1929

In October 1929, the Wall Street stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression across Earth. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan) Also this year, in Chicago, the Seventh Doctor and Ace operated a speakeasy called Doc's. (PROSE: Blood Harvest)

On 12 April of this year, The Daily Telegraph reported that Lord Barset's expedition to Antarctica was lost following their claim to have found a lost city of intelligent reptiles. (COMIC: City of Devils, AUDIO: Frozen Time)

That winter, a Triskele known as Engineer Prime crash-landed in England. The British military recovered the stranded alien and planned to return it to its people in exchange for advanced military technology. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)
 * 5 January - Incidental music composer Norman Kay was born.
 * 14 January - Actor Peter Barkworth was born.
 * 29 January - Actress Stephanie Bidmead was born in Birmingham, England.
 * 30 January - Actor Victor Winding was born.
 * 5 February - Actor John Nettleton was born.
 * 16 February - Actor Kevin Manser was born in Adelaide, Australia.
 * 17 February - Actor Philip Latham was born.
 * 16 March - Actor John Breslin was born.
 * 23 March - Actor James Maxwell was born.
 * 3 April - Actor Michael Hayes was born.
 * 12 April - Actress Elspet Gray was born.
 * 18 April - Actor Peter Jeffrey was born in Bristol.
 * 10 May - Actor Steve Machin was born.
 * 28 May - Actor Thane Bettany was born.
 * 28 - Actor Shane Rimmer was born.
 * 1 June - Actor Ray Handy was born.
 * 16 June - Actress Damaris Hayman was born.
 * 19 June - Actress Thelma Barlow was born.
 * 20 June - Director Paul Bernard was born.
 * 23 June - Actor Kristopher Kum was born.
 * 21 July - Actor John Woodvine was born.
 * 10 August - Actor and stuntman Peter Diamond was born.
 * 6 September - Actor Clive Cazes was born.
 * 7 September - Actor T. P. McKenna was born.
 * 18 September - Actress Elizabeth Spriggs was born.
 * 27 September - Actress Barbara Murray was born.
 * 20 October - Actor Colin Jeavons was born in Newport.
 * 24 October - Actor Clifford Rose was born.
 * 9 November - Actor Eric Thompson was born in, England.
 * 13 November - Actor Eric Lindsay was born.
 * 14 November - Actor Don McKillop was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK.
 * 26 November - Actor William Dysart was born.
 * 30 November - Actor Alan Haywood was born.
 * 16 December - Actor Nicholas Courtney was born in Cairo, Egypt.
 * 17 December - Actress Jacqueline Hill was born.
 * 17 - Actor Tony Harwood was born.

Unknown date

 * Actor Frank Mills was born.