List of posthumous releases

Occasionally, there have been releases that have occurred posthumously.
== Stories ==
=== Death of a cast member ===
Story 	Release date 	Actor 	Role 	Date of death
TV: "The Waking Ally" 	19 December 1964 	Jean ConroyConroy was altogether the first person associated with the Doctor Who franchise to pass away. 	Woman in the wood	14 November 1964Theatre World Annual (London): A Pictorial Review of West End Productions with a Record of Plays and Players, Issue 16
AUDIO: Slipback 	25 July - 8 August 1985	Valentine Dyall 	Slarn 	24 June 1985Doctor Who Guide
The Pilot Episode 	26 August 1991 	William Hartnell 	First Doctor 	23 April 1975http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f591f09
AUDIO: Zagreus 	21 November 2003 	Jon PertweeProduced entirely after his death. Pertwee's inclusion makes use of audio from the fan film Devious.	Third Doctor 	20 May 1996The Independent
TV: Sky 	3 - 4 October 2011 	Elisabeth Sladen 	Sarah Jane Smith 	19 April 2011
TV: The Curse of Clyde Langer 	10 - 11 October 2011 	Elisabeth Sladen 	Sarah Jane Smith 	19 April 2011
TV: The Man Who Never Was 	17 - 18 October 2011 	Elisabeth Sladen 	Sarah Jane Smith 	19 April 2011
AUDIO: The Last Post 	25 October 2012 	Caroline John 	Liz Shaw 	5 June 2012BBC Doctor Who Official Twitter account
AUDIO: The Auntie Matter 	14 January 2013 	Mary Tamm 	Romana I 	24 July 2012
AUDIO: The Sands of Life 	11 February 2013 	Mary Tamm 	Romana I 	24 July 2012
AUDIO: War Against the Laan 	11 March 2013 	Mary Tamm 	Romana I 	24 July 2012
AUDIO: The Justice of Jalxar 	11 March 2013 	Mary Tamm 	Romana I 	24 July 2012
AUDIO: Phantoms of the Deep 	May 2013 	Mary Tamm 	Romana I 	24 July 2012
AUDIO: The Dalek Contract 	June 2013 	Mary Tamm 	Romana I 	24 July 2012
AUDIO: The Final Phase 	July 2013 	Mary Tamm 	Romana I 	24 July 2012
AUDIO: Pretty Lies 	23 February 2017 	John Hurt 	War Doctor 	25 January 2017
AUDIO: The Lady of Obsidian 	23 February 2017 	John Hurt 	War Doctor 	25 January 2017
AUDIO: The Enigma Dimension 	23 February 2017 	John Hurt 	War Doctor 	25 January 2017
AUDIO: The Bad Penny 	16 May 2018 	Keith Barron 	Lord Tulip 	15 November 2017The Guardian
AUDIO: Jago & Litefoot Forever 	24 May 2018 	Trevor BaxterProduced entirely after his death. Baxter's inclusion makes use of archive footage. 	George Litefoot 	16 July 2017Doctor Who News
PROSE: Marco Polo 	6 December 2018 	Zienia Merton 	Narrator 	14 September 2018The Guardian
AUDIO: The Bekdel Test 	22 January 2019 	Laurence Kennedy 	Director 	24 October 2018DWMSE 51
AUDIO: The Vardan Invasion of Mirth	18 September 2019 	Paul SpraggProduced entirely after his death. Spragg's inclusion makes use of audio from a comedy sketch. 	Additional voices	8 May 2014Big Finish
AUDIO: Smashed 	23 October 2019 	Helen Griffin 	Rhian 	29 June 2018http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-44670588
AUDIO: Toos and Poul 	23 July 2020 	David Collings 	Ander Poul 	23 March 2020http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/26/david-collings-obituary
AUDIO: Circuit Breaker 	15 December 2020 	David Collings 	Ander Poul 	23 March 2020http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/26/david-collings-obituary
AUDIO: Closed Loop 	8 June 2021 	David Collings 	Ander Poul 	23 March 2020http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/26/david-collings-obituary
AUDIO: The Janus Deception 	8 June 2021 	David Collings 	Ander Poul 	23 March 2020http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/26/david-collings-obituary
AUDIO: Willkommen 	20 September 2022 	David Warner 	Unbound Doctor 	24 July 2022https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839
AUDIO: Wulf 	20 September 2022 	David Warner 	Unbound Doctor 	24 July 2022https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839
AUDIO: Übermensch 	20 September 2022 	David Warner 	Unbound Doctor 	24 July 2022https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839
AUDIO: Auf Wiedersehen 	20 September 2022 	David Warner 	Unbound Doctor 	24 July 2022https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839
