1995

History of the Doctor Who universe

 * On Earth, the DVD video format is finalized and within a few years would become the dominant home video entertainment format on the planet. Among those who subsequently became involved in DVD authoring is time-displaced Billy Shipton. (DW: Blink)

January

 * Warlock First Published


 * The Romance of Crime First Published


 * 11 - Peter Pratt, who portrayed the Master in "The Deadly Assassin," dies.

February

 * Set Piece First Published


 * The Ghosts of N-Space First Published. This novelisation of the Ghosts of N-Space audio drama is the first novelisation of any Doctor Who story to not be released under the now-retired Target Books banner. Instead, it is published as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures line. It is the last novelisation of a BBC-produced Doctor Who story to be published by Virgin Publishing and the last until BBC Books published Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film in 1996.


 * 22 - Nicholas Pennell (David Winton in Colony in Space) dies from cancer in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

March

 * Infinite Requiem First Published


 * Time of Your Life First Published


 * 6 - Alan Haywood, who played Hector in "The Myth Makers," dies from a heart attack.

April

 * Sanctuary First Published


 * Dancing the Code First Published

May

 * Human Nature First Published, which would later be adapted for television by its author (Paul Cornell) for the third series of the revived Doctor Who in 2007.


 * The Menagerie First Published

June

 * Original Sin First Published


 * System Shock First Published

July

 * Sky Pirates! First Published


 * The Sorcerer's Apprentice First Published


 * 20 - Virgin Publishing releases a paperback edition of Doctor Who: A Celebration by Peter Haining, 12 years after the hardcover was first issued.


 * 27 - The 1996 edition of the Doctor Who Yearbook is published by Marvel Comics (unlike previous editions, the title bears no date). This is the fifth and final Yearbook to be published by Marvel. The Annual concept would be revived once again a decade later.

August

 * Zamper First Published


 * Invasion of the Cat-People First Published


 * 7 - Dursley McLinden, who played Mike Smith in Remembrance of the Daleks, dies.


 * 17 - Virgin Publishing issues a new paperback edition of Doctor Who: The Time-Travellers' Guide.


 * 18 - Donald Bisset, who played Colin McLaren in The Highlanders, dies in London.

September

 * Toy Soldiers First Published


 * Managra First Published


 * Alan Bromly (director of The Time Warrior and Nightmare of Eden) dies.

October

 * Head Games First Published


 * Millennial Rites First Published

November

 * The Also People First Published
 * The Empire of Glass First Published
 * 26 - "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", an episode of the American animated series The Simpsons broadcast in the United States. This episode features an animated caricature of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and is the first of several on-screen references to Doctor Who the series would make over the next decade.

December

 * Shakedown First Published. Published under the Virgin New Adventures line, this book is based upon the unofficial fan film Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans and is the second of threet post-Target Books novelisations to be published by Virgin Publishing. It is also the first time such a production has been adapted in this way.


 * Lords of the Storm First Published


 * 11 - The Outpost Gallifrey website and Doctor Who Forum are launched by Shaun Lyon. With modifications and name changes along the way, they run until 2009.
 * 16 - Tony Then (Lee in The Talons of Weng-Chiang) dies in Singapore.

Unknown

 * Decalog 2: Lost Property First Published
 * Early winter: Who fandom is taken by surprise with the announcement that the American network, Fox, is to co-produce with the BBC a made-for-television film reviving Doctor Who, as a possible "pilot" for a new series. The producers announce that Paul McGann has been cast as the new Doctor, but Sylvester McCoy will also appear as the Seventh Doctor, making the film a continuation of the original series rather than a remake or reboot. Doctor Who is scheduled to air in the spring of 1996. Filming is to take place in Vancouver, Canada, marking not only the first time a Doctor Who story has been filmed in North America, but also the first time a story had been completely mounted outside the United Kingdom (previously foreign location filming had been done, with studio filming still in Britain).
 * Panini Comics takes over the publishing rights to Doctor Who Magazine from Marvel Comics UK.
 * A "Special Edition" of The Five Doctors is released by BBC Video, featuring updated special effects, reordered scenes, new musical scoring, and other new footage. The Special Edition is heavily criticised by some fans, as well as by John Nathan Turner in Doctor Who Magazine.