2013 (releases)

2013 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 2013, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

• 1 January - Hunters of Earth was first released by AudioGO.
• 4 January - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Museum Piece was first published.
• 7 January - DVD box set The Legacy Collection was released.
• 8 January - Part Four of K9's Question Time was first broadcast on the third series of Stargazing Live.
• 9 January - DWDVDF 105 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 9 January - The Flames of Cadiz was released by Big Finish.
• 9 January - The fifth and final part of K9's Question Time was broadcast on the third series of Stargazing Live.
• 10 January - Doctor Who Adventures comic story All Change! was first published.
• 14 January - The Wrong Doctors and The Auntie Matter were released by Big Finish.
• 17 January - Doctor Who Adventures comic story An Ill Wind was first published.
• 23 January - A Big Hand for the Doctor was first published by Puffin Books.
• 23 January - DWDVDF 106 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 24 January - Doctor Who Adventures comic story The Water World was first published.
• 27 January - The Doctors Revisited - The First Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of First Doctor story The Aztecs.
• 28 January - The Reign of Terror was released on Region 2 DVD, with episodes four and five restored with animation.
• 29 January - Prisoners of Time 1 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 31 January - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Pet Panic was first published.
• 1 February - Shadow of Death was first released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 3 February - Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective was first released by Bafflegab Productions.
• 6 February - DWDVDF 107 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 6 February - House of Cards was released by Big Finish.
• 7 February - The Silurian Gift was first published by BBC Books.
• 10 February - BAFTA in the TARDIS was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 11 February - Spaceport Fear and The Sands of Life were first released by Big Finish.
• 14 February - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Love is in the Air was first published.
• 16 February - Gallifrey V was released by Big Finish.
• 18 February - The Ark in Space was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 20 February - DWDVDF 108 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 21 February - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Toothache! was first published.
• 23 February - The Nameless City was first released by Puffin Books.
• 24 February - The Doctors Revisited - The Second Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of Second Doctor story The Tomb of the Cybermen.
• 25 February - The Ark in Space was released on DVD.
• 28 February - Prisoners of Time 2 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 1 March - Vengeance of the Stones was first released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 6 March - DWDVDF 109 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 6 March - The fifth series of Jago & Litefoot was released by Big Finish.
• 7 March - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Eye Spy was first published.
• 7 March - The Seeds of War and The Scorchies were first released by Big Finish.
• 11 March - Special editions of The Aztecs and Galaxy 4 were released on DVD.
• 11 March - War Against the Laan and The Justice of Jalxar were released by Big Finish.
• 14 March - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Colossus of the Colosseum was first published.
• 15 March - The One Born Every Minute Comic Relief sketch was first broadcast. After this, a live scene, The Doctor Appears was also broadcast.
• 20 March - Prisoners of Time 3 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 20 March - DWDVDF 110 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 21 March - Doctor Who Adventures comic story The Tail of Decky Flamboon was first published.
• 21 March - DWMSE 34 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 23 March - The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel was released online.
• 23 March - The Spear of Destiny was first published by Puffin Books.
• 23 March - A special edition of Pointless Celebrities featuring Doctor Who actors as contestants was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 25 March - The Battle of Demon's Run: Two Days Later was released online.
• 28 March - Doctor Who Adventures comic story The Egg Hunt was first published.
• 30 March - The Bells of Saint John was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 31 March - The Doctors Revisited - The Third Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of Third Doctor story Spearhead from Space.
• 1 April - Babblesphere was released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 3 April - DWDVDF 111 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 4 April - Summer Falls was first published by BBC Digital.
• 4 April - Doctor Who Adventure comic story The Mystery of the Mould was first published.
• 6 April - The Rings of Akhaten was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 8 April - Plague of the Cybermen, The Dalek Generation and Shroud of Sorrow were first published by BBC Books.
• 9 April - Strax Field Report: Trafalgar Square was released online.
• 10 April - Eldrad Must Die! and The Library of Alexandria were released by Big Finish.
• 11 April - Doctor Who Adventure comic story The Planet That Went Backwards was first published.
