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1925 in

the DWU • vital statistics

Timeline for 1925
20th century | 1920s

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1925 was a year.

Events

Dated

Black Orchid was published by George Cranleigh. On 11 June, the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka arrived at Cranleigh Hall in Oxfordshire for an afternoon of cricket. The Doctor proved himself to be both an excellent middle stump batsman and a formidable fast bowler. (TV: Black Orchid) The Seventh Doctor's companion Ace arrived shortly afterwards to obtain one of the segments of the Key to Time. Adric briefly flirted with her. However, she was unappreciative of his advances, threatening to give him a permanent limp if he continued. (COMIC: Time & Time Again)

On 2 October, in Soho, John Logie Baird conducted an experiment, with the assistance of Charles Banerjee, to create the first television. He used a doll, Stooky Bill, as a test subject to prove that his invention works. The experiment proved successful, as Stooky Bill's image was displayed as the first television picture, much to Baird's excitement. However, The Toymaker interfered in the process, putting the Giggle into the recording. Later, the Fourteenth Doctor (TV: The Giggle [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)

Undated

Jack Harkness was active in this year, as shown by photos of him found in the CIA Archive. (TV: The New World)

The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler visited Milan. (COMIC: The Futurists)

The film Seven Chances starring Buster Keaton was released. (COMIC: Theatre of the Mind)

Protests in Gujarat, India resulted in every train on the Indian rail being accompanied by a military escort, for at least the following year. (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)

Maestro was summoned into the N-Space in 1925 by Timothy Drake playing The Devil's Chord, allowing her to create an alternate timeline in which music had been drained from the Earth. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Doctor Who (BBC One and Disney+, 2024).)

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