2010 (releases)

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2010 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 2010, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

• January - The Radio Times published a special retrospective magazine available by mail order.
• January - The Australian-produced spin-off series K9 began airing in Scandinavia.
• 1 January - Part two of The End of Time was first broadcast. On the same day, the Doctor Who Confidential episode Allons-y! was broadcast on BBC Three.
• 1 January - Doctor Who's Greatest Moments: The Doctor was rebroadcast on BBC3.
• 2 January - The final David Tennant edition of Doctor Who Confidential was rebroadcast on BBC3.
• 7 January - AUDIO: The Last Voyage was first released.
• 7 January - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who - The Three Doctors was first released.
• 7 January - The Keys of Marinus was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 8 January - Children of Earth debuted in Australia on ABC2.
• 11 January - The UK DVD/Blu-Ray release of the 2009 Specials box set occurred, including The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars and The End of Time. A three-disc Winter Specials set containing just Waters of Mars and End of Time was also released.
• 12 January - A box set compiling the 5-part BBC Audio story AUDIO: Hornets' Nest was first released.
• 14 January - The second edition of The Writer's Tale by Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook, titled The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter, was first published in the UK.
• 18 January - The UK release of The Peladon Tales DVD box set, consisting of The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon, occurred.
• 21 January - AUDIO: Doctor Who at the BBC: A Legend Reborn was released.
• 21 January - AUDIO: A Thousand Tiny Wings and Leviathan were released by Big Finish.
• 21 January - Doctor Who Adventures published its hundred-fiftieth issue.
• 22 January - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors was first released.
• 24 January - AUDIO: Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code was released by Big Finish.
• 25 January - The Korven was first broadcast in Scandinavia.
• Late January - Vworp Vworp!, a fanzine dedicated to the history of Doctor Who Magazine and the Doctor Who comic strip, was launched.
• 1 February - The animated story Dreamland was first released on DVD in the UK. The documentary series Doctor Who's Greatest Moments was included in the release.
• 2 February - The North American DVD/Blu-Ray release of The Waters of Mars and The End of Time occurred, and the five-disc 2009 Specials box set including The Next Doctor was up-converted to high definition for the Blu-Ray edition.
• 3 February - Doctor Who DVD Files moved beyond the 2005-present revival and began featuring classic-series stories on DVD, beginning with Remembrance of the Daleks.
• 4 February - The region 4 DVD/Blu-Ray release of The Waters of Mars and the Dalek War DVD box set featuring Frontier in Space and Planet of the Daleks occurred.
• 4 February - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who - Logopolis was first released.
• 7 February - The New Zealand broadcast of The End of Time, Part One occurred.
• 8 February - UK DVD release of The Masque of Mandragora occurred.
• 8 February - Sirens of Ceres was first broadcast in Scandinavia.
• 11 February - This was the reissue date for AUDIO: Doctor Who at the BBC: A Legend Reborn.
• 14 February - Australian broadcast of The End of Time, Part One on ABC1 occurred.
• 14 February - New Zealand broadcast of The End of Time, Part Two occurred.
• 28 February - AUDIO: The Hollows of Time (The Lost Stories) was first released.
• 18 February - AUDIO: Survival of the Fittest was first released. This release included the twelfth and final chapter of the serialised story AUDIO: The Three Companions.
• February - AUDIO: The Suffering was first released.
• 21 February - The Australian broadcast of The End of Time, Part Two on ABC1 occurred.
• 22 February - The Fall of the House of Gryffen was first broadcast in Scandinavia.
• 23 February - Multiple Doctor Who-related audios were released in North America, including AUDIO: The Last Voyage, and the audio adaptations of Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth, Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors, Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders and Beautiful Chaos.
• 1 March - The Space Museum and The Chase were released as a single set in the UK.
• 2 March - The North American DVD release of the Dalek War box set, featuring Frontier in Space and Planet of the Daleks, occurred.
• 2 March - The North American DVD release of |Remembrance of the Daleks Special Edition occurred.
• 4 March - Code of the Krillitanes, the fifth Quick Reads novella, was first published.
• 4 March - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who - Castrovalva was first released.
• 4 March - The The Peladon Tales DVD box set consisting of The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon was released in Region 4, along with the DVD/Blu-Ray release of The End of Time.
• 7 March - AUDIO: Dead Air, the final exclusive-to-audio story featuring the Tenth Doctor, was first released.
• 9 March - AUDIO: The Emperor of Eternity was first released.
• 10 March - Fugitive, a graphic novel reprinting the first story arcs from COMIC: Doctor Who Ongoing, was published both in North America and in the UK.
