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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== January === | === January === | ||
* The [[John Menzies]] newsagent chain published [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Quiz Book (1994)]]'' by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' editor [[John Freeman]] as a promotional giveaway item. | * The [[John Menzies]] newsagent chain published [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Quiz Book (1994)]]'' by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' editor [[John Freeman]] as a promotional giveaway item. | ||
* [[7 January|7]] - [[Llewellyn Rees]] | * [[7 January|7]] - Actor [[Llewellyn Rees]] died. | ||
* [[20 January|20]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'' was first published. | * [[20 January|20]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'' was first published. | ||
=== February === | === February === | ||
* [[17 February|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'' was first published. This novel concluded the five-part Alternate Universe arc. | * [[17 February|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'' was first published. This novel concluded the five-part Alternate Universe arc. | ||
=== March === | === March === | ||
* [[Target Books]] republished [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' with new cover art and a slightly revised title (now ''Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang''). This was the last reissue of this nature by Target, ending a program it had begun in [[1990]]. | * [[Target Books]] republished [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' with new cover art and a slightly revised title (now ''Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang''). This was the last reissue of this nature by Target, ending a program it had begun in [[1990]]. | ||
* [[17 March|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' was first published. | * [[17 March|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' was first published. | ||
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=== April === | === April === | ||
* [[16 April|16]] - Actor [[Frank Wylie]] died. | |||
* [[16 April|16]] - [[Frank Wylie]] | |||
* [[21 April|21]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy]]'' was first published. | * [[21 April|21]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy]]'' was first published. | ||
* 21 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death]]'' was first published. This was the 156th and final release of a novelisation under the [[Target Books]] banner and the last of three "deluxe format" novelisations. This brought to a close a series of books dating back nearly twenty-one years. Target's owner, Virgin, published two more novelisations based upon a radio play and an independent film production under the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] banner and an additional novelisation of an independent film under the [[Virgin New Adventures]] banner. | * 21 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death]]'' was first published. This was the 156th and final release of a novelisation under the [[Target Books]] banner and the last of three "deluxe format" novelisations. This brought to a close a series of books dating back nearly twenty-one years. Target's owner, Virgin, published two more novelisations based upon a radio play and an independent film production under the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] banner and an additional novelisation of an independent film under the [[Virgin New Adventures]] banner. | ||
=== May === | === May === | ||
* Actor [[George Selway]] died. | |||
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* [[19 May|19]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War]]'' was first published. | * [[19 May|19]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War]]'' was first published. | ||
=== June === | === June === | ||
* [[8 June|08]] - Actor [[Clem Tibber]] was born | * [[8 June|08]] - Actor [[Clem Tibber]] was born. | ||
* [[16 June|16]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' was first published. | * [[16 June|16]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' was first published. | ||
* 16 - A third edition of [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' was published by [[Virgin Publishing]]. | * 16 - A third edition of [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' was published by [[Virgin Publishing]]. | ||
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=== July === | === July === | ||
* [[9 July|09]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?]]'' was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. | * [[9 July|09]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?]]'' was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. | ||
* [[15 July|15]] - After a year's hiatus, [[Titan Books]] revived its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] series by publishing the teleplay for [[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''. | * [[15 July|15]] - After a year's hiatus, [[Titan Books]] revived its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] series by publishing the teleplay for [[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''. | ||
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=== August === | === August === | ||
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeframe]]'' was published in paperback | * [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeframe]]'' was published in paperback | ||
* [[11 August|11]] - [[Peter Cushing]] | * [[11 August|11]] - Actor [[Peter Cushing]] died from prostate cancer in [[Canterbury]], [[England]]. | ||
* [[18 August|18]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Strange England]]'' was first published. | * [[18 August|18]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Strange England]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[26 August|26]] - [[Tariq Yunus]] | * [[26 August|26]] - Actor [[Tariq Yunus]] died in Bombay, India. | ||
=== September === | === September === | ||
* [[Richard Kerley]] died. | * Actor [[Richard Kerley]] died. | ||
* [[2 September|02]] - [[Roy Castle]] | * [[2 September|02]] - Actor [[Roy Castle]] died from cancer. | ||
