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{{timeline}}The year '''2005''' was most significant for being the year in which central [[London]] on [[Earth]] was attacked by the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') The [[FLIPback Project]] began at the [[Snowcap Base]] at [[Earth]]'s [[South Pole]] in order to counter the predicted reversing of the Earth's magnetic field in [[2006]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')
{{timeline}}The year '''2005''' was most significant for being the year when central [[London]] on [[Earth]] was attacked by the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') The [[FLIPback Project]] began at the [[Snowcap Base]] at [[Earth]]'s [[South Pole]] to counter the predicted reversal of the Earth's magnetic field in [[2006]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')


==Events==
==Events==
===[[January]]===
===[[January]]===
*[[1st January|01]] - [[Rose Tyler]] encountered a man who predicts that she will have a great year ahead. Unknown to her, this man is the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation of the Doctor]], an individual whom she had yet to meet. After she departed, the Doctor began to succumb to radiation poisoning and staggers towards his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], encouraged by a vision of [[Ood Sigma]]. After dematerializing the TARDIS, he regenerated into his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] and began to crash the TARDIS due to the nature of the regeneration. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
*[[1st January|01]] - [[Rose Tyler]] encounters a man who predicts that she will have a great year ahead. Unknown to her, he is the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation of the Doctor]], an individual whom she had yet to meet. After she leaves, the Doctor succumbs to radiation poisoning and staggers towards his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], encouraged by a vision of [[Ood Sigma]]. After dematerializing the TARDIS, he regenerates into his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]] and begins to crash the TARDIS due to the difficulty of the regeneration. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
: ''Since the regeneration occurred after the Doctor dematerialised the TARDIS, it is unclear whether this event actually occurred on 1st January 2005.''
: ''Since the regeneration occurred after the Doctor dematerialised the TARDIS, it is unclear whether this event actually occurred on 1st January 2005.''


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=== [[March]] ===
=== [[March]] ===
*Monday (exact date unknown) - The [[Ninth Doctor]] was in London pursuing the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. His investigations took him to the [[Henrik's]] department store where he saved [[Rose Tyler]] from an [[Auton]] attack. He then blew up the building. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
*Monday (exact date unknown) - The [[Ninth Doctor]] is in London pursuing the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. His investigations take him to the [[Henrik's]] department store where he saves [[Rose Tyler]] from an [[Auton]] attack. He blows up the building. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
*Tuesday (exact date unknown) - Rose Tyler investigated the Ninth Doctor, talking to [[Clive Finch]] about his website on the Doctor called "[[Who is Doctor Who?]]". Rose's boyfriend [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] was kidnapped by Autons, replaced with an [[Mickey Smith (Auton)|Auton duplicate]]. Using the head of this Auton, the Doctor tracked the signal of the Nestene Consciousness, having been rendered a scavenger without protein planets by the [[Last Great Time War]]. Rose rescued Mickey (and later, the Doctor) and destroyed the Consciousness with [[anti-plastic]]. She then joined the Doctor on his travels. Meanwhile, Clive was killed by the Autons, leaving his website without a webmaster. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
*Tuesday (exact date unknown) - Rose Tyler investigates the Ninth Doctor, talking to [[Clive Finch]] about his website on the Doctor called "[[Who is Doctor Who?]]". Rose's boyfriend, [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]], is abducted by Autons and replaced with an [[Mickey Smith (Auton)|Auton duplicate]]. Using the head of this Auton, the Doctor tracks the the Nestene Consciousness's signal. It has been rendered a scavenger without protein planets by the [[Last Great Time War]]. Rose rescues Mickey (and later, the Doctor) and destroys the Consciousness with [[anti-plastic]]. She then joins the Doctor on his travels. Meanwhile, Clive is killed by the Autons, leaving his website without a webmaster. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
*Wednesday (exact date unknown) - Rose contacted her mother [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] from the year [[5,000,000,000]] using the [[superphone]] and made a brief return trip to her own time ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''), but thereafter she disappeared until [[2006]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'')
*Wednesday (exact date unknown) - Rose calls her mother, [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]], from the year [[5,000,000,000]], using the [[superphone]] and makes a brief return trip to her own time ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''), but promptly disappears until [[2006]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'')
*Some time after this, [[London]], cabs were replaced with motorcycles in an attempt to relieve the increasing traffic congestion ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
*Some time after this, [[London]], cabs are replaced with motorcycles in an attempt to relieve the increasing traffic congestion ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')


===[[June]]===
===[[June]]===
*''[[Der Spiegel]]'' magazine gave away a personal organiser with every issue ([[NA]]: ''[[Transit]]'')
*''[[Der Spiegel]]'' magazine gives away a personal organiser with every issue ([[NA]]: ''[[Transit]]'')


===Unknown dates===
===Unknown dates===
*The [[FLIPback Project]] began at the [[Snowcap Base]] at [[Earth]]'s [[South Pole]], at the same time that [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] left over from the attack on Earth in [[1986]] once more become active. ([[NA]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')
*The [[FLIPback Project]] begins at the [[Snowcap Base]] at [[Earth]]'s [[South Pole]], at the same time that [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] left over from the attack on Earth in [[1986]] again become active. ([[NA]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')
*[[London]] [[police]], including DI [[Billy Shipton]], began investigating the disappearance of a number of people who visited an old abandoned house called [[Wester Drumlins]]. The police began collecting as evidence the vehicles left abandoned by the disappeared, at one point obtaining a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|police box]] from the scene. ([[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]'')
*[[London]] [[police]], including DI [[Billy Shipton]], begin investigating the disappearance of several people who visited an abandoned house called [[Wester Drumlins]]. The police begin collecting as evidence the vehicles left abandoned by the disappeared, at one point taking a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|police box]] from the scene. ([[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]'')
*For most of 2005, [[Mickey Smith]] lived with accusations that he had kidnapped or killed [[Rose Tyler]]. He was taken in for [[police]] questioning about Rose's disappearance five times from early 2005 to early [[2006]]. Mickey subsequently took over running the "Who is Doctor Who?" website. [[Jackie Tyler]] fuelled the mistrust of Smith around the [[Powell Estate]] by starting a "whisper campaign" against him. For Jackie, though, the year wasn't spent ''just'' accusing Smith. It was also a year in which she devoted considerable time to the actual search for her daughter. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'')
*For most of 2005, [[Mickey Smith]] lives with accusations he has kidnapped or killed [[Rose Tyler]]. He is taken in for [[police]] questioning about her disappearance five times from early 2005 to early [[2006]]. Mickey takes over the "Who is Doctor Who?" website. [[Jackie Tyler]] fuels the mistrust of him around the [[Powell Estate]] with a "whisper campaign". For Jackie, the year isn't spent ''just'' accusing Smith. It is also a year in which she devotes considerable time to the actual search for her daughter. ([[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'')
*[[Owen Harper]]'s fiancée [[Katie Russell]], who had been diagnosed with the youngest-ever case of early-onset Alzheimer's, was put into surgery after she was found to have a growth in her brain. The tumour was actually [[tumour alien|an alien parasite]], who released deadly gas during the operation, killing Katie and the scientists. Owen encountered Captain [[Jack Harkness]], who recovered Katie's brain and erased the video evidence of what had happened. ([[TW]]: ''[[Fragments]]'')
*[[Owen Harper]]'s fiancée, [[Katie Russell]], who had been diagnosed with the youngest-ever case of early-onset Alzheimer's, is put into surgery after she is found to have a growth in her brain. The tumour is actually [[tumour alien|an alien parasite]], who releases deadly gas during the operation, killing Katie and the scientists. Owen encounters Captain [[Jack Harkness]], who recovers Katie's brain and erases the video evidence of what had happened. ([[TW]]: ''[[Fragments]]'')


