2008 (releases)

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2008 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

In 2008, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

• January - AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon was first released.
• January - AUDIO: The Catalyst was first released.
• January - AUDIO: Dalek Empire IV: The Fearless: Part 4 was first released.
• January - AUDIO: The Wake was first released.
• January - Series 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures debuted in Canada on the BBC Kids cable network.
• January - AUDIO: Dead London was first released.
• January - PROSE: The Return of the King was released online.
• 3 January - DWA 46 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 7 January - AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Silurians, AUDIO: The Sea Devils and AUDIO: Warriors of the Deep were re-released individually by BBC Audio.
• 9 January - DWBIT 35 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 10 January - DWM 391 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 12 January - PROSE: Newtons Sleep was first published.
• 14 January - Beneath the Surface box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 16 January - TV: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang was first broadcast on BBC Two, launching the second series of Torchwood.
• 17 January - DWA 47 was first published by BBC Magazines. From this issue Doctor Who Adventures switched from fortnightly to weekly publication.
• 19 January - DOC: Torchwood: All Access was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales.
• 22 January - Torchwood: The Complete First Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 23 January - TV: Sleeper was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 23 January - TWD: Home and Hart was first broadcast on BBC Two, launching the second series of Torchwood Declassified.
• 23 January - DWBIT 36 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 24 January - TWD: Sleepless in Cardiff was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 24 January - TM 1 was first published by Titan Magazines, launching Torchwood Magazine.
• 24 January - John Barrowman published his autobiography, Anything Goes.
• 24 January - DWA 48 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 27 January - HOMEVID: Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough was released by BBV Productions.
• 30 January - TV: To the Last Man was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 31 January - TWD: Step Back in Time was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 31 January - DWA 49 was first published by BBC Magazines.

February

• February - AUDIO: The Condemned was first released.
• February - AUDIO: Max Warp was first released.
• 4 February - AUDIO: Everyone Says Hello, AUDIO: Hidden, AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius and AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Space War were first released by BBC Audio.
• 4 February - The Time Meddler was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 6 February - TV: Meat was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 6 February - Torchwood: The Complete First Series box set, Destiny of the Daleks and The Complete Davros Collection box set were first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 6 February - DWBIT 37 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 7 February - TWD: Save the Whale was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 7 February - DWA 50 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 7 February - DWM 392 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 13 February - TV: Adam was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 13 February - TV: Reset was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 14 February - TWD: Past Imperfect was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 14 February - DWA 51 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 February - TV: Dead Man Walking was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 20 February - TWD: Animal Pharm was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 20 February - DWBIT 38 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 21 February - TM 2 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 21 February - DWA 52 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 27 February - TV: A Day in the Death was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 27 February - COMIC: Agent Provocateur 1 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 28 February - TWD: Death Defying was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 28 February - PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon (Quick Reads) was first published by BBC Books.
• 28 February - DWA 53 was first published by BBC Magazines.

March

• March - AUDIO: The Dark Husband was first released.
• March - PROSE: Short Trips: Defining Patterns was first published.
• March - AUDIO: Brave New Town was first released.
• 3 March - The Five Doctors: 25th Anniversary Edition was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 3 March - AUDIO: The Monster of Peladon was first released by BBC Audio.
• 4 March - Planet of Evil and Destiny of the Daleks were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 5 March - TV: Something Borrowed was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 5 March - Beneath the Surface box set was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 5 March - DWBIT 39 and DWBIT Ultimate Monsters Special were first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 6 March - TWD: Dead Eyes Open was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 6 March - PROSE: The Twilight Streets, PROSE: Trace Memory and PROSE: Something in the Water were first published by BBC Books.
• 6 March - DWM 393 was first published by Panini Comics, containing AUDIO: Cuddlesome.
• 6 March - PROSE: Lost Luggage (Decide Your Destiny), PROSE: Second Skin (Decide Your Destiny), PROSE: The Dragon King (Decide Your Destiny), PROSE: The Horror of Howling Hill (Decide Your Destiny) and REF: Activity Annual were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 6 March - DWA 54 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 10 March - Voyage of the Damned was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 12 March - TV: From Out of the Rain was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 13 March - TWD: Something New was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 13 March - DWA 55 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 19 March - TV: Adrift was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 19 March - TWD: In Living Colour was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 19 March - DWBIT 40 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 20 March - TM 3 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 20 March - DWA 56 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 21 March - TV: Fragments was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 21 March - TWD: Quid Pro Quo was first broadcast on BBC Two.
• 22 March - AUDIO: Dalek, I Love You Too was first broadcast on BBC Radio 7.
• 27 March - DWA 57 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 28 March - TWD: Clean State was first broadcast on BBC Two.

