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* [[5 January (releases)|5 January]] - ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]], launching the ill-fated [[Season 22]]. Beginning with this episode, the series moved to forty-five-minute episodes and returned to once-a-week broadcasts.
== January ==
* [[12 January (releases)|12 January]] - ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[January (releases)|January]] - [[DWM 97]] was published.
* [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] - ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 January (releases)|3 January]] - ''[[A Call from the Master (TV story)|A Call from the Master]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[26 January (releases)|26 January]] - ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[5 January (releases)|5 January]] - ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[12 January (releases)|12 January]] - ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 February (releases)|9 February]] - ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] - ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[26 January (releases)|26 January]] - ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
 
== February ==
* [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[7 February (releases)|7 February]] - [[DWM 98]] was published.
* [[9 February (releases)|9 February]] - ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 February (releases)|14 February]] - ''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Fire]]'' was first published.
* [[14 February (releases)|14 February]] - ''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Fire]]'' was first published.
* [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] - ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] - ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] - ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] - ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 23 - ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]] as a segment of ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]''.
* 23 February - ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (TV story)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'' debuted on [[BBC1]] as a segment of ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]''.
* [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] - ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
 
== March ==
* [[March (releases)|March]] - [[DWM 99]] was published.
* [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] - ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 March (releases)|9 March]] - ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 March (releases)|9 March]] - ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 March (releases)|14 March]] - ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]'' was first published.
* [[14 March (releases)|14 March]] - ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]'' was first published.
* [[15 March (releases)|15 March]] - "[[Doctor in Distress]]", a single recorded by cast members of ''Doctor Who'' to raise money for charity and to call upon the BBC not to cancel the series, was released in the UK.
* [[15 March (releases)|15 March]] - "[[Doctor in Distress]]", a single recorded by cast members of ''Doctor Who'' to raise money for charity and to call upon the BBC not to cancel the series, was released in the UK.
* [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] - ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] - ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 March (releases)|23 March]] - ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 March (releases)|23 March]] - ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] - ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]], concluding Season 22, believed by some to be the show's last.
* [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] - ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
 
== April ==
* [[April (releases)|April]] - Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Space'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space]]'' aimed at libraries.
* [[April (releases)|April]] - Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Space'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space]]'' aimed at libraries.
* [[4 April (releases)|4 April]] - [[DWM 100]] was published.
* [[11 April (releases)|11 April]] - ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Marco Polo]]'' was first published.
* [[11 April (releases)|11 April]] - ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Marco Polo]]'' was first published.
* ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' published [[DWM 100|its hundredth issue]].
 
* [[May (releases)|May]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was first published.
== May ==
* [[9 May (releases)|9 May]] - ''[[Puzzle Book]]'' was published.
* 9 May - [[DWM 101]] was published.
* [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' was first published.
* [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' was first published.
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]'' was republished nearly ten years after its first issue. A poster included in the first release was omitted in the reprint.
* 16 May - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]'' was republished nearly ten years after its first issue.
* ''[[Doctor Who 1985 Summer Special Classic]]'', a reprinting of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strips, was published by [[Marvel Comics]].
* [[30 May (releases)|30 May]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was first published.
* ''[[DWMS Summer 1985|Doctor Who 1985 Summer Special Classic]]'', a reprinting of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strips, was published by [[Marvel Comics]].
 
== June ==
* [[June (releases)|June]] - [[DWM 101]] was published.
* [[13 June (releases)|13 June]] - ''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]'' was first published.
* [[13 June (releases)|13 June]] - ''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]'' was first published.
* Mid-June - An original ''Doctor Who'' radio play, ''[[Slipback]]'', was recorded for [[BBC Radio]], with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] reprising their roles.
* 13 June - [[DWM 102]] was published.
* Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Science'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science]]'' aimed at libraries.
* Mid-June - An original ''Doctor Who'' radio play, ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'', was recorded for [[BBC Radio]], with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] reprising their roles.
 
== July ==
* [[Summer]] - [[DWMS Summer 1985|Doctor Who Summer Special 1985]] was published.
* [[July (releases)|July]] - Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Science'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science]]'' aimed at libraries.
* July - [[DWM 103]] was published.
* [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] - ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil]]'' was first published.
* [[11 July (releases)|11 July]] - ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil]]'' was first published.
* [[25 July (releases)|25 July]] - ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts One and Two were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[25 July (releases)|25 July]] - ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'' Parts One and Two were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[August (releases)|August]] - The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1986]]'' was published. This was the final annual to be published by World Distributors, ending a series that had begun in 1965. The annual format was revived by [[Marvel Comics]] in the 1990s.
 
* [[8 August (releases)|8 August]] - ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts Three and Four were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
== August ==
* [[22 August (releases)|22 August]] - ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts Five and Six were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[August (releases)|August]] - The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1986]]'' was published.
* August - [[DWM 104 ]]was published.
* [[1 August (releases)|1 August]] - ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'' Parts Three and Four were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[8 August (releases)|8 August]] - ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'' Parts Five and Six were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
 
== September ==
* [[12 September (releases)|12 September]] - ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Myth Makers]]'' was first published.
* [[12 September (releases)|12 September]] - ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Myth Makers]]'' was first published.
* 12 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Illustrated A to Z]]'' was first published.
* 12 September - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Illustrated A to Z]]'' was first published.
* The US edition of [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was published.
* 12 September - [[DWM 105]] was published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeview]]'' was first published.
* The US edition of [[REF]]: ''[[The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was published.
 
== October ==
* [[3 October (releases)|3 October]] - [[Untitled (The Lenny Henry Show)|''The Lenny Henry Show'' sketch]] was first transmitted on BBC1.
* [[10 October (releases)|10 October]] - ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]]'' was first published.
* [[10 October (releases)|10 October]] - ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]]'' was first published.
* [[14 October (releases)|14 October]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] was first published. It was the final book in the series.
* 10 October - [[DWM 106]] was published.
* [[14 October (releases)|14 October]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] was first published.
* [[31 October (releases)|31 October]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Timeview|Doctor Who: Timeview]]'' was first published.
 
== November ==
* [[Winter]] - [[DWMS Winter 1985|Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special 1985]] was published.
* [[November (releases)|November]] - [[DWM 106]] was published.
* [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] - ''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Krotons]]'' was first published.
* [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] - ''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Krotons]]'' was first published.
* [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] - Numerous ''Doctor Who'' actors reunited for a special appearance during the annual ''Children in Need'' appeal, including [[Colin Baker]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Nicola Bryant]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Janet Fielding]], [[Carole Ann Ford]], [[Richard Franklin]], [[Adrienne Hill]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Caroline John]], [[John Levene]], [[Ian Marter]], [[Maureen O'Brien]], [[Peter Purves]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]], [[Mark Strickson]] and [[Matthew Waterhouse]].
* 14 November - [[DWM 107]] was published.
* [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] - Numerous ''Doctor Who'' actors reunited for [[Children in Need 1985 (TV story)|a special appearance]] during the annual ''Children in Need'' appeal.
 
== December ==
* [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] - ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Two Doctors]]'' was first published.
* [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] - ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Two Doctors]]'' was first published.
* [[12 December (releases)|12 December]] - [[DWM 108]] was published.


== Unknown dates ==
* ''[[Space Invaders (TV story)|Space Invaders]]'' was first broadcast.
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Warlord (video game)|Doctor Who and the Warlord]]'' was first published.
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror (video game)|Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror]]'' was first published for the [[BBC Micro]].
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1985 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1985
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In 1985, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown dates

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