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* [[Lytton]] contacted the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] in the [[London]] [[sewer]]s. The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]], searching for a distress signal, were ambushed by the Cybermen, apparently aided by Lytton, and the Doctor was forced to pilot [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to [[Telos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
* [[Lytton]] contacted the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] in the [[London]] [[sewer]]s. The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]], searching for a distress signal, were ambushed by the Cybermen, apparently aided by Lytton, and the Doctor was forced to pilot [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to [[Telos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
* [[Barbara Wright|Barbara Chesterton]] wrote a GCSE textbook called ''Journeys Through History: A Sourcebook for GCSE for the Associated Exam Board'' with [[Ian Martin]] in which Lady [[Jane Grey]]'s nine day reign from [[10 July|10]] to [[19 July]] [[1553]] was covered. She, the [[First Doctor]] and her future husband [[Ian Chesterton]] had met Lady Jane shortly after she was deposed by [[Mary I|Queen Mary I]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]'')
* [[Barbara Wright|Barbara Chesterton]] wrote a GCSE textbook called ''Journeys Through History: A Sourcebook for GCSE for the Associated Exam Board'' with [[Ian Martin]] in which Lady [[Jane Grey]]'s nine day reign from [[10 July]] to [[19 July]] [[1553]] was covered. She, the [[First Doctor]] and her future husband [[Ian Chesterton]] had met Lady Jane shortly after she was deposed by [[Mary I|Queen Mary I]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]'')
* [[Konstantin Chernenko]], the [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], died. He was succeeded by the considerably more moderate [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'')
* [[Konstantin Chernenko]], the [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], died. He was succeeded by the considerably more moderate [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'')


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* [[4 January|04]] - Actress [[Lenora Crichlow]] was born.
* [[4 January|04]] - Actress [[Lenora Crichlow]] was born.
* [[5 January|05]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast, launching the ill-fated [[Season 22]]. Beginning with this episode, the series moved to forty-five-minute episodes and returned to once-a-week broadcasts.
* [[5 January|05]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast, launching the ill-fated [[Season 22]]. Beginning with this episode, the series moved to forty-five-minute episodes and returned to once-a-week broadcasts.
* [[12 January|12]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[12 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[19 January|19]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[19 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[26 January|26]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[26 January]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.


* [[2 February|02]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. This was the first appearance of [[Kate O'Mara]] as [[the Rani]].
* [[2 February|02]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast. This was the first appearance of [[Kate O'Mara]] as [[the Rani]].
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* [[6 February|06]] - Actor [[Neil McCarthy]] died from motor neurone disease.
* [[6 February|06]] - Actor [[Neil McCarthy]] died from motor neurone disease.
* [[9 February|09]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[9 February|09]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[14 February|14]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Fire]]'' was first published.
* [[14 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Fire]]'' was first published.
* [[16 February|16]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast, marking the return of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. Certain elements in this episode later gave rise to the [[Season 6B]] theory among fans and writers of spin-off media.
* [[16 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast, marking the return of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. Certain elements in this episode later gave rise to the [[Season 6B]] theory among fans and writers of spin-off media.
* [[23 February|23]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[23 February]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* 23 - ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]'' was first broadcast as a segment of ''Jim'll Fix It'', and featured a young viewer who got to participate in a short scene with [[Colin Baker]]. [[Janet Fielding]] returned as [[Tegan Jovanka]].
* 23 - ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]'' was first broadcast as a segment of ''Jim'll Fix It'', and featured a young viewer who got to participate in a short scene with [[Colin Baker]]. [[Janet Fielding]] returned as [[Tegan Jovanka]].
* [[25 February|25]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] gave birth to [[Sadie Miller]].
* [[25 February]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] gave birth to [[Sadie Miller]].
* [[27 February|27]] - The [[BBC]] announced it was suspending ''Doctor Who'' after the conclusion of the current season, effectively cancelling the series. Fan protest ultimately resulted in the series returning in [[1986]] after an eighteen-month hiatus.
* [[27 February]] - The [[BBC]] announced it was suspending ''Doctor Who'' after the conclusion of the current season, effectively cancelling the series. Fan protest ultimately resulted in the series returning in [[1986]] after an eighteen-month hiatus.


