1996 (releases)

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1996 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 1996, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

• January - Unnatural Selection was released by BBV Productions.
• 18 January - Just War was first published.
• 18 January - Downtime was first published.
• 20 January - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 1 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
• 27 January - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 2 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
• February - DWMS Spring 1996 was first published, along with Daleks Versus the Martians.
• 3 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 3 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
• 10 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 4 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
• 15 February - Warchild was first published.
• 15 February - The Man in the Velvet Mask was first published.
• 17 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 5 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
• 24 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 6 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
• 21 March - Sleepy was first published.
• 21 March - The English Way of Death was first published.
• 21 March - REF: Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era was first published.
• 18 April - Death and Diplomacy was first published.
• 18 April - The Eye of the Giant was first published.
• 18 April - Who Killed Kennedy was first published.
• 21 April - Surprise Surprise! special was first broadcast on ITV.
• May- The Doctor Who Movie Special was published.
• 12 May - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, was the first broadcaster to air the Doctor Who TV movie.
• 14 May - Doctor Who was first broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company in America.
• 16 May - Happy Endings was first published.
• 16 May - The Sands of Time was first published.
• 16 May - The Novel of the Film was first published.
• 16 May - REF: Doctor Who: A History of the Universe was first published.
• 17 May - The Script of the Film was first published.
• 25 May - The TV movie was promoted on the cover of the Radio Times.
• 27 May - Doctor Who was first broadcast on BBC1.
• 1 June - The first part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
• 20 June - GodEngine was first published.
• 20 June - Killing Ground was first published.
• 18 July - Christmas on a Rational Planet was first published.
• 18 July - The Scales of Injustice was first published.
• 18 July - Decalog 3: Consequences was first published.
• 3 August - The tenth and last part of Dreadnought was published in Radio Times.
• 10 August - The first part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
• 15 August - Return of the Living Dad was first published.
• 15 August - The Shadow of Weng-Chiang was first published.
• 19 September - The Death of Art was first published.
• 19 September - Twilight of the Gods was first published.
• 19 September - REF: Doctor Who: Companions was published in paperback.
• 3 October - REF: Doctor Who: The Eighties was first published.
• 7 October - REF: TX file: Doctor Who, a "filofax"-style reference book, was published by BBC Books as one of a series of TX File releases.
• 12 October - The tenth and last part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
• 17 October - Damaged Goods was first published.
• 17 October - Speed of Flight was first published.
• 19 October - The first part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
• 21 November - The Plotters was first published.
• 21 November - REF: I Am the Doctor!, Jon Pertwee's second volume of memoirs, was published posthumously.
• 21 November - REF: Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Third Doctor was first published.
• 22 November - REF: Classic Who: The Harper Classics was first published.
• 5 December - Bad Therapy was first published.
• 5 December - Cold Fusion was first published.
• 5 December - REF: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia was first published.
• 21 December - The tenth and last part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.

Unknown dates

• Ghosts of Winterborne was released by BBV Productions.
• Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary was released by BBV Productions.
• A Quiet Day in the Country was first broadcast at a Doctor Who exhibition.
• The TV movie soundtrack was released.