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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Rip Tide]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Rip Tide]]'' was first published.
* First issue of ''[[Miranda (comic)|Miranda]]'', a comic book series featuring [[Miranda Dawkins]], a character introduced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'', was published.
* First issue of ''[[Miranda (comic)|Miranda]]'', a comic book series featuring [[Miranda Dawkins]], a character introduced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'', was published.
* [[1 January|01]] - [[Cyril Shaps]], who had appearances in [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', died.
* [[1 January|01]] - Actor [[Cyril Shaps]] died.


=== February ===
=== February ===
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Two]]'' was first released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter Two]]'' was first released.
* [[3 February|03]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[3 February|03]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[7 February|07]] - [[Stephen Whittaker]] died.
* [[7 February|07]] - Actor [[Stephen Whittaker]] died.
* [[9 February|09]] - The BBC's third UK network, naturally named [[BBC Three]], was launched.
* [[9 February|09]] - The BBC's third UK network, naturally named [[BBC Three]], was launched.
* [[14 February|14]] - [[Neil Seiler]], who played a radio operator in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'' and Commander [[Stewart (Death to the Daleks)|Stewart]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'', died.
* [[14 February|14]] - Actor [[Neil Seiler]] died.
* [[17 February|17]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[17 February|17]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.


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* [[AUDIO]]: '' [[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]'' was first released.
* [[AUDIO]]: '' [[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]'' was first released.
* [[4 March|04]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' and ''[[The Aztecs]]'' were released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[4 March|04]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' and ''[[The Aztecs]]'' were released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[18 March|18]] - [[Lewis Greifer]] (writer of the first script for [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') died.
* [[18 March|18]] - Writer [[Lewis Greifer]] died.


=== April ===
=== April ===
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shell Shock]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shell Shock]]'' was first published.
* The second issue of the comic book series ''[[Miranda (comic)|Miranda]]'' was published. At least four more issues were published in 2003.
* The second issue of the comic book series ''[[Miranda (comic)|Miranda]]'' was published. At least four more issues were published in 2003.
* Extra [[Jack Pitt]] (who appeared during the [[William Hartnell]] era) died from bronchial pneumonia.
* Actor [[Jack Pitt]] died from bronchial pneumonia.
* [[2 May|2]] - The BBC's website launched a six-part webcast production of [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'', remounting the [[Shada (TV story)|TV story of the same title]] that was abandoned in 1979. In this version, [[Paul McGann]] appeared as the [[Eighth Doctor]], with [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]] reprising their original roles.
* [[2 May|2]] - The BBC's website launched a six-part webcast production of [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'', remounting the [[Shada (TV story)|TV story of the same title]] that was abandoned in 1979. In this version, [[Paul McGann]] appeared as the [[Eighth Doctor]], with [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]] reprising their original roles.
* [[5 May|5]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[5 May|5]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[9 May|9]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' webcast Episode 2 was released.
* [[9 May|9]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' webcast Episode 2 was released.
* 9 - [[Bernard Spear]] (the [[man with carrier bag]] in ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') died.
* 9 - Actor [[Bernard Spear]] died.
* [[16 May|16]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' webcast Episode 3 was released.
* [[16 May|16]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' webcast Episode 3 was released.
* [[23 May|23]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' webcast Episode 4 was released.
* [[23 May|23]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'' webcast Episode 4 was released.
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* [[NOTDWU]]: ''[[Full Fathom Five]]'' was first released. This ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' story featured [[David Collings]] as [[The Doctor (Full Fathom Five)|the Doctor]].
* [[NOTDWU]]: ''[[Full Fathom Five]]'' was first released. This ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' story featured [[David Collings]] as [[The Doctor (Full Fathom Five)|the Doctor]].
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light]]'' was first published. This novella featured an unspecified incarnation of the Doctor, and resulted in a spin-off series of books, ''[[Time Hunter]]'', featuring characters introduced here.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light]]'' was first published. This novella featured an unspecified incarnation of the Doctor, and resulted in a spin-off series of books, ''[[Time Hunter]]'', featuring characters introduced here.
* [[2 July|2]] - [[James Saxon]], who played [[Oscar Botcherby]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', died after suffering a heart attack in Chichester, England.
* [[2 July|2]] - Actor [[James Saxon]] died after suffering a heart attack in Chichester, England.
* 2 - [[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' and ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' were released to DVD in Region 1.
* 2 - [[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' and ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' were released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[25 July|25]] - [[Michael Mundell]] ([[Jasko]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') died.
* [[25 July|25]] - Actor [[Michael Mundell]] died.
* [[28 July|28]] - [[Peter Russell]] ([[Eldred]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler]]'') died.
* [[28 July|28]] - Actor [[Peter Russell]] died.


