List of anniversaries

The anniversary of Doctor Who, which began with the first episode of An Unearthly Child on 23 November 1963, has been commemorated on several occasions.

As the franchise grew bigger and branched out, anniversaries for other important events in Doctor Who history have been commemorated.

1973

 * The 10th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * TV: The Three Doctors, which was broadcast across four episodes from 30 December 1972 to 20 January 1973.
 * PROSE: We are the Daleks!, a Dalek origin story written by Terry Nation and included the Radio Times Doctor Who Special.
 * Blue Peter had a 10th anniversary feature that included clips of First and Second Doctor stories that are now missing episodes.

1978

 * The 15th anniversary of Doctor Who took place on 23 November 1978, five days after the broadcast of part four of The Stones of Blood which, incidentally, was also the one-hundredth televised Doctor Who story. To commemorate this, Anthony Read asked David Fisher to write a new scene (expanded by Darrol Blake) featuring Romana and K9 surprising the Fourth Doctor with a birthday cake (and a new identical scarf), celebrating his seven hundred fifty-first birthday. However, producer Graham Williams vetoed this idea as being too self-indulgent and the scene was never shot. Blake had already ordered a cake, and this was eaten by the cast and crew.
 * The 22 November 1978 episode of Nationwide marked the 15th anniversary with Frank Bough interviewing Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, and Carole Ann Ford.

1983

 * The 20th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * TV: The Five Doctors on 23 November 1983.
 * Blue Peter had a 20th anniversary feature where Peter Davison and Richard Hurndall appeared in character as the Fifth Doctor and First Doctor.
 * PROSE: Birth of a Renegade, a short story included the Radio Times Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special.
 * The DWMS Winter 1983/84.
 * REF: A Celebration: Two Decades Through Time and Space

1984

 * The 21st anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * The Doctor Who Annual 1985 (published in 1984).
 * The Key to Time: A Year by Year Record

1986

 * The 23rd anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated on . Colin Baker was a guest and there was a cutting of a TARDIS cake.

1988

 * The 25th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * Season 25:
 * 25th Anniversary (trailer)
 * TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, the Seventh Doctor returns to Coal Hill School in 1963 and fights Daleks.
 * TV: The Happiness Patrol.
 * TV: Silver Nemesis, official 25th anniversary story, with episode one premiering on 23 November 1988. The title is a reference to a 25th anniversary being known as a silver anniversary. The orbit of the Nemesis brings it close to Earth every 25 years, including the years 1963 and 1988.
 * TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, the Psychic Circus and Whizz Kid are stand-ins for Doctor Who and its obsessive fanbase.
 * COMIC: Planet of the Dead, a story that — in a subversion of previous anniversary stories — featured the Seventh Doctor and imposters of the first six Doctors in DWM 141-142.
 * PROSE: Scream of the Silent, a short story where the Seventh Doctor sees a reflection of his first incarnation in the DWMS 25th Anniversary Special.
 * PROSE: Star Books reprints: The Myth Makers and The Gunfighters; The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Crusaders; and The Dominators and The Krotons.
 * REF: 25 Glorious Years.


 * Commemorative merchandise included:
 * Doctor Who 25 Years of a Time Lord – The Calendar 1988.
 * The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album.

1989

 * The 10th anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine, beginning in 1979, was commemorated with the release of the DWMS Tenth Anniversary Special in 1989.

1993

 * The 30th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * TV: Dimensions in Time, a charity special that saw the return of the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctor as well as a number of companions. The two parts of which were broadcast on 26 and 27 November 1993.
 * A 30th anniversary special titled The Dark Dimension starring the Fourth Doctor and featuring the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctor was planned but was ultimately scrapped.
 * COMIC: Time & Time Again, a story featuring all seven Doctors in DWM 207.
 * Doctor Who Classic Comics issues 12 to 14.
 * PROSE: The Power of the Daleks and The Evil of the Daleks included the 30th anniversary logo on the back cover and title page.
 * AUDIO: The Paradise of Death, a Third Doctor radio drama. The cassette tape release included the 30th anniversary logo.
 * AUDIO: The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Power of the Daleks, and Fury from the Deep; the cassette tape releases included the 30th anniversary logo.
 * PROSE: Lucifer Rising, Birthright, Iceberg, Blood Heat, The Dimension Riders, The Left-Handed Hummingbird, Conundrum, and No Future included the 30th anniversary logo on the back cover.
 * This logo was absent on White Darkness and Shadowmind.
 * The Doctor Who Yearbook 1994 (published in 1993) included the 30th anniversary logo and the following stories:
 * COMIC: A Religious Experience, featuring the First and Seventh Doctor.
 * PROSE: Loop the Loup, featuring the Second Doctor.
 * PROSE: Reconnaissance, featuring the Third Doctor.
 * COMIC: Rest and Re-Creation, featuring the Fourth Doctor.
 * PROSE: The Changeling Years, featuring the Fourth Doctor.
 * PROSE: Perfect Day, featuring the Fifth Doctor.
 * PROSE: The More Things Change, featuring the Sixth Doctor.
 * PROSE: Pulling Strings, featuring the Seventh Doctor.
 * DOC: 30 Years in the TARDIS
 * REF: Timeframe: The Illustrated History
 * REF: The Doctors - 30 Years of Time Travel
 * REF: The Doctors - 30 Years of Time Travel


