1926

In 1926, Professor Gerald Peach, Miss Chandrakala and Roger Curbishley were murdered by Reverend Arnold Golightly at Eddison Manor through methods similar to Agatha Christie novels. The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble met Agatha Christie and investigated the murders. Golightly revealed himself as a Vespiform and chased Agatha. Donna threw the pendant that connected Agatha's mind to Golightly's into a lake before he could kill her, causing Golightly to drown and Agatha to lose her memories. The Doctor took Agatha ahead ten days to a hotel in Harrogate to put history back on track. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

On 2 June, the cargo ship SS Bernice set sail from Bombay. (TV: Carnival of Monsters) On 4 June, the crew of the SS Bernice vanished from the Indian Ocean to become an exhibit in Vorg's Miniscope. Due to the intervention of the Third Doctor, the crew were eventually returned to their original time with no memory of having left. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)

In November, the tigress Dawon's owner was killed in the anti-British Empire protests in Burma. (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)

On 31 December, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) played All India in the 2nd Unofficial Test match of the scene in Calcutta, British India. The MCC won the match by four wickets. The Fifth Doctor considered it to be one of the best cricket matches of all time. (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)

An author of boys' stories for The Ensign magazine vanished from his home in England this year. He was transported to the Land of Fiction, where he became the Master of the Land. (TV: The Mind Robber)

Ann Talbot and Lord Charles Cranleigh married. The Fifth Doctor attended the reception at Cranleigh Hall in Oxfordshire. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)

Other timelines
The disappearance of the crew of the SS Bernice became a minor mystery along the lines of the Mary Celeste in succeeding years. However, the Doctor changed history in a minor way by returning the crew to their proper place in time and space, negating the vessel's notoriety. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)

In John Smith's possible future, Joan Redfern had two daughters and a son by this year. (PROSE: Human Nature, TV: The Family of Blood)

Behind the scenes

 * 23 - Actor John Caesar was born.
 * 25 - Actor Richard Davies was born.


 * 16 - Actor Victor Maddern was born.


 * 1 - Dalek Operator John Scott Martin was born.
 * 2 - Writer and script editor Robert Holmes was born.
 * 3 - Actor Timothy Bateson was born.
 * 3 - Actor Andrew Keir was born.


 * 17 - Actor Tenniel Evans was born.
 * 20 - Writer John Lucarotti was born.
 * 27 - Writer Peter Ling was born.


 * 4 - Writer Peter R. Newman was born.


 * 18 - Writer Robert Sloman was born.


 * 15 - Actor Geoffrey Colville was born.
 * 18 - Actress Sheila Gill was born.
 * 22 - Actor Tim Condren was born.
 * 23 - Actor Glyn Houston was born.


 * 15 - Actor Richard Steele was born.


 * 10 - Actor Harry Fowler was born.
 * 14 - Actor Alan Rowe was born in, New Zealand.
 * 14 - Actress Margaret John was born.

Unknown date

 * Actor Andre Maranne was born.
 * Actor Derek Pollitt was born.
 * Actor Rex Robinson was born.