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| Timeline for 1983 |
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In 1983, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who universe were released or published.
January
- 3 January - Part one of Arc of Infinity was first broadcast on BBC1, beginning season 20.
- 5 January - Part two of Arc of Infinity was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 11 January - Part three of Arc of Infinity was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 12 January - Part four of Arc of Infinity was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 13 January - DWM 73 was first released by Marvel Comics.
- 18 January - Part one of Snakedance was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 19 January - Part two of Snakedance was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 25 January - Part three of Snakedance was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 26 January - Part four of Snakedance was first broadcast on BBC1.
February
- 1 February - Part one of Mawdryn Undead was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 2 February - Part two of Mawdryn Undead was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 8 February - Part three of Mawdryn Undead was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 9 February - Part four of Mawdryn Undead was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 10 February - DWM 74 was published by Marvel Comics.
- 15 February - Part one of Terminus was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 16 February - Part two of Terminus was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 22 February - Part three of Terminus was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 23 February - Part four of Terminus was first broadcast on BBC1.
March
- 1 March - Part one of Enlightenment was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 2 March - Part two of Enlightenment was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 8 March - Part three of Enlightenment was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 9 March - Part four of Enlightenment was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 10 March - DWM 75 was released by Marvel Comics.
- 10 March - Doctor Who Quiz Book of Magic was first published by Magnet Books.
- 15 March - Part one of The King's Demons was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 16 March - Part two of The King's Demons was first broadcast on BBC1, concluding Season 20.
April
- 14 April - DWM 76 was released by Marvel Comics.
- 15 April - The novelisation of Time-Flight was first released by Target Books.
May
- 5 May - PROSE: Doctor Who - Meglos was first published.
- 12 May - DWM 77 was published.
June
- 9 June - DWM 78 was published.
- 16 June - PROSE: Doctor Who - Castrovalva was first published.
- 23 June - Doctor Who: Daleks Omnibus was first published.
July
- Summer - Doctor Who Magazine Summer Special 1983 was published.
- 14 July - DWM 79 was published.
- 21 July - PROSE: Doctor Who - Four to Doomsday was first published.
August
- August - The Doctor Who Annual 1984 was published.
- 11 August - DWM 80 was first released by Marvel.
- 18 August - PROSE: Doctor Who - Earthshock was first published.
September
- 8 September - REF: The Doctor Who Technical Manual was first published.
- 8 September - DWM 81 was published.
- 13 September - REF: Doctor Who: A Celebration was first published.
- 15 September - PROSE: Doctor Who - Terminus was first published.
October
- Autumn - GAME: The First Adventure was first published.
- October - REF: Doctor Who: The Making of a Television Series was published in paperback.
- 13 October - DWM 82 was published.
- 20 October - PROSE: Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity was first published.
November
- Winter - Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special 1983/84 was published.
- 10 November - DWM 83 was published.
- 23 November - The Five Doctors debuted on PBS.
- 24 November - PROSE: Doctor Who - The Five Doctors was first published.
- 25 November - The Five Doctors debuted on BBC1 in the UK, as part of that year's Children in Need fund-raising drive. Immediately after this, Children in Need 1983 was also broadcast.
December
- December - DWM 84 was published.
- 1 December - REF: Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text, one of the first widely published scholarly works on the franchise, was first published in both the UK and US.
Unknown dates
- Unknown - Magnet Books, a subsidiary of Methuen Children's Books, published Doctor Who Quiz Book of Science, Doctor Who Quiz Book of Space and Doctor Who Quiz Book of Magic, all by Michael Holt, the remainder of the Doctor Who Quiz Book line.