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* The [[John Menzies]] newsagent chain published [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Quiz Book (1994)]]'' by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' editor [[John Freeman]] as a promotional giveaway item.
* [[7 January]] - Actor [[Llewellyn Rees]] died.
* [[20 January]] - ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'' was first published.
* [[17 February]] - ''[[No Future]]'' was first published. This novel concluded the five-part Alternate Universe arc.
* [[Target Books]] republished ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' with new cover art and a slightly revised title (now ''Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang''). This was the last reissue of this nature by Target, ending a program it had begun in [[1990]].
* [[17 March]] - ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' was first published.
* 17 - ''[[Decalog]]'' was first published by [[Virgin Publishing]]. Discounting the Annuals, this was the first professionally published and licenced ''Doctor Who'' short story collection. It was followed by four more volumes (of decreasing relevance to ''Doctor Who'') over the next three years and succeeded by the ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' series of books.
* [[16 April]] - Actor [[Frank Wylie]] died.
* [[21 April]] - ''[[Legacy]]'' was first published.
* 21 - ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death]]'' was first published. This was the 156th and final release of a novelisation under the [[Target Books]] banner and the last of three "deluxe format" novelisations. This brought to a close a series of books dating back nearly twenty-one years. Target's owner, Virgin, published two more novelisations based upon a radio play and an independent film production under the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] banner and an additional novelisation of an independent film under the [[Virgin New Adventures]] banner.
* Actor [[George Selway]] died.
* [[19 May]] - ''[[Theatre of War]]'' was first published.
* [[8 June]] - Actor [[Clem Tibber]] was born.
* [[16 June]] - ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' was first published.
* 16 - A third edition of [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' was published by [[Virgin Publishing]].
* 16 - Actor [[Eileen Way]] died.
* [[9 July]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?]]'' was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
* [[15 July]] - After a year's hiatus, [[Titan Books]] revived its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] series by publishing the teleplay for ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''.
* [[21 July]] - ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' was first published. This book tied in with the first instalment of the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line; see below.
* 21 - ''[[Goth Opera]]'' was first published, launching the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] book line, a spin-off of the New Adventures line focusing on the first six [[Doctor]]s. On several occasions MA and NA books were linked, as was the case with ''Blood Harvest'' (featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]]) and ''Goth Opera'' (featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]]; this was the first original novel for the Fifth Doctor).
* [[28 July]] - ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1995]]'' was published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeframe]]'' was published in paperback
* [[11 August]] - Actor [[Peter Cushing]] died.
* [[18 August]] - ''[[Strange England]]'' was first published.
* [[26 August]] - Actor [[Tariq Yunus]] died.
* Actor [[Richard Kerley]] died.
* [[2 September]] - Actor [[Roy Castle]] died.
* [[7 September]] - Actor [[Godfrey Quigley]] died.
* [[15 September]] - ''[[First Frontier]]'' was first published.
* 15 - ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'' was first published. It was the first original novel featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]].
* [[6 October]] - ''[[The Age of Chaos|Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos]]'' was first published by [[Marvel Comics]] UK. This was the first wholly original ''Doctor Who'' graphic novel ever published, and the first (and as of 2009, only) comic story written by one of the lead actors, [[Colin Baker]]. It was primarily available in the UK, with very limited distribution in North America.
* [[20 October]] - ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' was first published.
* 20 - ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'' was first published. It was the first full-length original [[First Doctor]] novel.
* [[3 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies]]'' was first published.
* [[9 November]] - Actor [[Ralph Michael]] died.
* [[17 November]] - ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'' was first published.
* 17 - ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' was first published.
* 17 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The First Doctor]]'' was first published.
* 17 - The final release by [[Titan Books]] under its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] line, the script for ''[[The Crusade]]'', was published. Although Titan planned to publish at least two more script books, the line, which had started in 1988, was discontinued after this release. The next publication of TV scripts did not occur until a decade later when [[BBC Books]] published a collection of scripts from [[Season 12]].
* [[20 November]] - Writer [[John Lucarotti]] died.
* [[26 November]] - Actor [[Vi Delmar]] died.
* [[1 December]] - ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' was first published.
* 1 - ''[[State of Change]]'' was first published. It was the first original [[Sixth Doctor]] novel if one doesn't count the Target Missing Adventures novelisations.
* [[6 December]] - This date marked the fifth anniversary of the broadcast of ''[[Survival]]'' Episode 3, the final episode of the 1963-89 series. Fan hopes remained high that a new series or a movie would eventually be commissioned.


