana Quick was born.
 * 25 - Actor Brian Hibbard was born.
 * 27 - Actor Howard Attfield was born.


 * 13 - Visual effects designer Peter Wragg was born.
 * 16 - Actor Richard Ireson was born.
 * 29 - Jon Pertwee made his TV acting debut in an early British TV production, Toad of Toad Hall.

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 * Actor Martin Cochrane was born.