• 13 April - Cold War was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 14 April - Graphic novel Nemesis of the Daleks was first published by Panini Books.
• 17 April - Prisoners of Time 4 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 17 April - DWDVDF 112 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 18 April - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Teacher's Pet was first published.
• 20 April - Hide was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 20 April - The second edition of The Nth Doctor was published by iUniverse.
• 23 April - The Roots of Evil was first published by Puffin Books.
• 24 April - Filthy Lucre was released by Big Finish.
• 25 April - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Coral Maze was first published.
• 27 April - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 28 April - The Doctors Revisited - The Fourth Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of Fourth Doctor story Pyramids of Mars.
• 30 April - New Frontiers was released by Big Finish.
• 1 May - Smoke and Mirrors was first released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 1 May - DWDVDF 113 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 2 May - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Sandblasted was first published.
• 2 May - Commander Strax's Q&A was first released.
• 4 May - The Crimson Horror was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 6 May - Who-ology: The Official Miscellany was first published by BBC Books.
• 8 May - The Lady of Mercia, The Apocalypse Mirror, and Phantoms of the Deep were released by Big Finish.
• 9 May - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Tunnel Terrors! was first published.
• 11 May - Nightmare in Silver was first broadcast on BBC One. Later, She Said, He Said was released online.
• 12 May - DVD box set Doctor Who: The Complete Series Seven was released in Region 1 early, nearly a week before the broadcast of The Name of the Doctor, the final episode of the series. This caused a major scandal which the BBC addressed the next day.
• 15 May - DWDVDF 114 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 16 May - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Nova was first published.
• 16 May - Strax Field Report: The Name of the Doctor was released online.
• 16 May - The first issue of Doctor Who 50 Years was first published.
• 18 May - The Name of the Doctor was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 18 May - Strax Field Report: A Glorious Day was released online.
• 20 May - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Line of Battle was first published.
• 20 May - Box set Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 2 was released in the UK.
• 23 May - Tip of the Tongue was first published by Puffin Books.
• 23 May - Dr. Who and the Daleks was released to VOD with added comedy commentary by RiffTrax.
• 24 May - Strax Field Report: The Doctor's Greatest Secret was released online.
• 26 May - Clarence and the Whispermen was first released online.
• 26 May - The Doctors Revisited - The Fifth Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of Fifth Doctor story Earthshock.
• 27 May - Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two was first released on Region 2 DVD, as was a special edition of Inferno. A special edition of Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. was also released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray.
• 28 May - Prisoners of Time: Volume 1 was released by IDW Publishing.
• 29 May - Prisoners of Time 5 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 29 May - DWDVDF 115 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 31 May - JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner was first published by Miwk Publishing.
• 1 June - Trouble in Paradise was released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 3 June - The Mind of Evil was released on DVD, recolourised.
• 4 June - Harvest of Time was first published by BBC Books.
• 4 June - Doctor Who Adventure comic story The Curse of the Gibwyn was first published.
• 11 June - Prisoners of Fate, Council of War, and The Dalek Contract were released by Big Finish.
• 12 June - DWDVDF 116 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 20 June - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Gumfight was first published.
• 24 June - DVD box set Regeneration was released in Region 2.
• 25 June - Graceless III was released by Big Finish.
• 26 June - Prisoners of Time 6 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 26 June - DWDVDF 117 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 27 June - The Series 2 of Counter-Measures was released by Big Finish.
• 29 June - The Doctors Revisited - The Sixth Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of Sixth Doctor story Vengeance on Varos.
• 1 July - Shockwave was first released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 3 July - Doctor Who Adventure comic story The Hat Trick was first published.
• 10 July - DWDVDF 118 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 10 July - Persuasion and Mastermind were released by Big Finish.
• 11 July - DWMSE 35 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 13 July - The first performance of Doctor Who at the Proms (including Bodyswap to the Proms) took place at Royal Albert Hall. It was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 along with The Soundworld of Doctor Who.
• 14 July - The second performance of Doctor Who at the Proms took place at Royal Albert Hall.
