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{{timeline}}The major alien threat of [[2001]] was that of a highly advanced breed of [[Cybermen]]. They invaded the [[Earth]] ''en masse'', but were defeated by [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Destrii]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Flood]]'')
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One of the major alien threat of [[2001]] was that of a highly advanced breed of [[Cybermen]]. They invaded the [[Earth]] ''en masse'', but were defeated by [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Destrii]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Flood]]'')


At another point in the year, [[Fitz Kreiner]] was dropped in London by [[Compassion]] on the to meet [[Eighth Doctor |the Doctor]] at the St. Louis' Bar and Restaurant in [[London]]. Prior to the rendezvous, Fitz Kreiner travelled to Belgium and met [[Anji Kapoor]] and her boyfriend, Dave. They became embroiled in a [[Kulan]] plot. Two days after his arrival, Fitz met the Doctor on the [[8th February|8th of February]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')
At another point in the year, [[Fitz Kreiner]] was dropped in London by [[Compassion]] to meet [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] at the St. Louis' Bar and Restaurant in [[London]]. Prior to the rendezvous, Fitz Kreiner travelled to Belgium and met [[Anji Kapoor]] and her boyfriend; Dave. They became embroiled in a [[Kulan]] plot. Two days after his arrival, Fitz met the Doctor on the [[8th February]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'')


==Real world==
==Behind the scenes==
===[[January]]===
===[[January]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Last of the Titans]]'' is first released as an exclusive CD with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', the first of several DWM-exclusive audio dramas. It is also the first single-episode/short Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' story. The CD also includes Episode 1 of [[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]''.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Last of the Titans]]'' was first released as an exclusive CD with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', the first of several DWM-exclusive audio dramas. It was also the first single-episode/short Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' story. The CD also includes Episode 1 of [[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]''.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'' is first released. This was the first [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama to feature [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], beginning a long series of productions (continuing into 2009) picking up where the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]] left off. First appearance of companion [[Charley Pollard]].
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'' was first released. This was the first [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama to feature [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], beginning a long series of productions (continuing into 2009) picking up where the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]] left off. First appearance of companion [[Charley Pollard]].
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Gods of the Underworld|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld]]'' is first published.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Gods of the Underworld|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld]]'' was first published.
* [[7th January|7]] - [[Lorne Cossette]] dies.
* [[7th January|7]] - [[Lorne Cossette]] died.
* [[8th January|08]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Father Time]]'' is first published. Introduction of [[Miranda Dawkins]], the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor's]] adopted daughter, who subsequently stars in a comic book series.
* [[8th January|08]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Father Time]]'' was first published. Introduction of [[Miranda Dawkins]], the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor's]] adopted daughter, who subsequently stars in a comic book series.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel]]'' was first published.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]''.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]''.
* [[15th January|15]] - Wikipedia, an attempt at a free-content online encyclopedia, is launched, and within a few years becomes a dominant source for online information, eventaully leading to the creation of the Wikia websites which borrow Wikipedia's format - one of which would be the Tardis Wikia, launched in 2005. By the fall of 2001, articles on the Doctor Who franchise begin to appear on Wikipedia. Although not officially recognized as an influence by its founders, the concept of Wikipedia is often compared to that of ''The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', the repository of all knowledge which was conceived by one-time ''Doctor Who'' script writer/editor [[Douglas Adams]].
* [[15th January|15]] - Wikipedia, an attempt at a free-content online encyclopedia, was launched, and within a few years becomes a dominant source for online information, eventaully leading to the creation of the Wikia websites which borrow Wikipedia's format - one of which would be the Tardis Wikia, launched in 2005. By the fall of 2001, articles on the Doctor Who franchise begin to appear on Wikipedia. Although not officially recognized as an influence by its founders, the concept of Wikipedia was often compared to that of ''The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', the repository of all knowledge which was conceived by one-time ''Doctor Who'' script writer/editor [[Douglas Adams]].
* [[17th January|17]] - [[Robert Robertson]] dies.
* [[17th January|17]] - [[Robert Robertson]] died.
* [[29th January|29]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' is released to DVD in the UK; discounting ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', this is the first [[Third Doctor]] story to be released in the format.
* [[29th January|29]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' was released to DVD in the UK; discounting ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', this was the first [[Third Doctor]] story to be released in the format.


