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* [[17 March (production)|17 March]] - [[Big Finish Productions]] suspended recording of upcoming audios due to the {{w|2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus pandemic}}.<ref> http://m.doctorwhonews.net/2020/03/big-finish-suspend-recording-sessions.html</ref>
== January ==
*[[2 November (production)|2 November]] - Filming for [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Series 13]] of ''Doctor Who'' began at [[Roath Lock|Roath Lock Studios]].<ref> https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-13-begins-filming</ref>
* [[7 January (production)|7 January]] - [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s audio anthology ''[[Susan's War (audio anthology)|Susan's War]]'' was recorded at [[the Moat Studios]].
*[[13 November (production)|13 November]] - Filming on location first began on for Series 13 of ''Doctor Who'' at Morlais Quarry, Methyr Tydfil in South Wales<ref> https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-13-filming-in-merthyr-tydfil</ref>
* [[13 January (production)|13 January]]
*[[16 November (production)|16 November]] - Filming on location for Series 13 continued in Morlais Quarry.
** The Big Finish audio story ''[[Subterfuge (audio story)|Subterfuge]]'' was recorded.
*[[23 November (production)|23 November]] - The BBC announced the animated recreation of the third episode of ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', scheduled for release in [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
** The Big Finish audio anthology ''[[Thin Time (audio story)|Thin Time]]'' / ''[[Madquake (audio story)|Madquake]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
*[[25 November (production)|25 November]] - The BBC announced the Blu-ray box set ''[[The Collection]]: [[Season 8]]''
* 13 and [[23 January (production)|23]]-[[24 January (production)|24 January]] - The [[Missy: Series Two|second series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[Missy (audio series)|Missy]]'' was recorded.
*[[26 November (production)|26 November]] - Filming continued at The Parade in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]].
* [[14 January (production)|14]], [[15 January (production)|15]], [[20 January (production)|20]] and [[21 January (production)|21 January]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Lost Resort and Other Stories]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
*[[7 December (production)|7 December]] - Filming then went on to the streets of Cardiff, Wales.
* [[15 January (production)|15 January]]
*[[8 December (production)|8 December]] - Filming then continued in Neptune Court on Vanguard Way in [[Penarth]], Cardiff.
** Big Finish's ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' audio story ''[[Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes 4 (audio story)|Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4]]'' was recorded at [[the Soundhouse]].
** Big Finish's ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio anthology ''[[Time War: Volume Four]]'' was recorded.
** Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Lost Resort and Other Stories]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
* [[16 January (production)|16]]-[[17 January (production)|17 January]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Scorched Earth (audio story)|Scorched Earth]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
* [[23 January (production)|23 January]] - Big Finish announced the audio box set ''[[Susan's War (audio anthology)|Susan's War]]''.
* [[27 January (production)|27]]-[[28 January (production)|28 January]] - The Big Finish audio anthology ''[[The Flying Dutchman (audio story)|The Flying Dutchman]]'' / ''[[Displaced (audio story)|Displaced]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
* 27 January - Big Finish's [[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|audio adaptation]] of the unproduced TV story ''[[The Doomsday Contract (TV story)|The Doomsday Contract]]'' was recorded.
* [[29 January (production)|29]]-[[30 January (production)|30 January]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The Lovecraft Invasion (audio story)|The Lovecraft Invasion]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.


== Footnotes ==<!--
== February ==
* [[3 February (production)|3 February]] - Big Finish's [[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|audio adaptation]] of the unproduced TV story ''[[The Doomsday Contract (TV story)|The Doomsday Contract]]'' was recorded.
* [[10 February (production)|10]]-[[12 February (production)|12 February]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Year of Martha Jones (audio anthology)|The Year of Martha Jones]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
* [[17 February (production)|17]]-[[20 February (production)|20]] and [[25 February (production)|25 February]] - Big Finish's ''[[The War Master (audio series)|The War Master]]'' audio anthology ''[[Hearts of Darkness (audio anthology)|Hearts of Darkness]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
* 20 February - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[Thin Time (audio story)|Thin Time]]'' / ''[[Madquake (audio story)|Madquake]]'' were recorded at the Moat Studios.
* [[25 February (production)|25]]-[[27 February (production)|27 February]] - Big Finish's ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio anthology ''[[Time War: Volume Four]]'' was recorded.
* [[26 February (production)|26]] and [[28 February (production)|28 February]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Volume Two]]'' was recorded.
 
