1976 (releases)

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1976 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 1976, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

• January - Nationwide special was first broadcast on BBC1.
• 3 January - The Brain of Morbius Part One debuted on BBC1.
• 3 January - The fifth part of COMIC: The Dalek Revenge was released.
• 10 January - The Brain of Morbius Part Two debuted on BBC1.
• 10 January - The sixth part of COMIC: The Dalek Revenge was released.
• 15 January - The novelisation of Terror of the Zygons, Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster was first published by Target Books.
• 17 January - The Brain of Morbius Part Three debuted on BBC1.
• 17 January - The seventh part of COMIC: The Dalek Revenge was released.
• 24 January - The Brain of Morbius Part Four debuted on BBC1.
• 24 January - The eighth and final part of COMIC: The Dalek Revenge was released.
• 31 January - The Seeds of Doom Part One debuted on BBC1.
• 31 January - The first part of COMIC: Virus was released.

February

• 7 February - The Seeds of Doom Part Two debuted on BBC1.
• 7 February - The second part of COMIC: Virus was released.
• 14 February - The Seeds of Doom Part Three debuted on BBC1.
• 14 February - The third part of COMIC: Virus was released.
• 19 February -The novelisation of Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion and of The Tenth Planet, Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet were first published.
• 21 February - The Seeds of Doom Part Four debuted on BBC1.
• 21 February - The fourth part of COMIC: Virus was released.
• 28 February - The Seeds of Doom Part Five debuted on BBC1.
• 28 February - The fifth part of COMIC: Virus was released.

March

• 6 March - The Seeds of Doom Part Six debuted on BBC1, ending Season 13.
• 6 March - The sixth part of COMIC: Virus was released.
• 13 March - The seventh and last part of COMIC: Virus was released.
• 18 March - Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors was first published by Target Books.
• 20 March - The first part of COMIC: Treasure Trail was released.
• 27 March - The second part of COMIC: Treasure Trail was released.

April

• 3 April - The third part of COMIC: Treasure Trail was released.
• 10 April - The fourth part of COMIC: Treasure Trail was released.
• 17 April - The fifth part of COMIC: Treasure Trail was released.
• 24 April - The sixth part of COMIC: Treasure Trail was released.

May

• 1 May - The seventh and final part of COMIC: Treasure Trail was released.
• 8 May - The first part of COMIC: Hubert's Folly was released.
• 15 May - The second part of COMIC: Hubert's Folly was released.
• 20 May - Doctor Who - The Revenge of the Cybermen was first published by Target Books.
• 22 May - The third part of COMIC: Hubert's Folly was released.
• 29 May - The fourth part of COMIC: Hubert's Folly was released.

June

• 5 June - The fifth part of COMIC: Hubert's Folly was released.
• 12 June - The sixth part of COMIC: Hubert's Folly was released.
• 19 June - The seventh and final part of COMIC: Hubert's Folly was released.
• 26 June - The first part of COMIC: Counter-Rotation was released.

July

• July - Doctor Who and the Pescatons was first released on LP by Argo Records.
• 3 July - The second part of COMIC: Counter-Rotation was released.
• 10 July - The third part of COMIC: Counter-Rotation was released.
• 17 July - The fourth part of COMIC: Counter-Rotation was released.
• 22 July - Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks was first published by Target Books.
• 24 July - The fifth part of COMIC: Counter-Rotation was released.
• 31 July - The sixth part of COMIC: Counter-Rotation was released.

August

• 7 August - The seventh and last part of COMIC: Counter-Rotation was released.
• 14 August - The first part of COMIC: Mind Snatch was released.
• 19 August - Doctor Who and the Web of Fear was first published by Target Books.
• 21 August - The second part of COMIC: Mind Snatch was released.
• 28 August - The third part of COMIC: Mind Snatch was released.

September

• September - The Doctor Who Annual 1977 was published.
• September - Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977 was published.
• September - Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus was published.
• 4 September - The Masque of Mandragora Part One debuted on BBC1.
• 4 September - The fourth and final part of COMIC: Mind Snatch was released.
• 11 September - The Masque of Mandragora Part Two debuted on BBC1.
• 11 September - The first and only part of  COMIC: The Hoaxers was released.
• 18 September - The Masque of Mandragora Part Three debuted on BBC1.
• 18 September - The first part of COMIC: The Mutant Strain was released in TV Comic 1292, which was accompanid by The Mighty Midget in which was a reissue of Doomcloud featuring the Fourth Doctor. It was the first reprints comic from TVC.
• 23 September - The novelisation of Frontier in Space, Doctor Who and the Space War was first published by Target Books.
• 25 September - The Masque of Mandragora Part Four debuted on BBC1.
• 25 September - The second part of COMIC: The Mutant Strain was released.

October

• 2 October - The Hand of Fear Part One debuted on BBC1.
• 2 October - The third part of COMIC: The Mutant Strain was released.
• 4 October - Exploration Earth was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4
• 9 October - The Hand of Fear Part Two debuted on BBC1.
• 9 October - The fourth part of COMIC: The Mutant Strain was released.
• 16 October - The Hand of Fear Part Three debuted on BBC1.
• 16 October - The fifth part of COMIC: The Mutant Strain was released.
• 21 October - Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks was first published by Target Books.
• 23 October - The Hand of Fear Part Four debuted on BBC1.
• 23 October - The sixth and final part of COMIC: The Mutant Strain was released.
• 30 October - The Deadly Assassin Part One debuted on BBC1.
• 30 October - The first part of COMIC: Double Trouble was released.

November

• 6 November - The Deadly Assassin Part Two debuted on BBC1.
• 6 November - The second part of COMIC: Double Trouble was released.
• 13 November - The Deadly Assassin Part Three debuted on BBC1.
• 13 November - The third part of COMIC: Double Trouble was released.
• 20 November - The Deadly Assassin Part Four debuted on BBC1.
• 20 November - The fourth part of COMIC: Double Trouble was released.
• 27 November - The fifth part of COMIC: Double Trouble was released.

December

• 4 December - The sixth part of COMIC: Double Trouble was released.
• 11 December - The seventh and final part of COMIC: Double Trouble was released.
• 16 December - Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars was first published by Target Books.
• 16 December - The second edition of The Making of Doctor Who was published by Target Books.
• 16 December - The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book was first published by Target Books.
• 18 December - The first part of COMIC: Dredger was released.
• 25 December - The second part of COMIC: Dredger was released.
• 31 December - The Daily Mirror published an exclusive short story, Dr. Who and the Hell Planet.

Unknown dates 

• Mind your step! was first broadcast at a Doctor Who Blackpool Exhibition.
• The 1976 TV Comic Holiday, featuring the story Which Way Out, was released.
• The 1976 TV Comic Annual, featuring the story Woden's Warriors, was released.