===Other timelines===
===Other timelines===
* In [[Pete's World]], drinks company [[Vitex]], owned by [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]], was purchased by [[Cybus Industries]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'') In that world, 2005 was designated as 20-Point-5. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]''/''[[The Age of Steel]]'')
* In [[Pete's World]], drinks company [[Vitex]], owned by [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]], is purchased by [[Cybus Industries]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'') In that world, 2005 is called 20-Point-5. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]''/''[[The Age of Steel]]'')


:''See [[Pete's World#2005|Pete's World]].''
:''See [[Pete's World#2005|Pete's World]].''
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
=== [[January]] ===
=== [[January]] ===
* [[EDA]]: ''[[To the Slaughter]]'' was first published. With the new ''Doctor Who'' TV series about to premiere, BBC Books had decided to retire both the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] lines, in favour of a new series of novels featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]]. One more EDA book will follow in June, while the PDA series will continue to the end of 2005 (one of which will be an Eighth Doctor story).
* [[EDA]]: ''[[To the Slaughter]]'' is first published. With the new ''Doctor Who'' TV series about to premiere, BBC Books decides to retire both the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] lines in favour of a new series of novels featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]]. One more EDA book will follow in June, while the PDA series will continue to the end of 2005 (one of which will be an Eighth Doctor story).
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Juggernauts]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Juggernauts]]'' is first released.
* [[BFU]]: ''[[Snake Head]]'' was first released.
* [[BFU]]: ''[[Snake Head]]'' is first released.
* [[17th January|17]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[17th January|17]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'' is released to DVD in the UK.
* [[29th January|29]] - [[Big Finish Productions]] announced the production of three standalone hardback novels as part of its [[Big Finish New Worlds]] range. These are [[BFIW]]: ''[[Wildthyme on Top]]'', [[BFNW]]: ''[[Project Valhalla|Project: Valhalla]]'' and [[BFNW]]: ''[[The Coming of the Queen]]''. Big Finish also announced that it will be producing two single audio stories featuring [[Iris Wildthyme]]
* [[29th January|29]] - [[Big Finish Productions]] announces the production of three standalone hardback novels as part of its [[Big Finish New Worlds]] range. These are [[BFIW]]: ''[[Wildthyme on Top]]'', [[BFNW]]: ''[[Project Valhalla|Project: Valhalla]]'' and [[BFNW]]: ''[[The Coming of the Queen]]''. Big Finish also announces that it will be producing two single audio stories featuring [[Iris Wildthyme]]
* [[Sophie Okonedo]], who provided the voice of [[Alison Cheney]] in the webcast [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'', was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in the 2004 film, ''Hotel Rwanda''. Okonedo became the first actor to have played a Doctor or companion in an official ''Doctor Who'' production to have been nominated for an Oscar. She ultimately did not win.
* [[Sophie Okonedo]], who provided the voice of [[Alison Cheney]] in the webcast [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'', is nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in the 2004 film, ''Hotel Rwanda''. Okonedo became the first actor to have played a Doctor or companion in an official ''Doctor Who'' production to have been nominated for an Oscar. She does not win.
* At some point in January, the BBC was made aware that [[Christopher Eccleston]] was not taking part in a second series of ''Doctor Who''. According to a 4th April press release, the BBC agreed not to announce this to the public. It was later revealed that [[Russell T Davies]] had hoped to keep the actor's departure a secret until the regeneration in [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' was broadcast.
* At some point in January, the BBC is made aware that [[Christopher Eccleston]] was not taking part in a second series of ''Doctor Who''. According to a 4th April press release, the BBC agreed not to announce this to the public. It is later revealed that [[Russell T Davies]] had hoped to keep the actor's departure secret until the regeneration in [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' is broadcast.


=== [[February]] ===
=== [[February]] ===
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Match of the Day]]'' was first published. This was the final [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel to feature the [[Fourth Doctor]] and, as of 2009, this was the most recent original Fourth Doctor novel. The PDA series was suspended until July to allow for the premiere and broadcast of the first season of the revived series.
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Match of the Day]]'' is first published. This is the final [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel to feature the [[Fourth Doctor]] and, as of 2009, the most recent original Fourth Doctor novel. The PDA series is suspended until July to allow for the premiere and broadcast of the first season of the revived series.
* [[BFA]]:''[[The Game]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]:''[[The Game]]'' is first released.
* [[3rd February |03]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[3rd February |03]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[5th February |05]] - At the conclusion of a ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch on public access television pledge drives, TV celebrity Paris Hilton dons the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s hat and [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] and made reference to the Daleks and the TARDIS. The sketch was widely circulated among SF fandom, in part via the recently introduced video-sharing website, YouTube. In the coming years, YouTube became a major outlet for the distribution of fan-made music videos, clips and other material related to ''Doctor Who'' and its spinoffs.
* [[5th February |05]] - At the conclusion of a ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch on public access television pledge drives, TV celebrity Paris Hilton dons the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s hat and [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] and refers to the Daleks and the TARDIS. The sketch is widely circulated among SF fandom, in part via the recently introduced video-sharing website, YouTube. In the coming years, YouTube will be a major outlet for the distribution of fan-made music videos, clips and other material related to ''Doctor Who'' and its spinoffs.
* [[10th February|10]] - [[Leonard Trolley]] (Supt. [[Reynolds]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'') died in England.
* [[10th February|10]] - [[Leonard Trolley]] (Supt. [[Reynolds]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'') dies in England.
* [[11th February|11]] - The Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN), the main Canadian ''Doctor Who'' fan club, launched its News Blog website.
* [[11th February|11]] - The Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN), the main Canadian ''Doctor Who'' fan club, launches its News Blog website.
* [[16th February|16]] - The TARDIS Index File Wikia website was launched.
* [[16th February|16]] - The TARDIS Index File Wikia website is launched.


