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==[[Doctor Who Universe]]== | ==[[Doctor Who Universe]]== | ||
==Real World== | ==Real World== | ||
===[[January]]=== | ===[[January]]=== | ||
*[[UK]] Release of [[An Unearthly Child]] | |||
*[[14th January|14]] - [[John Witty]] (the voice of the Computer in ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'') dies in [[Bristol]]. | *[[UK]] Release of [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' on video | ||
*[[18th January|18]] - ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Giants]]'' first published. With this release, all serials of the [[First Doctor]] era were now novelised. | *[[14th January|14]] - [[John Witty]] (the voice of the Computer in [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'') dies in [[Bristol]]. | ||
*[[20th January|20]] - [[John Maxim]], who played [[Frankenstein's Monster]] in ''[[The Chase]]'', as well as a Cyberman in ''[[The Moonbase]]'' (under the name '''John Wills'''), dies in [[Brighton]]. | *[[18th January|18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Giants]]'' is first published. With this release, all serials of the [[First Doctor]] era were now novelised. | ||
*[[20th January|20]] - [[John Maxim]], who played [[Frankenstein's Monster]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', as well as a Cyberman in [[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'' (under the name '''John Wills'''), dies in [[Brighton]]. | |||
===[[February]]=== | ===[[February]]=== | ||
*[[Target Books]] begins republishing selected novelisations with new cover designs by [[Alister Pearson]]. Other than the covers, these reprints are identical to earlier editions. A number of the reprints will be issued to coincide with video releases (which often used the same cover art) and rebroadcasts. The reissues are also in most cases retitled from their original publication, either with the "Doctor Who and the ..." title format being dropped, or the book's title being changed to reflect the original broadcast title. The first two novelisations republished in the new format are ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games|Doctor Who - The War Games]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child|Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child]]''. | |||
*[[15th February|15]] - ''[[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol]]'' first published. | *[[Target Books]] begins republishing selected novelisations with new cover designs by [[Alister Pearson]]. Other than the covers, these reprints are identical to earlier editions. A number of the reprints will be issued to coincide with video releases (which often used the same cover art) and rebroadcasts. The reissues are also in most cases retitled from their original publication, either with the "Doctor Who and the ..." title format being dropped, or the book's title being changed to reflect the original broadcast title. The first two novelisations republished in the new format are [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games|Doctor Who - The War Games]]'' and [[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child|Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child]]''. | ||
*[[15th February|15]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol]]'' is first published. | |||
===[[March]]=== | ===[[March]]=== | ||
*[[15th March|15]] - ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]'' first published. Final [[Target Books]] novelisation by [[Terrance Dicks]]. | |||
*[[15th March|15]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]'' is first published. Final [[Target Books]] novelisation by [[Terrance Dicks]]. | |||
===[[April]]=== | ===[[April]]=== | ||
*[[27th April|27]] - ''[[Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer (graphic novel)|Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer]]'' graphic novel first published. | |||
*[[27th April|27]] - ''[[Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer (graphic novel)|Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer]]'' graphic novel is first published by [[Marvel Comics]]. | |||
===[[May]]=== | ===[[May]]=== | ||
*[[1st May|1]] - [[Brian Vaughan]], who played [[Watts|Lt. Commander Watts]] in ''[[The Sea Devils]]'', dies. | |||
*[[1st May|1]] - [[Brian Vaughan]], who played [[Watts|Lt. Commander Watts]] in [DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'', dies. | |||
*[[15th May|15]] - Writer and director [[Peter Grimwade]] dies from leukemia. | *[[15th May|15]] - Writer and director [[Peter Grimwade]] dies from leukemia. | ||
*[[16th May|16]] - [[Thomas Sangster]], who played [[Tim Latimer]] in ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' | *[[16th May|16]] - [[Thomas Sangster]], who played [[Tim Latimer]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'', is born in South [[London]]. | ||
===[[June]]=== | ===[[June]]=== | ||
*[[15th June|15]] - [[Leonard Sachs]], who played Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] in ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' and [[Lord President]] [[Borusa]] in ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story) |Arc of Infinity]]'', dies in [[London]]. | |||
*[[21st June|21]] - ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' first published. | *[[15th June|15]] - [[Leonard Sachs]], who played Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'' and [[Lord President]] [[Borusa]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story) |Arc of Infinity]]'', dies in [[London]]. | ||
*[[21st June|21]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' is first published. | |||
*[[23rd June|23]] - [[Frank Gatliff]] dies. | *[[23rd June|23]] - [[Frank Gatliff]] dies. | ||
===[[July]]=== | ===[[July]]=== | ||
*''[[Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who: L-R]]'' first published. The series is abandoned after this release, and no paperback of this volume is issued. | |||
*[[19th July|19]] - ''[[Mission to Magnus|Doctor Who - Mission to Magnus]]'' first published. Third and final release in the "Missing Episodes" line, and the last "original" Doctor Who novel until the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line launches a year later. | *[[REF]]: ''[[Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who: L-R]]'' is first published. The series is abandoned after this release, and no paperback of this volume is issued. | ||
