2001

February

 * 6 - Fitz Kreiner is dropped in London by Compassion to meet the Doctor at the St. Louis Bar and Restaurant in London. Prior to their scheduled meet (8th of February) Fitz Kreiner travelled to Belgium and met Anji Kapoor and her boyfriend Dave and became embroiled in a Kulan plot. Fitz met the Doctor on the 8th of February. (EDA: Escape Velocity)

September

 * 11 - Terrorists attack New York City and Washington, D.C., destroying the World Trade Center and sparking the creation of the Department of Homeland Security by the United States, an idea later adapted as the Department of Homeworld Security by the United Nations. (DW: The Sontaran Strategem - although the events of 9/11 have yet to be specifically referenced on screen, Donna Noble references "Gitmo" a.k.a. the US military base at Guantanimo Bay, which became known as the main holding facility for "enemy combatants" following the attacks. TW: Fragments also makes veiled references to the post-9/11 security climate.)

Unknown date

 * A Sontaran fleet attacks the Earth but is stopped by Gareth Jenkins. (A Fix with Sontarans)


 * Cybermen from the future invade Earth but are defeated by the Doctor and Destrii. (DWM: The Flood)

January

 * Father Time First Published


 * The Quantum Archangel First Published


 * Last of the Titans First Released


 * Storm Warning First Released


 * The Gods of the Underworld First Published


 * 15 - Wikipedia, an attempt at a free-content online encyclopedia, is launched, and within a few years becomes a dominant source for online information, eventaully leading to the creation of the Wikia websites which borrow Wikipedia's format - one of which would be the Tardis Wikia, launched in 2005. By the fall of 2001, articles on the Doctor Who franchise begin to appear on Wikipedia. Although not officially recognized as an influence by its founders, the concept of Wikipedia is often compared to that of The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the repository of all knowledge which was conceived by one-time Doctor Who script writer/editor Douglas Adams.

February

 * Escape Velocity First Published


 * Bunker Soldiers First Published


 * Sword of Orion First Released


 * 07 - Doctor Who Magazine publishes its 300th issue.

March

 * EarthWorld First Published


 * Rags First Published


 * The Stones of Venice First Released


 * 19 - Norman Mitchell, who played one of the policemen in "The Daleks' Master Plan," dies in Downham Market, Norfolk, England.

April

 * Vanishing Point First Published


 * The Shadow in the Glass First Published


 * Minuet in Hell First Released


 * The Squire's Crystal First Published


 * 17 - Terry Scully (Fewsham in The Seeds of Death) dies from a stroke in Wiltshire, England.

May

 * Eater of Wasps First Published


 * Asylum First Published


 * Loups-Garoux First Released


 * 11 - Death of Douglas Adams, writer of a few Doctor Who scripts and script editor of Season 17.


 * 12 - Norman Kay Dies

June

 * The Year of Intelligent Tigers First Published


 * Superior Beings First Published


 * Dust Breeding First Released

July

 * The Slow Empire First Published


 * Byzantium! First Published


 * Bloodtide First Released


 * 3 - Delia Derbyshire Dies

August

 * Dark Progeny First Published


 * Bullet Time First Published


 * Project: Twilight First Released


 * The Infernal Nexus First Published


 * 18 - Tom Watson, who played Ramo in "The Underwater Menace," dies in St. Andrews, Scotland, from cancer.

September

 * The City of the Dead First Published


 * Psi-ence Fiction First Published


 * The Eye of the Scorpion First Released

October

 * Grimm Reality First Published


 * Dying in the Sun First Published


 * Colditz First Released

November

 * The Adventuress of Henrietta Street First Published


 * Instruments of Darkness First Published


 * Time and Relative First Published. This is the first release of a series of hardcover (later paperback) novellas published by Telos Publishing and licensed by the BBC (which continues to publish full-length novels under its BBC Books line). Telos releases will be limited in distribution and include deluxe editions with autographs.


 * Primeval First Released


 * 29 - Former Beatle George Harrison, who appeared as himself in "The Chase," dies from lung cancer in Los Angeles, California.

December

 * The One Doctor First Released


 * 21 - Kevin Manser, who operated Daleks in numerous episodes of Doctor Who and also in the first Dalek film starring Peter Cushing, dies in New South Wales, Australia, from cancer of the bowel.