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== Events == | == Events == | ||
=== [[February]] === | === [[February]] === | ||
* [[28 February|28]] - The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Adric]] landed the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] by the side of a motorway to gain measurements of a [[police box]]. Air hostess [[Tegan Jovanka]] stumbled aboard the TARDIS on her way to work at [[London]]'s [[Heathrow Airport]]. ([[ | * [[28 February|28]] - The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Adric]] landed the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] by the side of a motorway to gain measurements of a [[police box]]. Air hostess [[Tegan Jovanka]] stumbled aboard the TARDIS on her way to work at [[London]]'s [[Heathrow Airport]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | ||
* [[28 February|28]] - The [[Fifth Doctor]] tried to return [[Tegan Jovanka]] to her own time, but instead the TARDIS landed on [[Monarch]]'s ship. ([[ | * [[28 February|28]] - The [[Fifth Doctor]] tried to return [[Tegan Jovanka]] to her own time, but instead the TARDIS landed on [[Monarch]]'s ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'') | ||
=== [[March]] === | === [[March]] === | ||
* [[1 March|1]] - Following a fall from the [[Pharos Project]]'s dish, the Fourth Doctor [[Regeneration|regenerated]] into his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[ | * [[1 March|1]] - Following a fall from the [[Pharos Project]]'s dish, the Fourth Doctor [[Regeneration|regenerated]] into his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') The newly regenerated Doctor and his companions [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] escaped in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | ||
=== [[April]] === | === [[April]] === | ||
* [[7 April|7]] - [[Cassandra Schofield|Cassandra Elizabeth Schofield]], the mother of the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Hex]], was born to [[Hilda Schofield]] in [[Royal Bolton Hospital]]. ([[ | * [[7 April|7]] - [[Cassandra Schofield|Cassandra Elizabeth Schofield]], the mother of the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s companion [[Hex]], was born to [[Hilda Schofield]] in [[Royal Bolton Hospital]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Destiny (audio story)|Project: Destiny]]'') | ||
=== [[June]] === | === [[June]] === | ||
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* [[Anne Travers]] became the British Cabinet's chief [[scientific advisor]], succeeding her [[University of Cambridge]] lecturer and mentor [[Rachel Jensen|Professor Rachel Jensen]]. She served in that position until her death on [[31 December]] [[1999]]. ([[ | * [[Anne Travers]] became the British Cabinet's chief [[scientific advisor]], succeeding her [[University of Cambridge]] lecturer and mentor [[Rachel Jensen|Professor Rachel Jensen]]. She served in that position until her death on [[31 December]] [[1999]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== [[January]] === | === [[January]] === | ||
* [[2 January|2]] - [[Victor Carin]] ([[Virgil Earp]] in [[ | * [[2 January|2]] - [[Victor Carin]] ([[Virgil Earp]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'') died from cancer in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. | ||
* [[3 January|3]] - [[ | * [[3 January|3]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. | ||
* [[5 January|5]] - ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' debuted on BBC Television. A mini-series adaptation of [[Douglas Adams]]' radio play and novelisation, the series included a cameo appearance by future Doctor [[Peter Davison]] as "The Dish of the Day". | * [[5 January|5]] - ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' debuted on BBC Television. A mini-series adaptation of [[Douglas Adams]]' radio play and novelisation, the series included a cameo appearance by future Doctor [[Peter Davison]] as "The Dish of the Day". | ||
* [[10 January|10]] - [[ | * [[10 January|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. | ||
* [[15 January|15]] - [[ | * [[15 January|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit]]'' was first published. Beginning with this release and continuing through [[1991]], [[Target Books]] commissioned the original teleplay authors to adapt their own scripts whenever possible. | ||
* [[17 January|17]] - [[ | * [[17 January|17]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. | ||
* [[24 January|24]] - [[ | * [[24 January|24]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. [[Lalla Ward]] departed the series with the episode. This was also the final appearance of [[K9 Mark II]]. Part 4 concluded the "[[E-Space]] Trilogy". | ||
* [[28 January|28]] - Production of [[ | * [[28 January|28]] - Production of [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' concluded, bringing an end to the [[Tom Baker]] era. | ||
* [[31 January|31]] - [[ | * [[31 January|31]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. [[Sarah Sutton]] debuted as new companion [[Nyssa]], although she did not officially become a companion until the next story, and [[Anthony Ainley]] made his first appearance on the series, though not yet as [[the Master]]. | ||
=== [[February]] === | === [[February]] === | ||