=== [[March]] ===
=== [[March]] ===
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Dreamtime]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Dreamtime]]'' is first released.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins]]'' was first published.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins]]'' is first published.
* [[BFU]]: ''[[The Longest Night]]'' was first released.
* [[BFU]]: ''[[The Longest Night]]'' is first released.
* This month, promotion for the upcoming return of ''Doctor Who'' to television enters high gear.
* This month, promotion for the upcoming return of ''Doctor Who'' to television enters high gear.
* [[1st March|01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'' and ''[[The Green Death]]'' was released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[1st March|01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'' and ''[[The Green Death]]'' is released to DVD in Region 1.
** As early reviews of the new ''Doctor Who'' series begin to appear, IGN Filmforce<ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/592/592429p1.html IGN: The Who Report: Did Sci Fi Pass on the Series?] </ref> that the American cable broadcaster [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]], considered the most likely US broadcast home for the series, had chosen not to purchase it. Although there was talk of a related cable network, Universal HD, picking up the series, for the time being United States viewers will not be able to see the new series, with the exception of those close enough to Canada to receive the [[CBC]] broadcasts, which will now be the North American premiere of the series.
* As early reviews of the new ''Doctor Who'' series begin to appear, IGN Filmforce<ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/592/592429p1.html IGN: The Who Report: Did Sci Fi Pass on the Series?] </ref> reports the American cable broadcaster [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]], considered the most likely US broadcast home for the series, has chosen not to purchase it. Although there is talk of a related cable network, Universal HD, picking up the series, for the time being United States viewers will not be able to see the new series, with the exception of those close enough to Canada to receive the [[CBC]] broadcasts, which will now be the North American premiere of the series.<br />
* [[7th March|07]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[7th March|07]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' is released to DVD in the UK.
* [[8th March|08]] - [[Big Finish Productions]] announced it had agreed to a deal with [[Paul Cornell]] allowing the company to continue its range of [[Bernice Summerfield]] books and audio CDs for the next few years.{{fact}}
* [[8th March|08]] - [[Big Finish Productions]] announces it had agreed to a deal with [[Paul Cornell]] allowing the company to continue its range of [[Bernice Summerfield]] books and audio CDs for the next few years.{{fact}}
* [[9th March|09]] - BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' runs a feature on the new series.
* [[9th March|09]] - BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' runs a feature on the new series.
* [[12th March|12]] - Whether by coincidence or by design (as the impending change of lead actor was already known behind the scenes), this week's cover of ''[[Radio Times]]'' featured yet-to-be-announced [[Tenth Doctor]] actor [[David Tennant]] in a very Doctor-like pose promoting the mini-series ''Casanova'' - right next to a headline promoting the return of ''Doctor Who''. This was the first of numerous ''Radio Times'' covers for Tennant over the next few years.
* [[12th March|12]] - Whether by coincidence or design (as the impending change of lead actor is already known behind the scenes), this week's cover of ''[[Radio Times]]'' features yet-to-be-announced [[Tenth Doctor]] actor [[David Tennant]] in a very Doctor-like pose promoting the mini-series ''Casanova'' - right next to a headline promoting the return of ''Doctor Who''. This is the first of many ''Radio Times'' covers for Tennant over the next few years.
* [[22nd March|22]] - ''[[Project Who]]'' ''Bigger on the Inside'', the first episode of a two-part behind-the-scenes documentary on the return of ''Doctor Who'', was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] (later released on the CD ''[[Project WHO?|Project: WHO?]]'').
* [[22nd March|22]] - ''[[Project Who]]'' ''Bigger on the Inside'', the first episode of a two-part behind-the-scenes documentary on the return of ''Doctor Who'', is first broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] (later released on the CD ''[[Project WHO?|Project: WHO?]]'').
* [[23rd March|23]] - [[Billie Piper]] interviewed on ''[[The Chris Moyles Show]]'' on [[BBC Radio 1]]
* [[23rd March|23]] - [[Billie Piper]] is interviewed on ''[[The Chris Moyles Show]]'' on [[BBC Radio 1]]
* [[25th March|25]] - [[Christopher Eccleston]] interviewed on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''.
* [[25th March|25]] - [[Christopher Eccleston]] is interviewed on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''.
* [[26th March|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' was first broadcast, returning ''Doctor Who'' to television as a weekly series for the first time since 1989 and launching [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]], aka Season 27. [[Christopher Eccleston]] debuts as the [[Ninth Doctor]], along with [[Billie Piper]] as companion [[Rose Tyler]].
* [[26th March|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' is first broadcast, returning ''Doctor Who'' to television as a weekly series for the first time since 1989 and launching [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]], aka Season 27. [[Christopher Eccleston]] debuts as the [[Ninth Doctor]], along with [[Billie Piper]] as companion [[Rose Tyler]].
** In conjunction with the debut of the new series, BBC Three premiered its behind-the-scenes series, ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' the same night. A new episode of ''Confidential'' follows the broadcast of each new episode of ''Doctor Who''.
** In conjunction with the debut of the new series, BBC Three premiers its behind-the-scenes series, ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' the same night. A new episode of ''Confidential'' follows the broadcast of each new episode of ''Doctor Who''.
** ''[[The Doctor Who Story]]'' Broadcast on [[UK Gold]].
** ''[[The Doctor Who Story]]'' Broadcast on [[UK Gold]].
** ''[[Radio Times]]'' features ''Doctor Who'' on its cover. With the arrival of the news series, the ''Radio Times'' begins featuring the series on a more frequent basis (something not seen since the early 1970s).
** ''[[Radio Times]]'' features ''Doctor Who'' on its cover. With the arrival of the new series, the ''Radio Times'' begins featuring the series on a more frequent basis (something not done since the early 1970s).
* [[29th March |29]] - ''[[Project Who]]'': ''Reverse the Polarity'', part 2 of the [[BBC Radio 2]] documentary series, was first broadcast (later released on the CD ''[[Project WHO?|Project: WHO?]]'').
* [[29th March |29]] - ''[[Project Who]]'': ''Reverse the Polarity'', part 2 of the [[BBC Radio 2]] documentary series, is first broadcast (later released on the CD ''[[Project WHO?|Project: WHO?]]'').
* [[30th March |30]] - The [[BBC]] announced production to go ahead on a second series and a [[The Christmas Invasion|Christmas Special]].
* [[30th March |30]] - The [[BBC]] announces production will proceed on a second series and a [[The Christmas Invasion|Christmas Special]].
** A publicity branch of the BBC prematurely announced{{fact}} that [[Christopher Eccleston]] would not be returning for a second series as the [[Ninth Doctor]], citing his desire to not be typecast. This reason was immediately denied by Eccleston and the BBC ultimately retracted it (as of 2009 he had never confirmed his reason for leaving the role).{{fact}} In his 2008 book ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] confirms that Eccleston's departure was intended to be kept secret until the final moments of [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''.
** A publicity branch of the BBC prematurely announces{{fact}} that [[Christopher Eccleston]] will not return for a second series as the [[Ninth Doctor]], citing his desire to not be typecast. This reason is denied immediately by Eccleston and the BBC ultimately retracts it (as of 2009 he has never confirmed his reason for leaving the role).{{fact}} In his 2008 book ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] confirms that Eccleston's departure was intended to be kept secret until the final moments of [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''.