• 15 July - The Final Phase was released by Big Finish.
• 16 July - DVD box set The Doctors Revisited: Part One was released in Region 1.
• 16 July - Heathrow Airport began a special summer-long Doctor Who event to celebrate the show's fiftieth anniversary. The opening was marked by a performance by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and a book signing of Jenny Colgan's Dark Horizons.
• 17 July - Doctor Who Adventure comic story Gnome Guard was first published.
• 23 July - The Ripple Effect was first published by Puffin Books.
• 24 July - DWDVDF 119 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 27 July - The Doctors Revisited - The Seventh Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a broadcast of Remembrance of the Daleks.
• 31 July - Prisoners of Time 7 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 31 July - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Strictly Fight Monsters was first published.
• August - Benjamin & Baxter, Starlight Robbery and The Alchemists were first released by Big Finish.
• August - The second and third issues of Doctor Who 50 Years were published.
• August - Iris Wildthyme: The Complete Series Four was first published.
• 1 August - Enemy Aliens was first released by AudioGo and Big Finish.
• 5 August - The Green Death was released on Region 1 DVD.
• 7 August - DWDVDF 120 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 10 August - The Official 50th Anniversary Annual was first published by BBC Children's Books, including the comic stories The Door to a Winter Long Ago and Night Light, and the short story The Fifty-Year Delay.
• 14 August - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Planet Void was first published.
• 21 August - DWDVDF 121 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 23 August - Spore was first published by Puffin Books.
• 26 August - The very first issue of Doctor Who: Figurine Collection was first published.
• 26 August - The Ice Warriors was released on Region 1 DVD.
• 28 August - Prisoners of Time 8 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 28 August - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Reprogramme was first published.
• 31 August - The Doctors Revisited - The Eighth Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of the Eighth Doctor TV Movie.
• 1 September - Night of the Whisper was first released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 4 September - DWDVDF 122 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 9 September - CD Doctor Who - Series 7 was first released by Silva Screen.
• 10 September - About Time 7 was first published by Mad Norwegian Press.
• 11 September - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Shipwrecked was first published.
• 11 September - Daleks Among Us and 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men were released by Big Finish.
• 12 September - DWFC 2 was published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 12 September - Upstairs and The Dark Planet were released by Big Finish.
• 16 September - Scream of the Shalka was released on DVD.
• 18 September - DWDVDF 123 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 18 September - The sixth series of Jago & Litefoot was released by Big Finish.
• 23 September - The Beast of Babylon was first published by Puffin Books.
• 24 September - Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series was released on Region 1 DVD. Released for the first time within were Clara and the TARDIS, Rain Gods and The Inforarium.
• 24 September - Prisoners of Time: Volume 2 was released by IDW Publishing.
• 25 September - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Eye of the Storm was first published.
• 25 September - Anthology Iris: Fifteen was first published by Obverse Books.
• 26 September - DWFC 3 was first published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 26 September - The Doctor: His Lives and Times was first published by BBC Books.
• 29 September - The Doctors Revisited - The Ninth Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of the Ninth Doctor stories Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways.
• 30 September - The Eleventh Hour: A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Era was first published by I.B. Tauris.
• 1 October - Death's Deal was first released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 1 October - Who's 50 was first published by ECW Press.
• 2 October - Prisoners of Time 9 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 2 October - DWDVDF 124 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 3 October - The Chains of Olympus and Hunters of the Burning Stone were first published by Panini Books.
• 3 October - AudioGO published Doctor Who at the BBC: Lost Treasures and the 50 Years of Doctor Who at the BBC box set.
• 9 October - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Whale Tale was first published.
• 10 October - DWFC 4 was first published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 11 October - Almost 100% of the previously missing episodes of The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear were released on iTunes.
• 11 October - Ghost in the Machine was released by Big Finish.
• 15 October - The Eleventh Hour: A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Era was first published by I.B. Tauris.
• 16 October - DWDVDF 125 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 16 October - Gallifrey VI was released by Big Finish.
• 21 October - The soundtrack for The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and The Snowmen was released.
