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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Anachronauts]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Anachronauts]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Destination: Nerva (audio story)|Destination: Nerva]]'' was released. This was the first in a new [[The Fourth Doctor Adventures|Fourth Doctor series]], featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]].
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Destination: Nerva (audio story)|Destination: Nerva]]'' was released. This was the first in a new [[The Fourth Doctor Adventures|Fourth Doctor series]], featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]].
* [[1 January|1]] - Fifth anniversary of the debut of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
* [[1 January]] - Fifth anniversary of the debut of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
* 1 - Actor [[Bob Anderson]] died.
* 1 - Actor [[Bob Anderson]] died.
* [[3 January|3]] - Actress [[Jenny Tomasin]] died.
* [[3 January]] - Actress [[Jenny Tomasin]] died.
* [[4 January|4]] - Actor [[Harry Fowler]] died.
* [[4 January]] - Actor [[Harry Fowler]] died.
* [[9 January|9]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion]]'' were released on Region 2 DVD in the ''UNIT'' box set.
* [[9 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion]]'' were released on Region 2 DVD in the ''UNIT'' box set.
* [[10 January|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion]]'' were released on Region 1 DVD in the ''UNIT'' box set.
* [[10 January|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion]]'' were released on Region 1 DVD in the ''UNIT'' box set.
* 10 - Actor [[Oliver Maguire]] died.
* 10 - Actor [[Oliver Maguire]] died.
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Selachian Gambit]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Selachian Gambit]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Renaissance Man]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Renaissance Man]]'' was released.
* [[2 February|2]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic of the Angels]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[2 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic of the Angels]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* 2 - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Four]]'' audio box set was released in the UK. This set contained audio tracks for several [[Second Doctor]] missing stories: ''[[The Macra Terror]], [[The Faceless Ones]], [[Evil of the Daleks]], [[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' and ''[[The Ice Warriors]]''.
* 2 - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Four]]'' audio box set was released in the UK. This set contained audio tracks for several [[Second Doctor]] missing stories: ''[[The Macra Terror]], [[The Faceless Ones]], [[Evil of the Daleks]], [[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' and ''[[The Ice Warriors]]''.
* [[6 February|6]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Series 5 (SJA)|The Complete Fifth Series]]'' of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[6 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Series 5 (SJA)|The Complete Fifth Series]]'' of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[13 February|13]] - [[Revisitations|Revisitations 3]] was released. It was a [[DVD]] set comprised of special editions of three stories: [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]], [[The Three Doctors]]'', and ''[[The Robots of Death]]''. At this time, it was the final scheduled Revisitations release.
* [[13 February|13]] - [[Revisitations|Revisitations 3]] was released. It was a [[DVD]] set comprised of special editions of three stories: [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]], [[The Three Doctors]]'', and ''[[The Robots of Death]]''. At this time, it was the final scheduled Revisitations release.
* [[19 February|19]] - Actor [[Peter Halliday]] died.
* [[19 February|19]] - Actor [[Peter Halliday]] died.
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* The fourth series of ''[[Jago and Litefoot]]'' was released, comprising ''[[Jago in Love]], [[Beautiful Things]], [[The Lonely Clock]]'', and ''[[The Hourglass Killers]]''.
* The fourth series of ''[[Jago and Litefoot]]'' was released, comprising ''[[Jago in Love]], [[Beautiful Things]], [[The Lonely Clock]]'', and ''[[The Hourglass Killers]]''.
* Actor [[Stephen Jenn]] died.
* Actor [[Stephen Jenn]] died.
* [[5 March|5]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[5 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* 5 - Actor [[Philip Madoc]] died.
* 5 - Actor [[Philip Madoc]] died.
* [[19 March|19]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Daemons]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[19 March|19]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Daemons]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'' was released.
* [[2 April|2]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[2 April]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[10 April|10]] - [[Nick Webb]] died.
* [[10 April|10]] - [[Nick Webb]] died.
* [[15 April|15]] - [[Visual effects designer]] [[Peter Wragg]] died.
* [[15 April|15]] - [[Visual effects designer]] [[Peter Wragg]] died.
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure]]'' was released, ending the first season of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' audio series.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure]]'' was released, ending the first season of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' audio series.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Power Play (audio story)|Power Play]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Power Play (audio story)|Power Play]]'' was released.
* [[5 June|5]] - [[Caroline John]], who played [[companion]] [[Liz Shaw]], died.
* [[5 June]] - [[Caroline John]], who played [[companion]] [[Liz Shaw]], died.
* [[18 June|18]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[18 June|18]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.