== March ==
* [[2 March (production)|2]]-[[6 March (production)|6]] and [[9 March (production)|9 March]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Four]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
* [[10 March (production)|10 March]] - Big Finish's ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio anthology ''[[Time War: Volume Four]]'' was recorded.
* 10-[[13 March (production)|13 March]] - Big Finish's ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio anthology ''[[Lost in Translation (audio anthology)|Lost in Translation]]'' was recorded at the Moat Studios.
* [[17 March (production)|17 March]] - [[Big Finish Productions]] suspended recording of upcoming audios due to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.<ref> http://m.doctorwhonews.net/2020/03/big-finish-suspend-recording-sessions.html</ref>
* [[20 March (production)|20 March]] - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns hitting the world, [[Doctor Who Magazine]]'s [[Emily Cook]] brought ''Doctor Who'' fans together virtually with the launch of ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!|Doctor Who: Lockdown]]'', a series of tweet-a-longs of past ''Doctor Who'' stories, beginning with the 50th anniversary story ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''.
* [[23 March (production)|23]] and [[30 March (production)|30 March]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not (audio story)|He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not]]'' was recorded. This resumed recording of Big Finish's ''Doctor Who'' audio output, using remote recording for the first time.
* [[26 March (production)|26 March]]
** The Big Finish audio story ''[[Out of Time (audio story)|Out of Time]]'' was recorded remotely.
** ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' hosted a tweet-a-long of ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''<nowiki/>'s TV comeback.
* [[28 March (production)|28 March]] - [[Fantom Publishing|Fantom Films]] launched ''The Time-Space Visualiser'' virtual conventions.
* [[30 March (production)|30 March]]
** The Big Finish audio story ''[[Echoes of Extinction (audio story)|Echoes of Extinction]]'' was recorded remotely.
** ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' hosted a tweet-a-long of ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]''.
* [[31 March (production)|31 March]] - The Big Finish audio stories ''[[The Enemy of My Enemy (audio story)|The Enemy of My Enemy]]'' and ''[[Mutually Assured Destruction (audio story)|Mutually Assured Destruction]]'' was recorded remotely.
 
== April ==
* [[1 April (production)|1]], [[3 April (production)|3]] and [[15 April (production)|15 April]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Mutually Assured Destruction (audio story)|Mutually Assured Destruction]]'' was recorded remotely.
* 1-3, [[14 April (production)|14]]-15 and [[22 April (production)|22 April]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The Enemy of My Enemy (audio story)|The Enemy of My Enemy]]'' was recorded remotely.
* 1-3, [[9 April (production)|9]]-[[10 April (production)|10]], 14, [[21 April (production)|21]]-22 and [[26 April (production)|26 April]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Echoes of Extinction (audio story)|Echoes of Extinction]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[2 April (production)|2]] and 15 April - The Big Finish audio story ''[[He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not (audio story)|He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not]]'' was recorded.
* 5 April - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' in commemoration of the episode's tenth anniversary.
* [[7 April (production)|7 April]] - Big Finish announced the audio box set ''[[Wicked Sisters (audio anthology)|Wicked Sisters]]''.
* 10, [[17 April (production)|17]] and 21 April - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[Defender of the Earth (audio anthology)|Defender of the Earth]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[11 April (production)|11 April]] - ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' hosted a watch-a-long of ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]''.
* 14 April - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' in commemoration of [[Peter Capaldi]]'s birthday.
* [[19 April (production)|19 April]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetatlong of ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]] in commemoration of the ninth anniversary of [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s death.
* [[23 April (production)|23 April]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The Ghost of Margaret (audio story)|The Ghost of Margaret]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[24 April (production)|24 April]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''/''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''.
* [[28 April (production)|28]] and [[30 April (production)|30 April]] - Big Finish's ''[[The Paternoster Gang (audio series)|The Paternoster Gang]]'' audio anthology ''[[Heritage 4]]'' was recorded.
* [[30 April (production)|30 April]]
** Big Finish's [[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|audio adaptation]] of the unproduced TV story ''[[The Doomsday Contract (TV story)|The Doomsday Contract]]'' was recorded.
** Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' in commemoration of the episode's fifteenth anniversary.
 
