2005 (releases)

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2005 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 2005, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

• January - Snake Head, the third story in the Big Finish UNIT audio series, was first released.
• 3 January - PROSE: Match of the Day was first published.
• 3 January - AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Pescatons was re-released by BBC Audio.
• 6 January - DWM 352 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 15 January - AUDIO: The Juggernauts was first released.
• 17 January - Horror of Fang Rock was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 22 January - AUDIO: A Storm of Angels was first released.

February

• February - AUDIO: The Game was first released.
• 3 February - Ghost Light was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 3 February - DWM 353 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 7 February - PROSE: To the Slaughter was first published.
• 7 February - AUDIO: The Underwater Menace was first released by BBC Audio.
• 10 February - The Audio Scripts: Volume Four was published by Big Finish.

March

• March - AUDIO: Dreamtime was first released.
• March - AUDIO: The Longest Night was first released.
• 1 March - The Visitation and The Green Death were released to DVD in Region 1.
• 3 March - DWM 354 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 7 March - The Mind Robber was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 15 March - Mastermind: Doctor Who Special was first broadcast.
• 21 March - TV: Blue Peter special 2005 was first broadcast.
• 22 March - AUDIO: Project: Who: Part One - Bigger on the Inside was broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
• 24 March - WC: The Doctor Who Years: The Sixties was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 26 March - CON: A New Dimension was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 26 March - TV: Rose was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 26 March - CON: Bringing Back the Doctor was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 26 March - The Doctor Who Story was broadcast on UK Gold.
• 29 March - AUDIO: Project: Who: Part Two - Reverse the Polarity was broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
• 31 March - DWM 355 was first published by Panini Comics.

April

• April - AUDIO: Lies was first released.
• 2 April - TV: The End of the World was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 2 April - CON: Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 7 April - Horror of Fang Rock was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 8 April - WC: The Doctor Who Years: The Seventies was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 9 April - TV: The Unquiet Dead was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 9 April - CON: TARDIS Tales was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 9 April - PROSE: Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins was first published.
• 16 April - TV: Aliens of London was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 16 April - CON: I Get a Side-Kick Out of You was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 21 April - PROSE: Echoes was first published.
• 21 April - Fear Forecast was launched online on the Doctor Who website.
• 23 April - TV: World War Three was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 23 April - CON: Why on Earth? was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 25 April - The Claws of Axos was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 28 April - DWM 356 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 30 April - TV: Dalek was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 30 April - CON: The Daleks was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 30 April - GAME: The Last Dalek was first released online on the Doctor Who website.

May

• May - AUDIO: Three's a Crowd was first released.
• May - AUDIO: Catch-1782 was first released.
• May - PROSE: Short Trips: A Day in the Life was first published.
• May - AUDIO: Spirit was first released.
• 2 May - AUDIO: The Crusade and AUDIO: Project: WHO? were first released by BBC Audio.
• 5 May - The Mind Robber was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 7 May - TV: The Long Game was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 7 May - CON: The Dark Side was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 14 May - TV: Father's Day was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 14 May - CON: Time Trouble was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 16 May - Doctor Who: Volume 1 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 19 May - PROSE: The Clockwise Man, PROSE: The Monsters Inside and PROSE: Winner Takes All were first published by BBC Books.
• 21 May - TV: The Empty Child was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 21 May - CON: Special Effects was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 21 May - WC: The Doctor Who Years: The Eighties was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 28 May - TV: The Doctor Dances was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 28 May - CON: Weird Science was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 28 May - DWM 357 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 31 May - COMIC: The Tides of Time graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.

June

• June - AUDIO: Unregenerate! was first released.
• June - AUDIO: Pandora and AUDIO: Insurgency were first released.
• June - AUDIO: The Wasting was first released.
• June - PROSE: Warring States was first published featuring PROSE: The Night is Long, and Dreams Are Legion & Erasing Sherlock Prologue.
• 2 June - The Claws of Axos was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 2 June - PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles was first published.
• 3 June - PROSE: The Tree of Life was first published.
• 4 June - TV: Boom Town was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 4 June - CON: Unsung Heroes and Violent Death was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 7 June - The Leisure Hive was released to DVD in Region 1.
• 11 June - TV: Bad Wolf was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 11 June - CON: The World of Who was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 13 June - Doctor Who: Volume 2 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 18 June - CON: The Ultimate Guide was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 18 June - TV: The Parting of the Ways was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 18 June - CON: The Last Battle was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 21 June - Ghost Light was released to DVD in Region 1.
• 23 June - DWM 358 was first published by Panini Comics.

