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In 1973, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

January

January - The Dr Who Colouring Book was published by World Distributors.
6 January - Episode two of The Three Doctors was first broadcast on BBC1.
6 January - Part six of the TV Action comic story Zeron Invasion was first published.
13 January - Episode three of The Three Doctors was first broadcast on BBC1.
13 January - Part seven of the TV Action comic story Zeron Invasion was first published.
20 January - Episode four of The Three Doctors was first broadcast on BBC1.
20 January - Part one of the TV Action comic story Deadly Choice was first published.
27 January - Episode one of Carnival of Monsters was first broadcast on BBC1.
27 January - Part two of the TV Action comic story Deadly Choice was first published.

3 February - Episode two of Carnival of Monsters was first broadcast on BBC1.
3 February - Part three of the TV Action comic story Deadly Choice was first published.
10 February - Episode three of Carnival of Monsters was first broadcast on BBC1.
10 February - Who is the Stranger was first published in TV Action.
17 February - Episode four of Carnival of Monsters was first broadcast on BBC1.
24 February - Part one of Frontier in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.

3 March - Episode two of Frontier in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.
3 March - Part one of the TV Action comic story The Glen of Sleeping was first published.
10 March - Episode three of Frontier in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.
10 March - Part two of the TV Action comic story The Glen of Sleeping was first published.
17 March - Episode four of Frontier in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.
17 March - Part three of the TV Action comic story The Glen of Sleeping was first published.
24 March - Episode five of Frontier in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.
24 March - Part four of the TV Action comic story The Glen of Sleeping was first published.
31 March - Episode six of Frontier in Space was first broadcast on BBC1.
31 March - Part five of the TV Action comic story The Glen of Sleeping was first published.

May - The BBC tv Special Effects Exhibition closed.
2 May - The novelisations Doctor Who and the Daleks, Doctor Who and the Crusaders and Doctor Who and the Zarbi were reprinted by Target Books.
5 May - Episode five of Planet of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
5 May - Part one of the TV Action comic story Back to the Sun was first published.
12 May - Episode six of Planet of the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
12 May - Part two of the TV Action comic story Back to the Sun was first published.
19 May - Episode one of The Green Death was first broadcast on BBC1.
19 May - Part three of the TV Action comic story Back to the Sun was first published.
26 May - Episode Two of The Green Death debuted on BBC1.
26 May - The fourth and final part of Back to the Sun was first published in TV Action.

1 June - Doctor Who Holiday Special 1973 was first published in TV Action by Polystyle.
2 June - Episode Three of The Green Death debuted on BBC1.
2 June - The only part of The Labyrinth was first published in TV Action.
7 June - The Dalek Appeal was first broadcast on an episode of Blue Peter.
9 June - Episode Four of The Green Death debuted on BBC1.
16 June - Episode Five of The Green Death debuted on BBC1.
23 June - Episode Six of The Green Death debuted on BBC1.
23 June - The only part of The Spoilers was first published in TV Action.

4 August - The fifth and final part of The Vortex was first published in TV Action.
18 August - The only part of The Unheard Voice was first published in TV Action, ending its Doctor Who comic strip.

The Dance of the Daleks was first broadcast on an episode of Vision On.
The Doctor Who Annual 1974 was published.
1 September - The first part of Children of the Evil Eye was first published in TV Comic, resuming the Doctor Who comic strip after several years in another publication.
8 September - The second part of Children of the Evil Eye was first published in TV Comic.
15 September - The third part of Children of the Evil Eye was first published in TV Comic.
22 September - The fourth part of Children of the Evil Eye was first published in TV Comic.
29 September - The fifth part of Children of the Evil Eye was first published in TV Comic.

6 October - The sixth and final part of Children of the Evil Eye was first published in TV Comic.
13 October - The first part of Nova was first published in TV Comic.
20 October - The second part of Nova was first published in TV Comic.
27 October - The third part of Nova was first published in TV Comic.

1 December - The eighth part of Nova was first published in TV Comic.
8 December - The ninth and final part of Nova was first published in TV Comic.
15 December - Part One of The Time Warrior debuted on BBC1.
15 December - Doctor Who was featured on the cover of the Radio Times.
15 December - The first part of The Amateur was first published in TV Comic.
22 December - Part Two of The Time Warrior debuted on BBC1.
22 December - The second part of The Amateur was first published in TV Comic.
29 December - Part Three of The Time Warrior debuted on BBC1.
29 December - The third part of The Amateur was first published in TV Comic.

The 1973 Countdown Annual, featuring the story Ride to Nowhere, was first released.