== May ==
* [[1 May (production)|1 May]]
** Big Finish's [[The Doomsday Contract (audio story)|audio adaptation]] of the unproduced TV story ''[[The Doomsday Contract (TV story)|The Doomsday Contract]]'' was recorded.
** Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[Defender of the Earth (audio anthology)|Defender of the Earth]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[4 May (production)|4 May]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Out of Time (audio story)|Out of Time]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[6 May (production)|6 May]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'' in commemoration of the episode's fourteenth anniversary.
* [[10 May (production)|10 May]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]''/''[[The Zygon Inversion (TV story)|The Zygon Inversion]]''.
* [[11 May (production)|11 May]]
** The Big Finish audio story ''[[Expiry Dating (audio story)|Expiry Dating]]'' was recorded remotely.
** The Big Finish audio anthology ''[[Master Thief (audio story)|Master Thief]]'' / ''[[Lesser Evils (audio story)|Lesser Evils]]'' was recorded at LA Productions.
* [[13 May (production)|13 May]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Precious Annihilation (audio story)|Precious Annihilation]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[15 May (production)|15 May]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Ghosts (audio story)|Ghosts]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[17 May (production)|17 May]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''.
* [[18 May (production)|18 May]] - Big Finish's ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio anthology ''[[Time War: Volume Four]]'' was recorded.
* [[19 May (production)|19 May]] - The Big Finish audio anthology for ''[[Shadow of the Daleks 1]]'' was recorded.
* [[20 May (production)|20 May]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]''.
* [[22 May (production)|22 May]] - Big Finish announced that [[Eric Roberts]] was to reprise the role of [[the Master]] for the audio box set ''[[Master! (audio anthology)|Master!]]''.
* [[23 May (production)|23 May]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong for ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''.
* [[26 May (production)|26 May]]
** Big Finish announced the [[Out of Time (audio story)|first story]] of the ''[[Out of Time (audio series)|Out of Time]]'' audio mini-series.
** Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''.
* [[29 May (production)|29 May]] - The [[The Robots: Volume Two|second series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[The Robots]]'' was recorded.
* [[30 May (production)|30 May]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of the New Earth trilogy (''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'' and ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'').
* [[31 May (production)|31 May]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'' in commemoration of the twelfth anniversary of [[River Song]]'s debut.
 
== June ==
* [[June (production)|June]] - Big Finish's ''[[The War Master (audio series)|The War Master]]'' audio anthology ''[[Self-Defence (audio anthology)|Self-Defence]]'' was recorded.
* [[2 June (production)|2 June]]
** The Big Finish audio anthology for ''[[Shadow of the Daleks 1]]'' was recorded.
** Big Finish announced the audio anthology ''[[Time Apart (audio anthology)|Time Apart]]''.
* [[6 June (production)|6 June]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'s planned tweet-a-long for ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' was cancelled following the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.
* [[12 June (production)|12 June]] - Big Finish announced the production of their own ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''[[The Lone Centurion (audio series)|The Lone Centurion]]''.
* [[16 June (production)|16 June]] - Big Finish's ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' audio anthology ''[[Time War: Volume Four]]'' was recorded.
* [[24 June (production)|24 June]] - Big Finish announced the audio box set ''[[The Tenth Doctor and River Song]]''.
* [[30 June (production)|30 June]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The Gates of Hell (audio story)|The Gates of Hell]]'' was recorded remotely.
 
