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=== [[January]] === | === [[January]] === | ||
* [[5th January | 05]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Episode 1 is first broadcast, launching the ill-fated [[Season 22]]. Beginning with this episode, the series moves to 45-minute episodes and returns to once-a-week broadcasts. | |||
* [[5th January | 05]] - [[Attack of the Cybermen]] Episode 1 | * [[12th January | 12]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' Episode 2 is first broadcast. | ||
* [[19th January | 19]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Episode 1 is first broadcast. | |||
* [[12th January | 12]] - [[Attack of the Cybermen]] Episode 2 | * [[26th January | 26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' Episode 2 is first broadcast. | ||
* [[19th January | 19]] - [[Vengeance on Varos]] Episode 1 | |||
* [[26th January | 26]] - [[Vengeance on Varos]] Episode 2 | |||
=== [[February]] === | === [[February]] === | ||
* [[2nd February | 02]] - [[The Mark of the Rani]] Episode 1 First | * [[2nd February | 02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Episode 1 is first broadcast. First appearance of [[Kate O'Mara]] as [[The Rani]]. | ||
* [[6th February | 06]] - [[Neil McCarthy]] ([[George Patrick Barnham]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' and [[Thawn]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'') dies from motor neurone disease. | |||
* [[6th February | 06]] - [[Neil McCarthy]] ([[George Patrick Barnham]] in [[The Mind of Evil]] and [[Thawn]] in [[The Power of Kroll]]) dies from motor neurone disease. | * [[9th February | 09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' Episode 2 is first broadcast. | ||
* [[14th February | 14]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Fire]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[9th February | 09]] - [[The Mark of the Rani]] Episode 2 | * [[16th February | 16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Episode 1 is first broadcast, marking the return of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Jamie McCrimmon]]. Certain elements in this episode later give rise to the [[Season 6B]] theory among fans and writers of spin-off media. | ||
* [[23rd February | 23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Episode 2 is first broadcast. | |||
* [[14th February | 14]] - ''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Planet of Fire]]'' | ** ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]'' is first broadcast as a segment of ''Jim'll Fix It'', and features a young viewer who gets to participate in a short scene with [[Colin Baker]]. [[Janet Fielding]] returns as [[Tegan Jovanka]]. | ||
* [[16th February | 16]] - [[The Two Doctors]] Episode 1 | |||
* [[23rd February | 23]] - [[The Two Doctors]] Episode 2 | |||
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* [[27th February | 27]] - The [[BBC]] announces that it is suspending ''Doctor Who'' after the conclusion of the current season, effectively cancelling the series. Fan protest would ultimately result in the series returning in [[1986]] after an 18-month hiatus. | * [[27th February | 27]] - The [[BBC]] announces that it is suspending ''Doctor Who'' after the conclusion of the current season, effectively cancelling the series. Fan protest would ultimately result in the series returning in [[1986]] after an 18-month hiatus. | ||
=== [[March]] === | === [[March]] === | ||
* [[2nd March | 02]] - [[The Two Doctors]] Episode 3 | * [[2nd March | 02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' Episode 3 is first broadcast. Final appearance of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the Doctor. This is also the final episode of the 1963-89 series to be filmed abroad. Discounting the 1996 TV movie, the next episode to involve major filming outside the UK would be [[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'' in [[2008]]. | ||
* [[9th March | 09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story) |Timelash]]'' Episode 1 is first broadcast. | |||
* [[9th March | 09]] - [[Timelash (TV story) |Timelash]] Episode 1 | * [[14th March | 14]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[16th March | 16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story) |Timelash]]'' Episode 2 is first broadcast. | |||
* [[14th March | 14]] - ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]'' | * [[23rd March | 23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Episode 1 is first broadcast. | ||
* [[30th March | 30]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' Episode 2 is first broadcast, concluding Season 22, believed by some to be the show's last. Final 45-minute episode until 2005. Also final use of the [[Peter Howell]] arrangement of the theme music. | |||
* [[16th March | 16]] - [[Timelash (TV story) |Timelash]] Episode 2 | |||
* [[23rd March | 23]] - [[Revelation of the Daleks]] Episode 1 | |||
* [[30th March | 30]] - [[Revelation of the Daleks]] Episode 2 | |||
=== [[April]] === | === [[April]] === | ||
* Severn House publishes ''Doctor Who Book of Space'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space]]'' aimed at libraries. | * Severn House publishes ''Doctor Who Book of Space'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space]]'' aimed at libraries. | ||
* [[11th April | 11]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Marco Polo]]'' is first published. | |||
* [[11th April | 11]] - ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Marco Polo]]'' | * [[30th April | 30]] - [[George Pravda]], who appeared as [[Alexander Denes]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'', [[Jaeger]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants]]'' and [[Castellan]] [[Spandrell]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'' dies. | ||
* [[30th April | 30]] - [[George Pravda]], who appeared as [[Alexander Denes]] in [[The Enemy of the World]], [[Jaeger]] in [[The Mutants]] and [[Castellan]] [[Spandrell]] in [[The Deadly Assassin]] dies. | |||
=== [[May]] === | === [[May]] === | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' publishes its 100th issue. | * ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' publishes its 100th issue. | ||