=== [[April]] ===
=== [[April]] ===
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Three's a Crowd]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Three's a Crowd]]'' is first released.
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Lies]]'' was first released. This audio drama featured the landmark first meeting between the first two incarnations of [[Romana]], featuring [[Mary Tamm]] returning to the role of [[Romana I]].
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Lies]]'' is first released. This audio drama features the landmark first meeting between the first two incarnations of [[Romana]], featuring [[Mary Tamm]] returning to the role of [[Romana I]].
* [[2nd April|2]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' was first broadcast.
* [[2nd April|2]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' is first broadcast.
* [[4th April|4]] - The BBC retracted part of its 30th March announcement regarding the departure of [[Christopher Eccleston]], indicting it had released the information with incorrect attribution and without the actor's consent.{{fact}}
* [[4th April|4]] - The BBC retracts part of its 30th March announcement of the departure of [[Christopher Eccleston]], indicating it released the information with incorrect attribution and without the actor's consent.{{fact}}
* [[7th April|7]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[7th April|7]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[9th April|9]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'' was first broadcast. First appearance of the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]]; first revival-series story set in [[Wales]]; first appearance of [[Eve Myles]] in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise.
* [[9th April|9]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'' is first broadcast. First appearance of the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]]; first revival-series story set in [[Wales]]; first appearance of [[Eve Myles]] in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise.
* [[16th April|16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'' was first broadcast. This episode was significant for reintroducing [[UNIT]] (last referenced on television in [[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') and for establishing that all modern-day stories in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise from this point on (spinoffs included) take place approximately one year ahead of their real-life broadcast date. First appearance of the [[Slitheen]]. For the first time since [[DW]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', a multi-part story carried different episode titles.
* [[16th April|16]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'' is first broadcast. This episode reintroduces [[UNIT]] (last referenced on television in [[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]''), establishing that all modern-day stories in the ''Doctor Who'' franchise from this point on (spinoffs included) take place approximately one year ahead of their real-life broadcast date. First appearance of the [[Slitheen]]. For the first time since [[DW]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', a multi-part story carries different episode titles.
** [[David Tennant]] was officially announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]].{{fact}} At this time Tennant was best known for playing the title role in ''Casanova'', a BBC miniseries that had been written and produced by [[Russell T Davies]]. He had also recently filmed a role in ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Goblet of Fire'' which would be released to theatres the same day that [[Children in Need Special|his first solo performance]] as the Doctor was broadcast.
** [[David Tennant]] is officially announced as the [[Tenth Doctor]].{{fact}} At this time Tennant is best known for playing the title role in ''Casanova'', a BBC miniseries that was written and produced by [[Russell T Davies]]. He has also recently filmed a role in ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Goblet of Fire'' which will be released to theatres the same day that [[Children in Need Special|his first solo performance]] as the Doctor is broadcast.
* [[21st April |21]] - [[THN]]: ''[[Echoes (novella)|Echoes]]'' was first published.
* [[21st April |21]] - [[THN]]: ''[[Echoes (novella)|Echoes]]'' is first published.
* [[23rd April |23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[World War Three]]'' was first broadcast.
* [[23rd April |23]] - [[DW]]: ''[[World War Three]]'' is first broadcast.
* [[25th April |25]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' was released to DVD in the UK; this was the first classic series DVD release in the UK since the revival of the series began.
* [[25th April |25]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' is released to DVD in the UK; this is the first classic series DVD release in the UK since the revival of the series.
* [[30th April |30]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' was first broadcast. The [[Dalek]]s make their revived-series debut. [[Bruno Langley]] briefly joined the series as short-term companion [[Adam Mitchell]].
* [[30th April |30]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' is first broadcast. The [[Dalek]]s make their revived-series debut. [[Bruno Langley]] briefly joins the series as short-term companion [[Adam Mitchell]].
* The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] in [[Canada]] began airing the new series, the first time the CBC had aired ''Doctor Who'' since the mid-1960s. For the CBC broadcasts, Christopher Eccleston videotapes special introductions and promotions for a contest sponsored by ''TV Guide'', the first prize being a trip to London to visit the set of ''Doctor Who''. These broadcasts were promoted as the North American debut of the series, as no other broadcaster on the continent had yet picked up the revived series.
* The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] in [[Canada]] begins airing the new series, the first time the CBC have aired ''Doctor Who'' since the mid-1960s. For the CBC broadcasts, Christopher Eccleston videotapes special introductions and promotions for a contest sponsored by ''TV Guide'', the first prize being a trip to London to visit the set of ''Doctor Who''. These broadcasts are promoted as the North American debut of the series, as no other broadcaster on the continent has yet picked up the revived series.
* [[Christopher Eccleston]] became a Mencap charity ambassador.{{fact}}
* [[Christopher Eccleston]] becomes a Mencap charity ambassador.{{fact}}


=== [[May]] ===
=== [[May]] ===
* [[BBC Books]] launched the [[BBC New Series Adventures|New Series Adventures]] line of original novels tying in with the new series; this line, featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]], replaced the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] lines, though both continue publishing briefly. The new line of books are published in hardcover and have a shorter word count than the EDA/PDA novels. The books were to be released three at a time. The first three released were [[NSA]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man]]'', [[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]'', and [[NSA]]: ''[[Winner Takes All]]''.
* [[BBC Books]] launches the [[BBC New Series Adventures|New Series Adventures]] line of original novels tying in with the new series; this line, featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]], replaces the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] lines, though both continue publishing briefly. The new line of books are published in hardcover and have a shorter word count than the EDA/PDA novels. The books are released three at a time. The first three released are [[NSA]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man]]'', [[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]'', and [[NSA]]: ''[[Winner Takes All]]''.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Catch-1782]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Catch-1782]]'' is first released.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]'' was first published.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]'' is first published.
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Spirit]]'' was first released.
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Spirit]]'' is first released.
* [[BBCR]]: ''[[Project WHO?|Project: WHO?]]'' was first released by [[BBC Audio]]. This was a CD issue of the two-part [[BBC Radio]] documentary ''[[Project Who]]'' on the return of ''Doctor Who'', featuring interviews with [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[Billie Piper]] and others.
* [[BBCR]]: ''[[Project WHO?|Project: WHO?]]'' is first released by [[BBC Audio]]. This is a CD issue of the two-part [[BBC Radio]] documentary ''[[Project Who]]'' on the return of ''Doctor Who'', featuring interviews with [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[Billie Piper]] and others.
* [[5th May|5]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[5th May|5]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[7th May|7]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'' was first broadcast. [[Bruno Langley]] departed the series as his character, [[Adam Mitchell]], became the first TV companion to be forced out by the Doctor.
* [[7th May|7]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'' is first broadcast. [[Bruno Langley]] departs the series as his character, [[Adam Mitchell]], became the first TV companion to be forced out by the Doctor.
* [[14th May|14]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Father's Day]]'' was first broadcast.
* [[14th May|14]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Father's Day]]'' is first broadcast.
* [[16th May|16]] - In the UK, BBC Video released ''Doctor Who: Volume 1'' with the episodes [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' and ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''. This was the first of a series of "vanilla" (extras-free) DVD released BBC Video featuring episodes from a still-underway season and these are the first new-series episodes (and first [[Ninth Doctor]] episodes) to be released to home video.
* [[16th May|16]] - In the UK, BBC Video releass ''Doctor Who: Volume 1'' with the episodes [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' and ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''. This is the first of a series of "vanilla" (extras-free) DVD released by BBC Video featuring episodes from a still-underway season and the first new-series episodes (and first [[Ninth Doctor]] episodes) to be released to home video.
* [[21st May|21]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' was first broadcast. [[John Barrowman]] made his first appearance as [[Jack Harkness]]. This episode, and part 2 the next week, are [[Steven Moffat]]'s first serious contributions to televised ''Doctor Who'' and will win the series its first Hugo Award.
* [[21st May|21]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' is first broadcast. [[John Barrowman]] makes his first appearance as [[Jack Harkness]]. This episode, and part 2 the next week, are [[Steven Moffat]]'s first serious contributions to televised ''Doctor Who'' and will win the series its first Hugo Award.
* [[28th May|28]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'' was first broadcast. The character of [[Jack Harkness]] was introduced.
* [[28th May|28]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'' is first broadcast.


