1939

August - September

 * "Timewyrm: Exodus"


 * 1st September - World War II begins on Earth as Germany invades Poland.

February

 * 10 - Peter Purves, who portayed companion Steven Taylor, is born in New Langton, Lancashire, England.

March

 * 2 - Hugh Walters, who played William Shakespeare in "The Chase," Commentator Runcible in "The Deadly Assassin," and Vogel in "Revelation of the Daleks," is born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England.

August

 * 10 - Kate O'Mara, who portrayed the Rani, is born in Leicester, England.


 * 11 - Ian Thompson, who played Hetra in "The Web Planet" and Malsan in "The Chase," is born in Chester, England.

October

 * 20 - Ian Cullen, who played Ixta in "The Aztecs," is born in Sunderland, England.