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Contents 1 Events of 2008 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January - March 2.2 April - June 2.3 July - September 2.4 October - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - March 3.2 April - June 3.3 July - September 3.4 October - December 3.5 Unknown Dates 4 External Links 5 21st Century

Events of 2008

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Deaths

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Unknown Dates

External Links

21st Century

2100 - 2099 - 2098 - 2097 - 2096 - 2095 - 2094 - 2093 - 2092 - 2091 2090 - 2089 - 2088 - 2087 - 2086 - 2085 - 2084 - 2083 - 2082 - 2081 2080 - 2079 - 2078 - 2077 - 2076 - 2075 - 2074 - 2073 - 2072 - 2071 2070 - 2069 - 2068 - 2067 - 2066 - 2065 - 2064 - 2063 - 2062 - 2061 2060 - 2059 - 2058 - 2057 - 2056 - 2055 - 2054 - 2053 - 2052 - 2051 2050 - 2049 - 2048 - 2047 - 2046 - 2045 - 2044 - 2043 - 2042 - 2041 2040 - 2039 - 2038 - 2037 - 2036 - 2035 - 2034 - 2033 - 2032 - 2031 2030 - 2029 - 2028 - 2027 - 2026 - 2025 - 2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2021 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 List of years

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Events

• 18th January - Vera Duckworth dies of heart failure.
• 11th February - Liam Connor and Maria Sutherland marry.
• 14th March - David Platt pushes his mother down the stairs after he finds that she helped Tina McIntyre abort his child.
• 30th April - Maria Connor gives birth to a stillborn baby.
• 28th May - After chasing a gang led by Chesney Battersby-Brown's school mate Kenzie Judd away from the cafe, Jerry Morton collapses from a heart attack and has to be rushed to hospital.
• 17th October - Tony Gordon murders Liam Connor in a hit-and-run scheme.
• 3rd December - Tony Gordon and Carla Connor are married, but at the reception a drunk Sally Webster tells Maria Connor about Carla's affair with Liam, and plays her daughters footage on her mobile phone of them kissing.

See also

• Coronation Street in 2008
• Category:2008 episodes

2007

Calendar 2000s

2009

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Contents 1 Doctor Who Universe 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 April 1.4 May 1.5 July 1.6 August 1.7 September 1.8 Fall 1.9 December 1.9.1 Negated timelines 1.10 Dates Unknown 2 Real World 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 Spring 2.5 April 2.6 May 2.7 June 2.8 July 2.9 August 2.10 Late summer 2.11 September 2.12 October 2.13 November 2.14 December 3 Footnotes

Doctor Who Universe

January

• unknown - Owen goes undercover to prevent the Weevils being abducted by humans. (TW: Combat)

February

• Annual de-frosting of Tommy Brockless, a young soldier first cryogenically frozen in 1918. Evidently this year's defrosting is conducted without the knowledge of new Torchwood 3 team member Gwen Cooper. (TW:To the Last Man.) (Date: WEB:torchwood.co.uk)
• unknown - Jack Harkness and Toshiko Sato are transported back in time to the 1940s. (TW: Captain Jack Harkness)
• unknown - Harold Saxon's campaign for election is underway as "Vote Saxon" signs are visible in Cardiff. (TW: Captain Jack Harkness)
• unknown - The Cardiff rift opens; people see visions of loved ones. Captain Jack defeats Abaddon. (TW: End of Days)
• unknown - Jack hears the sound of the Doctor's TARDIS, and re-joins the Doctor. Meanwhile, he is declared missing by his Torchwood teammates, and Gwen Cooper takes charge of the group. Subsequently, Ianto Jones begins taking a more active role in field assignments. (TW: End of Days, DW: Utopia, TW: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)

April

• 28 - Mr Saxon continues his campaign for Prime Minister. He was given high support after the Royal Hope Hospital's disappearance, then reappearance. (DW: Smith and Jones)
• 29 - Martha Jones joins the Doctor on his travels, after an adventure in which Royal Hope Hospital is transported to the Moon. (DW: Smith and Jones; The Sound of Drums, et al, establishes this occurs only a few days before the election.)
• 30 - Richard Lazarus unveils an age-reversing machine which transforms him into a possible evolutionary branch of humanity, latent in his DNA. He is killed by the Doctor. (DW: The Lazarus Experiment)

May

• 1 - Election Day begins and Harold Saxon is voted British Prime Minister (DW: 42 / The Sound of Drums; Note: This is likely a by-election, perhaps to replace whoever was appointed interim PM after the ouster of Harriet Jones per DW: The Stolen Earth))

Election Day is generally held on the first Thursday in May. In 2008, the first Thursday was 1st May.

• • At, or around this date, Saxon orders Torchwood 3 on a "wild goose chase" mission that takes them away from Great Britain. (DW: The Sound of Drums)
• 2 - U.S. President Winters is killed by the Toclafane. (DW: The Sound of Drums)

Under US law, upon the death of a sitting president, the vice-president takes office. As it has been established that the US presidency timeline differs from that of the real world, it would appear that Barack Obama becomes president at this point. (DW: The End of Time)

• • 3 - The Year That Never Was begins during which the Master builds a Time Lord Empire and Martha Jones travels the world executing a plan of the Doctor's to defeat his enemy. Ultimately, the year is negated and the clock reset to just after the Master kills Winters. (DW: The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords)
• 2 - Harold Saxon is killed by his wife Lucy. (DW: Last of the Time Lords) Lucy is subsequently arrested and imprisoned; unknown to her, a group of Saxon's followers retrieve a ring from Saxon's funeral pyre and begin preparations for eventually restoring the Master to life several years later. (DW: The End of Time, Part One)
• after 2nd May - Martha Jones returns home to her family and leaves the Doctor on his own (DW: Last of the Time Lords).
• 15 - Donna's dad Geoff Noble dies. (NSA: Beautiful Chaos) As such, this is the latest date on which the Doctor may have visited him and borrowed a pound for a lottery ticket destined to be given to Donna. (DW: The End of Time, Part Two)

July

• The Doctor may have in some way participated in preventing a Graske from causing mischief at a 2008 BBC Proms concert in London. (DW: Music of the Spheres)
• 31 - : NASA confirms the existance of liquid water on Mars via its Phoenix probe. (DW: The Waters of Mars trailer [1])

August

• 24-25 - Sarah Jane Smith teams up with Maria Jackson to face up against the scheming Mrs Wormwood and the Bane. (SJA: Invasion of the Bane)

September

• 03 - The Slitheen plot their scheme at Park Vale Comprehensive School. (SJA: Revenge of the Slitheen)

Fall

• Members of the Stockbridge Preservation Society begin to go missing. (DWM: The Stockbridge Child)

December

• mid-December - The Aurelia Festival is held in Stockbridge. The Doctor and new companion, Majenta Pryce, arrive and find themselves involved in an adventure with Maxwell Edison. (DWM: The Stockbridge Child)
• 24th December/25th December - As the two previous Christmases had been disrupted by the arrival of alien spacecraft over London (DW: The Christmas Invasion) and DW: The Runaway Bride), most residents of the city voluntarily evacuate for the season. Those choosing to remain in the city include Queen Elizabeth II and Wilfred Mott, grandfather of Donna Noble. (DW: Voyage of the Damned)
• 25 - The Doctor, following a brief meeting with his fifth incarnation (DW: Time Crash), finds himself aboard a space-faring replica of the Titanic in orbit around earth. Events of Voyage of the Damned. Donna Noble would later dismiss the near-miss by the Titanic as a hoax. (DW: Partners in Crime)

Negated timelines

• 28th April - Deaths of Martha Jones and Sarah Jane Smith on the Moon. (DW: Turn Left)
• 25th December - while Donna Noble, her mother and her grandfather holiday in the English countryside, the alien spaceship Titanic crashes into London, destroying the city and contaminating most of southern England with radioactivity. (DW: Turn Left)

See Donna's World.

Dates Unknown

• During an unchronicled adventure in London with Martha Jones, The Doctor meets Sally Sparrow, who provides him with the information he needs to escape when the Weeping Angels send him back to 1969. After this, Sally begins to open up to Larry Nightingale. (DW: Blink)
• Following her encounter with the Doctor, Donna Noble attempts to improve her life by first travelling to Egypt. Afterwards, experiencing regret at turning down the Doctor's invitation to travel with him, Donna begins investigating unusual happenings, in hopes of encountering the Doctor doing the same. Her investigations lead to her learning about the disappearance of bees and unusual happenings at Adipose Industries, which eventually lead to her reuniting with the Doctor in 2009. (DW: Partners in Crime)
• The Slitheen family kill overweight teachers and use them as a disguise to find a code to freeze the Sun, planning to burn up the Earth. The Slitheen plan is foiled by Sarah Jane Smith, although a child Slitheen escapes and the Earth briefly experiences a worldwide power outage coupled with a brief disruption in solar activity. Sarah Jane, utilizing her supercomputer Mr Smith, later orchestrates a cover-up that suggests the darkening of the sun and the power outage were caused by a sudden, but temporary, shift in Earth's magnetic field. (SJA: Revenge of the Slitheen)
• A Gorgon, hidden by a group of nuns while trying to find a new host, is discovered by Sarah Jane Smith. Maria Jackson uses a mirror to turn the Gorgon into stone. (SJA:Eye of the Gorgon)
• A number of teenagers go missing after playing laser tag - Luke Smith and Clyde Langer are among those who go missing. Sarah Jane Smith discovers that they are being teleported by an alien named Kudlak who has taken them to a war ship to fight in an alien war - a war which he is unaware is over.(SJA:Warriors of Kudlak)
• On her way back to Earth, Sarah Jane Smith is handed a puzzle box by a Verron Soothsayer, with instructions to give it to someone she trusts. The next week she gives it to Maria Jackson. The Trickster retroactively wipes Sarah Jane out of existence, but reality is restored with help from Maria Jackson. (SJA: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)

Real World

• The announced 2008 production hiatus sparks speculation in the media over whether David Tennant will be continuing in Doctor Who, with reports published ranging from suggestions that Tennant would leave at the end of the then-upcoming Series 4, or during the specials, to published reports suggesting he had negotiated a deal with the BBC that would keep him on the series through Series 5 in 2010 or possibly longer. This speculation finally ends in October with Tennant's announcement regarding his future on the series.
• Silva Screen Records reissues Doctor Who - Original Television Soundtrack, the soundtrack CD featuring music from the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Due to licensing changes, the reissue features a new cover photograph of David Tennant by himself, with Billie Piper's image having been removed.

January

• BFA: The Bride of Peladon is first released.
• CC: The Catalyst is first released.
• BFDE: Dalek Empire IV: The Fearless: Part 4 is first released, concluding Big Finish's fourth Dalek Empire mini-series.
• BFBS: The Wake is first released.
• FP: Newtons Sleep is first published. Last book in the Faction Paradox series to date.
• Series 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures debuts in Canada on the BBC Kids cable network.
• 8 - 100th birthday of William Hartnell.
• 9 - Cast readthrough for DW: Silence In The Library/Forest of the Dead
• 11 - Russell T Davies begins writing the script for DW: Journey's End.
• 12 - Steven Moffat informs Russell T Davies that he has begun writing the first episode of Series 5 (The Writer's Tale).
• 14 - The DVD set Beneath the Surface is released in the UK, featuring DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils and Warriors of the Deep.
• 16 - TW: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is first broadcast, launching the second series of Torchwood.
  • Torchwood Declassified also begins its second season.
• 17 - With issue 47, Doctor Who Adventures switches from a fortnightly magazine to a weekly.
• 19 - BBC Radio Wales broadcasts the documentary Torchwood: All Access, which is released later in the year on the CD of TWA: Lost Souls.
• 22 - Russell T Davies completes the initial draft of DW: Journey's End.
  • The complete First Series of Torchwood is released in a DVD box set in North America.
• 23 - TW: Sleeper is first broadcast.
• 24 - The first issue of Torchwood Magazine is published. According to an article on the making of the crossover episode DW: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, published in issue 7, the existence of the magazine catches cast members by surprise.
  • John Barrowman publishes his autobiography, Anything Goes.
• 30 - TW: To the Last Man is first broadcast.

February

• NSA: Revenge of the Judoon, the third novella in the BBC Books Quick Reads series, is first published.
• BFA: The Condemned is first released.
• IDW, an American comic book company, launches a new original Doctor Who monthly comic book series. Written and edited by Gary Russell, the six-issue series features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. The storyline is untitled in the comic book, but is later given the title IDW: Agent Provocateur when IDW publishes a graphic novel edition of the storyline in the summer of 2008.
• 4 - TWA: Everyone Says Hello and TWA: Hidden are first released. These are the first made-for-audio adventures by BBC Audio to be based upon Torchwood.
  • Audio adaptations of DWN: Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius and DWN: Doctor Who and the Space War are first released.
• 6 - TW: Meat is first broadcast.
  • DW: Destiny of the Daleks and the box set The Complete Davros Collection are released to DVD in Region 4.
• 11 - DW: The Time Meddler is released to DVD in the UK.
• 13 - TW: Adam and TW: Reset are both first broadcast. In Reset, Freema Agyeman crosses over and temporarily joins the series as Martha Jones.
• 15 Cast readthrough for DW: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End.
• 20 - TW: Dead Man Walking is first broadcast.
• 27 - TW: A Day in the Death is first broadcast.