=== [[June]] ===
=== [[June]] ===
* [[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published. This was the final release in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel series, as [[BBC Books]] prepared to move into publishing novels exclusively based upon the revived series. One further [[Eighth Doctor ]]novel will be published under the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] line.
* [[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' is first published. This is the final release in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel series, as [[BBC Books]] prepares to move into publishing novels exclusively based upon the revived series. One further [[Eighth Doctor ]]novel will be published in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] line.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Unregenerate!]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Unregenerate!]]'' is first released.
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Pandora (audio drama)|Pandora]]'' and [[BFG]]: ''[[Insurgency]]'' are first released.
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Pandora (audio drama)|Pandora]]'' and [[BFG]]: ''[[Insurgency]]'' are first released.
* [[BFU]]: ''[[The Wasting]]'' was first released. Final episode of the spin-off series, ''[[U.N.I.T. (audio series)|U.N.I.T.]]''.
* [[BFU]]: ''[[The Wasting]]'' is first released. Final episode of the spin-off series, ''[[U.N.I.T. (audio series)|U.N.I.T.]]''.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Tree of Life]]'' was first published.
* [[BFBS]]: ''[[The Tree of Life]]'' is first published.
* [[FP]]: ''[[Warring States]]'' was first published.
* [[FP]]: ''[[Warring States]]'' is first published.
* The [[BBC]] announces that a second [[The Runaway Bride|Christmas special]] had already been commissioned for [[2006]], as well as a third season for the new ''Doctor Who'' series.
* The [[BBC]] announces that a [[The Runaway Bride|Christmas special]] has already been commissioned for [[2006]], as well as a third season for the new ''Doctor Who'' series.
* [[1st June|01]] - [[Geoffrey Toone]] ([[Hepesh]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' and [[Temmosus]] in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'') died in [[Wikipedia:Northwood |Northwood]], [[Wikipedia:Middlesex |Middlesex]], [[England]].
* [[1st June|01]] - [[Geoffrey Toone]] ([[Hepesh]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' and [[Temmosus]] in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'') dies in [[Wikipedia:Northwood |Northwood]], [[Wikipedia:Middlesex |Middlesex]], [[England]].
* [[2nd June|02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[2nd June|02]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[4th June|04]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'' was first broadcast.
* [[4th June|04]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'' is first broadcast.
* [[7th June|07]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' was released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[7th June|07]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' is released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[8th June|08]] - [[Ed Bishop]] died. He played [[Flint|General Flint]] in [[DWU]]: ''[[Full Fathom Five]]'' and was best known as Ed Straker in ''UFO'' and Captain Blue in ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''.
* [[8th June|08]] - [[Ed Bishop]] dies. He played [[Flint|General Flint]] in [[DWU]]: ''[[Full Fathom Five]]'' and was best known as Ed Straker in ''UFO'' and Captain Blue in ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''.
* [[11th June|11]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' was first broadcast. First reference to [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]].
* [[11th June|11]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' is first broadcast. First reference to [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]].
** [[Christopher Eccleston]] was interviewed by BBC Radio.
** [[Christopher Eccleston]] is interviewed by BBC Radio.
* [[13th June|13]] - The DVD ''Doctor Who: Volume 2'' was released by BBC Video featuring the new series episodes [[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'' and ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''.
* [[13th June|13]] - The DVD ''Doctor Who: Volume 2'' is released by BBC Video featuring the new series episodes [[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'' and ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''.
* [[18th June|18]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' was first broadcast, concluding the first season of the revival of ''Doctor Who''. The [[Ninth Doctor]] regenerated into the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], introducing [[David Tennant]] and marking [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s final (to date) appearance as the Doctor. [[John Barrowman]] also departed the series as a regular with this story. The broadcast was followed by the final transmission of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'s'' first season.
* [[18th June|18]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' is first broadcast, concluding the first season of the revival of ''Doctor Who''. The [[Ninth Doctor]] regenerates into the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], introducing [[David Tennant]] and marking [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s final (to date) appearance as the Doctor. [[John Barrowman]] also departs the series as a regular with this story. The broadcast is followed by the final transmission of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'s'' first season.
**Post-production completed for [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''.
**Post-production completed for [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''.
* [[21st June|21]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' was released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[21st June|21]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'' is released to DVD in Region 1.


=== [[July]] ===
=== [[July]] ===
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'' was first published. Final PDA novel to feature the [[Third Doctor]] and last Third Doctor original novel to date. The PDA series returns to monthly released for the remainder of the year as the final books in the line are published.
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'' is first published. Final PDA novel to feature the [[Third Doctor]] and last Third Doctor original novel to date. The PDA series returns to monthly released for the remainder of the year as the final books in the line are published.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Terror Firma]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Terror Firma]]'' is first released.
* [[MB]]: ''[[Coming to Dust|Coming to Dust: The True History of Faction Paradox Volume 1]]'' was first released. The [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] series was now being produced by [[Magic Bullet Productions]].
* [[MB]]: ''[[Coming to Dust|Coming to Dust: The True History of Faction Paradox Volume 1]]'' is first released. The [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] series is now being produced by [[Magic Bullet Productions]].
* [[11th July |11]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' was released to DVD in the UK. Beginning with this release, BBC Video issued ''Doctor Who'' DVDs in conjunction with [[2 entertain]].
* [[11th July |11]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' is released to DVD in the UK. Beginning with this release, BBC Video issues ''Doctor Who'' DVDs in conjunction with [[2 entertain]].
* [[15th July|15]] - The first performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Robert Blackwood Hall in Melbourne, Australia.
* [[15th July|15]] - The first performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Robert Blackwood Hall in Melbourne, Australia.
* [[16th July|16]] - The second performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
* [[16th July|16]] - The second performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
* [[17th July|17]] - The third performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
* [[17th July|17]] - The third performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
* [[21st July |21]] - [[THN]]: ''[[Peculiar Lives]]'' was first published.
* [[21st July |21]] - [[THN]]: ''[[Peculiar Lives]]'' is first published.
** The fourth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Burswood Theatre in Perth, Australia.
* The fourth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Burswood Theatre in Perth, Australia.
* [[23rd July|23]] - The fifth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Festival Theatre in Adelaide, Australia.
* [[23rd July|23]] - The fifth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Festival Theatre in Adelaide, Australia.
* [[25th July |25]] - The BBC announced that [[Elisabeth Sladen]] would be returning to the role of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] for an upcoming episode of the revived ''Doctor Who's'' second series.{{fact}}
* [[25th July |25]] - The BBC announces that [[Elisabeth Sladen]] will return to the role of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] for an upcoming episode of the revived ''Doctor Who's'' second series.{{fact}}
* [[26th July|26]] - The sixth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Canberra Theatre in Canberra, Australia.
* [[26th July|26]] - The sixth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Canberra Theatre in Canberra, Australia.
* [[29th July|29]] - The seventh performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia.
* [[29th July|29]] - The seventh performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia.
* [[30th July|30]] - The eighth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia.
* [[30th July|30]] - The eighth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia.


=== [[August]] ===
=== [[August]] ===
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch]]'' (originally promoted under the title ''Future Nostalgia'') was first published. Final novel to date to feature the [[Sixth Doctor]].
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch]]'' (originally promoted under the title ''Future Nostalgia'') is first published. Final novel to date to feature the [[Sixth Doctor]].
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Council of Nicaea]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[The Council of Nicaea]]'' is first released.
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'' was first released.
* [[BFG]]: ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'' is first released.
* [[1st August|01]] - The DVD ''Doctor Who: Volume 3'' featuring the episodes [[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'', ''[[Father's Day]]'', ''[[The Empty Child]]'' and ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''.
* [[1st August|01]] - The DVD ''Doctor Who: Volume 3'' featuring the episodes [[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'', ''[[Father's Day]]'', ''[[The Empty Child]]'' and ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''.
** The ninth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
* The ninth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
* [[5th August|5]] - The tenth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Westpac St James Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand.
* [[5th August|5]] - The tenth performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Westpac St James Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand.
* [[6th August|6]] - The last performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour was held at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand.
* [[6th August|6]] - The last performance of the ''[[Doctor Who - Inside the TARDIS]]'' live stage tour is held at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand.
* [[31st August|31]] - [[Michael Sheard]], who had countless roles in [[Doctor Who]], notably [[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', died of cancer on the Isle of Wight.
* [[31st August|31]] - [[Michael Sheard]], who had countless roles in [[Doctor Who]], notably [[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', dies of cancer on the Isle of Wight.