* The pop band The Human League released the instrumental "Tom Baker" (in honour of [[Tom Baker|the actor]]) on the flipside of their single "Boys and Girls". This piece of music was later reused for the ''[[Project Who]]'' radio series in 2005. | * The pop band The Human League released the instrumental "Tom Baker" (in honour of [[Tom Baker|the actor]]) on the flipside of their single "Boys and Girls". This piece of music was later reused for the ''[[Project Who]]'' radio series in 2005. | ||
* [[7 February|7]] - [[ | * [[7 February|7]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. | ||
* [[14 February|14]] - [[ | * [[14 February|14]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. | ||
* [[21 February|21]] - [[ | * [[21 February|21]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast. [[Anthony Ainley]] became the newest and longest-serving incarnation of [[the Master]]. | ||
* 21 - [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] composer [[Ron Grainer]] died. | * 21 - [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] composer [[Ron Grainer]] died. | ||
* [[26 February|26]] - [[Gerald Cross]], who voiced a [[Megara]] in [[ | * [[26 February|26]] - [[Gerald Cross]], who voiced a [[Megara]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', died. | ||
* [[28 February|28]] - [[ | * [[28 February|28]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. [[Janet Fielding]] debuted as new companion [[Tegan Jovanka]]. | ||
=== [[March]] === | === [[March]] === | ||
* [[7 March|7]] - [[ | * [[7 March|7]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast. | ||
* [[14 March|14]] - [[ | * [[14 March|14]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. [[Sarah Sutton]] returned as [[Nyssa]] and officially became a companion. | ||
* [[21 March|21]] - [[ | * [[21 March|21]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' Part 4 was first broadcast, concluding Season 18 and ending with [[Tom Baker]]'s [[regeneration]] into [[Peter Davison]]. For the last time until [[2005]], the lead actor of the series was credited on screen as "Doctor Who". Beginning with the next season, the credit became "The Doctor". | ||
* [[28 March|28]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]], who played [[Ianto Jones]] in ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', was born in Newport, [[Wales]]. | * [[28 March|28]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]], who played [[Ianto Jones]] in ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', was born in Newport, [[Wales]]. | ||
=== [[April]] === | === [[April]] === | ||
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] wrote a story outline for the proposed ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off pilot story. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] wrote a story outline for the proposed ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off pilot story. | ||
* [[13 April|13]] - Studio taping began on [[ | * [[13 April|13]] - Studio taping began on [[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'', the first story of the [[Peter Davison]] era to be made, though not the first to be broadcast. | ||
* [[17 April|17]] - [[ | * [[17 April|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World]]'' was first published. Written by series actor [[Ian Marter]], the book was controversial at the time of release for its use of adult language in a line of books officially considered children's literature. This was the last novelisation in the [[Target Books]] line to use [[Doctor Who logo#logo four|the "diamond logo"]]. | ||
* [[28 April|28]] - [[Ben Loyd-Holmes]] (the [[Operative]] in [[ | * [[28 April|28]] - [[Ben Loyd-Holmes]] (the [[Operative]] in [[TV]]:''[[Children of Earth]]'') was born. | ||
=== [[May]] === | === [[May]] === | ||
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Anthony Root]] composed a "format document" for a planned spin-off series to be entitled ''[[K9 and Company]]''. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Anthony Root]] composed a "format document" for a planned spin-off series to be entitled ''[[K9 and Company]]''. | ||
* [[8 May|8]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] ([[Dee Dee Blasco]] in [[ | * [[8 May|8]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] ([[Dee Dee Blasco]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'') was born. | ||
* [[12 May|12]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] was officially invited to reprise the role of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] for the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off. | * [[12 May|12]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] was officially invited to reprise the role of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] for the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off. | ||
* [[21 May|21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'', Volumes 1 and 2, were first published in hardcover. | * [[21 May|21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'', Volumes 1 and 2, were first published in hardcover. | ||
* [[27 May|27]] - [[Kit Pedler]] (''Doctor Who'' writer and co-creator of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]) died. | * [[27 May|27]] - [[Kit Pedler]] (''Doctor Who'' writer and co-creator of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]) died. | ||