April

• 1 April - Timelash and The Time Warrior were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 2 April - The Time Meddler was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 2 April - DWBIT 41 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 3 April - DWA 58 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 3 April - DWM 394 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 4 April - TV: Exit Wounds was first broadcast on BBC Two, ending Torchwood's second series.
• 4 April - TWD: Avulsion was first broadcast on BBC Two, also ending Torchwood Declassified's second series.
• 5 April - TV: Partners in Crime was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 5 April - CON: A Noble Return was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 7 April - AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit and AUDIO: Doctor Who - The Myth Makers were first released by BBC Audio.
• 10 April - PROSE: Martha in the Mirror, PROSE: Snowglobe 7 and PROSE: The Many Hands were first published by BBC Books.
• 10 April - DWMSE 19 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 10 April - DWA 59 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 12 April - TV: The Fires of Pompeii was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 12 April - CON: The Italian Job was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 14 April - Black Orchid was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 16 April - AUDIO: The Skull of Sobek was first released.
• 16 April - DWBIT 42 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 16 April - Torchwood Trading Card Collection was first released by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 17 April - TM 4 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 17 April - DWA 60 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 18 April - The American Sci-Fi Channel ended its broadcasts of Series 3 with Voyage of the Damned.
• 19 April - TV: Planet of the Ood was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 19 April - CON: Oods and Ends was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 21-22 April - The Big Finish audio story The Destroyer of Delights was recorded at the Moat Studios.
• 24 April - DWA 61 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 26 April - TV: The Sontaran Stratagem was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 26 April - CON: Send in the Clones was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 30 April - AUDIO: The Haunting of Thomas Brewster was first released.
• 30 April - DWBIT 43 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.

May

• May - AUDIO: Assassin in the Limelight was first released.
• May - AUDIO: Grand Theft Cosmos was first released.
• May - AUDIO: Body Politic was released.
• May - COMIC: The World Shapers graphic novel was first published by Panini Books.
• 1 May - COMIC: In-Flight Entertainment (BBC Writers' Comics) was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 1 May - REF: 3-D Monster Masks, REF: A Tale of Two Time Lords Sticker Guide and REF: Monster Mini Sticker Book were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 1 May - DWA 62 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 1 May - DWM 395 was first published by Panini Comics.
• c.2 May - Trailer Maker was launched online on the Doctor Who website.
• 3 May - TV: The Poison Sky was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 3 May - CON: Sontar-Ha! was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 5 May - The Invasion of Time and Bred for War box set were first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 8 May - AUDIO: The Romans and AUDIO: Pest Control were first released by BBC Audio.
• 8 May - The Five Doctors: 25th Anniversary Edition was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 8 May - DWA 63 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 9 May - COMIC: Mind Shadows (BBC Writers' Comics) was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 10 May - TV: The Doctor's Daughter was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 10 May - CON: Sins of the Fathers was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 10 May - PROSE: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership was first published.
• 14 May - DWBIT 44 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 15 May - COMIC: Destiny's Door (BBC Writers' Comics) and COMIC: Fuel (BBC Writers' Comics) were was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 15 May - TM 5 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 15 May - DWA 64 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 15 May - REF: Starships and Spacestations was first published by BBC Books.
• 16 May - Top Trumps: Doctor Who was released by Eidos Interactive for PC, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS.
• 17 May - TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 17 May - CON: Nemesis was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 22 May - DWA 65 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 28 May - DWBIT 45 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 29 May - COMIC: The Beast Is Back In Town (BBC Writers' Comics) was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 29 May - DWA 66 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 29 May - DWM 396 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 31 May - TV: Silence in the Library was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 31 May - CON: Shadow Play was first broadcast on BBC Three.

