2006 (releases)

Timeline for 2006

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In 2006, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

• January - AUDIO: Pier Pressure was first released by Big Finish Productions.
• 1 January - the game UNO: Doctor Who was first released.
• 2 January - PROSE: Parallel Lives, the sixth Big Finish Bernice Summerfield story anthology, was first released.
• 3 January - PROSE: Something Changed, seventh Big Finish Bernice Summerfield story anthology, was first released.
• 5 January - DWM 365 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 9 January - AUDIO: The Tenth Planet and AUDIO: The Invasion were re-released individually by BBC Audio.
• 10 January - COMIC: The Dream was released online.
• 18 January - GAME: Attack of the Graske was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 30 January - The Beginning box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.

February

• February - AUDIO: Night Thoughts, the seventy-ninth Main Range story, was first released.
• February - AUDIO: Telos was first released.
• February - AUDIO: Buried Secrets and AUDIO: Snow Blind were first released.
• February - AUDIO: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Goddess Quandary was first released.
• 2 February - DWM 366 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 6 February - COMIC: Bullies was released online.
• 6 February - AUDIO: The Reign of Terror was first released by BBC Audio.
• 11 February - AUDIO: Dalek, I Love You was first broadcast on BBC Radio 7.
• 14 February - Doctor Who: The Complete First Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 1 (Canada only).

March

• March - AUDIO: Time Works was first released.
• 1 March - AUDIO: Fatal Consequences was first released.
• 1 March - PROSE: Short Trips: Farewells was first published.
• 1 March - AUDIO: Dreamland was first released.
• 2 March - The Beginning box set was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 2 March - AUDIO: The Veiled Leopard was first released.
• 2 March - DWM 367 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 28 March - The Beginning box set was first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 30 March - DWM 368 was first published by Panini Comics.

April

• April - AUDIO: The Kingmaker was first released.
• 1 April - WC: Tardisode 1 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 1 April - GAME: Help Mickey was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 3 April - The Green Death Episodes One & Two were repeated on BBC Four as part of its "1973" season.
• 4 April - The Green Death Episodes Three & Four were repeated on BBC Four as part of its "1973" season.
• 5 April - DWA 1 was first published by BBC Magazines, the first issue of Doctor Who Adventures.
• 5 April - The Green Death Episodes Five & Six were repeated on BBC Four as part of its "1973" season.
• 9 April - CON: One Year On was first broadcast on BBC Three as part of its Doctor Who Night.
• 10 April - Genesis of the Daleks was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 13 April - TV: TDW 1 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 13 April - PROSE: The Stone Rose, PROSE: The Feast of the Drowned and PROSE: The Resurrection Casket were first published by BBC Books.
• 15 April - TV: New Earth was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 15 April - CON: New New Doctor was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 15 April - WC: Tardisode 2 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 15 April - AUDIO: The Ship of a Billion Years was first released by Magic Bullet Productions.
• 19 April - DWA 2 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 April - TV: TDW 2 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 22 April - TV: Tooth and Claw was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 22 April - CON: Fear Factor was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 22 April - WC: Tardisode 3 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 22 April - GAME: Satellites was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 27 April - TV: TDW 3 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 27 April - DWM 369 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 29 April - TV: School Reunion was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 29 April - CON: Friends Reunited was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 29 April - WC: Tardisode 4 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 29 April - GAME: Defeat Deffry was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 29 April - Back in Time - Adventures in Sound was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales.

May

• May - AUDIO: The Settling was first released.
• May - AUDIO: Fractures was first released.
• 1 May - AUDIO: The Tomb of the Cybermen and AUDIO: The Dalek Conquests were first released by BBC Audio.
• 1 May - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 1 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 3 May - DWA 3 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 4 May - TV: TDW 4 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 4 May - Genesis of the Daleks was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 6 May - TV: The Girl in the Fireplace was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 6 May - CON: Script to Screen was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 6 May - WC: Tardisode 5 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 6 May - GAME: Clockwork was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 11 May - TV: TDW 5 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 13 May - TV: Rise of the Cybermen was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 13 May - CON: Cybermen was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 13 May - WC: Tardisode 6 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 13 May - GAME: Cybus Spy was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 17 May - DWA 4 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 18 May - TV: TDW 6 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 18 May - PROSE: I Am a Dalek (Quick Reads) was first published by BBC Books.
• 20 May - TV: The Age of Steel was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 20 May - CON: From Zero to Hero was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 20 May - WC: Tardisode 7 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 20 May - GAME: Save Paris was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 25 May - TV: TDW 7 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 25 May - REF: Activity Book and REF: Regeneration Sticker Guide were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 25 May - DWM 370 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 27 May - TV: The Idiot's Lantern was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 27 May - CON: The Writer's Tale was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 27 May - WC: Tardisode 8 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 27 May - GAME: The Wire was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 31 May - DWA 5 was first published by BBC Magazines.

