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1966

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Contents

[edit] Events

[edit] Doctor Who Universe

[edit] January

[edit] July

[edit] September

[edit] November

[edit] Unknown date

[edit] Real World

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] May

  • 07 - "Don't Shoot the Pianist" (DW: The Gunfighters Episode 2) is first broadcast.
  • 14 - "Johnny Ringo" (DW: The Gunfighters Episode 3) is first broadcast.
  • 21 - "The OK Corral" (DW: The Gunfighters Episode 4) is first broadcast. This marks the final time individual episode titles would be used in the original series (the practice would resume in 2005).
  • 28 - DW: The Savages Episode 1 is first broadcast.

[edit] June

  • 04 - DW: The Savages Episode 2 is first broadcast.
  • 11 - DW: The Savages Episode 3 is first broadcast.
  • 18 - DW: The Savages Episode 4 is first broadcast. Peter Purves leaves the series with this episode, although he would continue his association with Doctor Who for years to come when he subsequently becomes co-host of Blue Peter, often presenting promotional features about the series.
  • 25 - DW: The War Machines Episode 1 is first broadcast. Michael Craze and Anneke Wills make their debuts as Ben Jackson and Polly, respectively. This episode is notorious for having a character -- the computer WOTAN -- break the longstanding taboo of referring to the Doctor by the name "Doctor Who".

[edit] July

  • 02 - DW: The War Machines episode 2 is first broadcast. Final appearance of Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet.
  • 09 - DW: The War Machines Episode 3 is first broadcast.
  • 16 - DW: The War Machines Episode 4 is first broadcast, concluding the third season.
  • The film Dr. Who and the Daleks is released to theatres in the United States. For most audiences in America, this is their first exposure to the Doctor Who concept, as the TV series has not as of this date been broadcast in the US (although some communities bordering Canada have been able to view the series on the CBC network).

[edit] Summer

  • William Hartnell sends shockwaves through the Doctor Who production team by announcing his intention to leave the series. The producers and writers develop the concept of regeneration to explain the change of lead actor and cast Patrick Troughton as the new Doctor; Hartnell agrees to appear in the first two serials of the new season.

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

[edit] Unknown dates

[edit] Reference

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