*[[19th July|19]] - [[TME]]: ''[[Mission to Magnus|Doctor Who - Mission to Magnus]]'' first published. Third and final release in the "Missing Episodes" line, and the last "original" Doctor Who novel until the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line launches a year later. | |||
===[[August]]=== | ===[[August]]=== | ||
*[[2nd August|2]] - [[Edwin Richfield]], who appeared as Captain [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]] in ''[[The Sea Devils]]'' and [[Mestor]] in ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', dies from cancer in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. | |||
*[[2nd August|2]] - [[Edwin Richfield]], who appeared as Captain [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'' and [[Mestor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', dies from cancer in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. | |||
*[[17th August|17]] - [[Graham Williams]], who produced Seasons 15-17 (1977-79) is killed in a shooting accident in Devon, England. | *[[17th August|17]] - [[Graham Williams]], who produced Seasons 15-17 (1977-79) is killed in a shooting accident in Devon, England. | ||
===[[September]]=== | ===[[September]]=== | ||
*[[20th September|20]] - ''[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Ghost Light]]'' first published. | |||
** Paperback edition of ''[[Doctor Who: Cybermen]]'' published; the new edition is expanded from the 1988 original. | *[[20th September|20]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Ghost Light]]'' is first published. | ||
** Paperback edition of [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Cybermen]]'' is published; the new edition is expanded from the 1988 original. | |||
===[[October]]=== | ===[[October]]=== | ||
*[[18th October|18]] - ''[[Survival (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Survival]]'' first published, adapting the final serial of the original 1963-89 series. | |||
*[[18th October|18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Survival (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Survival]]'' is first published, adapting the final serial of the original 1963-89 series. | |||
*[[Bernard Finch]] dies. | *[[Bernard Finch]] dies. | ||
===[[November]]=== | ===[[November]]=== | ||
*[[10th November|10]] - [[Dudley Jones]], who played [[John Dyson]] in ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', dies. | |||
*[[15th December|15]] - ''[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Curse of Fenric]]'' first published. | *[[10th November|10]] - [[Dudley Jones]], who played [[John Dyson]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', dies. | ||
*[[21st November|21]] - | *[[15th December|15]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Curse of Fenric]]'' is first published. | ||
*[[23rd November|23]] - [[Mostyn Evans]] ([[Dai Evans]] in ''[[The Green Death]]'' and the [[High Priest (Death to the Daleks)|High Priest]] in ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'') dies. | *[[21st November|21]] - ''[[Search Out Space]]'', an episode of ''Search Out Science'' in which [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] appear as [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]], is first broadcast. Not generally considered part of continuity, this would be McCoy and Aldred's last official appearances as the Doctor and Ace until [[DW]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'' in 1993. | ||
*[[23rd November|23]] - [[Mostyn Evans]] ([[Dai Evans]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' and the [[High Priest (Death to the Daleks)|High Priest]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'') dies. | |||
===[[December]]=== | ===[[December]]=== | ||
*[[28th December |28]] - [[Edward Brayshaw]], who played [[Léon Colbert]] in ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[the War Chief]] in ''[[The War Games]]'', dies. | |||
*[[28th December |28]] - [[Edward Brayshaw]], who played [[Léon Colbert]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[the War Chief]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'', dies. | |||
===Unknown date=== | ===Unknown date=== | ||
*[[An Unearthly Child]] published in [[Germany]] under the title ''Doctor Who Und Das Kind Van Der Sternen''. | |||
*[[DWN]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' published in [[Germany]] under the title ''Doctor Who Und Das Kind Van Der Sternen''. | |||
*After months of speculation, the [[BBC]] announces that it will not air a 27th season of ''Doctor Who'' in 1990, and at some point during the year the Doctor Who Production Office closes down. Although [[Sophie Aldred]], in the later documentary ''[[More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS]]'' would say she was told the series had been cancelled, no actual public announcement of this is made by the BBC. Over the next few years the show's fate remains a matter of debate. | *After months of speculation, the [[BBC]] announces that it will not air a 27th season of ''Doctor Who'' in 1990, and at some point during the year the Doctor Who Production Office closes down. Although [[Sophie Aldred]], in the later documentary ''[[More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS]]'' would say she was told the series had been cancelled, no actual public announcement of this is made by the BBC. Over the next few years the show's fate remains a matter of debate. | ||
*Around the time of the BBC's announcement, [[Virgin Books]], which has purchased [[Target Books]], announces plans to launch a series of original novels continuing ''Doctor Who'' from the events of ''[[Survival]]''; the line is scheduled to launch in [[1991]]. It is also announced that the traditional Target novelisation format would also come to an end in 1991, with all but a few stories left to be adapted. | *Around the time of the BBC's announcement, [[Virgin Books]], which has purchased [[Target Books]], announces plans to launch a series of original novels continuing ''Doctor Who'' from the events of [[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]''; the line is scheduled to launch in [[1991]]. It is also announced that the traditional Target novelisation format would also come to an end in 1991, with all but a few stories left to be adapted. | ||
*[[Anthony Steven]] dies. | *[[Anthony Steven]] dies. | ||
*[[Neville Simons]] dies. | *[[Neville Simons]] dies. | ||
Revision as of 23:57, 5 September 2009
Doctor Who Universe
Real World
January
- UK Release of DW: An Unearthly Child on video
- 14 - John Witty (the voice of the Computer in DW: The Seeds of Death) dies in Bristol.
