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In '''1959''', a [[Nostalgia Tours]] [[tourist]] [[Spacecraft|vessel]] carrying mostly [[Navarino]] travelled to [[Earth]]. Its destination was [[Disneyland]] but it landed at a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[Shangri-La|holiday camp]]. In addition to the Navarinos, it carried the last of the [[Chimeron]], fleeing the [[Bannermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
== Events ==
 
=== Unknown dates ===
 
* A [[Nostalgia Tours]] tourist [[Spacecraft|vessel]] carrying mostly [[Navarino]] travelled to [[Earth]]. Its destination was [[Disneyland]] but it landed at a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[Shangri-La|holiday camp]]. In addition to the Navarinos, it carried the last of the [[Chimeron]], fleeing the [[Bannermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'') [[James Stevens]] later investigated the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush]]'s presence at the camp. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] was already aware of the Doctor's involvement in the incident by the [[1960s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Architects of History (audio story)|The Architects of History]]'')
 
* [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] and his wife [[Bea Nelson-Stanley|Bea]] killed one of the three [[Gorgon]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
 
* Circa this date, [[Unnamed alien (Blue Moon)|aliens]] landed on [[the Moon]] and tried to contact [[Earth]], requesting an exchange of information. The [[United States of America|American government]] intercepted the message and began preparations for [[Apollo 11|a moon landing]] to meet them. ([[WC]]: ''[[Blue Moon]]'')
 
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] visited the Blue Boar service station on the newly opened M1 motorway and encountered [[Petrolion]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Madness on the M1!]]'')
 
   
 
Also in this year, [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] and his wife [[Bea Nelson-Stanley|Bea]] killed one of the three [[Gorgon]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'')
=== Parallel universe ===
 
* In a [[parallel universe (Inferno)|parallel universe]] in which [[Great Britain]] was a [[Fascism|fascist state]] known as the [[Republic of Great Britain]], the [[Republican Security Forces]] battled the Bannermen in Wales, from whom they obtained artificial gravity and fast drive technology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'')
 
   
 
Circa this date, an [[Species (Blue Moon)|alien species]] landed on [[the Moon]] and tried to contact [[Earth]], requesting an exchange of information. The [[United States of America|American government]] intercepted the message and began preparations for [[Apollo 11|a moon landing]] to meet them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blue Moon (short story)|Blue Moon]]'')
* In an [[alternate timeline]] where the [[British]] government is experimenting with augmenting [[ape]]s with [[Cybertech|Cyber-technology]], [[Ace]] is killed by [[George Limb]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'')
 
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[[File:Get to know you dance.jpg|left|thumb|The 1959 [[get-to-know-you-dance]] at [[Shangri-La]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')]]
   
 
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] visited the [[Blue Boar]] service station on the newly opened [[M1]] motorway and encountered [[Petrolion]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Madness on the M1! (comic story)|Madness on the M1!]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
 
=== [[January]] ===
 
* [[27 January|27]] - [[Glenn Taranto]] (the [[Security Chief (Rendition)|Security Chief]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Rendition]]'') was born.
 
   
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[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] and [[Lavinia Smith]] lived in [[Wolfenden]]. Lavinia was working together with [[Eddison Clough]] and they were close friends. Later that year Sarah Jane and Lavinia's memories were erased by [[Hendrick (The White Wolf)|Mrs Hendricks]], an alien from the [[Tristian Cluster]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Wolf (audio story)|The White Wolf]]'')
=== [[July]] ===
 
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[[File:DWA CS 162 Madness on the M1.jpg|thumb|Teenage Petrolions joy-ride on the M1. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Madness on the M1! (comic story)|Madness on the M1!]]'')]]
* [[7 July|7]] - [[Stephen Garlick]] ([[Ibbotson]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'') was born.
 
   
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In a timeline negated by the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Peter Porter]] disappeared into [[Swallow Woods]] in 1959. His disappearance led to his niece [[Ruby Porter]] joining the police. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Way Through the Woods (novel)|The Way Through the Woods]]'')
=== [[October]] ===
 
* [[20 October|20]] - [[Christopher Bowen]] ([[Mordred]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') was born.
 
   
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[[Emma-Louise Cowell]]'s father died at the age of 48. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'')
=== [[November]] ===
 
* [[14 November|14]] - [[Paul McGann]], who played the [[Eighth Doctor]], was born in [[Liverpool]], [[England]].
 
* [[28 November|28]] - [[Jonathan Pearce]] ([[Garny Diblick]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Game]]'') was born.
 
   
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On [[11 November]], [[Catherine Parsons]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone House (novel)|The Stone House]]'')
=== [[December]] ===
 
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* [[28 December|28]] - [[Marty Ryan]], who played the [[Older Guard]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men]]'', was born.
 
 
== Parallel universe ==
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In a [[Inferno Earth|parallel universe]] in which [[Great Britain]] was a [[Fascism|fascist state]] known as the [[Republic of Great Britain]], the [[Republican Security Forces]] battled the Bannermen in Wales, from whom they obtained [[artificial gravity]] and [[faster-than-light travel|fast drive technology]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'')
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In an [[alternate timeline]] where the [[British]] government was experimenting with augmenting [[ape]]s with [[Cyber-Technology]], [[Ace]] was killed by [[George Limb]] in 1959. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'')
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In 1959, a Nostalgia Tours tourist vessel carrying mostly Navarino travelled to Earth. Its destination was Disneyland but it landed at a Welsh holiday camp. In addition to the Navarinos, it carried the last of the Chimeron, fleeing the Bannermen. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)

Also in this year, Edgar Nelson-Stanley and his wife Bea killed one of the three Gorgons. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)

Circa this date, an alien species landed on the Moon and tried to contact Earth, requesting an exchange of information. The American government intercepted the message and began preparations for a moon landing to meet them. (PROSE: Blue Moon)

Get to know you dance

The 1959 get-to-know-you-dance at Shangri-La. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)

The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond visited the Blue Boar service station on the newly opened M1 motorway and encountered Petrolions. (COMIC: Madness on the M1!)

Sarah Jane and Lavinia Smith lived in Wolfenden. Lavinia was working together with Eddison Clough and they were close friends. Later that year Sarah Jane and Lavinia's memories were erased by Mrs Hendricks, an alien from the Tristian Cluster. (AUDIO: The White Wolf)

DWA CS 162 Madness on the M1

Teenage Petrolions joy-ride on the M1. (COMIC: Madness on the M1!)

In a timeline negated by the Eleventh Doctor, Peter Porter disappeared into Swallow Woods in 1959. His disappearance led to his niece Ruby Porter joining the police. (PROSE: The Way Through the Woods)

Emma-Louise Cowell's father died at the age of 48. (TV: Out of Time)

On 11 November, Catherine Parsons was born. (PROSE: The Stone House)

Parallel universe

In a parallel universe in which Great Britain was a fascist state known as the Republic of Great Britain, the Republican Security Forces battled the Bannermen in Wales, from whom they obtained artificial gravity and fast drive technology. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy)

In an alternate timeline where the British government was experimenting with augmenting apes with Cyber-Technology, Ace was killed by George Limb in 1959. (PROSE: Loving the Alien)