 * Commemorative merchandise included:
 * The 30th Anniversary Calendar, which featured original artwork of stories from all seven Doctors.
 * 30th anniversary art cards.
 * 30th anniversary jacket by Peartree Licensing
 * DWMS Winter 1993.
 * DWM 196 to DWM 208 included the 30th anniversary logo.
 * The Radio Times issue for 20-26 November 1993, promoting Dimensions in Time.
 * 30 Years at the Radiophonic Workshop.
 * Terror of the Autons to The Two Doctors on VHS.
 * Daleks: A Brief History.

1994

 * The 31st anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with the broadcast of the documentary Visions: For Fans, By Fans - Doctor Who's 31st Anniversary Celebration on PBS.

1996

 * The 30th anniversary of the Cybermen was commemorated with DWM 244.

1997

 * The 30th anniversary of the conclusion to The Daleks was commemorated with Return of the Elders, a continuation of the comic series.

1998

 * The 35th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with the release of:
 * PROSE: The Infinity Doctors, a novel set in a "palimpsest universe" featuring a unique version of the Doctor.
 * A novel titled Mentor was also planned for the 35th anniversary, but was ultimately scrapped.
 * COMIC: Happy Deathday, a story featuring all eight Doctors as characters in a video game in DWM 272.
 * The original Doctor Who website in 1998.
 * The Take: 35 Years of Doctor Who


 * Commemorative merchandise included:
 * Doctor Who 35th Anniversary Special Edition: The Official 1998 Calendar.

1999

 * The 20th anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine was commemorated with the release of TV Action! in DWM 283.

2001

 * The 38th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with the launch of TARDIS Cam on the Doctor Who website.
 * The 10th anniversary of the Virgin New Adventures was commemorated with the release of The Last Word in DWM 305.
 * The 10th anniversary of BBV Productions was commemorated with the release of Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?.

2002

 * The 10th anniversary of Bernice Summerfield's debut in the novel Love and War was commemorated with a special article in DWM 324. It featured an illustration of Benny with a birthday cake by Lee Sullivan.

2003

 * The 40th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with the release of:
 * AUDIO: Classic Villains Trilogy:
 * AUDIO: Omega, a Fifth Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: Davros, a Sixth Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: Master, a Seventh Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: Zagreus, a Big Finish story starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann as well as archival audio of Jon Pertwee and numerous companion actors in new roles.
 * AUDIO: Doctor Who Unbound, a Big Finish series of "what if" Doctor Who stories set in parallel universes.
 * AUDIO: Living Legend, an Eighth Doctor story released with DWM 337.
 * WC: Shada, an animated webcast of the unfinished serial Shada rewritten to feature the Eighth Doctor.
 * WC: Scream of the Shalka, an animated webcast featuring the Ninth Doctor voiced by Richard E Grant. It was broadcast two weeks before the anniversary date on 12 November until three weeks following the anniversary date on 18 December 2003.
 * COMIC: The Land of Happy Endings, a tribute to TV Comic artist Neville Main in DWM 337. It featured the Eighth Doctor, John, and Gillian.
 * PROSE: Deadly Reunion, a Third Doctor novel written by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks that also expanded on the Brigadier's early life.
 * PROSE: The Eye of the Tyger, an Eighth Doctor novella published on 20 November 2003.
 * A special 40th anniversary edition was limited to 40 copies autographed by Paul McAuley, Neil Gaiman, Jim Burns Walter Howarth, Andrew Skilleter and Fred Gambino, and Paul McGann.
 * The broadcast of Doctor Who @40 Weekend on 22 and 23 November.
 * DOC: The Story of Doctor Who, a 60 minute documentary broadcast on 30 December.
 * REF: The Legend: 40 Years of Time Travel.


