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*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] is summoned back to [[Earth]] via the [[space-time telegraph]] by the [[United Nations]] to assist them after they were offered [[The Cold]]. [[Sam Jones]] meets [[Sarah Jane Smith]] (who also meets the Doctor in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]). ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'', ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | *[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] is summoned back to [[Earth]] via the [[space-time telegraph]] by the [[United Nations]] to assist them after they were offered [[The Cold]]. [[Sam Jones]] meets [[Sarah Jane Smith]] (who also meets the Doctor in his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]). ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'', ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | ||
== | == Real World == | ||
=== [[January]] === | === [[January]] === | ||
* [[Just War]] | * [[NA]]: ''[[Just War]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[DWN]]/[[MA]]: ''[[Downtime (novel)|Downtime]]''is first published. Based upon the unofficial fan-made film [[Downtime|of the same title]], and published as part of the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line, it is the third and last of [[Virgin Publishing]]'s series of post-[[Target Books]] novelisations. As such, it brings to an end a long line of adaptations dating back to 1973. It is the only Missing Adventures release not to feature the Doctor. | |||
* [[Downtime (novel)|Downtime]] | |||
=== [[February]] === | === [[February]] === | ||
* [[NA]]: ''[[Warchild]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[Warchild]] | * [[MA]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[The Man in the Velvet Mask]] | |||
=== [[March]] === | === [[March]] === | ||
* [[Sleepy]] | * [[NA]]: ''[[Sleepy]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[MA]]: ''[[The English Way of Death]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[The English Way of Death]] | * [[21st March | 21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era]]'' is first published. Co-written by [[Sophie Aldred]], it is a memoir of her time on the series. | ||
* [[21st March | 21]] - ''[[Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era]]'' first published. Co-written by [[Sophie Aldred]], it is a memoir of her time on the series. | |||
=== [[April]] === | === [[April]] === | ||
* [[NA]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy]]'' is first published. First appearance of recurring character [[Jason Kane]]. | |||
* [[Death and Diplomacy]] First | * [[MA]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant]]'' is first published. | ||
* Fox Television in America begins airing trailers for its upcoming broadcast of [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''. The trailers incorporate special effects footage from episode 1 of the 1986 serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]''. | |||
* [[The Eye of the Giant]] | * [[18th April|18]] - ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'' is first published. This is 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 features past incarnations of the Doctor). | ||
* Fox Television in America begins airing trailers for its upcoming broadcast of ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''. The trailers incorporate special effects footage from episode 1 of the 1986 serial ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]''. | |||
* [[18th April|18]] - [[Who Killed Kennedy]] | |||
=== [[May]] === | === [[May]] === | ||
* [[12th May|12]] - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, is the first broadcaster to air the [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' TV movie, two days before its "official" premiere in the US. | |||
* [[14th May|14]] — [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' is first broadcast on [[Fox Television]] in America. [[Sylvester McCoy]] regenerates into [[Paul McGann]] for McGann's (to date) only on-screen appearance as [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]. The film introduces a new theme music arrangement by [[John Debney]] (the late [[Ron Grainer]] is not credited, however), and reinstates the [[Jon Pertwee]] era logo from [[1970]]-[[1973]] which subsequently replaces the [[1987]] series logo as the franchise branding (it will continue to be used into [[2009]] to denote "past Doctor"-related products following the [[2005]] series revival). The ratings prove to be a disappointment and Fox declines to commission a TV series or further movies. Subsequently, issues over rights and licensing prevent the telefilm from being released to home video in North America (a situation that persists into 2008), although a UK home video release occurs not long after its broadcast there. | |||
*[[16th May | 16]] - [[REF]]: ''[[A History of the Universe|Doctor Who: A History of the Universe]]'' is first published. | |||
*[[17th May | 17]] - ''[[Doctor Who - The Script of the Film]]'' is first published. | |||
*[[20th May | 20]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] dies from a heart attack in [[Connecticut]]. | *[[20th May | 20]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] dies from a heart attack in [[Connecticut]]. | ||
* [[27th May | 27]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'' is first broadcast on [[BBC1]]. The UK broadcast includes some minor edits related to violence, and also includes an on-screen dedication in memory of Jon Pertwee. Unlike the US showing, the UK broadcast is considered a ratings winner, but without US support, the telefilm does not result in a series revival. | |||