June

• June - AUDIO: The Death Collectors was first released.
• June - AUDIO: Beyond the Sea was first published.
• June - AUDIO: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth was first released.
• 2 June - Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 1 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 3 June - Beneath the Surface box set was first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 5 June - COMIC: Mad Martha (BBC Writers' Comics) was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 5 June - DWA 67 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 5 June - Black Orchid was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 7 June - TV: Forest of the Dead was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 7 June - CON: River Runs Deep was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 7 June - The Daily Mirror newspaper gave away a free sheet of Merlin Stickers.
• 8 June - The Sunday Mirror newspaper gave away a second free sheet of Merlin Stickers.
• 9 June - The Daily Mirror newspaper gave away a third free sheet of Merlin Stickers.
• 10 June - The Daily Mirror newspaper gave away a fourth free sheet of Merlin Stickers.
• 11 June - DWBIT 46 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 11 June - The Daily Mirror newspaper gave away a fifth free sheet of Merlin Stickers.
• 12 June - AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion and AUDIO: Doctor Who - Black Orchid were first released by BBC Audio.
• 12 June - COMIC: Escape to Penhaxico (BBC Writers' Comics) was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 12 June - DWA 68 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 12 June - The Daily Mirror newspaper gave away a sixth free sheet of Merlin Stickers.
• 13 June - The Daily Mirror newspaper gave away a seventh free sheet of Merlin Stickers.
• 14 June - TV: Midnight was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 14 June - CON: Look Who's Talking was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 14 June - Top Trumps (pack 3) was first released by Winning Moves UK Ltd.
• 16 June - K9 Tales box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 19 June - COMIC: Just Another Thursday (BBC Writers' Comics) was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 19 June - TM 6 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 19 June - DWA 69 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 21 June - TV: Turn Left was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 21 June - CON: Here Come the Girls was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 25 June - DWBIT 47 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 26 June - COMIC: Who Ate All the Biscuits? (BBC Writers' Comics) was first published online on the Doctor Who website.
• 26 June - DWA 70 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 26 June - DWM 397 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 28 June - TV: The Stolen Earth was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 28 June - CON: Friends and Foe was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 30 June - Torchwood: The Complete First Series box set was first released on Blu-ray & HD DVD in Region 2.
• 30 June - Torchwood: The Complete Second Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 30 June - Voyage of the Damned was first released on DVD in Region 4.

July

• July - AUDIO: Here There Be Monsters was first released.
• July - AUDIO: Sisters of the Flame was first released.
• 1 July - PROSE: Short Trips: Transmissions was first published.
• 3 July - The Invasion of Time was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 3 July - REF: Tattoo Activity Book, REF: Doctor Who Files 13: The Sontarans (containing PROSE: Blind Terror) and REF: Doctor Who Files 14: The Ood (containing PROSE: Disappearing Act) were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 3 July - DWA 71 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 4 July - COMIC: The Baktek Illusion was first published online on the Doctor Who website, concluding the BBC Writers' Comics special series.
• 5 July - TV: Journey's End was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 5 July - CON: End of an Era was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 6 July - Partners in Crime was broadcast on ABC in Australia.
• 7 July - Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 2 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 8 July - Bred for War box set was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 9 July - DWBIT 48 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 10 July - AUDIO: The Sensorites was first released by BBC Audio.
• 10 July - DWA 72 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 14 July - Top Trumps Collectors Edition: 45 Years of Time Travel was first released by Winning Moves UK Ltd.
• 17 July - TM 7 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 17 July - DWA 73 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 21 July - The Brain of Morbius was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 23 July - Publication of COMIC: Doctor Who Classics Volume 1, a graphic novel-style release reprinting the first few issues of COMIC: Doctor Who Classics by IDW Publishing, took place.
• 23 July - DWBIT 49 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 24 July - DWA 74 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 24 July - DWM 398 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 27 July - Doctor Who at the Proms (2008) concert was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
• 27 July - DOC: Twenty Minutes: Let's Do the Time Warp Again was broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
• 30 July - AUDIO: The Boy That Time Forgot was first released.
• 31 July - DWA 75 was first published by BBC Magazines.