 * Commemorative merchandise included:
 * The Radio Times Exclusive 40th Birthday Special which has four connecting covers featuring an original photoshoot with Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy.
 * The Seeds of Death to The Three Doctors on DVD. The Region 4 covers included the 40th anniversary logo.
 * DWMSE 6 40th Anniversary.
 * 40th anniversary trading cards by Strickly Ink.

2004

 * The 25th anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine was commemorated with the release of DWM 350.
 * The 41st anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated on the Doctor Who website's WhoSpy feature.

2006

 * The 40th anniversary of the Cybermen was commemorated with their re-introduction in TV: Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel; in particular parallel Jackie Tyler's birthday party being her 40th.

2007

 * The 30th anniversary of K9's debut was commemorated in DWM 388.
 * The 15th anniversary of Bernice Summerfield's first appearance, in Love and War, was commemorated with The Final Amendment. To push it as an anniversary story, Joseph Lidster included a returning character in the form of Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart, a return to the Earth Empire of the Virgin New Adventures, featuring more than one version of Benny and having a simple plot.

2008

 * The 45th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with the release with the release of:
 * AUDIO: Forty-Five, a Big Finish anthology featuring the Seventh Doctor.
 * COMIC: The Forgotten, an IDW comic story featuring all ten Doctors.
 * Top Trumps Collectors Edition: 45 Years of Time Travel.
 * SFX Issue 176, which had 10 variant covers for each Doctor.

2009

 * The 30th anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine was commemorated with the release of DWM 414.

2010

 * The 30th anniversary of Beep the Meep's debut in Doctor Who and the Star Beast was commemorated with Who on Earth is... Beep the Meep, a parodical short story in DWM 419.

2012

 * The 20th anniversary of Bernice Summerfield's debut in the novel Love and War was commemorated with a Big Finish adaptation of the story and Many Happy Returns.

2013

 * The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with the broadcast of The Day of the Doctor, which was simultaneously screened in cinemas worldwide on 23 November 2013.
 * Other productions included:
 * TV: The Night of the Doctor, a mini-episode featuring the return of Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor.
 * TV: The Last Day, a mini-episode set shortly before Day.
 * TV: An Adventure in Space and Time, a docudrama about the creation of Doctor Who and William Hartnell's era as the First Doctor, starring David Bradley as Hartnell. It featured a cameo by Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.
 * TV: The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, mockumentary about Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy attempting get into the 50th anniversary special. Paul McGann and David Tennant have cameos, as do numerous other actors and staff involved with the show.
 * DOC: The Doctors Revisited, a series of documentaries about all eleven Doctors.
 * DOC: The Ultimate Guide, a documentary about the show. It included the short episode The History of the Doctor.
 * PROSE: The 50th Anniversary Collection, eleven reprinted novels for all eleven Doctors.
 * PROSE: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories, a series of short stories featuring all eleven Doctors.
 * COMIC: Prisoners of Time, a 12-issue IDW series featuring the all eleven Doctors.
 * COMIC: Dead Man's Hand, an IDW sequel to The Forgotten featuring the the Eleventh Doctor and Matrix projections of all of his previous incarnations.
 * COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who, an IDW one-shot released in the 2013 Doctor Who Special.
 * COMIC: The Birthday Boy, an IDW one-short exclusive to the 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Special in the Complete Series 1-7 Limited Edition Blu-ray Giftset.
 * COMIC: Hunters of the Burning Stone, a DWM comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor reuniting with Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright and the return of the Tribe of Gum, the very first antagonist group preceding the Daleks, in DWM 456-461.
 * COMIC: John Smith and the Common Men, a DWM comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor in DWM 467.
 * COMIC: Time Trick, a DWA story featuring the First and Eleventh Doctor.
 * AUDIO: The Beginning, a First Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: The Dying Light, a Second Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: Luna Romana, a Fourth Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: 1963 trilogy:
 * AUDIO: 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men, a Fifth Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: 1963: The Assassination Games, a Sixth Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: 1963: The Space Race, a Seventh Doctor story.
 * AUDIO: The Light at the End, a Big Finish audio story featuring the Fourth Doctor, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Doctor.
 * AUDIO: Destiny of the Doctor, an 11-part AudioGO and Big Finish series featuring all eleven Doctors.
 * The Big Finish story Fifty-Fifty was planned for the 50th anniversary but it was ultimately never produced. It would have featured a showdown between the Seventh and Eighth Doctor.