=== August ===
=== August ===
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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Fallen Gods]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Fallen Gods]]'' was first published.
* The first issue of a comic book based upon ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' was published by US-based Image Comics.
* The first issue of a comic book based upon ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' was published by US-based Image Comics.
* [[12 August|12]] - [[Anne Tirard]], who played [[Locusta]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Romans]]'' and [[the Seeker]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'', died.
* [[12 August|12]] - Actress [[Anne Tirard]] died.
* [[13 August|13]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[13 August|13]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[14 August|14]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[14 August|14]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
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* [[AUDIO]]: '' [[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]'' was first released.
* [[AUDIO]]: '' [[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]'' was first released.
* [[1 September|01]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who at the BBC]]'' was first released by [[BBC Audio]], the first in an ongoing series of compilations released under the ''[[Doctor Who at the BBC (audio series)|Doctor Who at the BBC]]'' banner over at least the next six years.
* [[1 September|01]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who at the BBC]]'' was first released by [[BBC Audio]], the first in an ongoing series of compilations released under the ''[[Doctor Who at the BBC (audio series)|Doctor Who at the BBC]]'' banner over at least the next six years.
* [[4 September|04]] - [[Ben Aris]] ([[Shears]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') died.
* [[4 September|04]] - Actor [[Ben Aris]] died.
* [[8 September|08]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[8 September|08]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.


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* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Tyger]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Tyger]]'' was first published.
* [[BBC Wales]] announced that it would produce a new series of ''Doctor Who'' for broadcast in 2005, returning the series to weekly television after a sixteen-year hiatus. Named executive producer was [[Russell T Davies]], best known as the creator of the controversial ''Queer as Folk'' series, but who also was a longtime fan of the franchise; he wrote a novel for the [[Virgin New Adventures]] book series, [[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods]]''. [[Julie Gardner]] was also named an executive producer on the series. Little was revealed about the proposed series at this point except that it would be a continuation of the 1963-89 series and not a remake. The immediate impact on Richard Grant's status as the recently unveiled "Ninth Doctor" was not known.
* [[BBC Wales]] announced that it would produce a new series of ''Doctor Who'' for broadcast in 2005, returning the series to weekly television after a sixteen-year hiatus. Named executive producer was [[Russell T Davies]], best known as the creator of the controversial ''Queer as Folk'' series, but who also was a longtime fan of the franchise; he wrote a novel for the [[Virgin New Adventures]] book series, [[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods]]''. [[Julie Gardner]] was also named an executive producer on the series. Little was revealed about the proposed series at this point except that it would be a continuation of the 1963-89 series and not a remake. The immediate impact on Richard Grant's status as the recently unveiled "Ninth Doctor" was not known.
* [[5 November|05]] - [[Brian McDermott]] ([[Sheard]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Time-Flight]]'') died.
* [[5 November|05]] - Actor [[Brian McDermott]] died.
* [[12 November|12]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4. This was the first time a ''Doctor Who'' story was released to DVD in Region 4 before being issued in the UK.
* [[12 November|12]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4. This was the first time a ''Doctor Who'' story was released to DVD in Region 4 before being issued in the UK.
* [[13 November|13]] - The BBC website launched a new webcast serial, [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', introducing [[Richard E. Grant]] as what would come to be known as the [[Shalka Doctor]]. At the time of its production and promotion, publicity held that Grant was the official Ninth Doctor, with future ''Doctor Who'' adventures expected in the webcast format. By the time the first episode was uploaded, however, the BBC had already announced the return of ''Doctor Who'' to television, with another actor in the lead role of the Ninth Doctor. Episode 1 featured the first appearance of [[Derek Jacobi]] as [[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|the Master]] (although a different incarnation than he would later play in [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''). [[Sophie Okonedo]] was introduced as [[Alison Cheney]], who was intended to be an ongoing companion for Grant's Doctor. [[David Tennant]], more than a year before his appointment as the [[Tenth Doctor]], voiced a supporting character.
* [[13 November|13]] - The BBC website launched a new webcast serial, [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', introducing [[Richard E. Grant]] as what would come to be known as the [[Shalka Doctor]]. At the time of its production and promotion, publicity held that Grant was the official Ninth Doctor, with future ''Doctor Who'' adventures expected in the webcast format. By the time the first episode was uploaded, however, the BBC had already announced the return of ''Doctor Who'' to television, with another actor in the lead role of the Ninth Doctor. Episode 1 featured the first appearance of [[Derek Jacobi]] as [[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|the Master]] (although a different incarnation than he would later play in [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''). [[Sophie Okonedo]] was introduced as [[Alison Cheney]], who was intended to be an ongoing companion for Grant's Doctor. [[David Tennant]], more than a year before his appointment as the [[Tenth Doctor]], voiced a supporting character.
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* [[22 November|22]] - ''Doctor Who's'' fortieth anniversary was marked by a cover feature in the ''[[Radio Times]]''. This was the last ''Radio Times'' cover produced before the series returned in 2005.
* [[22 November|22]] - ''Doctor Who's'' fortieth anniversary was marked by a cover feature in the ''[[Radio Times]]''. This was the last ''Radio Times'' cover produced before the series returned in 2005.
* [[23 November|23]] - This was the fortieth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''.
* [[23 November|23]] - This was the fortieth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''.
** [[Bill Strutton]], who wrote [[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'', died.
* Writer [[Bill Strutton]] died.
* [[24 November|24]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[24 November|24]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[26 November|26]] - [[Gordon Reid]] ([[Phillips (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Phillips]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') died.
* [[26 November|26]] - Actor [[Gordon Reid]] died.
* [[27 November|27]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 3 was released.
* [[27 November|27]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 3 was released.


