2009 (releases)

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2009 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 2009, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

• 1 January - A 60 minute edit of Doctor Who at the Proms (2008) was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 1 January - CON: At the Proms ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 2 January - The fifth issue of The Forgotten was first released.
• 2 January - DWA 96 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 3 January - CON: The Eleventh Doctor was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 5 January - The Trial of a Time Lord was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 6 January - The War Machines and Four to Doomsday were released to DVD in Region 1.
• 7 January - DWBIT 61 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 8 January - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen was first released.
• 8 January - DWA 97 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 8 January - DWM 404 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 9 January - AUDIO: One Small Step... was released as a free podcast.
• 11 January - A 95 minute edit of Doctor Who at the Proms (2008) ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 14 January - The first issue of Doctor Who DVD Files, a fortnightly UK/Ireland-only magazine, was published, incorporating a DVD of the episodes Rose and The End of the World.
• 15 January - DWA 98 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 19 January - The Next Doctor was released on DVD in the UK. The DVD also included the 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms concert and the mini-episode Music of the Spheres.
• 21 January - The last issue of The Forgotten was released.
• 21 January - DWBIT 62 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 22 January - AUDIO: The Transit of Venus, AUDIO: The Judgement of Isskar and AUDIO: The Prisoner's Dilemma were all released.
• 22 January - DWA 99 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 26 January - The DVD box set The E-Space Trilogy was released in the UK, including the episodes Full Circle, State of Decay and Warriors' Gate.
• 29 January - BBC Books launched The Darksmith Legacy, with the publication of The Dust of Ages and The Graves of Mordane.
• 29 January - DWA 100 was first published by BBC Magazines.

February

• February - The digital channel Watch published COMIC: The Return of the Vostok, on its website.
• February - AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Sound of Fear was first released.
• 4 February - DWBIT 63 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 5 February- Battlefield was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 5 February - DWA 101 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 5 February - DWM 405 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 12 February - AUDIO: The Nemonite Invasion, an original made-for-BBC Audio story read by Catherine Tate, was first released.
• 13 February - DWA 102 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 14 February - AUDIO: The Destroyer of Delights was first released.
• 18 February - DWBIT 64 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 19 February - TM 14 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 19 February - DWA 103 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 23 February - The Rescue and The Romans were released in a 2-DVD set in the UK.
• 25 February - COMIC: The Whispering Gallery, a one-shot comic book by IDW Publishing, was first published.
• 26 February - The Sontaran Games, the fourth Quick Reads novella, was first published.
• 26 February - DWA 104 was first published by BBC Magazines.

March

• March - AUDIO: Resistance was first released.
• March - AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Land of Wonder was first released.
• 3 March - The Key to Time: Special Edition, a DVD collection of all stories from Season 16, was released in North America.
• 4 March - DWBIT 65 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 5 March - The Next Doctor (including Music of the Spheres) was released to DVD in Region 4. Also released was The E-Space Trilogy box set featuring Full Circle, State of Decay and Warriors' Gate.
• 5 March - DWA 105 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 5 March - DWM 406 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 7 March - AUDIO: Orbis: Part 1 was first released.
• 12 March - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who and the Cybermen was first released.
• 12 March - DWA 106 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 13 March - TV: From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love, a special mini-episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures, aired in the UK as part of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day.
• 14 March - AUDIO: Orbis: Part 2 was first released.
• 15 March - REF: Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It was first published by Mad Norwegian Press.
• 16 March - Attack of the Cybermen was released to DVD in the UK.
• 18 March - DWBIT 66 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 19 March - DWA 107 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 21 March - AUDIO: Hothouse: Part 1 was first released.
• 26 March - The Colour of Darkness and The Depths of Despair were first published.
• 26 March - DWA 108 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 28 March - AUDIO: Hothouse: Part 2 was first released.
• 30 March - AUDIO: The Chaos Pool was first released.
• 30 March - Short Trips: Indefinable Magic was first published.