 * Commemorative merchandise included:
 * 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition.
 * The Official 50th Anniversary Annual.
 * Doctor Who Magazine 467
 * The Daleks Are Back!, a mock-up of a one year anniversary issue of DWM.
 * DWMSE 38: The Year of the Doctor ― The Official Guide to Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary.
 * REF: Doctor Who 50 Years.
 * REF: The Vault: Treasures from the First 50 Years.
 * Doctor Who: The Essential Guide.
 * Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary Collection.
 * 50 Years of Doctor Who at the BBC
 * The Radio Times 50th Anniversary Issue, featuring 12 covers for the eleven Doctors and the War Doctor.
 * The Doctors: The Archive
 * The 15th anniversary of Iris Wildthyme was commemorated with the anthology Iris: Fifteen.
 * The 10th anniversary of the animated webcast Scream of the Shalka was commemorated with its release on DVD.

2014

 * The 100th anniversary of World War I was commemorated with The Weeping Angels of Mons, a Titan Comics story set during said war.
 * The 15th anniversary of the Big Finish producing Doctor Who audios since 1999 was commemorated with The Worlds of Doctor Who.

2015

 * The 10th anniversary of the BBC Wales era was commemorated with:
 * The launch of Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor by Titan Comics.
 * Doctor Who Magazine 485, which had four covers for the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor.

2016

 * The 50th anniversary of the Cybermen's debut in The Tenth Planet (1966) was commemorated with:
 * Supremacy of the Cybermen, a Titan Comics story.
 * COMIC: The Prodigal Returns in DWM 504.
 * The 50th anniversary of the Second Doctor's debut in The Power of the Daleks was commemorated with:
 * The animated reconstruction of the serial released on 5 November 2016.
 * DWM 506
 * The 20th anniversary of the Doctor Who TV movie was commemorated with DWM 497.
 * The 10th anniversary of Torchwood was commemorated with The Torchwood Archive, a special release from Big Finish.
 * Additionally, the first and second episodes of Class, For Tonight We Might Die and The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo, were broadcast on Torchwood's 10th anniversary of the episodes Everything Changes and Day One.

2017

 * The 40th anniversary of K9's debut in The Invisible Enemy was commemorated was various pieces of merchandise. A theatrical K9 film title TimeQuake was announced for this anniversary but it has not been produced.
 * The 40th anniversary of Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot's debut in The Talons of Weng-Chiang was commemorated with The Jago & Litefoot Revival from Big Finish, featuring the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor.
 * The 30th anniversary of the Seventh Doctor's debut in Time and the Rani was commemorated with DWM 517.
 * The 20th anniversary of Faction Paradox's debut in Alien Bodies was commemorated with the publication of Spinning Jenny. The first 100 physical copies sold included a commemorative stamp.

2018

 * The 55th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * COMIC: The Many Lives of Doctor Who, a Titan Comics anthology featuring every incarnation of the Doctor.
 * Space, Light, and Super Movers, an interactive science lesson hosted by the Thirteenth Doctor.
 * The 50th anniversary of the Brigadier's debut in The Invasion was commemorated with The Laughing Gnome series of novels from Candy Jar Books.
 * The 25th anniversary of was commemorated with the The Wheel in Space mini-episode.
 * The 20th anniversary of Bernice Summerfield's first Big Finish audio story Oh No It Isn't! was commemorated with The Story So Far and Treasury.

2019

 * The 40th anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine was commemorated with the release of DWM 544.
 * The 20th anniversary of the Big Finish producing Doctor Who audios since 1999 was commemorated with:
 * AUDIO: The Legacy of Time, an anthology featuring the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Doctor.
 * AUDIO: The Home Guard
 * AUDIO: Daughter of the Gods, emulated a "5th anniversary of Doctor Who" from 1968. (BFX: Daughter of the Gods, VOR 128).
 * AUDIO: The Comic Strip Adaptations: Volume One
 * AUDIO: The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures: Volume One
 * AUDIO: The Eighth Doctor: The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller: Volume One
 * AUDIO: Rage of the Time Lords, featuring the Eighth Doctor and
 * The 10th anniversary of Obverse Books was commemorated with the Obverse Sextet.

