Changes: 1991 (releases)

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1991 in

the DWU • production history • vital statistics • releases

Timeline for 1991

20th century | 1990s

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In 1991, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.

April - Spearhead from Space was released in the US on VHS.
Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme was reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records.
20 June - PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys was first published.
July - Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special 1991 was published.
5 July - The Doctor Who exhibition Behind the Sofa opened at MOMI in London.
18 July - PROSE: Doctor Who - Battlefield was first published.
25 July - Marvel Comics published the Doctor Who Yearbook.
15 August - PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus was first published.
26 August - The original Pilot Episode of Doctor Who debuted on BBC1 on UK television.
15 September - PROSE: Doctor Who - The Pescatons was first published.
17 October - PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse was first published.
17 October - REF: The Gallifrey Chronicles was first published.
November - Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special of 1991 was published.
1 November - Who on Earth is Tom Baker was released.
21 November - REF: The Terrestrial Index was first published.
December - REF: Time Lord, a single-volume role-playing game issued by Virgin Publishing, was first published.
1 December - Who on Earth is Tom Baker was released directly to VHS.
5 December - PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation was first published.
Unknown - Silva Screen Records released a soundtrack CD for The Curse of Fenric.

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-* ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' was released in the [[United States of America|US]] on [[VHS]].
+* [[April (releases)|April]] - ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' was released in the [[United States of America|US]] on [[VHS]].
 * ''[[Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme (soundtrack)|Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme]]'' was reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records.
-* [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' was first published, launching the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line.
+* [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' was first published.
+* [[July (releases)|July]] - [[DWMS Summer 1991|Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special 1991]] was published.
-* [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Battlefield]]'' was first published. This was the last [[Target Books]] novelisation of a televised serial to be published in the short-page count paperback form in place since [[1973]]. Later serial adaptations were published with a higher page count. This book completed the adaptations of the [[Seventh Doctor]] era, not counting the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 telefilm]], which was novelised by [[BBC Books]].
-* [[25 July (releases)|25 July]] - [[Marvel Comics]] published the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992|Doctor Who Yearbook]]'', an attempt at reviving the [[Doctor Who Annual|Annual]] concept that had been abandoned by World Distributors after [[1985]]. The experiment was a success and several more Yearbooks were published over the next few years.
+* [[5 July (releases)|5 July]] - The [[Doctor Who exhibition|''Doctor Who'' exhibition]] [[Behind the Sofa]] opened at [[Museum of the Moving Image|MOMI]] in [[London]].
-* [[26 July (releases)|26 July]] - [[Lime Grove Studios]] was formally closed by the BBC. The buildings remained still standing but empty until they were demolished in [[1993]].
+* [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Battlefield]]'' was first published.
-* [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' was first published. This was [[Terrance Dicks]]' first original (non-novelisation) ''Doctor Who'' novel, and his first since [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]''.
+* [[25 July (releases)|25 July]] - [[Marvel Comics]] published the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992|Doctor Who Yearbook]]''.
-* [[26 August (releases)|26 August]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' debuted on [[BBC1]] on UK television. This was a version of ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast.
+* [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' was first published.
+* [[26 August (releases)|26 August]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' debuted on [[BBC1]] on UK television.
-* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' was first published. This novelisation of the 1976 audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' was the first and only [[Target Books]] novelisation based upon a story that was not produced by the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]]. It was the final release by Target in the "short paperback" format that had been used since the line was launched in 1973. The last remaining Target novelisations appeared in longer-format (higher word count) works of the same format as the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line.
-* [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' was first published.
+* [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' was first published.
-* 17 October - [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published.
+* [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' was first published.
+* 17 October - [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' was first published.
+* [[November (releases)|November]] - [[DWMS Winter 1991|Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special of 1991]] was published.
 * [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] - ''[[Who on Earth is Tom Baker (home video)|Who on Earth is Tom Baker]]'' was released.
-* [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' was first published; it was a follow-up to [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]''.
+* [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' was first published.
 * [[December (releases)|December]] - [[REF]]: ''[[Time Lord (role playing book)|Time Lord]]'', a single-volume role-playing game issued by [[Virgin Publishing]], was first published.
 * [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] - ''[[Who on Earth is Tom Baker (home video)|Who on Earth is Tom Baker]]'' was released directly to [[VHS]].
-* [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' was first published, concluding the first [[Virgin New Adventures]] story arc.
+* [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] - [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' was first published.
+* Unknown - [[Silva Screen Records]] released [[The Curse of Fenric (soundtrack)|a soundtrack CD]] for ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''.
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