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| + | In '''1982''', [[Lysandra Aristedes]] was born. She would grow up to become the director of [[the Forge]] and a companion of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]'') |
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| + | An environmental group of which [[Robert Wilkins]] was a key member had numerous violent protests at government research departments across the [[United Kingdom]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla]]'') |
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| − | === [[April]] === |
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| − | + | In [[June]], the [[United Kingdom]] took the [[Falklands]] from [[Argentina]] by [[Falklands War|military force]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Infinite Astronaut (comic story)|The Infinite Astronaut]]'') |
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| + | On [[11 July]], [[Italy]] beat [[West Germany]] 3-1 in the [[World Cup]] [[1982 World Cup Final|final]]. During the celebrations in the Italian village of [[Ferrara]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] stopped the [[Threllip]] from invading [[Earth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Living Legend (audio story)|Living Legend]]'') |
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| + | It was one of the years visited by the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Sara Kingdom]] at [[Christmas]] as they unknowingly followed [[Robert (The Little Drummer Boy)|Robert]]'s distress signal. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (short story)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'') |
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| − | === [[January]] === |
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| − | * [[4 January|4]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast, launching [[Season 19]] and properly introducing [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]]. Beginning with this story and continuing until [[1989]], the lead actor was credited as "The Doctor", not "Doctor Who" or "Dr. Who". Also, beginning with this story, the series moved to a new broadcast schedule, with the series beginning in January rather than the autumn, and airing two episodes a week. This format continued throughout the Davison era. |
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| − | * [[5 January|5]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[11 January|11]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[12 January|12]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[14 January|14]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the State of Decay]]'' was first published. |
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| − | * [[18 January|18]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. |
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| − | ** [[Rik Makarem]] (Doctor [[Rupesh Patanjali]] in [[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'') was born. |
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| − | * [[19 January|19]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[25 January|25]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[26 January|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * ''Doctor Who: A Marvel Monthly'' magazine changed its title to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Monthly]]'' this month. |
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| − | * [[1 February|01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[2 February|02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[8 February|08]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[9 February|09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[15 February|15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[16 February|16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[22 February|22]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[23 February|23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. |
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| + | [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Kylex-12|Kyle]] met in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. They later began a relationship. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)|The Waters of Amsterdam]]'') |
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| − | * [[1 March|01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. This was the first purely historical story since ''[[The Highlanders]]''. |
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| − | * [[2 March|02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[8 March|08]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[9 March|09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[15 March|15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[16 March|16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. [[Matthew Waterhouse]] left the series, with his character, [[Adric]], becoming the first [[companion]] to be killed off since [[Sara Kingdom]]. Part 4 ended with the series' first and only silent credit scroll. |
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| − | * [[22 March|22]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Time-Flight]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. Part 1 featured the first mention of [[UNIT]] since [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]''. |
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| − | * [[23 March|23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Time-Flight]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[29 March|29]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Time-Flight]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. |
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| − | * [[30 March|30]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Time-Flight]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. Part 4 concluded Season 19 (which, thanks to the two-a-week broadcast schedule, had begun only three months earlier). The ending left viewers wondering whether [[Janet Fielding]] had left the series (she hadn't). |
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| − | * [[6 April|06]] - [[Paul McGann]] made his TV acting debut on "Whistling Wall", an episode of ''Play for Today''. |
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| − | * [[15 April|15]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate]]'' was first published. |
