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=== May ===
=== May ===
* [[Murphy Grumbar]], a [[Dalek]] operator, died.
* [[Dalek Operator]] [[Murphy Grumbar]] died.


=== June ===
=== June ===
* [[1 June|1]] - [[Milton Subotsky]] (writer and producer of the [[Dalek movies]]) died.
* [[1 June|1]] - Writer and producer [[Milton Subotsky]] died.
* [[7 June|7]] - [[Eric Francis]], who played the [[First Elder]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', died.
* [[7 June|7]] - Actor [[Eric Francis]] died.
* [[18 June|18]] - [[Ronald Allen]] ([[Rago]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'' and [[Ralph Cornish]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'') died.
* [[18 June|18]] - Actor [[Ronald Allen]] died.
* [[20 June|20]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[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.
* [[20 June|20]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[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]]'', died.
* [[21 June|21]] - Actor [[Ivor Salter]] died.


=== July ===
=== July ===
* [[2 July|2]] - [[Don Houghton]], who wrote [[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil|The Mind of Evil,]]'' died.
* [[2 July|2]] - Writer [[Don Houghton]] died.
* [[18 July|18]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[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 were published with a higher page count. This book completed the adaptations of the [[Seventh Doctor]] era, not counting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]], which was novelised by [[BBC Books]].
* [[18 July|18]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[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 were published with a higher page count. This book completed the adaptations of the [[Seventh Doctor]] era, not counting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]], which was novelised by [[BBC Books]].
* [[25 July|25]] - [[Marvel Comics]] published 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 were published over the next few years.
* [[25 July|25]] - [[Marvel Comics]] published 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 were published over the next few years.
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=== August ===
=== August ===
* [[15 August|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' was first published. This was [[Terrance Dicks]]' first original (non-novelisation) ''Doctor Who'' novel, and his first since [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]''.
* [[15 August|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' was first published. This was [[Terrance Dicks]]' first original (non-novelisation) ''Doctor Who'' novel, and his first since [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]''.
* [[18 August|18]] - [[Barbara Leake]] ([[Farrel|Mrs. Farrel]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'') died.
* [[18 August|18]] - Actress [[Barbara Leake]] died.
* [[20 August|20]] - [[Betty Bowden]] ([[Meg Seeley]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') died at age eighty-six.
* [[20 August|20]] - Actress [[Betty Bowden]] died.
* [[23 August|23]] - Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] (from [[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' to [[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'') died.
* [[23 August|23]] - Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] died.
* [[26 August|26]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' was first broadcast on UK television. This was a version of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast.
* [[26 August|26]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' was first broadcast on UK television. This was a version of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast.
* [[29 August|29]] - [[Dallas Adams]] ([[Howard Foster]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'') died.
* [[29 August|29]] - Actor [[Dallas Adams]] died.
 
* [[30 August|30]] - Actor [[Alan Wheatley]] died from a heart attack in [[London]].
* [[30 August|30]] - [[Alan Wheatley]], who portrayed the [[Thal]] leader [[Temmosus]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'', died from a heart attack in [[London]].
* [[31 August|31]] - [[Script editor]] [[Gerry Davis]] died.
* [[31 August|31]] - [[Gerry Davis]], co-creator of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], died.


=== September ===
=== September ===
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* [[17 October|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' was first published.
* [[17 October|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' was first published.
* 17 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published.
* 17 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published.
* [[25 October|25]] - [[John Stratton]], who appeared as [[Shockeye]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', died.
* [[25 October|25]] - Actor [[John Stratton]] died.
* [[27 October|27]] - [[Paul Erickson]], who wrote [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' with Lesley Scott, as well as [[The Ark (novelisation)|its novelisation]], died.
* [[27 October|27]] - Writer [[Paul Erickson]] died.


=== November ===
=== November ===
* [[10 November|10]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]], who played [[Kuiju]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', [[Ibrahim]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'' and [[Cyclops]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', died in [[London]].
* [[10 November|10]] - Actor [[Tutte Lemkow]] died in [[London]].
* [[21 November|21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' was first published; it was a follow-up to [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]''.
* [[21 November|21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' was first published; it was a follow-up to [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]''.
* [[30 November|30]] - [[Sydney White]], who played the [[Bubbleshock girl]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'', was born.
* [[30 November|30]] - Actress [[Sydney White]] was born.


=== December ===
=== December ===

Revision as of 03:57, 30 May 2013

Timeline for 1991
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Events

July

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Behind the scenes

April

May

June

  • 1 - Writer and producer Milton Subotsky died.
  • 7 - Actor Eric Francis died.
  • 18 - Actor Ronald Allen died.
  • 20 - PROSE: 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 - Actor Ivor Salter died.

July

August

September

  • 15 - PROSE: 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 appeared in longer-format (higher word count) works of the same format as the Virgin Missing Adventures line.

October

November

December

Unknown date

  • The Museum of the Moving Image in London hosted a major exhibit dedicated to Doctor Who, featuring audio-visual presentations and props from the series.
  • Silva Screen Records released a soundtrack CD for TV: The Curse of Fenric. This was the first of several full-serial soundtrack albums Silva Screen released over the next few years.
  • Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme was reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records.