August

• August - AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse was first released.
• August - AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator was first released.
• August - AUDIO: The Adolescence of Time was first released.
• August - AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius was first released.
• 1 August - The American Sci-Fi Channel broadcasted Journey's End.
• 1 August - PROSE: Doctor Who Storybook 2009 was first published by Panini Books.
• 4 August - Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 3 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 5 August - The Time Meddler, The Five Doctors: 25th Anniversary Edition and Black Orchid were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 6 August - Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 1 was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 6 August - DWBIT 50 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 7 August - DWA 76 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 7 August - DWAN: Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009 was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 8 August - The Canadian premiere of Torchwood Series 2 took place on the Space network.
• 11 August - 2009 Desk Calendar and Time Planner were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 13 August - COMIC: Agent Provocateur 6 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 14 August - AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Dæmons and AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars were first released by BBC Audio.
• 14 August - TM 8 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 14 August - DWA 77 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 20 August - TF 1 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 20 August - DWBIT 51 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 21 August - DWA 78 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 21 August - DWM 399 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 22 August - Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook 2008 was first published by Titan Books.
• 25 August - The War Machines was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 28 August - DWA 79 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 29 August - COMIC: Agent Provocateur graphic novel was first published by IDW Publishing.

September

• September - AUDIO: Kingdom of Silver was first released.
• September - AUDIO: Time Reef was first released.
• September - AUDIO: The Doll of Death was first released.
• September - AUDIO: The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel was first released.
• 1 September - Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 4 was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 2 September - The Invasion of Time and K9 Tales box set were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 3 September - DWBIT 52 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 4 September - K9 Tales box set and Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 2 were first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 4 September - PROSE: Ghosts of India, PROSE: Shining Darkness and PROSE: The Doctor Trap were first published by BBC Books.
• 4 September - DWMSE 20 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 4 September - DWA 80 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 10 September - The first Torchwood radio drama, AUDIO: Lost Souls was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
• 11 September - AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Green Death was first released by BBC Audio.
• 11 September - TM 9 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 11 September - DWA 81 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 15 September - Four to Doomsday was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 16 September - Torchwood: The Complete Second Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 1 (US only).
• 17 September - DWBIT 53 and DWBIT Devastator Special were first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 18 September - AUDIO: Lost Souls was first released by BBC Audio.
• 18 September - DWA 82 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 18 September - DWM 400 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 19 September - The broadcast of Series 4 of Doctor Who began on the CBC in Canada with Partners in Crime.
• 25 September - REF: The Writer's Tale was first published by BBC Books.
• 25 September - REF: Dalek Pop-up Model Kit, REF: Space Travels and REF: Quiz Book 4 were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 25 September - DWA 83 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 29 September - TV: The Last Sontaran Part One was first broadcast on CBBC on BBC One.
• 29 September - TV: The Last Sontaran Part Two was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 29 September - The Trial of a Time Lord box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 30 September - AUDIO: Doctor Who: the Stageplays - The Ultimate Adventure was first released.
• 30 September - The anthology PROSE: Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life was first published by Big Finish.

October

• October - AUDIO: Brotherhood of the Daleks was first released.
• October - AUDIO: Empathy Games was first released.
• 1 October - DWBIT 54 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 1 October - REF: The Ultimate Quiz Book was first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 2 October - The Brain of Morbius and Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 3 were first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 2 October - DWA 84 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 6 October - TV: The Day of the Clown Part One was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 6 October - COMIC: The Betrothal of Sontar graphic novel was first published.
• 7 October - The Brain of Morbius, The Trial of a Time Lord box set and The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete First Series box set were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 9 October - AUDIO: The Forever Trap was first released by BBC Audio.
• 9 October - TM 10 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 9 October - DWA 85 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 13 October - TV: The Day of the Clown Part Two was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 15 October - TF 2 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 15 October - DWBIT 55 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 16 October - DWA 86 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 16 October - DWM 401 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 20 October - TV: Secrets of the Stars Part One was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 23 October - DWA 87 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 24 October - Torchwood Series 2 concluded in Canada.
• 27 October - TV: Secrets of the Stars Part Two was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 27 October - PROSE: Almost Perfect, PROSE: Pack Animals and PROSE: SkyPoint were first published by BBC Books.
• 29 October - DWBIT 56 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 30 October - AUDIO: Doctor Who: the Stageplays - Seven Keys to Doomsday was first released.
• 30 October - DWA 88 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 31 October - AUDIO: The Diet of Worms was first released.

