1997 (releases): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m (Changed protection level for "1997 (releases)": Robot: Protecting all pages from category years of release (‎[edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) ‎[move=sysop] (indefinite)))
No edit summary
Line 4: Line 4:
===================
===================
-->
-->
* [[8 January]] - Actor [[Tom Bowman]] died.
* [[16 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps]]'' was first published. It featured return appearances by [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Elizabeth Shaw]].
* [[16 January]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps]]'' was first published. It featured return appearances by [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Elizabeth Shaw]].
* 16 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Burning Heart]]'' was first published. This was the final [[Sixth Doctor]] novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series.
* 16 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Burning Heart]]'' was first published. This was the final [[Sixth Doctor]] novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series.
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Nth Doctor]]'' was first published.
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[The Nth Doctor]]'' was first published.
* [[30 January]] - Director [[Nicholas Mallett]] died.
* [[8 February]] - Actor [[Elroy Josephs]] died.
* [[16 February]] - Actor [[Arthur Hewlett]] died.
* [[20 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors]]'' was first published.
* [[20 February]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors]]'' was first published.
* 20 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death]]'' was first published.
* 20 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Device of Death]]'' was first published.
* [[9 March]] - Writer [[Terry Nation]] died.
* [[20 March]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'' was first published
* [[20 March]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'' was first published. Chronologically, this was the final [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Chris Cwej]]. It featured many characters from the TV series and New Adventures. It was notable for fully expanding the [[Cartmel Masterplan]] regarding the Doctor's origins. It was not the final Seventh Doctor NA novel to be published due to the delay on [[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]]''.
* 20 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'' was first published.
* 20 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'' was first published. This was the final [[Second Doctor]] novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line.
* [[17 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'' was first published, ending [[Virgin New Adventures]] line.
* [[17 April]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'' was first published. This was the final book commission in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line of original ''Doctor Who'' novels, but not the last published. It was the first and only book in the NA line to feature the [[Eighth Doctor]] and marked the final appearance to date of [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Doctor, as the book helped to launch her continuation of the New Adventures.
* 17 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Well-Mannered War]]'' was first published.
* 17 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Well-Mannered War]]'' was first published. Featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]], it was the last release in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line.
* [[1 May]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' was first published, continuing the Virgin New Adventures line as the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]].
* [[1 May]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' was first published, continuing the Virgin New Adventures line as the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]], featuring companion [[Bernice Summerfield]]. The NA books from here on in were devoid of overt references to ''Doctor Who'', although other non-TV characters from the NA series appeared.
* [[June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'' was finally published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'' was finally published. Although scheduled for release earlier in the year, manuscript issues resulted in its release this month. It became the final book in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line featuring the Doctor to see print and the last to feature the [[Seventh Doctor]]. It described the circumstances surrounding the departure of [[Roz Forrester]] from the series. The NA series continued for a couple more years featuring the adventures of [[Bernice Summerfield]].
* June - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Decalog 4: Re:Generations]]'' was first published.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Decalog 4: Re:Generations]]'' was first published. As Virgin no longer had the licence for ''Doctor Who'', the book focused on companion [[Roz Forrester]].
 
* [[2 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' was first published, launching the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] line. It was the first multi-Doctor original novel and included references to many TV episodes. It conflicted with elements of the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line. [[Samantha Jones]] became the Doctor's newest companion.
* [[2 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' was first published, launching the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] line. It was the first multi-Doctor original novel and included references to many TV episodes. It conflicted with elements of the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line. [[Samantha Jones]] became the Doctor's newest companion.
* 2 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' was first published.
* 2 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' was first published.
Line 28: Line 22:
* [[7 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science]]'' was first published.
* [[7 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science]]'' was first published.
* 7 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Murder Game]]'' was first published. It was the first [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel featuring the [[Second Doctor]].
* 7 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Murder Game]]'' was first published. It was the first [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel featuring the [[Second Doctor]].
* 7 - Actor [[Royston Tickner]] died.
* [[16 July]] - Actor [[Hugh Martin]] died.
* [[22 July]] - Actor [[Don Henderson]] died.
* [[27 July]] - Actor [[Brian Glover]] died.
* [[4 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers]]'' was first published.
* [[4 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers]]'' was first published.
* 4 -[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Treasure]]'' was first published. It was the first [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]].
* 4 -[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Treasure]]'' was first published. It was the first [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]].
* 4 - [[Film cameraman]] [[Dick Bush]] died.
* [[16 August]] - Actor [[Robin Wentworth]] died.
* [[20 August]] - Actor [[Bill Mitchell]] died.
* [[21 August]]- [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'' was first published.
* [[21 August]]- [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'' was first published.
 
