1923

History of Doctor Who

 * Botanist George Cranleigh is reported killed by hostile Indians while on an expedition on the Amazon River. He has in fact been mutilated and had his tongue cut out, but is still alive. Returning to England, he is kept a prisoner by his mother in Cranleigh Hall ("Black Orchid").


 * the British archaeological survey of Rome by professor Livesy-smythe is monitored by Torchwood as it turns up a scroll by Caecilius telling of the true faith of Pompeii, first alerting Torchwood to the existence of the Pyroviles. (Captain Jack's Monster Files)


 * 9 November - The Doctor and Ace arrive in Munich, just as the Munich Putsch is concluding, with Hitler and other members of the Kampfbund being driven away from the War Office by government soldiers. To Ace's surprise, the Doctor tells Hitler he mustn't give up and will one day rule Germany. Hastily explaining that his actions are necessary to insure that Earth history runs its proper course, the Doctor ushers Ace back to the TARDIS, where they are fired upon with an energy weapon, a sign that a non-contemporaneous person is manipulating the past ("Timewyrm: Exodus").

March

 * 21 - Peter Pratt, who portrayed the Master in "The Deadly Assassin", is born.

April

 * 5 - Paul Whitsun-Jones, who played the Squire in "The Smugglers" and the Marshall in "The Mutants," is born in Newport, Wales.

October

 * 13 - Cyril Shaps, who had appearances in The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Ambassadors of Death, Planet of the Spiders and The Androids of Tara is born.

November

 * 7 - Derek Francis, who played Nero in "The Romans," is born in Brighton.