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=== February ===
=== February ===
* [[3 February|3]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[3 February|3]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[6 February|6]] - [[Patsy Smart]] (the [[Ghoul]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') died.
* [[6 February|6]] - Actress [[Patsy Smart]] died.
* 6 - [[Gerald Savory]], [[Head of Serials]] at the [[BBC]] in the [[1960s]], died.
* 6 - [[BBC]] [[Head of Serials]] [[Gerald Savory]] died.
* [[10 February|10]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[10 February|10]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[15 February|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Warchild]]'' was first published.
* [[15 February|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Warchild]]'' was first published.
* 15 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask|The Man in the Velvet was]]'' was first published.
* 15 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask|The Man in the Velvet was]]'' was first published.
* [[17 February|17]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[17 February|17]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[19 February|19]] - [[Brenda Bruce]] ([[Tilda]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') died.
* [[19 February|19]] - Actress [[Brenda Bruce]] died.
* [[21 February|21]] - Filming concluded for the [[Doctor Who (1996)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. The next time ''Doctor Who'' went into production was not until [[18 July]] [[2004]].
* [[21 February|21]] - Filming concluded for the [[Doctor Who (1996)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. The next time ''Doctor Who'' went into production was not until [[18 July]] [[2004]].
* [[23 February|23]] - [[Roy Heymann]], who appeared as an alien priest in [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' and [[Gotal]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'',  died.
* [[23 February|23]] - Actor [[Roy Heymann]] died.
* [[24 February|24]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. It was the final known performance of [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]].
* [[24 February|24]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. It was the final known performance of [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]].


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* 18 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant]]'' was first published.
* 18 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant]]'' was first published.
* 18 - ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'' was first published. This was the only original ''Doctor Who'' novel published by [[Virgin Publishing]] after 1991 not to be considered part of either the [[Virgin New Adventures]] or [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] lines (although it's often lumped in with the MA line as it featured past incarnations of [[the Doctor]]).
* 18 - ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'' was first published. This was the only original ''Doctor Who'' novel published by [[Virgin Publishing]] after 1991 not to be considered part of either the [[Virgin New Adventures]] or [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] lines (although it's often lumped in with the MA line as it featured past incarnations of [[the Doctor]]).
* [[24 April|24]] - [[Preston Lockwood]] ([[Dojjen]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance]]'') died.
* [[24 April|24]] - Actor [[Preston Lockwood]] died.


=== May ===
=== May ===
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* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[A History of the Universe|Doctor Who: A History of the Universe]]'' was first published.
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[A History of the Universe|Doctor Who: A History of the Universe]]'' was first published.
* [[17 May|17]] - ''[[Doctor Who - The Script of the Film]]'' was first published.
* [[17 May|17]] - ''[[Doctor Who - The Script of the Film]]'' was first published.
* [[20 May|20]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] (the [[Third Doctor]]) died from a heart attack in his sleep whilst in Connecticut.
* [[20 May|20]] - Actor [[Jon Pertwee]] died from a heart attack in his sleep whilst in Connecticut.
* [[25 May|25]] - The [[Doctor Who (1996)|TV movie]] was promoted on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''.
* [[25 May|25]] - The [[Doctor Who (1996)|TV movie]] was promoted on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''.
* [[27 May|27]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. The UK broadcast included some minor edits related to violence, and also included an on-screen dedication to the memory of Jon Pertwee. Unlike the US showing, the UK broadcast was considered a ratings winner, but without US support, the telefilm did not result in a series revival.
* [[27 May|27]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. The UK broadcast included some minor edits related to violence, and also included an on-screen dedication to the memory of Jon Pertwee. Unlike the US showing, the UK broadcast was considered a ratings winner, but without US support, the telefilm did not result in a series revival.
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* 18 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]'' was first published.
* 18 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]'' was first published.
* 18 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]'' was first published. This book was notable for including a short story by future head writer [[Steven Moffat]]. This was the last ''Decalog'' volume to feature the Doctor.
* 18 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]'' was first published. This book was notable for including a short story by future head writer [[Steven Moffat]]. This was the last ''Decalog'' volume to feature the Doctor.
* [[21 July|21]] - [[Wolfe Morris]] ([[Padmasambhava]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'') died.
* [[21 July|21]] - Actor [[Wolfe Morris]] died.


=== August ===
=== August ===
* [[10 August|10]] - [[Rex Tucker]], director of [[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'', died.
* [[10 August|10]] - Director [[Rex Tucker]] died.
* [[15 August|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'' was first published. [[Benny Summerfield]] returned for this novel.
* [[15 August|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'' was first published. [[Benny Summerfield]] returned for this novel.
* 15 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'', the twenty-fifth Missing Adventures novel, was first published.
* 15 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'', the twenty-fifth Missing Adventures novel, was first published.
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* [[3 October|03]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighties]]'' was first published.
* [[3 October|03]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighties]]'' was first published.
* [[7 October|07]] - [[REF]]: ''[[TX file: Doctor Who]]'', a "filofax"-style reference book, was published by [[BBC Books]] as one of a series of ''TX File'' releases.
* [[7 October|07]] - [[REF]]: ''[[TX file: Doctor Who]]'', a "filofax"-style reference book, was published by [[BBC Books]] as one of a series of ''TX File'' releases.
* [[13 October|13]] - [[Beryl Reid]] ([[Briggs]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'') died.
* [[13 October|13]] - Actress [[Beryl Reid]] died.
* [[17 October|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' was first published. This book was notable as it was written by [[Russell T Davies]] before he achieved national fame as the creator of ''Queer as Folk'' and, ultimately, became executive producer and lead writer of the revival of ''Doctor Who'' from 2004 to 2009.
* [[17 October|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' was first published. This book was notable as it was written by [[Russell T Davies]] before he achieved national fame as the creator of ''Queer as Folk'' and, ultimately, became executive producer and lead writer of the revival of ''Doctor Who'' from 2004 to 2009.
* 17 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Speed of Flight]]'' was first published. It was the final [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel to feature the [[Third Doctor]].
* 17 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Speed of Flight]]'' was first published. It was the final [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel to feature the [[Third Doctor]].


