1971 (releases)


 * 2 January - Terror of the Autons Episode 1 debuted on BBC1, launching Season 8 and introducing both nemesis the Master and new companion Jo Grant.
 * 9 January - Terror of the Autons Episode 2 debuted on BBC1.
 * 16 January - Terror of the Autons Episode 3 debuted on BBC1.
 * 23 January - Terror of the Autons Episode 4 debuted on BBC1.
 * 30 January - The Mind of Evil Episode 1 debuted on BBC1.
 * 6 February - The Mind of Evil Episode 2 debuted on BBC1.
 * 13 February - The Mind of Evil Episode 3 debuted on BBC1.
 * 20 February - The Mind of Evil Episode 4 debuted on BBC1. On the same day, the Polystyle comic strip began running in Countdown with the first instalment of Gemini Plan.
 * 27 February - The Mind of Evil Episode 5 debuted on BBC1.
 * 6 March - The Mind of Evil Episode 6 debuted on BBC1.
 * 13 March - The Claws of Axos Episode 1 debuted on BBC1.
 * 20 March - The Claws of Axos Episode 2 debuted on BBC1.
 * 27 March - The Claws of Axos Episode 3 debuted on BBC1.
 * 3 April - The Claws of Axos Episode 4 debuted on BBC1.
 * 10 April - Colony in Space Episode 1 debuted on BBC1.
 * 17 April - Colony in Space Episode 2 debuted on BBC1.
 * 24 April - Colony in Space Episode 3 debuted on BBC1.
 * 1 May - Colony in Space Episode 4 debuted on BBC1.
 * 8 May - Colony in Space Episode 5 debuted on BBC1.
 * 15 May - Colony in Space Episode 6 debuted on BBC1.
 * 22 May - The Dæmons Episode 1 debuted on BBC1.
 * 29 May - The Dæmons Episode 2 debuted on BBC1.
 * 5 June - The Dæmons Episode 3 debuted on BBC1.
 * 12 June - The Dæmons Episode 4 debuted on BBC1.
 * 19 June - The Dæmons Episode 5 debuted on BBC1, concluding season 8.