June

• June - AUDIO: Something Inside was first released.
• June - AUDIO: Warfare was first released.
• June - AUDIO: The Crystal of Cantus was first released.
• 1 June - TV: TDW 8 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 3 June - TV: The Impossible Planet was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 3 June - CON: You've Got the Look was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 3 June - WC: Tardisode 9 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 3 June - GAME: Flight Simulator was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 5 June - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 2 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 6 June - Revelation of the Daleks and Genesis of the Daleks were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 8 June - TV: TDW 9 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 8 June - REF: Doctor Who Files 1: The Doctor (containing PROSE: The Hero Factor), REF: Doctor Who Files 2: Rose (containing PROSE: Stamp of Approval), REF: Doctor Who Files 3: The Slitheen (containing PROSE: No Fun at the Fair) and REF: Doctor Who Files 4: The Sycorax (containing PROSE: The Final Darkness) were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 8 June - The Beginner's Guide to Doctor Who was launched online on the Doctor Who website.
• 10 June - TV: The Satan Pit was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 10 June - CON: Religion, Myths and Legends was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 10 June - WC: Tardisode 10 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 10 June - GAME: Ood Escape was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 10 June - Top Trumps (pack 1) was first released by Winning Moves UK Ltd.
• 14 June - DWA 6 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 15 June - TV: TDW 10 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 15 June - PROSE: The Albino's Dancer was first published.
• 17 June - Love & Monsters was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 17 June - CON: The New World of Who was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 17 June - WC: Tardisode 11 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 17 June - GAME: Defend This was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 19 June - Inferno was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 19 June - PROSE: Genius Loci was first published.
• 22 June - TV: TDW 11 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 22 June - DWM 371 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 24 June - TV: Fear Her was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 24 June - CON: The Fright Stuff was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 24 June - WC: Tardisode 12 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 24 June - GAME: Art Attack was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 29 June - TV: TDW 12 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC Two.
• 29 June - DWA 7 was first published by BBC Magazines.

July

• July - AUDIO: The Nowhere Place was first released.
• July - AUDIO: Appropriation and AUDIO: Mindbomb were first released.
• July - AUDIO: The Tartarus Gate was first released.
• July - GAME: Cyber Assault was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 1 July - TV: Army of Ghosts was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 1 July - CON: Welcome to Torchwood was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 1 July - WC: Tardisode 13 was released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 1 July - GAME: Ghostwatch was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 1 July - PROSE: Doctor Who Storybook 2007 was first published by Panini Books.
• 3 July - AUDIO: The Stone Rose, AUDIO: The Feast of the Drowned and AUDIO: The Resurrection Casket were first released by BBC Audio.
• 4 July - Doctor Who: The Complete First Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 1 (US only).
• 6 July - TV: TDW 13 was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC Two.
• 6 July - Inferno was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 8 July - TV: Doomsday was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 8 July - CON: Finale was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 8 July - GAME: Daleks v Cybermen was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 10 July - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 3 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 13 July - DWA 8 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 July - DWM 372 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 20 July - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 1 was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 24 July - The Hand of Fear was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 27 July - DWA 9 was first published by BBC Magazines.

August

• August - AUDIO: Red was first released.
• August - AUDIO: Panacea was first released.
• August - AUDIO: Timeless Passages was first released.
• 1 August - PROSE: Short Trips: The Centenarian was first published.
• c.2 August - GAME: K9: Deja Who was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 7 August - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 4 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 7 August - AUDIO: The Ark was first released by BBC Audio.
• 10 August - DWA 10 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 17 August - PROSE: The Sideways Door was first published.
• 17 August - DWM 373 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 17 August - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 2 was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 24 August - DWA 11 was first published by BBC Magazines.

September

• September - AUDIO: The Worst Thing in the World was first released.
• September - DWAN: Doctor Who The Official Annual 2007 was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 1 September - PROSE: Short Trips: Time Signature was first published.
• 1 September - PROSE: Collected Works was first published.
• 4 September - AUDIO: Doctor Who at the BBC: The Plays was first released by BBC Audio.
• 4 September - The Mark of the Rani was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 5 September - The Web Planet and Inferno were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 7 September - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 3 and The Hand of Fear were first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 7 September - DWA 12 was was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 14 September - DWM 374 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 18 September - AUDIO: The Reaping was first released by Big Finish Productions.
• 19 September - DWA 13 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 September - DWBIT 1 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd, the first issue of Doctor Who: Battles in Time.
• 21 September - PROSE: The Nightmare of Black Island, PROSE: The Art of Destruction and PROSE: The Price of Paradise were first published by BBC Books.
• 25 September - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 5 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 25 September - AUDIO: The Gathering and the I, Davros audio story Innocence were first released by Big Finish Productions.

