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* [[January (releases)|January]] - ''[[The Dr Who Colouring Book]]'' was published by World Distributors.
* [[January (releases)|January]] - ''[[The Dr Who Colouring Book]]'' was published by World Distributors.
* [[6 January (releases)|6 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[6 January (releases)|6 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]]. This was the final television appearance of [[William Hartnell]]. This episode ended the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] and marked the beginning of the end of the [[UNIT]] era of the series, although UNIT continued to play a role for several more seasons.
* [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] - ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]]. This was the final television appearance of [[William Hartnell]]. This episode ended the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] and marked the beginning of the end of the [[UNIT]] era of the series, although UNIT continued to play a role for several more seasons.
* [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[27 January (releases)|27 January]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 February (releases)|17 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 February (releases)|17 February]] - ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] - ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 March (releases)|10 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[10 March (releases)|10 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 March (releases)|17 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[17 March (releases)|17 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 March (releases)|24 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[24 March (releases)|24 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]], and saw the last appearance of [[the Master]] until ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' in 1976.
* [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] - ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]], and saw the last appearance of [[the Master]] until ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' in 1976.
* [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 April (releases)|14 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[14 April (releases)|14 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[21 April (releases)|21 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[21 April (releases)|21 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[May (releases)|May]] - The [[BBC tv Special Effects Exhibition]] closed.
* [[May (releases)|May]] - The [[BBC tv Special Effects Exhibition]] closed.
* [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] - [[Target Books]] reissued the 1960s novelisations ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' by [[David Whitaker]], ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', also by Whitaker and ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' by [[Bill Strutton]].
* [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] - [[Target Books]] reissued the 1960s novelisations ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' by [[David Whitaker]], ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', also by Whitaker and ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' by [[Bill Strutton]].
* [[5 May (releases)|5 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[5 May (releases)|5 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] - ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[19 May (releases)|19 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[19 May (releases)|19 May]] - ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' Episode One debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[26 May (releases)|26 May]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[26 May (releases)|26 May]] - ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' Episode Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] - ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' Episode Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] - ''[[The Dalek Appeal (TV story)|The Dalek Appeal]]'' was first broadcast on an episode of ''[[Blue Peter]]''.
* [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] - ''[[The Dalek Appeal (TV story)|The Dalek Appeal]]'' was first broadcast on an episode of ''[[Blue Peter]]''.
* [[9 June (releases)|9 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[9 June (releases)|9 June]] - ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' Episode Four debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 June (releases)|16 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[16 June (releases)|16 June]] - ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' Episode Five debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[23 June (releases)|23 June]] - ''[[The Green Death]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]], ending the tenth season. [[Katy Manning]] left the series after this episode. This was the final use of the series logo introduced in 1970 until the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]], in which a similar, though not identical, logo would be used, and the last to use the word "Episode" to designate the instalments of the story; henceforth they were titled as "Part", with the exception of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' in 1979.
* [[23 June (releases)|23 June]] - ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' Episode Six debuted on [[BBC1]], ending the tenth season. [[Katy Manning]] left the series after this episode. This was the final use of the series logo introduced in 1970 until the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]], in which a similar, though not identical, logo would be used, and the last to use the word "Episode" to designate the instalments of the story; henceforth they were titled as "Part", with the exception of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' in 1979.
* ''TV Action'' published its final issue, ending its ''Doctor Who'' comic strip.
* ''TV Action'' published its final issue, ending its ''Doctor Who'' comic strip.
* [[September (releases)|September]] - ''[[The Dance of the Daleks (TV story)|The Dance of the Daleks]]'' was first broadcast on an episode of ''Vision On''.
* [[September (releases)|September]] - ''[[The Dance of the Daleks (TV story)|The Dance of the Daleks]]'' was first broadcast on an episode of ''Vision On''.
* September - The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1974]]'' was published.
* September - The ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1974]]'' was published.
* [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - After several years in another publication, the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip resumed in ''TV Comic''.
* [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] - After several years in another publication, the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip resumed in ''TV Comic''.
* [[15 December (releases)|15 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]], launching [[Season 11]]. A diamond-shaped [[Doctor Who logo|series logo]] was introduced - it became one of the franchise's most recognisable branding - along with an early version of the [[Bernard Lodge]]-designed "tunnel" opening sequence that became closely associated with the [[Tom Baker]] era. [[Elisabeth Sladen]] made her series debut as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], and the [[Sontaran]]s were unveiled. This story also revealed the name of the Doctor's previously unnamed home planet: [[Gallifrey]].
* [[15 December (releases)|15 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' Part One debuted on [[BBC1]], launching [[Season 11]]. A diamond-shaped [[Doctor Who logo|series logo]] was introduced - it became one of the franchise's most recognisable branding - along with an early version of the [[Bernard Lodge]]-designed "tunnel" opening sequence that became closely associated with the [[Tom Baker]] era. [[Elisabeth Sladen]] made her series debut as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], and the [[Sontaran]]s were unveiled. This story also revealed the name of the Doctor's previously unnamed home planet: [[Gallifrey]].
* 15 December - ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''. This was the last time the series would be so featured for the next ten years.
* 15 December - ''Doctor Who'' was featured on the cover of the ''[[Radio Times]]''. This was the last time the series would be so featured for the next ten years.
* [[22 December (releases)|22 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[22 December (releases)|22 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' Part Two debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[29 December (releases)|29 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].
* [[29 December (releases)|29 December]] - ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' Part Three debuted on [[BBC1]].


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Timeline for 1973
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In 1973, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.