April

• April - AUDIO: The Magic Mousetrap was first released.
• April - AUDIO: The Magician's Oath was first released.
• April - COMIC: Doctor Who: The Forgotten, a graphic novel-style release reprinting the COMIC: The Forgotten story arc from IDW Publishing's Doctor Who comic book series, was first published.
• April - AUDIO: The Two Irises was first released.
• April - Image of the Fendahl was released to DVD in the UK.
• 1 April - DWBIT 67 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 2 April - The Rescue and The Romans were released to DVD in Region 4 in a single set.
• 2 April - REF: Activity Annual was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 2 April - DWA 109 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 2 April - DWM 407 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 4 April - AUDIO: The Beast of Orlok: Part 1 was first released.
• 8 April - GAME: Double Decker Desert Wrecker was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 9 April - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora was first released.
• 9 April - DWA 110 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 11 April - TV: Planet of the Dead was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 11 April - CON: Desert Storm was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 11 April - AUDIO: The Beast of Orlok: Part 2 was first released.
• 13 April - BBC Video released the DVD box set The Cybermen Collection in the UK. The set included the previously released Tenth Doctor episodes The Age of Steel, Rise of the Cybermen, Army of Ghosts and Doomsday.
• 15 April - DWBIT 68 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 16 April - PROSE: Judgement of the Judoon, PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks and PROSE: The Slitheen Excursion were first published by BBC Books.
• 16 April - DWA 111 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 18 April - AUDIO: Wirrn Dawn: Part 1 was first released.
• 23 April - TM 15 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 23 April - DWA 112 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 25 April - AUDIO: Wirrn Dawn: Part 2 was first released.
• 29 April - DWBIT 69 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 30 April - PROSE: The Vampire of Paris (The Darksmith Legacy) was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 30 April - DWA 113 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 30 April - DWM 408 was first published by Panini Comics.

May

• May - AUDIO: Enemy of the Daleks was first released.
• May - AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers was first released.
• May - PROSE: Short Trips: Re:Collections, an anthology of previously published stories, was first published.
• May - AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Panda Invasion was first released.
• May - COMIC: Doctor Who Classics Volume 3 was published.
• May - COMIC: A Cold Day in Hell! graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.
• 2 May - AUDIO: The Scapegoat: Part 1 was first released.
• 5 May - Battlefield and The E-Space Trilogy box set (Full Circle, State of Decay, Warriors' Gate) were released to DVD in North America/Region 1.
• 7 May - AUDIO: In the Shadows was first released.
• 7 May - Attack of the Cybermen was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 7 May - DWA 114 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 9 May - AUDIO: The Scapegoat: Part 2 was first released.
• 11 May - The Deadly Assassin was released to DVD in the UK.
• 13 May - DWBIT 70 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 14 May - DWA 115 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 16 May - AUDIO: The Cannibalists: Part 1 was first released.
• 20 May - COMIC: The Time Machination, a one-shot comic book by IDW Publishing, was first published.
• 20 May - PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus was first published.
• 21 May - DWA 116 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 23 May - The John Barrowman-hosted talent series Tonight's the Night aired a specially written and filmed Doctor Who skit.
• 23 May - AUDIO: The Cannibalists: Part 2 was first released.
• 28 May - REF: Alien Armies Activity Book, REF: Children of Time Sticker Poster Book and PROSE: The Game of Death (The Darksmith Legacy) were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 28 May - DWA 117 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 28 May - DWM 409 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 30 May - AUDIO: The Eight Truths: Part 1 was first released.

June

• June - AUDIO: The Stealers from Saiph was first released.
• 4 June - The complete Series 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 4 June - Image of the Fendahl was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 4 June - DWA 118 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 6 June - AUDIO: The Eight Truths: Part 2 was first released.
• 8 June - Ozymandias was first released by Magic Bullet Productions.
• 9 June - COMIC: Torchwood: Rift War, an omnibus of the multi-part Rift War! comic strip from Torchwood Magazine, was first published by Titan Books.
• 9 June - AUDIO: The Sin Eaters was first released.
• 10 June - COMIC: Autopia, a one-shot comic story, was first published.
• 11 June - DWA 119 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 12 June - A preview showing of episode one of Torchwood: Children of Earth took place at the British Film Institute (BFI) in London.
• 13 June - Beginning this day and continuing for the next six Saturdays, special mini-editions of Doctor Who Adventures were included as giveaways in the Daily Mirror. These specials featured reprints from DWA.
• 13 June - AUDIO: Worldwide Web: Part 1 was first released.
• 18 June - DWA 120 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 June - AUDIO: Worldwide Web: Part 2 was first released.
• 22 June - Delta and the Bannermen was released to DVD in the UK.
• 23 June - BBC Radio 4 broadcasted On the Outside it Looked Like an Old Fashioned Police Box.
• 25 June - The Planet of Oblivion was first published.
• 25 June - Bay of the Dead, The House That Jack Built and Into the Silence were first published.
• 25 June - TM 16 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 25 June - DWA 121 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 25 June - DWM 410 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 29 June - Planet of the Dead was released to DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK.
• 30 June - AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari was first released.
• 30 June - AUDIO: Glory Days was first released.