===[[February]]===
===[[February]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Sword of Orion]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Sword of Orion]]'' was first released.
* [[CP]]: ''[[The Cat Who Walked Through Time]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, is first published.
* [[CP]]: ''[[The Cat Who Walked Through Time]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, was first published.
* [[5th February|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' is first published, the sixth and final book in the Earth Arc. [[Fitz Kreiner]] rejoins as companion, and [[Anji Kapoor]] becomes a new companion.
* [[5th February|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' was first published, the sixth and final book in the Earth Arc. [[Fitz Kreiner]] rejoins as companion, and [[Anji Kapoor]] becomes a new companion.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Bunker Soldiers]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Bunker Soldiers]]'' was first published.
* [[7th February|07]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' publishes its 300th issue.
* [[7th February|07]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' publishes its 300th issue.
* [[26th February|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' is released to DVD in the UK; the first [[Seventh Doctor]] story to be released in this format.
* [[26th February|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' was released to DVD in the UK; the first [[Seventh Doctor]] story to be released in this format.


===[[March]]===
===[[March]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Stones of Venice]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Stones of Venice]]'' was first released.
* [[CP]]: ''[[Missing Pieces]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, is first published.
* [[CP]]: ''[[Missing Pieces]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, was first published.
* [[5th March|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'' is first published.
* [[5th March|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Rags]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Rags]]'' was first published.
* [[19th March|19]] - [[Norman Mitchell]], who played one of the [[police]]men in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', dies in [[Wikipedia:Downham Market|Downham Market]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]].
* [[19th March|19]] - [[Norman Mitchell]], who played one of the [[police]]men in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', died in [[Wikipedia:Downham Market|Downham Market]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]].


===[[April]]===
===[[April]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell]]'' was first released.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Squire's Crystal|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Squire's Crystal]]'' is first published.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Squire's Crystal|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Squire's Crystal]]'' was first published.
* [[2nd April|02]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Vanishing Point]]'' is first published.
* [[2nd April|02]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Vanishing Point]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass]]'' was first published.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases audio recordings of [[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker]]''.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases audio recordings of [[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker]]''.
* [[17th April|17]] - [[Terry Scully]] ([[Fewsham]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'') dies from a stroke in Wiltshire, England.
* [[17th April|17]] - [[Terry Scully]] ([[Fewsham]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'') died from a stroke in Wiltshire, England.
* [[27th April|27]] - [[Tom Baker]] appears on the BBC Radio 4 programme ''Dead Ringers'', where he encounters soundalike [[Jon Culshaw]].
* [[27th April|27]] - [[Tom Baker]] appears on the BBC Radio 4 programme ''Dead Ringers'', where he encounters soundalike [[Jon Culshaw]].


===[[May]]===
===[[May]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Loups-Garoux]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Loups-Garoux]]'' was first released.
* [[CP]]: ''[[Walking in Eternity]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, is first published.
* [[CP]]: ''[[Walking in Eternity]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, was first published.
* [[7th May|07]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'' is first published.
* [[7th May|07]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Asylum]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Asylum]]'' was first published.
* [[11th May|11]] - Death of [[Douglas Adams]], writer of a few [[Doctor Who]] scripts and script editor of [[Season 17]]. Best known for creating ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', which has been referenced numerous times by the franchise.
* [[11th May|11]] - Death of [[Douglas Adams]], writer of a few [[Doctor Who]] scripts and script editor of [[Season 17]]. Best known for creating ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', which has been referenced numerous times by the franchise.
* [[12th May|12]] - [[Norman Kay]] dies.
* [[12th May|12]] - [[Norman Kay]] died.
* [[22nd May|22]] - [[Jack Watling]], ''Doctor Who'' guest star and father of [[Deborah Watling]], dies.
* [[22nd May|22]] - [[Jack Watling]], ''Doctor Who'' guest star and father of [[Deborah Watling]], died.


===[[June]]===
===[[June]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Dust Breeding]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Dust Breeding]]'' was first released.
* [[BFDE]]: ''[[Dalek Empire I]]'': ''[[Invasion of the Daleks]]'' is first released, launching the first of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Dalek Empire (Big Finish)|Dalek Empire]]'' spin-off series.
* [[BFDE]]: ''[[Dalek Empire I]]'': ''[[Invasion of the Daleks]]'' was first released, launching the first of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Dalek Empire (Big Finish)|Dalek Empire]]'' spin-off series.
* [[4th June|04]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'' is first published.
* [[4th June|04]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Superior Beings]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Superior Beings]]'' was first published.
* [[18th June|18]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' is released to DVD in the UK; discounting the special case of [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', this is the first solo [[Fifth Doctor]] story to be released in the format.
* [[18th June|18]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' was released to DVD in the UK; discounting the special case of [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', this was the first solo [[Fifth Doctor]] story to be released in the format.
* [[28th June|28]] - [[Joan Sims]] dies.
* [[28th June|28]] - [[Joan Sims]] died.