• 22 October - Summer Falls and Other Stories was first published by BBC Books.
• 23 October - The Light at the End was first released by Big Finish Productions.
• 23 October - The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage was first published by Puffin Books.
• 23 October - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Faceache was first published.
• 24 October - DWFC 5 was first published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 27 October - The Doctors Revisited - The Tenth Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America, followed by a rebroadcast of the Tenth Doctor stories The Stolen Earth and Journey's End.
• 28 October - Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series was released on Region 2 DVD.
• 29 October - 1963: The Space Race and The Queen of Time were released by Big Finish.
• 30 October - DWDVDF 126 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 1 November - The Time Machine was first released by AudioGO and Big Finish.
• 4 November - Explore Multimedia published the The Adventures of K9 audio cd.
• 5 November - The Birthday Boy was exclusively released by IDW Publishing.
• 6 November - Prisoners of Time 10 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 6 November - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Time Trick was first published.
• 7 November - Strax Field Report: The Zygons was released online.
• 7 November - DWFC 6 was first published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 13 November - Prisoners of Time 11 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 13 November - DWDVDF 127 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 14 November - The Night of the Doctor was first released online.
• 14 November - The Science of Doctor Who aired on BBC Two.
• 15 November - The first night of Doctor Who: Greatest Monsters & Villains aired on BBC Three.
• 15 November - The audio stories The Beginning, Lords of the Red Planet, and 1963: The Assassination Games were released by Big Finish.
• 16 November - The second night of Doctor Who: Greatest Monsters & Villains aired on BBC Three.
• 16 November - The Doctors Revisited - The Eleventh Doctor was first broadcast on BBC America.
• 17 November - The third and last night of Doctor Who: Greatest Monsters & Villains aired on BBC Three.
• 17 November - Strax Field Report: Queen Elizabeth was released online.
• 18 November - The Ultimate Guide aired on BBC Three.
• 20 November - The Last Day was released online.
• 20 November - Prisoners of Time 12 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 21 November - An Adventure in Space and Time was first broadcast on BBC Two. This broadcast was immediately followed by a rebroadcast of all four episodes of An Unearthly Child on BBC Four.
• 21 November - Nothing O'Clock was first published by Puffin Books.
• 21 November - DWFC 7 was first published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 22 November - The "Whodle" launched on the Google homepage.
• 22 November - Norton's Regeneration was first broadcast on The Graham Norton Show.
• 23 November - The Day of the Doctor was first simulcast worldwide on TV and in theatres. In theatres specially filmed cinema introductions preceded the showing. Immediately afterwards, Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty aired on BBC Three.
• 23 November - The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot premièred on BBC Red Button.
• 27 November - Legacy was first released by Tiny Rebel Studios.
• 27 November - Doctor Who Adventures comic story Dragon Attack was first published.
• 27 November - DWDVDF 128 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 3 December - The Reconstructions series was first released.
• 5 December - The Death Pit was first published by BBC Digital.
• 5 December - DWFC 8 was first published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 9 December - The 50th Anniversary Collection was released.
• 11 December - Doctor Who Adventures comic story The Holly and the Ivy was first published.
• 11 December - DWDVDF 129 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 13 December - Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. was released to VOD with added comedy commentary by RiffTrax.
• 17 December - Afterlife and Trial of the Valeyard were released by Big Finish.
• 18 December - Prisoners of Time: Volume 3 was released by IDW Publishing.
• 18 December - The Mega was released by Big Finish, and Night of the Stormcrow became available for general release.
• 19 December - Strax Field Report: The Doctors was first released online.
• 19 December - DWMSE 36 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 19 December - DWFC 9 was first published by Eaglemoss Publications Ltd.
• 19 December - The Dying Light was released by Big Finish.
• 24 December - The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who was first published in the 2013 Doctor Who Special.
• 24 December - Missing Persons was released by Big Finish.
• 25 December - The Time of the Doctor was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 25 December - Strax Field Report: The Doctor has Regenerated! was first released online.
• 25 December - DWDVDF 130 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 31 December - Doctor Who Adventures comic story By the Book was first published.