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In 1974, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.
January
- 5 January - Part four of The Time Warrior was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 5 January - Part four of the TV Comic story The Amateur was first published.
- 6 January - Billy Smart's Children's Circus was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 12 January - Part one of Invasion of the Dinosaurs was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 12 January - Part five of the TV Comic story The Amateur was first published.
- 17 January - The novelisations of Spearhead from Space and of Doctor Who and the Silurians were first published by Target Books.
- 19 January - Part two of Invasion of the Dinosaurs was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 19 January - Part six of the TV Comic story The Amateur was first published.
- 26 January - Part three of Invasion of the Dinosaurs was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 26 January - Part seven of the TV Comic story The Amateur was first published.
February
- 2 February - Part four of Invasion of the Dinosaurs was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 2 February - Part one of the TV Comic story The Disintegrator was first published.
- 9 February - Episode five of Invasion of the Dinosaurs was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 9 February - Part two of the TV Comic story The Disintegrator was first published.
- 16 February - Episode six of Invasion of the Dinosaurs was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 16 February - Part three of the TV Comic story The Disintegrator was first published.
- 23 February - Part one of Death to the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 23 February - Part four of the TV Comic story The Disintegrator was first published.
March
- 2 March - Part Two of Death to the Daleks debuted on BBC1.
- 2 March - The fifth and final part of The Disintegrator was first published in TV Comic.
- 9 March - Part three of Death to the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 9 March - Part one of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 16 March - Part four of Death to the Daleks was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 16 March - Part two of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 23 March - Part one of The Monster of Peladon was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 23 March - Part three of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 27 March - The novelisations of Colony in Space and of Day of the Daleks were first published by Target Books.
- 30 March - Part two of The Monster of Peladon was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 30 March - Part four of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
April
- 6 April - Part three of The Monster of Peladon was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 6 April - Part five of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 12 April - The Doctor Who Exhibition at Longleat House was opened.
- 13 April - Part four of The Monster of Peladon was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 13 April - Part six of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 14 April - The Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition was opened.
- 20 April - Part five of The Monster of Peladon was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 20 April - Part seven of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 27 April - Part six of The Monster of Peladon was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 27 April - Part eight of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
May
- 4 May - Part one of Planet of the Spiders was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 4 May - Part nine of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 11 May - Part two of Planet of the Spiders was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 11 May - Part ten of the TV Comic story Is Anyone There? was first published.
- 18 May - Part three of Planet of the Spiders was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 18 May - Part one of the TV Comic story Size Control was first published.
- 25 May - Part Four of Planet of the Spiders debuted on BBC1.
- 25 May - The second part of Size Control was first published in TV Comic.
June
- 1 June - Episode five of Planet of the Spiders was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1 June - Part three of the TV Comic story Size Control was first published.
- 8 June - Part Six of Planet of the Spiders debuted on BBC1.
- 8 June - The fourth part of Size Control was first published in TV Comic.
- 15 June - The fifth part of Size Control was first published in TV Comic.
- 22 June - The sixth part of Size Control was first published in TV Comic.
- 29 June - The seventh and final part of Size Control was first published in TV Comic.
July
- 6 July - The first part of The Magician was first published in TV Comic.
- 13 July - The second part of The Magician was first published in TV Comic.
- 20 July - The third part of The Magician was first published in TV Comic.
- 27 July - The fourth part of The Magician was first published in TV Comic.
August
- 3 August - The fifth part of The Magician was first published in TV Comic.
- 10 August - The sixth part of The Magician was first published in TV Comic.
- 17 August - The seventh and final part of The Magician was first published in TV Comic.
- 24 August - The first part of The Metal-Eaters was first published in TV Comic.
- 31 August - The second part of The Metal-Eaters was first published in TV Comic.
September
- September - The Doctor Who Annual 1975 was first published.
- 7 September - The third part of The Metal-Eaters was first published in TV Comic.
- 14 September - The fourth part of The Metal-Eaters was first published in TV Comic.
- 21 September - The fifth part of The Metal-Eaters was first published in TV Comic.
- 28 September - The sixth part of The Metal-Eaters was first published in TV Comic.
October
- 5 October - The seventh and last part of The Metal-Eaters was first published in TV Comic.
- 12 October - The first part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
- 17 October - Doctor Who and the Dæmons and Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils, novelisations of The Dæmons and The Sea Devils, were first published by Target Books.
- 19 October - The second part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
- 26 October - The third part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
November
- 2 November - The fourth part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
- 9 November - The fifth part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
- 16 November - The sixth part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
- 21 November - Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen, a novelisation of The Abominable Snowmen, was first published by Target Books.
- 23 November - The seventh part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
- 30 November - The eighth and final part of Lords of the Ether was first published in TV Comic.
December
- 7 December - The first part of The Wanderers was first published in TV Comic.
- 14 December - The second part of The Wanderers was first published in TV Comic.
- 16 December - The stage play Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday premiered at the Adelphi Theatre.
- 21 December - The third part of The Wanderers was first published in TV Comic.
- 28 December - Part One of Robot debuted on BBC1.
- 28 December - The fourth part of The Wanderers was first published in TV Comic.
Unknown dates
- Doctor Who Holiday Special 1974 was relased by Polystyle.
- The 1974 TV Comic Holiday, featuring the story Signal S.O.S., was released.
- The 1974 Countdown Annual, featuring the story The Hungry Planet, was released.