July

• 7 July - PROSE: Island of Death was first published by BBC Books.
• 7 July - REF: Sticker Guide and REF: Intergalactic Activity Book were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 7 July - REF: Doctor Who Funfax was first published by Dorling Kindersley.
• 11 July - Revelation of the Daleks was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 15 July - The first performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Robert Blackwood Hall in Melbourne, Australia.
• 16 July - The second performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
• 17 July - The third performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
• 20 July - PROSE: Wildthyme on Top was first published.
• 21 July - PROSE: Peculiar Lives was first published.
• 21 July - DWM 359 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 21 July - The fourth performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Burswood Theatre in Perth, Australia.
• 23 July - The fifth performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Festival Theatre in Adelaide, Australia.
• 23 July - AUDIO: Coming to Dust was released.
• 26 July - The sixth performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Canberra Theatre in Canberra, Australia.
• 29 July - The seventh performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia.
• 30 July - The eighth performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia.

August

• August - PROSE: Spiral Scratch (originally promoted under the title Future Nostalgia) was first published.
• August - AUDIO: The Council of Nicaea was first released.
• August - AUDIO: Imperiatrix was first released.
• August - AUDIO: Terror Firma was first released.
• 1 August - Doctor Who: Volume 3 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 1 August - AUDIO: The Ice Warriors was first released by BBC Audio.
• 1 August - The ninth performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
• 5 August - The tenth performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Westpac St James Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand.
• 6 August - The last performance of the Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS live stage tour was held at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand.
• 18 August - DWM 360 was first published by Panini Comics.

September

• September - AUDIO: Thicker Than Water was first released.
• September - AUDIO: LIVE 34 was first released.
• September - PROSE: Short Trips: The Solar System was first published.
• September - AUDIO: Scorpius, the first episode of a new Big Finish Productions spin-off series, Cyberman, was first released.
• September - DWAN: Doctor Who Annual 2006 was first published by Panini Books.
• September - AUDIO: The Lost Museum was first released.
• 1 September - Revelation of the Daleks was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 5 September - AUDIO: Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 3 was first released, including the first release of an unbroadcast Third Doctor audio mini-episode recorded for Glorious Goodwood.
• 5 September - Doctor Who: Volume 4 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 8 September - PROSE: Fear Itself, PROSE: The Deviant Strain, PROSE: Only Human, and PROSE: The Stealers of Dreams were first published by BBC Books.
• 15 September - DWM 361 was first published by Panini Comics.

October

• October - AUDIO: Scaredy Cat was first released.
• October - AUDIO: Fear was first released.
• 3 October - The Web Planet was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 6 October - PROSE: World Game was first published by BBC Books.
• 7 October - COMIC: Endgame graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.
• 13 October - REF: The Shooting Scripts and REF: The Legend Continues were first published by BBC Books.
• 13 October - DWM 362 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 13 October - PROSE: The Coming of the Queen was first published.
• 27 October - REF: TARDIS Manual, REF: Classified! A Confidential 3-D Dossier and REF: Quiz Book were first published by BBC Children's Books.

November

• November - PROSE: The Time Travellers was first published.
• November - AUDIO: Singularity was first released.
• November - AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large was first released.
• 3 November - The Web Planet was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 6 November - Horror of Fang Rock, The Mind Robber and The Claws of Axos were released to DVD in Region 1.
• 7 November - BBC Audio released Travels in Time and Space, a box set collecting three unabridged readings of early novelisations: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks, Doctor Who and the Zarbi and Doctor Who and the Crusaders, all read by William Russell.
• 7 November - City of Death was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 7 November - COMIC: Dragon's Claw graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.
• 10 november - DWM 363 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 12 November - COMIC: Project: Longinus was released online.
• 18 November - TV: Children in Need Special was first broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's annual Children in Need appeal.
• 21 November - Doctor Who: The Complete First Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.

December

• December - PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues was first published.
• December - AUDIO: Other Lives was first released.
• December - PROSE: Short Trips: The History of Christmas was first published.
• December - AUDIO: Conversion was first released.
• December - AUDIO: The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme was first released.
• December - PROSE: Deus Le Volt was published by Telos Publishing.
• December - AUDIO: Cryptobiosis was first released.
• 1 December - City of Death was released to DVD in Region 4.
• 8 December - DWM 364 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 13 December - PROSE: Project: Valhalla was first published.
• c.18 December - GAME: Slitheen Surfer and GAME: SuDocWho were first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 23 December - Back in Time - New Doctor, New Danger was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales.
• 25 December - TV: The Christmas Invasion was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 25 December - NOTVALID: Attack of the Graske was first broadcast on the BBCi service.