=== [[September]] ===
=== [[September]] ===
* [[NSA]]: ''[[The Deviant Strain]]'', [[NSA]]: ''[[Only Human]]'', and [[NSA]]: ''[[The Stealers of Dreams]]'' are first published. To date, these are the last novels featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]] as [[BBC Books]] changes to novels featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]].
* [[NSA]]: ''[[The Deviant Strain]]'', [[NSA]]: ''[[Only Human]]'', and [[NSA]]: ''[[The Stealers of Dreams]]'' are first published. To date, these are the last novels featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]] as [[BBC Books]] changes to novels featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]].
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Fear Itself]]'' was first published. This was the last novel to date to feature the [[Eighth Doctor]] and was the only time this incarnation was featured in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] line.
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Fear Itself]]'' is first published. This is the last novel to date to feature the [[Eighth Doctor]] and is the only time this incarnation was featured in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] line.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Thicker Than Water]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Thicker Than Water]]'' is first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[LIVE 34]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[LIVE 34]]'' is first released.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: The Solar System]]'' was first published.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: The Solar System]]'' is first published.
* [[BFC]]: ''[[Scorpius]]'' the first episode of a new [[Big Finish Productions]] spin-off series, ''[[Cyberman (audio series)|Cyberman]]'', was first released.
* [[BFC]]: ''[[Scorpius]]'' the first episode of a new [[Big Finish Productions]] spin-off series, ''[[Cyberman (audio series)|Cyberman]]'', is first released.
* ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' was first published. This marks the return of the ''[[Doctor Who Annual]]'', a once-traditional publication that was issued during most of the run of the original series. [[Marvel Comics]] had last made an attempt at reviving the format in the early 1990s.
* ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' is first published. This marks the return of the ''[[Doctor Who Annual]]'', a once-traditional publication that was issued during most of the run of the original series. [[Marvel Comics]] last made an attempt at reviving the format in the early 1990s.
* [[1st September |01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[1st September |01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[5th September |05]] - [[BBCR]]: ''[[Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 3]]'' was first released, including the first release of an unbroadcast [[Third Doctor]] audio mini-episode recorded for ''[[Glorious Goodwood]]''.
* [[5th September |05]] - [[BBCR]]: ''[[Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 3]]'' is first released, including the first release of an unbroadcast [[Third Doctor]] audio mini-episode recorded for ''[[Glorious Goodwood]]''.
** BBC Video released the DVD ''Doctor Who: Volume 4'' featuring the episodes [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' and ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''. This concluded the series of "vanilla" DVD released of episodes from the first revival season. Discounting the unique case of the [[Eighth Doctor]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] became the first Doctor to have his complete era released to DVD.
* BBC Video releases the DVD ''Doctor Who: Volume 4'' featuring the episodes [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' and ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''. This concludes the series of "vanilla" DVD released of episodes from the first revival season. Discounting the unique appearence of the [[Eighth Doctor]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] becomes the first Doctor to have his complete era released to DVD.<br />
* [[9th September |09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
* [[9th September |09]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'' is released to DVD in the UK.
* [[12th September |12]] - [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]] (Commander [[Julian Radnor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' and Commander [[Stevenson]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') died.
* [[12th September |12]] - [[Ronald Leigh-Hunt]] (Commander [[Julian Radnor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' and Commander [[Stevenson]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') dies.
* [[23rd September |23]] - [[Roger Brierley]] ([[Trevor (The Daleks' Master Plan)|Trevor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and voice of [[Drathro]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'') died after suffering a heart attack.
* [[23rd September |23]] - [[Roger Brierley]] ([[Trevor (The Daleks' Master Plan)|Trevor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and voice of [[Drathro]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'') dies after suffering a heart attack.


=== [[October]] ===
=== [[October]] ===
* [[PDA]]: ''[[World Game]]'' was first published. Final [[Second Doctor]] novel to date.
* [[PDA]]: ''[[World Game]]'' is first published. Final [[Second Doctor]] novel to date.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Scaredy Cat]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Scaredy Cat]]'' is first released.
* [[BFC]]: ''[[Fear]]'' was first released.
* [[BFC]]: ''[[Fear]]'' is first released.
* [[6th October|06]] - BBC Video released a special ''Dalek Collector's Edition'' DVD box set exclusively in UK [[W H Smith]] stores. The set included the previously released [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.
* [[6th October|06]] - BBC Video releases a special ''Dalek Collector's Edition'' DVD box set exclusively in UK [[W H Smith]] stores. The set includes the previously released [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.
* [[18th October|18]] - [[John Hollis]] ([[Sondergaard]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants]]'') died from natural causes.
* [[18th October|18]] - [[John Hollis]] ([[Sondergaard]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants]]'') dies from natural causes.
* [[24th October|24]] - [[Robert Sloman]], who along with [[Barry Letts]], wrote [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' died. (The pair were credited as "Guy Leopold" on the first story but for the final three, Sloman took the sole credit.)
* [[24th October|24]] - [[Robert Sloman]], who along with [[Barry Letts]], wrote [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' dies. (The pair were credited as "Guy Leopold" on the first story but for the final three, Sloman took the sole credit.)


=== [[November]] ===
=== [[November]] ===
* [[PDA]]: ''[[The Time Travellers]]'' was first published. Final [[First Doctor]] novel to date.
* [[PDA]]: ''[[The Time Travellers]]'' is first published. Final [[First Doctor]] novel to date.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]'' is first released.
* [[BFIW]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large]]'' was first released, launching an ongoing series of audio dramas featuring the character of [[Iris Wildthyme]], played by [[Katy Manning]].
* [[BFIW]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large]]'' is first released, launching an ongoing series of audio dramas featuring the character of [[Iris Wildthyme]], played by [[Katy Manning]].
* [[3rd November|03]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[3rd November|03]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[6th November|06]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'', ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' and ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' are released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[6th November|06]] - [[DW]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'', ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' and ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' are released to DVD in Region 1.
* [[7th November|07]] - [[BBC Audio]] released ''[[Travels in Time and Space]]'', a box set collecting three unabridged readings of early [[Target novelisation|novelisations]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', all read by [[William Russell]].
* [[7th November|07]] - [[BBC Audio]] releases ''[[Travels in Time and Space]]'', a box set collecting three unabridged readings of early [[Target novelisation|novelisations]]: ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', all read by [[William Russell]].
** [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' was released to DVD in the UK.
** [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' is released to DVD in the UK.
* [[18th November|18]] - The [[DW]]: ''[[Children in Need Special]]'' was broadcast by the BBC as part of the Children in Need Appeal, marking the first solo appearance by [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. This 7-minute mini-episode bridges the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' and was the first canonical production of this nature (an earlier CiN production, [[1993]]'s [[DW]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', was not generally considered part of the canon). It became the first production of the series revival not to be broadcast outside of the UK (though it was later included on international DVDs).
* [[18th November|18]] - The [[DW]]: ''[[Children in Need Special]]'' is broadcast by the BBC as part of the Children in Need Appeal, marking the first solo appearance by [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]]. This 7-minute mini-episode bridges the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' and is the first canonical production of this nature (an earlier CiN production, [[1993]]'s [[DW]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', was not generally considered part of the canon). It becomes the first production of the series revival not to be broadcast outside of the UK (though it will later be included on international DVDs).
** ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' was released to cinemas in the US and UK, featuring new Doctor [[David Tennant]] in a key role.
** ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' is released to cinemas in the US and UK, featuring new Doctor [[David Tennant]] in a key role.
* [[21st November |21]] - The complete [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]] (2005) of ''Doctor Who'' was released to DVD in the UK as a box set. This was the first time a complete season of ''Doctor Who'' was been released all at once (although all episodes had been issued previously in vanilla editions). Included was a bonus disc featuring the first DVD release of episodes of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', although due to licensing and appearance rights issues, the practice of releasing edited-down versions (retitled ''Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown'') to DVD was begun.
* [[21st November |21]] - The complete [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]] (2005) of ''Doctor Who'' is released to DVD in the UK as a box set. This is the first time a complete season of ''Doctor Who'' has been released all at once (although all episodes had been issued previously in vanilla editions). Included is a bonus disc featuring the first DVD release of episodes of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', although due to licensing and appearance rights issues, the practice of releasing edited-down versions (retitled ''Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown'') to DVD is begun.
** The first Region 1 (North American) release
* The first Region 1 (North American) release<br />
* [[29th November |29]] - [[Joseph Fürst]] (Professor [[Zaroff]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'') died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
* [[29th November |29]] - [[Joseph Fürst]] (Professor [[Zaroff]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'') dies in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


