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| Timeline for 1996 |
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In 1996, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.
January
- January - Unnatural Selection was released on VHS by BBV Productions.
- 18 January - Just War and the novelisation of Downtime were first published by Virgin Books.
- 18 January - DWM 235 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 20 January - Episode one of The Ghosts of N-Space was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
- 27 January - Episode two of The Ghosts of N-Space was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
- 29 January - Classic Who: The Hinchcliffe Years was first published by Boxtree.
February
- February - DWMS Spring 1996 was first published, along with Daleks Versus the Martians.
- 5 February - The Hand of Fear was released on VHS.
- 3 February - Episode three of The Ghosts of N-Space was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
- 10 February - Episode four of The Ghosts of N-Space was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
- 15 February - The Man in the Velvet Mask and Warchild were first published by Virgin Books.
- 15 February - DWM 236 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 17 February - Episode five of The Ghosts of N-Space was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
- 24 February - Episode six of The Ghosts of N-Space was first broadcast on BBC Radio.
March
- 14 March - DWM 237 was released by Marvel Comics.
- 21 March - SLEEPY and The English Way of Death were first published by Virgin Books.
- 21 March - Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era was first published by Doctor Who Books.
April
- 11 April - DWM 238 was released by Marvel Comics.
- 18 April - Death and Diplomacy, The Eye of the Giant and Who Killed Kennedy were first published by Virgin Books.
- 21 April - Surprise Surprise! special was first broadcast on ITV.
May
- May - The Doctor Who Movie Special was published.
- 9 May - DWM 239 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 12 May - CITV in Edmonton, Canada, was the first broadcaster to air the Doctor Who TV movie.
- 14 May - The Doctor Who TV movie was first broadcast on Fox. The story was released on VHS the same day.
- 16 May - Happy Endings, The Sands of Time and A History of the Universe were first published by Virgin Books.
- 16 May - The novelisation of the TV Movie was released by BBC Books.
- 17 May - The Script of the Film was first released by BBC Books.
- 25 May - The TV movie was promoted on the cover of the Radio Times.
- 27 May - Doctor Who was first broadcast on BBC1.
June
- 1 June - Part one of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 6 June - DWM 240 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 8 June - Part two of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 15 June - Part three of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 20 June - GodEngine and Killing Ground were first published by Virgin Books.
- 22 June - Part four of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 29 June - Part five of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
July
- 4 July - DWM 241 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 6 July - Part six of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 13 July - Part seven of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 18 July - Decalog 3: Consequences, Christmas on a Rational Planet and The Scales of Injustice were first published by Virgin Books.
- 20 July - Part eight of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 27 July - Part nine of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
August
- 1 August - DWM 242 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 3 August - Part ten of the Radio Times comic story Dreadnought was first published.
- 10 August - Part one of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 15 August - Return of the Living Dad and The Shadow of Weng-Chiang were first published by Virgin Books.
- 17 August - Part two of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 24 August - Part three of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 29 August - DWM 243 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 31 August - Part four of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
September
- 7 September - Part five of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 14 September - Part six of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 19 September - The Death of Art, Twilight of the Gods and the paperback edition of Doctor Who: Companions were published by Virgin Books.
- 21 September - Part seven of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 26 September - DWM 244 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 28 September - Part eight of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
October
- 3 October - Doctor Who: The Eighties was first published by Doctor Who Books.
- 5 October - Part nine of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 7 October - TX file: Doctor Who, a "filofax"-style reference book, was published by BBC Books as one of a series of TX File releases.
- 7 October - The Green Death was released on VHS.
- 12 October - Part ten of the Radio Times comic story Descendance was first published.
- 19 October - Part one of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
- 24 October - Damaged Goods and Speed of Flight were first published by Virgin Books.
- 24 October - DWM 245 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 26 October - Part two of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
November
- 2 November - Part three of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
- 9 November - Part four of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
- 16 November - Part five of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
- 16 November - Blacklight was first published by Doctor Who Books.
- 21 November - The Plotters and The Third Doctor Handbook were first published by Virgin Books.
- 21 November - DWM 246 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 21 November - I Am the Doctor!, Jon Pertwee's second volume of memoirs, was published posthumously.
- 22 November - REF: Classic Who: The Harper Classics was first published.
- 23 November - Part six of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
- 30 November - Part seven of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
December
- 5 December - Bad Therapy, Cold Fusion and The Completely Useless Encyclopedia were first published by Virgin Books.
- 7 December - Part eight of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
- 14 December - Part nine of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
- 19 December - DWM 247 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 21 December - Part ten of the Radio Times comic story Ascendance was first published.
Unknown dates
- Ghosts of Winterborne was released by BBV Productions.
- Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary was released by BBV Productions.
- A Quiet Day in the Country was first broadcast at a Doctor Who exhibition.
- The TV movie soundtrack was released.
