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* [[1 January]] - "Volcano" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' Episode 8) was first broadcast.
* [[8 January]] - "Golden Death" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' Episode 9) was first broadcast.
* [[15 January]] - "Escape Switch" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' Episode 10) was first broadcast.
* [[12 February]] - The final part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'' was released.
* [[22 January]] - "The Abandoned Planet" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' Episode 11) was first broadcast.
* 22 - The first part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'' was released.
* [[29 January]] - "Destruction of Time" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' Episode 12) was first broadcast. [[Jean Marsh]] left the series as her character, [[Sara Kingdom]], became the second companion to die in the line of duty.
* [[30 January]] - Actor [[Daphne Ashbrook]] was born.
* [[5 February]] - "War of God" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' Episode 1) was first broadcast.
* [[12 February]] - "The Sea Beggar" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast.
* [[19 February]] - "Priest of Death" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast.
* 19 - The first part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Space Station Z-7 (comic story)|Space Station Z-7]]'' was released.
* [[26 February]] - "Bell of Doom" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. [[Jackie Lane]] made her debut as companion [[Dodo Chaplet]].
 
=== Early 1966 ===
* Exact date unknown - [[William Hartnell]] sent shockwaves through the ''Doctor Who'' production team by announcing his intention to leave the series. Over the following months, producers and writers developed the concept of [[regeneration]] to explain the change of lead actor and cast [[Patrick Troughton]] as the new Doctor; Hartnell eventually agreed to appear in the first two serials of the new season.
* ''[[Dalek Action Paint 'n Puzzle]]'' was published by Souvenir Press.
* ''[[Dr. Who Travels in Space Sticker Fun Book]]'' was published.
* ''[[Dr. Who Travels in Time Sticker Fun Book]]'' was published.
* [[5 March]] - "The Steel Sky" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark]]'' Episode 1) was first broadcast.
* [[12 March]] - "The Plague" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast.
* 12 - The final part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'' was released.
* [[19 March]] - "The Return" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast.
* 19 - The first part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi]]'' was released.
* [[26 March]] - "The Bomb" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast.
* [[Century 21 Productions|Century 21 Records]] released a ''Doctor Who'' edition of its ''21 Minutes of Adventure'' LP record series, featuring the audio soundtrack of "The Planet of Decision", a chapter of [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]''. It was the first audio story to be made available for sale.
* [[2 April]] - "The Celestial Toyroom" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' Episode 1) was first broadcast.
* [[9 April]] - "The Hall of Dolls" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast.
* 09 - The final part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi]]'' was released.
* [[16 April]] - "The Dancing Floor" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast.
* [[23 April]] - "The Final Test" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast.
* [[30 April]] - "A Holiday for the Doctor" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' Episode 1) was first broadcast.
* The ''Doctor Who'' production office circulated a memo to writers outlining the proposed character of the [[Second Doctor]], as well as suggestions on handling the first [[regeneration]], which was initially compared to an LSD trip gone bad.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/changingwho/10305.shtml]
* [[7 May]] - "Don't Shoot the Pianist" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' Episode 2) was first broadcast.
* [[14 May]] - "Johnny Ringo" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' Episode 3) was first broadcast.
* [[20 May]] - [[Mervyn Pinfield]], a director and associate producer for ''Doctor Who'', died.
* [[21 May]] - "The OK Corral" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' Episode 4) was first broadcast. This marked the final time individual episode titles would be used in the original series (the practice would resume in 2005).
* [[28 May]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[4 June]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[11 June]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[18 June]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast. [[Peter Purves]] left the series with this episode, although he would continue his association with ''Doctor Who'' for years to come when he subsequently became co-host of ''[[Blue Peter]]'', often presenting promotional features about the series.
* [[19 June]] - Actor [[Samuel West]] was born.
* [[25 June]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast. [[Michael Craze]] and [[Anneke Wills]] made their debuts as [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]], respectively. This episode was notorious for having a character -- the computer [[WOTAN]] -- break the longstanding taboo of referring to the Doctor as "Doctor Who".
* [[2 July]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' episode 2 was first broadcast. This was the final appearance of [[Jackie Lane]] as [[Dodo Chaplet]].
* [[9 July]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[16 July]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast, concluding the third season.
* The film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' was released to theatres in the United States. For most audiences in America, this was their first exposure to the ''Doctor Who'' concept, as the TV series had not as of this date been broadcast in the US (although some communities bordering Canada were able to view the series on the [[CBC]] network).
* [[30 July]] - Actor [[Jason Watkins]] was born.
* [[5 August]] - The second feature film, ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', based upon [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', was released in the UK.
* The second [[Doctor Who Annual 1967|Doctor Who Annual]] was published.
* [[8 September]] - ''[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]'' was first published.
* 08 - ''[[Star Trek]]'' debuted in America. This influential series became ''Doctor Who's'' chief rival in terms of franchise longevity, although the original series only ran until the spring of 1969.
* [[10 September]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast, marking the beginning of [[Season 4]].
* [[17 September]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[24 September]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[1 October]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[8 October]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast, marking the first appearance of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]].
* 08 - Episode 4 of [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' was taped, with the first scenes filmed being the regeneration from [[William Hartnell]] (making his final regular appearance as the [[First Doctor]]) to [[Patrick Troughton]] (making his first appearance as the [[Second Doctor]]).
* [[15 October]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[17 October]] - Actor [[Mark Gatiss]] was born.
* [[22 October]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* 22 - Episode 1 of [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' was taped; this was the first full episode featuring [[Patrick Troughton]].
* [[29 October]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast, ending in the first [[regeneration]], from [[William Hartnell]] to [[Patrick Troughton]], shocking children across Britain.
* [[5 November]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast. This was [[Patrick Troughton]]'s first full episode as the [[Second Doctor]], although [[William Hartnell]] briefly appears as a mirror reflection.
* [[12 November]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[19 November]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[22 November]] - Actor [[Nicholas Rowe]] was born.
* [[26 November]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[3 December]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast.
* [[10 December]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' Episode 6 was first broadcast.
* [[12 December]] - The BBC Audience Research Dept. filed an Audience Research Report on [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'' Episode 3, reporting that satisfaction in the episode ranked at 44% with response to [[Second Doctor|new Doctor]] [[Patrick Troughton]] being particularly mixed.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/changingwho/10309.shtml]
* [[15 December]] - [[Patrick Troughton]] was interviewed in ''[[Radio Times]]''.
* [[17 December]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast. [[Frazer Hines]] debuted as new companion [[Jamie McCrimmon]].
* [[24 December]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[31 December]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
 
=== Unknown dates ===
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space]]'' was published by [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd|World Distributors]]. A hardcover novella, this was the first publication of an original long-form text story to feature the [[First Doctor]]. (It was presumably published prior to October as it featured the First Doctor.)
* US comic book publisher Dell Comics issued a single-issue adaptation of the ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' film. This was the first (and, until the early [[1980s]], only) appearance of a ''Doctor Who''-related comic book in the US.
 
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1966 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1966
20th century | 1960s
• 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972
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In 1966, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

Early 1966

Unknown dates

  • Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space was published by World Distributors. A hardcover novella, this was the first publication of an original long-form text story to feature the First Doctor. (It was presumably published prior to October as it featured the First Doctor.)
  • US comic book publisher Dell Comics issued a single-issue adaptation of the Dr. Who and the Daleks film. This was the first (and, until the early 1980s, only) appearance of a Doctor Who-related comic book in the US.
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