2012 (releases)

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2012 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 2012, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

• AUDIO: The Curse of Davros was released.
• AUDIO: The Foe from the Future and The Valley of Death were released as a special double release.
• AUDIO: The Anachronauts was released.
• AUDIO: Destination: Nerva was released. This was the first in a new Fourth Doctor series, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela.
• 9 January - Invasion of the Dinosaurs and The Android Invasion were released on Region 2 DVD in the UNIT box set.
• 10 January - Invasion of the Dinosaurs and The Android Invasion were released on Region 1 DVD in the UNIT box set.
• 16 January - The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 23 January - The Sensorites was released on Region 2 DVD.
• AUDIO: The Fourth Wall was released.
• AUDIO: Power Play was released.
• AUDIO: The Selachian Gambit was released.
• AUDIO: The Renaissance Man was released.
• 2 February - Magic of the Angels was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 2 - AUDIO: Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Four audio box set was released in the UK. This set contained audio tracks for several Second Doctor missing stories: The Macra Terror, The Faceless Ones, Evil of the Daleks, The Abominable Snowmen and The Ice Warriors.
• 6 February - The Complete Fifth Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 13 February - Revisitations 3 was released in Region 2. It was a DVD set comprised of special editions of three stories: The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Three Doctors, and The Robots of Death. At this time, it was the final scheduled Revisitations release.
• 20 February - Series 7 of Doctor Who began filming.
• AUDIO: Wirrn Isle was released.
• AUDIO: The First Sontarans was released.
• AUDIO: Binary was released.
• AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni was scheduled for release.
• The fourth series of Jago and Litefoot was released, comprising Jago in Love, Beautiful Things, The Lonely Clock, and The Hourglass Killers.
• 1 March - Revisitations 3 was released on Region 4 DVD.
• 5 March - The Face of Evil was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 13 March - Revisitations 3 was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 19 March - The Daemons was released on Region 2 DVD.
• AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger was released.
• April - AUDIO: The Wanderer was released.
• AUDIO: Energy of the Daleks was released.
• 2 April - Nightmare of Eden was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 25 April - This was the 50th anniversary of the day that Donald Wilson received the programming report that ultimately led to the creation of Doctor Who.
• AUDIO: The Jupiter Conjunction was released.
• AUDIO: The Jigsaw War was released.
• AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm was released.
• AUDIO: The Guardians of Prophecy was released.
• 7 May - Dragonfire and The Happiness Patrol were released on DVD, together as the Ace Adventures box set.
• 24 May - Good as Gold (TV story) - a Blue Peter special - airs.
• AUDIO: The Butcher of Brisbane was released.
• AUDIO: The Rings of Ikiria was released.
• AUDIO: The Oseidon Adventure was released, ending the first season of The Fourth Doctor Adventures audio series.
• AUDIO: Power Play was released.
• 18 June - Death to the Daleks was released on Region 2 DVD.
• AUDIO: Protect and Survive was released, featuring the return of the audio-only companion Hex.
• AUDIO: The Time Museum was released.
• AUDIO: The First Sontarans was released.
• 2 July - The Krotons first released on Region 2 DVD.
• 30 July - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy was released on Region 2 DVD, completing the DVD release of Seventh Doctor stories.
• AUDIO: Black and White was released
• AUDIO: The Uncertainty Principle was released.
• AUDIO: The Masters of Luxor was released.
• A new series of audio dramas featuring Iris Wildthyme was released: The Iris Wildthyme Appreciation Society, Iris Rides Out, and Midwinter Murders.
• 2 August - AUDIO: Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Five was released. This is the final collection of CDs containing the remastered, narrated audio of several classic series missing episodes. This volume contains the Second Doctor stories The Enemy of the World, The Web of Fear, Fury from the Deep, The Wheel in Space, The Invasion, and The Space Pirates.
• 20 August - Planet of Giants was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 27 August: WC: Pond Life Part 1 was uploaded to the BBC website.
• 28 August: WC: Pond Life Part 2 was uploaded to the BBC website.
• 29 August: WC: Pond Life Part 3 was uploaded to the BBC website.
• 30 August: WC: Pond Life Part 4 was uploaded to the BBC website.
• 31 August: WC: Pond Life Part 5 was uploaded to the BBC website.
• AUDIO: Gods and Monsters was released.
• AUDIO: The Burning Prince was released.
• AUDIO: Project: Nirvana was released.
• AUDIO: The Rosemariners was released.
• 1 September - Asylum of the Daleks first aired on BBC One, launching Series 7 of Doctor Who.
• 8 September - Dinosaurs on a Spaceship first aired on BBC One.
• 10 September - Vengeance on Varos was released on DVD as a special edition. Despite being one of the series' first DVD releases, the serial had not been included in the original series of re-releases, Revisitations, but was given a special release due to fan support.
• 15 September - A Town Called Mercy first aired on BBC One.
• 22 September - The Power of Three first aired on BBC One.
• 28 September - PROSE: The Slender-Fingered Cats of Bubastis was first published.
• 29 September - The Angels Take Manhattan first aired on BBC One.
• AUDIO: The Acheron Pulse was released.
• AUDIO: The Last Post was released, marking the final contribution of late actor Caroline John to the series.
• 1 October - The Ambassadors of Death was released on Region 2 DVD, after a lengthy period of restoration.
• 22 October - The Claws of Axos Special Edition was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 29 October - Series 7 Part One was released on Region 2 DVD.
• AUDIO: The Shadow Heart was released.
• AUDIO: Return of the Rocket Men was released.
• 13 November - The Reference book Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who is published by Mad Norwegian Press.
• 16 November - The Great Detective - a 'minisode' for Children in Need - aired, acting as a prequel for The Snowmen.
• AUDIO: 1001 Nights was released.
• AUDIO: The Child was released.
• 17 December - WC: Vastra Investigates was first released.
• 25 December - The Snowmen was first broadcast on BBC One.