March

• BFA: The Dark Husband is first released.
• ST: Short Trips: Defining Patterns is first published.
• The BBC announced it was investigating technology to return colour to Third Doctor episodes only available in black and white.
• 3 - A new DVD edition of DW: The Five Doctors is released in the UK. This version includes the remastered version previously issued on VHS and DVD as well as the first DVD release of the original 1983 version of the story. A commentary by David Tennant is included as an Easter Egg in the set - the first time a Doctor other than the one featured in the story has provided commentary.
• 4 - Russell T Davies begins writing the script for DW: The Next Doctor, the fourth Christmas special.
  • North American DVD release of DW: Destiny of the Daleks and Planet of Evil.
• 5 - TW: Something Borrowed is first broadcast.
  • The DVD set Beneath the Surface is released in Region 4, featuring DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils and Warriors of the Deep.
• 6 - TWN: The Twilight Streets, TWN: Trace Memory, and TWN: Something in the Water are first published.
• 10 - DW: Voyage of the Damned is released to DVD in the UK. Also included in the set is the mini-episode DW: Time Crash.
• 12 - TW: From Out of the Rain is first broadcast.
• 19 - TW: Adrift is first broadcast.
• 21 - TW: Fragments is first broadcast.
• 23 - Responding to criticism from his correspondent Benjamin Cook, Russell T Davies agrees to change the ending of DW: Journey's End, removing a planned cliffhanger that was going to lead into DW: The Next Doctor.
• 26 - Final correspondence between Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook in terms of material included in the first edition of the book The Writer's Tale.

Spring

• For the third year in a row, episodes of Doctor Who receive nominations in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form category at the Hugo Awards. The 2008 "Doctor Who universe" episode nominees are DW: Blink by Steven Moffat (making this his third consecutive Hugo nomination) and the DW: Human Nature/The Family of Blood two-parter by Paul Cornell, and the Torchwood episode TW: Captain Jack Harkness by Catherine Tregenna.
• In the weeks preceding the debut of Doctor Who Series 4, the BBC releases a trailer to cinemas in Great Britain - a rarity for a television series. The trailer includes scenes from most episodes from the first half of the season (except DW: The Doctor's Daughter), and also includes a clip from DW: Turn Left from near the end of the season. The incorporation of a clip of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler from Turn Left makes official that the character is returning in the new season.
• After nearly a decade of being available sporadically through comic shops, distribution of Doctor Who Magazine in Canada is increased considerably, with the magazine now widely available in bookstores and magazine specialty shops, although issues are distributed in Canada 2 to 3 months after their UK publication dates.

April

• BFA: The Haunting of Thomas Brewster is first released.
• Early April - Review copies of the Fourth Season premiere, DW: Partners in Crime, are circulated to media. Unknown to the media, they have received an edited version of the episode, omitting the surprise cameo appearance by Billie Piper (a ruse acknowledged by Russell T Davies in later interviews and Doctor Who Magazine).
• 1 - DW: Timelash and The Time Warrior are released to DVD in Region 1.
• 2 - Cast readthrough for DW: The Next Doctor.
  • DW: The Time Meddler is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 3 - Writer Johnny Byrne dies.
• 4 - TW: Exit Wounds is first broadcast, ending Torchwood's second series. Burn Gorman and Naoko Mori leave the series with this episode.
  • Torchwood Declassified also ends its second season.
• 5 - DW: Partners in Crime is first broadcast, launching the fourth season of the revived series. Catherine Tate rejoins the series full-time as companion Donna Noble. Billie Piper makes her first newly-filmed appearance in the series since DW: Doomsday in 2006; despite media leaks regarding her filming new episodes, her cameo in this particular episode is successfully kept a secret until initial broadcast.
  • After the episode is broadcast, the first Series 4 episode of Doctor Who Confidential airs.
• 07 - Audio adaptations of DWN: Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit and DWN: Doctor Who - The Myth Makers are first released.
  • Filming begins for DW: The Next Doctor, the 2008 Christmas special.
• 09 - Cast readthrough for SJA: The Day of the Clown and SJA: Secrets of the Stars
• 12 - DW: The Fires of Pompeii is first broadcast.
• 14 - DW: Black Orchid is released to DVD in the UK.
• 18 - The American Sci-Fi Channel ends its broadcasts of Series 3 with DW: Voyage of the Damned.
• 19 - DW: Planet of the Ood is first broadcast.
• 26 - DW: The Sontaran Strategem is first broadcast. Freema Agyeman returns to the series (temporarily) as Martha Jones, her first Doctor Who appearance since DW: Last of the Time Lords. The Sontarans appear for the first time since DW: The Two Doctors.

May

• NSA: Martha in the Mirror, NSA: Snowglobe 7, and NSA: The Many Hands are first published. Despite Donna Noble now being the current companion, BBC Books continues to feature Martha Jones as companion in the novels.
• BFA: Assassin in the Limelight is first released.
• ST: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership is first published.
• MB: Body Politics: The True History of Faction Paradox Volume 3 is first released, more than two years after the previous episode.
• The BBC formally announces that Russell T Davies is to step down as executive producer of Doctor Who in 2009, to be succeeded by Steven Moffat, approximately 20 months after Davies first approached Moffat with the idea (per The Writer's Tale).
• The CBC in Canada announces it will air Series 4 of Doctor Who beginning in September, but will not be broadcasting the second series of Torchwood.
• 1 - The BBC's official Doctor Who website begins posting a series of exclusive comic strip stories dubbed BBC Writers' Comics. Over the next few months, strips written by writers of Doctor Who novels and TV stories created using the Comic Maker application are featured. This week: WC: In-Flight Entertainment.
• 3 - DW: The Poison Sky is first broadcast. The episode includes a very brief cameo by Billie Piper, lasting approximately one second in length (despite this brevity, she still receives screen credit). As with DW: Partners in Crime, advance review copies of the episode do not include this cameo. In an interview with Doctor Who Magazine, Russell T Davies states that the decision to add Piper's cameo was made shortly before broadcast (the scene was shot for the upcoming episode DW: Midnight).
  • Production of Series 4 officially concludes with the filming of the mini-episode DW: Music of the Spheres.
• 5 - DW: The Invasion of Time is released to DVD in the UK.
  • Also released in the UK is the DVD box set Bred for War containing the previously released stories DW: The Time Warrior, The Sontaran Experiment, The Invasion of Time and The Two Doctors. The release coincides with the recent Sontaran two-parter on television.
• 8 - BBCR: Pest Control, the first original audio adventure by BBC Audio, is released. Considered a spin-off of the BBC Books New Series Adventures line, this marks Donna Noble's debut in such spin-off fiction and is the first officially licenced audio drama not to be produced by Big Finish Productions since the BBC Radio Jon Pertwee radio plays of the mid-1990s. Read by David Tennant.
  • The special edition of DW: The Five Doctors is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 9 - WC: Mind Shadows (BBC Writers' Comics) is uploaded.
• 10 - DW: The Doctor's Daughter is first broadcast, introducing the character of Jenny played by Georgia Moffett, who is the daughter of Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison, and who once auditioned for the role of Rose Tyler. Freema Agyeman departs for a second time after this episode.
• 15 - WC: Destiny's Door and WC: Fuel (BBC Writers' Comics) are uploaded.
• 17 - DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp is first broadcast.
• 19 - Cast readthrough for SJA: The Last Sontaran and SJA: The Mark of the Berserker
• 29 - WC: The Beast is Back in Town (BBC Writers' Comics) is uploaded.
• 31 - DW: Silence in the Library is first broadcast, introducing the character of River Song.
• Late May - the BBC releases a new television trailer promoting the final episodes of the fourth series.

June

• BFA: The Death Collectors is first released.
• 3 - it is reported that Torchwood will return for a third series, with production scheduled for the fall of 2008 and broadcast in the spring of 2009, with the series moving to BBC One. John Barrowman is confirmed as returning. Initially, only a single five-episode serial, to be broadcast during one week, is confirmed; it is subsequently confirmed that this will constitute the complete third series.
  • North American release of the Beneath the Surface DVD collection featuring DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils and Warriors of the Deep.
• 2 - UK DVD release of Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 1 featuring the episodes DW: Partners in Crime, The Fires of Pompeii and Planet of the Ood.
• 5 - WC: Mad Martha (BBC Writers' Comics) is uploaded.
  • DW: Black Orchid is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 7 - DW: Forest of the Dead is first broadcast.
• 12 - Audio adaptations of DWN: Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion and DWN: Doctor Who - Black Orchid are first released.
  • Holding out until the last possible moment, the BBC finally announces the title of Episode 12 of Series 4 will be DW: The Stolen Earth.
  • WC: Escape to Penhaxico (BBC Writers' Comics) is uploaded.
• 14 - DW: Midnight is first broadcast. Includes the third and last surprise cameo by Billie Piper prior to her proper return to the series. This is the first "companion-lite" episode of the series, as it is filmed simultaneously with the "Doctor-lite" episode TW: Turn Left. David Troughton, son of Patrick Troughton, guest stars.
• Mid-June - American news media, including CNN, run profiles of Billie Piper, in conjunction with the debut of her series, Secret Diary of a Call Girl in the US. Coincidentally this spike in US coverage coincides with the lead-up to her return to the series in DW: Turn Left, although her involvement in Doctor Who is given only a passing mention.
  • At the same time, it is reported that Christopher Eccleston has been cast as Amelia Earhart's co-pilot in an upcoming film based on the ill-fated aviatrix's life, while John Barrowman makes Canadian headlines when he's named a judge for the Canadian edition of the UK talent contest series How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? for the CBC (Barrowman also serves as judge on the UK version).
• 16 - UK release of the DVD box set K-9 Tales featuring DW: The Invisible Enemy and the first DVD release of KAC: A Girl's Best Friend, the pilot episode of K-9 and Company.
• 19 - WC: Just Another Thursday (BBC Writers' Comics) is uploaded.
• 21 - DW:Turn Left is first broadcast, marking the official return of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler after her previous cameo appearances. This is the annual "Doctor-lite" episode.
• 23 - Cast readthrough for SJA: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith and SJA: Enemy of the Bane
• 24 - Doctor Who wins the Best International Series at the 34th Annual Saturn Awards, an American entertainment awards program. The category is a new one introduced this year, and nominees include Torchwood, Steven Moffat's Jekyll and Life on Mars (which stars John "Mr Saxon" Simm).
• Late June - The Canadian cable network Space announces it has obtained the Canadian broadcast rights to Series 2 of Torchwood and will begin airing the series in August. Reportedly its timeslot will, in some parts of Canada, place it in direct competition with Series 4 of Doctor Who when the CBC begins airing it in September.
  • Several UK media reports indicate that David Tennant is in negotiations to return to Doctor Who for the 2010 series, but no official announcement is forthcoming (leading to additional speculation in the wake of the cliffhanger of DW: The Stolen Earth a few weeks later, although it is known that he is to appear in the 2008 Christmas special as photos of him shooting the special had leaked to the press months previous.
• 26 - WC: Who Ate All the Biscuits? (BBC Writers' Comics) is uploaded.
• 28 - DW: The Stolen Earth is first broadcast. This historic episode marks the first three-way crossover between Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Returning to Doctor Who are John Barrowman, Elisabeth Sladen, and Freema Agyeman. The episode receives an Appreciation Index (AI) rating of 91, the highest in the series' history and a feat considered rare if not unprecedented for a mainstream network series.[2]
  • Doctor Who wins the inaugural Best International Series category at the 34th Annual Saturn Awards, one of the first awards of an international scope that the franchise has received. The category is not repeated the following year, making this possibly a unique event for the awards.
• 30 - The complete Second Series of Torchwood is released in a DVD box set in the UK.
  • DWBIT: Beyond the Sea is first published.
  • DW: Voyage of the Damned (with Time Crash) is released to DVD in Region 4.