* [[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]'' is first published. Promoted as the 50th book in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line, it features cameo appearances by many characters from both the TV series and the NA books, and is notable for "outing" [[Mike Yates]]. [[Benny Summerfield]] ceases to be a regular companion with this novel, though she will return in later volumes and ultimately take over the New Adventures line after Virgin loses the ''Doctor Who'' licence. | |||
* [[MA]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'' is first published. | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film]]'' is first published. This is the first novelisation of a televised story to not be published by [[Target Books]] or an affiliate. This is the first ''Doctor Who'' novel to be published by [[BBC Books]], and would lead to the imprint taking over the ''Doctor Who'' fiction licence from [[Virgin Books]] (it is not, however, considered part of the later [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] line). It is 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 is published, a major shake-up occurs in the ''Doctor Who'' publishing world when it's announced that [[BBC Books]] has taken on the licence to publish fiction featuring The Doctor and other BBC-owned characters and concepts from the franchise. [[Virgin Books]], which has been publishing original novels since 1991 and also owns the [[Target Books]] line which dates back to 1973, announces its [[Virgin New Adventures]] and [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] lines will conclude in 1997, after several remaining commissioned novels are published. Virgin, however, also announces it will continue the New Adventures line after that point, focusing on the character of [[Benny Summerfield]]. | * Around the time the novelisation of the telefilm is published, a major shake-up occurs in the ''Doctor Who'' publishing world when it's announced that [[BBC Books]] has taken on the licence to publish fiction featuring The Doctor and other BBC-owned characters and concepts from the franchise. [[Virgin Books]], which has been publishing original novels since 1991 and also owns the [[Target Books]] line which dates back to 1973, announces its [[Virgin New Adventures]] and [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] lines will conclude in 1997, after several remaining commissioned novels are published. Virgin, however, also announces it will continue the New Adventures line after that point, focusing on the character of [[Benny Summerfield]]. | ||
=== [[June]] === | === [[June]] === | ||
* [[NA]]: ''[[GodEngine]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[GodEngine]] | * [[MA]]: ''[[Killing Ground]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[Killing Ground]] | |||
=== [[July]] === | === [[July]] === | ||
* [[NA]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[Christmas on a Rational Planet]] | * [[MA]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[The Scales of Injustice]] | |||
=== [[August]] === | === [[August]] === | ||
* [[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'' is first published. [[Benny Summerfield]] returns for this novel. | |||
* [[Return of the Living Dad]] | * [[MA]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'', the 25th Missing Adventures novel, is first published. | ||
* [[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]] | |||
* [[10th August|10]] - [[Rex Tucker]] dies. | * [[10th August|10]] - [[Rex Tucker]] dies. | ||
=== [[September]] === | === [[September]] === | ||
* [[NA]]: ''[[The Death of Art]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[The Death of Art]] | * [[MA]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (MA)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[19th September | 19]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Companions]]'' is published in paperback. | |||
* [[Twilight of the Gods (MA)|Twilight of the Gods]] | |||
* [[19th September | 19]] - ''[[Doctor Who: Companions]]'' published in paperback. | |||
=== [[October]] === | === [[October]] === | ||
* [[Damaged Goods]] | * [[NA]]: ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' is first published. This book is 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 director of the revival of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
* [[MA]]: ''[[Speed of Flight]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[Speed of Flight]] | |||
* [[Frazer Hines]] publishes his autobiography, ''Films, Farms and Fillies''. | * [[Frazer Hines]] publishes his autobiography, ''Films, Farms and Fillies''. | ||
* [[3rd October | 03]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighties]]'' first published. | |||
* [[3rd October | 03]] - ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighties]]'' first published. | * [[7th October | 07]] - [[REF]]: ''[[TX File: Doctor Who]]'', a "filofax"-style reference book, published by [[BBC Books]] as one of a series of ''TX File'' releases. | ||
* [[7th October | 07]] - ''[[TX File: Doctor Who]]'', a "filofax"-style reference book, published by [[BBC Books]] as one of a series of ''TX File'' releases. | |||
=== [[November]] === | === [[November]] === | ||
* Due to production issues, there is no [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel published this month; the book scheduled for this month, [[NA]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'', is published at a later date. | |||