* [[2 March|02]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. This was the final appearance of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. This was also the final episode of the 1963-89 series to be filmed abroad. Discounting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]], the next story to involve major filming outside the UK was [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'' in [[2008]].
* [[2 March|02]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Part 3 was first broadcast. This was the final appearance of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. This was also the final episode of the 1963-89 series to be filmed abroad. Discounting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]], the next story to involve major filming outside the UK was [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'' in [[2008]].
* [[9 March|09]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[9 March|09]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[14 March|14]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]'' was first published.
* [[14 March]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]'' was first published.
* [[15 March|15]] - "[[Doctor in Distress]]", a single recorded by cast members of ''Doctor Who'' to raise money for charity and to call upon the BBC not to cancel the series, was released in the UK.
* [[15 March]] - "[[Doctor in Distress]]", a single recorded by cast members of ''Doctor Who'' to raise money for charity and to call upon the BBC not to cancel the series, was released in the UK.
* [[16 March|16]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[16 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast.
* [[23 March|23]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[23 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part 1 was first broadcast.
* [[30 March|30]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast, concluding Season 22, believed by some to be the show's last. It was the final forty-fve-minute episode until 2005. This was also the final use of the [[Peter Howell]] arrangement of the theme music.
* [[30 March]] - [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Part 2 was first broadcast, concluding Season 22, believed by some to be the show's last. It was the final forty-fve-minute episode until 2005. This was also the final use of the [[Peter Howell]] arrangement of the theme music.


* Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Space'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space]]'' aimed at libraries.
* Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Space'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space]]'' aimed at libraries.
* [[11 April|11]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Marco Polo]]'' was first published.
* [[11 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Marco Polo]]'' was first published.


* ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' published its hundredth issue.
* ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' published its hundredth issue.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was first published.
* [[1 May]] - Actor [[George Pravda]] died.
* [[1 May]] - Actor [[George Pravda]] died.
* [[16 May|16]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' was first published.
* [[16 May]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' was first published.
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]'' was republished nearly ten years after its first issue. A poster included in the first release was omitted in the reprint.
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]'' was republished nearly ten years after its first issue. A poster included in the first release was omitted in the reprint.
* [[17 May|17]] - Actor [[Hugh Burden]] died.
* [[17 May]] - Actor [[Hugh Burden]] died.
* [[21 May|21]] - Actor [[Calvin Dean]] was born.
* [[21 May]] - Actor [[Calvin Dean]] was born.
* [[28 May|28]] - Actress [[Carey Mulligan]] was born.
* [[28 May]] - Actress [[Carey Mulligan]] was born.


* ''[[Doctor Who 1985 Summer Special Classic]]'', a reprinting of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strips, was published by [[Marvel Comics]].
* ''[[Doctor Who 1985 Summer Special Classic]]'', a reprinting of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strips, was published by [[Marvel Comics]].
* [[11 June|11]] - Actor [[Norman Claridge]] died in [[London]].
* [[11 June]] - Actor [[Norman Claridge]] died in [[London]].
* [[13 June|13]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]'' was first published.
* [[13 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]'' was first published.
* [[14 June|14]] - Actor [[Graham Leaman]] died.
* [[14 June]] - Actor [[Graham Leaman]] died.
* Mid-June - An original ''Doctor Who'' radio play, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'', was recorded for [[BBC Radio]], with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] reprising their roles.
* Mid-June - An original ''Doctor Who'' radio play, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'', was recorded for [[BBC Radio]], with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] reprising their roles.
* [[24 June|24]] - Actor [[Valentine Dyall]] died after recording a role for the upcoming radio play [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]''.
* [[24 June]] - Actor [[Valentine Dyall]] died after recording a role for the upcoming radio play [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]''.


* Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Science'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science]]'' aimed at libraries.
* Severn House published ''Doctor Who Book of Science'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science]]'' aimed at libraries.
* [[7 July]] - Actor [[Ewen Solon]] died in {{w|Addleston}}, [[England]].
* [[7 July]] - Actor [[Ewen Solon]] died in {{w|Addleston}}, [[England]].
* [[11 July|11]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil]]'' was first published.
* [[11 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil]]'' was first published.
* [[25 July|25]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts 1 and 2 were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. The first radio play based upon ''Doctor Who'' and the first original audio drama since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' a decade earlier, this serial was produced as a stopgap during the enforced hiatus for the televised series.
* [[25 July]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts 1 and 2 were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. The first radio play based upon ''Doctor Who'' and the first original audio drama since ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' a decade earlier, this serial was produced as a stopgap during the enforced hiatus for the televised series.