=== [[December]] ===
=== [[December]] ===
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues]]'' was first published. This novel featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] was the final release in the [[BBC Books]] [[Past Doctor Adventures]] line. After this point, BBC Books published only novels based upon the current series of ''Doctor Who'', and also moved away from the paperback format, adopting a hardcover format (with the exception of [[Quick Reads]] novellas) hereafter. As of the fall of 2009, ''Atom Bomb Blues'' was the last novel to be published featuring a Doctor other than the one currently on TV.
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues]]'' is first published. This novel featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] is the final release in the [[BBC Books]] [[Past Doctor Adventures]] line. After this, BBC Books publishes only novels based upon the current series of ''Doctor Who'', and also moved away from the paperback format, to a hardcover one  (with the exception of [[Quick Reads]] novellas) hereafter. As of the fall of 2009, ''Atom Bomb Blues'' is the last novel to be published featuring a Doctor other than the one currently on TV.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Other Lives]]'' was first released.
* [[BFA]]: ''[[Other Lives]]'' is first released.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]'' was first published.
* [[ST]]: ''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]'' is first published.
* [[BFC]]: ''[[Conversion]]'' was first released.
* [[BFC]]: ''[[Conversion]]'' is first released.
* [[BFIW]]: ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]'' was first released. Last [[Iris Wildthyme]] audio drama until 2009.
* [[BFIW]]: ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]'' is first released. Last [[Iris Wildthyme]] audio drama until 2009.
* [[1st December |01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' was released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[1st December |01]] - [[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'' is released to DVD in Region 4.
* [[8th December |08]] - [[David Tennant]] appears on BBC Radio 4's ''Front Row''.
* [[8th December |08]] - [[David Tennant]] appears on BBC Radio 4's ''Front Row''.
* [[19th December |19]] - [[Don McKillop]] ([[Bert the Landlord]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') died from natural causes in the UK.
* [[19th December |19]] - [[Don McKillop]] ([[Bert the Landlord]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') dies from natural causes in the UK.
* [[21st December |21]] - [[David Tennant]] appears on [[BBC One]]'s ''Breakfast'' programme.
* [[21st December |21]] - [[David Tennant]] appears on [[BBC One]]'s ''Breakfast'' programme.
* [[23rd December |23]] - BBC Radio Wales broadcasts ''Back in Time - New Doctor, New Danger'', featuring [[Russell T Davies]] and others.
* [[23rd December |23]] - BBC Radio Wales broadcasts ''Back in Time - New Doctor, New Danger'', featuring [[Russell T Davies]] and others.
** The BBC Two comedy series ''Dead Ringers'' featured the parody "Christmas at Doctor Who's" featuring the cast impersonating [[David Tennant]], [[Tom Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Christopher Eccleston]].
* The BBC Two comedy series ''Dead Ringers'' features the parody "Christmas at Doctor Who's" with the cast impersonating [[David Tennant]], [[Tom Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Christopher Eccleston]].
* [[25th December|25]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' was first broadcast, officially launching the [[Tenth Doctor]] era. The episode closing credits introduce a modified arrangement of the Doctor Who theme restoring the "middle 8" section not used during Series 1. At the behest of star [[David Tennant]], the lead character was once again identified in the closing credits as "The Doctor".
* [[25th December|25]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' is first broadcast, officially launching the [[Tenth Doctor]] era. The episode's closing credits introduce a modified arrangement of the Doctor Who theme, restoring the "middle 8" section not used during Series 1. At the behest of star [[David Tennant]], the lead character is once again identified in the closing credits as "The Doctor".
** Following the broadcast, the BBC's "Red Button" service made available [[WC]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'', an interactive mini-episode-cum-game featuring [[David Tennant]]. Initially this was only available for viewing/playing in the UK.
* Following the broadcast, the BBC's "Red Button" service makes available [[WC]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'', an interactive mini-episode-cum-game featuring [[David Tennant]]. Initially this is only available for viewing/playing in the UK.
* [[26th December|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' airs on the [[CBC]] in Canada. For this broadcast, Billie Piper videotapes a special introduction. This marks the last time (to date) that the CBC's broadcasts of the series more-or-less coincide with that of the BBC.
* [[26th December|26]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' airs on the [[CBC]] in Canada. For this broadcast, Billie Piper videotapes a special introduction. This marks the last time (to date) that the CBC's broadcasts of the series more-or-less coincide with that of the BBC.
* [[27th December|27]] - [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''Front Row'' runs a feature on the new Doctor.
* [[27th December|27]] - [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''Front Row'' runs a feature on the new Doctor.


=== Unknown dates ===
=== Unknown dates ===
* Broadcast of the revived series in the United States was delayed when the American Sci-Fi Channel unexpectedly passed on picking up the series. Reasons cited in media and fan forums included the show being considered "too British" and concerns over the quality of the preview episodes seen.{{fact}} Sci-Fi eventually reversed its decision and the series was broadcast at a later date and the network subsequently picks up further seasons in a more timely manner.
* Broadcast of the revived series in the United States is delayed when the American Sci-Fi Channel unexpectedly passes on the series. Reasons cited in media and fan forums include the show being "too British" and concerns over the quality of the preview episodes seen.{{fact}} Sci-Fi eventually reverses its decision and the series is broadcast at a later date. The network subsequently picks up further seasons in a more timely manner.
* Following the conclusion of the 2005 ''Doctor Who'' series, the [[BBC]] announced that it had commissioned the franchise's first full spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood]]'', to debut in [[2006]] and star [[John Barrowman]], reprising his role of [[Jack Harkness]].
* Following the conclusion of the 2005 ''Doctor Who'' series, the [[BBC]] announces it had commissioned the franchise's first spin-off series, ''[[Torchwood]]'', to debut in [[2006]] and star [[John Barrowman]], reprising his role of [[Jack Harkness]].
*Autumn: During production of the 2006 series, the media reports that [[Billie Piper]] would leave the series at the end of the season.{{fact}}
*Autumn: During production of the 2006 series, the media reports that [[Billie Piper]] will leave the series at the end of the season.{{fact}}


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Revision as of 18:15, 27 August 2011

Timeline for 2005
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The year 2005 was most significant for being the year when central London on Earth was attacked by the Nestene Consciousness. (DW: Rose) The FLIPback Project began at the Snowcap Base at Earth's South Pole to counter the predicted reversal of the Earth's magnetic field in 2006. (NA: Iceberg)

Events

January

  • 01 - Rose Tyler encounters a man who predicts that she will have a great year ahead. Unknown to her, he is the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, an individual whom she had yet to meet. After she leaves, the Doctor succumbs to radiation poisoning and staggers towards his TARDIS, encouraged by a vision of Ood Sigma. After dematerializing the TARDIS, he regenerates into his eleventh incarnation and begins to crash the TARDIS due to the difficulty of the regeneration. (DW: The End of Time)
Since the regeneration occurred after the Doctor dematerialised the TARDIS, it is unclear whether this event actually occurred on 1st January 2005.

