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== January ==
* [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]'' was first published.
* [[5 January (releases)|5 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]'' was first published.
* 5 January - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'' was first published.
* [[15 January (releases)|15 January]] - [[DWM 261]] was released.


* [[2 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]'' was first published.
== February ==
* [[5 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Kursaal (novel)|Kursaal]]'' was first published.
* [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] - ''[[BBC Choice ident]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC One]].
* 5 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]'' was first published. Although published as a Past Doctors Adventure, this book actually focused on [[the Master]].
* [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Option Lock (novel)|Option Lock]]'' was first published.
* [[2 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Option Lock]]'' was first published.
* 2 February - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Eye of Heaven (novel)|Eye of Heaven]]'' was first published.
* 2 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Eye of Heaven]]'' was first published. It was the first [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel to feature the [[Fourth Doctor]].
* [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'' was first published.
* [[3 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'' was first published.
* [[12 February (releases)|12 February]] - [[DWM 262]] was released.
* [[2 March]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Longest Day]]'' was first published.
* [[14 February (releases)|14 February]] - The ''[[Red Dwarf special (TV story)|Red Dwarf special]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC Two]].
* 2 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters]]'' was first published. It was the first [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel to feature the [[First Doctor]].
* 2 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]'' was first published.
* [[3 March]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]'' was first published. This was the first of three volumes of short stories (similar to ''[[Decalog]]'') published by [[BBC Books]], and the first of dozens of ''Short Trips'' collections published over the next decade.
* [[29 March]] - [[BBC America]], a US-based cable network with an arms-length relationship to the main BBC, was launched. It aired classic ''Doctor Who'' and ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. Beginning in [[2009]], it became the main US broadcaster of the ''Doctor Who'' revival series.
* [[2 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Medusa Effect]]'' was first published.
* [[6 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'' was first published. The novel featured the return of [[Susan Foreman]].
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]'' was first published.
* [[27 April]] - The Metropolitan Police District in London filed an official opposition to the [[BBC]]'s 1996 trademark application for the police box design.<ref name="PatentBBCvsMetPolice">{{cite web|url=http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm//legal/decisions/2002/o33602.pdf|title=IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION NO. 2104259 BY THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION TO REGISTER A SERIES OF THREE MARKS IN CLASSES 9, 16, 25 AND 41 and IN THE MATTER OF OPPOSITION THERETO UNDER NO. 48452 BY THE METROPOLITAN POLICE AUTHORITY|accessdate= 28th August 2011|date of source= 2002|format=PDF|website name=Intellectual Property Office - Trade marks|publisher= UK Patent Office}}</ref>
* [[3 May]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'' was first published.
* [[4 May]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreamstone Moon (novel)|Dreamstone Moon]]'' was first published.
* 4 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Catastrophea (novel)|Catastrophea]]'' was first published.
* Dance instrumentalist Jack Mackrel released a 3-track EP on Template Records called ''Tardis''. The three tracks were built around, or suggested by, the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] dematerialisation sound effect.
* [[1 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I]]'' was first published.
* 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical]]'' was first published.
* [[2 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sword of Forever]]'' was first published. It was the final monthly release in the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] line; hereafter the frequency of release was reduced.
* ''The Left Hand of Darkness'' was first released. It was the first of two "[[Professor]]-lite" audio dramas in ''The Time Travellers'' series, focusing on the character of "Ace". The two released were notable for their mildly racy cover photos of [[Sophie Aldred]].
* [[6 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Zeta Major (novel)|Zeta Major]]'' was first published.
* [[3 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vanderdeken's Children]]'' was first published.
* 3 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreams of Empire]]'' was first published.
* [[10 August]] - The [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] filed its reply to the Metropolitan Police's opposition to its application to trademark the police box design.<ref name="PatentBBCvsMetPolice"/>
* [[20 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]'' was first published.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No it Isn't]]'', a dramatised audio adaptation of the [[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|1997 novel of the same title]], was released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. This was the first of a series of [[Bernice Summerfield]] audio dramas to be produced by Big Finish, and also the production company's first official production related to the ''Doctor Who'' franchise; a year later, the company began publishing dramas with a more direct connection to the TV series, and continued a prolific slate of productions into 2009. Many of those involved in these ventures went on to write or perform for ''Doctor Who'' when it returned to TV in 2005.
* ''The Other Side'' was first released. It was the second of two "Professor-lite" episodes of ''The Time Travellers'' series.
* [[7 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'' was first published.
* 7 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Last Man Running]]'' was first published.
* [[5 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Janus Conjunction]]'' was first published.
* 5 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]'' was first published.
* 5 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Television Companion]]'' was first published.
* [[6 October]] - [[Tom Baker]]'s autobiography, [[REF]]: ''[[Who on Earth was Tom Baker?]]'', was published in paperback .
* [[15 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars]]'' was first published.
* [[19 October]] - Future ''Doctor Who'' co-star [[Billie Piper]] (at this time promoted only as "Billie") released her first album, ''Honey to the B'', which sparked several hit singles, including the title track which became a hit again in 2007.
* ''[[Guests for the Night]] ''was first released. This was the last entry in ''The Time Travellers'' series in which [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s character was referred to as "the Professor" and was considered the Doctor in all but name; similarly, this was the last episode in which [[Sophie Aldred]]'s character was called [[Ace]].
*  [[16 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]]'' was first published.
* 16 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors]]'' was first published. Promoted as celebrating the thirty-fifth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'', this novel featured an unspecified incarnation of the Doctor and reinstated elements of the Doctor's continuity (see [[Cartmel Masterplan]]) from the [[Virgin New Adventures]] books.
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who From A to Z]]'' was first published.
*  [[19 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Five Rounds Rapid!]]'', a biography of [[Nicholas Courtney]] edited by [[John Nathan-Turner]], was first published.
* 19 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Seventh Doctor]]'' was first published. This concluded a series of handbooks that began in 1992; this volume also included information on the [[Eighth Doctor]] and an index to all seven volumes.
* [[23 November]] - This date was the thirty-fifth anniversary of the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' being broadcast.
* [[2 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear]]'' was first published.
*  [[20 December]] - "Mayored to the Mob," an episode of the American series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', was broadcast. The episode included a cameo appearance by a caricature of the [[Fourth Doctor]] in a scene set at a science fiction convention.


