The 18th century of the Anno Domini dating system was defined as the period from 1701 to 1800.
Serials and episodes[]
- Doctor Who:
- "The Reign of Terror"
- "The Highlanders"
- "The Underwater Menace" (in part)
- "The War Games" (in part)
- "The Girl in the Fireplace" (in part)
- Hornets' Nest: "A Sting in the Tale" (in part)
Events[]
- 1701 - Thomas Borlase is born. (DW: "The Stones of Blood")
- 1721 - Madame de Pompadour is born. (DW: "The Girl in the Fireplace")
- 1724 - Jamie McCrimmon is born. (Destiny of the Doctor: "Shadow of Death")
- 1727 - (DW: "The Girl in the Fireplace")
- 1730s - Padmasambhava commences work on the Yeti and their control units. (DW: "The Abominable Snowmen")
- 1730 -
- The Aliens Act is passed. (DW: "The Highlanders")
- The future site of 10 Downing Street is occupied by a Mister Chicken. (DW: "World War Three")
- 1745 - (DW: "The War Games")
- 1746 -
- The Jacobites are defeated by the forces of the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden. Jamie McCrimmon, a survivor of the battle, joins the Doctor on his travels. (DW: "The Highlanders", "The War Games")
- (DW: "The Girl in the Fireplace")
- 1752 - (DW: "Smith and Jones")
- 1754 -
- 1755 - Antonio is born. (Hornets' Nest: "A Sting in the Tale")
- 1759 -
- 1764 - Madame de Pompadour dies. (DW: "The Girl in the Fireplace")
- 1768 - (Hornets' Nest: "A Sting in the Tale")
- 1773 - (DW: "The Unquiet Dead")
- 1783 -
- 1789 - (DW: "The Reign of Terror")
- 1793 - The Devil's Hump is unsuccessfully investigated by Sir Percival Flint, who is left for dead when his miners run back to Cornwall. (DW: "The Dæmons")
- 1794 - (DW: "The Reign of Terror")
- 1796 - 10 Downing Street has a Cabinet Room by this year. (DW: "World War Three")
Notes[]
- According to the script for "The Next Doctor", Cole was born in 1791.