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| − | * [[22 April|22]] - [[Harold Goldblatt]] (Professor [[Dale (Frontier in Space)|Dale]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Spoce]]'') died. |
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| + | [[Philip Withers]] was born to [[Harold Withers|Harold]] and [[Alice Withers]] in [[Stockbridge]], [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'', ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'') |
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| − | * [[12 May|12]] - [[Humphrey Searle]], who provided [[incidental music]] for [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'', died. |
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| − | * [[18 May|18]] - BBC Broadcasting Research issued a Viewing Panel Report gauging response to [[Season 19]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', which had seen the show change its broadcast scheduled to twice a week, as well as introduce a new [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]], [[Peter Davison]]. As a whole, the season received a Reaction Index of 66, with the new Doctor and the timeslot change generally accepted.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/changingwho/10320.shtml BBC - Archive - The Changing Face of Doctor Who - Audience Research Report on 'Doctor Who' for 1982]</ref> |
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| − | * [[19 May|19]] - [[Elwyn Jones]] (co-writer of [[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'') died. |
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| − | * [[20 May|20]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken]]'' was first published. |
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| − | * [[29 May|29]] - [[Anita Briem]] ( [[Sally Jacobs]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') was born. |
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| + | The [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and Tegan visited [[London]]. However, their destination was the [[2012 Olympics]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The King of the Dead (audio story)|The King of the Dead]]'') |
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| − | === [[June]] === |
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| − | * [[3 June]] - [[Sebastian Armesto]] ([[Broff]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') was born. |
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| − | * [[17 June|17]] - [[Arthur Darvill]] ([[companion]] [[Rory Williams]]) was born. |
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| + | [[Alice Wake]] broke her hip and later died under general anaesthetic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'') |
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| − | === [[July]] === |
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| − | * [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Making of a Television Series]]'' was first published. |
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| − | * [[19 July|19]] - [[John Harvey]] ([[Brett]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' and [[Officia (The Macra Terror)|Officia]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]'') died. |
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| − | * [[22 July|22]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive]]'' was first published. |
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| − | * [[29 July|29]] - [[Dominic Burgess]] ([[Agorax]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') was born. |
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| + | In a [[Parallel universe (The Last Party on Earth)|parallel universe]], [[Jackson Smith (The Last Party on Earth)|Jackson Smith]] was run over and killed in this year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Party on Earth (audio story)|The Last Party on Earth]]'') |
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| − | * The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1983]]'' was published. |
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| − | * The ''[[K9 Annual|K9 Annual 1983]]'' was published, the first and only annual to be based upon the aborted ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spinoff. |
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| − | * [[19 August|19]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Visitation]]'' was first published. This was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] story novelisation to be published. Beginning with this release, [[Target Books]] established the controversial practice of using photographic covers for stories featuring the Fifth Doctor rather than commissioning artistic covers as had been the practices to this point. Artistic covers continued for adaptations of previous Doctors' stories. |
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| − | * [[2 September|02]] - An American actor named Tom Baker died in New York City. Although unrelated to [[Tom Baker]], the [[Fourth Doctor]], at least one reference book later erroneously indicated that it was the ''Doctor Who'' Tom Baker who had died on this date. |
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| − | * [[16 September|16]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Full Circle (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Full Circle]]'' was first published. |
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| − | * [[22 September|22]] - [[Billie Piper]] ([[Rose Tyler]]) was born at [[Wikipedia:Swindon |Swindon]], [[Wikipedia:Wiltshire |Wiltshire]], [[England]]. |
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| − | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] received approval to produce a ninety-minute twentieth anniversary special episode for broadcast in 1983 and began feeling out the interest of ''Doctor Who'' actors, including [[Tom Baker]]. At the time, the special carried the working title ''The Six Doctors'', and [[Robert Holmes]] was commissioned to write the script; he subsequently left the project and [[Terrance Dicks]] wrote the script. |
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| − | * [[10 October|10]] - [[Laidlaw Dalling]], who played [[Rouvray]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'', died. |