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' is first published. | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]] first published. | * [[16th May | 16]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' is first published. | ||
** [[REF]]: [[The Doctor Who Monster Book]] is republished nearly 10 years after its first issue. A poster included in the first release is omitted in the reprint. | |||
* [[16th May | 16]] - ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' first published. | |||
** [[The Doctor Who Monster Book]] is republished nearly 10 years after its first issue. A poster included in the first release is omitted in the reprint. | |||
* [[17th May | 17]] - [[Hugh Burden]] dies. | * [[17th May | 17]] - [[Hugh Burden]] dies. | ||
=== [[June]] === | === [[June]] === | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who 1985 Summer Special Classic]]'', a reprinting of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strips, published by [[Marvel Comics]]. | * ''[[Doctor Who 1985 Summer Special Classic]]'', a reprinting of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strips, published by [[Marvel Comics]]. | ||
* [[11th June | 11]] - [[Norman Claridge]], who played the Priest in [[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'', dies in [[London]]. | |||
* [[11th June | 11]] - [[Norman Claridge]], who played the Priest in | * [[13th June | 13]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[24th June | 24]] - [[Valentine Dyall]] dies after recording a role for the upcoming radio play [[BBCR]]: ''[[Slipback]]''. | |||
* [[13th June | 13]] - ''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]'' | |||
* [[24th June | 24]] - [[Valentine Dyall]] dies after recording a role for the upcoming radio play ''[[Slipback]]''. | |||
=== [[July]] === | === [[July]] === | ||
* Severn House publishes ''Doctor Who Book of Science'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science]]'' aimed at libraries. | * Severn House publishes ''Doctor Who Book of Science'', a hardcover version of ''[[Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science]]'' aimed at libraries. | ||
* [[7th July |7]] - [[Ewen Solon]], who played [[Chal]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Savages]]'' and [[Vishinsky]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Evil]]'', dies in [[Wikipedia:Addleston |Addleston]], [[England]]. | |||
* [[7th July |7]] - [[Ewen Solon]], who played [[Chal]] in | * [[11th July | 11]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[25th July | 25]] - [[BBCR]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Episodes 1 and 2 are 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. | |||
* [[11th July | 11]] - ''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil]]'' | |||
* [[25th July | 25]] - [[Slipback]] | |||
=== [[August]] === | === [[August]] === | ||
* [[Doctor Who Annual 1986]] published. This is the final annual to be published by World Distributors, ending a series that began in [[1965]]. The annual format would be revived by [[Marvel Comics]] in the 1990s. | * [[Doctor Who Annual 1986]] published. This is the final annual to be published by World Distributors, ending a series that began in [[1965]]. The annual format would be revived by [[Marvel Comics]] in the 1990s. | ||
* [[8th August | 8]] - [[BBCR]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Episodes 3 and 4 are first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | |||
* [[8th August | 8]] - [[Slipback]] | * [[22nd August | 22]] - [[BBCR]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' Episodes 5 and 6 are first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | ||
* [[29th August |29]] - [[Patrick Barr]], who played [[Jack Hobson]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'', dies in [[London]]. | |||
* [[22nd August | 22]] - [[Slipback]] | |||
* [[29th August |29]] - [[Patrick Barr]], who played [[Jack Hobson]] in | |||
=== [[September]] === | === [[September]] === | ||
* [[12th September | 12]] - ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Myth Makers]]'' | * [[12th September | 12]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Myth Makers]]'' is first published. | ||
** [[Doctor Who: The Illustrated A-Z]] first published. | ** [[REF]]: [[Doctor Who: The Illustrated A-Z]] is first published. | ||
=== [[October]] === | === [[October]] === | ||
* US edition of ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' published. | * US edition of [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out]]'' published. | ||
* [[Doctor Who: Timeview]] first published | * [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeview]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[10th October | 10]] - ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]]'' | * [[10th October | 10]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]]'' is first published. | ||
* [[14th October | 14]] - ''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] published. Final book in the series. | * [[14th October | 14]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]] is first published. Final book in the series. | ||
=== [[November]] === | === [[November]] === | ||
* [[14th November | 14]] - ''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Krotons]]'' | * [[14th November | 14]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Krotons]]'' is first published. | ||
=== [[December]] === | === [[December]] === | ||
* [[5th December | 05]] - ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Two Doctors]]'' | * [[5th December | 05]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Two Doctors]]'' is first published. First [[Sixth Doctor]] novelisation. Promoted as the 100th Doctor Who novelisation by [[Target Books]]. Although the TV series logo has been modified slightly for the new Doctor, the Target line leaves the logo unchanged. | ||
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Revision as of 23:01, 5 September 2009
Timeline
- Lytton contacts Cybermen in the London sewers. (DW: Attack of the Cybermen)
- The second and sixth Doctors prevent the Sontarans from gaining time travel. (DW: The Two Doctors)
- 10th October - Orson Welles dies
Real World
January
- 05 - DW: Attack of the Cybermen Episode 1 is first broadcast, launching the ill-fated Season 22. Beginning with this episode, the series moves to 45-minute episodes and returns to once-a-week broadcasts.
