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* [[April (releases)|April]] - ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' was released in the [[United States of America|US]] on [[VHS]].
* [[April (releases)|April]] - ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' was released in the [[United States of America|US]] on [[VHS]].
* ''[[Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme (soundtrack)|Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme]]'' was reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records.
* ''[[Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme (soundtrack)|Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme]]'' was reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records.
* [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' was first published, launching the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line.
* [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' was first published, launching the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line.
* [[July (releases)|July]] - [[DWMS Summer 1991|Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special 1991]] was published.
* [[July (releases)|July]] - [[DWMS Summer 1991|Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special 1991]] was published.
* [[5 July (releases)|5 July]] - The [[Doctor Who exhibition|''Doctor Who'' exhibition]] [[Behind the Sofa]] opened at [[Museum of the Moving Image|MOMI]] in [[London]].
* [[5 July (releases)|5 July]] - The [[Doctor Who exhibition|''Doctor Who'' exhibition]] [[Behind the Sofa]] opened at [[Museum of the Moving Image|MOMI]] in [[London]].
* [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Battlefield]]'' was first published. This was the last [[Target Books]] novelisation of a televised serial to be published in the short-page count paperback form in place since [[1973]]. Later serial adaptations were published with a higher page count. This book completed the adaptations of the [[Seventh Doctor]] era, not counting the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 telefilm]], which was novelised by [[BBC Books]].
* [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Battlefield]]'' was first published. This was the last [[Target Books]] novelisation of a televised serial to be published in the short-page count paperback form in place since [[1973]]. Later serial adaptations were published with a higher page count. This book completed the adaptations of the [[Seventh Doctor]] era, not counting the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 telefilm]], which was novelised by [[BBC Books]].
* [[25 July (releases)|25 July]] - [[Marvel Comics]] published the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992|Doctor Who Yearbook]]'', an attempt at reviving the [[Doctor Who Annual|Annual]] concept that had been abandoned by World Distributors after [[1985]]. The experiment was a success and several more Yearbooks were published over the next few years.
* [[25 July (releases)|25 July]] - [[Marvel Comics]] published the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992|Doctor Who Yearbook]]'', an attempt at reviving the [[Doctor Who Annual|Annual]] concept that had been abandoned by World Distributors after [[1985]]. The experiment was a success and several more Yearbooks were published over the next few years.
* [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' was first published. This was [[Terrance Dicks]]' first original (non-novelisation) ''Doctor Who'' novel, and his first since [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]''.
* [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' was first published. This was [[Terrance Dicks]]' first original (non-novelisation) ''Doctor Who'' novel, and his first since [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]''.
* [[26 August (releases)|26 August]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' debuted on [[BBC1]] on UK television. This was a version of ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast.
* [[26 August (releases)|26 August]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' debuted on [[BBC1]] on UK television. This was a version of ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast.
* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' was first published. This novelisation of the 1976 audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' was the first and only [[Target Books]] novelisation based upon a story that was not produced by the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]]. It was the final release by Target in the "short paperback" format that had been used since the line was launched in 1973. The last remaining Target novelisations appeared in longer-format (higher word count) works of the same format as the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line.
* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' was first published. This novelisation of the 1976 audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' was the first and only [[Target Books]] novelisation based upon a story that was not produced by the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]]. It was the final release by Target in the "short paperback" format that had been used since the line was launched in 1973. The last remaining Target novelisations appeared in longer-format (higher word count) works of the same format as the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line.
* [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' was first published.
* [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' was first published.
* 17 October - [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published.
* 17 October - [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published.
* [[November (releases)|November]] - [[DWMS Winter 1991|Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special of 1991]] was published.
* [[November (releases)|November]] - [[DWMS Winter 1991|Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special of 1991]] was published.
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* [[December (releases)|December]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Time Lord (role playing book)|Time Lord]]'', a single-volume role-playing game issued by [[Virgin Publishing]], was first published.
* [[December (releases)|December]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Time Lord (role playing book)|Time Lord]]'', a single-volume role-playing game issued by [[Virgin Publishing]], was first published.
* [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] - ''[[Who on Earth is Tom Baker (home video)|Who on Earth is Tom Baker]]'' was released directly to [[VHS]].
* [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] - ''[[Who on Earth is Tom Baker (home video)|Who on Earth is Tom Baker]]'' was released directly to [[VHS]].
* [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' was first published, concluding the first [[Virgin New Adventures]] story arc.
* [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' was first published, concluding the first [[Virgin New Adventures]] story arc.
* Unknown - [[Silva Screen Records]] released [[The Curse of Fenric (soundtrack)|a soundtrack CD]] for ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''. This was the first of several full-serial soundtrack albums Silva Screen released over the next few years.
* Unknown - [[Silva Screen Records]] released [[The Curse of Fenric (soundtrack)|a soundtrack CD]] for ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''. This was the first of several full-serial soundtrack albums Silva Screen released over the next few years.


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In 1991, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.