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| − | * [[21 October|21]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Logopolis (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Logopolis]]'' was first published. |
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| − | * [[28 October|28]] - [[Matt Smith]] (the [[Eleventh Doctor]]) was born. |
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| − | * [[4 November|4]] - [[Talfryn Thomas]] ([[Mullins]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' and [[Dave (The Green Death)|Dave]] in ''[[The Green Death]]'') died. |
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| − | * [[7 November|7]] - [[John Bay]], who played the [[Earl of Leicester]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'', died from [[brain]] [[cancer]] in [[London]]. |
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| − | * [[18 November|18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Sunmakers]]'' was first published. This was the final [[Target Books]] novelisation release to use the title form ''Doctor Who and...''. |
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| − | * [[23 November|23]] - [[Raymond Westwell]] (the [[Prison Governor (The Mind of Evil)|prison governor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'') died. |
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| − | * [[29 November|29]] - [[Gemma Chan]] ([[Mia Bennett]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'') was born. |
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| − | * [[30 November|30]] - [[Eric Thompson]], who played Viscount [[Gaston de Leran]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'', died from a heart attack in [[London]]. |
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| − | * [[REF]]: ''[[The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' was published. |
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| − | * [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who Crossword Book|The Doctor Who Crossword Book]]'' was published. |
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| − | * [[4 December|4]] - [[George Tovey]] ([[Ernie Clements]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') died. |
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| − | * [[6 December|6]] - [[Ryan Carnes]], who played [[Laszlo]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'' / ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'', was born in [[Illinois]]. |
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| − | * [[21 December|21]] - [[Edmund Bailey]] (the Attendant in [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') died. |
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| − | * [[24 December|24]] - [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'' was rebroadcast on BBC2. |
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| − | * [[Magnet Books]], a subsidiary of Methuen Children's Books, published ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Dinosaurs]]'' by [[Michael Holt]], the first of a series of four in the ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book (series)|Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' series (not to be confused with [[The Doctor Who Quiz Book|a similarly titled]], concurrent series by [[Nigel Robinson]]). These illustrated paperback books (published in the same format as [[Target Books]] novelisations) contained original short stories featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] that set up short quizzes related to the subject matter of the book. The remaining three books in the series were published in [[1983]]. |
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| − | * The first edition of ''[[The Doctor and the Enterprise]]'' by [[Jean Airey]] was published; this unauthorised crossover between ''Doctor Who'', ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''Darkover'' became a cult classic in this initial small-press publication and an edited version was published in [[1989]] by Pioneer Books. |
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Revision as of 21:54, 16 November 2019
| Timeline for 1982 |
1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 |
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In 1982, Lysandra Aristedes was born. She would grow up to become the director of the Forge and a companion of the Seventh Doctor. (AUDIO: Gods and Monsters)
An environmental group of which Robert Wilkins was a key member had numerous violent protests at government research departments across the United Kingdom. (PROSE: Project: Valhalla)
Dated events
In June, the United Kingdom took the Falklands from Argentina by military force. (COMIC: The Infinite Astronaut)
On 11 July, Italy beat West Germany 3-1 in the World Cup final. During the celebrations in the Italian village of Ferrara, the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard stopped the Threllip from invading Earth. (AUDIO: Living Legend)
It was one of the years visited by the First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Sara Kingdom at Christmas as they unknowingly followed Robert's distress signal. (PROSE: The Little Drummer Boy)
Undated events
The Seventh Doctor and Ace defeated rogue Annarenes. (PROSE: Relative Dementias)
Tegan and Kyle met in Sydney, Australia. They later began a relationship. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam)
Anthony Chambers found a Cyber-conversion unit in the Fell's Point cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. (AUDIO: The Reaping)
Philip Withers was born to Harold and Alice Withers in Stockbridge, England. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer, Plague of the Daleks)
The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan visited London. However, their destination was the 2012 Olympics. (AUDIO: The King of the Dead)
Alice Wake broke her hip and later died under general anaesthetic. (PROSE: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years)
Parallel universe
In a parallel universe, Jackson Smith was run over and killed in this year. (AUDIO: The Last Party on Earth)
References
A twenty pence coin from 1982 was included in the envelope of British notes and coins which the First Doctor gave Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright when they left the TARDIS. (PROSE: The Time Travellers)
On a visit to Trafalgar Square on 23 October 1843 with the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka commented that it was "more tourist friendly in 1982". (AUDIO: The Lions of Trafalgar)