July

• 1 July - AUDIO: Asylum debuted on BBC One on BBC Radio 4.
• 2 July - AUDIO: Golden Age debuted on BBC One on BBC Radio 4.
• 2 July - AUDIO: The Rising Night was first released, read by Michelle Ryan.
• 2 July - Audio adaptation of Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol was first released.
• 2 July - The Deadly Assassin and Planet of the Dead were released to DVD in Region 4.
• 2 July - DWA 122 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 3 July - AUDIO: The Dead Line debuted on BBC One on BBC Radio 4.
• 6 July - TV: Children of Earth: Day One was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 6 July - The DVD of The War Games was released.
• 7 July - TV: Children of Earth: Day Two was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 7 July - The soundtrack album for Torchwood: Children of Earth was released.
• 7 July - The Rescue and The Romans were issued as a two-DVD set in Region 1, along with Attack of the Cybermen.
• 8 July - TV: Children of Earth: Day Three was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 9 July - TV: Children of Earth: Day Four was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 9 July - DWA 123 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 10 July - TV: Children of Earth: Day Five was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 13 July - BBC Video released the Torchwood mini-series Children of Earth to DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK.
• 15 July - IDW Publishing launched COMIC: Doctor Who Ongoing, beginning with  COMIC: Silver Scream.
• Mid-July - The BBC's official website uploaded PROSE: Blue Moon.
• 16 July - DWA 124 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 18 July - The sixth and final special mini-edition of Doctor Who Adventures appeared in the Daily Mirror.
• 20 July - The new DVD edition of Remembrance of the Daleks was released on its own in the UK.
• 22 July - COMIC: Room with a Deja View was first published.
• 23 July - DWA 125 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 23 July - DWM 411 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 28 July - Torchwood: Children of Earth and Planet of the Dead were released on DVD and Blu-Ray in North America.
• 28 July - AUDIO: The Company of Friends and AUDIO: The Drowned World were first released.
• 30 July - The Pictures of Emptiness was first published.
• 30 July - DWA 126 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 31 July - AUDIO: Absence was first released.

August

• August - DOC: Myth Makers: Telos Publishing was first released by Reeltime Pictures.
• August - REF: Bernice Summerfield: The Inside Story was first published.
• 4 August - AUDIO: Mission of the Viyrans was made available for individual download.
• 6 August - DWAN: Doctor Who The Official Annual 2010 was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 6 August - Audio adaptation of Doctor Who - The Mind Robber was first released.
• 6 August - The DVD box set The Cybermen Collection was released in Region 4.
• 6 August - DWA 127 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 10 August - The Black Guardian Trilogy DVD box set, consisting of Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment, was released in the UK.
• 13 August - DWA 128 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 19 August - AUDIO: The Mists of Time, a Big Finish Productions audio drama and part of The Companion Chronicles, was made available for download exclusively through Doctor Who Magazine #411.
• 20 August - The Doctor, the first episode of the three-part documentary series Doctor Who's Greatest Moments, was broadcast on BBC Three.
• 20 August - TM 17 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 20 August - DWA 129 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 August - DWM 412 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 22 August - AUDIO: Patient Zero and AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution were first released.
• 26 August - COMIC: Cold Blooded War! was first published.
• 27 August - PROSE: The Art of War (The Darksmith Legacy) was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 27 August - Doctor Who's Greatest Moments: The Companions aired on BBC Three.
• 27 August - DWA 130 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 28 August - Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook 2009 was released.
• 30 August - Farewell Great Macedon was first published by Nothing at the End of the Lane.
• 31 August - AUDIO: Venus Mantrap was first released.
• 31 August - AUDIO: The Cannibalists was first released.
• 31 August - PROSE: Doctor Who Storybook 2010 was first published by Panini Books.

