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== January ==
* [[5 January (releases)|5 January]] - The fourth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[The Metal-Eaters (comic story)|The Metal-Eaters]] was released.
* [[6 January (releases)|6 January]] - ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[6 January (releases)|6 January]] - ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[12 January (releases)|12 January]] - The fifth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[The Metal-Eaters (comic story)|The Metal-Eaters]] was released.
* [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] -''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' Part Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] -''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' Part Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[18 January (releases)|18 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]'' was first published.
* [[18 January (releases)|18 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]'' was first published.
* [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].  
* [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] - The sixth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[The Metal-Eaters (comic story)|The Metal-Eaters]] was released.
* [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[26 January (releases)|26 January]] - The seventh and final part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[The Metal-Eaters (comic story)|The Metal-Eaters]] was released.
* [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
== February ==
* [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] - The first part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]], under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released, featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]].
* [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 February (releases)|9 February]] - The second part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]],under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released.
* [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 February (releases)|17 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Five debuted on [[BBC1]].  
* [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] - The third part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]],under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released.
* [[17 February (releases)|17 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] - The fourth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]],under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released.
* [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Six debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] - ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' Part Six debuted on [[BBC1]].
== March ==
* [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] - The fifth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]],under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released.
* [[9 March (releases)|9 March]] - The sixth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]],under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released.
* [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] - The seventh part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]],under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released.
* [[23 March (releases)|23 March]] - The eighth and final part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Lords of the Ether (comic story)|Lords of the Ether]],under the title ''Moon Exploration'', was released.
* [[29 March (releases)|29 March]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]'' was first published.
* [[29 March (releases)|29 March]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]'' was first published.
* American editions of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'' were published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* American editions of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'' were published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] - The first part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]] was released, featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]].
== April ==
* [[6 April (releases)|6 April]] - The second part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]] was released.
* [[13 April (releases)|13 April]] - The third part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]] was released.
* [[20 April (releases)|20 April]] - The fourth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]] was released.
* [[27 April (releases)|27 April]] - The fifth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]] was released.
== May ==
* [[4 May (releases)|4 May]] - The sixth part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]] was released.
* [[11 May (releases)|11 May]] - The seventh and last part of the reprinted [[COMIC]]: [[Size Control (comic story)|Size Control]] was released. This marks the last publication of a comic Doctor Who from [[TV Comic|TVC]].
* [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]'' was first published.
* [[24 May (releases)|24 May]] - ''[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]'' was first published.
* 24 May - ''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]'' was first published.  
* 24 May - ''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]'' was first published.
* American editions of ''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]'' were published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* American editions of ''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]'' were published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* American editions of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' were published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* American editions of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' were published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
 
== July ==
* [[26 July (releases)|26 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]'' was first published.
* [[26 July (releases)|26 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]'' was first published.
== September ==
* [[September (releases)|September]] - The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1980]]'' was published.
* [[September (releases)|September]] - The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1980]]'' was published.
* [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
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* [[9 September (releases)|9 September]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures]]'' by [[Terrance Dicks]] was published.
* [[9 September (releases)|9 September]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures]]'' by [[Terrance Dicks]] was published.
* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[22 September (releases)|22 September]] - ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].  
* [[22 September (releases)|22 September]] - ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[25 September (releases)|25 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]'' was first published.
* [[25 September (releases)|25 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]'' was first published.
* [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* The American edition of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' was published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* The American edition of [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' was published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* A (vinyl) story record version of ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', with original TV dialogue, sound effects and newly recorded narration by [[Tom Baker]], was released.
* A (vinyl) story record version of ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', with original TV dialogue, sound effects and newly recorded narration by [[Tom Baker]], was released.
== October ==
* [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[11 October (releases)|11 October]] - The [[DWM 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' (later ''Doctor Who Monthly'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine'') was released; the long-running DWM comic strip also made its debut.
* [[11 October (releases)|11 October]] - The [[DWM 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' (later ''Doctor Who Monthly'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine'') was released; the long-running DWM comic strip also made its debut.
* [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] - [[DWM 2]] was published, along with part two of ''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]'' and part two of ''[[The Return of the Daleks (comic story)|The Return of the Daleks]]''. ''[[Dr Who and the Turgids]]'' was also published in the same issue.
* [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] - [[DWM 2]] was published, along with part two of ''[[Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion]]'' and part two of ''[[The Return of the Daleks (comic story)|The Return of the Daleks]]''. ''[[Dr Who and the Turgids (comic story)|Dr Who and the Turgids]]'' was also published in the same issue.
* [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] - ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' Part Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[25 October (releases)|25 October]] - [[DWM 3]] was published.
* [[25 October (releases)|25 October]] - [[DWM 3]] was published.
* 25 October - ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]'' was first published.  
* 25 October - ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]'' was first published.
* [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] - ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[27 October (releases)|27 October]] - ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]].
== November ==
* [[November (releases)|November]] - ''[[Animal Magic special (TV story)|Animal Magic special]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[November (releases)|November]] - ''[[Animal Magic special (TV story)|Animal Magic special]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
* [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] - [[DWM 4]] was published.
* [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] - [[DWM 4]] was published.
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* The American edition of ''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]'' was published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* The American edition of ''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]'' was published by [[Pinnacle Books]].
* [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] - [[DWM 8]] was published.
* [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] - [[DWM 8]] was published.
== December ==
* [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] - ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] - ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[6 December (releases)|6 December]] - [[DWM 9]] was published.
* [[6 December (releases)|6 December]] - [[DWM 9]] was published.
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* [[27 December (releases)|27 December]] - [[DWM 12]] was published.
* [[27 December (releases)|27 December]] - [[DWM 12]] was published.
* [[29 December (releases)|29 December]] - ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[29 December (releases)|29 December]] - ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* Unknown - ''[[Prime Computer advertisement]]'' was first broadcast.
 
== Unknown dates ==
* ''[[Prime Computer advertisement]]'' was first broadcast.
* The [[TV Comic Annual 1979|1979 TV Comic Annual]], featuring the stories [[The Sea Devil (comic story)|The Sea Devil]] and [[Milena (short story)|Milena]], was released.
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In 1979, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

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