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* [[6 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
== January ==
* [[8 January]] - Actor [[Dudley Foster]] died.
* [[January (releases)|January]] - ''[[The Dr Who Colouring Book]]'' was published by World Distributors.
* [[13 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[6 January (releases)|6 January]] - Episode Two of ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[19 January]] - Actor [[Max Adrian]] died in {{w|Wilford}}.
* 6 January - The sixth part of ''[[Zeron Invasion (comic story)|Zeron Invasion]]'' was first published in [[TV Action|TV Action & Countdown]].
* [[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.
* [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] - Episode Three of ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' debuted on BBC1.
* [[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''.
* 13 January - The seventh and final part of ''[[Zeron Invasion (comic story)|Zeron Invasion]]'' was first published in TV Action & Countdown.
* [[29 January]] - Actor [[Henry Gilbert]] died.
* [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] - Episode Four of ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' debuted on BBC1.
* [[3 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 20 January - The first part of ''[[Deadly Choice (comic story)|Deadly Choice]]'' was first published in TV Action & Countdown.
* [[10 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] - Episode One of ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' debuted on BBC1.
* [[17 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 27 January - The second part of ''[[Deadly Choice (comic story)|Deadly Choice]]'' was first published in TV Action, the [[TV Action|same publication]] under a different name.
* [[24 February]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
 
* [[3 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
== February ==
* [[10 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] - Episode Two of ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 3 February - The third and final part of ''[[Deadly Choice (comic story)|Deadly Choice]]'' was first published in [[TV Action]].
* [[24 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] - Episode Three of ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[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]]''.
* 10 February - The only part of ''[[Who is the Stranger (comic story)|Who is the Stranger]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[7 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 February (releases)|17 February]] - Episode Four of ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] - Episode One of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[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 debuted on [[BBC1]].
== March ==
* [[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.
* [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] - Episode Two of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[5 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 3 March - The first part of ''[[The Glen of Sleeping (comic story)|The Glen of Sleeping]]'' was first published in [[TV Action]].
* [[12 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 March (releases)|10 March]] - Episode Three of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[19 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 10 March - The second part of ''[[The Glen of Sleeping (comic story)|The Glen of Sleeping]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[26 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 March (releases)|17 March]] - Episode Four of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[1 June]] - Actor [[Adam Garcia]] was born.
* 17 March - The third part of ''[[The Glen of Sleeping (comic story)|The Glen of Sleeping]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* 01 - Actor [[Rene Zagger]] was born.
* [[24 March (releases)|24 March]] - Episode Five of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[2 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 24 March - The fourth part of ''[[The Glen of Sleeping (comic story)|The Glen of Sleeping]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[9 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] - Episode Six of ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 31 March - The fifth and final part of ''[[The Glen of Sleeping (comic story)|The Glen of Sleeping]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[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 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".
== April ==
* [[30 July]] - Actor [[Guy Middleton]] died.
* [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] - Episode One of ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[31 July]] - Actor [[Daniel Evans]] was born.
* 7 April - The only part of ''[[The Threat from Beneath (comic story)|The Threat from Beneath]]'' was first published in [[TV Action]].
* [[5 August]] - Actor [[Paul Kasey]] was born.
* [[14 April (releases)|14 April]] - Episode Two of ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* ''TV Action'' published its final issue, ending its ''Doctor Who'' comic strip.
* [[21 April (releases)|21 April]] - Episode Three of ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[1 September]] - After several years in another publication, the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip resumed in ''TV Comic''.
* [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] - Episode Four of ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
 
== May ==
* [[May (releases)|May]] - The [[BBC tv Special Effects Exhibition]] closed.
* [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] - [[Target Books]] reissued ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]],'' ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', and ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', [[Target novelisation|novelisations]] of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' and ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''.
* [[5 May (releases)|5 May]] - Episode Five of ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 5 May - The first part of ''[[Back to the Sun (comic story)|Back to the Sun]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] - Episode Six of ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 12 May - The second part of ''[[Back to the Sun (comic story)|Back to the Sun]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[19 May (releases)|19 May]] - Episode One of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 19 May - The third part of ''[[Back to the Sun (comic story)|Back to the Sun]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[26 May (releases)|26 May]] - Episode Two of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 26 May - The fourth and final part of  [[Back to the Sun (comic story)|Back to the Sun]] was first published in TV Action.
 