* [[29 May|29]] - [[Ramsay Williams]] ([[Brook (Frontier in Space)|Brook]] in [[ | * [[29 May|29]] - [[Ramsay Williams]] ([[Brook (Frontier in Space)|Brook]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'') died. | ||
=== [[August]] === | === [[August]] === | ||
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=== [[September]] === | === [[September]] === | ||
* [[11 September|11]] - [[Lachlan Nieboer]], who played [[Gray]] in ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', was born. | * [[11 September|11]] - [[Lachlan Nieboer]], who played [[Gray]] in ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', was born. | ||
* [[25 September|25]] - [[Eric Elliot]], who played the [[Commander of the Ark]] in [[ | * [[25 September|25]] - [[Eric Elliot]], who played the [[Commander of the Ark]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'', died. | ||
=== [[October]] === | === [[October]] === | ||
* [[15 October|15]] - [[ | * [[15 October|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'', an adaptation of the [[An Unearthly Child|very first Doctor Who serial]], was first published. Its publication promoted the upcoming rebroadcast of the serial by [[BBC Two]] as part of their "Five Faces of Doctor Who" special series re-broadcasts. The [[Target Books]] line switched to the then-current [[Doctor Who logo#Logo Five|"neon tubing" series logo]] with this release. | ||
** Paperback editions of [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' Volumes 1 and 2 was published. The bookswere revised from the hardback versions. | ** Paperback editions of [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' Volumes 1 and 2 was published. The bookswere revised from the hardback versions. | ||
* [[24 October|24]] -- [[Jemima Rooper]], who voiced [[Izzy Sinclair]] in [[ | * [[24 October|24]] -- [[Jemima Rooper]], who voiced [[Izzy Sinclair]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Company of Friends]]'', was born. | ||
=== [[November]] === | === [[November]] === | ||
* Production of the pilot episode of the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off series, [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', took place this month. | * Production of the pilot episode of the planned ''[[K9 and Company]]'' spin-off series, [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', took place this month. | ||
* [[2 November|2]] - "[[The Five Faces of Doctor Who]]" special re-broadcast series commenced with the third television broadcast of the first part of [[ | * [[2 November|2]] - "[[The Five Faces of Doctor Who]]" special re-broadcast series commenced with the third television broadcast of the first part of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', the very first episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It aired in the [[UK]] on [[BBC Two]]. | ||
* [[3 November|3]] - The second television broadcast of "The Cave of Skulls" (the second episode of [[ | * [[3 November|3]] - The second television broadcast of "The Cave of Skulls" (the second episode of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') took place in the [[UK]] on [[BBC Two]] | ||
* [[4 November|4]] - The second television broadcast of "The Forest of Fear" (the third episode of [[ | * [[4 November|4]] - The second television broadcast of "The Forest of Fear" (the third episode of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') took place in the [[UK]] on [[BBC Two]]. | ||
* [[5 November|5]] - The second television broadcast of "The Firemaker" (the fourth and last episode of [[ | * [[5 November|5]] - The second television broadcast of "The Firemaker" (the fourth and last episode of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') took place in the [[UK]] on [[BBC Two]]. | ||
=== [[December]] === | === [[December]] === | ||
* [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] was published. | * [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] was published. | ||
* [[18 December|18]] - [[Joshua Dallas]] (the [[Mark Chambers]] [[Node]] in [[ | * [[18 December|18]] - [[Joshua Dallas]] (the [[Mark Chambers]] [[Node]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'') was born. | ||
* [[21 December|21]] - The final new episode of [[Terry Nation]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Blake's 7|Blake's 7]]'' aired on the BBC. | * [[21 December|21]] - The final new episode of [[Terry Nation]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Blake's 7|Blake's 7]]'' aired on the BBC. | ||
* [[28 December|28]] - [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', a pilot episode for the proposed spin-off ''[[K9 and Company]]'', was first broadcast. The pilot reintroduced [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and introduced [[K9 Mark III]]. | * [[28 December|28]] - [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', a pilot episode for the proposed spin-off ''[[K9 and Company]]'', was first broadcast. The pilot reintroduced [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and introduced [[K9 Mark III]]. | ||
=== Unknown dates === | === Unknown dates === | ||
* [[Steven Scott]] ([[Kebble]] in [[ | * [[Steven Scott]] ([[Kebble]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'') died. | ||
* [[Bart Allison]] ([[Maximus Pettulian]] in [[ | * [[Bart Allison]] ([[Maximus Pettulian]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') died. | ||