2020

 * The 15th anniversary of Rose was commemorated with the short story Doctor Who and the Time War as part of Doctor Who: Lockdown!. It was originally written by Russell T Davies for Doctor Who Magazine for the 50th anniversary. It was left unpublished in 2013 as it conflicted with The Day of the Doctor.
 * The 10th anniversary of The Eleventh Hour was commemorated with the webcast The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond during Doctor Who: Lockdown!.
 * The 9th anniversary of Elisabeth Sladen's passing was commemorated with the webcast Farewell, Sarah Jane during Doctor Who: Lockdown!.

2021

 * The 50th anniversary of the Master's debut in Terror of the Autons (1971) was commemorated with:
 * AUDIO: Masterful, a Big Finish story released in 2021.
 * COMIC: Missy: The Master Plan, a Titan Comics story released in 2021.
 * DWM 560
 * The 25th anniversary of the Doctor Who TV movie was commemorated with Empire of the Wolf, a Titan Comics story released in 2021.
 * The 15th anniversary of Torchwood was going to be commemorated with Absent Friends until it was cancelled in the wake of misconduct allegations against John Barrowman. The Great Sontaran War took its place as the 15th anniversary release.

2022

 * The 100th anniversary of the BBC on 18 October 2022 was commemorated with The Power of the Doctor, a Centenary Special that aired on 23 October 2022.
 * The 59th anniversary of Doctor Who was celebrated with several releases:
 * A new version of the redesigned diamond logo, replacing the blue diamond-shape with a real diamond, in preparation for the 60th anniversary the following year.
 * A promotional picture of all the Doctors so far.
 * Forbidden Planet released a variety of merchandise.
 * The Official Doctor Who YouTube Channel posted a tribute video with Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor.
 * A promotional picture of the Fourteenth Doctor.
 * Character Options unveiled a "Regeneration Set" containing the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Doctors.
 * Announcement of the Big Finish Productions 60th Anniversary audio series Once and Future to be released throughout 2023, beginning in May.
 * The The Ninth Doctor Adventures anthology Hidden Depths.
 * A promotional picture from TV: The Power of the Doctor of the Thirteenth Doctor in her multiple Doctors outfit.
 * A look back at the very first time Doctor Who rolled over the British TV screens in 1963.
 * The 50th anniversary of The Monster of Peladon was commemorated with the release of Peladon by Big Finish.
 * The 40th anniversary of Peter Davison's 1982 debut as the Fifth Doctor was commemorated with the release of Forty by Big Finish.
 * To mark the 15th anniversary of The Sarah Jane Adventures on 1 January, cast members Anjli Mohindra, Daniel Anthony, Sinead Michael, Porsha Lawrence-Mavour and writer Phil Ford got together for an interview by Radio Times to reflect on the spin-off show.
 * The 15th anniversary of Derek Jacobi's debut as the War Master was commemorated with 15 Years of the War Master!, a webcast by Big Finish to promote Self-Defence.
 * The 60th anniversary of Fireball XL5 was commemorated with the release of the Fireball XL5 60th Anniversary Anthology on 28 October.

Releases

 * The 60th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * Doctor Who The Official 60th Anniversary Annual 2023, which was published on 1 September 2022.
 * The Big Finish Productions audio series Once and Future was released throughout 2023:
 * The first story, Past Lives, was released on 3 May.
 * The second story, The Artist at the End of Time, was released on 14 June.
 * The third story, A Genius for War, was released on 20 July''.
 * The fourth story, Two's Company, was released on 16 August.
 * The fifth story, The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50, was released on 12 September.
 * The sixth story, Time Lord Immemorial, was released on 5 October.
 * The seventh and de-facto last story, The Union, was released on 25 October.
 * The multi-media series Doom's Day was released throughout 2023:
 * The first story, Hour One, was released by the Doctor Who website on 5 June.
 * The second, third, fourth and fifth stories, Target Selected, The Plastic Population, High Noon in Hollywood and The Horn of a Dilemma, were released by Doctor Who Magazine #592 together in the anthology Four Hours of Doom's Day on 22 June.
 * The sixth story, DD 1, the first issue of A Doctor in the House?, was released by Titan Comics on 5 July.
 * The seventh story, DD 2, the second issue of A Doctor in the House?, was released by Titan Comics on 26 July.
 * The eighth story, AI am the Doctor, the ninth event in the video game Lost in Time, was released on 27 July.
 * The ninth story, Extraction Point was released by Penguin Random House on 10 August.
 * The tenth story, Wrong Place at the Right Time, the tenth event in the video game Lost in Time, was released on 17 August.
 * The eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth stories, The Steel Cascade, The Martian Dilemma, An Ood Halloween and Dark Space, were released by AudioGO together in the anthology Four From Doom's Day on 24 August.
 * The fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth stories, Dawn of an Everlasting Peace, A Date with Destiny, The Howling Wolves of Xan-Phear and The Crowd, were released by Big Finish Productions together in the anthology Dying Hours on 21 September.
 * The nineteenth and last story, Out of Time, was released by the Doctor Who website on 6 October.
 * A dedicated channel on BBC iPlayer, called Whoniverse was launched on 1 November, which became the new home for all Doctor Who stories, related spin-offs, behind the scenes features and more, all collected in one place.
 * A special six-part spin-off called Tales of the TARDIS was made available for streaming on the Whoniverse channel on 1 November.
 * A documentary with David Tennant called Talking Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC Four on 1 November.
 * David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television was released on 6 November.
 * The Daft Dimension #597, released on 9 November, had all the Doctors up to this point celebrate their birthday.
 * On 23 November, the day of the anniversary, saw the successive broadcasts of The Daleks in Colour, a colourised re-cut of the 1963 serial, and an update to the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time, now featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, in place of Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor, on BBC Four. Both were preceded by the Whoniverse ident in their televised debut.
 * An illustrated version of the novelisation Rose was released on 23 November.
 * A graphic novel of the Liberation of the Daleks comic strips was released on 23 November.
 * Murray Gold: Hitting the Right Notes was released on 23 November.
 * Doctor Who: 60 Years of Friends and Foes was released on 24 November.
 * The 10th anniversary of Arcbeatle Press was celebrated on 17 October with crossover novel And Today, You.