=== November ===
=== November ===
* [[1 November|1]] - [[David Dodimead]], who played [[Barclay (The Tenth Planet)|Barclay]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', died.
* [[1 November|1]] - Actor [[David Dodimead]] died.
* [[21 November|21]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters]]'' was first published. It was the final [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel to feature the [[First Doctor]].
* [[21 November|21]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters]]'' was first published. It was the final [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel to feature the [[First Doctor]].
* 21 - [[REF]]: ''[[I Am the Doctor!]]'', [[Jon Pertwee]]'s second volume of memoirs, was published posthumously.
* 21 - [[REF]]: ''[[I Am the Doctor!]]'', [[Jon Pertwee]]'s second volume of memoirs, was published posthumously.
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=== Unknown ===
=== Unknown ===
* [[Frederick Hall]], who played [[Andrew Verney]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'', died.
* Actor [[Frederick Hall]] died.


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

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January

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May

  • 12 - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, was the first broadcaster to air the TV: Doctor Who TV movie, two days before its "official" premiere in the US.
  • 14TV: Doctor Who was first broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company in America, marking the return of Doctor Who to the screen. Sylvester McCoy regenerated into Paul McGann for McGann's (to date) only on-screen appearance as the Eighth Doctor. The film introduced a new theme music arrangement by John Debney (the late Ron Grainer was not credited, however), and reinstated the Jon Pertwee era logo from 1970-1973. This logo replaced the 1987 series logo as the franchise branding, and continued to be used into 2009 to denote "past Doctor"-related products following the 2005 series revival. The ratings proved to be a disappointment, and Fox declined to commission a TV series or further movies. Subsequently, issues over rights and licensing prevented the telefilm from being released to home video in North America until 2011, although UK home video release occurred not long after its broadcast there.
  • 16 - PROSE: Happy Endings was first published. Promoted as the fiftieth book in the Virgin New Adventures line, it featured cameo appearances by many characters from both the TV series and the NA books, and was notable for "outing" Mike Yates. Benny Summerfield ceased to be a regular companion with this novel, though she returned in later volumes and ultimately took over the New Adventures line after Virgin lost the Doctor Who licence.
  • 16 - PROSE: The Sands of Time was first published.
  • 16 - REF: Doctor Who: A History of the Universe was first published.
  • 17 - Doctor Who - The Script of the Film was first published.
  • 20 - Actor Jon Pertwee died from a heart attack in his sleep whilst in Connecticut.
  • 25 - The TV movie was promoted on the cover of the Radio Times.
  • 27 - TV: Doctor Who was first broadcast on BBC1. The UK broadcast included some minor edits related to violence, and also included an on-screen dedication to the memory of Jon Pertwee. Unlike the US showing, the UK broadcast was considered a ratings winner, but without US support, the telefilm did not result in a series revival.
  • Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film was first published. This was the first novelisation of a televised story to not be published by Target Books or an affiliate. It was the first Doctor Who novel to be published by BBC Books, and led to the imprint taking over the Doctor Who fiction licence from Virgin Books (it was not, however, considered part of the later Eighth Doctor Adventures line). It was the last novelisation of a televised Doctor Who story to date, and the last novelisation of any kind until WC: Scream of the Shalka was adapted in 2004.

Spring 1996

  • Around the time the novelisation of the telefilm was published, a major shake-up occurred in the Doctor Who publishing world when it was announced that BBC Books had taken on the licence to publish fiction featuring the Doctor and other BBC-owned characters and concepts from the franchise. Virgin Books, which had been publishing original novels since 1991 and also owned the Target Books line which dated back to 1973, announced its Virgin New Adventures and Virgin Missing Adventures lines would conclude in 1997, after several remaining commissioned novels were published. Virgin, however, also announced it would continue the New Adventures line after that point, focusing on the character of Benny Summerfield.

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown

Footnotes

  1. Time Rift. Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved on 11th December 2011.
  2. M KNIGHT For the Registrar the Comptroller-General (14th day of August 2002). IN THE MATTER OF Application No. 2104259 by The British Broadcasting Corporation to register a series of three marks in Classes 9, 16, 25 and 41 AND IN THE MATTER OF Opposition thereto under No. 48452 by The Metropolitan Police Authority (PDF). Intellectual Property Office (UK). Retrieved on 11th December 2011.