July

• BFA: The Boy That Time Forgot is first released.
• CC: Here There Be Monsters is first released, marking the first appearance of Carole Ann Ford as the "true universe" version of Susan Foreman since DW: The Five Doctors.
• ST: Short Trips: Transmissions is first published.
• Early July - The week between the cliffhanger ending of DW: The Stolen Earth and the broadcast of DW: Journey's End is marked by some of the most intense media attention Doctor Who has ever seen, especially given the uncertainty over whether David Tennant is remaining with the series.[3]
• 1 - UK DVD release of Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 2 with the episodes DW: The Sontaran Strategem, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's Daughter and The Unicorn and the Wasp.
• 3 - DW: The Invasion of Time is released to DVD in Region 4.
• 4 - WC: The Baktek Illusion is uploaded, concluding the BBC Writers' Comics special series.
• 5 - DW: Journey's End is first broadcast, bringing to a close the fourth series of the revived Doctor Who and it is the last episode to be produced by Phil Collinson, the first of the revived series' original producers to depart. The episode features the one-time returns of Noel Clarke, Camille Coduri and K-9 to the series; Catherine Tate leaves the series as a regular with this episode. This is the last regular weekly episode of Doctor Who scheduled until Series 5 in 2010. Like the previous season finales, the broadcast of Journey's End sparks a frenzy of Internet discussion, both pro and con. The episode features the greatest concentration of active companions (as opposed to illusions and images) in the series' history (not including the non-canonical DW: Dimensions in Time). The episode is viewed by 10.57 million people and becomes the No. 1 program for the week -- the first time this has occurred for any episode in the 45-year history of Doctor Who -- despite competition from the Wimbledon finals; it also repeats the previous week's feat and scores an Appreciation Index figure of 91, again unheard of for both Doctor Who and for a mainstream television production.[4][5]. The episode concludes with a teaser for the 2008 Christmas special, at the time of broadcast left untitled but later announced as DW: The Next Doctor. This is the last "regular" weekly episode of the series until the start of Series 5 in the spring of 2010. As K-9 does not appear in Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures, this marks his final appearance until the post-season mini-episode SJA: From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love airs in March 2009.
  • Afterwards, the final Series 4 episode of Doctor Who Confidential is broadcast.
• 6 - DW: Partners in Crime is broadcast on ABC in Australia.
• 7 - The Daily Mail reports that more than 2,500 people actually attempted to phone the Doctor's phone number as shown in DW: The Stolen Earth, in hopes of hearing a special recorded message, but the number was in fact non-functional.[6]
• 8 - The Bred for War DVD box set (DW: The Time Warrior, The Sontaran Experiment, The Invasion of Time, The Two Doctors) is released in Region 4.
• 11 - The Telegraph reports on rumours of David Tennant stepping down from the role of the Doctor, with David Morrissey, John Simm, and Robert Carlyle cited as the book-maker's favorites to replace him, despite Morrissey scheduled to guest star in the 2008 Christmas special and Simm having already played The Master in Season 3. Julie Gardner confirms in the article that Tennant has made his decision as to whether he'll be staying on for the 2010 season, but she confirms that he will appear in all of the special episodes scheduled for 2009.[7] Despite this, wildcat Internet rumours persist that Morrissey will replace Tennant as early as the 2008 Christmas special, while some UK media report that Tennant has signed an agreement to stay with the series through Series 5 in 2010.
• 12 - Doctor Who sweeps the television categories at the second annual Constellation Awards, a Canadian award presented as part of the Polaris science fiction convention. David Tennant wins for best Male Performance in a Science Fiction Television episode for his work on the two-parter DW : Human Nature/The Family of Blood; Carey Mulligan wins the female equivalent for DW: Blink; and the series itself wins for Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2007. Doctor Who is eligible for these awards thanks to its co-production arrangement with the CBC.
• 21 - DW: The Brain of Morbius is released to DVD in the UK.
  • Time's Champion is first published. This is an unauthorized Sixth Doctor novel published for charity.
• 23 - Copies of issue No. 397 of Doctor Who Magazine come polybagged with randomly chosen original Target Books editions (from a selection of 27 books), giving the Target novelisations widespread exposure for the first time in years; also included in the mix were a few non-novelisation releases such as REF: The Making of Doctor Who. The issue also includes a second surprise: when the polybag is removed, all text on the front cover (except around the UPC symbol) is revealed to be "BAD WOLF", including the title banner for the magazine itself! This is a tie-in with the ending of DW: Turn Left.
  • Publication of IDW: Doctor Who Classics Vol. 1, a graphic novel-style release reprinting the first few issues of IDW: Doctor Who Classics by IDW Publishing.
• 27 - The first Doctor Who Proms concert is held at Royal Albert Hall in London, featuring music from Doctor Who. An interactive mini-episode, DW: Music of the Spheres, is shown as part of this event, which is initially broadcast on BBC Radio. The concert is hosted by Freema Agyeman, with Catherine Tate appearing to introduce a segment, as well. Singer Tim Phillips, who performed "Song for Ten" in DW: The Christmas Invasion, performs the extended version of the song introduced on the Series 1 & 2 soundtrack CD. Davros, the Graske and other monsters make cameo appearances as well. As a tribute to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Delia Derbyshire, Music of the Spheres ends with the original 1963 arrangement of the "Doctor Who theme". The BBC later announces that an edited version of the broadcast -- including Music of the Spheres -- will air on 1 January 2009.

August

• BFA: The Doomwood Curse is first released.
• CC: The Great Space Elevator is first released.
• BFBS: The Adolescence of Time is first released.
• 1 - The American Sci-Fi Channel broadcasts DW: Journey's End in a special 90-minute time slot, concluding its broadcasts of Series 4.
• 4 - UK DVD release of Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 3 featuring the episodes DW: Silence in the Library, Forest of the Dead and Midnight.
• 5 - DW: The Time Meddler, Black Orchid and the special edition of The Five Doctors are released to DVD in Region 1.
• 6 - The DVD Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 1 is released in Region 4 featuring the episodes DW: Partners in Crime, The Fires of Pompeii and Planet of the Ood. This is the first time Region 4 has seen a release of this nature.
• 8 - Canadian premiere of Torchwood Series 2 on the Space network, marking a new beginning for Space's association with the Doctor Who franchise (it had previously aired the original Doctor Who series in the late 1990s).
• 9 - DW: Blink, by Steven Moffat, wins the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. This is the third consecutive win for both Moffat and the series.
• 14 - Audio adaptations of DWN: Doctor Who and the Dæmons and DWN: Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars are first released.
• 25 - DW: The War Machines is released to DVD in the UK.
• 29 - IDW Publishing issues IDW: Agent Provocateur, a graphic novel compilation of the first six-issue storyline of its original Doctor Who monthly comic book, and Doctor Who Classics Vol. 1, collecting the first several issues of reprints originally published by IDW as the monthly title IDW: Doctor Who Classics. This edition features the run from DWM: The Iron Legion to DWM: The Star Beast.
• 31 - Doctor Who: Battles in Time publishes its 50th issue.
• IDW Publishing launches a second Doctor Who comic book mini-series, IDW: The Forgotten, which will feature appearances by all 10 Doctors.

Late summer

• ITV announces that Freema Agyeman will star in Law & Order: London, a spin-off of the American Law & Order franchise set to air in 2009. Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall is named the show's head writer, and other Torchwood alumni signed to write for the new series include James Moran and Catherine Tregenna.

September

• NSA: Ghosts of India, NSA: Shining Darkness, and NSA: The Doctor Trap are first published. These are the first full-length novels featuring Donna Noble as companion.
• BFA: Kingdom of Silver is first released.
• BFA: Time Reef is first released.
• CC: The Doll of Death is first released.
• ST: Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life is first published.
• BFBS: The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel is first released.
• Trailers for the second season of The Sarah Jane Adventures begin appearing in cinemas in the UK, following on from the introduction of cinema trailers for the parent series. The trailer includes specially shot footage of one of the characters addressing the audience.
• GE Fabbri begins test marketing a new multimedia publication called Doctor Who DVD Files in the northeast UK, in preparation for a British Isles roll-out of the publication beginning in January 2009.
• 10th anniversary of the release of the first Doctor Who-related audio drama by Big Finish, an adaptation of the Bernice Summerfield novel, BFBS: Oh No it Isn't!.
• 01 - UK DVD release of Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 4 featuring the episodes DW: Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End.
• 02 - DW: The Invasion of Time and the K-9 Tales box set featuring DW: The Invisible Enemy and KAC: A Girl's Best Friend are released to DVD in Region 1.
• 04 - The K-9 Tales DVD box set featuring DW: The Invisible Enemy and KAC: A Girl's Best Friend is released in Region 4.
  • Region 4 also sees the release of Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 2 with the episodes DW: The Sontaran Strategem, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's Daughter and The Unicorn and the Wasp.
• 10 - The first Torchwood radio drama, TWA: Lost Souls, is broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Although there have been exclusive-to-audio books released previously, this is the first full-cast audio drama based upon the series. The story is based upon the activation of the Large Hadron Collider, which was a real-life event that took place around the time of the broadcast. The current cast of the series reprises their TV roles, along with Freema Agyeman returning as Martha Jones.
• 11 - Audio adaptation of DWN: Doctor Who and the Green Death is first released.
• 15 - DW: Four to Doomsday released to DVD in the UK.
• 16 - Release of Torchwood series 2 on standard DVD in the United States (Canadian release is delayed until November 11).
• 18 - BBC Audio releases the Torchwood radio play TWA: Lost Souls on CD and for download. The CD version includes a documentary featurette, Torchwood: All Access.
• 19 - Belated broadcast of Series 4 begins on the CBC in Canada. The CBC begins the season with DW: Partners in Crime, omitting DW: Voyage of the Damned and, as a result, leaving the Series 3 cliffhanger unresolved for Canadian viewers. In some parts of Canada the broadcasts overlap that of Torchwood on Space Channel.
• 20 - Merlin debuts on BBC One. The popular series shares numerous behind-the-scenes personnel with Doctor Who as it is also a BBC Wales production. The Mill, which provides special effects for Doctor Who and Torchwood, also provides SFX for the series. Colin Morgan, who guest-starred in DW: Midnight, plays the lead role, with DW: School Reunion guest star and frequent voiceover contributor Anthony Stewart Head as King Uther. Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper on Torchwood) plays a villain in this first episode, while Michelle Ryan (DW: Planet of the Dead) has a recurring role as another villain.
• 23 - a BBC press release announces the title of the 2008 Christmas special: DW: The Next Doctor, renewing fan speculation regarding David Tennant's future with the series into 2009.
• 25 - publication of the first edition of Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale, a collection of e-mails between Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook between February 2007 and March 2008 discussing the production of Series 4.
• 29 - SJA: The Last Sontaran parts 1 and 2 are first broadcast, launching Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures. The story is a follow-up to DW: The Sontaran Strategem/The Poison Sky.
  • DW: The Trial of a Time Lord - the complete Season 23 - is released to DVD in the UK as a single set.
• 30 - BFA: Doctor Who: the Stageplays - The Ultimate Adventure is first released. This is the first in a series of Big Finish audio productions adapting Doctor Who-based stage plays, in this case the Colin Baker version of SP: The Ultimate Adventure.

October

• BFA: Brotherhood of the Daleks is first released.
• CC: Empathy Games is first released.
• Doctor Who Magazine publishes its 400th issue, cover-dated 15 October but available in stores as early as 1 October. This issue features the start of the comic strip, DWM: Thinktwice which introduces Majenta Pryce as the Doctor's new comic-strip companion; this is the first time since the departure of Destrii in 2005's DWM: The Flood that the DWM strip has introduced an original companion.
• IDW Publishing launches its fourth Dpctor Who comic book title, IDW: Grant Morrison's Doctor Who, reprinting 1980s-era Doctor Who Magazine strips by Grant Morrison.
• 2 - DW: The Brain of Morbius is released to DVD in Region 4.
  • Also released in Region 4 is Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 3 featuring the episodes DW: Silence in the Library, Forest of the Dead and Midnight.
• 6 - SJA: The Day of the Clown part 1 is first broadcast.
• 7 - Release of Series 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures to DVD in North America. This predates the UK release of the series by a full month.
  • Also released to DVD in North America: DW: The Brain of Morbius and the The Trial of a Time Lord box set.
• 9 - BBCR:The Forever Trap, the second exclusive-to-audio Doctor Who story by BBC Audio/BBC Books is first released. Read by Catherine Tate.
• 13 - SJA: The Day of the Clown part 2 is first broadcast.
• 20 - SJA: Secrets of the Stars part 1 is first broadcast.
• 24 - Torchwood Series 2 concludes in Canada.
• 27 - SJA: Secrets of the Stars part 2 is first broadcast.
  • TWN: Almost Perfect, TWN: Pack Animals, and TWN: SkyPoint are first published. Pack Animals and SkyPoint are the last novels to feature Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato as the series moves into post-Series 2 continuity with Almost Perfect.
• 29 - David Tennant and the BBC announce that Tennant will be leaving Doctor Who following production of the "gap season" specials in 2009. Tennant makes the announcement on live TV when he accepts the National Television Award for Outstanding Drama Performance. The series also wins Most Popular Drama. Tennant's announcement is made hours after The Guardian breaks the news first on its website. The announcement sparks a period of intense fan and media speculation as to who will be chosen to portray the Eleventh Doctor. Speculated names range from well-known to obscure actors, and also includes both caucasian and black candidates, as well as a revival of speculation about a female actor being cast, an idea that dates back to the 1970s.
• 30 - BFA: Doctor Who: the Stageplays - The Seven Keys to Doomsday is first released, adapting SP: Doctor Who and the Daleks in The Seven Keys to Doomsday and returning Trevor Martin to the role of the Doctor.
• 31 - BFBS: The Diet of Worms is first released.

