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* [[6 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Two was first broadcast.
* [[6 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[8 January]] - Actor [[Dudley Foster]] died.
* [[8 January]] - Actor [[Dudley Foster]] died.
* [[13 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Three was first broadcast.
* [[13 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[19 January]] - Actor [[Max Adrian]] died in {{w|Wilford}}.
* [[19 January]] - Actor [[Max Adrian]] died in {{w|Wilford}}.
* [[20 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Four was first broadcast. This was the final television appearance of [[William Hartnell]]. This episode ended the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] and marked the beginning of the end of the [[UNIT]] era of the series, although UNIT continued to play a role for several more seasons.
* [[20 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]]. This was the final television appearance of [[William Hartnell]]. This episode ended the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] and marked the beginning of the end of the [[UNIT]] era of the series, although UNIT continued to play a role for several more seasons.
* [[27 January]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode One was first broadcast. [[Ian Marter]], later to play companion [[Harry Sullivan]] and also write several acclaimed novelisations for [[Target Books]], made his first appearance on ''Doctor Who''.
* [[27 January]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]]. [[Ian Marter]], later to play companion [[Harry Sullivan]] and also write several acclaimed novelisations for [[Target Books]], made his first appearance on ''Doctor Who''.
* [[29 January]] - Actor [[Henry Gilbert]] died.
* [[29 January]] - Actor [[Henry Gilbert]] died.
* [[3 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Two was first broadcast.
* [[3 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Three was first broadcast.
* [[10 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Four was first broadcast.
* [[17 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 February]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode One was first broadcast.
* [[24 February]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Two was first broadcast.
* [[3 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Three was first broadcast.
* [[10 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Four was first broadcast.
* [[17 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Five was first broadcast.
* [[24 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[31 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Six was first broadcast. This was the final appearance of [[Roger Delgado]] as [[the Master]] and the final appearance of the Master until ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''.
* [[31 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]]. This was the final appearance of [[Roger Delgado]] as [[the Master]] and the final appearance of the Master until ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''.
* [[7 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode One was first broadcast.
* [[7 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Two was first broadcast.
* [[14 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[21 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Three was first broadcast and [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] who dubbed the [[Ninth Doctor]] in Japan was born.
* [[21 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]] and [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] who dubbed the [[Ninth Doctor]] in Japan was born.
* [[28 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Four was first broadcast.
* [[28 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[2 May]] - [[Target Books]], an imprint of [[W.H. Allen]], reissued the 1960s novelisations [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' by [[David Whitaker]], [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', also by Whitaker and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' by [[Bill Strutton]]. The Daleks novel was retitled ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' and retained this title in all further editions. These books (all adapting [[First Doctor]] stories) were the first of one hundred fifty-six such novelisations the imprint published up to [[1994]], covering all but a half-dozen televised stories, along with several radio and audio dramas. Target's later parent company, [[Virgin Publishing]], continued to publish original fiction set in the ''Doctor Who'' universe until the conclusion of its [[Bernice Summerfield]] line ended its association with the franchise in [[1999]]. With [[BBC Books]] holding the licence to publish original ''Doctor Who'' fiction from [[1997]], the publication of original novels continued uninterrupted into [[2011 ]]and beyond.
* [[2 May]] - [[Target Books]], an imprint of [[W.H. Allen]], reissued the 1960s novelisations [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' by [[David Whitaker]], [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', also by Whitaker and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' by [[Bill Strutton]]. The Daleks novel was retitled ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' and retained this title in all further editions. These books (all adapting [[First Doctor]] stories) were the first of one hundred fifty-six such novelisations the imprint published up to [[1994]], covering all but a half-dozen televised stories, along with several radio and audio dramas. Target's later parent company, [[Virgin Publishing]], continued to publish original fiction set in the ''Doctor Who'' universe until the conclusion of its [[Bernice Summerfield]] line ended its association with the franchise in [[1999]]. With [[BBC Books]] holding the licence to publish original ''Doctor Who'' fiction from [[1997]], the publication of original novels continued uninterrupted into [[2011 ]]and beyond.