September

• 1 September - Image of the Fendahl, The Deadly Assassin and Delta and the Bannermen were released to DVD in Region 1.
• 3 September - AUDIO: The Stuff of Nightmares, an audio adventure from BBC Audio, and Part 1 of the AUDIO: Hornets' Nest story arc, was first released.
• 3 September - PROSE: The Taking of Chelsea 426, PROSE: The Krillitane Storm and PROSE: Autonomy were first published by BBC Books.
• 3 September - Doctor Who's Greatest Moments: The Enemies aired on BBC Three.
• 3 September - Audio book version of Prisoner of the Daleks was first released.
• 3 September - PROSE: The Doctor Who Stories was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 3 September - The War Games was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 3 September - DWA 131 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 7 September - The DVD of The Twin Dilemma was released in the UK.
• 10 September - DWA 132 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 14 September - First Generation, the autobiography of Mary Tamm, was published.
• 15 September - The DVD of The Next Doctor was released in North America.
• 17 September - DWA 133 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 17 September - DWM 413 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 21 September - The Keys of Marinus was released to DVD in the UK.
• 24 September - PROSE: The End of Time (The Darksmith Legacy) was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 24 September - REF: The Ultimate Monster Guide was first published by BBC Books.
• 24 September - COMIC: Black Death White Life, a standalone comic, was published.
• 24 September - DWA 134 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 25 September - AUDIO: The Prisoner of Peladon, AUDIO: Paper Cuts and AUDIO: Blue Forgotten Planet were all released.
• Late September - Three Torchwood audio dramas that aired on BBC Radio 4 in July, AUDIO: Asylum, Golden Age and The Dead Line, were released to CD in a three-disc box set, The Radio Adventures.
• 30 September - AUDIO: Secret Origins was first released.

October

• October - AUDIO: The Pyralis Effect was first released.
• October - PROSE: The Darksmith Legacy boxset was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 1 October - REF: Guide to Alien Armies and REF: The Doctor Who Files Collector's Edition were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 1 October - The Undertaker's Gift, Risk Assessment and Consequences were first published.
• 1 October - REF: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia was first published.
• 1 October - Children of Earth and the new edition of Remembrance of the Daleks were released to DVD in Region 4.
• 1 October - DWA 135 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 2 October - The complete Series 2 of Torchwood was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 5 October - The Dalek War DVD box set was released in the UK, comprising the connected storylines Frontier in Space and Planet of the Daleks.
• 5 October - Silva Screen Records released a CD containing soundtrack music from Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..
• 8 October - AUDIO: The Dead Shoes, part 2 of the AUDIO: Hornets' Nest arc starring Tom Baker, was first released.
• 8 October - AUDIO: The Day of the Troll was first released.
• 8 October - AUDIO: The Shadow People and AUDIO: The White Wolf were first released.
• 8 October - COMIC: The Widow's Curse graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.
• 8 October - DWA 136 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 15 October - TV: Prisoner of the Judoon Part One was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 15 October - TM 18 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 15 October - DWA 137 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 15 October - DWM 414 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 16 October - TV: Prisoner of the Judoon Part Two was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 16 October - Monster Hunt (video game and comic) was released by the BBC in The Sarah Jane Academy.
• 19 October - BBC Video released its second themed box set reissuing related episodes of the revived series, named The Dalek Collection.
• 16 October - AUDIO: Castle of Fear was first released.
• 22 October - TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic Part One was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 22 October - DWA 138 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 23 October - TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic Part Two was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 26 October - The first four seasons of the revived Doctor Who were released in the UK in a single twenty-three-disc DVD box set edition, as were the first 3 seasons of Torchwood in a fourteen-disc box set.
• 27 October - The first four seasons of the revived Doctor Who were released in Region 1 (North America) in a single 23-disc DVD box set edition. (No such Region 1 release occurred for Torchwood, however.)
• 29 October - TV: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Part One was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 29 October - DWA 139 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 30 October - TV: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Part Two was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 31 October - The first episode K9, Regeneration, debuted in the UK on the Disney XD channel.