===[[July]]===
===[[July]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Bloodtide]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Bloodtide]]'' was first released.
* [[CP]]: ''[[LifeDeath]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, is first published.
* [[CP]]: ''[[LifeDeath]]'', a Doctor Who short story collection for charity, was first published.
* [[2nd July|02]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Slow Empire]]'' is first published.
* [[2nd July|02]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Slow Empire]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Byzantium!]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Byzantium!]]'' was first published.
** [[BBC Audio]] reissues the 1979 audio version of [[DW]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and the radio play [[BBCR]]: ''[[Exploration Earth]]'' on CD.
** [[BBC Audio]] reissues the 1979 audio version of [[DW]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and the radio play [[BBCR]]: ''[[Exploration Earth]]'' on CD.
** [[BBC Audio]] issues an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]''.
** [[BBC Audio]] issues an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]''.
** [[DW]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
** [[DW]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[3rd July|03]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]], original arranger of the [[Doctor Who theme]], dies.
* [[3rd July|03]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]], original arranger of the [[Doctor Who theme]], died.
* [[13th July|13]] - The BBC enters new territory with ''Doctor Who'' with the uploading of the very first original made-for-Internet story, the "pilot episode" of [[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time]]'', featuring the return of [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] in what is basically a [[Big Finish Productions]]-style audio drama with limited animation. The series resumes in February 2002; ultimately 13 installments will be released.
* [[13th July|13]] - The BBC enters new territory with ''Doctor Who'' with the uploading of the very first original made-for-Internet story, the "pilot episode" of [[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time]]'', featuring the return of [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] in what was basically a [[Big Finish Productions]]-style audio drama with limited animation. The series resumes in February 2002; ultimately 13 installments will be released.


===[[August]]===
===[[August]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Project Twilight|Project: Twilight]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Project Twilight|Project: Twilight]]'' was first released.
* [[BFDE]]: ''[[Dalek Empire I]]'': ''[[The Human Factor]]'' is first released.
* [[BFDE]]: ''[[Dalek Empire I]]'': ''[[The Human Factor]]'' was first released.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Infernal Nexus|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Infernal Nexus]]'' is first published.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Infernal Nexus|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Infernal Nexus]]'' was first published.
* [[6th August|06]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Dark Progeny]]'' is first published.
* [[6th August|06]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Dark Progeny]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Bullet Time]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Bullet Time]]'' was first published.
* [[13th August|13]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'', the 1996 TV movie, is released to DVD in the UK.
* [[13th August|13]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'', the 1996 TV movie, was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[18th August|18]] - [[Tom Watson]], who played [[Ramo]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'', dies in [[Wikipedia:St. Andrews|St. Andrews]], [[Scotland]], from [[cancer]].
* [[18th August|18]] - [[Tom Watson]], who played [[Ramo]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'', died in [[Wikipedia:St. Andrews|St. Andrews]], [[Scotland]], from [[cancer]].
* [[20th August|20]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Regeneration]]'' is published in paperback.
* [[20th August|20]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Regeneration]]'' was published in paperback.


