1937

1937 saw the Eighth Doctor, Anji Kapoor and Fitz Kreiner visit Spain in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. Anji and the Doctor stayed in Barcelona and became involved with a group of anarchists. Fitz visited Guernica, Spain and witnessed the towns destruction at the hands of the Luftwaffe, the first real case of total war.

The Doctor managed to identify the Absolute as the cause of disruptions in history and stopped him from causing any more problems. (EDA: History 101)

Elsewhere, the Ninth Doctor attended George VI's coronation. (WEB: Who is Doctor Who?)

Nancy gave birth to Jamie. Being an unwed teenaged mother, she pretended that Jamie was her little brother. (DW: The Doctor Dances)

April

 * 3 - William Gaunt was born.
 * 6 - Katie Cashfield, who portrayed a Thal in DW: The Daleks, was born in London.

May

 * 5 - Delia Derbyshire, music arranger for the original title theme and early stories of Doctor Who, was born in Coventry, West Midlands.

July

 * 22 - Adrienne Hill was born.

September

 * 22 - Tony Caunter, who appeared several times on Doctor Who, was born in Southampton.