November

• November - SFX Magazine #188 came with a Doctor Who - Tom Baker Sampler CD, including excerpts from AUDIO: Hornets' Nest, Doctor Who and the Pescatons, several Target novelisations read by Baker and archival interviews from the Doctor Who at the BBC series.
• 3 November - The DVDs of The War Games and the Black Guardian Trilogy box set, consisting of Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment, were released in North America.
• 5 November - TV: The Eternity Trap Part One was first broadcast on BBC One
• 5 November - AUDIO: The Circus of Doom from BBC Audio, part 2 of the AUDIO: Hornets' Nest arc starring Tom Baker, was first released.
• 5 November - REF: The Sarah Jane Adventures: Quiz Book and PROSE: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 5 November - The audio adaptation of Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth was first released.
• 5 November - The DVD Box set The Black Guardian Trilogy featuring Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment was released to Region 4.
• 5 November - DWA 140 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 6 November - TV: The Eternity Trap Part Two was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 9 November - The DVD of The Sarah Jane Adventures series 2 was released in the UK.
• 9 November - Barry Letts' autobiography, Who and Me, was first published.
• 10 November - The DVD of The Sarah Jane Adventures series 2 was released in North America.
• 11 November - AUDIO: The Eternal Summer was first released. AUDIO: Museum Peace was also given to subscribers.
• 12 November - TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge Part One was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 12 November - AUDIO: Ringpullworld and AUDIO: The Nightmare Fair was first released.
• 12 November - DWA 141 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 12 November - DWM 415 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 13 November - TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge Part Two was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 15 November - TV: The Waters of Mars was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 15 November - CON: Is There Life on Mars? debuted on BBC Three.
• 15 November - GAME: The Waters of Mars was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 16 November - The Key to Time: The Complete Adventure DVD box set was released.
• 19 November - TV: The Gift Part One was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 19 November - DWA 142 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 November - TV: The Gift Part Two was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 20 November - The annual Children in Need appeal on BBC One included a preview of The End of Time.
• 21 November - TV: Dreamland Part One ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 22 November - TV: Dreamland Part Two ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 23 November - TV: Dreamland Part Three ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 23 November - The Judgment of Sutekh was first released by Magic Bullet Productions.
• 24 November - TV: Dreamland Part Four ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 25 November - TV: Dreamland Part Five ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 26 November - TV: Dreamland Part Six ran on the BBC Red Button service.
• 26 November - DWA 143 was first published by BBC Magazines.

December

• 1 December - PROSE: Secret Histories was first published.
• 2 December - COMIC: Through Time and Space was published in North America.
• 3 December - The final two chapters of the AUDIO: Hornets' Nest audio drama arc from BBC Audio were first released: AUDIO: A Sting in the Tale and AUDIO: Hive of Horror.
• 3 December - The first 4 seasons of Doctor Who were released to Region 4 in a single twenty-three-DVD collection. The Twin Dilemma was also released in Region 4.
• 3 December - DWA 144 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 5 December - TV: Dreamland omnibus was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 5 December - The Dalek Collection, a DVD compilation including Dalek, Bad Wolf, The Parting of the Ways, Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End, was released in Region 4.
• 5 December - AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa was first released.
• 6 December - Part One of PROSE: The Advent of Fear was published as part of the BBC's Doctor Who Adventure Calendar.
• 6 December - The Waters of Mars was broadcast on ABC1 in Australia.
• 8 December - AUDIO: Plague of the Daleks and An Earthly Child were first released.
• 9 December - AUDIO: Death in Blackpool and AUDIO: Mission to Magnus were first released.
• 10 December - Part Two of PROSE: The Advent of Fear appeared on the BBC's Doctor Who Adventure Calendar.
• 10 December - DWA 145 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 10 December - DWM 416 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 12 December - The Panda Book of Horror was first published.
• 12 December - The BBC Radio 4 documentary Shelved was broadcast.
• 12 December - Dreamland was rebroadcast on CBBC.
• 16 December - AUDIO: Cyberman 2 was first released.
• 17 December - Part 1 of PROSE: The Doctor on My Shoulder was uploaded to the 2009 BBC Doctor Who Advent Calendar.
• 17 December - TM 19 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 17 December - DWA 146 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 19 December - The Waters of Mars was broadcast on BBC America in the US and Space in Canada.
• 19 December - The Infinite Quest was rebroadcast on BBC2.
• 22 December - The Next Doctor was rebroadcast on BBC3.
• 23 December - Planet of the Dead was rebroadcast on BBC3.
• 23 December - PROSE: The Doctor on My Shoulder Part 2 was uploaded to the BBC Doctor Who Adventure Calendar.
• 24 December - WC: A Ghost Story for Christmas was uploaded to the BBC Doctor Who Adventure Calendar.
• 24 December - Dreamland was rebroadcast on BBC One.
• 24 December - The Waters of Mars was rebroadcast on BBC3.
• 25 December - TV: The End of Time, Part One was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 25 December - CON: Lords and Masters was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 26 December - The documentary Doctor Who - The Lost Episodes was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
• 27 December - The End of Time, Part One was rebroadcast on BBC3.
• 30 December - DWA 147 was first published by BBC Magazines.

Unknown dates

• Unknown - GAME: Alien Alliance was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - GAME: Find the Alien was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - GAME: Monster Maker was first released online on the SJA website.