== June ==
* [[1 June (releases)|1 June]] - [[Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973]] was first published in TV Action by [[Polystyle Publications, Ltd.|Polystyle]].
* [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] - Episode Three of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 2 June - The only part of ''[[The Labyrinth (comic story)|The Labyrinth]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] - ''[[The Dalek Appeal (TV story)|The Dalek Appeal]]'' was first broadcast on an episode of ''[[Blue Peter]]''.
* [[9 June (releases)|9 June]] - Episode Four of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 June (releases)|16 June]] - Episode Five of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 June (releases)|23 June]] - Episode Six of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 23 June - The only part of ''[[The Spoilers (comic story)|The Spoilers]]'' was first published in TV Action.
 
== July ==
* [[1 July (releases)|1 July]] - [[The One Second Hour (short story)|The One Second Hour]] was first published in ''TV Comic Holiday 1973.''
* [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] - The first part of ''[[The Vortex (comic story)|The Vortex]]'' was first published in [[TV Action]].
* [[14 July (releases)|14 July]] - The second part of ''[[The Vortex (comic story)|The Vortex]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] - The third part of ''[[The Vortex (comic story)|The Vortex]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[28 July (releases)|28 July]] - The fourth part of ''[[The Vortex (comic story)|The Vortex]]'' was first published in TV Action.
 
== August ==
* [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] - The fifth and final part of ''[[The Vortex (comic story)|The Vortex]]'' was first published in TV Action.
* [[18 August (releases)|18 August]] - The only part of ''[[The Unheard Voice (comic story)|The Unheard Voice]]'' was first published in [[TV Action]], ending its ''Doctor Who'' comic strip.
 
== September ==
* ''[[The Dance of the Daleks (TV story)|The Dance of the Daleks]]'' was first broadcast on an episode of ''Vision On''.
* The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1974]]'' was published.
* The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1974]]'' was published.
* [[11 September]] - Actor [[Rollo Gamble]] died.
* [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - The first part of ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]'' was first published in [[TV Comic]], resuming the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip after several years in another publication.
* [[23 November]] - This was the tenth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''.
* [[8 September (releases)|8 September]] - The second part of ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[3 December]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] made one of his first TV appearances playing a robot in an episode of ''Roberts Robots''.
* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - The third part of ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[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]].
* [[22 September (releases)|22 September]] - The fourth part of ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* 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.
* [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] - The fifth part of ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[22 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
 
* [[29 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
== October ==
* [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] - The sixth and final part of ''[[Children of the Evil Eye (comic story)|Children of the Evil Eye]]'' was first published in [[TV Comic]].
* [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] - The first part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] - The second part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] - The third part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
 
== November ==
* [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] - The fourth part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in [[TV Comic]].
* [[10 November (releases)|10 November]] - The fifth part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in TV Comic
* [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] - The sixth part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] - The seventh part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
 
== December ==
* [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] - The eighth part of [[Nova (TVC comic story)|''<u>Nova</u>'']] was first published in [[TV Comic]].
* [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] - The ninth and final part of ''[[Nova (TVC comic story)|Nova]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[15 December (releases)|15 December]] - Part One of ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 15 December - ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''.
* 15 December - The first part of ''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[22 December (releases)|22 December]] - Part Two of ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 22 December - The second part of ''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]'' was first published in TV Comic.
* [[29 December (releases)|29 December]] - Part Three of ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 29 December - The third part of ''[[The Amateur (comic story)|The Amateur]]'' was first published in TV Comic.


== Unknown dates ==
* The 1973 ''Countdown Annual'', featuring the story ''[[Ride to Nowhere (comic story)|Ride to Nowhere]]'', was first released.
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1973 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1973
20th century | 1970s
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In 1973, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

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September

October

November

December

Unknown dates

  • The 1973 Countdown Annual, featuring the story Ride to Nowhere, was first released.
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