1893

On 20 December, 1893, bottle factory owner Nathaniel Seers underwent a sudden change of personality. He callously sacked an employee who had suffered an injury at the factory instead of showing his usual compassion and philanthropy. Events in the following month revealed that Seers had been killed and replaced by a Zygon. (PROSE: The Bodysnatchers)

On 25 December, the Sherlock Holmes story The Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle first appeared in the Christmas issue of The Strand. (PROSE: The Bodysnatchers)

The Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde stayed at the Diogenes Club. (AUDIO: The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)