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* [[22 January]] - "[[The Abandoned Planet]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[22 January]] - "[[The Abandoned Planet]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* 22 - The first part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'' was released.
* 22 - The first part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'' was released.
* [[29 January]] - "[[Destruction of Time]]" debuted on [[BBC1]]. [[Jean Marsh]] left the series as her character, [[Sara Kingdom]], became the second companion to die in the line of duty.
* [[29 January]] - "[[Destruction of Time]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].  
 
* [[5 February]] - "[[War of God]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[5 February]] - "[[War of God]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[12 February]] - "[[The Sea Beggar]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[12 February]] - "[[The Sea Beggar]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
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* 19 - The first part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi]]'' was released.
* 19 - The first part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi]]'' was released.
* [[26 March]] - "[[The Bomb]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[26 March]] - "[[The Bomb]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[Century 21 Productions|Century 21 Records]] released a ''Doctor Who'' edition of its ''21 Minutes of Adventure'' LP record series, featuring the audio soundtrack of "The Planet of Decision", a chapter of ''[[The Chase]]''. It was the first audio story to be made available for sale.
* [[Century 21 Productions|Century 21 Records]] released a ''Doctor Who'' edition of its ''21 Minutes of Adventure'' LP record series, featuring the audio soundtrack of "[[The Planet of Decision]]", a chapter of ''[[The Chase]]''. It was the first audio story to be made available for sale.
* [[2 April]] - "[[The Celestial Toyroom]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[2 April]] - "[[The Celestial Toyroom]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 April]] - "[[The Hall of Dolls]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 April]] - "[[The Hall of Dolls]]" debuted on [[BBC1]]. On the same day, ''[[TV Comic]]'' released the final part of ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi]]''.
* 09 - The final part of [[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of the Black Scorpi]]'' was released.
* [[16 April]] - "[[The Dancing Floor]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 April]] - "[[The Dancing Floor]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 April]] - "[[The Final Test]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 April]] - "[[The Final Test]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[30 April]] - "[[A Holiday for the Doctor]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[30 April]] - "[[A Holiday for the Doctor]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* The ''Doctor Who'' production office circulated a memo to writers outlining the proposed character of the [[Second Doctor]], as well as suggestions on handling the first [[regeneration]], which was initially compared to an LSD trip gone bad.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/changingwho/10305.shtml]
* [[7 May]] - "[[Don't Shoot the Pianist]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[7 May]] - "[[Don't Shoot the Pianist]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 May]] - "[[Johnny Ringo]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 May]] - "[[Johnny Ringo]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[20 May]] - [[Mervyn Pinfield]], a director and associate producer for ''Doctor Who'', died.
* [[21 May]] - "[[The O.K. Corral]]" debuted on [[BBC1]].  
* [[21 May]] - "[[The O.K. Corral]]" debuted on [[BBC1]]. This marked the final time individual episode titles would be used in the original series (the practice would resume in 2005).
* [[28 May]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[28 May]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[4 June]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[4 June]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[11 June]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[11 June]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[18 June]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast. [[Peter Purves]] left the series with this episode, although he would continue his association with ''Doctor Who'' for years to come when he subsequently became co-host of ''[[Blue Peter]]'', often presenting promotional features about the series.
* [[18 June]] - ''[[The Savages]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast.
* [[25 June]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast. [[Michael Craze]] and [[Anneke Wills]] made their debuts as [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]], respectively. This episode was notorious for having a character -- the computer [[WOTAN]] -- break the longstanding taboo of referring to the Doctor as "Doctor Who".
* [[25 June]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast.
* [[2 July]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[2 July]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 2 was first broadcast.
* [[9 July]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[9 July]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast.
* [[16 July]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast, concluding the third season.
* [[16 July]] - ''[[The War Machines]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast, concluding the [[season 3|third season]].
* The film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' was released to theatres in the United States. For most audiences in America, this was their first exposure to the ''Doctor Who'' concept, as the TV series had not as of this date been broadcast in the US (although some communities bordering Canada were able to view the series on the [[CBC]] network).
* The film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' was released to theatres in the United States. It was the first public exhibition of anything related to ''Doctor Who'' by Americans, pre-empting transmission of the televised series by the better part of a decade.
* [[5 August]] - The second feature film, ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', based upon ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', was released in the UK.
* [[5 August]] - The second feature film, ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' was released in the UK.
* The second [[Doctor Who Annual 1967|Doctor Who Annual]] was published.
* The second [[Doctor Who Annual 1967|Doctor Who Annual]] was published.
* [[8 September]] - ''[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]'' was first published.
* [[8 September]] - ''[[The Dalek Outer Space Book]]'' was first published.
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=== Unknown dates ===
=== Unknown dates ===
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space]]'' was published by [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd|World Distributors]]. A hardcover novella, this was the first publication of an original long-form text story to feature the [[First Doctor]]. (It was presumably published prior to October as it featured the First Doctor.)
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space]]'' was published by [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd|World Distributors]]. A hardcover novella, this was the first publication of an original long-form text story to feature the [[First Doctor]]. (It was presumably published prior to October as it featured the First Doctor.)
* US comic book publisher Dell Comics issued a single-issue adaptation of the ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' film. This was the first (and, until the early [[1980s]], only) appearance of a ''Doctor Who''-related comic book in the US.
* US comic book publisher Dell Comics issued a single-issue adaptation of the ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' film. This was the first appearance of a ''Doctor Who''-related comic book in the US.


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1966 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1966
20th century | 1960s
• 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972
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In 1966, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

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  • Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space was published by World Distributors. A hardcover novella, this was the first publication of an original long-form text story to feature the First Doctor. (It was presumably published prior to October as it featured the First Doctor.)
  • US comic book publisher Dell Comics issued a single-issue adaptation of the Dr. Who and the Daleks film. This was the first appearance of a Doctor Who-related comic book in the US.
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