On 5 September, a number of things set in or relevant to the Doctor Who Universe were released or published.
- 1964 - "A Bargain of Necessity" was first broadcast on BBC1.
- 1970 - Part one of the TV Comic story Doctor Who and the Robot was first published.
- 1990 - Part one of Earth Aid was first broadcast on BBC1, beginning Season 27.
- 1991 - DWM 178 was first published by Marvel Comics.
- 1992 - Part one of Nightshade was first broadcast on BBC1, beginning Season 29.
- 1994 - The Rescue and The Romans were released together on VHS.
- 2005 - The Complete Twenty-Ninth Season was released on DVD.
- 2009 - The Doctor Who episode Cannon Fodder was first broadcast on BBC One, beginning Season 47.