1983 (releases)
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In 1983, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.
January
- January - DWM 73 was published.
- 3 January - Arc of Infinity Part One debuted on BBC1.
- 5 January - Arc of Infinity Part Two debuted on BBC1.
- 11 January - Arc of Infinity Part Three debuted on BBC1.
- 12 January - Arc of Infinity Part Four debuted on BBC1.
- 18 January - Snakedance Part One debuted on BBC1.
- 19 January - Snakedance Part Two debuted on BBC1.
- 25 January - Snakedance Part Three debuted on BBC1.
- 26 January - Snakedance Part Four debuted on BBC1.
February
- February - DWM 74 was published.
- 1 February - Mawdryn Undead Part One debuted on BBC1.
- 2 February - Mawdryn Undead Part Two debuted on BBC1.
- 8 February - Mawdryn Undead Part Three debuted on BBC1.
- 9 February - Mawdryn Undead Part Four debuted on BBC1.
- 15 February - Terminus Part One debuted on BBC1.
- 16 February - Terminus Part Two debuted on BBC1.
- 22 February - Terminus Part Three debuted on BBC1.
- 23 February - Terminus Part Four debuted on BBC1.
March
- 1 March - Enlightenment Part One debuted on BBC1.
- 2 March - Enlightenment Part Two debuted on BBC1.
- 8 March - Enlightenment Part Three debuted on BBC1.
- 9 March - Enlightenment Part Four debuted on BBC1.
- 10 March - DWM 75 was published.
- 15 March - The King's Demons Part One debuted on BBC1.
- 16 March - The King's Demons Part Two debuted on BBC1.
April
- 14 April - DWM 76 was published.
- 15 April - PROSE: Doctor Who - Time-Flight was first published.
May
- 5 May - PROSE: Doctor Who - Meglos was first published.
- 12 May - DWM 77 was published.
June
- 9 June - DWM 78 was published.
- 16 June - PROSE: Doctor Who - Castrovalva was first published.
- 23 June - Doctor Who: Daleks Omnibus was first published.
July
- Summer - Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special 1983 was published.
- 14 July - DWM 79 was published.
- 21 July - PROSE: Doctor Who - Four to Doomsday was first published.
August
- August - The Doctor Who Annual 1984 was published.
- 11 August - DWM 80 was first released by Marvel.
- 18 August - PROSE: Doctor Who - Earthshock was first published.
September
- 8 September - REF: The Doctor Who Technical Manual was first published.
- 8 September - DWM 81 was published.
- 13 September - REF: Doctor Who: A Celebration: Two Decades Through Time and Space was first published.
- 15 September - PROSE: Doctor Who - Terminus was first published.
October
- Autumn - GAME: The First Adventure was first published.
- October - REF: Doctor Who: The Making of a Television Series was published in paperback.
- 13 October - DWM 82 was published.
- 20 October - PROSE: Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity was first published.
November
- Winter - Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special 1983/84 was published.
- 10 November - DWM 83 was published.
- 23 November - The Five Doctors debuted on PBS.
- 24 November - PROSE: Doctor Who - The Five Doctors was first published.
- 25 November - The Five Doctors debuted on BBC1 in the UK, as part of that year's Children in Need fund-raising drive. Immediately after this, Children in Need 1983 was also broadcast.
December
- December - DWM 84 was published.
- 1 December - 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.
Unknown dates
- Unknown - Magnet Books, a subsidiary of Methuen Children's Books, published Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science, Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space and Doctor Who Quiz Book of Magic, all by Michael Holt, the remainder of the Doctor Who Quiz Book line.
