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* [[5 February]] - Stuntman [[Tip Tipping]] was killed in a parachuting accident while filming a segment of the BBC series ''999''. | * [[5 February]] - Stuntman [[Tip Tipping]] was killed in a parachuting accident while filming a segment of the BBC series ''999''. | ||
* [[15 February]] - Actor [[Dallas Cavell]] died. | * [[15 February]] - Actor [[Dallas Cavell]] died. | ||
* [[18 February]] - | * [[18 February]] - ''[[The Highest Science]]'' was first published. | ||
* 18 - Actor [[Jacqueline Hill]] died. | * 18 - Actor [[Jacqueline Hill]] died. | ||
* [[18 March]] - | * [[18 March]] - ''[[The Pit]]'' was first published. | ||
* 18 - [[Titan Books]], under its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] line, published the script book for ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'', predating the release of the [[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|novelisation]] later in the year. | * 18 - [[Titan Books]], under its [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] line, published the script book for ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'', predating the release of the [[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|novelisation]] later in the year. | ||
* [[15 April]] - | * [[15 April]] - ''[[Deceit]]'' was first published. [[Ace]] returned to the series with this novel. | ||
* 15 - ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]'', a [[Virgin Publishing]] graphic novel collecting several story arcs from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', was first published. | * 15 - ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]'', a [[Virgin Publishing]] graphic novel collecting several story arcs from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', was first published. | ||
* [[18 April]] - Actor [[Alan Wells]] died. | * [[18 April]] - Actor [[Alan Wells]] died. | ||
* Writer [[William Emms]] died. | * Writer [[William Emms]] died. | ||
* [[2 May]] - The [[Target Books]] line of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations marked its twentieth anniversary. Three final books were left to be published over the next year. | * [[2 May]] - The [[Target Books]] line of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations marked its twentieth anniversary. Three final books were left to be published over the next year. | ||
* [[20 May]] - | * [[20 May]] - ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[7 June]] - [[BBC Audio]] released an audio recording of ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''. Initially intended to be part of a "Missing Stories" series of releases, the packaging was modified when the story was recovered prior to the release of the cassette. | * [[7 June]] - [[BBC Audio]] released an audio recording of ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''. Initially intended to be part of a "Missing Stories" series of releases, the packaging was modified when the story was recovered prior to the release of the cassette. | ||
* [[9 June]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' published its two-hundredth issue. | * [[9 June]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' published its two-hundredth issue. | ||
* [[11 June]] - Actor [[Bernard Bresslaw]] died. | * [[11 June]] - Actor [[Bernard Bresslaw]] died. | ||
* [[17 June]] - | * [[17 June]] - ''[[White Darkness]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[22 June]] - Actor [[Victor Maddern]] died. | * [[22 June]] - Actor [[Victor Maddern]] died. | ||
* | * ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Power of the Daleks]]'' was first published. After a one-year hiatus, [[Virgin Publishing]] briefly revived the [[Target Books]] novelisation line with the first of three "deluxe" novelisations. These were longer works than the Target novelisations, with higher word count and greater complexity. | ||
* Director [[Ron Jones]] died. | * Director [[Ron Jones]] died. | ||
* [[15 July]] - | * [[15 July]] - ''[[Shadowmind]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[22 July]] - Actor [[Amber Beattie]] was born. | * [[22 July]] - Actor [[Amber Beattie]] was born. | ||
* [[29 July]] - [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] release of ''[[Doctor Who The Scripts: Ghost Light|Ghost Light]]'' was first published. It was the last release in this series for a year. | * [[29 July]] - [[Doctor Who: The Scripts]] release of ''[[Doctor Who The Scripts: Ghost Light|Ghost Light]]'' was first published. It was the last release in this series for a year. | ||
* | * ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Evil of the Daleks]]'' was first published, completing the adaptations of the [[Second Doctor]] era. This was the last novelisation of a televised story to be released under the [[Target Books]] banner (the final Target release was based upon a radio play). | ||
* [[2 August]] - [[BBC Audio]] released an audio recording of ''[[Fury from the Deep]]''. It was the final release of this nature until 1999. | * [[2 August]] - [[BBC Audio]] released an audio recording of ''[[Fury from the Deep]]''. It was the final release of this nature until 1999. | ||
* [[19 August]] - | * [[19 August]] - ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'' was published. In an experimental move, ''Birthright'' and the following novel, ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', were said to occur at the same time. ''Birthright'' was one of the earliest examples of a "Doctor lite" story (a format used for occasional episodes of the TV series beginning in 2006), with the [[Seventh Doctor]] absent for much of the book; ''Iceberg'' revealed his activities during this story. | ||