== Footnotes ==
== March ==
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* [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'' was first published.
* 2 March - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters (novel)|The Witch Hunters]]'' was first published.
* 2 March - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]'' was first published.
* [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]'' was first published.
* [[12 March (releases)|12 March]] - [[DWM 263]] was released.


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* [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Medusa Effect (novel)|The Medusa Effect]]'' was first published.
* [[6 April (releases)|6 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'' was first published.
* 6 April - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]'' was first published.
* 6 April - [[DWM 264]] was released.
 
== May ==
* Unknown - [[BBV Productions]]' ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' range launches with the first three episodes of the ''[[The Time Travellers (series)|Time Travellers]]'' series being first published.
* [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'' was first published.
* [[4 May (releases)|4 May]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreamstone Moon (novel)|Dreamstone Moon]]'' was first published.
* 4 May - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Catastrophea (novel)|Catastrophea]]'' was first published.
* [[7 May (releases)|7 May]] - [[DWM 265]] was released.
 
== June ==
* [[1 June (releases)|1 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'' was first published.
* 1 June - [[PROSE]]: '' [[Mission: Impractical (novel)|Impractical]]'' was first published.
* [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sword of Forever (novel)|The Sword of Forever]]'' was first published.
* [[4 June (releases)|4 June]] - [[DWM 266]] was released.
 
== July ==
* [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] - [[DWM 267]] was released.
* [[6 July (releases)|6 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'' was first published.
* 6 July - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Zeta Major (novel)|Zeta Major]]'' was first published.
* [[30 July (releases)|30 July]] - [[DWM 268]] was released.
 
== August ==
* [[3 August (releases)|3 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vanderdeken's Children (novel)|Vanderdeken's Children]]'' was first published.
* 3 August - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dreams of Empire (novel)|Dreams of Empire]]'' was first published.
* [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]'' was first published.
* [[27 August (releases)|27 August]] - [[DWM 269]] was released.
 
== September ==
* [[September (releases)|September]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No it Isn't]]'', a dramatised audio adaptation of the [[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|1997 novel of the same title]], was released.
* September - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'', a dramatised audio adaptation of the [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|1997 novel of the same title]], was released by Big Finish.
* [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'' was first published.
* 7 September - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Last Man Running (novel)|Last Man Running]]'' was first published.
* [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] - [[DWM 270]] was released.
 
== October ==
* [[5 October (releases)|5 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Janus Conjunction (novel)|The Janus Conjunction]]'' was first published.
* 5 October - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]'' was first published.
* 5 October - [[REF]]: ''[[The Television Companion]]'' was first published.
* [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] - [[Tom Baker]]'s autobiography, [[REF]]: ''[[Who on Earth was Tom Baker?]]'', was published in paperback.
* [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'' was first published.
* [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] - [[DWM 271]] was released.
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== November ==
* [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]]'' was first published.
* 16 November - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'' was first published.
* 16 November - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who From A to Z]]'' was first published.
* [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Five Rounds Rapid!]]'' was first published.
* 19 November - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Seventh Doctor]]'' was first published.
* 19 November - [[DWM 272]] was released.
 
== December ==
* [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]'' was first published.
* [[17 December (releases)|17 December]] - [[DWM 273]] was released.
* [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] - ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' was released on VHS.
 
== Unknown dates ==
* Unknown - [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Auton 2: Sentinel (home video)|Auton 2: Sentinel]]'' was released by [[BBV Productions]].
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1998 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1998
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In 1998, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

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