* The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1986]]'' was published. This was the final annual to be published by World Distributors, ending a series that had begun in [[1965]]. The annual format was revived by [[Marvel Comics]] in the 1990s.
* The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1986]]'' was published. This was the final annual to be published by World Distributors, ending a series that had begun in [[1965]]. The annual format was revived by [[Marvel Comics]] in the 1990s.
* [[8 August]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts 3 and 4 were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[8 August]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts 3 and 4 were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[18 August|18]] - Actor [[Reg Lever]] died.
* [[18 August]] - Actor [[Reg Lever]] died.
* [[22 August|22]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts 5 and 6 were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[22 August]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Parts 5 and 6 were first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]].
* [[29 August|29]] - Actor [[Patrick Barr]] died in [[London]].
* [[29 August]] - Actor [[Patrick Barr]] died in [[London]].


* [[9 September|09]] - The [[BBC]] launched "Children's BBC", a dedicated block of programming aimed at children. Later rebranded [[CBBC]], beginning in [[2007]] the block became the broadcast home for the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
* [[9 September|09]] - The [[BBC]] launched "Children's BBC", a dedicated block of programming aimed at children. Later rebranded [[CBBC]], beginning in [[2007]] the block became the broadcast home for the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
* [[12 September|12]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Myth Makers]]'' was first published.
* [[12 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Myth Makers]]'' was first published.
* 12 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Illustrated A to Z]]'' was first published.
* 12 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Illustrated A to Z]]'' was first published.


* The US edition of [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was published.
* The US edition of [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' was published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeview]]'' was first published.
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeview]]'' was first published.
* [[10 October|10]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]]'' was first published.
* [[10 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]]'' was first published.
* [[14 October|14]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] was first published. It was the final book in the series.
* [[14 October]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] was first published. It was the final book in the series.


* [[14 November|14]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Krotons]]'' was first published.
* [[14 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Krotons]]'' was first published.
* [[22 November|22]] - Numerous ''Doctor Who'' actors reunited for a special appearance during the annual ''Children in Need'' appeal, including [[Colin Baker]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Nicola Bryant]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Janet Fielding]], [[Carole Ann Ford]], [[Richard Franklin]], [[Adrienne Hill]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Caroline John]], [[John Levene]], [[Ian Marter]], [[Maureen O'Brien]], [[Peter Purves]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]], [[Mark Strickson]] and [[Matthew Waterhouse]].
* [[22 November]] - Numerous ''Doctor Who'' actors reunited for a special appearance during the annual ''Children in Need'' appeal, including [[Colin Baker]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Nicola Bryant]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Janet Fielding]], [[Carole Ann Ford]], [[Richard Franklin]], [[Adrienne Hill]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Caroline John]], [[John Levene]], [[Ian Marter]], [[Maureen O'Brien]], [[Peter Purves]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]], [[Mark Strickson]] and [[Matthew Waterhouse]].
* [[28 November|28]] - Actor [[Ryan Sampson]] was born.
* [[28 November]] - Actor [[Ryan Sampson]] was born.


* [[5 December|05]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Two Doctors]]'' was first published. It was the first [[Sixth Doctor]] novelisation. It was promoted as the hundredth ''Doctor Who'' novelisation by [[Target Books]]. Although the TV series logo had been modified slightly for the new Doctor, the Target line left the logo unchanged.
* [[5 December|05]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Two Doctors]]'' was first published. It was the first [[Sixth Doctor]] novelisation. It was promoted as the hundredth ''Doctor Who'' novelisation by [[Target Books]]. Although the TV series logo had been modified slightly for the new Doctor, the Target line left the logo unchanged.

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On Christmas Eve, 1985, the Ninth Doctor was trapped near a Christmas party at Sally Sparrow's Aunt's house in Devon, when the TARDIS "burped" and jumped ahead in time 20 years. Using her Christmas essay from 2005, the Doctor wrote messages on the walls and in photographs during the party for Sally Sparrow to read and recorded a video instructing her to pilot the TARDIS back to him in 2005. Sally's future self arrived in the TARDIS, telling her to hit the TARDIS reset button to bring her to the Doctor. The Doctor told the Sally in 2005 to write the essay that she would later (from her point of view) give to him first. (PROSE: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)

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  • 05 - PROSE: Doctor Who - The Two Doctors was first published. It was the first Sixth Doctor novelisation. It was promoted as the hundredth Doctor Who novelisation by Target Books. Although the TV series logo had been modified slightly for the new Doctor, the Target line left the logo unchanged.