1964 (releases)

1964 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 1964, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

• The Doctor Who Theme (Eric Winston version) was released as a 7'' single by Pye.
• 4 January - "The Escape", the third episode of The Daleks, debuted on BBC tv.
• 11 January - "The Ambush", the fourth episode of The Daleks, debuted on BBC tv.
• 18 January - "The Expedition", the fifth episode of The Daleks, debuted on BBC tv.
• 25 January - "The Ordeal", the sixth episode of The Daleks, debuted on BBC tv.

February

• A recording of the Doctor Who theme by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was released on a 45 rpm single.
• 1 February - "The Rescue", the seventh and final episode of The Daleks, debuted on BBC tv.
• 8 February - "The Edge of Destruction", the first episode of the The Edge of Destruction, debuted on BBC tv.
• 15 February - "The Brink of Disaster", the second and final episode of The Edge of Destruction, debuted on BBC tv.
• 20 February - Radio Times printed its first-ever Doctor Who-related cover (dated February 22-28) to promote the first episode of Marco Polo.
• 22 February - "The Roof of the World", the first episode of Marco Polo, debuted on BBC tv.
• 29 February - "The Singing Sands", the second episode of Marco Polo, debuted on BBC tv.

March

• 7 March - "Five Hundred Eyes" ,the third episode of Marco Polo, debuted on BBC tv.
• 14 March - "The Wall of Lies", the fourth episode of Marco Polo, debuted on BBC tv.
• 21 March - "Rider from Shang-Tu", the fifth episode of Marco Polo, debuted on BBC tv.
• 28 March - "Mighty Kublai Khan", the sixth episode of Marco Polo, debuted on BBC tv.

April

• 4 April - "Assassin at Peking", the seventh and final episode of Marco Polo, debuted on BBC tv.
• 11 April - "The Sea of Death", the first episode of The Keys of Marinus, debuted on BBC tv.
• 18 April - "The Velvet Web", the first episode of The Keys of Marinus, debuted on BBC tv.
• 25 April - "The Screaming Jungle", the first episode of The Keys of Marinus, debuted on BBC1.

May

• 2 May - "The Snows of Terror", the first episode of The Keys of Marinus, debuted on BBC1.
• 9 May - "Sentence of Death", the first episode of The Keys of Marinus, debuted on BBC1.
• 16 May - "The Keys of Marinus", sixth and final episode of the The Keys of Marinus, debuted on BBC1.
• 23 May - "The Temple of Evil", the first episode of The Aztecs, debuted on BBC1.
• 30 May - "The Warriors of Death", the second episode of The Aztecs, debuted on BBC1.

June

• 6 June - "The Bride of Sacrifice", the third episode of The Aztecs, debuted on BBC1.
• 13 June - "The Day of Darkness", the fourth and final episode of The Aztecs, debuted on BBC1.
• 20 June - "Strangers in Space", the first episode of The Sensorites, debuted on BBC1.
• 27 June - "The Unwilling Warriors", the second episode of The Sensorites, debuted on BBC1.
• 30 June - The The Dalek Book was published by Souvenir Press.

July

• 11 July - "Hidden Danger", the third episode of The Sensorites, debuted on BBC1.
• 18 July - "A Race Against Death", the fourth episode of The Sensorites, debuted on BBC1.
• 25 July - "Kidnap", the fifth episode of The Sensorites, debuted on BBC1.

August

• 1 August - "A Desperate Venture", the sixth and final episode of The Sensorites, debuted on BBC1.
• 8 August - "A Land of Fear", the first episode of The Reign of Terror, debuted on BBC1.
• 15 August - "Guests of Madame Guillotine", the first episode of The Reign of Terror, debuted on BBC1.
• 22 August - "A Change of Identity", the first episode of The Reign of Terror, debuted on BBC1.
• 29 August - "The Tyrant of France", the first episode of The Reign of Terror, debuted on BBC1.

September

• 5 September - "A Bargain of Necessity", the first episode of The Reign of Terror, debuted on BBC1.
• 12 September - "Prisoners of Conciergerie", the sixth and final episode of The Reign of Terror, debuted on BBC1.

October

• 31 October - "Planet of Giants", the first episode of Planet of Giants, debuted on BBC1, beginning Season 2.

November

• 7 November - "Dangerous Journey", the second episode of Planet of Giants, debuted on BBC1.
• 9 November - The Doctor Who comic strip made its debut in the 674th issue of TV Comic, with the first part of the comic story The Klepton Parasites.
• 12 November - Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks, a novelisation of The Daleks, was published in hardcover by Frederick Muller.
• 14 November - "Crisis", the third and final episode of Planet of Giants, debuted on BBC1.
• 16 November - The second part of The Klepton Parasites was first published in TV Comic.
• 19 November - Radio Times (dated November 21-27) again featured a cover story on Doctor Who, this time announcing the much-anticipated return of the Daleks in The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
• 21 November - "World's End", the first episode of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, debuted on BBC1.
• 23 November - The third part of The Klepton Parasites was first published in TV Comic.
• 28 November - "The Daleks", the second episode of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, debuted on BBC1, kicking off the Daleks' publicly-anticipated return.
• 30 November - The fourth part of The Klepton Parasites was first published in TV Comic.

December

• Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks went into a second printing when its original 20,000-copy print run sold out.
• The Go-Go's released their pop parody single "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek".
• 5 December - "Day of Reckoning", the third episode of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, debuted on BBC1.
• 7 December - The fifth part of The Klepton Parasites was first published in TV Comic.
• 12 December - "The End of Tomorrow", the fourth episode of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, debuted on BBC1.
• 14 December - The sixth part of The Klepton Parasites was first published in TV Comic.
• 19 December - "The Waking Ally", the fifth episode of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, debuted on BBC1.
• 21 December - The seventh part of The Klepton Parasites was first published in TV Comic.
• 26 December - "Flashpoint", the sixth and final episode of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, debuted on BBC1.
• 28 December - The eighth part of The Klepton Parasites was first published in TV Comic.

Unknown dates

• The short story Doctor Who and the Daleks was published in a series of 50 cards included with Dr Who and the Daleks sweet cigarettes, manufactured by Cadet Sweets.