November

• BFA: Forty-Five is first released. The title is a reference to Doctor Who's 45th anniversary.
• CC: Home Truths is first released.
• MB: Words from Nine Divinities: The True History of Faction Paradox Volume 5 is first released.
• 3 - SJA: The Mark of the Berserker part 1 is first broadcast.
  • SJAN: The Lost Boy and SJAN: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? are first published; the complete first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures has now been novelised.
• 05: SJAN: The Last Sontaran and SJAN: The Day of the Clown are first published.
• 10 - SJA: The Mark of the Berserker part 2 is first broadcast.
• 11 - The complete First Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures is released to DVD in the UK, one month after it was released in North America.
  • Release of Torchwood Season 1 on high-definition Blu-Ray in North America, the first Doctor Who-related release in this format. Also, delayed release of Torchwood Season 2 on DVD in Canada (release delayed due to the season still being transmitted by a Canadian network at the time of North American release).
  • DW: The War Machines and Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 4 featuring the episodes DW: Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End, are released in Region 4.
• 13 - SJAA:The Time Capsule is first released by BBC Audio.
  • Audio adaptation of DWN: Doctor Who and the Time Warrior is first released.
  • REF: Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac is first published.
• 14 - The opening pre-credits sequence of the upcoming Christmas special DW: The Next Doctor is broadcast as part of the BBC's annual Children in Need Appeal. Other than brief snippets seen in a previously released trailer, this showing marks the first broadcast of footage of David Morrissey as "The Other Doctor" and Velile Tshabalala as Rosita, as well as a possible new form of Cyberman.
• 17 - SJA: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith part 1 is first broadcast.
  • The complete Series Four of Doctor Who is released in a DVD box set in the UK.
• 18 - North American release of the Series 4 DVD box set - only one day after the UK release - and DW: The Infinite Quest (a full year after the UK release in the case of the latter). As The Infinite Quest was never broadcast in North America, this marks the first time that a Doctor Who serial has been released to DVD in North America without it first having been broadcast there (discounting prior releases of incomplete and restored serials from the 1960s). Series 4 is released in Canada even though the CBC is only midway through its broadcast of the season.
• 23 - 45th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who.
• 24 - SJA: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith part 2 is first broadcast.
• 25 - The BBC announces that The Sarah Jane Adventures has been renewed for a third season, scheduled for broadcast in the fall of 2009.
• 30 - BFA: Doctor Who: The Stageplays - The Curse of the Daleks is first released, the third and last in a series of audio adaptations of Doctor Who-based stage plays by Big Finish, adapting SP: The Curse of the Daleks.

December

• NSA: Beautiful Chaos, NSA: The Eyeless and NSA: The Story of Martha are first published. The Eyeless is the first New Series Adventures release in which the Doctor travels without a companion; The Story of Martha is an anthology focusing on the activities of Martha Jones during the Year That Never Was between DW: The Sound of Drums and DW: Last of the Time Lords and is the first New Adventures release to tie in directly with a televised story in this fashion. Beautiful Chaos is the final novel to date to feature Donna Noble.
• BFA: The Raincloud Man is first released.
• CC: The Darkening Eye is first released.
• ST: Short Trips: Christmas Around the World is first published.
• Julie Gardner and other Doctor Who production team members travel to Dubai, UAE, to scout locations for DW: Planet of the Dead.
• IDW Publishing launches IDW: Doctor Who Classics Series 2, continuing its reprints of Fourth Doctor-era comic strips from Doctor Who Magazine.
• 1 - SJA: Enemy of the Bane part 1 is first broadcast. First television appearance of Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart since 1989's DW: Battlefield.
  • James Bree (DW: The War Games, DW: Full Circle, DW: The Ultimate Foe) dies.
• 4 - DW: Four to Doomsday and the Complete Series 4 of Doctor Who are released to DVD in Region 4.
• 8 - SJA: Enemy of the Bane part 2 is first broadcast, concluding the second season of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
  • According to BBC News, a "long-standing back injury" forces David Tennant to miss several performances of Hamlet at London's Novello Theatre. Ultimately, Tennant undergoes back surgery.
• 12 - Broadcast of DW: Journey's End on the CBC in Canada, concluding its broadcasts of Series 4. The network chooses to extensively edit the episode down to approximately 44 minutes in order to fit a standard 60-minute time slot, with commercials, raising the ire of many Canadian fans who afterward flood the CBC's website with complaints. The season ends with no plans by the CBC to broadcast DW: Voyage of the Damned or DW: The Next Doctor (the CBC ultimately loses the rights to air The Next Doctor and the remaining 2009 Specials, plus Series 5, in the spring of 2009).
• 24 - A little-known actor named Matt Smith attends a secret photo shoot; so secret, in fact, that the hairstylist and photographer are not informed what it's for. Later, an image of the TARDIS would be digitally added to the photos, which would be issued on 3 January 2009 to announce Smith as the 11th actor to play the Doctor.[8]
• 25 - DW: The Next Doctor, the fourth Doctor Who Christmas special, is first broadcast. This is considered the last episode of Series 4 before four special episodes planned over the next year in lieu of a full season of Doctor Who, which is scheduled to return to a full 13-week season in 2010. This is the first story since DW: The Deadly Assassin in which the Doctor does not share an adventure with a clearly defined companion (even in a one-off manner), as the story twists conventions by placing the Doctor in the companion role. The title of the first special, DW: Planet of the Dead, is unveiled during the closing credits. The episode is notable for including a sequence in which the nine actors who played the Doctor prior to Tennant are shown; in some cases, such as William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, this marks the first on-screen appearance of their Doctors in more than two decades, and it is the first unambiguous confirmation that the revived series counts Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor in its continuity.
  • An edition of Doctor Who Confidential follows the broadcast.
• 29 - Publication of IDW: Doctor Who Classics Vol. 2, a graphic novel-style release reprinting issues of IDW: Doctor Who Classics by IDW Publishing.
  • DW: Battlefield is released to DVD in the UK.

Footnotes

2007

21st century 2000s

2009

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Timeline
Years:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (Stardates unknown)
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Centuries:	20th century - 21st century - 22nd century

Contents 1 In-Universe 1.1 Events 1.1.1 References and Notes 1.2 Stories 2 Releases 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 April 2.5 May 2.6 June 2.7 July 2.8 August 2.9 September 2.10 October 2.11 November 2.12 December 3 Connections

In-Universe

Events

• December 24: Roberta Lincoln and her family visit the Smithsonian. En route she stops at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to mourn her long dead former lover Curtis A. Wellborn, and meet with her old friend and colleague, Isis. ^[1]

References and Notes

1. ↑ TOS comic: "My Name Is Legion"

Stories

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Assignment: Earth My Name Is Legion Epilogue	The Original Series	24 December 2008	comic

Releases

January

• TOS novel: Excelsior: Forged in Fire, by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
• TNG eBook: Slings and Arrows #4: That Sleep of Death by Terri Osborne
• TNG comic: Alien Spotlight: Borg, by Andrew Steven Harris
• TNG comic: Intelligence Gathering #1: Valued Intelligence, by Scott & David Tipton

February

• KE novel: A Burning House, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• TNG eBook: Slings and Arrows #5: A Weary Life by Robert Greenberger
• TOS comic: Alien Spotlight: Romulans, by John Byrne
• TNG comic: Intelligence Gathering #2: A Matter of Dates, by Scott & David Tipton
• TOS reference: Captain Kirk's Guide to Women, by John Rodriguez

March

• TNG eBook: Slings and Arrows #6: Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• TNG comic: Intelligence Gathering #3: Chasing Shadows, by Scott & David Tipton
• NF comic: Turnaround: Part I, by Peter David
• TOS novel: Vulcan's Soul: Epiphany, by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz (Paperback reprint)
• TOS comic omnibus: Year Four, by David Tischman

April

• DS9 novel: Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers, by James Swallow
• TNG comic: Intelligence Gathering #4: Matters of the Mind, by Scott & David Tipton
• NF comic: Turnaround: Part II, by Peter David
• TOS comic: Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment: Part 1, by D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester

May

• DS9 novel: Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves, by S.D. Perry & Britta Dennison
• TNG comic: Intelligence Gathering #5: Disgrace, by Scott & David Tipton
• NF comic: Turnaround: Part III, by Peter David
• TOS comic: Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment: Part 2, by D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester
• TOS comic: Assignment: Earth #1: Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, by John Byrne
• TOS/TNG comics omnibus: Alien Spotlight, by multiple writers

June

• DS9 novel: Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles, by S.D. Perry & Britta Dennison
• NF comic: Turnaround: Part IV, by Peter David
• TOS comic: Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment: Part 3, by D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester
• TOS comic: Assignment Earth #2: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, by John Byrne
• TOS comic: Mirror Images: Issue 1, by Scott & David Tipton
• DS9 omnibus: These Haunted Seas, by David R. George III & Heather Jarman

July

• ST anthology: Myriad Universes: Infinity's Prism, by Christopher L. Bennett, William Leisner, and James Swallow
• DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry, by Olivia Woods
• TOS manga anthology: Uchu, by multiple writers
• NF comic: Turnaround: Part V, by Peter David
• TOS comic: Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment: Part 4, by D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester
• TOS comic: Assignment Earth #3: My Name is Legion, by John Byrne
• TOS comic: Mirror Images: Issue 2, by Scott & David Tipton

August

• ST anthology: Myriad Universes: Echoes and Refractions, by Keith R.A. DeCandido, Chris Roberson, and Geoff Trowbridge
• TNG novel: Greater Than the Sum, by Christopher L. Bennett
• TOS comic: Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment: Part 5, by D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester
• TOS comic: Assignment Earth #4: We Have Met The Enemy..., by John Byrne

September

• ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru, by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
• TOS comic: Assignment Earth #5: Too Many Presidents, by John Byrne
• TOS comic: Mirror Images: Issue 3, by Scott & David Tipton
• TOS comic: Romulans: The Hollow Crown: Issue 1, by John Byrne
• ST reference: Star Trek 101, by Paula M. Block & Terry J. Erdmann
• ST comic omnibus: The Complete Comic Book Collection, by multiple writers
• TOS comic omnibus: Archives: Best of Peter David, by Peter David & Bill Mumy

October

• ST novel: Destiny: Gods of Night, by David Mack
• TOS comic: Mirror Images: Issue 4, by Scott & David Tipton
• TOS comic: Romulans: The Hollow Crown: Issue 2, by John Byrne
• CoE omnibus: Wounds, by Ilsa J. Bick, Keith R.A. DeCandido, John J. Ordover, Terri Osborne, and Cory Rushton
• NF comics omnibus: Turnaround, by Peter David

November

• ST novel: Destiny: Mere Mortals, by David Mack
• TOS comic: Mirror Images: Issue 5, by Scott & David Tipton
• TNG comic: Myriad Universes - The Last Generation #1: Do Not Close Your Eyes, by Andrew Steven Harris
• TOS novel: Academy: Collision Course, by William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Paperback reprint)
• TOS comic omnibus: Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment, by D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester
• TOS comic omnibus: The Key Collection, Volume 6
• TNG comic omnibus: Archives: Best of The Borg, by multiple writers

December

• ST novel: Destiny: Lost Souls, by David Mack
• TNG comic: Myriad Universes - The Last Generation #2: No Cure For That, by Andrew Steven Harris
• TOS comic omnibus: Assignment: Earth, by John Byrne

Connections

• 2008 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 2008 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

From DC Database

Contents 1 Creators 2 Titles 3 Characters 4 Teams 4.1 Ongoing 5 Characters 5.1 Introductions 5.2 Deaths 6 Chronology 6.1 January 6.2 February 6.3 March 6.4 April 6.5 May 6.6 June 6.7 July 6.8 August 6.9 September 6.10 October 6.11 November 6.12 December

Creators

The following creative talent passed away in the year 2008:

Creig Flessel · Jim Mooney · Michael Turner · Stephane Peru · Steve Gerber · Steve Whitaker

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 2008 cover date:

Air Vol 1 · Alcoholic Vol 1 · American Splendor Vol 2 · Bat Lash Vol 2 · Batgirl Vol 2 · Batman: Death Mask Vol 1 · Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam Vol 1 · Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow Vol 1 · Countdown: Arena Vol 1 · DC Special: Cyborg Vol 1 · DC Special: Raven Vol 1 · DC Universe: Decisions Vol 1 · DC/Wildstorm: Dreamwar Vol 1 · El Diablo Vol 3 · Final Crisis Vol 1 · Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds Vol 1 · Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge Vol 1 · Friday the 13th: Bad Land Vol 1 · Gears of War Vol 1 · Greatest Hits Vol 1 · Hellblazer Special: Chas Vol 1 · House of Mystery Vol 2 · Joker's Asylum Vol 1 · Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs Vol 1 · Madame Xanadu Vol 1

The following Comic titles were last published with a 2008 cover date:

52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen Vol 1 · Alcoholic Vol 1 · All-New Atom Vol 1 · All-Star Superman Vol 1 · American Splendor Vol 2 · American Virgin Vol 1 · Army @ Love Vol 1 · Bat Lash Vol 2 · Batman and the Outsiders Vol 2 · Black Adam: The Dark Age Vol 1 · Catwoman Vol 3 · Checkmate Vol 2 · Countdown Presents: Lord Havok and the Extremists Vol 1 · Countdown Special Vol 1 · Countdown Vol 1 · Countdown to Adventure Vol 1 · Countdown to Mystery Vol 1 · Countdown: Arena Vol 1 · Crime Bible: Five Lessons of Blood Vol 1 · DC Special: Cyborg Vol 1 · DC Special: Raven Vol 1 · DC/Wildstorm: Dreamwar Vol 1 · Death of the New Gods Vol 1 · Exterminators (Collections) Vol 1 · Exterminators Vol 1

The following One Shots were published with a 2008 cover date:

Alcoholic Vol 1 1 · Batman: False Faces (Collected) · Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham by Gaslight Vol 1 1 · Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Rain Vol 1 1 · Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Superwoman/Batwoman Vol 1 1 · Countdown Special: Kamandi Vol 1 1 · Countdown Special: OMAC Vol 1 1 · DC Universe Halloween Special Vol 1 1 · DC Universe Special - Justice League of America Vol 1 1 · DC Universe Vol 1 0 · Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns Vol 1 1 · Final Crisis: Resist Vol 1 1 · Hawkman Special Vol 1 2008 · Joker (Graphic Novel) · Justice League: The New Frontier Special Vol 1 1 · Justice Society of America Annual Vol 3 1 · Robin and Spoiler Special Vol 1 1 · Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Ion Vol 1 1

