1996
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History of the Doctor Who Universe
- The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki arrive at the Festival of Ghana while being pursued by Daleks. (DW: The Chase)
- The novel Bridget Jone's Diary is published. In the 51st century it would be preserved in The Library (DW: Silence in the Library)
History of Doctor Who
January
- Just War First Published
- Downtime First Published. Based upon the unofficial fan-made film of the same title, it is the third and last of Virgin Publishing's series of post-Target Books novelisations. As such, it brings to an end a long line of adaptations dating back to 1973.
February
- Warchild First Published
- The Man in the Velvet Mask First Published
March
- Sleepy First Published
- The English Way of Death First Published
April
- Death and Diplomacy First Published
- The Eye of the Giant First Published
- Who Killed Kennedy First Published
- Fox Television in America begins airing trailers for its upcoming broadcast of Doctor Who: The TV Movie. The trailers incorporate special effects footage from episode 1 of the 1986 serial The Mysterious Planet.
May
- 12 - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, is the first broadcaster to air the Doctor Who TV movie, two days before its "official" premiere in the US.
- 14 — Doctor Who: The TV Movie First Broadcast on Fox Television in America. Sylvester McCoy regenerates into Paul McGann for McGann's (to date) only on-screen appearance as The Doctor. The film introduces a new theme music arrangement by John Debney (the late Ron Grainer is not credited, however), and reinstates the Jon Pertwee era logo from 1970-1973 which subsequently replaces the 1987 series logo as the franchise branding (it will continue to be used into 2008 to denote "past Doctor"-related products following the 2005 series revival). The ratings prove to be a disappointment and Fox declines to commission a TV series or further movies. Subsequently, issues over rights and licensing prevent the telefilm from being released to home video in North America (a situation that persists into 2008), although a UK home video release occurs not long after its broadcast there.
- 20 - Jon Pertwee dies from a heart attack in Connecticut.
- 27 - Doctor Who: The TV Movie First Broadcast on BBC1. The UK broadcast includes some minor edits related to violence, and also includes an on-screen dedication in memory of Jon Pertwee. Unlike the US showing, the UK broadcast is considered a ratings winner, but without US support, the telefilm does not result in a series revival.
- Happy Endings First Published
- The Sands of Time First Published
June
- GodEngine First Published
- Killing Ground First Published
July
- Christmas on a Rational Planet First Published
- The Scales of Injustice First Published
August
- Return of the Living Dad First Published
- The Shadow of Weng-Chiang First Published
September
- The Death of Art First Published
- Twilight of the Gods First Published
October
- Damaged Goods First Published. This book is notable as it was written by Russell T Davies before he achieved national fame as the creator of Queer as Folk and, ultimately, became executive director of the revival of Doctor Who.
- Speed of Flight First Published
November
- The Plotters First Published
- 1 - David Dodimead, who played Barclay in "The Tenth Planet," dies.
December
- Bad Therapy First Published
- Cold Fusion First Published
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- Decalog 3: Consequences First Published
- Frederick Hall, who took the role of Andrew Verney in The Awakening, dies.
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