== July ==
* [[July (production)|July]]
** Big Finish's ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio anthology ''[[The Christmas Collection (audio anthology)|The Christmas Collection]]'' was recorded remotely.
** Big Finish's ''[[The War Master (audio series)|The War Master]]'' audio anthology ''[[Self-Defence (audio anthology)|Self-Defence]]'' was recorded.
* [[8 July (production)|8 July]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Wink (audio story)|Wink]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[15 July (production)|15 July]] - Big Finish announced the ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' box set ''[[Lost in Translation (audio anthology)|Lost in Translation]]''.
* [[17 July (production)|17]], [[22 July (production)|22]] and [[31 July (production)|31 July]] - The [[The Diary of River Song: Series Eight|eighth series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]'' was recorded.
* [[23 July (production)|23]]-[[24 July (production)|24 July]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The Grey Man of the Mountain (audio story)|The Grey Man of the Mountain]]'' was recorded at the Soundhouse and remotely.
* 31 July - Big Finish announced the [[The First Doctor Adventures: Volume Five|fifth series]] of ''[[The First Doctor Adventures (audio series)|The First Doctor Adventures]]'' audio series.
 
== August ==
* [[August (production)|August]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Volume Two]]'' was recorded.
* [[1 August (production)|1 August]] - Big Finish announced the casting of [[Eleanor Crooks]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s companion [[Naomi Cross]] in advance of the online convention Virtual Big Finish Day.
* [[5 August (production)|5 August]] - Big Finish's audio drama anthology ''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (audio anthology)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]'' was recorded.
* [[6 August (production)|6 August]] - Big Finish announced the multi-Doctor ''[[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]]'' story ''[[Echoes of Extinction (audio story)|Echoes of Extinction]]''.
* [[9 August (production)|9 August]] - Big Finish announced that [[Christopher Eccleston]] was to reprise the role of the [[Ninth Doctor]] for ''[[The Ninth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|The Ninth Doctor Adventures]]'' audio range.
* [[11 August (production)|11]]-[[12 August (production)|12 August]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Plight of the Pimpernel (audio story)|Plight of the Pimpernel]]'' was recorded at the Soundhouse and remotely.
* 12 August - Big Finish confirmed the releases of ''Plight of the Pimpernel'' and ''[[The Grey Man of the Mountain (audio story)|The Grey Man of the Mountain]]'' were to be released in [[December (releases)|December]] of [[2020 (releases)|that year]].
* [[15 August (production)|15 August]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]''.
* [[21 August (production)|21 August]] - Big Finish announced the [[The Diary of River Song: Series Eight|eighth series]] of their ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]''.
* [[27 August (production)|27 August]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Peake Season (audio story)|Peake Season]]'' was recorded at Audio Sorcery.
 
== September ==
* [[3 September (production)|3]]-[[4 September (production)|4 September]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The Blazing Hour (audio story)|The Blazing Hour]]'' was recorded remtely, the Soundhouse and Video Factory.
* [[7 September (production)|7]]-[[9 September (production)|9 September]] - The [[Lady Christina: Series Two|second series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[Lady Christina (audio series)|Lady Christina]]'' was recorded.
* [[10 September (production)|10 September]] - A pick-up scene was filmed for ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'' to test [[COVID-19|COVID]]-safety practices for Series 13.<ref>DWM 570 The Making of Series 12 supplement</ref>
* [[15 September (production)|15]] and [[30 September (production)|30 September]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Genetics of the Daleks (audio story)|Genetics of the Daleks]]'' was recorded remotely.
* 15 September - Big Finish announced the audio series ''[[Dalek Universe (audio series)|Dalek Universe]]''.
* [[21 September (production)|21]] and [[24 September (production)|24 September]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Colony of Fear (audio story)|Colony of Fear]]'' was recorded at the Soundhouse and remotely.
* 21-[[22 September (production)|22 September]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Third Doctor Adventures: Volume Seven]]'' was recorded.
* 24 September - The [[Jago & Litefoot: Series Fourteen|fourteenth series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' was recorded.
* [[26 September (production)|26 September]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]''.
* [[30 September (production)|30 September]]
** The Big Finish audio anthology ''[[Forged in Fire (audio anthology)|Forged in Fire]]'' was recorded.
** The Big Finish audio story ''[[Genetics of the Daleks (audio story)|Genetics of the Daleks]]'' was recorded remotely.
 