Events

 * The 60th anniversary of Doctor Who was commemorated with:
 * An event hosted by Bluedot was held at Jodrell Bank Observatory right beneath the gaze of the Lovell Telescope between 20 to 23 July. A performance by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop called Dawn of the Doctors took place.
 * The Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration was held at Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff on 28 September. It was later put on BBC Sounds on 12 October, put on Radio 2 on 15 October and broadcast on BBC Four on 1 November.
 * An exhibition called Regenerations at Riverside was added in the Atrium of Riverside Studios on Crisp Road in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham between 16 October to 3 December.
 * The 12th Annual Sci-Fi and Film Exhibition was an exhibition held in Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk between 20 October 2023 and 21 January 2024.
 * The Adventures in Time and Space - 60 Years of Doctor Who Art was an exhibition held between 20 October 2023 and 27 January 2024 at Weston Museum on Burlington Street in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
 * Doctor Who entered a partnership with British Airways on 27 October to have 13 select Doctor Who episodes streaming on a special entertainment channel for long-haul flights from 1 November. On the 27th, a Dalek was present in Heathrow's Terminal 5.
 * Adventures in Water and Light in Cardiff Bay launched on 23 November.

Merchandise

 * DWM 589, released on 30 March 2023, celebrated the First and Second Doctors portrayed by William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, respectively.
 * National Trust Magazine issue 160
 * Starburst issue 483
 * Electronic Sounds issue 106
 * Doctor Who: Bigger on the inside for 60 years by the Daily Mirror
 * DWM 597, released on 9 November, was a special 60th anniversary "souvenir issue".
 * 60 Moments in Time was released on 9 November.
 * Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse and Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader were released on 16 November.
 * SFX issue 372
 * Radio Times for 25 November-1 December 2023
 * TV & Satellite Week Magazine for 25 November-1 December 2023
 * Total TV Guide for 25 November-1 December 2023
 * Mindgame Requiem was released on 23 November.
 * On 23 November, the mobile game Lost in Time updated with a Leaderboard and VIP subscription option as well as releasing a Fourteenth Doctor Character Card and a new version of the Donna Noble Character Card.