* [[5 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Five was first broadcast.
* [[5 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[12 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Six was first broadcast.
* [[12 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[19 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode One was first broadcast.
* [[19 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[26 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Two was first broadcast.
* [[26 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[1 June]] - Actor [[Adam Garcia]] was born.
* [[1 June]] - Actor [[Adam Garcia]] was born.
* 01 - Actor [[Rene Zagger]] was born.
* 01 - Actor [[Rene Zagger]] was born.
* [[2 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Three was first broadcast.
* [[2 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Four was first broadcast.
* [[9 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Five was first broadcast.
* [[16 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[18 June]] - [[Roger Delgado]] was killed in an car accident outside [[Wikipedia:Neveshir |Neveshir]], [[Turkey]] whilst being driven to the film location for the subsequently-cancelled ''Bell of Tibet''. In later interviews (for ''[[Myth Makers]]'' and others), [[Jon Pertwee]] cited Delgado's death as a contributing factor, along with the departure of [[Barry Letts]] as producer, in his decision to leave the series in 1974.
* [[18 June]] - [[Roger Delgado]] was killed in an car accident outside [[Wikipedia:Neveshir |Neveshir]], [[Turkey]] whilst being driven to the film location for the subsequently-cancelled ''Bell of Tibet''. In later interviews (for ''[[Myth Makers]]'' and others), [[Jon Pertwee]] cited Delgado's death as a contributing factor, along with the departure of [[Barry Letts]] as producer, in his decision to leave the series in 1974.
* [[23 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Six was first broadcast, ending the tenth season. [[Katy Manning]] left the series after this episode. This was the final use of the series logo introduced in [[1970]] until the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]], in which a similar, though not identical, logo would be used, and the last to use the word "Episode" to designate the sections of the story; henceforth they were titled as "Part".
* [[23 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]], ending the tenth season. [[Katy Manning]] left the series after this episode. This was the final use of the series logo introduced in [[1970]] until the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]], in which a similar, though not identical, logo would be used, and the last to use the word "Episode" to designate the sections of the story; henceforth they were titled as "Part".
* [[30 July]] - Actor [[Guy Middleton]] died.
* [[30 July]] - Actor [[Guy Middleton]] died.
* [[31 July]] - Actor [[Daniel Evans]] was born.
* [[31 July]] - Actor [[Daniel Evans]] was born.
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* [[23 November]] - This was the tenth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''.
* [[23 November]] - This was the tenth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''.
* [[3 December]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] made one of his first TV appearances playing a robot in an episode of ''Roberts Robots''.
* [[3 December]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] made one of his first TV appearances playing a robot in an episode of ''Roberts Robots''.
* [[15 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part One was first broadcast, launching [[Season 11]]. A diamond-shaped [[Doctor Who logo|series logo]] was introduced - it became one of the franchise's most recognisable branding - along with an early version of the [[Bernard Lodge]]-designed "tunnel" opening sequence that became closely associated with the [[Tom Baker]] era. [[Elisabeth Sladen]] made her series debut as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], and the [[Sontaran]]s were unveiled. This story also revealed the name of the Doctor's planet: [[Gallifrey]].
* [[15 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]], launching [[Season 11]]. A diamond-shaped [[Doctor Who logo|series logo]] was introduced - it became one of the franchise's most recognisable branding - along with an early version of the [[Bernard Lodge]]-designed "tunnel" opening sequence that became closely associated with the [[Tom Baker]] era. [[Elisabeth Sladen]] made her series debut as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], and the [[Sontaran]]s were unveiled. This story also revealed the name of the Doctor's planet: [[Gallifrey]].
* 15 - ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''. This was the last time the series would be so featured for the next ten years.
* 15 - ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''. This was the last time the series would be so featured for the next ten years.
* [[22 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Two was first broadcast.
* [[22 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[29 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Three was first broadcast.
* [[29 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].


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1973 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1973
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In 1973, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

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