October

• October - AUDIO: Memory Lane was first released.
• October - AUDIO: Purity was first released.
• October - AUDIO: Summer of Love was first released.
• 2 October - COMIC: The Glorious Dead graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.
• 2 October - The audiobook version of The Art of Destruction was released by BBC Audio.
• 3 October - DWA 14 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 4 October - DWBIT 2 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 5 October - REF: Quiz Book 2, REF: Model-Making Kit, REF: Doctor Who Files 5: Mickey (containing PROSE: Taking Mickey), REF: Doctor Who Files 6: K9 (containing PROSE: A Dog's Life), REF: Doctor Who Files 7: The Daleks (containing PROSE: Mission to Galacton) and REF: Doctor Who Files 8: The Cybermen (containing PROSE: Going Off the Rails) were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 5 October - Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 4 was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 9 October - The Sontaran Experiment was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 12 October - COMIC: Oblivion graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.
• 12 October - DWM 375 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 17 October - DWA 15 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 18 October - DWBIT 3 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 22 October - TV: Everything Changes and TV: Day One were first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 23 October - TWD: Jack's Back and TWD: Bad Day at the Office were first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 26 October - REF: Doctor Who: The Inside Story was first published by BBC Books.
• 29 October - TV: Ghost Machine was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 30 October - TWD: Living History was first broadcast on BBC Three.

November

• November - AUDIO: Corruption was first released.
• November - AUDIO: No Man's Land was first released.
• November - AUDIO: The Oracle of Delphi was first released.
• November - REF: Howe's Transcendental Toybox Update No. 2 was first published.
• November - AUDIO: The Empire State was first released.
• 1 November - DWBIT 4 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 1 November - DWA 16 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 2 November - The Mark of the Rani and Doctor Who: Series 2 Volume 5 were first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 2 November - PROSE: Old Friends was first published.
• 5 November - TV: Cyberwoman was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 6 November - TWD: Girl Trouble was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 6 November - The Invasion, (Amazon.co.uk exclusive) The Cybermen Collection box set and (Amazon.co.uk exclusive) The Third Doctor Collection box set were first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 7 November - Doctor Who: Volume 1, Doctor Who: Volume 2, Doctor Who: Volume 3, Doctor Who: Volume 4, The Hand of Fear and The Mark of the Rani were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 9 November - DWM 376 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 12 November - TV: Small Worlds was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 13 November - TWD: Away with the Fairies was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 13 November - Spearhead from Space Episodes One & Two were repeated on BBC Four as part of its "Science Fiction Britannia" season.
• 15 November - DWBIT 5 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 15 November - DWA 17 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 19 November - TV: Countrycide was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 19 November - Doctor Who: A Celebration took place at the Wales Millennium Centre.
• 20 November - TWD: The Country Club was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 20 November - Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 20 November - Spearhead from Space Episodes Three & Four were repeated on BBC Four as part of its "Science Fiction Britannia" season.
• 26 November - TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 27 November - TWD: There's Something About Mary was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 27 November - The Ark in Space Parts One & Two were repeated on BBC Four as part of its "Science Fiction Britannia" season.
• 29 November - DWBIT 6 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 29 November - DWA 18 was first published by BBC Magazines.

December

• December - AUDIO: Year of the Pig was first released.
• December - AUDIO: Guilt was first released.
• December - AUDIO: Return of the Daleks was first released.
• December - PROSE: Erasing Sherlock was published.
• 2 December - GAME: Secret Santa was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 3 December - TV: They Keep Killing Suzie was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 4 December - TWD: Beyond the Grave was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 4 December - Doctor Who: Series 1 and 2 soundtrack was first released by Silva Screen Records.
• 4 December - The Ark in Space Parts Three & Four were repeated on BBC Four as part of its "Science Fiction Britannia" season.
• 4 December - The I, Davros story Corruption was first released by Big Finish.
• 6 December - Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 7 December - The Sontaran Experiment was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 7 December - DWM 377 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 7 December - REF: Top Trumps (book) was first published by J. H. Haynes & Co. Ltd.
• 10 December - TV: Random Shoes was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 11 December - TWD: Dead Man Walking was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 11 December - Elisabeth Sladen appeared on Blue Peter to promote The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• 13 December - DWBIT 7 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 13 December - DWA 19 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 14 December - GAME: Santa Shooter was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 16 December - GAME: Monster Match was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 17 December - TV: Out of Time was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 18 December - TWD: Time Flies was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 22 December - PROSE: Short Trips: Dalek Empire was first published.
• 24 December - TV: Combat was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 24 December - A Christmas-themed Doctor Who short story, PROSE: Deep and Dreamless Sleep, was published on the TimesOnline website.
• 25 December - TWD: Weevil Fight Club was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 25 December - CON: Music and Monsters was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 25 December - Jo Whiley Meets Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC Radio 1.
• 25 December - TV: The Runaway Bride was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 26 December - Torchwood: Series One Part One was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 27 December - DWBIT 8 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 31 December - AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks was broadcast on BBC Radio 7.

Unknown dates

• Unknown - AUDIO: Monsters on Earth limited edition tin was first released by BBC Audio.
• Unknown - DWMSE 12 was first published by Panini Comics.
• Unknown - DWMSE 13 was first published by Panini Comics.
• Unknown - DWMSE 14 was first published by Panini Comics.