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=== [[July]] === | === [[July]] === | ||
[[23 July|23]] - [[Melanie Bush]] returned to [[Brighton]] after travelling with the Doctor. ([[ST]]: ''[[Missing, Part One: Business as Usual]]'') | [[23 July|23]] - [[Melanie Bush]] returned to [[Brighton]] after travelling with the Doctor. ([[ST]]: ''[[Missing, Part One: Business as Usual]]'') | ||
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=== [[June]] === | === [[June]] === | ||
* [[7 June|7]] - [[Eric Francis]], who played the [[First Elder (The Sesnorites)|First Elder]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', dies. | * [[7 June|7]] - [[Eric Francis]], who played the [[First Elder (The Sesnorites)|First Elder]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', dies. | ||
* [[20 June|20]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' | * [[20 June|20]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' was first published, launching the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line of original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, the first ongoing series of original novels based upon the series. The book was initially controversial with readers unaccustomed to adult themes, sexuality and language in ''Doctor Who''. It was also the first volume of a planned four-book story arc, the first time such an extensive story had been attempted in ''Doctor Who'' literature. | ||
* [[21 June|21]] - [[Ivor Salter]], who appeared numerous times on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', dies. | * [[21 June|21]] - [[Ivor Salter]], who appeared numerous times on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', dies. | ||
=== [[July]] === | === [[July]] === | ||
* [[2 July|2]] - [[Don Houghton]], who wrote [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' dies. | * [[2 July|2]] - [[Don Houghton]], who wrote [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' dies. | ||
* [[18 July|18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Battlefield]]'' | * [[18 July|18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[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 will be published with a higher page count. This book completes the adaptations of the [[Seventh Doctor]] era, not counting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]], which will be novelised by [[BBC Books]]. | ||
* [[25 July|25]] - [[Marvel Comics]] publishes 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 | * [[25 July|25]] - [[Marvel Comics]] publishes 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 will be published over the next few years. | ||
=== [[August]] === | === [[August]] === | ||
* [[15 August|15]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' | * [[15 August|15]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' was first published. This was [[Terrance Dicks]]' first original (non-novelisation) ''Doctor Who'' novel, and his first since [[DWN]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]''. | ||
* [[18 August|18]] - [[Barbara Leake]] ([[Farrel|Mrs. Farrel]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'') dies. | * [[18 August|18]] - [[Barbara Leake]] ([[Farrel|Mrs. Farrel]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'') dies. | ||
* [[20 August|20]] - [[Betty Bowden]] ([[Meg Seeley]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') dies aged eighty-six. | * [[20 August|20]] - [[Betty Bowden]] ([[Meg Seeley]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') dies aged eighty-six. | ||
* [[23 August|23]] - Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] (from [[DW]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' to [[DW]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'') dies. | * [[23 August|23]] - Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] (from [[DW]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' to [[DW]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'') dies. | ||
* [[26 August|26]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' | * [[26 August|26]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' was first broadcast on UK television. This was a version of [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast. | ||
* [[30 August|30]] - [[Alan Wheatley]], who portrayed the [[Thal]] leader [[Temmosus]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'', dies from a heart attack in [[London]]. | * [[30 August|30]] - [[Alan Wheatley]], who portrayed the [[Thal]] leader [[Temmosus]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'', dies from a heart attack in [[London]]. | ||
* [[31 August|31]] - [[Gerry Davis]], co-creator of the [[Cybermen]] dies | * [[31 August|31]] - [[Gerry Davis]], co-creator of the [[Cybermen]] dies | ||
=== [[September]] === | === [[September]] === | ||
* [[15 September|15]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' | * [[15 September|15]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[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]]. 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 would appear in longer-format (higher word count) works of the same format as the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line. | ||
=== [[October]] === | === [[October]] === | ||
* [[17 October|17]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' | * [[17 October|17]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' was first published. | ||
** [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' | ** [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[25 October|25]] - [[John Stratton]], who appeared as [[Shockeye]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', dies. | * [[25 October|25]] - [[John Stratton]], who appeared as [[Shockeye]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', dies. | ||
=== [[November]] === | === [[November]] === | ||
* [[10 November|10]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]], who played [[Kuiju]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', [[Ibrahim]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'' and [[Cyclops]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', dies in [[London]]. | * [[10 November|10]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]], who played [[Kuiju]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', [[Ibrahim]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'' and [[Cyclops]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', dies in [[London]]. | ||
