1987

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * Sometime after February 7 - Death of Kathy Nightingale. (DW: Blink)

February

 * 7 - Kathy Costello Wainright (aka Nightingale) writes a letter to her friend Sally Sparrow, entrusting her grandson to deliver it (along with a package of photographs) to Sparrow in the year 2007. (DW: Blink)

April

 * 27 - Birth of Rose Tyler, companion of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors. (Note:This date is cited in Doctor Who Annual 2006, but is contradicted by information in DW: Rose and Aliens of London.)

November

 * 7 - Death of Pete Tyler. Events of (DW: Father's Day).

Unknown date

 * The BBC announces that Colin Baker will not be returning as the Doctor; Sylvester McCoy is chosen to replace him.

February

 * 19 - Doctor Who - Black Orchid First Published.

March

 * 19 - Doctor Who - The Ark First Published.


 * 28 - Patrick Troughton dies from a heart attack while appearing at a Doctor Who convention in Columbus, Georgia, USA.

April

 * 16 - Doctor Who - The Mind Robber First Published.

May

 * 21 - Doctor Who - The Faceless Ones First Published.

June

 * 18 - Doctor Who - The Space Museum First Published.

July

 * 16 - Doctor Who - The Sensorites First Published.

August

 * 20 - Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror First Published. Written by Ian Marter, this novel was published posthumously, 10 months after his death.

September

 * 07 - Time and the Rani Episode 1 First Broadcast. First appearance of Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor; due to Colin Baker declining to return for a cameo appearance, McCoy plays both the Sixth and Seventh Doctors for the regeneration sequence. The series introduces a new theme music arrangement by Keff McCulloch, a new computer generated opening credits sequence, and a new series logo.


 * 14 - Time and the Rani Episode 2 First Broadcast


 * 19 - Doctor Who - The Romans First Published.


 * 21 - Time and the Rani Episode 3 First Broadcast


 * 28 - Time and the Rani Episode 4 First Broadcast

October

 * 01 - Doctor Who - The Ambassadors of Death First Published.


 * 05 - Paradise Towers Episode 1 First Broadcast


 * 12 - Paradise Towers Episode 2 First Broadcast


 * 19 - Paradise Towers Episode 3 First Broadcast


 * 26 - Paradise Towers Episode 4 First Broadcast


 * K-9 and Company First Published. This is the belated third (and final) volume in the Companions of Doctor Who spin-off series. Unlike the previous two books, however, this is not an original work but an adaptation of the K-9 & Company pilot episode.

November

 * 02 - Delta and the Bannermen Episode 1 First Broadcast


 * 09 - Delta and the Bannermen Episode 2 First Broadcast


 * 16 - Delta and the Bannermen Episode 3 First Broadcast


 * 01 - Doctor Who - The Massacre First Published. An adaptation of the serial The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, this is the first time in more than a decade that a novelisation title differs from the broadcast serial.


 * 23 - Dragonfire Episode 1 First Broadcast


 * 30 - Dragonfire Episode 2 First Broadcast

December

 * 07 - Dragonfire Episode 3 First Broadcast


 * 10 - Doctor Who - The Macra Terror First Published.