'''2050''' was a year of great activity on the planet [[Earth]], much of which involved [[K9 Mark 2]] and his friends.
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'''2050''' was a [[year]] of great activity on the planet [[Earth]], much of which involved [[K9 Mark 2]] and his friends, and [[the Moon|its moon]].
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== Minor events ==
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==Projections==
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In [[2009]], [[Rick Yates]] noted a projection that the global [[human|population]] would reach nine billion by this year, a two and a half billion rise, while that of the [[United Kingdom]] was predicted to increase from 61 million to 77 million in this time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'')
[[K9 Mark I|K9]] followed four [[Jixen]] warriors through a [[Space-Time Manipulator]] and self-destructed to destroy them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'')
The regenerated [[K9 Mark 2|K9]] decided to help [[Starkey]], [[Jorjie Turner]], [[Alistair Gryffen]] and [[Darius Pike]] with their many ordeals. ([[TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'')
* [[K9 Mark I|K9]] followed four [[Jixen]] warriors through a [[Space-Time Manipulator]] and self-destructed to destroy them. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'')
* The regenerated [[K9 Mark 2|K9]] decided to help [[Starkey]], [[Jorjie Turner]], [[Alistair Gryffen]] and [[Darius Pike]] with their many ordeals. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'')
* A mother [[Centuripede]] stole [[Major Oak]], the last surviving oak tree in England. She and her young were saved by K9. In gratitude, she gave him three acorns from the tree before she left Earth. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Last Oak Tree]]'')
* After almost destroying Earth using [[the Hunger]], [[Lomax (K9)|Lomax]] replaced Drake with [[Thorne]], his secret [[Meron]] convert operative. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Black Hunger]]'')
* K9 and his friends rescued Jorjie when she was sent to [[1963]];they also saved [[William Pike]], preventing Darius from being erased from history. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'')
* With the help of an [[Ukkan]] librarian [[Yssaringintinka]], K9 rescued Starkey from the barren planet of [[Urlic]].([[K9TV]]: ''[[Lost Library of Ukko]]'')
* The last [[Etydion]] almost converted all of [[Great Britain|Britain's]] children into his kind but was stopped by [[June Turner]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Custodians]]'')
* Gryffen, K9 and Starkey retrieved the STM's [[temporal stabiliser]] from the fallen angel crashsite in [[Canada]], discovering that the Korven owned it in the process. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Angel of the North]]'')
* [[The Last Precinct]]'s plan to take control of CCPCs went haywire. They were arrested by the Department. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Last Precinct (TV story)|The Last Precinct]]'')
* Thorne tricked K9 into giving him his [[Regeneration unit]]. Starkey encountered [[Jixey]], who warned him that the Department might have been infiltrated by the Korven. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Hound of the Korven]]'')
* The Korven attempted an invasion on Earth. Gryffen destroyed them by terminating the STM. Lomax and Thorne were killed and K9 regenerated. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven]]'')
K9 and his friends stopped a [[Korven]] soldier from the year [[2618]] from leeching Gryffen's brainwaves. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Korven (TV story)|The Korven]]'')
[[Ahab]], a bounty hunter from the [[50th century]], travelled to this time to track down K9. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'')
Inspector [[Drake (Liberation)|Drake]]'s plan to use [[cerulium bracelet]]s to control [[London]]'s population was foiled by K9. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sirens of Ceres (TV story)|Sirens of Ceres]]'')
Alien ghosts assuming the form of Alistair Gryffen's family attacked K9 and his friends. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Gryffen (TV story)|The Fall o the House of Gryffen]]'')
The [[Bodach]] caused the citizens of London to fall asleep and dream so they could feed on their nightmares. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dream-Eaters (TV story)|Dream-Eaters]]'')
A mother [[Centuripede]] stole [[Major Oak]], the last surviving oak tree in England. She and her young were saved by K9. In gratitude, she gave him three [[acorn]]s from the tree before she left Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Oak Tree (TV story)|The Last Oak Tree]]'')
After almost destroying Earth using [[the Hunger]], [[Lomax (The Bounty Hunter)|Lomax]] replaced Drake with [[Thorne]], his secret [[Meron]] convert operative. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Hunger (TV story)|Black Hunger]]'')
K9 and his friends rescued Jorjie when she was sent to [[November]] [[1963]]. They also saved [[William Pike]], preventing Darius from being erased from history. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'')
With the help of [[Ukkan]] librarian [[Yssaringintinka]], K9 rescued Starkey from the barren planet of [[Urlic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost Library of Ukko (TV story)|Lost Library of Ukko]]'')
K9 helped [[Birdie]], a [[CCPC]] implanted with human genetics, to hide from [[the Department]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mutant Copper (TV story)|Mutant Copper]]'')
The last [[Etydion]] almost converted all of [[Great Britain|Britain]]'s children into his kind but was stopped by [[June Turner]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Custodians (TV story)|The Custodians]]'')
Gryffen and Starkey helped K9 after he almost lost his memory trying to find his connection to the STM. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mind Snap (TV story)|Mind Snap]]'')
Gryffen, K9 and Starkey retrieved the STM's [[temporal stabiliser]] from the fallen angel crashsite in [[Canada]], discovering that the Korven owned it in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Angel of the North (TV story)|Angel of the North]]'')
[[The Last Precinct]]'s plan to take control of CCPCs went haywire. They were arrested by the Department. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Precinct (TV story)|The Last Precinct]]'')
Thorne tricked K9 into giving him his [[regeneration unit]]. Starkey encountered [[Jixey]], who warned him that the Department might have been infiltrated by the Korven. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hound of the Korven (TV story)|Hound of the Korven]]'')
The Korven attempted an invasion on Earth. Gryffen destroyed them by terminating the STM. Lomax and Thorne were killed and K9 regenerated. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)|The Eclipse of the Korven]]'')
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=== Elsewhere ===
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The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited [[Prague]], where [[Elizabeth Holub]] was experimenting with [[cold fusion]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fable Fusion (short story)|Fable Fusion]]'')
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[[File:DWA CS 174 Foul Play.jpg|left|thumb|The Doctor and Amy visit the World Cup. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Foul Play (comic story)|Foul Play]]'')]]
The [[Moonbase (The Moonbase)|Moonbase]] was established to control [[Earth]]'s [[weather]] via the [[Gravitron]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
In 2009, Rick Yates noted a projection that the global population would reach nine billion by this year, a two and a half billion rise, while that of the United Kingdom was predicted to increase from 61 million to 77 million in this time. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four)
London was bombarded by soundwaves caused by a surviving Aeolian looking for her mate. (TV: Aeolian)
A mother Centuripede stole Major Oak, the last surviving oak tree in England. She and her young were saved by K9. In gratitude, she gave him three acorns from the tree before she left Earth. (TV: The Last Oak Tree)
K9 and his friends rescued Jorjie when she was sent to November1963. They also saved William Pike, preventing Darius from being erased from history. (TV: The Cambridge Spy)
Gryffen and Starkey helped K9 after he almost lost his memory trying to find his connection to the STM. (TV: Mind Snap)
Gryffen, K9 and Starkey retrieved the STM's temporal stabiliser from the fallen angel crashsite in Canada, discovering that the Korven owned it in the process. (TV: Angel of the North)
Thorne tricked K9 into giving him his regeneration unit. Starkey encountered Jixey, who warned him that the Department might have been infiltrated by the Korven. (TV: Hound of the Korven)
The Korven attempted an invasion on Earth. Gryffen destroyed them by terminating the STM. Lomax and Thorne were killed and K9 regenerated. (TV: The Eclipse of the Korven)