* [[Marvel Comics]] published ''[[Marvel Premiere]]'' issue 60, bringing to a close the first set of American [[Fourth Doctor]] comic strip reprints from ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''. Another series, ''[[Doctor Who (1984)|Doctor Who]]'', followed in 1984. | * [[Marvel Comics]] published ''[[Marvel Premiere]]'' issue 60, bringing to a close the first set of American [[Fourth Doctor]] comic strip reprints from ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''. Another series, ''[[Doctor Who (1984)|Doctor Who]]'', followed in 1984. | ||
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Events
February
- 28 - The Fourth Doctor and Adric landed the TARDIS by the side of a motorway to gain measurements of a police box. Air hostess Tegan Jovanka stumbled aboard the TARDIS on her way to work at London's Heathrow Airport. (TV: Logopolis)
- 28 - The Fifth Doctor tried to return Tegan Jovanka to her own time, but instead the TARDIS landed on Monarch's ship. (TV: Four to Doomsday)
March
- 1 - Following a fall from the Pharos Project's dish, the Fourth Doctor regenerated into his fifth incarnation. (TV: Logopolis) The newly regenerated Doctor and his companions Adric, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka escaped in the TARDIS. (TV: Castrovalva)
April
- 7 - Cassandra Elizabeth Schofield, the mother of the Seventh Doctor's companion Hex, was born to Hilda Schofield in Royal Bolton Hospital. (AUDIO: Project: Destiny)
June
- Peter Tracey was given a suspended sentence for breaking and entering. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
September
- A hailstorm struck Moreton Harwood. It lasted only thirteen seconds, but destroyed Commander Bill Pollock's crops. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
December
- 1 - 14 - Sarah Jane Smith was out of the country working for Reuters. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 6 - Lavinia Smith departed Moreton Harwood for a lecture tour in the United States. Before leaving, she arranged for a mysterious crate addressed to her niece, Sarah Jane Smith, to be left at Moreton Harwood. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 10 - Lavinia Smith phoned her ward Brendan Richards to tell him that he would be spending Christmas with Sarah Jane. Brendan waited for Sarah to pick him up at Wellington School for over a week, unaware that she was out of the country. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 18 - Sarah Jane Smith met Brendan Richards for the first time. Shortly afterwards, she opened the crate addressed to her in Lavinia's house and activated K9 Mark III, who had been left in her flat in Croydon by the Fourth Doctor in 1978. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 20 - 21 - Brendan Richards was kidnapped by the Hecate Cult, who intended to use him as a human sacrifice. However, he was rescued by Sarah Jane Smith and K9 Mark III before this could happen. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 25 - Sarah Jane Smith, Brendan Richards and K9 Mark III spent Christmas Day with Howard and Juno Baker as Sarah Jane's aunt Lavinia Smith was in the United States. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
- 29 - Members of the Hecate Cult at Moreton Harwood were tried for attempted murder. (KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)
Unknown dates
- Anne Travers became the British Cabinet's chief scientific advisor, succeeding her University of Cambridge lecturer and mentor Professor Rachel Jensen. She served in that position until her death on 31 December 1999. (PROSE: Millennial Rites)
Behind the scenes
January
- 2 - Victor Carin (Virgil Earp in TV: The Gunfighters) died from cancer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- 3 - TV: Warriors' Gate Part 1 was first broadcast.
- 5 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy debuted on BBC Television. A mini-series adaptation of Douglas Adams' radio play and novelisation, the series included a cameo appearance by future Doctor Peter Davison as "The Dish of the Day".
- 10 - TV: Warriors' Gate Part 2 was first broadcast.
- 15 - PROSE: Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit was first published. Beginning with this release and continuing through 1991, Target Books commissioned the original teleplay authors to adapt their own scripts whenever possible.
- 17 - TV: Warriors' Gate Part 3 was first broadcast.
- 24 - TV: Warriors' Gate Part 4 was first broadcast. Lalla Ward departed the series with the episode. This was also the final appearance of K9 Mark II. Part 4 concluded the "E-Space Trilogy".
- 28 - Production of TV: Logopolis concluded, bringing an end to the Tom Baker era.
- 31 - TV: The Keeper of Traken Part 1 was first broadcast. Sarah Sutton debuted as new companion Nyssa, although she did not officially become a companion until the next story, and Anthony Ainley made his first appearance on the series, though not yet as the Master.
February
- The pop band The Human League released the instrumental "Tom Baker" (in honour of the actor) on the flipside of their single "Boys and Girls". This piece of music was later reused for the Project Who radio series in 2005.
- 7 - TV: The Keeper of Traken Part 2 was first broadcast.
- 14 - TV: The Keeper of Traken Part 3 was first broadcast.
- 21 - TV: The Keeper of Traken Part 4 was first broadcast. Anthony Ainley became the newest and longest-serving incarnation of the Master.
