| Timeline for 1976 |
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In 1976, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.
January
- Nationwide special was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 3 January - Part one of The Brain of Morbius was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 3 January - Part five of the TV Comic story The Dalek Revenge was first published.
- 10 January - Part two of The Brain of Morbius was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 10 January - Part six of the TV Comic story The Dalek Revenge was first published.
- 15 January - The novelisation of Terror of the Zygons was released by Target Books.
- 17 January - Part three of The Brain of Morbius was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 17 January - Part seven of the TV Comic story The Dalek Revenge was first published.
- 24 January - Part four of The Brain of Morbius was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 24 January - Part eight of the TV Comic story The Dalek Revenge was first published.
- 31 January - Part one of The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 31 January - Part one of the TV Comic story Virus was first published.
February
- 7 February - Part two of The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 7 February - Part two of the TV Comic story Virus was first published.
- 14 February - Part three of The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 14 February - Part three of the TV Comic story Virus was first published.
- 19 February - The novelisation of The Dinosaur Invasion and of The Tenth Planet were first published by Target Books.
- 21 February - Episode four of The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 21 February - Part four of the TV Comic story Virus was first published.
- 28 February - Part five of The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 28 February - Part five of the TV Comic story Virus was first published.
March
- 6 March - Part six of The Seeds of Doom was first broadcast on BBC1, concluding Season 13.
- 6 March - Part six of the TV Comic story Virus was first published.
- 13 March - Part seven of the TV Comic story Virus was first published.
- 18 March - The novelisation of The Ice Warriors was first published by Target Books.
- 20 March - Part one of the TV Comic story Treasure Trail was first published.
- 27 March - Part two of the TV Comic story Treasure Trail was first published.
April
- 3 April - Part three of the TV Comic story Treasure Trail was first published.
- 10 April - Part four of the TV Comic story Treasure Trail was first published.
- 17 April - Part five of the TV Comic story Treasure Trail was first published.
- 24 April - Part six of the TV Comic story Treasure Trail was first published.
May
- 1 May - Part seven of the TV Comic story Treasure Trail was first published.
- 8 May - Part one of the TV Comic story Hubert's Folly was first published.
- 15 May - Part two of the TV Comic story Hubert's Folly was first published.
- 20 May - The novelisation of Revenge of the Cybermen was released by Target Books.
- 22 May - Part three of the TV Comic story Hubert's Folly was first published.
- 29 May - Part four of the TV Comic story Hubert's Folly was first published.
June
- 5 June - Part five of the TV Comic story Hubert's Folly was first published.
- 12 June - Part six of the TV Comic story Hubert's Folly was first published.
- 19 June - Part seven of the TV Comic story Hubert's Folly was first published.
- 26 June - Part one of the TV Comic story Counter-Rotation was first published.
July
- Doctor Who and the Pescatons was first released on LP by Argo Records.
- 3 July - Part two of the TV Comic story Counter-Rotation was first published.
- 10 July - Part three of the TV Comic story Counter-Rotation was first published.
- 17 July - Part four of the TV Comic story Counter-Rotation was first published.
- 22 July - The novelisation of Genesis of the Daleks was released by Target Books.
- 24 July - Part five of the TV Comic story Counter-Rotation was first published.
- 31 July - Part six of the TV Comic story Counter-Rotation was first published.
August
- 7 August - Part seven of the TV Comic story Counter-Rotation was first published.
- 14 August - Part one of the TV Comic story Mind Snatch was first published.
- 19 August - The novelisation of The Web of Fear was first released by Target Books.
- 21 August - Part two of the TV Comic story Mind Snatch was first published.
- 28 August - Part three of the TV Comic story Mind Snatch was first published.
September
- The Doctor Who Annual 1977 was first published.
- Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977 was first published.
- Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus was first published.
- 4 September - Part one of The Masque of Mandragora was first broadcast on BBC1, launching Season 14.
- 4 September - Part four of the TV Comic story Mind Snatch was first published.
- 11 September - Part two of The Masque of Mandragora was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 11 September - The TV Comic story The Hoaxers was first published.
- 18 September - Part three of The Masque of Mandragora was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 18 September - Part one of the TV Comic story The Mutant Strain was first published.
- 23 September - The novelisation of Planet of the Daleks was released by Target Books.
- 25 September - Part four of The Masque of Mandragora was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 25 September - Part two of the TV Comic story The Mutant Strain was first published.
October
- 2 October - Part one of The Hand of Fear was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 2 October - Part three of the TV Comic story The Mutant Strain was first published.
- 4 October - Exploration Earth was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4
- 9 October - Part two of The Hand of Fear was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 9 October - Part four of the TV Comic story The Mutant Strain was first published.
- 16 October - Part three of The Hand of Fear was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 16 October - Part five of the TV Comic story The Mutant Strain was first published.
- 21 October - Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks, a novelisation of Planet of the Daleks, was first published by Target Books.
- 23 October - Part four of The Hand of Fear was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 16 October - Part six of the TV Comic story The Mutant Strain was first published.
- 30 October - Part one of The Deadly Assassin was transmitted on BBC1.
- 30 October - Part one of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was first published.
November
- 6 November - Part two of The Deadly Assassin was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 6 November - Part two of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was first published.
- 13 November - Part three of The Deadly Assassin was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 13 November - Part three of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was first published.
- 20 November - Part four of The Deadly Assassin was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 20 November - Part four of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was first published.
- 27 November - Part six of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was first published.
December
- 4 December - Part six of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was first published.
- 11 December - Part seven of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was first published.
- 16 December - Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars, a novelisation of Pyramids of Mars, was first published by Target Books.
- 16 December - The Making of Doctor Who was republished by Target Books.
- 16 December - The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book was first published by Target Books.
- 18 December - The first part of Dredger was first published in TV Comic.
- 25 December - Part two of the TV Comic story Dredger was first published.
- 31 December - The Daily Mirror published an exclusive short story, Dr. Who and the Hell Planet.
Unknown dates
- Mind your step! was first broadcast at a Doctor Who Blackpool Exhibition.
- The 1976 TV Comic Holiday Special, featuring the story Which Way Out, was first published.
- The 1976 TV Comic Annual, featuring the story Woden's Warriors, was first published.