• 10 March - AUDIO: Paradise 5 (The Lost Stories) was first released.
• 10 March - AUDIO: The Architects of History was first released.
• 15 March - REF: Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It was first published.
• 24 March - This was the rescheduled release date for REF: The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter for North American retailers such as Amazon (originally announced for 21 January).
• 25 March - Doctor Who Adventures published its final issue using the Doctor Who branding introduced in 2005.
• 27 March - The BBC Radio 4 series Archive on Four aired the documentary Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire.
• 29 March - UK release of the DVD box set Myths and Legends, including The Time Monster, Underworld and The Horns of Nimon, occurred.
• 29 March - Doctor Who Classics Vol. 5, a graphic novel collecting more issues of the comic series Doctor Who Classics, was released in North America.
• 31 March - DWM 419 was published. This issue included a free code to download Freakshow.
• The BBC7 radio series 7th Dimension was scheduled to broadcast several of BBC Audio's audio-book versions of Target Books novelisations, read by Tom Baker. Scheduled to air in April were Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius, and Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit.
• 1 April - The Masque of Mandragora was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 1 April - 3 April - Big screen showings of The Eleventh Hour were held in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Plymouth, and Swansea.
• 2 April - 5 April - The UK Sci Fi Channel broadcast a marathon of classic Doctor Who, beginning with The Ark in Space and ending with Warriors of the Deep.
• 3 April - The Eleventh Hour was first broadcast, beginning Series 5, launching the Eleventh Doctor era and introducing Karen Gillan as Amy Pond.
• 3 April - Doctor Who Confidential also returned for another season.
• 3 April - Regeneration was broadcast on Network 10 in Australia. The episode was also supposed to be broadcast on the same day on Disney XD in the UK. However, The Korven aired in its place.
• 3 April - The Eleventh Hour received its North American premiere when it was shown during the 2010 WonderCon in San Francisco, two weeks ahead of broadcast.
• 3 April - 4 April - Space in Canada rebroadcast The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead and The Waters of Mars as a mini-marathon.
• 4 April - The Eleventh Hour was rebroadcast on BBC Three.
• 8 April - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who - The Three Doctors was released.
• 10 April - The Beast Below was first broadcast.
• 12 April - The Last Oak Tree was first broadcast in Scandinavia.
• 16 April - The Eleventh Hour received a third pre-broadcast US screening at the C2E2 convention in Chicago.
• 17 April - Victory of the Daleks was first broadcast. It was followed by a trailer for Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.
• 17 April - Jaws of Orthrus was first broadcast in the UK.
• 17 April - The Korven was first broadcast in Australia.
• 17 April - The BBC America and Space premieres were preceded by a documentary, The Ultimate Guide.
• 17 April - The Eleventh Hour became available for viewing in Australia on the online iView service, ahead of the next day's ABC1 broadcast.
• 18 April - Series 5 began in Australia with the broadcast of The Eleventh Hour on ABC1.
• 22 April - Apollo 23, Night of the Humans and The Forgotten Army, the first original novels featuring the Eleventh Doctor were published.
• 24 April - The Time of Angels was first broadcast.
• 24 April - Curse of Anubis was first broadcast in the UK.
• 24 April - The Bounty Hunter was first broadcast in Australia.
• 24 April - AUDIO: The Runaway Train was scheduled for release as a promotional giveaway with copies of The Daily Telegraph.
• 29 April - The Decide Your Destiny line continued with the scheduled release of Claws of the Macra and The Coldest War.
• 29 April - This was the scheduled UK publication of the Doctor Who Classics Omnibus from IDW Publishing.
• 29 April - This was the scheduled publication of the children's books Eleventh Doctor Regeneration Sticker Guide and Companion Activity Book.
• 30 April - AUDIO: City of Spires was scheduled for release. This was the first of three dramas pairing the Sixth Doctor with Jamie McCrimmon.
• 30 April - AUDIO: Point of Entry (The Lost Stories) was scheduled for release.
• 30 April - AUDIO: Shadow of the Past was released.
• May - AUDIO: The Time Vampire and AUDIO: Night's Black Agents were first released.
• 1 May - Flesh and Stone was first broadcast.
• 1 May - REF: Doctor Who Funfax (2nd edition) was scheduled for publication.
• 1 May - REF: Time, Unincorporated 2 was scheduled for publication.
• 1 May - REF: Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV was scheduled for publication.
• 4 May - The Crimson Hand, the final omnibus of Tenth Doctor Doctor Who Magazine comic strips, was published.