Characters

The following characters debuted with a 2008 cover date:

Adam Sharp (New Earth) · Akisha (New Earth) · Alan Frog (Lost Boys) · Alex Merkel (New Earth) · Allen Adam (Earth-4) · Angela Chase (Earth-50) · Angelica Smith (New Earth) · Ann Preston (New Earth) · Antipathy (New Earth) · Anubis of the Dogpound (New Earth) · Archimedes Sin (Earth-50) · Arthur Thompson (Earth-9) · Atrocitus (New Earth) · Attum (Earth-8) · Attum (Unknown Earth) · Barbara Gordon (Earth-43) · Bethany Keele (New Earth) · Big Atomic Lantern Boy (New Earth) · Bleez (New Earth) · Blythe Cameron (Air) · Boodika (DCAU) · Bro'Dee Walker (New Earth) · Bruce Wayne (Earth-51) · Brutus Mephistopheles dog (New Earth) · Burn (New Earth) · Caretaker (New Earth) · Casey Blue (Earth-50) · Chato Santana (New Earth) · Chill (New Earth) · Chloe Roberts (New Earth) · Chloe Sullivan (New Earth) · Christopher Kent (Earth-16) · Clarice Coeur (New Earth) · Clayface (Earth-9) · Clock King II (New Earth) · Courtney Whitmore (Earth-33) · Courtney Whitmore (Earth-7) · Craig Blue (Earth-50) · Crazy Shy Lolita Canary (New Earth) · Cressida (New Earth) · Dane of Themyscira (Earth-11) · Daniel Garrett (Earth-19) · Daniel Garrett (Earth-39) · David (Lost Boys) · David Reid (New Earth) · Demiurge (New Earth) · Dennis Finnegan (New Earth) · Devil Dog (New Earth) · Dex-Starr (New Earth) · Diamond (New Earth)

Teams

The following teams debuted with a 2008 cover date:

Alpha Lantern Corps · Big Science Action · Club of Villains · Dogpound · Freedom Fighters (Earth-11) · Frog Brothers · Justice League of Earth · Justice Society Infinity (Earth-2) · Last Line · New Rogues · Paladins (Earth-50) · Quintet · Secret Six (Earth-9) · Super Young Team · Terror Titans · The Big Three · Tiny Titans · Vanguard (El Paso)

Ongoing

The following DC Comics titles were in publication in 2008.

Characters

Introductions

The following characters were introduced in 2008.

Deaths

The following characters died in publishing year 2008.

• Jonathan Kent
• Molecule

Chronology

The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 2008. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 2008. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.

January

Event	Source	Date
Mary Marvel has a rematch with Eclipso. She uses the Power of Shazam to defeat her. Mary turns mortal and ends up on Paradise Island.	Countdown to Final Crisis #17	1.08
On Earth-51, Bob the Monitor betrays the Challengers from Beyond and slaughters several Earth-51 residents. Solomon appears and steal's Bob's power, ultimately killing him.	Countdown to Final Crisis #17	1.08
Agent Diana Prince asks Ryan Choi to wear a wire while he goes on a date with Professor Doris "Giganta" Zuel. Giganta discovers the ruse and fights the Atom and Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman knocks her out with a single punch.	All-New Atom #17	1.08
The Outsiders battle a new breed of OMAC at Jardine Tower. They defeat it and keep it for further study.	Batman and the Outsiders v.2 #2	1.08
On Earth-26, Captain Carrot and the Amazing Zoo Crew fight up against Frogzilla, Salamandroid and Starro the Conqueror.	Captain Carrot and the Final Ark #2	1.08
Rose Levin pries Daniel Carter for knowledge about Booster Gold. Daniel lies to her and claims that he actually is Booster Gold.	Booster Gold v.2 #4	1.08
Black Canary, Connor Hawke and Speedy travel to New Themyscira to rescue Green Arrow from the Amazons.	Green Arrow and Black Canary #2	1.08
Checkmate uses Boom Tube technology to deport captured criminals to the Salvation World. Amongst their number is the Rogues Gallery, the Joker, Cheetah, Mister Fries, Killer Croc and many others.	Salvation Run #1	1.08
Simon Dark kills serial killer "Eddie Machete". During the conflict, he is gunned down by GCPD officers, but soon recovers.	Simon Dark #2	1.08
Supergirl assists Superman and the Green Lantern Corps against an alien armada by tracking the enemy fleet through a Tesseract dimension.	Supergirl v.5 #23	1.08
Bronze Tiger frees Rick Flag from a Quraci prison. He returns to the United States after three years of imprisonment and rejoins the Suicide Squad.	Suicide Squad v.3 #3	1.08
Cyborg brings together a new Titans East team consisting of Power Boy, Son of Vulcan, Lagoon Boy, Little Barda, Anima and Hawk and Dove.	Titans East Special #1	1.08
The Female Furies attempt to enlist the aid of Wonder Girl and Hercules in order to resolve the mystery of the New God murders. Hercules agrees, but Wonder Girl refuses. Naturally, a fight ensues.	Wonder Girl #3	1.08
Darkseid taps into the Source Wall and regains his waning powers.	Superman/Batman #42	1.08
Iris West II discovers that she can synch her Speed Force aura to her father Wally West. Her brother Jai's powers however, continue to mutate.	Flash (Volume 2) #234	1.08
The Flash and Linda Park take their children to the Doom Patrol to get help stabilizing their kids' powers. The experiment goes awry and Jai and Iris West merge with Robotman and Negative Man.	Brave and the Bold (Volume 3) #8	1.08
Batman ceases his brief affair with Orion's wife, Bekka.	Superman/Batman #42	1.08
Funeral services are held for the fallen hero Big Barda.	Death of the New Gods #2	1.08
Lady Blackhawk takes a road trip from Metropolis to California, and runs afoul of Falseface and White Star along the way.	Birds of Prey #112	1.08

February

Event	Source	Date
The new Infinity Inc. fights Kid Empty in the streets of Metropolis. Thanks to the intervention of Kid Empty's girlfriend Kitty he manages to evade capture.	Infinity Inc. v.2 #4	2.08
Mercy Graves comes to the Steelworks looking for sanctuary. She tells John Henry Irons that she wants to reform.	Infinity Inc. v.2 #4	2.08
Dying shape-shifter Lars Bergstrom breaks into the Infinity Crib and murders one of Nuklon's doppelgangers.	Infinity Inc. v.2 #4	2.08
Supergirl recalls more memories (some real, some false) of her final days with her family before journeying to Earth.	Supergirl v.5 #24	2.08
Superman and Batman continue on their quest to rid the world of Kryptonite. They run afoul of Aquaman while trying to excavate a cache of Kryptonite buried beneath the sea.	Superman/Batman #45	3.08

March

Event	Source	Date
Supergirl has an argument with Wonder Girl and quits the Teen Titans.	Teen Titans v.3 #55	3.08
The Guardians of the Universe create the Alpha Lantern Corps.	Green Lantern v.4 #27	3.08
Superman and Batman continue on their quest to rid the world of Kryptonite. They run afoul of Aquaman while trying to excavate a cache of Kryptonite buried beneath the sea.	Superman/Batman #45	3.08
Infinity Inc. has a rematch with Kid Empty. Through force of numbers and coordinated teamwork, they finally manage to defeat him.	Infinity Inc. v.2 #5	2.08
Supergirl fights Reactron for the first time. Reactron buries her in a crater, but Supergirl survives.	Supergirl v.5 #25	3.08

April

Event	Source	Date
Boodikka investigates the questionable loyalty of Green Lantern officer Harvid.	Green Lantern Corps v.2 #21	4.08
Supergirl has a rematch with Reactron in downtown Metropolis. She disables his atomic nucleus, rendering him inert.	Supergirl v.5 #26	4.08
Boodikka returns to her homeworld Bellatrix on a mission for the Alpha Lantern Corps.	Green Lantern Corps v.2 #21	4.08
Frustrated with the twists that life has thrown his way, Erik Storn tries to take his own life, however his feminine persona, Erika, refuses to allow him to commit suicide.	Infinity Inc. v.2 #6	4.08
Supergirl meets 11-year-old Thomas Price who is dying of cancer. She vows to find a way to save his life.	Supergirl v.5 #26	4.08
Superman and Batman discover the existence of a new kind of Kryptonite - Silver Kryptonite. Exposure to the mineral causes Superman to suffer from psychotropic effects. Batman finds another sample of Silver Kryptonite on Dinosaur Island.	Superman/Batman #46	4.08
One of the Everyman Project beneficiaries Frank Sparrow uses TV sets as "influencing machines" in an effort to purge viewers of their darkest demons by forcing them to enact them. The result is a series of murders and suicides in the suburbs of Metropolis.	Infinity Inc. v.2 #6	4.08

May

Event	Source	Date
Supergirl's quest to save Thomas Price creates an alternate future timeline -- one in which she is heralded as a great hero.	Supergirl v.5 #27	5.08

June

Event	Source	Date
Supergirl teams up with the Resurrection Man in the hopes of preventing a young boy from dying of cancer.	Supergirl v.5 #28-#29	6.08-7.08

July

August

Event	Source	Date
Supergirl battles Livewire in downtown Metropolis. She then flies to the Fortress of Solitude to learn more about her family.	Supergirl v.5 #30	8.08

September

Event	Source	Date
Despite the efforts of Supergirl and Resurrection Man, young Thomas Price dies of cancer. Supergirl tries to use nanites from Resurrection Man's blood to revive him, but this tactic fails.	Supergirl v.5 #31	9.08

October

Event	Source	Date
Supergirl makes one final effort to resurrect Thomas Price, by way of time travel technology, but this plan also fails.	Supergirl v.5 #32	10.08

November

Event	Source	Date
Supergirl gets into a fight with Clayface.	Supergirl v.5 #33	11.08
A villain named Aftermath manipulates Empress into baiting Supergirl into a trap as part of his plan to turn public opinion against all super-heroes. Supergirl resists Empress' brainwashing and together they defeat Aftermath.	Supergirl v.5 #33	11.08
By attempting to aid Superman, Lana Lang breaches her contract with LexCorp. A hologram image of Lex Luthor appears in her office and terminates her as CEO of the company.	Superman #679	11.08

December

Event	Source	Date
Krypto arrives to save Superman from Atlas. Superman gets magical assistance from Zachary Zatara to overcome his foe.	Superman #680	12.08
Jonathan Kent suffers a massive heart attack and dies.	Action Comics #870	12.08
Superman rescues Kandor from Brainiac's ship. The city is enlarged on Earth and thousands of Kryptonians attempt to acclimate to life on Earth. Supergirl is reunited with her parents, Zor-El and Alura	Action Comics #870, Superman: New Krypton Special	12.08
Supergirl gets into a fight with Silver Banshee. Cat Grant is nearby and receives a black eye. As such, she begins writing scathing editorials decrying Supergirl.	Supergirl v.5 #34	12.08
Codename: Assassin murders Dubbilex and the original Newsboy Legion. Jimmy Olsen begins investigating the incident.	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v.2 #1	12.08
The Justice Society Infinity of Earth-2 comes to New Earth and battles the JSA. Power Girl is taken back to Earth-2 where she is tortured by her Earth-2 counterpart.	Justice Society of America (Volume 3) #20	12.08

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From Muppet Wiki

Contents 1 Television & Movies 2 International Television 3 Appearances 4 Live appearances 5 DVDs 6 Albums 7 Books 8 Misc. Merchandise 9 Events 10 On the Web 11 Stage Shows 12 Attractions and Events 13 People 14 Parades 15 Sources

Television & Movies

• Sesame Street: Dinosaurs! limited theatrical release, May
• Frances premieres on PBS Kids Sprout, June 20
• Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse premieres on Disney Channel, August 3
• Sesame Street season 39, August 11
• Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland limited theatrical release, September
• Sid the Science Kid Season 1 premieres on PBS, September 1
• Studio DC Hosted by Selena Gomez premieres on Disney Channel, October 5
• Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (episode 3.05 with focus on the Jim Henson Company) airs syndicated, October 27 - November 2
• Jim Henson's Pajanimals premieres on PBS Kids Sprout, November 2
• A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa premieres on NBC, December 17

International Television

• Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
• Sesame Tree begins airing in Ireland, April 5
• Plaza Sesamo new season, March 21
• Germany's Sesamstrasse celebrates 35th Anniversary
• Sesamstrasse new season with the episode 2457 on ARD, November 16
• Weihnachten mit Ernie und Bert airs in Germany, December 24 and 25 on Kika and December 26 on NDR
• Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse premieres on German Disney Channel, December 24