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* [[4 December|04]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 4 was released.
* [[4 December|04]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 4 was released.
* [[11 December|11]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 5 was released.
* [[11 December|11]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 5 was released.
* [[11 December|11]] - [[Malcolm Clarke]], who provided [[incidental music]] for ''Doctor Who'', died.
* [[11 December|11]] - [[Incidental music]] composer [[Malcolm Clarke]] died.
* [[16 December|16]] - [[Alfred Lynch]], who appeared as Commander [[Millington]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'', died from cancer.
* [[16 December|16]] - Actor [[Alfred Lynch]] died from cancer.
* [[17 December|17]] - [[Alan Tilvern]], who played [[Forester]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants]]'', died in [[London]].
* [[17 December|17]] - Actor [[Alan Tilvern]] died in [[London]].
* [[18 December|18]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 6 was released; it was the final episode. This was the final appearance of [[Richard E. Grant]] as the "[[Shalka Doctor]]", and as of 2010 the final production of its kind by the BBC (although it later produced a series of made-for-Internet live-action video shorts entitled [[WC]]: ''[[Captain Jack's Monster Files]]'').
* [[18 December|18]] - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' episode 6 was released; it was the final episode. This was the final appearance of [[Richard E. Grant]] as the "[[Shalka Doctor]]", and as of 2010 the final production of its kind by the BBC (although it later produced a series of made-for-Internet live-action video shorts entitled [[WC]]: ''[[Captain Jack's Monster Files]]'').
* [[25 December|25]] - Comic penciller [[Art Wetherell]] died.
* [[25 December|25]] - Comic penciller [[Art Wetherell]] died.
* [[29 December|29]] - [[Dinsdale Landen]], who portrayed Dr. [[Judson]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'', died from mouth cancer.
* [[29 December|29]] - Actor [[Dinsdale Landen]] died from mouth cancer.


=== Unknown dates ===
=== Unknown dates ===
* An unofficial audio adaptation of [[Graham Williams]]' [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|The Nightmare Fair]]'' was produced for CD by Argolis. The release was a fund-raiser for the charity Sense, and included liner notes by [[Anthony Read]].
* An unofficial audio adaptation of [[Graham Williams]]' [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|The Nightmare Fair]]'' was produced for CD by Argolis. The release was a fund-raiser for the charity Sense, and included liner notes by [[Anthony Read]].
* [[John Bleasdale]] died.
* Actor [[John Bleasdale]] died.
* The [[Britney Spears]] song "[[Toxic]]" was recorded. It was later featured in ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', though without specific date attribution.
* The [[Britney Spears]] song "[[Toxic]]" was recorded. It was later featured in ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', though without specific date attribution.