== October ==
* [[October (production)|October]] - Big Finish's ''[[The War Master (audio series)|The War Master]]'' audio anthology ''[[Self-Defence (audio anthology)|Self-Defence]]'' was recorded.
* [[1 October (production)|1]]-[[3 October (production)|3 October]] - Big Finish's audiobook version of the novel ''[[666 Charing Cross Road (novel)|666 Charing Cross Road]]'' was recorded remotely.
* 1-[[2 October (production)|2 October]] - The Big Finish audio anthology ''[[Forged in Fire (audio anthology)|Forged in Fire]]'' was recorded.
* [[6 October (production)|6 October]] - Big Finish announced the ''[[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]]'' story ''[[Genetics of the Daleks (audio story)|Genetics of the Daleks]]''.
* [[7 October (production)|7]]-[[8 October (production)|8]] and [[16 October (production)|16 October]] - The [[Jago & Litefoot: Series Fourteen|fourteenth series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' was recorded.
* [[10 October (production)|10 October]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[12 October (production)|12 October]] - Big Finish's ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range|Torchwood]]'' audio story ''[[Coffee (audio story)|Coffee]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[14 October (production)|14 October]]
** The BBC announced the charity anthology ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''.
** Big Finish announced the relaunch of the audio series ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor]]'' with ''The War Doctor Begins'', with [[Jonathon Carley]] cast as a younger version of the [[War Doctor]].
* [[15 October (production)|15]] and [[20 October (production)|20 October]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[The End of the Beginning (audio story)|The End of the Beginning]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[16 October (production)|16 October]] - Big Finish announced the [[Lady Christina: Series Two|second series]] of ''[[Lady Christina (audio series)|Lady Christina]]''.
* [[21 October (production)|21]]-[[22 October (production)|22 October]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Third Doctor Adventures: Volume Seven]]'' was recorded.
* [[26 October (production)|26 October]] - Big Finish's ''Torchwood'' audio story ''[[Lease of Life (audio story)|Lease of Life]]'' was recorded at [[Audio Sorcery]] and remotely.
* [[28 October (production)|28 October]] - The BBC announced the Blu-ray steelbook of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]].
* [[30 October (production)|30 October]] - Big Finish confirmed the [[Christmas]]-themed ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio anthology ''[[The Christmas Collection (audio anthology)|The Christmas Collection]]''.
* [[31 October (production)|31 October]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''.
 
