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== January ==
== January ==
* [[28 January (production)|28 January]] - Production of ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' concluded, bringing an end to the [[Tom Baker]] era.
* [[8 January (production)|8]]-[[9 January (production)|9 January]] - Studio filming for ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 3. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor]]'')
 
* [[22 January (production)|22]]-[[24 January (production)|24 January]] - Studio filming for ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 6. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor]]'')
== February ==
 
== March ==


== April ==
== April ==
* [[April (production)|April]] - [[John Nathan-Turner]] wrote a story outline for the proposed ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off pilot story.
* [[April (production)|April]] - [[John Nathan-Turner]] wrote a story outline for the proposed ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off pilot story.
*[[8 April (production)|8 April]] - ''Castrovalva'' is commissioned as a script, with a delivery date of 1 June.<ref name=":0">[[DWMSE 1]]</ref>
* [[8 April (production)|8 April]] - ''Castrovalva'' is commissioned as a script, with a delivery date of 1 June.<ref name=":0">[[DWMSE 1]]</ref>
*[[13 April (production)|13 April]] - Studio taping began on ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'', at TV Centre Studio 6. As a result, this wasthe first story of the [[Peter Davison]] era to be made, though not the first to be broadcast.<ref name=":0" />
* [[13 April (production)|13]]-[[15 April (production)|15]] and [[28 April (production)|28]]-[[30 April (production)|30 April]] - Studio filming for ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 6. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')


== May ==
== May ==
* [[May (production)|May]] - [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Anthony Root]] composed a "format document" for a planned spin-off series to be entitled ''[[K9 and Company]]''.
* [[May (production)|May]] - [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Anthony Root]] composed a "format document" for a planned spin-off series to be entitled ''[[K9 and Company]]''.
* [[1 May (production)|1 May]] - Pre-filming for ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' took place at Ealing Studios. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
* [[5 May (production)|5]]-[[8 May (production)|8 May]] - Location filming for ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' took place at Ealing Studios. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
* [[12 May (production)|12 May]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] was officially invited to reprise the role of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] for the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off.
* [[12 May (production)|12 May]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] was officially invited to reprise the role of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] for the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off.
* [[20 May (production)|20]]-[[21 May (production)|21 May]] - Studio filming for ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 3. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')


== June ==
== June ==
* [[3 June (production)|3]]-[[5 June (production)|5 June]] - Studio filming for ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 6. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')


== July ==
== July ==
* [[29 July (production)|29]]-[[31 July (production)|31 July]] - Studio filming for ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 6. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')


== August ==
== August ==
* [[12 August (production)|12]]-[[14 August (production)|14 August]] - Studio filming for ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 8. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')


== September ==
== September ==
* [[1 September (production)|1]]-[[4 September (production)|4 September]] - Location filming for ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' took place. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
* [[15 September (production)|15]]-[[16 September (production)|16 September]] - Studio filming for ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre 3. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
* [[29 September (production)|29]]-[[30 September (production)|30 September]] - Studio filming for ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre 6. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')


== October ==
== October ==
 
* [[1 October (production)|1 October]] - Studio filming for ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre 6. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
* [[29 October (production)|29 October]] - Location filming for [[Earthshock (TV story)|''Earthshock'']] took place. ([[REF]]: [[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor|''Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor'']])
* [[5 October (production)|5]]-[[9 October (production)|9 October]] - Location filming for ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' took place. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
* [[14 October (production)|14 October]] - [[Steve Gallagher]] met with the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' production team to discuss his new story breakdown for ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]''. There, [[producer]] [[John Nathan-Turner]] informed him that the [[serial]] would be [[Nyssa]]'s last. [[Peter Davison]], who played the then-current [[Fifth Doctor]], protested against this decision.
* [[20 October (production)|20]]-[[21 October (production)|21 October]] - Studio filming for ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' took place. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
* [[29 October (production)|29 October]] - Location filming for ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' took place. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')


== November ==
== November ==
* [[November (production)|November]] - Production of the pilot episode of the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off series, ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'', took place.
* [[November (production)|November]] - Production of the pilot episode of the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off series, ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'', took place.
*[[10 November (production)|10]]-[[12 November (production)|12]] and [[24 November (production)|24]]-[[26 November (production)|26 November]] - Studio filming for [[Earthshock (TV story)|''Earthshock'']] took place. ([[REF]]: [[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor|''Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor'']])
* [[10 November (production)|10]]-[[12 November (production)|12]] and [[24 November (production)|24]]-[[26 November (production)|26 November]] - Studio filming for ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' took place. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
 
* 10 November - Studio filming for additional scenes for ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' took place at BBC Television Centre studio 8. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor]]'')
== December ==


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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1981 was a year in which a number of events important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs occurred.

January

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Footnotes