* [[The Plotters]] | * [[MA]]: ''[[The Plotters]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[1st November |1]] - [[David Dodimead]], who played [[Barclay]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', dies. | |||
* [[1st November |1]] - [[David Dodimead]], who played [[Barclay]] in | * [[21st November | 21]] - Posthumous publication of [[REF]]: ''[[I Am the Doctor!]]'', [[Jon Pertwee]]'s second volume of memoirs. | ||
** [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Third Doctor]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[21st November | 21]] - Posthumous publication of ''I Am the Doctor!'', [[Jon Pertwee]]'s second volume of memoirs. | * [[22nd November | 22]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Classic Who: The Harper Classics]]'' first published. | ||
** ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Third Doctor]]'' first published. | |||
* [[22nd November | 22]] - ''[[Classic Who: The Harper Classics]]'' first published. | |||
=== [[December]] === | === [[December]] === | ||
* [[Bad Therapy]] | * [[NA]]: ''[[Bad Therapy]]'' is first published. [[Roz Forrester]] is no longer a companion, but readers have to wait until [[NA]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'' is finally published to find out why. [[Peri Brown]] makes a return appearance. | ||
* [[MA]]: ''[[Cold Fusion]]'' is first published. First and only Missing Adventures novel to feature more than one incarnation of the Doctor, and the first to feature the [[Seventh Doctor]]. At one point Virgin planned for Seventh Doctor adventures to continue in the Missing Adventures line after novels began to appear featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]], but this did not happen. | |||
* [[Cold Fusion]] First | * [[5th December|05]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Completely Useless Encyclopedia]]'' first published. | ||
* [[5th December|05]] - ''[[The Completely Useless Encyclopedia]]'' first published. | |||
=== Unknown === | === Unknown === | ||
* [[VD]]: ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]'' is first published. This book is notable for including a short story by future head writer [[Steven Moffat]]. This is the last ''Decalog'' volume to feature the Doctor. | |||
* [[Decalog 3: Consequences]] | * [[Frederick Hall]], who played [[Andrew Verney]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'', dies. | ||
* [[Frederick Hall]], who played [[Andrew Verney]] in [[The Awakening]], dies. | |||
Revision as of 01:06, 6 September 2009
History of the Doctor Who Universe
- The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki arrive at the Festival of Ghana while being pursued by Daleks. (DW: The Chase)
- The novel Bridget Jones's Diary is published. In the 51st century it would be preserved in The Library. (DW: Silence in the Library)
- The Doctor is summoned back to Earth via the space-time telegraph by the United Nations to assist them after they were offered The Cold. Sam Jones meets Sarah Jane Smith (who also meets the Doctor in his eighth incarnation). (EDA: Interference - Book One, Interference - Book Two)
Real World
January
- NA: Just War is first published.
- DWN/MA: Downtimeis first published. Based upon the unofficial fan-made film of the same title, and published as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures line, it is the third and last of Virgin Publishing's series of post-Target Books novelisations. As such, it brings to an end a long line of adaptations dating back to 1973. It is the only Missing Adventures release not to feature the Doctor.
February
- NA: Warchild is first published.
- MA: The Man in the Velvet Mask is first published.
March
- NA: Sleepy is first published.
- MA: The English Way of Death is first published.
- 21 - REF: Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era is first published. Co-written by Sophie Aldred, it is a memoir of her time on the series.
April
- NA: Death and Diplomacy is first published. First appearance of recurring character Jason Kane.
- MA: The Eye of the Giant is first published.
- Fox Television in America begins airing trailers for its upcoming broadcast of DW: Doctor Who. The trailers incorporate special effects footage from episode 1 of the 1986 serial DW: The Mysterious Planet.
- 18 - Who Killed Kennedy is first published. This is 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 features past incarnations of the Doctor).
May
- 12 - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, is the first broadcaster to air the DW: Doctor Who TV movie, two days before its "official" premiere in the US.
- 14 — DW: Doctor Who is first broadcast on Fox Television in America. Sylvester McCoy regenerates into Paul McGann for McGann's (to date) only on-screen appearance as The Doctor. The film introduces a new theme music arrangement by John Debney (the late Ron Grainer is not credited, however), and reinstates the Jon Pertwee era logo from 1970-1973 which subsequently replaces the 1987 series logo as the franchise branding (it will continue to be used into 2009 to denote "past Doctor"-related products following the 2005 series revival). The ratings prove to be a disappointment and Fox declines to commission a TV series or further movies. Subsequently, issues over rights and licensing prevent the telefilm from being released to home video in North America (a situation that persists into 2008), although a UK home video release occurs not long after its broadcast there.
