1976 (releases)

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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.