===[[September]]===
===[[September]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion]]'' is first released. A new audio-only companion for the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Erimem]], is introduced.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion]]'' was first released. A new audio-only companion for the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Erimem]], was introduced.
* [[1st September|01]] - [[MB]]: ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'': ''[[Occam's Razor]]'' is first released. This is the first in a series of audio dramas by [[Magic Bullet Productions]] in the [[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]] series, based upon characters from [[DW]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]''.
* [[1st September|01]] - [[MB]]: ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'': ''[[Occam's Razor]]'' was first released. This was the first in a series of audio dramas by [[Magic Bullet Productions]] in the [[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]] series, based upon characters from [[DW]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]''.
* [[3rd September|03]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'' is first published.
* [[3rd September|03]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Psi-ence Fiction]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Psi-ence Fiction]]'' was first published.
* [[9th September|09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' and ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' are all released to DVD in Region 1 (North America). These are the first ''Doctor Who'' DVD releases in that part of the world, and begin an ongoing series of releases by the North American arm of [[BBC Video]] (in conjunction with Warner Home Video) that continues into 2010.
* [[9th September|09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' and ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' are all released to DVD in Region 1 (North America). These are the first ''Doctor Who'' DVD releases in that part of the world, and begin an ongoing series of releases by the North American arm of [[BBC Video]] (in conjunction with Warner Home Video) that continues into 2010.
* [[11th September|11]] - The September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Though never explicitly stated to have occurred in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] they may be said to be vaguely implied in a couple of episodes. [[Harriet Jones]]' refusal to let the American president turn the [[Christmas]] [[2006]] [[Sycorax]] invasion into ''another'' war, and [[Donna Noble]]'s reference to "Gitmo" obliquely refer to some of the real world consequences of September 11. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') Nevertheless, these references alone are not enough to confirm that the real life September 11th attacks occurred in the DWU.
* [[11th September|11]] - The September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Though never explicitly stated to have occurred in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] they may be said to be vaguely implied in a couple of episodes. [[Harriet Jones]]' refusal to let the American president turn the [[Christmas]] [[2006]] [[Sycorax]] invasion into ''another'' war, and [[Donna Noble]]'s reference to "Gitmo" obliquely refer to some of the real world consequences of September 11. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') Nevertheless, these references alone are not enough to confirm that the real life September 11th attacks occurred in the DWU.


* [[26th September|26]] - [[Brian Hawksley]] dies.
* [[26th September|26]] - [[Brian Hawksley]] died.


===[[October]]===
===[[October]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Colditz]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Colditz]]'' was first released.
* [[BBV]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire|The Eleven Day Empire - Protocols: Volume 1]]'' and [[BBV]]: ''[[The Shadow Play|The Shadow Play - Protocols: Volume 2]]'' are first released, launching a series of [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] audio dramas.
* [[BBV]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire|The Eleven Day Empire - Protocols: Volume 1]]'' and [[BBV]]: ''[[The Shadow Play|The Shadow Play - Protocols: Volume 2]]'' are first released, launching a series of [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] audio dramas.
* [[1st October|01]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Grimm Reality]]'' is first published. This is the 50th novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series.
* [[1st October|01]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[Grimm Reality]]'' was first published. This was the 50th novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Dying in the Sun]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Dying in the Sun]]'' was first published.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' in a special edition that also includes raw recordings of the episodes (without linking narration) and CD-ROM content including the scripts.
** [[BBC Audio]] releases an audio recording of [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' in a special edition that also includes raw recordings of the episodes (without linking narration) and CD-ROM content including the scripts.
* [[15th October|15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' is released to DVD in the UK; the first [[Sixth Doctor]] story released in this format.
* [[15th October|15]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' was released to DVD in the UK; the first [[Sixth Doctor]] story released in this format.
* [[18th October|18]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Scripts 1974/75]]'' is first published by [[BBC Books]]. This is an annotated collection of complete scripts from [[Season 12]].
* [[18th October|18]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Scripts 1974/75]]'' was first published by [[BBC Books]]. This was an annotated collection of complete scripts from [[Season 12]].
* [[26th October|26]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: On Location]]'' is first published.
* [[26th October|26]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: On Location]]'' was first published.
* [[31st October|31]] - [[Jenny Laird]] dies.
* [[31st October|31]] - [[Jenny Laird]] died.


