1996 (releases)

January

 * January - Unnatural Selection was released by BBV Productions.
 * 18 January - Just War was first published.
 * 18 January - Downtime was first published.
 * 18 January - DWM 235 was released.
 * 20 January - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 1 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
 * 27 January - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 2 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.

February

 * February - DWMS Spring 1996 was first published, along with Daleks Versus the Martians.
 * 3 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 3 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
 * 10 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 4 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
 * 15 February - Warchild was first published.
 * 15 February - The Man in the Velvet Mask was first published.
 * 15 February - DWM 236 was released.
 * 17 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 5 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
 * 24 February - AUDIO: The Ghosts of N-Space Episode 6 was first broadcast on BBC Radio.

March

 * 14 March - DWM 237 was released.
 * 21 March - Sleepy was first published.
 * 21 March - The English Way of Death was first published.
 * 21 March - REF: Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era was first published.

April

 * 11 April - DWM 238 was released.
 * 18 April - Death and Diplomacy was first published.
 * 18 April - The Eye of the Giant was first published.
 * 18 April - Who Killed Kennedy was first published.
 * 21 April - Surprise Surprise! special was first broadcast on ITV.

May

 * May- The Doctor Who Movie Special was published.
 * 9 May - DWM 239 was released.
 * 12 May - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, was the first broadcaster to air the Doctor Who TV movie.
 * 14 May - Doctor Who was first broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company in America.
 * 16 May - Happy Endings was first published.
 * 16 May - The Sands of Time was first published.
 * 16 May - The Novel of the Film was first published.
 * 16 May - REF: Doctor Who: A History of the Universe was first published.
 * 17 May - The Script of the Film was first published.
 * 25 May - The TV movie was promoted on the cover of the Radio Times.
 * 27 May - Doctor Who was first broadcast on BBC1.

June

 * 1 June - The first part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
 * 6 June - DWM 240 was released.
 * 8 June - The second part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
 * 15 June - The third part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
 * 20 June - GodEngine was first published.
 * 20 June - Killing Ground was first published.
 * 22 June - The fourth part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
 * 29 June - The fifth part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.

July

 * 4 July - DWM 241 was released.
 * 6 July - The sixth part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
 * 13 July - The seventh part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
 * 18 July - Christmas on a Rational Planet was first published.
 * 18 July - The Scales of Injustice was first published.
 * 18 July - Decalog 3: Consequences was first published.
 * 20 July - The eighth part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.
 * 27 July - The ninth part of Dreadnought is published in Radio Times.

August

 * 1 August - DWM 242 was released.
 * 3 August - The tenth and last part of Dreadnought was published in Radio Times.
 * 10 August - The first part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 15 August - Return of the Living Dad was first published.
 * 15 August - The Shadow of Weng-Chiang was first published.
 * 17 August - The second part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 24 August - The third part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 29 August - DWM 243 was released.
 * 31 August - The fourth part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.

September

 * 7 September - The fifth part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 14 September - The sixth part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 19 September - The Death of Art was first published.
 * 19 September - Twilight of the Gods was first published.
 * 19 September - REF: Doctor Who: Companions was published in paperback.
 * 21 September - The seventh part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 26 September - DWM 244 was released.
 * 28 September - The eighth part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.

October

 * 3 October - REF: Doctor Who: The Eighties was first published.
 * 5 October - - The ninth part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 7 October - REF: TX file: Doctor Who, a "filofax"-style reference book, was published by BBC Books as one of a series of TX File releases.
 * 12 October - The tenth and last part of Descendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 17 October - Damaged Goods was first published.
 * 17 October - Speed of Flight was first published.
 * 19 October - The first part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 24 October - DWM 245 was released.
 * 26 October - The second part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.

November

 * 2 November - The third part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 9 November - The fourth part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 16 November - The fifth part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 21 November - The Plotters was first published.
 * 21 November - REF: I Am the Doctor!, Jon Pertwee's second volume of memoirs, was published posthumously.
 * 21 November - REF: Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Third Doctor was first published.
 * 21 November - DWM 246 was released.
 * 22 November - REF: Classic Who: The Harper Classics was first published.
 * 23 November - The sixth part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 30 November - The seventh part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.

December

 * 5 December - Bad Therapy was first published.
 * 5 December - Cold Fusion was first published.
 * 5 December - REF: The Completely Useless Encyclopedia was first published.
 * 7 December - The eighth part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 14 December - The ninth part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.
 * 19 December - DWM 247 was released.
 * 21 December - The tenth and last part of Ascendance was published in Radio Times.

Unknown dates

 * Ghosts of Winterborne was released by BBV Productions.
 * Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary was released by BBV Productions.
 * A Quiet Day in the Country was first broadcast at a Doctor Who exhibition.
 * The TV movie soundtrack was released.