1966 (releases)

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1966 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 1966, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

• 1 January - "Volcano" debuted on BBC1.
• 8 January - "Golden Death" debuted on BBC1.
• 15 January - "Escape Switch" debuted on BBC1.
• 22 January - "The Abandoned Planet" debuted on BBC1.
• 22 January - The first part of COMIC: The Didus Expedition was released.
• 29 January - "Destruction of Time" debuted on BBC1.
• 5 February - "War of God" debuted on BBC1.
• 12 February - "The Sea Beggar" debuted on BBC1.
• 12 February - The final part of COMIC: The Didus Expedition was released.
• 19 February - "Priest of Death" debuted on BBC1.
• 19 February - The first part of COMIC: Space Station Z-7 was released.
• 26 February - "Bell of Doom" debuted on BBC1.
• Dalek Action Paint 'n Puzzle was published by Souvenir Press.
• Dr. Who Travels in Space Sticker Fun Book was published.
• Dr. Who Travels in Time Sticker Fun Book was published.
• 5 March - "The Steel Sky" debuted on BBC1.
• 12 March - "The Plague" debuted on BBC1.
• 12 March - The final part of COMIC: The Didus Expedition was released.
• 19 March - "The Return" debuted on BBC1.
• 19 March - The first part of COMIC: Plague of the Black Scorpi was released.
• 26 March - "The Bomb" debuted on BBC1.
• 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 spoken word Doctor Who product to market.
• 2 April - "The Celestial Toyroom" 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.
• 16 April - "The Dancing Floor" debuted on BBC1.
• 23 April - "The Final Test" debuted on BBC1.
• 30 April - "A Holiday for the Doctor" debuted on BBC1.
• 7 May - "Don't Shoot the Pianist" debuted on BBC1.
• 14 May - "Johnny Ringo" debuted on BBC1.
• 21 May - "The O. K. Corral" debuted on BBC1.
• 28 May - The Savages Episode 1 was first broadcast.
• 4 June - The Savages Episode 2 was first broadcast.
• 11 June - The Savages Episode 3 was first broadcast.
• 18 June - The Savages Episode 4 was first broadcast.
• 25 June - The War Machines Episode 1 was first broadcast.
• 2 July - The War Machines Episode 2 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.
• 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. was released in the UK.
• The second Doctor Who Annual was published.
• 8 September - The Dalek Outer Space Book was first published.
• 10 September - Season 4 began with the BBC1 debut of The Smugglers Episode 1.
• 17 September - The Smugglers Episode 2 was first broadcast.
• 24 September - The Smugglers Episode 3 was first broadcast.
• 1 October - The Smugglers Episode 4 was first broadcast.
• 8 October - The Tenth Planet Episode 1 was first broadcast.
• 15 October - The Tenth Planet Episode 2 was first broadcast.
• 22 October - The Tenth Planet Episode 3 was first broadcast.
• 29 October - The Tenth Planet Episode 4 was first broadcast.
• 5 November - The Power of the Daleks Episode 1 was first broadcast.
• 12 November - The Power of the Daleks Episode 2 was first broadcast.
• 19 November - The Power of the Daleks Episode 3 was first broadcast.
• 26 November - The Power of the Daleks Episode 4 was first broadcast.
• 3 December - The Power of the Daleks Episode 5 was first broadcast.
• 10 December - The Power of the Daleks Episode 6 was first broadcast.
• 17 December - The Highlanders Episode 1 was first broadcast.
• 24 December - The Highlanders Episode 2 was first broadcast.
• 31 December - The Highlanders Episode 3 was first broadcast.

Unknown dates

• 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.