- 18 - DWN: Doctor Who - Planet of Giants is first published. With this release, all serials of the First Doctor era were now novelised.
- 20 - John Maxim, who played Frankenstein's Monster in DW: The Chase, as well as a Cyberman in DW: The Moonbase (under the name John Wills), dies in Brighton.
February
- Target Books begins republishing selected novelisations with new cover designs by Alister Pearson. Other than the covers, these reprints are identical to earlier editions. A number of the reprints will be issued to coincide with video releases (which often used the same cover art) and rebroadcasts. The reissues are also in most cases retitled from their original publication, either with the "Doctor Who and the ..." title format being dropped, or the book's title being changed to reflect the original broadcast title. The first two novelisations republished in the new format are DWN: Doctor Who - The War Games and DWN: Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child.
- 15 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol is first published.
March
- 15 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Space Pirates is first published. Final Target Books novelisation by Terrance Dicks.
April
- 27 - Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer graphic novel is first published by Marvel Comics.
May
- 1 - Brian Vaughan, who played Lt. Commander Watts in [DW]]: The Sea Devils, dies.
- 15 - Writer and director Peter Grimwade dies from leukemia.
- 16 - Thomas Sangster, who played Tim Latimer in DW: Human Nature / The Family of Blood, is born in South London.
June
- 15 - Leonard Sachs, who played Admiral Gaspard de Coligny in DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve and Lord President Borusa in DW: Arc of Infinity, dies in London.
- 21 - DWN: Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks is first published.
- 23 - Frank Gatliff dies.
July
- REF: Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who: L-R is first published. The series is abandoned after this release, and no paperback of this volume is issued.
- 19 - TME: Doctor Who - Mission to Magnus first published. Third and final release in the "Missing Episodes" line, and the last "original" Doctor Who novel until the Virgin New Adventures line launches a year later.
August
- 2 - Edwin Richfield, who appeared as Captain John Hart in DW: The Sea Devils and Mestor in DW: The Twin Dilemma, dies from cancer in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.
- 17 - Graham Williams, who produced Seasons 15-17 (1977-79) is killed in a shooting accident in Devon, England.
September
- 20 - DWN: Doctor Who - Ghost Light is first published.
- Paperback edition of REF: Doctor Who: Cybermen is published; the new edition is expanded from the 1988 original.
October
- 18 - DWN: Doctor Who - Survival is first published, adapting the final serial of the original 1963-89 series.
- Bernard Finch dies.
November
- 10 - Dudley Jones, who played John Dyson in DW: The Tenth Planet, dies.
- 15 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fenric is first published.
- 21 - Search Out Space, an episode of Search Out Science in which Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred appear as the Doctor and Ace, is first broadcast. Not generally considered part of continuity, this would be McCoy and Aldred's last official appearances as the Doctor and Ace until DW: Dimensions in Time in 1993.
- 23 - Mostyn Evans (Dai Evans in DW: The Green Death and the High Priest in DW: Death to the Daleks) dies.
December
- 28 - Edward Brayshaw, who played Léon Colbert in DW: The Reign of Terror and the War Chief in DW: The War Games, dies.
Unknown date
- DWN: An Unearthly Child published in Germany under the title Doctor Who Und Das Kind Van Der Sternen.
- After months of speculation, the BBC announces that it will not air a 27th season of Doctor Who in 1990, and at some point during the year the Doctor Who Production Office closes down. Although Sophie Aldred, in the later documentary More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS would say she was told the series had been cancelled, no actual public announcement of this is made by the BBC. Over the next few years the show's fate remains a matter of debate.
- Around the time of the BBC's announcement, Virgin Books, which has purchased Target Books, announces plans to launch a series of original novels continuing Doctor Who from the events of DW: Survival; the line is scheduled to launch in 1991. It is also announced that the traditional Target novelisation format would also come to an end in 1991, with all but a few stories left to be adapted.
- Anthony Steven dies.
- Neville Simons dies.
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1991 |