* [[September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Decalog 5: Wonders]]'' was first published. This post-BBC licence short story collection featured very little noticeable connection to ''Doctor Who'' save for one story featuring [[Bernice Summerfield]]. It was the last volume of the series.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Decalog 5: Wonders]]'' was first published. This post-BBC licence short story collection featured very little noticeable connection to ''Doctor Who'' save for one story featuring [[Bernice Summerfield]]. It was the last volume of the series.
* Actor [[Robert Cawdron]] died.
* [[1 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'' was first published.
* [[1 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'' was first published.
* 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual]]'' was first published. This novel was notable for chronicling the adventure in which [[Melanie Bush]] first met the [[Sixth Doctor]]. It was the first [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel to feature the Sixth Doctor.
* 1 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual]]'' was first published.
* [[2 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Down]]'' was first published.
* [[2 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Down]]'' was first published.
* [[7 September]] - News reporter [[Alex MacIntosh]] died.
* [[12 September]] - Actor [[Leonard Maguire]] died.
* [[19 September]] - Actor [[Jack May]] died.
* [[25 September]] - Director [[Paul Bernard]] died.
* [[2 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall]]'' was first published.
* [[2 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall]]'' was first published.
* [[5 October]] - Actor [[Andrew Keir]] died.
* [[6 October]] - Actor [[Adrienne Hill]] died.
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien]]'' was first published. This was the first solo "Past Doctor/Missing Adventures"-style novel to feature the [[Seventh Doctor]].
* 6 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien]]'' was first published. This was the first solo "Past Doctor/Missing Adventures"-style novel to feature the [[Seventh Doctor]].
Line 56: Line 35:
* 6 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: A Book of Monsters]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: A Book of Monsters]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Book of Lists]]'' was first published.
* 6 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Book of Lists]]'' was first published.
* [[13 October]] - Writer [[Ian Stuart Black]] died.
* [[16 October]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Licence Denied]]'' was first published.
* [[16 October]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Licence Denied]]'' was first published.
* [[17 October]] - [[Space (TV channel)|Space]], a [[Canada|Canadian]] cable network, launched. It aired classic-era ''Doctor Who'' during its first few years. In the late 2000s it would become the Canadian broadcast home of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and the revived ''Doctor Who''.
* [[17 October]] - [[Space (TV channel)|Space]], a [[Canada|Canadian]] cable network, launched. It aired classic-era ''Doctor Who'' during its first few years. In the late 2000s it would become the Canadian broadcast home of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and the revived ''Doctor Who''.
* [[30 October]] - ''[[Doctor Who]]'' creator [[Sydney Newman]] died.
* [[3 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Devices]]'' was first published.
* [[3 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Devices]]'' was first published.
* [[20 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Second Doctor]]'' was first published.
* [[20 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Second Doctor]]'' was first published.
* 20 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighties]]'' was published in paperback.
* 20 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighties]]'' was published in paperback.
* [[24 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies]]'' was first published. This book introduced [[Faction Paradox]], later to be featured in a series of spin-off audio dramas and novels.
* [[24 November]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies]]'' was first published.
* 24 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads]]'' was first published.
* 24 - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads]]'' was first published.
* [[1 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mean Streets]]'' was first published.
* [[1 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Mean Streets]]'' was first published.
* [[5 December]] - [[GAME]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]'', a home computer adventure game, was released. The game used newly recorded audio of all surviving Doctor actors except [[Paul McGann]] and featured [[Anthony Ainley]] in newly shot video footage as [[the Master]], his final appearance in this role.
* [[5 December]] - [[GAME]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]'', a home computer adventure game, was released.
* This was a down month for both the [[PROSE]] and [[PROSE]] book lines.
* After trying several "test balloon" services, the [[BBC]] officially launched BBC Online (also known as BBCi) at bbc.co.uk. This became the network's main online portal. In the coming years, a ''Doctor Who'' section of the site was launched which has featured not only promotions and archival features relating to both the 1963-89 and 2005-present series, but also original content such as webcasts and online fiction.
* [[14 December]] - Actor [[Stubby Kaye]] died.
<!--
<!--
  PLEASE do not alter anything BELOW this line
  PLEASE do not alter anything BELOW this line

Revision as of 09:29, 30 July 2013

Sonic screwdrivers can't create pages instantly.

This article about a list is currently under construction. It's likely to be a bit messy.

1997 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1997
20th century | 1990s
1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003
WikipediaInfo.png

In 1997, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=1997_(releases)&oldid=1530030"