Tardis

New to Doctor Who or returning after a break? Check out our guides designed to help you find your way!

READ MORE

Tardis
Advertisement
Tardis
Timeline
1880s •1890s • 1900s • 1910s
19201921192219231924
1920s
part of the 20th century
19251926192719281929
1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s

The 1920s were referred to by the Tenth Doctor as the Roaring Twenties. As he claimed, New York was a boom town during this time, before Herbert Hoover took office as President of the United States in 1929. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan)

Trends[]

Romana considered Earth in the 1920s to be "harmless, if a bit primitive" considering that humans had only recently discovered the theory of relativity. (AUDIO: The Auntie Matter)

Events[]

At some point in the 1920s, Dr Judson had a serious accident that left him crippled and confined to a wheelchair. His friend Millington (later Commodore Millington) continued to look after his old friend, but the relationship became increasingly bitter. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)

The Sidewinder Syndicate's ancestors were stranded on Earth in Chicago during the 1920s and adopted the method and mannerisms of the Chicago gangsters enthusiastically. (AUDIO: House of Cards)

On a trip to 1920s London, the Sixth Doctor had made Melanie Bush a cosignatory on his Coutts bank account. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness)

Behind the scenes[]

Stories set in the 1920s[]

Advertisement