Social media

 * On 6 January 2023 the BBC declared they would celebrate the 60th anniversary each month up to Doctor Who Day via 'themes', and that January's theme would focus on The Doctor.
 * A promotional picture of all the Doctors so far, released on 6 January 2023.
 * A post was made about the Fourteenth Doctor on 6 January at 14:14PM.
 * A post was made about the Thirteenth Doctor on 7 January at 13:13PM.
 * A post was made about the Fugitive Doctor on 8 January at 13:00PM.
 * A post was made about the Twelfth Doctor on 10 January at 12:12PM.
 * A post was made about the Eleventh Doctor on 12 January at 11:11PM.
 * A post was made about the Tenth Doctor on 14 January at 10:10PM.
 * A post was made about the Ninth Doctor on 15 January at 9:09PM.
 * A post was made about the War Doctor on 17 January at 8:09PM.
 * A post was made about the Eighth Doctor on 19 January at 8:08PM.
 * A post was made about the Seventh Doctor on 21 January at 7:07PM.
 * A post was made about the Sixth Doctor on 22 January at 6:06PM.
 * A post was made about the Fifth Doctor on 24 January at 5:05PM.
 * A post was made about the Fourth Doctor on 25 January at 4:04PM.
 * A post was made about the Third Doctor on 26 January at 3:33PM.
 * A post was made about the Second Doctor on 29 January at 2:02PM.
 * A post was made about the First Doctor on 31 January at 1:02PM
 * A promotional picture of all the Doctors so far, released on 31 January, along with a YouTube video of "favourite moments".
 * A link to the Doctor Who website showing the fan art for the previous month's theme was released on 13 February.
 * On 1 February the BBC declared that February's theme would focus on Science and Technology.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about the science of Doctor Who was released on 10 February.
 * A post was made on 13 February about the Twelfth Doctor, Susan Foreman, the Spymaster and the Tenth Doctor in "science" settings.
 * A post was made on 16 February about robots; Emojibots, Kerb!am Men, K9 and Handles the Cyberman along with a YouTube video.
 * A post was made on 19 February about the Tenth, Twelfth, Eleventh and Thirteenth Doctors experimenting with tech-gadgets.
 * A post was made on 21 February about the TARDIS landing in 1947's Pakistan-Indian border, 2011's Lake Silencio, 4126's Ood Sphere and 2014's forest-infested London.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about the Doctor's various gadgets was made on 22 February.
 * A post was made on 24 February about spaceships; the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith examine a Wirrn on Nerva Beacon, the Eleventh Doctor jumps onto Tricey on the Silurian Ark, the Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan and Dan Lewis meet the Thirteenth Doctor on a Sontaran flagship and the Ninth Doctor against the Daleks on a Dalek ship.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website to a quiz about the Doctor's gadgets was made on 28 February.
 * On 1 March the BBC declared that March's theme would focus on Time and Space.
 * A post was made on 2 March with the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble meeting Agatha Christie and the Ninth Doctor meeting Charles Dickens.
 * A post was made on 8 March for International Women's Day with historical women; Rosa Parks, Elizabeth I, Mary Seacole and Mary Shelley.
 * A post was made on 19 March for Mother's Day with memorable mothers; Rose Tyler with her mother Jackie Tyler, Martha Jones with her mother Francine Jones, Rose Noble with her father Shaun Temple and mother Sylvia Noble, and Amy Pond with her husband Rory Williams and mother River Song.
 * A post was made on 29 March with four different postcards from the Doctor to their companions; sent to Donna Noble from New New York, sent to Amy and Rory Pond from the Ood Sphere, sent to Clara Oswald from Akhaten, and sent from Darillium to Yasmin Khan.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website to a quiz about holiday destinations was made on 27 March.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website to an article about timey-wimey stuff the Doctor was unable to fix was made on 30 March.
 * On 26 March the 18th anniversary of the revival of Doctor Who in 2005 was commemorated with a celebratory post on social media.
 * On 1 April the BBC declared that April's theme would focus on the Behind the Scenes Cast and Crew working on the show for the past 60 years.
 * A post was made on 5 April about Partners in Crime, coincidentally also its 15th anniversary since broadcast in 2008.
 * A post was made on 8 April about the looks of various aliens; Yasmin Bannerman as Jabe the Tree of Cheem, Neve McIntosh as Alaya the Silurian, Peter Kay as Victor Kennedy the Abzorbalovian, and Craige Els as Karvanista the Lupar.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website to a quiz about the talented actors throughout the history of the show was made on 8 April.
 * A post was made on 10 April with various actors on set in front of clapperboards; Pearl Mackie in Thin Ice, Matt Smith in A Town Called Mercy, Peter Capaldi in The Pilot, and Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill in The Power of the Doctor.
 * A post was made on 12 April about The Fires of Pompeii, coincidentally also its 15th anniversary since broadcast in 2008.
 * A post was made on 16 April about actors sharing a laugh on set; Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill during Demoms of the Punjab, David Tennant during The End of Time: Part One, Karen Gillan and Matt Smith during an episode in Series 5, and Jacob Anderson, Mandip Gill, Jo Martin and Sacha Dhawan during The Power of the Doctor.
 * A post was made on 17 April about Legend of the Sea Devils, coincidentally also its 1st anniversary since broadcast in 2022.
 * A post was made on 19 April about Planet of the Ood, coincidentally also its 15th anniversary since broadcast in 2008.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website to a short list of other Doctor Who content was made on 22 April.