AUDIO: The Wizard of Time 	21 June 2023 	Ronald Pickup 	Jacob Harmer 	24 February 2021https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ronald-pickup-death-the-crown-age-b1807390.html
AUDIO: Cuckoo 	29 June 2023 	Murray Melvin 	Bilis Manger 	14 April 2023https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/15/murray-melvin-actor-director-and-theatre-archivist-dies-aged-90
AUDIO: Sigil 	10 August 2023 	Murray Melvin 	Bilis Manger 	14 April 2023https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/15/murray-melvin-actor-director-and-theatre-archivist-dies-aged-90
AUDIO: Time Lord Immemorial 	5 October 2023 	David Warner 	Unbound Doctor 	24 July 2022https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839
AUDIO: The Sublime Porte 	9 November 2023 	Murray Melvin 	Bilis Manger 	14 April 2023https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/15/murray-melvin-actor-director-and-theatre-archivist-dies-aged-90
TV: Wild Blue Yonder 	2 December 2023 	Bernard Cribbins 	Wilfred Mott 	27 July 2022https://people.com/tv/bernard-cribbins-doctor-who-star-and-wombles-narrator-dead-at-93/
=== Death of a writer or crew member ===
Story 	Release date 	Person 	Role 	Date of death
PROSE: Doctor Who and the War Games	25 September 1979 	Malcolm Hulke 	Writer 	6 July 1979Find a Grave
TV: The Mysterious Planet 	6 - 27 September 1986	Robert Holmes 	Writer 	24 May 1986Doctor Who Guide
TV: The Ultimate Foe 	29 November 1986 	Robert Holmes 	Writer 	24 May 1986Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: The Reign of Terror 	20 August 1987 	Ian Marter 	Writer 	28 October 1986Find a Grave
PROSE: The Rescue 	21 January 1988 	Ian Marter 	Writer 	28 October 1986Find a Grave
The Pilot Episode 	26 August 1991 	Anthony Coburn 	Writer 	28 April 1977https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn
The Pilot Episode 	26 August 1991 	Ron Grainer 	Composer 	21 February 1981https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40757966/ron-grainer
The Pilot Episode 	26 August 1991 	Peter Brachacki	Designer 	14 November 1980https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=PeterBrachacki
The Pilot Episode 	26 August 1991 	Mervyn Pinfield	Associate Producer	20 May 1966https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=152922
The Pilot Episode 	26 August 1991 	David Whitaker 	Story Editor 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
PROSE: Rennigan's Record 	13 May 1993 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
AUDIO: ScrapeJane 	19 June 2019 	Robin Bell 	Writer 	7 May 2019The Leader
PROSE: Save Yourself 	24 October 2019 	Terrance Dicks 	Writer 	29 August 2019The Guardian
AUDIO: What Lurks Down Under 	31 July 2020 	Tommy Donbavand	Writer 	14 May 2019http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/05/20/tommy-donbavand-childrens-writer-entertainer-gift-making-people/
COMIC: Pluto's Gate 	February 2022 	James Hudnall 	Writer 	9 April 2019https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/04/09/comic-book-veteran-and-creator-of-harsh-realm-and-the-psycho-james-hudnall-has-passed-away/
=== Posthumous adaptations ===
Story 	Release date 	Person 	Role 	Date of death
PROSE: An Unearthly Child 	18 October 1979 	Anthony Coburn 	Writer 	28 April 1977https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn
PROSE: Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon	4 December 1980 	Brian Hayles 	Writer 	30 October 1978Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: The Enemy of the World 	16 April 1981 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
PROSE: Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child 	15 October 1981 	Anthony Coburn 	Writer 	28 April 1977https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn
PROSE: The Celestial Toymaker 	20 November 1986 	Brian Hayles 	Writer 	30 October 1978Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: The Seeds of Death 	4 December 1986 	Brian Hayles 	Writer 	30 October 1978Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: The Faceless Ones 	21 May 1987 	David Ellis 	Writer 	30 June 1978
PROSE: The Faceless Ones 	21 May 1987 	Malcolm Hulke 	Writer 	6 July 1979Find a Grave