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[[Category:Years]]

Revision as of 03:07, 7 June 2013

Timeline for 2003
21st century | 2000s
1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
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Likely the most significant event of 2003 was the deaths of millions of people on the planet Earth caused by Agent Yellow virus and the subsequent sterilisation of the Earth's surface to rid the planet of the virus by the Seventh Doctor. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)

The new US state of Malebolgia was granted provisional statehood in 2003, with TV evangelist Brigham Elisha Dashwood III announcing his candidacy for first state governor. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell)

On 23 August, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield arrived at the Pinehill Crest Hotel in time for a demonstration of spiritual channelling, a demonstration of a temporal accelerator, a cross stitch convention and an attempt by the Scourge to manifest in the Doctor's reality. (AUDIO: The Shadow of the Scourge)

Individuals

Behind the scenes

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • PROSE: Deadly Reunion was first published.
  • AUDIO: Zagreus was first released. Considered a milestone for Doctor Who audio dramas, this story was the first to feature not only the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors, but thanks to the availability of some recorded dialogue from an unreleased fan film, Devious, the late Jon Pertwee was also featured. This was Big Finish Productions' fiftieth Doctor Who audio drama, and was also marketed as a fortieth anniversary story.
  • AUDIO: The Wormery was first released. It was the first regular-series Doctor Who Big Finish story to feature Iris Wildthyme.
  • AUDIO: Living Legend was first published; this was a single-episode story released exclusively with Doctor Who Magazine. The disc also included a documentary featurette on the making of AUDIO: Zagreus.
  • PROSE: The Eye of the Tyger was first published.
  • BBC Wales announced that it would produce a new series of Doctor Who for broadcast in 2005, returning the series to weekly television after a sixteen-year hiatus. Named executive producer was Russell T Davies, best known as the creator of the controversial Queer as Folk series, but who also was a longtime fan of the franchise; he wrote a novel for the Virgin New Adventures book series, PROSE: Damaged Goods. Julie Gardner was also named an executive producer on the series. Little was revealed about the proposed series at this point except that it would be a continuation of the 1963-89 series and not a remake. The immediate impact on Richard Grant's status as the recently unveiled "Ninth Doctor" was not known.
  • 05 - Actor Brian McDermott died.
  • 12 - TV: The Three Doctors was released to DVD in Region 4. This was the first time a Doctor Who story was released to DVD in Region 4 before being issued in the UK.
  • 13 - The BBC website launched a new webcast serial, WC: Scream of the Shalka, introducing Richard E. Grant as what would come to be known as the Shalka Doctor. At the time of its production and promotion, publicity held that Grant was the official Ninth Doctor, with future Doctor Who adventures expected in the webcast format. By the time the first episode was uploaded, however, the BBC had already announced the return of Doctor Who to television, with another actor in the lead role of the Ninth Doctor. Episode 1 featured the first appearance of Derek Jacobi as the Master (although a different incarnation than he would later play in TV: Utopia). Sophie Okonedo was introduced as Alison Cheney, who was intended to be an ongoing companion for Grant's Doctor. David Tennant, more than a year before his appointment as the Tenth Doctor, voiced a supporting character.
  • 20 - WC: Scream of the Shalka episode 2 was released.
  • 20 - PROSE: The Winning Side was first published. This was the first in a series of novellas published by Telos Publishing in the Time Hunter series, a spin-off from from the Doctor Who novella, PROSE: The Cabinet of Light.
  • 22 - Doctor Who's fortieth anniversary was marked by a cover feature in the Radio Times. This was the last Radio Times cover produced before the series returned in 2005.
  • 23 - This was the fortieth anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who.
  • Writer Bill Strutton died.
  • 24 - TV: The Three Doctors was released to DVD in the UK.
  • 26 - Actor Gordon Reid died.
  • 27 - WC: Scream of the Shalka episode 3 was released.

December

Unknown dates

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