 * A post was made on 23 April about actors Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, David Bradley as the First Doctor, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, and Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor during the Guardians of the Edge scene, as well as Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor hologram with Sophie Aldred in The Power of the Doctor.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website to a list of soundtracks from the show was made on 25 April.
 * A post was made on 26 April about The Sontaran Stratagem, coincidentally also its 15th anniversary since broadcast in 2008.
 * On 1 May the BBC declared that May's theme would focus on the Beyond the Screen content from the franchise across the past 60 years.
 * A post was made on 3 May about the Big Finish Productions audio range. Another post was made same day with a link to the Doctor Who website to a quiz about which media to choose until the the 60th.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about a new range of Target novelisations was made on 5 May. Coincidentally Target Books celebrated the 50th anniversary of novelising.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about the Once and Future audio series was made on 6 May.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about a Blue Peter guide to building a TARDIS book book was made on 12 May.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about a new collection of books by Puffin Books was made on 19 May.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about a novel by BBC Books was made on 23 May.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about companions of the Doctor beyond the screen was made on 27 May.
 * A post was made on 28 May about the literary world of the franchise.
 * A post was made on 30 May about the video games of the franchise.
 * On 1 June the BBC declared that June's theme would focus on Behind The Sofa, or in other words; the Doctor Who fans.
 * A post was made on 22 May asking fans about their favourite companion moments from the series, which was posted in a YouTube video on 1 June.
 * A post was made on 1 June asking fans about their favourite monster moments from the series, which was posted in a YouTube video on 9 June.
 * A post was made on 10 June asking fans about what moments from the series that never fail to make them laugh, which was posted in a YouTube video on 16 June.
 * A post was made on 18 June asking fans about their favourite dramatic moments in the series, which was posted in a YouTube video on 23 June.
 * A post was made on 25 June asking fans about the one scene they would show a friend to turn them into a fan of the series, which was posted in a YouTube video on 30 June.
 * On 1 July the BBC declared that July's theme would focus on The Sonic Screwdriver.
 * A post was made on 18 July with a poster of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, also teasing the new sonic screwdriver.
 * A post along with an announcement YouTube video and a link to the Doctor Who website was made on 19 July, showing off the brand new sonic screwdriver.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website for the Character Toys merchandise sonic screwdriver was made on 20 July.
 * A post was made on 21 July with a video from San Diego Comic-Con about the new sonic screwdriver.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about a guide to the sonic screwdriver was made on 26 July.
 * A post was made on 31 July with a little game of "Who’s Who" about the sonic screwdriver.
 * On 1 August the BBC declared that August's theme would focus on The TARDIS.
 * A post was made on 2 August with a piece of fan art showing the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday in conversation atop the roof of the TARDIS.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about a guide to the TARDIS was made on 2 August.
 * A post was made on 14 August asking fans what their dream TARDIS would look like, along with images of the "coral interior", the "bowl interior", the "wooden interior" and the "neon interior".
 * A post was made on 22 August asking fans about their favourite TARDIS interior reveal, along with images of the "cobweb interior", the "standard interior", the "grey interior" and the "aquatic interior".
 * A post was made on 28 August asking fans which TARDIS interior they would travel in, along with images of the "atmospheric interior", the "Victorian interior", the "crystal interior" and the "grey interior" with the TARDIS inside itself.
 * On 1 September the BBC declared that September's theme would focus on Friends.
 * A post was made on 2 September with a quote from Thin Ice along with images of Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole as Yasmin Khan and Ryan Sinclair next to Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald.
 * A post was made on 5 September asking fans what or who introduced them to the show.
 * A post was made on 9 September with a quote from The Wedding of River Song along with images of Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald.
 * A post was made on 11 September with two images of Catherine Tate as Donna Noble and the David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and the Fourteenth Doctor 15 years apart.
 * A link to the Doctor Who website about a guide on how to become a TARDIS member was made on 13 September.
 * A post was made on 16 September with a quote from The Sontaran Stratagem along with images of Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler.
 * On 1 October the BBC declared that October's theme would focus on Foes.
 * A post was made on 4 October with a quote from The Girl in the Fireplace along with images of a Dalek, Sontarans, Silents and an Ice Warrior.
 * A post was made on 19 October with a quote from The Moonbase along with images of a Weeping Angel, a Cyberman, a Judoon and a Sea Devil.