PROSE: The Sensorites 	16 July 1987 	Peter R. Newman 	Writer 	22 February 1975
PROSE: The Reign of Terror 	20 August 1987 	Dennis Spooner 	Writer 	20 September 1986https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22231/dennis-spooner
PROSE: The Romans 	17 September 1987 	Dennis Spooner 	Writer 	20 September 1986https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22231/dennis-spooner
PROSE: The Ambassadors of Death 	1 October 1987 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
The Tribe of Gum 	January 1988 	Anthony Coburn 	Writer 	28 April 1977https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn
PROSE: The Rescue 	21 January 1988 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
PROSE: The Time Meddler 	17 March 1988 	Dennis Spooner 	Writer 	20 September 1986https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22231/dennis-spooner
PROSE: The Mysterious Planet 	21 April 1988 	Robert Holmes 	Writer 	24 May 1986Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: The Underwater Menace 	21 July 1988 	Geoffrey Orme 	Writer 	21 January 1978https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=GeoffreyOrme
PROSE: The Wheel in Space 	18 August 1988 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
PROSE: The Ultimate Foe 	15 September 1988 	Robert Holmes 	Writer 	24 May 1986Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: The Edge of Destruction 	20 October 1988 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
PROSE: The Smugglers 	17 November 1988 	Brian Hayles 	Writer 	30 October 1978
The Tomb of the Cybermen 	29 August 1989 	Kit Pedler 	Writer 	27 May 1981Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: Mission to the Unknown 	21 September 1989 	Dennis Spooner 	Writer 	20 September 1986https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22231/dennis-spooner
PROSE: The Mutation of Time 	19 October 1989 	Dennis Spooner 	Writer 	20 September 1986https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22231/dennis-spooner
The Talons of Weng-Chiang 	November 1989 	Robert Holmes 	Writer 	24 May 1986Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: The Space Pirates 	15 March 1990 	Robert Holmes 	Writer 	24 May 1986Doctor Who Guide
The Masters of Luxor 	27 August 1992 	Anthony Coburn 	Writer 	28 April 1977https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn
The Power of the Daleks 	18 March 1993 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
PROSE: The Power of the Daleks 	15 July 1993 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
AUDIO: The Power of the Daleks 	2 August 1993 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks 	19 August 1993 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
Galaxy 4 	14 July 1994 	William Emms 	Writer 	May 1993https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=158350
The Crusade 	17 November 1994 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
WC: Shada 	2 May- 6 June 2003	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
AUDIO: Shada 	21 November 2003 	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
HOMEVID: Marco Polo 	30 January 2006 	John Lucarotti 	Writer 	20 November 1994
PROSE: Doctor Who Meets Scratchman 	1 February 2007 	Ian Marter 	Writer 	28 October 1986Find a Grave
AUDIO: The Curse of the Daleks 	November 2008 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980
AUDIO: The Curse of the Daleks 	November 2008 	Terry Nation 	Writer 	9 March 1997
AUDIO: The Nightmare Fair 	November 2009 	Graham Williams 	Writer 	17 August 1990Aveleyman
AUDIO: Leviathan 	January 2010 	Brian Finch 	Writer 	27 June 2007https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1555954/Brian-Finch.html
HOMEVID: Planet of Fire The Movie 	14 June 2010 	Peter Grimwade 	Writer 	15 May 1990
AUDIO: The Destroyers 	December 2010 	Terry Nation 	Writer 	9 March 1997
HOMEVID: Day of the Daleks 	12 September 2011 	Louis Marks 	Writer 	17 September 2010https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/oct/07/louis-marks-obituary
AUDIO: Hexagora 	November 2011 	Peter Ling 	Writer 	14 September 2006The Independent