===[[November]]===
===[[November]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[Primeval]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Primeval]]'' was first released.
* [[BFDE]]: ''[[Dalek Empire I]]'': ''[["Death to the Daleks!"]]'' is first released.
* [[BFDE]]: ''[[Dalek Empire I]]'': ''[["Death to the Daleks!"]]'' was first released.
* [[REF]]: ''[[I, Who 2]]'' is first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[I, Who 2]]'' was first published.
* [[5th November|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'' is first published.
* [[5th November|05]] - [[EDA]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'' was first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness]]'' is first published.
** [[PDA]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness]]'' was first published.
* [[13th November|13]] - [[Peggy Mount]] dies.
* [[13th November|13]] - [[Peggy Mount]] died.
* [[21st November|21]] - The first [[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] article on ''Doctor Who'' is uploaded. For the remainder of the decade hundreds of articles on the franchise will appear on the user-generated reference website. The establishment of the "Wiki" format popularized by Wikipedia also gives rise to many topic-specific "wiki" websites, including the Doctor Who TARDIS Index File site on Wikia.
* [[21st November|21]] - The first [[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] article on ''Doctor Who'' was uploaded. For the remainder of the decade hundreds of articles on the franchise will appear on the user-generated reference website. The establishment of the "Wiki" format popularized by Wikipedia also gives rise to many topic-specific "wiki" websites, including the Doctor Who TARDIS Index File site on Wikia.
* [[23rd November |23]] - [[TN]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]'' is first published. This is the first release of a series of hardcover (later including paperback) novellas published by [[Telos Publishing]] and licensed by the BBC (which continues to publish full-length novels under its [[BBC Books]] line). Telos releases will be limited in distribution and most will include deluxe editions with autographs.
* [[23rd November |23]] - [[TN]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]'' was first published. This was the first release of a series of hardcover (later including paperback) novellas published by [[Telos Publishing]] and licensed by the BBC (which continues to publish full-length novels under its [[BBC Books]] line). Telos releases will be limited in distribution and most will include deluxe editions with autographs.
* [[29th November|29]] - Former [[The Beatles|Beatle]] [[wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison]], who appeared as himself in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', dies from lung [[cancer]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
* [[29th November|29]] - Former [[The Beatles|Beatle]] [[wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison]], who appeared as himself in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', died from lung [[cancer]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].


===[[December]]===
===[[December]]===


* [[BFA]]: ''[[The One Doctor]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The One Doctor]]'' was first released.
* [[11th December|11]] - [[Alan Fennell]] dies.
* [[11th December|11]] - [[Alan Fennell]] died.
* [[20th December|20]] - [[Edward Evans]] dies.
* [[20th December|20]] - [[Edward Evans]] died.
* [[21st December|21]] - [[Kevin Manser]], who operated [[Dalek]]s in numerous episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and also in the [[Dr. Who and the Daleks|first Dalek film]] starring [[Peter Cushing]], dies in New South Wales, [[Australia]], from cancer of the bowel.
* [[21st December|21]] - [[Kevin Manser]], who operated [[Dalek]]s in numerous episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and also in the [[Dr. Who and the Daleks|first Dalek film]] starring [[Peter Cushing]], died in New South Wales, [[Australia]], from cancer of the bowel.
* [[28th December|28]] - 20th anniversary of the broadcast of [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the pilot for ''[[K-9 and Company]]''.
* [[28th December|28]] - 20th anniversary of the broadcast of [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the pilot for ''[[K-9 and Company]]''.


===Unknown dates===
===Unknown dates===
 
*[[Bill McGuirk]] died.
*[[Bill McGuirk]] dies.
*Broadband internet becomes commercially available in some parts of the world. Broadband was one of the technologies that [[Henry van Statten]] claims to have "created" on the back of scavenged alien technology. However the episode in question, ''[[Dalek (TV story)]]'' makes no reference to a specific date, and therefore a real life 2001 date can't be said to exist in the DWU.
*Broadband internet becomes commercially available in some parts of the world. Broadband is one of the technologies that [[Henry van Statten]] claims to have "created" on the back of scavenged alien technology. However the episode in question, ''[[Dalek (TV story)]]'' makes no reference to a specific date, and therefore a real life 2001 date can't be said to exist in the DWU.
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One of the major alien threat of 2001 was that of a highly advanced breed of Cybermen. They invaded the Earth en masse, but were defeated by the Doctor and Destrii. (DWM: The Flood)

At another point in the year, Fitz Kreiner was dropped in London by Compassion to meet the Doctor at the St. Louis' Bar and Restaurant in London. Prior to the rendezvous, Fitz Kreiner travelled to Belgium and met Anji Kapoor and her boyfriend; Dave. They became embroiled in a Kulan plot. Two days after his arrival, Fitz met the Doctor on the 8th February. (EDA: Escape Velocity)

Behind the scenes

January

February

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July

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September

October

November

December

Unknown dates

  • Bill McGuirk died.
  • Broadband internet becomes commercially available in some parts of the world. Broadband was one of the technologies that Henry van Statten claims to have "created" on the back of scavenged alien technology. However the episode in question, Dalek (TV story) makes no reference to a specific date, and therefore a real life 2001 date can't be said to exist in the DWU.
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