November

• November - AUDIO: Forty-Five was first released.
• November - AUDIO: Home Truths was first released.
• 2 November - AUDIO: Brave New Town was broadcast on BBC Radio 7.
• 3 November - TV: The Mark of the Berserker Part One was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 6 November - PROSE: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, PROSE: The Lost Boy, PROSE: The Last Sontaran and PROSE: Day of the Clown were first published by BBC Children's Books.
• 6 November - TM 11 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 6 November - DWA 89 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 7 November - The War Machines and Doctor Who: Series 4 Volume 4 was first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 10 November - TV: The Mark of the Berserker Part Two was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 10 November - The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete First Series box set and Torchwood: The Complete Series One & Two box set were first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 11 November - Torchwood: The Complete Second Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 1 (Canada only).
• 12 November - DWBIT 57 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 13 November - AUDIO: The Krotons, AUDIO: The Time Capsule, AUDIO: The Ghost House and AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Time Warrior were first released by BBC Audio.
• 13 November - REF: The Time Traveller's Almanac was first published by BBC Books.
• 13 November - DWA 90 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 13 November - DWM 402 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 14 November - A preview of TV: The Next Doctor was first broadcast on BBC One, as part of the BBC's annual Children in Need appeal.
• 17 November - TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith Part One was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 17 November - Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series box set was first released on DVD in Region 2.
• 17 November - Doctor Who: Series 4 soundtrack was first released by Silva Screen Records.
• 18 November - The Infinite Quest and Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series box set were first released on DVD in Region 1.
• 19 November - TF 3 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 20 November - DWA 91 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 24 November - TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith Part Two was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 24 November - The True History of Faction Paradox audio story AUDIO: Words from Nine Divinities was first released by Magic Bullet Productions.
• 26 November - DWBIT 58 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 27 November - DWA 92 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 27 November - REF: Top Trumps Series Four was first published by J. H. Haynes & Co. Ltd.
• 30 November - AUDIO: The Curse of the Daleks was first released.

December

• 1 December - TV: Enemy of the Bane Part One was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 1 December - AUDIO: Masters of War was first released.
• 2 December - PROSE: The Vampire Curse was first released.
• 3 December - AUDIO: The Darkening Eye was first released.
• 4 December - Four to Doomsday and Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series box set were first released on DVD in Region 4.
• 4 December - TF 4 was first published by IDW Publishing.
• 4 December - TM 12 was first published by Titan Magazines.
• 4 December - DWA 93 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 5 December - Top Trumps: Doctor Who was released by Eidos Interactive for Nintendo Wii.
• 5 December - GAME: Black Hole was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 8 December - TV: Enemy of the Bane Part Two was first broadcast on The CBBC Channel.
• 8 December - GAME: Cosmic Collider was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 10 December - DWBIT 59 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 11 December - AUDIO: The Raincloud Man and AUDIO: Return of the Krotons were first released.
• 11 December - DWA 94 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 11 December - DWM 403 was first published by Panini Comics.
• 12 December - GAME: Cyber Quiz was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 15 December - PROSE: Short Trips: Christmas Around the World was first published.
• 18 December - DWA 95 was first published by BBC Magazines.
• 19 December - GAME: Jobsworth Judoon was first released online on the Doctor Who website.
• 24 December - DWBIT 60 was first published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
• 25 December - TV: The Next Doctor was first broadcast on BBC One.
• 25 December - CON: Confidential Christmas 2008 was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 25 December - CON: Top 5 Christmas Moments was first broadcast on BBC Three.
• 26 December - PROSE: Beautiful Chaos, PROSE: The Eyeless and PROSE: The Story of Martha were first published by BBC Books.
• 29 December - COMIC: Doctor Who Classics Volume 2, a graphic novel-style release reprinting issues of COMIC: Doctor Who Classics by IDW Publishing, was published.
• 29 December - Battlefield was first released on Region 2 DVD.
• 31 December - TM 13 was first published by Titan Magazines.

Unknown dates

• Unknown - Silva Screen Records reissued Doctor Who - Series 1 and 2, a CD featuring music from the 2005 and 2006 series.
• Unknown - GAME: Breakout was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - GAME: Kaagh Quest was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - GAME: Odd Bob's Balloon Blaster was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - GAME: Zodiac Zap was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - GAME: UNIT Code Hacker was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - GAME: Memory Mayhem! was first released online on the SJA website.
• Unknown - Doctor Who Vortex Collection containing REF: Void Vision Activity Book, REF: Glow in the Dark Monsters Sticker Guide, REF: Time Lord in Training, REF: Quiz Book 3 and PROSE: The Spaceship Graveyard (Decide Your Destiny) was first published by BBC Children's Books.