1979 While the Fourth Doctor described 1979 as a " table wine year " at least in regards to Paris , ( TV : " City of Death " ) his tenth incarnation later referred to it as " a hell of a year . " The Tenth Doctor elaborated that China invaded Vietnam and " The Muppet Movie " , a film which he loved , was released . ( TV : " Tooth and Claw " ) James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the beginning of this year . ( AUDIO : " The Oseidon Adventure " ) Later in the year , he was succeeded by Margaret Thatcher of the Conservative Party , ( TV : " Tooth and Claw " , AUDIO : " Rat Trap " ) who held that office until at least 1987 . ( TV : " Father ' s Day " ) Dated events . January - August . At 3 : 50pm on 7 January , Phil Tyson was born . The Vandosian s believed that Shogalath had reincarnated in his body . ( COMIC : " Mr Nobody " ) On 25 April , Sally Lamont was born . ( TV : " Adrift " ) In August , the Monk came to Loch Ness with an abandoned spaceship full of Time Scoop technology . Although he eventually planned on using the scoop to depopulate Earth , the Monk instead meddled with history by bringing a Plesiosaurus to the Loch which led to a large number of Loch Ness Monster sightings . The Twelfth Doctor and Clive Finch came to the Loch to investigate the sightings and discovered the Monk ' s presence . The Doctor made the Monk forget about his scheme with a memory worm and returned the Plesiosaurus to the past . ( PROSE : " The Persistence of Memory " ) On 16 August , Edward Grainger and his granddaughter Linda helped the First Doctor and Susan Foreman stop several Slarvian eggs from gestating near the English Channel . ( PROSE : " Childhood Living " ) On 18 August , AC / DC opened for the Who at Wembley Stadium . Peri attended the concert with her mother . ( PROSE : " The Church of Football " ) September - December . Skagra went to Earth in search of Salyavin . ( TV : " Shada " ) On 12 October , Izzy Sinclair was born . ( COMIC : " TV Action ! " ) In late October , a Kaftakkrofakian called Cecil transformed everyone at a Halloween party into zombie s , leaving only one survivor . ( PROSE : " Zombie Motel " ) On 21 November , Ian Dury and the Blockheads performed in concert at Sheffield , England . The Tenth Doctor attempted to take Rose Tyler to this concert . They instead ended up in Scotland in 1879 . ( TV : " Tooth and Claw " ) In December , Erimem , Helena , and Ibrahim Hadmani visited Sydney Seaside Lodgings and saved Charlotte Sydney from an alien parasite . ( PROSE : " Serpent ' s Child " ) On 24 December , Clive Finch encountered the Twelfth Doctor in a London newsagents and followed him back to his TARDIS . As it was Christmas Eve , the Doctor gave Clive the gift of a journey in the TARDIS . ( PROSE : " The Persistence of Memory " ) Undated events . John Benton left the army and UNIT . He took a job selling second - hand cars . ( TV : " Mawdryn Undead " ) Brigadier Lethbridge - Stewart and a team from the British division of UNIT travelled to Canada where they investigated sentient electricity pylons which were stalking the Canadian countryside . ( AUDIO : " The Oseidon Adventure " ) The last surviving members of the Luron attempted to invade Earth , but their plan was thwarted by the Fourth Doctor and Leela . ( AUDIO : " The Valley of Death " ) At some point in this year , the Fourth Doctor and Romana II visited Paris , and Scaroth stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre . After the Doctor defeated Scaroth and left Paris , ( TV : " City of Death " ) one of Scaroth ' s copies of the " Mona Lisa " was recovered and taken to the Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum . ( GAME : " Security Bot " ) The Doctor helped Skylab fall to Earth . He claimed that it " nearly took off [ his ] thumb " . ( TV : " Tooth and Claw " ) Sarah Jane Smith and Commander Bill Pollock met for the first time . ( TV : " A Girl ' s Best Friend " ) Dr Lavinia Smith moved from South Croydon to Moreton Harwood . ( TV : " A Girl ' s Best Friend " ) Paul Brown , the father of Peri Brown , died in a boat ing accident . ( PROSE : " Synthespians™ " ) Patricia Ryder met her future husband Trevor , in actuality the Zygon Warlord Haygoth , at a Folk Festival in Kendal . ( AUDIO : " The Zygon Who Fell to Earth " ) Eugene Jones was born to Shaun and Bronwen Jones . ( TV : " Random Shoes " ) The nine - year - old Ace was given an ABBA record as a reward for being a brave girl when she went to the dentist . ( PROSE : " Tragedy Day " ) Tegan Jovanka went on holiday to Hong Kong . ( PROSE : " Cold Fusion " ) Rose Tyler attended an ABBA concert at Wembley Stadium . ( COMIC : " Opera of Doom ! " ) Parallel universe . Beep the Meep travelled to a parallel universe on 12 October 1979 , in which the Doctor ' s universe existed only as part of a BBC science fiction television series called " Doctor Who " , and took control of the BBC Television Centre . The Eighth Doctor and his companion Izzy Sinclair defeated Beep with the help of the actor Tom Baker , who infuriated him with his endless rambling . Strangely , Baker both physically resembled the Fourth Doctor and played him on the television series . The Doctor learned the truth when he discovered the first issue of " Doctor Who Weekly " . ( COMIC : " TV Action ! " )