1983

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Timeline for 1983
20th century | 1980s

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Events

August

December

Undated

  • After the Fifth Doctor departed, the Brigadier reactivated his relationship with UNIT (as suggested by DW: The Five Doctors) eventually returning to active duty. (at some point before DW: Battlefield)

Behind the scenes

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November

  • REF: Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text, one of the first widely published scholarly works on the franchise, was first published in both the UK and US.
  • 02 - Michael Spice, who played Morbius in DW: The Brain of Morbius and Magnus Greel in DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, died.
  • 19 - For the first time in nearly 10 years, Doctor Who makes the cover of the Radio Times. It will be another decade before this happens again, making this the last Radio Times cover to be published during the original series' run.
  • 23 - 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who.
    • DW: The Five Doctors was broadcast for the first time. However, PBS affiliates in the United States (which are also received on cable television in Canada) it before the BBC, the first time America has seen a Doctor Who story before the UK. This version was slightly truncated compared to the version shown two days later in the UK. This was the first "feature-length" regular Part of Doctor Who produced. The special features the return of Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee (with Tom Baker represented by footage from the unbroadcast DW: Shada). Richard Hurndall makes his first and only appearance as the First Doctor. Numerous companions from all eras of the series appear. Although broadcast closer to the start of Season 21, it was considered part of the anniversary Season 20 and, thus, its belated finale.
  • 24 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Five Doctors was first published. This was the first time a Target Books novelisation has been published before the UK broadcast premiere of an Part. According to the 2008 DVD release of DW: The Five Doctors, this was widely believed to have been an error.
  • 25 - DW: The Five Doctors was first broadcast in the UK, as part of that year's Children in Need fund-raising drive.

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