Appearances

• Oscar the Grouch on 1 vs 100, January 11 (and throughout the entire season)
• Sesame Street Live on PIX 11 Morning News, February 7
• Kermit and Pepe at the Grammy Awards for The Late Late Show, February 10
• Prairie Dawn on The Sunny Side Up Show, February 14
• Elmo on Paula's Party, February 23
• Oscar on The Sunny Side Up Show, April 24
• Rosita on The Early Show, May 3
• Rosita on Good Morning America, May 4
• Kermit and Fozzie on The View, May 21
• Kermit and Fozzie on PIX 11 Morning News, May
• Kermit and Fozzie on Hollywood 411, May
• Cookie Monster on The Colbert Report, June 19
• Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Bunsen and Beaker appear on ESPY ads, July
• Melissa Dino and Zoe on CNN.com Live, July 2
• Elmo and Nitya Vidyasagar on PIX 11 Morning News, August 12
• Elmo on The Bonnie Hunt Show, September 19
• Miss Piggy on The View, October 1
• Abby Cadabby, Elmo, Grover, and Cookie Monster on Martha, October 6
• Abby Cadabby and Elmo on Hollywood 411, October 8
• Abby Cadabby and Elmo on The Bonnie Hunt Show, October 13
• Oscar the Grouch on The Hour, October 22
• Pepe the King Prawn on The Late Late Show, October 28
• The Muppets, under leadership of some Whatnots take over The Today Show, November 13
• Kermit and Pepe on PIX 11 Morning News, November 14
• Pepe on Good Morning America's ABC News Now, November 17
• Kermit the Frog and a Sesame Street Float at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 27
• A Whatnot, a Muppet turkey and a Muppet bull on The Today Show, November 27
• Kermit and Miss Piggy on Christmas in Rockefeller Center, December 3
• Kermit the Frog on Dr. Phil, December 16
• Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, December 17
• Miss Piggy on The Today Show, December 17
• Pepe the King Prawn on The Bonnie Hunt Show, December 17
• Grover on The Sunny Side Up Show, December 31

Live appearances

• Dr. Bunsen Honeydew at World Science Festival press conference, April 2
• Grover and Abby Cadabby at BlogHer08 in San Francisco, July 18 & 19
• Elmo at the USO World Gala, October 1
• Big Bird and Elmo at Macy's 150th Birthday Gala, October 28

DVDs

• Sesame Street Double Features, January 8
• Elmo's World: Opposites, February 8
• The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Gift Sets, Volumes 1-3, February 18
• Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby, March 4
• Play With Me Sesame: Imagine with Me, March 11
• Play With Me Sesame: Let's Play Games, March 11
• Sesame Street: Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes, April 29
• Sesame Street: Dinosaurs, May 13
• Sesame Street: Love the Earth!, May 13
• The Muppet Show: Season Three, May 20
• Elmo's World: Summer Vacation, June 24
• Sesame Street: Count on Sports, July 22
• Play with me Sesame: Furry, Fun and Healthy Too, August 12
• The Jim Henson Company Discoveries: The Blue Elephant, September 2
• Gulliver's Travels: Special Edition, September 9
• Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare, September 9
• Sesame Street Playground, September 16
• Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland, September 30
• Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure, October 7
• Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown, October 14
• Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection, November 4
• The Christmas Toy, November 4
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, November 4
• Sesame Street: Everyday Heroes, November 11
• Shalom Sesame: Oofnik's World, November 25
• Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show, December 16

Albums

• Platinum All-Time Favorites re-issue, March 4
• Kids' Favorite Songs re-issue, March 4
• Sing the Alphabet re-issue, March 4
• Elmopalooza! re-issue, March 4
• Sesame Street Playground, September 16
• A Sesame Street Christmas re-issue, October 14
• Elmo Saves Christmas re-issue, October 14

Books

• Sesame Subjects: My First Book about Horses and Ponies, January 22
• Sesame Street: Super Grover to the Rescue!, January 28
• Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Brush, February 5
• Sesame Street: Elmo's Animal Mix & Match, February 5
• Sesame Street: A To Z Read To Me!, February 15
• Sesame Street: Here Comes The Fun, February 15
• Sesame Street: My Storytime Carry-Along Collection, February 15
• Sesame Street: A Day with Daddy!, March
• Sesame Street: Elmo & Friends Picture Stories, April 1
• Sesame Street: I Want to Be President, April
• Sesame Street: Mind Your Manners!,
• Elmo's World: Doctors!, July 22
• Jim Henson's Doodle Dreams, September 2
• Sesame Street: Elmo's Holiday Spectacular, October 9
• It's Hard Out Here for a Shrimp, October 28
• Return to Labyrinth: Volume 3, November
• Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning: Part 1: The Return of the King, December 24
• Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, December 26
• Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning: Part 2: Dungeons and Dominars, December 31

Misc. Merchandise

• Gonzo photo puppet replica, February
• Kermit the Frog Supreme Apparel, March
• Sesame Street K'nex, July
• The Muppet Whatnot Workshop opens at FAO.com, October 22
• The Muppet Whatnot Workshop opens at FAO Schwarz New York City, November 13

Events

• The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), January 25
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), May 24
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), June 21
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), July 26
• Dave Goelz, Karen Prell and Red Fraggle at the San Diego Comic-Con, July 27
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), August 23
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), September 27
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), October 25
• Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), December 13

On the Web

• Muppets.com relaunched on Disney Xtreme Digital, February 3
• Sam Plenty, March 10
• Red Hot Skrumpy Drummer on Yahoo! Kids, March 28
• Talk, Listen, Connect: Homecomings, April 29
• Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes, April 29
• Stars & Stripes FOREVER! posted on YouTube, MySpace qnd Vimeo, June 27
• virmup videos "Ode To Joy," "Habanera" and "Classical Chicken" are posted on YouTube, MySpace and Vimeo, July 16
• Sesamestreet.org launches, August 11
• Rolling with the Skateboarding Dog posted on YouTube, MySpace and Vimeo, October 20
• Skateboarding Dog gets served posted on YouTube, MySpace and Vimeo, October 23

Stage Shows

• Sesame Street Live presents Elmo's Green Thumb debuts

Attractions and Events

• SeaWorld California to feature Sesame Street attractions such as "Lights, Camera, Imagination!" ^[1]
• Jim Henson's Fantastic World
  • Arizona Museum for Youth (Mesa, AZ), January 1 - March 9
  • Louisiana Art and Science Museum (Baton Rouge, LA), March 29 - June 22
  • International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), July 12 - October 5
  • Atlanta History Center (Atlanta, GA), October 25 - December 31
• Sesame Street Presents: The Body
  • Discovery Gateway (Salt Lake City, UT), February 9 - May 4
• Jim Henson: Wonders from His Workshop
  • Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta, GA), September 16 - December 31

People

• Anthony Minghella dies, March 18
• Del Ankers dies, May 15
• Kermit Love dies, June 21
• Bernie Brillstein dies, August 7

Parades

• The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features Kermit the Frog rides in the Central Park float performing "I Believe", the Kermit the Frog balloon, the Abby Cadabby balloon, 123 Sesame Street float with Lang Lang
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Elmo, Animal, Cookie Monster, and Super Grover
• Bob McGrath appears on a Sesame Street float for the Oakland Holiday Parade, December 6

Sources

1. ↑ Tampa Bay Business Journal (8/28/06)

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From Grand Theft Wiki

This page documents events taking place in the year 2008.

Real World

• 2 January: The Deathmatch mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is released.

• 14 January: The Things To Do In San Andreas Beta 4 mod is released.

• 23 January: TeamXbox, IGN, CVG, VideoGamer.com, GamesRadar, GameSpy, GameSpot and Kikizo preview Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 24 January: The worldwide release date for Grand Theft Auto IV is announced as April 29, 2008.

• Power Unlimited release four new screenshots.
• IGN Australia preview the use of NaturalMotion's Euphoria Technology in Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 27 January: Three new screenshots of Grand Theft Auto IV are released by BestBuy.

• 29 January: IGN preview combat in Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 30 January: LCPD wanted posters of Niko Bellic are put up in New York City.

• Dan Houser (Vice President of Rockstar Games) previews Grand Theft Auto IV to the Associated Press. The Boston Herald published an article based on the review.

• 1 February: One new screenshot of Grand Theft Auto IV is released by Yahoo.

• One new screenshot of Grand Theft Auto IV is released by Planet Grand Theft Auto.

• 3 February: One new screenshot of Grand Theft Auto IV is released by Yahoo.

• 4 February: Rockstar Games announces that the Australian version of Grand Theft Auto IV will be uncensored, having been rated MA15+ by the Office of Film and Literature Classification.

• 6 February: German magazine Computerbild-Spiele previews Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 8 February: The official Grand Theft Auto IV website is launched.

• 9 February: PSM3 and GamesMaster magazines preview Grand Theft Auto IV. The Games Master magazine releases new game art for Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 11 February: Kotaku previews Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 14 February: CVG interview Dan Houser.

• 17 February: Gamespy release a screenshot of Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 19 February: Information from the French PSM3 magazine, scheduled to be in newstands on 25 February, is revealed.

• 20 February: Rockstar Games announce that the first episode of downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV will be released in August 2008.

• 21 February: Two new screenshots for Grand Theft Auto IV are released on Planet Grand Theft Auto.

The official Grand Theft Auto IV website is updated. New screenshots, videos and pieces of information are released.

• 22 February: Game Planet publish an article about Grand Theft Auto IV and release a new screenshot.

Information from a preview, for Grand Theft Auto IV, from the Swedish magazine Level is reported on the internet three days before the magazine hits news stands.

• 24 February: Electronic Arts announce they have made a $2 billion offer to purchase Take-Two Interactive, who own Rockstar Games.

Take-Two Interactive reject Electronic Arts offer.

• 27 February: Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle, or USK, rate Grand Theft Auto IV 18 in Germany.

• 28 February: IGN, TeamXbox, GameSpy, CVG, VideoGamer, Kikizo and 1UP preview Grand Theft Auto IV. New screenshots for the game are released.

• 1 March: Artwork of Niko Bellic is found on a wall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York City.

Electronic Gaming Monthly preview Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 3 March: A poster of Niko Bellic begins to be up at the corner of Spring and Canal in Manhattan, New York City.

• 7 March: The official Grand Theft Auto IV website is updated with new screenshots and pieces of information released.

• 10 March: EDGE Magazine previews Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 11 March: A poster of Niko Bellic at the corner of Spring and Canal in Manhattan, New York City is completed.

Take-Two Interactive release their first quarter financial results for the period November 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008.

UGO and Game Informer magazines preview Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 12 March: Two new screenshots are released on Planet Grand Theft Auto.

KING Magazine previews Grand Theft Auto IV and reveals that DJ Green Lantern will appear in the game as a DJ.

• 13 March: MTV preview Grand Theft Auto IV and release two new screenshots.

A second preview from MTV is published.

PALGN preview Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 14 March: PSM magazine in Spain previews the multiplayer aspect of Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 16 March: German magazines MAN!AC and GamePro preview Grand Theft Auto IV.

  Portuguese magazine BGamer previews Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 17 March: EvilAvatar releases a new screenshot for Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 18 March: The Our-Own Reality section of the Grand Theft Auto IV website is updated and a new screenshot is released.

• 20 March: The official Grand Theft Auto IV website is updated and new screenshots are released.

• 21 March: PLAY Magazine previews the mulitplayer aspect of Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 24 March: The Weazel News section of the official Grand Theft Auto IV website is updated.

• 25 March: Xbox 360 World magazine previews Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 26 March: The Official Xbox Magazine in the United States of America previews Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 27 March: Rockstar Games announced the Rockstar Games Social Club.

Planet Grand Theft Auto release a new screenshot from the fourth trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV, hours before the trailer is released.

The fourth trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV is released.

• 28 March: IGN publishes an article called IGN Presents: The History of Grand Theft Auto.

IGN publish an interview with the developers of Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 29 March: Three new game arts for Grand Theft Auto IV appear on Planet Grand Theft Auto.

• 30 March: The Australian edition of Zoo magazine publish an article about Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 31 March: IGN preview Grand Theft Auto IV and release new screenshots.

• 1 April: A new screenshot is released by Planet Grand Theft Auto.

The BBFC rate Grand Theft Auto IV 18 in the United Kingdom.

A video is released and gives a guided tour of Liberty City.

• 2 April: Kotaku preview Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 3 April: OPM, EGM and the Portuguese version of PS3M preview Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 4 April: A writer at Games Radar is interviewed after having completed Grand Theft Auto IV.

It is revealed that that the Australian version of Grand Theft Auto IV will be censored to achieve the MA15+ rating.

Rockstar Games purchase Mad Doc Software, which was then re-named Rockstar New England. The company had previously worked with Rockstar Games to help publish Bully: Scholarship Edition.

• 7 April: The official Grand Theft Auto IV website is updated with new screenshots released.

Game Kult release twelve new screenshots of Grand Theft Auto IV.

• 8 April: USAToday.com publish an article about Grand Theft Auto IV.

Game art of Karl Lagerfeld is released.

• 29 April: Grand Theft Auto IV is released.

• 6 August: Grand Theft Auto IV is confirmed for PC. It will be released on November 18 in North America and November 21 in Europe. Sam Houser, the founder of Rockstar Games, says: "We are very excited to be releasing the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 4. The whole team is dedicated to bringing an amazing gaming experience to the PC. The game looks and plays beautifully on PC and we can't wait for people to play it." [Note: Rockstar Games delayed the game for December 2, 2008 Usa And December 3, 2008 in the U.K.]

• 2 and 3 December: Grand Theft Auto IV for PC is released in North America and Europe, respectively.

Game World

GTA IV Era

• Events of Grand Theft Auto IV take place in late autumn
• Events of Grand Theft Auto IV:The Lost and Damned take place in late autumn.
• Events of The Ballad of Gay Tony events take place in late autumn.
• Larry Kerr is arrested for assault with a knife.
• Elaine Rocke is arrested for assault and battery.
• The United States economy crashes

From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.

2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year in which commenced on Tuesday. This article contains information on notable e-wrestling events that happened in 2008.