* [[21 November|21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' | * [[21 November|21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' was first published; it was a follow-up to [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]''. | ||
=== [[December]] === | === [[December]] === | ||
* [[REF]]: ''[[Time Lord (role playing book)|Time Lord]]'', a single-volume role-playing game issued by [[Virgin Publishing]], | * [[REF]]: ''[[Time Lord (role playing book)|Time Lord]]'', a single-volume role-playing game issued by [[Virgin Publishing]], was first published. | ||
* [[5 December|05]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' | * [[5 December|05]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' was first published, concluding the first [[Virgin New Adventures]] story arc. | ||
* [[6 December|06]] - ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' | * [[6 December|06]] - ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' was released. It was the last ''[[Star Trek]]'' film to feature all of the cast from [[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|the original series]]. | ||
* [[28 December|28]] - Tenth anniversary of the broadcast of [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the pilot for ''[[K9 and Company]]''. | * [[28 December|28]] - Tenth anniversary of the broadcast of [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the pilot for ''[[K9 and Company]]''. | ||
=== Unknown date === | === Unknown date === | ||
* The Museum of the Moving Image in London hosts a major exhibit dedicated to ''Doctor Who'', featuring audio-visual presentations and props from the series. | * The Museum of the Moving Image in London hosts a major exhibit dedicated to ''Doctor Who'', featuring audio-visual presentations and props from the series. | ||
* Silva Screen Records releases [[The Curse of Fenric (soundtrack)|a soundtrack CD]] for [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''. This | * Silva Screen Records releases [[The Curse of Fenric (soundtrack)|a soundtrack CD]] for [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''. This was the first of several full-serial soundtrack albums Silva Screen would release over the next few years. | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme]]'' reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records. | * ''[[Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme]]'' reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records. | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 26 December 2011
| Timeline for 1991 |
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Events
July
23 - Melanie Bush returned to Brighton after travelling with the Doctor. (ST: Missing, Part One: Business as Usual)
Unknown date
- Aubrey Prior burned down Kenilworth House. (MA: The Sands of Time)
- Shaun Brett hired Monica Lewis to aid in building a monument to his deceased father in Alaska. (BFA: The Land of the Dead)
- A three-inch steel protective wall was added to the cabinet room in 10 Downing Street. (DW: World War Three)
Behind the scenes
April
- DW: Spearhead from Space released in the US on VHS.
June
- 7 - Eric Francis, who played the First Elder in DW: The Sensorites, dies.
- 20 - NA: Timewyrm: Genesys was first published, launching the Virgin New Adventures line of original Doctor Who fiction, the first ongoing series of original novels based upon the series. The book was initially controversial with readers unaccustomed to adult themes, sexuality and language in Doctor Who. It was also the first volume of a planned four-book story arc, the first time such an extensive story had been attempted in Doctor Who literature.
- 21 - Ivor Salter, who appeared numerous times on Doctor Who, dies.
July
- 2 - Don Houghton, who wrote DW: Inferno and DW: The Mind of Evil dies.
- 18 - DWN: 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 will be published with a higher page count. This book completes the adaptations of the Seventh Doctor era, not counting the 1996 telefilm, which will be novelised by BBC Books.
- 25 - Marvel Comics publishes the Doctor Who Yearbook, an attempt at reviving the Annual concept that had been abandoned by World Distributors after 1985. The experiment was a success and several more Yearbooks will be published over the next few years.
August
- 15 - NA: Timewyrm: Exodus was first published. This was Terrance Dicks' first original (non-novelisation) Doctor Who novel, and his first since DWN: Doctor Who - The Space Pirates.
- 18 - Barbara Leake (Mrs. Farrel in DW: Terror of the Autons) dies.
- 20 - Betty Bowden (Meg Seeley in DW: Spearhead from Space) dies aged eighty-six.
- 23 - Producer Innes Lloyd (from DW: The Celestial Toymaker to DW: The Enemy of the World) dies.
- 26 - The original Pilot Episode of Doctor Who was first broadcast on UK television. This was a version of DW: An Unearthly Child, the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast.
- 30 - Alan Wheatley, who portrayed the Thal leader Temmosus in DW: The Daleks, dies from a heart attack in London.
- 31 - Gerry Davis, co-creator of the Cybermen dies
September
- 15 - DWN: 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. 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 would appear in longer-format (higher word count) works of the same format as the Virgin Missing Adventures line.
October
- 17 - NA: Timewyrm: Apocalypse was first published.
- REF: The Gallifrey Chronicles was first published.
- 25 - John Stratton, who appeared as Shockeye in DW: The Two Doctors, dies.
November
- 10 - Tutte Lemkow, who played Kuiju in DW: Marco Polo, Ibrahim in DW: The Crusade and Cyclops in DW: The Myth Makers, dies in London.
- 21 - REF: The Terrestrial Index was first published; it was a follow-up to REF: The Doctor Who Programme Guide.
December
- REF: Time Lord, a single-volume role-playing game issued by Virgin Publishing, was first published.
- 05 - NA: Timewyrm: Revelation was first published, concluding the first Virgin New Adventures story arc.
- 06 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was released. It was the last Star Trek film to feature all of the cast from the original series.
- 28 - Tenth anniversary of the broadcast of KAC: A Girl's Best Friend, the pilot for K9 and Company.
Unknown date
- The Museum of the Moving Image in London hosts a major exhibit dedicated to Doctor Who, featuring audio-visual presentations and props from the series.
- Silva Screen Records releases a soundtrack CD for DW: The Curse of Fenric. This was the first of several full-serial soundtrack albums Silva Screen would release over the next few years.
- Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records.