- 21 - Doctor Who theme composer Ron Grainer died.
- 26 - Gerald Cross, who voiced a Megara in TV: The Stones of Blood, died.
- 28 - TV: Logopolis Part 1 was first broadcast. Janet Fielding debuted as new companion Tegan Jovanka.
March
- 7 - TV: Logopolis Part 2 was first broadcast.
- 14 - TV: Logopolis Part 3 was first broadcast. Sarah Sutton returned as Nyssa and officially became a companion.
- 21 - TV: Logopolis Part 4 was first broadcast, concluding Season 18 and ending with Tom Baker's regeneration into Peter Davison. For the last time until 2005, the lead actor of the series was credited on screen as "Doctor Who". Beginning with the next season, the credit became "The Doctor".
- 28 - Gareth David-Lloyd, who played Ianto Jones in Torchwood, was born in Newport, Wales.
April
- John Nathan-Turner wrote a story outline for the proposed K9 and Company spin-off pilot story.
- 13 - Studio taping began on TV: Four to Doomsday, the first story of the Peter Davison era to be made, though not the first to be broadcast.
- 17 - PROSE: Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World was first published. Written by series actor Ian Marter, the book was controversial at the time of release for its use of adult language in a line of books officially considered children's literature. This was the last novelisation in the Target Books line to use the "diamond logo".
- 28 - Ben Loyd-Holmes (the Operative in TV:Children of Earth) was born.
May
- John Nathan-Turner and Anthony Root composed a "format document" for a planned spin-off series to be entitled K9 and Company.
- 8 - Ayesha Antoine (Dee Dee Blasco in TV: Midnight) was born.
- 12 - Elisabeth Sladen was officially invited to reprise the role of Sarah Jane Smith for the planned K9 and Company spin-off.
- 21 - REF: The Doctor Who Programme Guide, Volumes 1 and 2, were first published in hardcover.
- 27 - Kit Pedler (Doctor Who writer and co-creator of the Cybermen) died.
- 29 - Ramsay Williams (Brook in TV: Frontier in Space) died.
August
- The Doctor Who Annual 1982 was published.
September
- 11 - Lachlan Nieboer, who played Gray in Torchwood, was born.
- 25 - Eric Elliot, who played the Commander of the Ark in TV: The Ark, died.
October
- 15 - PROSE: Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child, an adaptation of the very first Doctor Who serial, was first published. Its publication promoted the upcoming rebroadcast of the serial by BBC Two as part of their "Five Faces of Doctor Who" special series re-broadcasts. The Target Books line switched to the then-current "neon tubing" series logo with this release.
- Paperback editions of REF: The Doctor Who Programme Guide Volumes 1 and 2 was published. The bookswere revised from the hardback versions.
- 24 -- Jemima Rooper, who voiced Izzy Sinclair in AUDIO: The Company of Friends, was born.
November
- Production of the pilot episode of the planned K9 and Company spin-off series, KAC: A Girl's Best Friend, took place this month.
- 2 - "The Five Faces of Doctor Who" special re-broadcast series commenced with the third television broadcast of the first part of TV: An Unearthly Child, the very first episode of Doctor Who. It aired in the UK on BBC Two.
- 3 - The second television broadcast of "The Cave of Skulls" (the second episode of TV: An Unearthly Child) took place in the UK on BBC Two
- 4 - The second television broadcast of "The Forest of Fear" (the third episode of TV: An Unearthly Child) took place in the UK on BBC Two.
- 5 - The second television broadcast of "The Firemaker" (the fourth and last episode of TV: An Unearthly Child) took place in the UK on BBC Two.
December
- REF: The Doctor Who Quiz Book by Nigel Robinson was published.
- 18 - Joshua Dallas (the Mark Chambers Node in TV: Silence in the Library) was born.
- 21 - The final new episode of Terry Nation's Blake's 7 aired on the BBC.
- 28 - KAC: A Girl's Best Friend, a pilot episode for the proposed spin-off K9 and Company, was first broadcast. The pilot reintroduced Sarah Jane Smith and introduced K9 Mark III.
Unknown dates
- Steven Scott (Kebble in TV: The Power of the Daleks) died.
- Bart Allison (Maximus Pettulian in TV: The Romans) died.
- Marvel Comics published Marvel Premiere issue 60, bringing to a close the first set of American Fourth Doctor comic strip reprints from Doctor Who Weekly. Another series, Doctor Who, followed in 1984.