February

March

  • Monday (exact date unknown) - The Ninth Doctor is in London pursuing the Nestene Consciousness. His investigations take him to the Henrik's department store where he saves Rose Tyler from an Auton attack. He blows up the building. (DW: Rose)
  • Tuesday (exact date unknown) - Rose Tyler investigates the Ninth Doctor, talking to Clive Finch about his website on the Doctor called "Who is Doctor Who?". Rose's boyfriend, Mickey, is abducted by Autons and replaced with an Auton duplicate. Using the head of this Auton, the Doctor tracks the the Nestene Consciousness's signal. It has been rendered a scavenger without protein planets by the Last Great Time War. Rose rescues Mickey (and later, the Doctor) and destroys the Consciousness with anti-plastic. She then joins the Doctor on his travels. Meanwhile, Clive is killed by the Autons, leaving his website without a webmaster. (DW: Rose)
  • Wednesday (exact date unknown) - Rose calls her mother, Jackie, from the year 5,000,000,000, using the superphone and makes a brief return trip to her own time (DW: The End of the World), but promptly disappears until 2006. (DW: Aliens of London)
  • Some time after this, London, cabs are replaced with motorcycles in an attempt to relieve the increasing traffic congestion (NA: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)

June

Unknown dates

  • The FLIPback Project begins at the Snowcap Base at Earth's South Pole, at the same time that Cybermen left over from the attack on Earth in 1986 again become active. (NA: Iceberg)
  • London police, including DI Billy Shipton, begin investigating the disappearance of several people who visited an abandoned house called Wester Drumlins. The police begin collecting as evidence the vehicles left abandoned by the disappeared, at one point taking a police box from the scene. (DW: Blink)
  • For most of 2005, Mickey Smith lives with accusations he has kidnapped or killed Rose Tyler. He is taken in for police questioning about her disappearance five times from early 2005 to early 2006. Mickey takes over the "Who is Doctor Who?" website. Jackie Tyler fuels the mistrust of him around the Powell Estate with a "whisper campaign". For Jackie, the year isn't spent just accusing Smith. It is also a year in which she devotes considerable time to the actual search for her daughter. (DW: Aliens of London)
  • Owen Harper's fiancée, Katie Russell, who had been diagnosed with the youngest-ever case of early-onset Alzheimer's, is put into surgery after she is found to have a growth in her brain. The tumour is actually an alien parasite, who releases deadly gas during the operation, killing Katie and the scientists. Owen encounters Captain Jack Harkness, who recovers Katie's brain and erases the video evidence of what had happened. (TW: Fragments)

Other timelines

See Pete's World.

Behind the scenes

January

February

  • PDA: Match of the Day is first published. This is the final BBC Past Doctor Adventures novel to feature the Fourth Doctor and, as of 2009, the most recent original Fourth Doctor novel. The PDA series is suspended until July to allow for the premiere and broadcast of the first season of the revived series.
  • BFA:The Game is first released.
  • 03 - DW: Ghost Light is released to DVD in Region 4.
  • 05 - At the conclusion of a Saturday Night Live sketch on public access television pledge drives, TV celebrity Paris Hilton dons the Fourth Doctor's hat and scarf and refers to the Daleks and the TARDIS. The sketch is widely circulated among SF fandom, in part via the recently introduced video-sharing website, YouTube. In the coming years, YouTube will be a major outlet for the distribution of fan-made music videos, clips and other material related to Doctor Who and its spinoffs.
  • 10 - Leonard Trolley (Supt. Reynolds in DW: The Faceless Ones) dies in England.
  • 11 - The Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN), the main Canadian Doctor Who fan club, launches its News Blog website.
  • 16 - The TARDIS Index File Wikia website is launched.

March

April

  • BFA: Three's a Crowd is first released.
  • BFG: Lies is first released. This audio drama features the landmark first meeting between the first two incarnations of Romana, featuring Mary Tamm returning to the role of Romana I.
  • 2 - DW: The End of the World is first broadcast.
  • 4 - The BBC retracts part of its 30th March announcement of the departure of Christopher Eccleston, indicating it released the information with incorrect attribution and without the actor's consent.[source needed]
  • 7 - DW: Horror of Fang Rock is released to DVD in Region 4.
  • 9 - DW: The Unquiet Dead is first broadcast. First appearance of the Cardiff Space-Time Rift; first revival-series story set in Wales; first appearance of Eve Myles in the Doctor Who franchise.
  • 16 - DW: Aliens of London is first broadcast. This episode reintroduces UNIT (last referenced on television in DW: Battlefield), establishing that all modern-day stories in the Doctor Who franchise from this point on (spinoffs included) take place approximately one year ahead of their real-life broadcast date. First appearance of the Slitheen. For the first time since DW: The Gunfighters, a multi-part story carries different episode titles.
  • 21 - THN: Echoes is first published.
  • 23 - DW: World War Three is first broadcast.
  • 25 - DW: The Claws of Axos is released to DVD in the UK; this is the first classic series DVD release in the UK since the revival of the series.
  • 30 - DW: Dalek is first broadcast. The Daleks make their revived-series debut. Bruno Langley briefly joins the series as short-term companion Adam Mitchell.
  • The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Canada begins airing the new series, the first time the CBC have aired Doctor Who since the mid-1960s. For the CBC broadcasts, Christopher Eccleston videotapes special introductions and promotions for a contest sponsored by TV Guide, the first prize being a trip to London to visit the set of Doctor Who. These broadcasts are promoted as the North American debut of the series, as no other broadcaster on the continent has yet picked up the revived series.
  • Christopher Eccleston becomes a Mencap charity ambassador.[source needed]

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown dates

  • Broadcast of the revived series in the United States is delayed when the American Sci-Fi Channel unexpectedly passes on the series. Reasons cited in media and fan forums include the show being "too British" and concerns over the quality of the preview episodes seen.[source needed] Sci-Fi eventually reverses its decision and the series is broadcast at a later date. The network subsequently picks up further seasons in a more timely manner.
  • Following the conclusion of the 2005 Doctor Who series, the BBC announces it had commissioned the franchise's first spin-off series, Torchwood, to debut in 2006 and star John Barrowman, reprising his role of Jack Harkness.
  • Autumn: During production of the 2006 series, the media reports that Billie Piper will leave the series at the end of the season.[source needed]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ IGN: The Who Report: Did Sci Fi Pass on the Series?
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