• 4 May - This was the North American DVD release of The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon (released separately instead of as a box set as in the UK), as well as The Masque of Mandragora.
• 6 May - This was the release of the audio adaptation of Doctor Who - Mission to the Unknown.
• 8 May - The Vampires of Venice was first broadcast.
• 15 May - Amy's Choice was first broadcast.
• 22 May - The Hungry Earth was first broadcast.
• 27 May - REF: The TARDIS Handbook was published.
• 28 May - REF: The Science of Doctor Who was published.
• 29 May - Cold Blood was first broadcast.
• 29 May - This was the scheduled North American publication of the Doctor Who Classics Omnibus from IDW Publishing.
• 31 May - AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan was released.
• 31 May - AUDIO: The Song of Megaptera (The Lost Stories) was released.
• June - AUDIO: Solitaire was released, ending the range's forth series.
• Big Finish Productions released Jago & Litefoot Series One, a collection of four audio dramas featuring characters from The Talons of Weng-Chiang. Stories included The Bloodless Soldier by Justin Richards, The Bellova Devil by Alan Barnes, The Spirit Trap by Jonathan Morris and The Similarity Engine by Andy Lane.
• 3 June - AUDIO: The Hounds of Artemis, the first original audio story featuring the Eleventh Doctor, was released (delayed from 8 April 2010).
• 3 June - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who - The Mutation of Time was released.
• 3 June - REF: Intergalactic Survival Guide was published.
• 3 June - The children's books Doctor Who: Battle Badges Activity Book, Doctor Who: Top Secret Stories, Activities and Stickers! and Doctor Who: 3-D Mask Activity Book were published.
• 5 June - Vincent and the Doctor was first broadcast.
• 5 June - The BBC released GAME: City of the Daleks, the first of four computer games for PC and Mac under the umbrella title Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.
• 5 June - Curse of Anubis was first broadcast in Australia.
• 7 June - Doctor Who Series 5 - Volume 1, a "vanilla" DVD/Blu-Ray release featuring the first three Eleventh Doctor stories, The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks, and a featurette, The Monster Diaries, was released in the UK.
• 7 June - Mind Snap was first broadcast in Scandinavia.
• 12 June - The Lodger was first broadcast.
• 14 June - This was the UK release of the Kamelion DVD box set featuring The King's Demons and Planet of Fire.
• 14 June - Angel of the North was first broadcast in Scandinavia.
• 19 June - The Pandorica Opens was first broadcast.
• 24 June - REF: Doctor Who: The Episode Guide from Pocket Essentials was published.
• 26 June - The Big Bang was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 30 June - AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen was released, featuring the return of Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot. AUDIO: The Switching was also offered to subscribers.
• 30 June - AUDIO: The Macros (The Lost Stories) was released.
• 6 July - The region 1 DVD of The Space Museum/The Chase was released (three-disc set with The Chase edited to remove footage of the Beatles performing "Ticket to Ride"), along with The Time Monster, Underworld and The Horns of Nimon.
• 12 July - Region 2 DVD of The Dominators was released.
• 14 July - Doctor Who Annual 2010 by IDW was published.
• 15 July - AUDIO: The Guardian of the Solar System, Cobwebs and Situation Vacant were all released by Big Finish.
• 22 July - The Glamour Chase, Nuclear Time and The King's Dragon were published.
• 24 July-25 July - The second Doctor Who at the Proms concert, hosted by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 with later telecast on BBC Three.
• August - Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011 was published.
• 5 August - AUDIO: Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection One audio box set was released in the UK. This collection compiled audio tracks for the missing stories Marco Polo, The Reign of Terror, The Crusade, Galaxy 4, and The Myth Makers.
• 5 August - The Ring of Steel was released.
• 9 August - This was the region 2 DVD release of Revenge of the Cybermen and Silver Nemesis.
• 12 August - Nevermore and AUDIO: Echoes of Grey were released.
• 13 August - AUDIO: The Whispering Forest was released.
• September - AUDIO: Find and Replace was released.
• September - AUDIO: Resurrecting the Past was released.
• 1 September - Dead and Buried was released by Big Finish.
• 2 September - PROSE: Judoon Monsoon and Empire of the Wolf were first released.
• 2 September - AUDIO: The Relics of Time was released.
• 13 September - Time and the Rani was released on DVD in the UK.
• 16 September - The Only Good Dalek was released.
• 20 September - PROSE: Present Danger was released.
• 30 September - AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake was released. AUDIO: Lepidoptery for Beginners was also offered to subscribers.
• 30 September - AUDIO: Project: Destiny was released.
• 30 September - The Book of Kells was released.