PROSE: Shada 	15 March 2012 	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
AUDIO: The Guardians of Prophecy 	May 2012 	Johnny Byrne 	Writer 	2 April 2008TCH 36
AUDIO: The Masters of Luxor 	16 August 2012 	Anthony Coburn 	Writer 	28 April 1977Doctor Who Guide
HOMEVID: Planet of Giants 	20 August 2012 	Louis Marks 	Writer 	17 September 2010https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/oct/07/louis-marks-obituary
AUDIO: The Dark Planet 	12 September 2013 	Brian Hayles 	Writer 	30 October 1978Doctor Who Guide
AUDIO: The Queen of Time 	29 October 2013 	Brian Hayles 	Writer 	30 October 1978Doctor Who Guide
AUDIO: Lords of the Red Planet 	15 November 2013 	Brian Hayles 	Writer 	30 October 1978Doctor Who Guide
AUDIO: The Mega 	18 December 2013 	Bill Strutton 	Writer 	23 November 2003TCH 4
PROSE: The Shakespeare Notebooks 	12 June 2014 	William Shakespeare	Writer 	23 April 1616https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/when-was-shakespeare-born/
PROSE: City of Death 	21 May 2015 	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: City of Death 	21 May 2015 	Graham Williams 	Writer 	17 August 1990Aveleyman
TV: Shada 	2017 	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
TV: Shada 	2017 	Pennant Roberts 	Director 	22 June 2010The Stage
TV: Shada 	2017 	Graham Williams 	Producer 	17 August 1990
TV: Shada 	2017 	John Nathan-Turner 	Production unit manager 	1 May 2002
TV: Shada 	2017 	Rupert Jarvis 	Costume designer 	26 April 2013DWM 461
TV: Shada 	2017 	John Hartshorn 	Studio sound 	12 May 2003Doctor Who Guide
TV: Shada 	2017 	Alec Wheal 	Studio Camera Supervisor 	18 May 2016DWMSE 45
TV: Shada 	2017 	David Brierley 	Actor (K9) 	10 June 2008
TV: Shada 	2017 	Denis Carey 	Actor (Chronotis) 	28 September 1986Aveleyman
TV: Shada 	2017 	Gerald Campion 	Actor (Wilkin) 	9 July 2002Aveleyman
TV: Shada 	2017 	Derek Pollitt 	Actor (A. St. John D. Caldera)	11 July 2010Wales Online
PROSE: The Pirate Planet 	5 January 2017 	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
TV: Twice Upon a Time 	25 December 2017 	Kit Pedler 	Writer 	27 May 1981Doctor Who Guide
TV: Twice Upon a Time 	25 December 2017 	Gerry Davis 	Writer 	31 August 1991Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen 	18 January 2018 	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
PROSE: Scratchman 	24 January 2019 	Ian Marter 	Writer 	28 October 1986Find a Grave
HOMEVID: Terror of the Vervoids 	23 September 2019 	Jane Baker 	Writer 	8 September 2014https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a595637/doctor-who-writer-jane-baker-dies-colin-baker-reveals/
WC: Mission to the Unknown 	9 October 2019 	Terry Nation 	Writer 	9 March 1997
PROSE: Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet 	11 March 2021 	Douglas Adams 	Writer 	11 May 2001Doctor Who Guide
AUDIO: Return of the Cybermen 	17 March 2021 	Gerry Davis 	Writer 	31 August 1991
AUDIO: Daleks! Genesis of Terror 	25 May 2023 	Terry Nation 	Writer 	9 March 1997
AUDIO: The Ark 	8 June 2023 	John Lucarotti 	Writer 	20 November 1994
PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks 	26 October 2023 	David Whitaker 	Writer 	4 February 1980Find a Grave
TV: The Mind Robber 	1 November 2023 	Peter Ling 	Writer 	14 September 2006The Independent
TV: Vengeance on Varos 	1 November 2023 	Philip Martin 	Writer 	13 December 2020https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jan/25/philip-martin-obituary
TV: The Three Doctors 	1 November 2023 	Bob Baker 	Writer 	3 November 2021https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/07/bob-baker-obituary
TV: The Three Doctors 	1 November 2023 	Dave Martin 	Writer 	30 March 2007https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jul/03/guardianobituaries.media
TV: The Time Meddler 	1 November 2023 	Dennis Spooner 	Writer 	20 September 1986https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22231/dennis-spooner
HOMEVID: Mindgame Requiem 	23 November 2023 	Terrance Dicks 	Writer 	29 August 2019The Guardian
TV: The Daleks in Colour 	23 November 2023 	Terry Nation 	Writer 	9 March 1997
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