* [[7 September| | * [[7 September|07]] - Actor [[Godfrey Quigley]] died. | ||
* [[15 September|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'' was first published. | * [[15 September|15]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'' was first published. | ||
* 15 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'' was first published. It was the first original novel featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | * 15 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'' was first published. It was the first original novel featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | ||
=== October === | === October === | ||
* [[6 October|06]] - ''[[The Age of Chaos|Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos]]'' was first published by [[Marvel Comics]] UK. This was the first wholly original ''Doctor Who'' graphic novel ever published, and the first (and as of 2009, only) comic story written by one of the lead actors, [[Colin Baker]]. It was primarily available in the UK, with very limited distribution in North America. | * [[6 October|06]] - ''[[The Age of Chaos|Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos]]'' was first published by [[Marvel Comics]] UK. This was the first wholly original ''Doctor Who'' graphic novel ever published, and the first (and as of 2009, only) comic story written by one of the lead actors, [[Colin Baker]]. It was primarily available in the UK, with very limited distribution in North America. | ||
* [[20 October|20]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' was first published. | * [[20 October|20]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' was first published. | ||
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=== November === | === November === | ||
* [[3 November|03]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies]]'' was first published. | * [[3 November|03]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[9 November|9]] - [[Ralph Michael]] | * [[9 November|9]] - Actor [[Ralph Michael]] died. | ||
* [[17 November|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'' was first published. | * [[17 November|17]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'' was first published. | ||
* 17 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' was first published. | * 17 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' was first published. | ||
* 17 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The First Doctor]]'' was first published. | * 17 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The First Doctor]]'' was first published. | ||
* 17 - The final release by [[Titan Books]] under its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] line, the script for ''[[The Crusade]]'', was published. Although Titan planned to publish at least two more script books, the line, which had started in 1988, was discontinued after this release. The next publication of TV scripts did not occur until a decade later when [[BBC Books]] published a collection of scripts from [[Season 12]]. | * 17 - The final release by [[Titan Books]] under its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] line, the script for ''[[The Crusade]]'', was published. Although Titan planned to publish at least two more script books, the line, which had started in 1988, was discontinued after this release. The next publication of TV scripts did not occur until a decade later when [[BBC Books]] published a collection of scripts from [[Season 12]]. | ||
* [[20 November|20]] - [[John Lucarotti]] | * [[20 November|20]] - Writer [[John Lucarotti]] died. | ||
* [[26 November|26]] - [[Vi Delmar]] | * [[26 November|26]] - Actress [[Vi Delmar]] died. | ||
=== December === | === December === | ||
* [[1 December|1]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' was first published. | * [[1 December|1]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' was first published. | ||
* 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[State of Change]]'' was first published. It was the first original [[Sixth Doctor]] novel if one doesn't count the Target Missing Adventures novelisations. | * 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[State of Change]]'' was first published. It was the first original [[Sixth Doctor]] novel if one doesn't count the Target Missing Adventures novelisations. | ||
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=== Unknown dates === | === Unknown dates === | ||
* Actor [[Stephen Dartnell]] died. | |||
* [[Stephen Dartnell]] | |||
* [[Silva Screen Records]] released the soundtrack compilation ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'', which included a newly recorded performance of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] performed by [[Sylvester McCoy]] on the spoons. | * [[Silva Screen Records]] released the soundtrack compilation ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who]]'', which included a newly recorded performance of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] performed by [[Sylvester McCoy]] on the spoons. | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 31 May 2013
| Timeline for 1994 |
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Events
June
- 5 - Clyde Langer was born. (TV: Secrets of the Stars, The Mark of the Berserker)
- 23 - Samuel Lloyd was born. (TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic)
Unknown Dates
- The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa visited Alaska and destroyed some revived Permians. (AUDIO: The Land of the Dead)
- UNISYC was formed. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)
- According to the Tenth Doctor, the United States government acknowledged the existence of Area 51 by 1994. (TV: Dreamland)
- The five-year-old Amelia Pond was at a fairground when she dropped an ice cream cone. The Eleventh Doctor and her future self bought her another and told her to cheer up. This was her saddest memory. (TV: Good Night)
Behind the scenes
January
- The John Menzies newsagent chain published REF: The Doctor Who Quiz Book (1994) by Doctor Who Magazine editor John Freeman as a promotional giveaway item.
- 7 - Actor Llewellyn Rees died.
- 20 - PROSE: Conundrum was first published.
February
- 17 - PROSE: No Future was first published. This novel concluded the five-part Alternate Universe arc.