- 12 - DW: Attack of the Cybermen Episode 2 is first broadcast.
- 19 - DW: Vengeance on Varos Episode 1 is first broadcast.
- 26 - DW: Vengeance on Varos Episode 2 is first broadcast.
February
- 02 - DW: The Mark of the Rani Episode 1 is first broadcast. First appearance of Kate O'Mara as The Rani.
- 06 - Neil McCarthy (George Patrick Barnham in DW: The Mind of Evil and Thawn in DW: The Power of Kroll) dies from motor neurone disease.
- 09 - DW: The Mark of the Rani Episode 2 is first broadcast.
- 14 - DWN: Doctor Who - Planet of Fire is first published.
- 16 - DW: The Two Doctors Episode 1 is first broadcast, marking the return of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor and Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon. Certain elements in this episode later give rise to the Season 6B theory among fans and writers of spin-off media.
- 23 - DW: The Two Doctors Episode 2 is first broadcast.
- A Fix with Sontarans is first broadcast as a segment of Jim'll Fix It, and features a young viewer who gets to participate in a short scene with Colin Baker. Janet Fielding returns as Tegan Jovanka.
- 27 - The BBC announces that it is suspending Doctor Who after the conclusion of the current season, effectively cancelling the series. Fan protest would ultimately result in the series returning in 1986 after an 18-month hiatus.
March
- 02 - DW: The Two Doctors Episode 3 is first broadcast. Final appearance of Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. This is also the final episode of the 1963-89 series to be filmed abroad. Discounting the 1996 TV movie, the next episode to involve major filming outside the UK would be DW: The Fires of Pompeii in 2008.
- 09 - DW: Timelash Episode 1 is first broadcast.
- 14 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani is first published.
- 16 - DW: Timelash Episode 2 is first broadcast.
- 23 - DW: Revelation of the Daleks Episode 1 is first broadcast.
- 30 - DW: Revelation of the Daleks Episode 2 is first broadcast, concluding Season 22, believed by some to be the show's last. Final 45-minute episode until 2005. Also final use of the Peter Howell arrangement of the theme music.
April
- Severn House publishes Doctor Who Book of Space, a hardcover version of Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space aimed at libraries.
- 11 - DWN: Doctor Who - Marco Polo is first published.
- 30 - George Pravda, who appeared as Alexander Denes in DW: The Enemy of the World, Jaeger in DW: The Mutants and Castellan Spandrell in DW: The Deadly Assassin dies.
May
- Doctor Who Magazine publishes its 100th issue.
- REF: Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out is first published.
- 16 - REF: The Doctor Who Cookbook is first published.
- REF: The Doctor Who Monster Book is republished nearly 10 years after its first issue. A poster included in the first release is omitted in the reprint.
- 17 - Hugh Burden dies.
June
- Doctor Who 1985 Summer Special Classic, a reprinting of Doctor Who Magazine comic strips, published by Marvel Comics.
- 11 - Norman Claridge, who played the Priest in DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, dies in London.
- 13 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Awakening is first published.
- 24 - Valentine Dyall dies after recording a role for the upcoming radio play BBCR: Slipback.
July
- Severn House publishes Doctor Who Book of Science, a hardcover version of Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science aimed at libraries.
- 7 - Ewen Solon, who played Chal in DW: The Savages and Vishinsky in DW: Planet of Evil, dies in Addleston, England.
- 11 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil is first published.
- 25 - BBCR: Slipback Episodes 1 and 2 are 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.
August
- Doctor Who Annual 1986 published. This is the final annual to be published by World Distributors, ending a series that began in 1965. The annual format would be revived by Marvel Comics in the 1990s.
- 8 - BBCR: Slipback Episodes 3 and 4 are first broadcast on BBC Radio.
- 22 - BBCR: Slipback Episodes 5 and 6 are first broadcast on BBC Radio.
- 29 - Patrick Barr, who played Jack Hobson in DW: The Moonbase, dies in London.
September
- 12 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Myth Makers is first published.
- REF: Doctor Who: The Illustrated A-Z is first published.
October
- US edition of REF: Doctor Who: The TARDIS Inside Out published.
- REF: Doctor Who: Timeview is first published.
- 10 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Invasion is first published.
- 14 - REF: The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book by Nigel Robinson is first published. Final book in the series.
November
- 14 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Krotons is first published.
December
- 05 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Two Doctors is first published. First Sixth Doctor novelisation. Promoted as the 100th Doctor Who novelisation by Target Books. Although the TV series logo has been modified slightly for the new Doctor, the Target line leaves the logo unchanged.
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