=== Unknown dates ===
== January ==
* Actor [[Stephen Dartnell]] died.
* [[January (releases)|January]] - [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]'' was released by [[BBV Productions]].
* [[Silva Screen Records]] released the soundtrack compilation ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'', which included a newly recorded performance of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] performed by [[Sylvester McCoy]] on the spoons.
* January - The [[John Menzies]] newsagent chain published [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Quiz Book (1994)]]'' by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' editor [[John Freeman]] as a promotional giveaway item.
* [[15 January (releases)|15 January]] - [[DWCC 15]] was released.
* [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] - ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'' was first published.
* 20 January - [[DWM 209]] was released.
* [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] - the edition of ''[[The Disney Club (TV story)|The Disney Club]]'' that guest starred [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], was broadcast on [[ITV]].


== February ==
* [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - [[DWCC 16]] was released.
* [[17 February (releases)|17 February]] - ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' was first published.
* 17 February - [[DWM 210]] was released.
* [[Target Books]] republished ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' with new cover art and a slightly revised title (now ''Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang'').
== March ==
* [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] - [[DWCC 17]] was released.
* [[17 March (releases)|17 March]] - ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' was first published.
* 17 March - ''[[Decalog]]'' was first published by [[Virgin Publishing]].
* 17 March - [[DWM 211]] was released.
* [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] - [[DWCC 18]] was released.
== April ==
* [[14 April]] - [[DWM 212]] was released.
* [[21 April (releases)|21 April]] - ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'' was first published.
* 21 April - ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death]]'' was first published.
* [[27 April (releases)|27 April]] - [[DWCC 19]] was released.
== May ==
* [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] - [[DWM 213]] was released.
* [[19 May (releases)|19 May]] - ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'' was first published.
* [[25 May (releases)|25 May]] - [[DWCC 20]] was released.
== June ==
* [[9 June (releases)|9 June]] - [[DWM 214]] was released.
* [[16 June (releases)|16 June]] - ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' was first published.
* 16 June - A third edition of [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' was published by [[Virgin Publishing]].
* [[22 June (releases)|22 June]] - [[DWCC 21]] was released.
== July ==
* [[July (releases)|July]] - [[DWMS Summer 1994|Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special 1994]] was published.
* [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] - [[DWM 215]] was released.
* [[9 July (releases)|9 July]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? (audio story)|Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?]]'' was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
* [[15 July (releases)|15 July]] - After a year's hiatus, [[Titan Books]] revived its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] series by publishing the teleplay for ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''.
* [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] - [[DWCC 22]] was released.
* [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] - ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' was first published.
* 21 July - ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'' was first published, launching the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] book line.
* [[28 July (releases)|28 July]] - ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1995]]'' was published.
== August ==
* [[August (releases)|August]] - [[DWMS The Dalek Chronicles|The Dalek Chronicles: A Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special]] was published.
* [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] - [[DWM 216]] was released.
* [[17 August (releases)|17 August]] - [[DWCC 23]] was released.
* [[18 August (releases)|18 August]] - ''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]'' was first published.
* 18 August - [[REF]]: ''[[Timeframe: The Illustrated History|Doctor Who: Timeframe]]'' was published in paperback.
== September ==
* [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - [[DWM 217]] was released.
* [[14 September (releases)|14 September]] - [[DWCC 24]] was released.
* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'' was first published.
* 15 September - ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'' was first published.
* [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] - [[DWM 218]] was released.
== October ==
* [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] - ''[[The Age of Chaos (comic story)|Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos]]'' was first published by [[Marvel Comics]] UK.
* [[12 October (releases)|12 October]] - [[DWCC 25]] was released.
* [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] - ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' was first published.
* 20 October - ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'' was first published.
* [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] - [[DWM 219]] was released.
* [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] - '' [[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Return of the Sontarans]]'' was partially premiered at [[Dreamwatch 94]] in Earls Court London.
* [[30 October (releases)|30 October]] - ''Shakedown'' parts 2 and 3 were shown at Dreamwatch 94. (''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]'')
== November ==
* [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies]]'' was first published.
* [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] - [[DWCC 26]] was released.
* [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] - ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'' was first published.
* 17 November - ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' was first published.
* 17 November - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The First Doctor]]'' was first published.
* 17 November - The final release by [[Titan Books]] under its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] line, the script for ''[[The Crusade (script)|The Crusade]]'', was published.
* [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] - [[DWM 220]] was released.
== December ==
* [[December (releases)|December]] - [[DWMS Winter 1994|Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special 1994]] was released.
* [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] - ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' was first published.
* 1 December - ''[[State of Change (novel)|State of Change]]'' was first published.
* [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] - [[DWCC 27]] was released.
* [[27 December (releases)|27 December]] - [[DWM 221]] was released.
== Unknown dates ==
* Unknown - [[Silva Screen Records]] released the soundtrack compilation ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (soundtrack)|The Worlds of Doctor Who]]''.
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1994 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

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In 1994, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

February

March

April

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July

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September

October

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December

Unknown dates

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