Contents 1 Notable 2008 E-Wrestling Events 2 Notable 2008 Births 3 2008 Handler Births/Deaths 4 Notable 2008 events 5 See Also

Notable 2008 E-Wrestling Events

• January 5 - Robert Garland won the GWF Global Championship.
• January 8 - Christian Championship Wrestling bought American Wrestling Alliance and Global Wrestling Alliance from Maximillion Pegasus Omnimedia Incorporated.
• January 18 - Vendetta Championship Wrestling is officially founded.
• January 20 - The Lock Wrestling Federation held its annual Massive Melee event.
• January 24 - Eric Scorpio defeated FMW World Champion Drew Michaels to win the FMW World Championship.
• February 12 - Drew Michaels defeated D. Hammond Samuels in a Tijuana Cage Fight to win the LPW International Heavyweight Championship at Dead Reckoning, ending Samuels' 17-month reign.
• February 14 - Krimson Mask defeated cYnical, Eric Scorpio, N'itomniskittel, Bloodrose, and Stone in the first-ever Death Cube Match to retain the LPW World Heavyweight Championship at LPW Insanity's EndGame pay-per-view.
• February 22 - Adam Leos holder of the BPW No limits Title, made his debut in GWF on Friday Night Brawl.
• February 29 - VCW holds its very first show, VCW Live 1.1.
• March 19 - David Alastair defeats Kevin Hardaway to win the GWC World Championship at GWC Unholy Coronation, ending Hardaway's 5-month reign.
• March 23 - The Lock Wrestling Federation held its premier event, Lockmania IV.
• March 29 - WWH Held Wrestlemania IV
• March 30 - The Xtreme Hardcore Federation holds it's final event, Night of Champions VII.
• March 31 - Justin Sane is signed to new company, TNA vs. WWE vs. WCW.
• April 6 - High Flying Dwarf loses his MMW Heavyweight Title to Tranz 9 at MMW Warzone: Mind Games
• May 8 - Total Nonstop Action is formed from American Wrestling Alliance and Global Wrestling Alliance.
• May 15 - National Internet Wrestling Alliance is formed.
• May 16 - Extreme Roughness Wrestling League is formed.
• May 16 - Johnny Bravo and Tamara Hayes die in an automobile accident
• May 31 - At CCW Invasion, Team Christian Championship Wrestling won the battle royal that included Team National Wrestling Alliance, Team World Championship Wrestling, Team World Wrestling All-Stars, and Team World Wrestling Entertainment to merge with the losing teams.
• June 8 - European Wrestling Federation held its first Pay-per-view since its return, Kings of Hell crowning three new champions.
• June 12 - Christian Championship Wrestling held its 3rd Annual Draft Lottery.
• June 14 - Christian Championship Wrestling held its supplemental draft.
• June 25 - United Wrestling Federation is officially formed from Christian Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling All-Stars, World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action, American Wrestling Alliance, and Global Wrestling Alliance.
• July 21 - John "Doc" Derrick defeated FMW World Champion Eric Scorpio to win the FMW World Championship at the Supremacy supershow
• August 14 - The European Wrestling Federation folded for the third and final time.
• August 15 - The formation of Elite Wrestling Academy.
• September 8 - Old Line Wrestling closed its doors.
• September 28 - James Wiezorek wins the CCWE World Heavyweight Championship for the first time.
• October 16 - Christian G. Smitten defeated FMW World Champion John "Doc" Derrick to win the FMW World Championship at the Circus Maximus Supershow
• October 17 - "Ballistic" Bryan Deas defeats Deshaun Williams in a remarkably controversial fashion to win his first reign as EWC World Champion.
• October 24 - Due to backstage politics and squanderings, Kevin Hardaway leaves the Global Wrestling Coalition and announces his retirement from wrestling shortly there after.
• November 9 - Mattsta becomes the World Wrestling Headquarters International Champion at X-Games
• November 10 CCWE closes its doors due to losing to much money.
• December 3 - World Nonstop Championship Wrestling opens it's doors.
• December 16 - Due to personal problems, Elite Wrestling Academy closes its doors.

Notable 2008 Births

• January 7 - Elle Rachel Williams; First child of wrestling couple, Jay Williams and his wife Amy-Skye Williams.
• June 18 - Kimberly Morgan Hardaway; First child of wrestling couple, Kevin Hardaway and his wife Angelina Hardaway.

2008 Handler Births/Deaths

Notable 2008 events

Joel Williams neck injury, provoked at an autograph signing.

See Also

• Help:Year articles - Information on editing and adding information to year articles.

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

These events occured in 2008 in the world of hockey:

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December

January

February

March

• March 26th: The Las Vegas Wranglers become the first team in ECHL history to post three consecutive 100-point seasons after defeating the Utah Grizzlies 3–2 in overtime at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah.

April

• April 19th: Austria and Hungary gain promotion to the Elite level following winning their groups in the 2008 DI World Championship. In the case of Hungary, it is a first participation at the top level since 1939.

May

• May 18th: The Russian National Team becomes world champion after defeating Canada 4-2 in the finals of the 2008 World Championship. Finland ranked third the day before with a 4-0 win over Sweden.

• May 24th: The 2008 Stanley Cup Finals begin with a 4-0 win of the Detroit Red Wings over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

June

• June 4th: The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 wins against 2 in the NHL finals.

• June 5th: The Cincinnati Cyclones win the Kelly Cup by defeating the Las Vegas Wranglers 4 wins to 2 in the ECHL finals.

• June 10th: The Chicago Wolves win the Calder Cup by beating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4 games to 2 in the AHL finals.

• June 20st: The Tampa Bay Lightning picked Steven Stamkos first overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

July

• July 7th: Jaromir Jagr signs a two-years contract with Avangard Omsk of the Continental Hockey League.

August

September

October

• October 13th: New York Rangers prospect and Avangard Omsk star Alexei Cherepanov collapses on the bench during a game in Podolsk against Vityaz Chekhov. He was officially declared dead later during the day. He was 19 years old.

November

December

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From Lostpedia

The chronology of Lost is divided into five major parts: Pre-crash, Post-crash, Post-moving, Post-return and Alternate timeline. The 2004 Post-crash timeline is divided into monthly segments.

On September 22, 2004, Oceanic Airlines flight 815 departed from Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, bound for Los Angeles, California. Scheduled flight time was 13 hours. Six hours into the flight, the plane lost radio and radar contact. Two hours later the airplane experienced a catastrophic mid-air break-up into several pieces, crashing onto an island in the Pacific Ocean. Total flight time: 8 hours.

• Pre-crash timeline, chronology of events prior to the crash of Flight 815. These events are depicted in flashbacks or referenced later.
• Post-crash timeline, chronology of events after the crash of Flight 815, depicted during the first four seasons.

• September 2004 - Day 1 to Day 9
• October 2004 - Day 10 to Day 40
• November 2004 - Day 41 to Day 70
• December 2004 - Day 71 to Day 101

• Diverging timelines. After the Season 4 finale, the Oceanic Six and those left on the Island are separated by both time and space. The three years apart were covered in various ways.

• On-island: Timeshifts, 1974-1977 - Chronology of island events as experienced by time-jumping islanders, up to the sudden arrival of the Oceanic 6 in 1977. Depicted during the first part of Season 5.
• Off-island: 2005-2007 - Chronology of events taking place off the island after the rescue of the Oceanic Six. Depicted variously in flashforwards, real-time events, and flashbacks.

In 2007, Ajira Airways Flight 316 departed from LAX in Los Angeles, California bound for Guam, a U. S. territory in the western Pacific. Ten hours into the flight, the airplane began to experience heavy turbulence and a flash of bright light engulfed the plane sending some of them back in time, to 1977, while the plane and the rest of the passengers stayed in the present. The pilot Lapidus then guided the plane to an emergency crash landing onto Hydra Island runway in the Pacific Ocean.

• Post-return timeline, chronology of events on the Island after Ajira Airways Flight 316 lands. This follows events both in 1977 and 2007, as depicted in the later half of Season 5. Shortly after arriving, those who had travelled back to 1977 were able to cause The Incident which transported them back to 2007.

• Alternate timeline, chronology of events in the alternate timeline caused by the detonation of a hydrogen bomb on the island in 1977. One consequence of this is that Oceanic Flight 815 never crashes.

External Links

ABC's Lost timeline

Timeline Pre-crash • September 2004 • October 2004 • November 2004 • December 2004 • Time shifts • 2005 and beyond • Post-return • Alternate timeline

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From Marvel Database

All Comics for 2008 Without Month Designations

All-New Iron Manual Vol 1 1	Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 35	Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 563	Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 565
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 571	Avengers / Invaders Vol 1 Sketchbook	Daredevil & Captain America: Dead on Arrival	Giant-Size Ms. Marvel Vol 1 1
Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas Vol 1 3	Marvel Atlas Vol 1 2	Marvel Spotlight: Secret Invasion Aftermath	Marvel Spotlight: Ultimatum
Marvel: Your Universe Saga Vol 1 1	Secret Invasion Saga Vol 1 1	Silver Surfer Vol 3 ½	Skrulls! Vol 1 1
Soleil Vol 1 1	Spider-Man: Brand New Day Yearbook Vol 1 1	Twelve Vol 1 ½	Ultimate Secrets Vol 1 1
Wolverine Annual Vol 3 2	Wolverine: Dangerous Game Vol 1 1	Wolverine: First Class Vol 1 1	Wolverine: First Class Vol 1 2
Wolverine: First Class Vol 1 3	Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 21	Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 22	Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 23
Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 24	Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 26	X-Men: Odd Men Out Vol 1 1	X-Men: Pixies & Demons Vol 1 1

From the RuneScape Wiki, the wiki for all things RuneScape

This is a list of events that happened in RuneScape in 2008.

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December

January

• 1 January: Behind the Scenes - January (2008) is released.
• 2 January: "Unbalanced trade" (as defined by Jagex here) is removed, and the Dealing with Scabaras quest is added. also, the 2007 Christmas event ended.
• 11-12 January: The Karamthulhu summoning glitch is discovered. It is fixed less than 36 hours later.
• 14 January: The account recovery system is overhauled.
• 15 January: Summoning is released, as well as the Wolf Whistle quest and the Chaos Tunnels.
• 17 January: The first server blackout of 2008 occurs.
• 19 January: Another server blackout occurs.
• 22 January: The new Hunter creatures, Pawya and Grenwall, are released.
• 29 January: The As a First Resort... quest is released.

February

• 1 February: Behind the Scenes - February (2008) is released.
• 5 February: Audio Week and Improved Edgeville Dungeon is released. Also, the Air Guitar emote is released.
• 13 February: Catapult Construction quest is released.
• 19 February: Vinesweeper minigame is released.
• 19 February: Bounty Hunter has new rules and rewards implemented.
• 19 February: The first Bounty Locate spell update.
• 21 February: The State of play new way to track current and future updates.
• 22 February: Vinesweeper update for rewards announced, Bounty Locate spell updated.
• 25 February: Vinesweeper update for rewards.
• 25 February: Friends List is updated.
• 27 February: The Billing System shuts down for a short while.
• 27 February: Canadian Membership decreases from $7.50 to $5.00 (Canadian dollars).
• 28 February: Postbag from the Hedge - Player Takeover is released.

March

• 1 March: Behind the Scenes - March (2008) is released.
• 4 March: CoinShare is released.
• 4 March: Hunt for Surok Mini-Quest is released.
• 11 March: Stronghold of Player Safety is released.
• 11 March: Kennith's Concerns quest is released.
• 18 March: 2008 Easter event is released.
• 27 March: Tumeken's Dream Journal is released
• 27 March: Postbag #29 is released
• 31 March: Gnomecopters are added in Lumbridge and show the non-members some member areas
• 31 March: Summoning has a huge update that Jagex refers to as "Summoning 2"

April

• 1 April: Dragon Kite (April Fool's Joke) is released.
• 1 April: Behind the Scenes - April (2008) is released.
• 9 April: Fist of Guthix is released.
• 11 April: PayPal Subscription Reductions occurs.
• 15 April: Treasure Trail Expansion is added.
• 15 April: Grand Exchange Database is added to the main website.
• 22 April: Myreque Part IV - Legacy of Seergaze is released.

May

• 1 May: Behind the Scenes - May (2008) is released.
• 1 May: New Forum - Reporting Academy is released.
• 4 May: Runecrafting, is the last F2P skill to reach 1 million players ranked on the Hiscores.
• 7 May: Perils of Ice Mountain is released.
• 7 May: Law Talisman Changes is released, making Law talismans tradeable.
• 8 May: An Image of the Future is released, announcing a future major RuneScape graphics overhaul.
• 8 May: Send us your Specs! - Reminder is released.
• 13 May: TokTz-Ket-Dill quest is released.
• 15 May: This month's Players' Gallery is released.
• 16 May: An Image of the Not-Too-Distant Future is released, announcing RuneScape graphics overhaul is to be released in a couple of months.
• 21 May: Quick Chat system is released
• 21 May: Level up messages are updated.
• 29 May: Postbag from the Hedge 31 is released.