March
- Target Books republished PROSE: Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang with new cover art and a slightly revised title (now Doctor Who - The Talons of Weng-Chiang). This was the last reissue of this nature by Target, ending a program it had begun in 1990.
- 17 - PROSE: Tragedy Day was first published.
- 17 - PROSE: Decalog was first published by Virgin Publishing. Discounting the Annuals, this was the first professionally published and licenced Doctor Who short story collection. It was followed by four more volumes (of decreasing relevance to Doctor Who) over the next three years and succeeded by the PROSE: Short Trips series of books.
April
- 16 - Actor Frank Wylie died.
- 21 - PROSE: Legacy was first published.
- 21 - PROSE: Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death was first published. This was the 156th and final release of a novelisation under the Target Books banner and the last of three "deluxe format" novelisations. This brought to a close a series of books dating back nearly twenty-one years. Target's owner, Virgin, published two more novelisations based upon a radio play and an independent film production under the Virgin Missing Adventures banner and an additional novelisation of an independent film under the Virgin New Adventures banner.
May
- Actor George Selway died.
- 19 - PROSE: Theatre of War was first published.
June
- 08 - Actor Clem Tibber was born.
- 16 - PROSE: All-Consuming Fire was first published.
- 16 - A third edition of REF: The Doctor Who Programme Guide was published by Virgin Publishing.
- 16 - Actress Eileen Way died in Canterbury, England.
July
- 09 - AUDIO: Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
- 15 - After a year's hiatus, Titan Books revived its Doctor Who: The Scripts series by publishing the teleplay for TV: Galaxy 4.
- 21 - PROSE: Blood Harvest was first published. This book tied in with the first instalment of the Virgin Missing Adventures line; see below.
- 21 - PROSE: Goth Opera was first published, launching the Virgin Missing Adventures book line, a spin-off of the New Adventures line focusing on the first six Doctors. On several occasions MA and NA books were linked, as was the case with PROSE: Blood Harvest (featuring the Seventh Doctor) and Goth Opera (featuring the Fifth Doctor; this was the first original novel for the Fifth Doctor).
- 28 - Doctor Who Yearbook 1995 was published.
August
- REF: Doctor Who: Timeframe was published in paperback
- 11 - Actor Peter Cushing died from prostate cancer in Canterbury, England.
- 18 - PROSE: Strange England was first published.
- 26 - Actor Tariq Yunus died in Bombay, India.
September
- Actor Richard Kerley died.
- 02 - Actor Roy Castle died from cancer.
- 07 - Actor Godfrey Quigley died.
- 15 - PROSE: First Frontier was first published.
- 15 - PROSE: Evolution was first published. It was the first original novel featuring the Fourth Doctor.
October
- 06 - Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos was first published by Marvel Comics UK. This was the first wholly original Doctor Who graphic novel ever published, and the first (and as of 2009, only) comic story written by one of the lead actors, Colin Baker. It was primarily available in the UK, with very limited distribution in North America.
- 20 - PROSE: St Anthony's Fire was first published.
- 20 - PROSE: Venusian Lullaby was first published. It was the first full-length original First Doctor novel.
November
- 03 - REF: Doctor Who: The Seventies was first published.
- 9 - Actor Ralph Michael died.
- 17 - PROSE: Falls the Shadow was first published.
- 17 - PROSE: The Crystal Bucephalus was first published.
- 17 - REF: Doctor Who - The Handbook: The First Doctor was first published.
- 17 - The final release by Titan Books under its Doctor Who: The Scripts line, the script for The Crusade, was published. Although Titan planned to publish at least two more script books, the line, which had started in 1988, was discontinued after this release. The next publication of TV scripts did not occur until a decade later when BBC Books published a collection of scripts from Season 12.
- 20 - Writer John Lucarotti died.
- 26 - Actress Vi Delmar died.
December
- 1 - PROSE: Parasite was first published.
- 1 - PROSE: State of Change was first published. It was the first original Sixth Doctor novel if one doesn't count the Target Missing Adventures novelisations.
- 6 - This date marked the fifth anniversary of the broadcast of TV: Survival Episode 3, the final episode of the 1963-89 series. Fan hopes remained high that a new series or a movie would eventually be commissioned.
Unknown dates
- Actor Stephen Dartnell died.
- Silva Screen Records released the soundtrack compilation The Worlds of Doctor Who, which included a newly recorded performance of the Doctor Who theme performed by Sylvester McCoy on the spoons.