• October - AUDIO: The Invasion of E-Space was released.
• October - Deimos was released.
• October - AUDIO: Escaping the Future was released.
• 2 October - Taphony and the Time Loop was first broadcast in Britain.
• 4 October - The first Revisitations DVD set was released in Region 2. This contained new editions of televised stories released on DVD early in the range; they were now remastered or compiled with new extras. This first set contained The Talons of Weng-Chiang, The Caves of Androzani and The Movie.
• 4 October - The Series 4 Specials soundtrack was released.
• 5 October - This was the region 1 DVD release of Dreamland, delayed from an original announced release date of 4 May, including the Doctor Who Greatest Moments documentary.
• 7 October - The TV audio original Wraith World was released.
• 7 October - AUDIO: The Demon of Paris was released.
• 11 October - The Nightmare Man Part 1 aired, launching The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4.
• 12 October - The Nightmare Man Part 2 was first broadcast.
• 14 October - The Coming of the Terraphiles by Michael Moorcock was published.
• 16 October - Robot Gladiators was first broadcast in Britain.
• 18 October - The Vault of Secrets Part 1 was first broadcast.
• 19 October- The Vault of Secrets Part 2 aired.
• 23 October - Mind Snap was first broadcast in Britain.
• 25 October- Death of the Doctor Part 1 was first broadcast.
• 25 October - The Seeds of Doom was first released on Region 2 DVD.
• 26 October- Death of the Doctor Part 2 was first broadcast.
• 29 October - Two Doctor Who Nintendo Games, Evacuation Earth and Return to Earth, for the Nintendo Wii and DS respectively, were released.
• 31 October - AUDIO: A Death in the Family was released.
• 31 October - REF: The Doctor's Monsters: Meanings of the Monstrous in Doctor Who was scheduled for publication.
• Autumn - Doctor Who: The Monsters Are Coming (informally Doctor Who Live) started and ended its original run.
• November - The Resurrection of Mars was released.
• November - AUDIO: A Town Called Fortune was released.
• November - The Lost Stories' second series began with a double release of First Doctor stories: Farewell, Great Macedon and The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance.
• November - Big Finish Productions relaunched the Short Trips series, with an audio release, Short Trips - Volume I.
• November - AUDIO: Year Zero was released.
• November - AUDIO: Graceless was first released.
• 1 November - The Empty Planet Part 1 was first broadcast.
• 1 November - This was the UK DVD release of the Third Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• 2 November - The Empty Planet Part 2 was first broadcast.
• 4 November - AUDIO: A Shard of Ice was released.
• 8 November - Lost in Time Part 1 was first broadcast.
• 8 November - Doctor Who - The Complete Fifth Series was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 9 November - Lost in Time Part 2 was first broadcast.
• 9 November - Doctor Who - The Complete Fifth Series was released on Region 1 DVD.
• 9 November - The Series 5 soundtrack was released.
• 15 November - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith Part 1 was first broadcast.
• 15 November - Iris: Abroad was first published.
• 16 November - Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith Part 2 was first broadcast.
• 18 November - The Essential Companion was released.
• 30 November - AUDIO: Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge was released.
• December - Relative Dimensions was released by Big Finish Productions.
• December - AUDIO: The Four Doctors was scheduled for release.
• December - The second box set of The Lost Stories was released, containing audio adaptations of the unmade Second Doctor story Prison in Space and the unmade pilot for a Dalek TV spin-off The Destroyers.
• December - The 2010 BBC Christmas ident was first broadcast.
• December - AUDIO: Dead Man's Switch was released.
• 1 December - K-9: Alien Avatar was released in Australia containing episodes 7-12 of Series 1.
• 2 December - Doctor Who - The Complete Fifth Series was released on Region 4 DVD.
• 2 December - AUDIO: Starfall and Sepulchre were released.
• 9 December - Erasing Sherlock was released as an eBook.
• 15 December - AUDIO: The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories was released. AUDIO: The Little Drummer Boy was also offered to subscribers.
• 18 December - Regeneration was first broadcast on Five in the UK.
• 23 December - The Companion Chronicles audio story Quinnis was first released by Big Finish Productions.
• 25 December - A Christmas Carol was first broadcast.
• 25 December - The Terry Nation Story was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales.
• Unknown - Think Before You Sonic! was first released by the BBC in The Sarah Jane Academy.
• Unknown - Defending Bannerman Road (video game and comic) was released by the BBC in The Sarah Jane Academy.
• Unknown - Return of the Krulius was first released by the BBC in The Sarah Jane Academy.
• Unknown - The Sarah Jane Adventures Special stories were released.