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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time Museum (audio story)|The Time Museum]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time Museum (audio story)|The Time Museum]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]'' was released.
* [[2 July|2]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' first released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[2 July]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' first released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[26 July|26]] - [[Mary Tamm]], who played the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s companion [[Romana I]], died.
* [[26 July|26]] - [[Mary Tamm]], who played the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s companion [[Romana I]], died.
* [[27 July|27]] - The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games, which had been depicted six years earlier in [[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', took place.
* [[27 July|27]] - The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games, which had been depicted six years earlier in [[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', took place.
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' was released.
* A new series of audio dramas featuring [[Iris Wildthyme]] was released: ''[[The Iris Wildthyme Appreciation Society]], [[Iris Rides Out]]'', and ''[[Midwinter Murders]]''.
* A new series of audio dramas featuring [[Iris Wildthyme]] was released: ''[[The Iris Wildthyme Appreciation Society]], [[Iris Rides Out]]'', and ''[[Midwinter Murders]]''.
* [[2 August|2]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Five]]'' was released. This is the final collection of CDs containing the remastered, narrated audio of several classic series [[missing episodes]]. This volume contains the [[Second Doctor]] stories ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'', ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', and ''[[The Space Pirates]]''.
* [[2 August]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Five]]'' was released. This is the final collection of CDs containing the remastered, narrated audio of several classic series [[missing episodes]]. This volume contains the [[Second Doctor]] stories ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'', ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', and ''[[The Space Pirates]]''.
* [[20 August|20]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[20 August|20]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' was released on Region 2 DVD.
* [[25 August|25]] - [[Neil Armstrong]], who appeared as himself in archive footage in [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', died.
* [[25 August|25]] - [[Neil Armstrong]], who appeared as himself in archive footage in [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', died.
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Nirvana (audio story)|Project: Nirvana]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Nirvana (audio story)|Project: Nirvana]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rosemariners]]'' was released.
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rosemariners]]'' was released.
* [[1 September|1]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' first aired on BBC One and BBC America, launching [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]] of ''Doctor Who''. First appearance of [[Jenna-Louise Coleman]] as [[Oswin Oswald]].
* [[1 September]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' first aired on BBC One and BBC America, launching [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]] of ''Doctor Who''. First appearance of [[Jenna-Louise Coleman]] as [[Oswin Oswald]].
* [[8 September|8]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'' first aired on BBC One and BBC America.
* [[8 September]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'' first aired on BBC One and BBC America.
* [[10 September|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' was released on DVD as a special edition. Despite being one of the series' first DVD releases, the serial had not been included in the original series of re-releases, ''[[Revisitations]]'', but was given a special release due to fan support.
* [[10 September|10]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' was released on DVD as a special edition. Despite being one of the series' first DVD releases, the serial had not been included in the original series of re-releases, ''[[Revisitations]]'', but was given a special release due to fan support.
* [[15 September|15]] - [[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'' first aired on BBC One and BBC America.
* [[15 September|15]] - [[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'' first aired on BBC One and BBC America.

Revision as of 22:53, 5 July 2013

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The year 2012 was one visited frequently by the Doctor and his companions.

Publicly, the year 2012 was the year the Summer Olympics were held in London and a year that the United States held a presidential election. (TV: Dalek, Fear Her) Secretly, however, in an underground bunker in Utah, 2012 was the year the Ninth Doctor first learned he was not the only survivor of the Last Great Time War. (TV: Dalek)

  • According to one account, the United Kingdom had a king by this time. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon)
  • The Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Compassion visited Wiltshire, England. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon)
  • 27 - The 2012 Summer Olympics opened in London during a period of unseasonably cold weather in the city, caused by an Isolus pod draining all the nearby heat. The Tenth Doctor, his TARDIS and people inside the Olympic Stadium were all among those placed inside drawings made by Chloe Webber, aided by an Isolus to give the stranded Isolus a family. Digging up the pod, Rose Tyler threw it into the Olympic Flame to heat it up, resulting in the Isolus releasing those it had kidnapped. Due to a mishap along the torch relay route, the Olympic Flame was lit at the opening ceremonies by the Doctor, who appeared on international television. The morale of the Games allowed the Isolus to fly home. Afterward, the Doctor and Rose attended a neighbourhood celebration in London. By this time, the Torchwood Institute seemed to have been relatively well-known, enough that the Battle of Canary Wharf of several years earlier was now known as the "Battle of Torchwood". (TV: Fear Her)
  • Somewhere around the same time, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond met an athlete who was on the run from a Weeping Angel who was trying to steal the Olympic Flame in order to ruin the spirit of the Olympics, and ended up in the TARDIS. The Angel took the torch with the flame, but the Doctor destroyed the Angel with his screwdriver and received a gold medal for saving the Olympics. (TV: Good as Gold)
  • The United States held its presidential election. Earlier in the year, Diana Goddard suggested that the Democratic candidate would win, indicating that she found Democrats "funny". (TV: Dalek)

Unknown dates

  • In Utah, in an underground facility called the Vault, the "last Dalek", nicknamed the Metaltron by its billionaire collector, Henry van Statten, used the DNA of the time traveller, Rose Tyler, to recover itself. Not having any orders from above, it killed most of the base, but hesistated once it approached Rose. Believing the humanity Rose had given it was "sickness", it allowed itself to be destroyed. Afterward, Adam Mitchell accepted an invitation to join the Ninth Doctor and Rose on their travels. Van Statten was stripped of his power and was ordered to have his memory erased. (TV: Dalek)
As the 2012 US election is referenced as having not happened yet, this means these events occurred prior to November.