* [[20 August]] - Actor [[Sydney Arnold]] died. He was the last surviving ''Doctor Who'' actor to have been born in the [[19th century]]. | * [[20 August]] - Actor [[Sydney Arnold]] died. He was the last surviving ''Doctor Who'' actor to have been born in the [[19th century]]. | ||
* [[27 August]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. This was the first made-for-radio ''Doctor Who'' adventure since [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' in 1985. [[Jon Pertwee]] returned as the [[Third Doctor]], along with [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] and [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], all playing their roles for the first time since ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' a decade earlier. | * [[27 August]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 1 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. This was the first made-for-radio ''Doctor Who'' adventure since [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback]]'' in 1985. [[Jon Pertwee]] returned as the [[Third Doctor]], along with [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] and [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as [[Sarah Jane Smith]], all playing their roles for the first time since ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' a decade earlier. | ||
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* [[10 September]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | * [[10 September]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 3 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | ||
* [[12 September]] - Actor [[Harold Innocent]] died. | * [[12 September]] - Actor [[Harold Innocent]] died. | ||
* [[16 September]] - | * [[16 September]] - ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' was first published, concluding the "duology" launched the previous month. [[David Banks]] became the second former ''Doctor Who'' actor (after [[Ian Marter]]) to write a ''Doctor Who'' novel. | ||
* 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Sixties]]'' was published in paperback. | * 16 - [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Sixties]]'' was published in paperback. | ||
* [[17 September]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | * [[17 September]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 4 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | ||
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* [[24 September]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | * [[24 September]] - [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' Episode 5 was first broadcast on [[BBC Radio]]. | ||
* [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeframe]]'' was first published. | * [[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Timeframe]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[21 October]] - | * [[21 October]] - ''[[Blood Heat]]'' was first published. This was the first of a five-part Alternate Universe arc. | ||
* [[25 October]] - Actor [[Bernard Martin]] died. | * [[25 October]] - Actor [[Bernard Martin]] died. | ||
* Actor [[Jocelyn Birdsall]] died. | * Actor [[Jocelyn Birdsall]] died. | ||
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* [[23 November]] - This date marked the thirtieth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''. | * [[23 November]] - This date marked the thirtieth anniversary of the first broadcast of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
* [[26 November]] and [[27 November]] - A two-part special episode, [[NOTDWU]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', was broadcast to mark the thirtieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. Presented as part of the Children in Need campaign, the episodes were produced in 3-D and featured all surviving Doctor actors (plus representations of the two deceased Doctors) and many surviving companions, as well. The special marked the final on-screen appearance of [[Jon Pertwee]] as the Doctor, was the only ''Doctor Who'' story written by [[John Nathan-Turner]] and was also Turner's final involvement with the franchise. The special was produced in lieu of an abandoned movie project, ''[[The Dark Dimension]]''. The special episodes featured a new, sped-up arrangement of the ''Doctor Who'' theme and used a variation of the opening credits sequence introduced in [[1987]], along with the series logo also from '87; it was the final on-screen use of both. ''Dimensions in Time'' is considered canonically questionable. | * [[26 November]] and [[27 November]] - A two-part special episode, [[NOTDWU]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', was broadcast to mark the thirtieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. Presented as part of the Children in Need campaign, the episodes were produced in 3-D and featured all surviving Doctor actors (plus representations of the two deceased Doctors) and many surviving companions, as well. The special marked the final on-screen appearance of [[Jon Pertwee]] as the Doctor, was the only ''Doctor Who'' story written by [[John Nathan-Turner]] and was also Turner's final involvement with the franchise. The special was produced in lieu of an abandoned movie project, ''[[The Dark Dimension]]''. The special episodes featured a new, sped-up arrangement of the ''Doctor Who'' theme and used a variation of the opening credits sequence introduced in [[1987]], along with the series logo also from '87; it was the final on-screen use of both. ''Dimensions in Time'' is considered canonically questionable. | ||
* [[2 December]] - | * [[2 December]] - ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'' was first published. | ||
* [[22 December]] - Actor [[Henry McCarthy]] died. | * [[22 December]] - Actor [[Henry McCarthy]] died. | ||
* [[29 December]] - Actor [[Robert Lankesheer]] died. | * [[29 December]] - Actor [[Robert Lankesheer]] died. |