- 16 - REF: Doctor Who: A History of the Universe is first published.
- 17 - Doctor Who - The Script of the Film is first published.
- 20 - Jon Pertwee dies from a heart attack in Connecticut.
- 27 - DW: Doctor Who is first broadcast on BBC1. The UK broadcast includes some minor edits related to violence, and also includes an on-screen dedication in memory of Jon Pertwee. Unlike the US showing, the UK broadcast is considered a ratings winner, but without US support, the telefilm does not result in a series revival.
- NA: Happy Endings is first published. Promoted as the 50th book in the Virgin New Adventures line, it features cameo appearances by many characters from both the TV series and the NA books, and is notable for "outing" Mike Yates. Benny Summerfield ceases to be a regular companion with this novel, though she will return in later volumes and ultimately take over the New Adventures line after Virgin loses the Doctor Who licence.
- MA: The Sands of Time is first published.
- Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film is first published. This is the first novelisation of a televised story to not be published by Target Books or an affiliate. This is the first Doctor Who novel to be published by BBC Books, and would lead to the imprint taking over the Doctor Who fiction licence from Virgin Books (it is not, however, considered part of the later Eighth Doctor Adventures line). It is 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 is published, a major shake-up occurs in the Doctor Who publishing world when it's announced that BBC Books has taken on the licence to publish fiction featuring The Doctor and other BBC-owned characters and concepts from the franchise. Virgin Books, which has been publishing original novels since 1991 and also owns the Target Books line which dates back to 1973, announces its Virgin New Adventures and Virgin Missing Adventures lines will conclude in 1997, after several remaining commissioned novels are published. Virgin, however, also announces it will continue the New Adventures line after that point, focusing on the character of Benny Summerfield.
June
- NA: GodEngine is first published.
- MA: Killing Ground is first published.
July
- NA: Christmas on a Rational Planet is first published.
- MA: The Scales of Injustice is first published.
August
- NA: Return of the Living Dad is first published. Benny Summerfield returns for this novel.
- MA: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, the 25th Missing Adventures novel, is first published.
- 10 - Rex Tucker dies.
September
- NA: The Death of Art is first published.
- MA: Twilight of the Gods is first published.
- 19 - REF: Doctor Who: Companions is published in paperback.
October
- NA: Damaged Goods is first published. This book is 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 director of the revival of Doctor Who.
- MA: Speed of Flight is first published.
- Frazer Hines publishes his autobiography, Films, Farms and Fillies.
- 03 - REF: Doctor Who: The Eighties first published.
- 07 - REF: TX File: Doctor Who, a "filofax"-style reference book, published by BBC Books as one of a series of TX File releases.
November
- Due to production issues, there is no Virgin New Adventures novel published this month; the book scheduled for this month, NA: So Vile a Sin, is published at a later date.
- MA: The Plotters is first published.
- 1 - David Dodimead, who played Barclay in DW: The Tenth Planet, dies.
- 21 - Posthumous publication of REF: I Am the Doctor!, Jon Pertwee's second volume of memoirs.
- REF: Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Third Doctor is first published.
- 22 - REF: Classic Who: The Harper Classics first published.
December
- NA: Bad Therapy is first published. Roz Forrester is no longer a companion, but readers have to wait until NA: So Vile a Sin is finally published to find out why. Peri Brown makes a return appearance.
- MA: Cold Fusion is first published. First and only Missing Adventures novel to feature more than one incarnation of the Doctor, and the first to feature the Seventh Doctor. At one point Virgin planned for Seventh Doctor adventures to continue in the Missing Adventures line after novels began to appear featuring the Eighth Doctor, but this did not happen.
- 05 - REF: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia first published.
Unknown
- VD: Decalog 3: Consequences is first published. This book is notable for including a short story by future head writer Steven Moffat. This is the last Decalog volume to feature the Doctor.
- Frederick Hall, who played Andrew Verney in DW: The Awakening, dies.
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