June

• 2 June: Update:Behind the Scenes - June (2008) is released.
• 4 June/5 June: A riot breaks out in Worlds 1 and 2, a continuation of December 2007's Pay to Pk Riot. This riot is known as the Wilderness Riot
• 5 June: The quest, Smoking Kills, is released.
• 6 June: Reporting Academy Forum is released.
• 11 June: The quest, Rocking Out is released (With the 4 highest skill requirements for a quest).
• 13 June: (Friday the 13th) The Friend list, Official Forums, Grand Exchange, and hiscores all go down. A blackout occurs throughout the game soon after. Each world inhabits no players.
• 17 June: A final Development Diary concerning the upcoming graphics update is released.
• 18 June: FunOrb - Arcanists Update is released.
• 19 June: JaGeX announces that customers in the Netherlands and Belgium will be able to PayByPhone.
• 20 June: Forums are temporarily disabled for maintenance.

July

• 1 July: Graphic Update is released to Members in Beta Version.
• 1 July: The RuneScape website receives a huge makeover.
• 7 July: Behind the Scenes - July is released.
• 9 July: Guaranteed Content Poll and Hiscores is released.
• 9 July: Jagex Store and RuneScape Novel is released, and Betrayal at Falador is originally announced.
• 14 July: Lumbridge and Draynor Achievement Diary is released. RuneScape High Detail beta period is over. Free players now have access to the update, but cannot play Fullscreen. The new tutorial "Learning the Ropes" replaces Tutorial Island.
• 17 July: Servers are offline . Jagex's reason for servers being offline: We are moving our non-UK European servers to new facilities, bringing better service and reduced slowdown to all players that use them. While this change is ongoing, you may have difficulty accessing worlds located on non-UK European servers, including all German-language worlds.
• 18 July: Bug Fix occurs to fix Jagex core issues.
• 21 July: Betrayal at Falador is set to be released.
• 25 July: Betrayal at Falador is released Worldwide.
• 29 July: Item Lending is released, causing a slight imbalance in the RuneScape economy.
• 31 July: The results for the 2008 Christmas event are released.

August

• 1 August: Behind the Scenes - August is released.
• 1 August: Spirit of Summer, the first non-tutorial quest since the July graphics update, is released.
• 5 August: Resizable Game Window is released.
• 5 August: Meeting History is released.
• 12 August: The Runecrafting Guild is released.
• 15 August: It is revealed that old-style player-verses-player from RuneScape Classic will be coming back, but with some adjustments.
• 20 August: Players sell large amounts of expensive items on the Grand Exchange, precipitating the 2008 Market Crash.
• 26 August: The quest, All Fired Up is released.

September

• 1 September: Behind the Scenes - September is released.
• 2 September: Distractions and Diversions are released.
• 9 September: Update for Clan Wars minigame. Spirit shards is made available for trading in the Grand Exchange.
• 15 September: Summer's End quest is released.
• 18 September: Players' Gallery for this month is released. Combat Triangle Wallpaper released.
• 29 September: Defender of Varrock quest is released.
• 30 September: Postbag from the Hedge for this month is released. Trade margin is increased.

October

• 1 October: Behind the Scenes - October is released.
  • The way Jagex releases content is changed.
  • A Hallowe’en-themed quest is announced for free players.
  • Preview images for Stealing Creation and Mobilising Armies are released.
• 7 October: Hidden updates are released affecting both client and servers.
• 13 October: RuneScape Pre-pay cards are launched in the United States.
• 15 October: PvP Worlds and new log-in process are released.
• 18 October: RuneScape Card users experience connectivity problems, and the service is removed temporarily.
• 22 October: Issues with the RuneScape Pre-pay Cards are resolved. Service is resumed.
• 28 October: 2008 Hallowe'en Event is released. Event-related quest, Swept Away, is also released.
• 30 October: Postbag from the Hedge and Players' Gallery for this month is released.

November

• 3 November: Behind the Scenes - November is released.
• 11 November
  • Stealing Creation is released.
  • Jagex also performs Website Maintenance, where certain parts of the Grand Exchange website becomes unavailable.
  • The Noclip Glitch is patched.
• 13 November: Players' Gallery for this month is released.
• 19 November: FunOrb - Zombie Dawn Multiplayer is released.
• 21 November
  • RuneScape 2009 calendar is released at the Jagex Store.
  • A Q&A session with the author of the Betrayal at Falador novel, Tom S. Church, is made available at the forums.
• 24 November: RuneScape membership is made available as a gift for Thanksgiving.
• 25 November: Stealing Creation rewards system is planned to be changed by the end of the year.
• 26 November
  • While Guthix Sleeps, the first Grandmaster quest, is released.
  • 2008 Thanksgiving event is released.
• 27 November
  • Postbag from the Hedge (Issue 36) for this month is released.
  • Christmas Card Poll results are announced.

December

• 1 December: Behind the Scenes - December is released.
• 5 December
  • Recurring Paypal membership subscription is now being offered.
  • Christmas Packages are made available in the Jagex Store.
• 9 December
  • Improvements to PvP worlds.
  • Falador Achievement Diary is released.
  • Fremennik Province Achievement Diary is released.
  • New Hairstyles are introduced.
• 11 December: RuneScape France is released.
• 12 December: Christmas Cards chosen by players in the Guaranteed Content Poll are released.
• 16 December
  • Christmas event and Quest are released.
  • Stealing Creation rewards are changed.
• 18 December
  • Postbag from the Hedge and Players' Gallery is released.
  • A security reminder is given to players using Microsoft's Internet Explorer browsers.
• 19 December: SMS payment options are now available for players in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 November 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Assignments and promotions 5 Miscellaneous

Events

• The Vorsoth create the second Forge located deep in the Beta Quadrant. (Star Trek: Pioneer (PNR): "Tarlus' Resurrection")
• Following the break up of his TARDIS, Mortimus is thrown to this time after escaping via Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator. After landing near Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, Earth, he was forced to regenerate after immense chroniton radiation had ravaged his body. (Star Trek: Daedalus - Reversed Polarities: "Duty, Honor, Redemption")
• Shortly after his regeneration, Mortimus takes on the guise of Professor Dennis Mortimer, a radio astronomer. Through bluffing and calling on his various connections, Mortimus manages to establish himself at the Pharos Project observatory and radio telescope array. (Star Trek: Daedalus - The Exiles)

November

• The Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack of the Federation Edition of World of Warcraft is released. (RIS Bouteina)

Births

Deaths

Assignments and promotions

Miscellaneous

• Ria McCarthy noted that 2008 would be an excellent year for her favorite pop group. (Star Trek: Pioneer (PNR))

From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

A list of events in 2008 related to Star Wars.

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December

January

• 02 - Star Wars Legacy 18: Claws of the Dragon, Part 5 released.
• 30 - Star Wars Dark Times 8: Parallels, Part 3 released.
• 30 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 25: Vector, Part 1 released.

February

• 01 - The Last of the Jedi: Master of Deception released.
• 06 - John Alvin passes away.
• 06 - Star Wars Legacy 19: Claws of the Dragon, Part 6 released.
• 06 - Star Wars Rebellion 11: Small Victories, Part 1 released.
• 20 - Star Wars Dark Times 9: Parallels, Part 4 released.
• 26 - Revelation released.
• 27 - Star Wars Legacy 20: Indomitable, Part 1 released.

March

• 12 - Star Wars Legacy 21: Indomitable, Part 2 released.
• 12 - Star Wars Rebellion 12: Small Victories, Part 2 released.
• 26 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 26: Vector, Part 2 released.

April

• 09 - Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi Volume 2 released.
• 23 - Star Wars Legacy 22: The Wrath of the Dragon released.
• 23 - Star Wars Dark Times 10: Parallels, Part 5 released.
• 23 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 27: Vector, Part 3 released.
• 29 - Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice paperback released.
• 30 - Star Wars Rebellion 13: Small Victories, Part 3 paperback released.

May

• 07 - The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning released.
• 07 - Star Wars Legacy 23: Loyalties, Part 1 released.
• 13 - Invincible released.
• 14 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 28: Vector, Part 4 released.
• 20 - Threats of the Galaxy released.
• 21 - Star Wars Legacy 24: Loyalties, Part 2 released.
• 29 - Harvey Korman passes away.
• 29 - Star Wars Dark Times 11: Vector, Part 5 released.
• 29 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 29: Exalted, Part 1 released.

June

• 11 - Star Wars Rebellion 14: Small Victories, Part 4 released.
• 15 - Stan Winston passes away.
• 18 - Omnibus: Droids released.
• 18 - Star Wars Legacy 25: The Hidden Temple, Part 1 released.
• 18 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 30: Exalted, Part 2 released.
• 24 - Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight released.
• 25 - Star Wars Dark Times 12: Vector, Part 6 released.

July

• 23 - Star Wars Legacy 26: The Hidden Temple, Part 2 released.
• 23 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 31: Turnabout released.
• 26 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) released.
• 26 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (junior novelization) released.
• 26 - Intergalactic Adventure released.
• 26 - The Galactic Photobook released.
• 26 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Ultimate Sticker Book released.
• 26 - The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide released.
• 26 - The Battle Begins released.
• 26 - Battle at Teth released.
• 26 - The New Padawan released.
• 26 - Watch Out for Jabba the Hutt! released.
• 26 - Anakin in Action released.
• 30 - Star Wars Rebellion 15: Vector, Part 7 released.

August

• 04 - Star Wars Blueprints: The Ultimate Collection released.
• 15 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars released in theaters.
• 18 - The Force Unleashed comics released.
• 19 - The Force Unleashed novel released.
• 19 - The Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide released.
• 20 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 32: Vindication, Part 1 released.
• 26 - Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game: Champions of the Force released.
• 26 - Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows released.
• 26 - The Dark Lord Trilogy released.
• 27 - Star Wars Legacy 27: Into the Core released.
• 27 - Star Wars Rebellion 16: Vector, Part 8 released.

September

• 10 - Star Wars The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 1: The Mystery of Kiros released.
• 12 - Del Rey and LucasBooks announce extension of Star Wars publishing contract and new Multi-Book Series
• 16 - The Force Unleashed game released.
• 16 - The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide released.
• 16 - Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel released.
• 17 - Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy released
• 17 - Power of the Force released
• 17 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 33: Vindication, Part 2 released
• 24 - Shipyards of Doom released.
• 24 - Omnibus: Early Victories released
• 24 - Star Wars Legacy 28: Vector, Part 9 released

October

• 03 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series begins airing, with the episodes "Ambush" and "Rising Malevolence".
• 10 - The Clone Wars: "Shadow of Malevolence" airs.
• 15 - Star Wars The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 2: Slave Traders of Zygerria released.
• 17 - The Clone Wars: "Destroy Malevolence" airs.
• 21 - Millennium Falcon (novel) released.
• 22 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 34: Vindication, Part 3 released.
• 24 - The Clone Wars: "Rookies" airs.
• 28 - Darth Bane: Rule of Two paperback released.
• 29 - Star Wars Legacy 29: Vector, Part 10 released.

November

• 03 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series begins airing in Mexico.
• 04 - The Star Wars Miniatures: The Clone Wars set released.
• 07 - The Clone Wars: "Downfall of a Droid" airs.
• 11 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance released.
• 11 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels released.
• 11 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance Prima Official Game Guide released.
• 11 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels: Prima Official Game Guide released.
• 14 - The Clone Wars: "Duel of the Droids" airs.
• 18 - Scum and Villainy released.
• 19 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 35: Vindication, Part 4 released.
• 21 - The Clone Wars: "Bombad Jedi" airs.
• 25 - Death Star paperback released.
• 26 - Star Wars Legacy 30: Vector, Part 11 released.

December

• 02 - Rebel Force: Target released.
• 02 - Rebel Force: Hostage released.
• 05 - The Clone Wars: "Cloak of Darkness" airs.
• 09 - The Clone Wars: Wild Space released.
• 09 - The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia released.
• 10 - Star Wars The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 3: The Depths of Zygerria released.
• 12 - The Clone Wars: "Lair of Grievous" airs.
• 16 - Squadrons over Corellia released
• 24 - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 36: Prophet Motive, Part 1 released
• 24 - Star Wars Legacy 31: Vector, Part 12 released
• 30 - Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor released
• 30 - Invincible paperback released
• 31 - Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course released.

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«	2008	»
2008 media • 2008 comics • 2008 books • 2008 games • 2008 collections • 2008 toys • 2008 merchandise

The year 2008 (MMVIII) is the 25^th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Contents 1 Media 1.1 Television 1.2 Movies 1.3 Direct-to-video 2 Comics 2.1 IDW 2.2 Titan Magazines 3 Toys 3.1 Deluxe 3.2 Voyager 3.3 Supreme 3.4 Activators 3.5 Bumper Battlers 3.6 McDonalds

Media

Television

• Transformers Animated Season 1: episodes 4-16
• Transformers Animated Season 2: episodes 17-27 (ongoing)

Movies

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Direct-to-video

• NA

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Comics

IDW

• The Ascending (#4, 4 issues)
• Beast Wars Sourcebook (#3–4, 4 issues)
• Devastation (#4–6, 6 issues)
• Best of UK: Dinobots (#5–6, 6 issues)
• Transformers Movie Sequel:The Reign of Starscream (#1–2, ongoing) (As of June 2008)
• Transformers Spotlight (irregular 1-shots)
  • Spotlight: Blaster
  • Spotlight: Arcee
  • Spotlight: Mirage
  • Spotlight: Grimlock

Titan Magazines

• Transformers Comic Magazine (#?–?, ongoing)

Toys

Deluxe

Voyager

Supreme

Activators

Bumper Battlers

McDonalds

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