== November ==
* [[1 November (production)|1]]-[[3 November (production)|3 November]] - Big Finish's audiobook version of ''[[Fellowship of Ink (novel)|Fellowship of Ink]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[2 November (production)|2 November]] - Filming for [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 13]] of ''Doctor Who'' began at [[Roath Lock|Roath Lock Studios]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-13-begins-filming</ref>
* [[7 November (production)|7 November]] - Doctor Who: Lockdown! hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''.
* [[13 November (production)|13 November]] - Filming on location first began on for Series 13 of ''Doctor Who'' at Morlais Quarry, Methyr Tydfil in South Wales<ref> https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-13-filming-in-merthyr-tydfil</ref>
* [[14 November (production)|14 November]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''.
* [[16 November (production)|16 November]] - Filming on location for Series 13 continued in Morlais Quarry.
* 16, [[18 November (production)|18]] and [[20 November (production)|20 November]] - Big Finish's audio anthology ''[[The Lone Centurion: Volume Two]]'' was recorded at Audio Sorcery and remotely.
* [[17 November (production)|17 November]] - The Big Finish audio story ''[[Free Speech (audio story)|Free Speech]]'' was recorded remotely. The story's announcement was also made.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-short-trips-update Doctor Who Short Trips Update]</ref>
* 18-20 November - Big Finish's ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor Begins]]'' audio anthology ''[[Warbringer (audio anthology)|Warbringer]]'' was recorded remotely.
* [[21 November (production)|21 November]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of [[The Pilot (TV story)|''The Pilot'']].
* [[23 November (production)|23 November]]
** The BBC announced the animated recreation of the third episode of ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', scheduled for release in [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
** The BBC confirmed that [[John Barrowman]] was reprising the role of [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] in the festive special, officially titled ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''.
** The BBC announced the Blu-ray steelbook box set of ''[[The 50th Anniversary Collection]]''.
* [[25 November (production)|25 November]] - The BBC announced the Blu-ray box set ''[[The Collection]]: [[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 8]]''.
* [[26 November (production)|26 November]] - Filming continued at The Parade in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]].
* [[28 November (production)|28 November]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''/''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''.
* [[29 November (production)|29 November]] - Transmission for ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'' was confirmed for [[1 January (releases)|New Year's Day]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
* [[30 November (production)|30 November]] - The BBC confirmed that [[Bradley Walsh]] and [[Tosin Cole]] were to leave in the New Year's special ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''.
 
== December ==
* [[5 December (production)|5 December]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]''.
* [[7 December (production)|7 December]] - Filming for Series 13 went on to the streets of Cardiff, Wales.
* [[8 December (production)|8 December]] - Filming then continued in Neptune Court on Vanguard Way in [[Penarth]], Cardiff.
* [[9 December (production)|9]]-[[11 December (production)|11 December]] - Big Finish's audiobook version of ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'' was recorded at Buffalo Studios.
* [[12 December (production)|12 December]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]''.
* [[17 December (production)|17]]-[[18 December (production)|18 December]] - Big Finish's ''[[Nemesis (audio series)|UNIT: Nemesis]]'' box set ''[[Between Two Worlds (audio anthology)|Between Two Worlds]]'' was recorded.
* 18 and [[23 December (production)|23 December]] - The [[Jago & Litefoot: Series Fourteen|fourteenth series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' was recorded.
* 18 December - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''. A text message exchange between [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Catherine Tate]] in the aftermath triggered the series of events that led to Davies returning as showrunner and Tate and [[David Tennant]] returning for the [[60th Anniversary Specials]]. ([[DWM 584]])
* [[20 December (production)|20 December]] - [[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]] hosted a tweetalong of ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''.
* [[23 December (production)|23 December]]
** The [[Jago & Litefoot: Series Fourteen|fourteenth series]] of Big Finish's audio series ''[[Jago & Litefoot]]'' was recorded.
** Catherine Tate texted Russell T Davies to tell him that David Tennant was also interested in returning to ''Doctor Who''. After confirming this with Tennant, Davies emailed Director of Drama [[Piers Wenger]] to inform him of the actors' interest. ([[DWM 584]])
 
== Unknown Dates ==
* The [[Master! (audio anthology)|first series]] of Big Finish's ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''[[Master! (audio series)|Master!]]'' was recorded remotely.
 
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Latest revision as of 03:26, 22 October 2024

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 2020
21st century | 2020s
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2020 was a year in which a number of events important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs occurred.

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  1. ↑ http://m.doctorwhonews.net/2020/03/big-finish-suspend-recording-sessions.html
  2. ↑ DWM 570 The Making of Series 12 supplement
  3. ↑ https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-13-begins-filming
  4. ↑ https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-13-filming-in-merthyr-tydfil
  5. ↑ Doctor Who Short Trips Update
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