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* ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]'' 2nd edition
* ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]'' 2nd edition
* ''[[TARDIS Manual (activity book)|TARDIS Manual]]''
* ''[[TARDIS Manual (activity book)|TARDIS Manual]]''
* ''[[Classified!]]''
* ''[[Classified!]]'' (While there is some non-narrative information, it can be grouped with the narrative bits with ease.)
* ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2019]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2019]]''
** This one's pretty unusual and I'm not sure it should be handled. Narratives, features, and games are all mixed up combined and there are hints of fourth-wall breaks.
** This one's pretty unusual and I'm not sure it should be handled. Narratives, features, and games are all mixed up combined and there are hints of fourth-wall breaks.
* ''[[The Book of Lists]]'' (has a "Narrative" section for in-universe facts but I'm not sure how it's written)
* ''[[The Book of Lists]]'' (has a "Narrative" section for in-universe facts but I'm not sure how it's written)
* ''[[The Cosmology of the Spiral Politic (short story)|The Cosmology of the Spiral Politic]]'' (currently being discussed in [[Thread:280332]])
* ''[[The Cosmology of the Spiral Politic (short story)|The Cosmology of the Spiral Politic]]'' (currently being discussed in [[Thread:280332]])

Revision as of 21:53, 8 October 2022

In-universe but non-narrative fiction, as discussed at Thread:282038. I hope that, upon the return of the forums, this will help us determine what might be newly considered valid. Some things might need individual consideration.

Although this is my own sandbox, feel free to help complete the list or rectify any errors. I do not own many of these books/sources and have had to gather information from their wiki pages, previews, summaries, reviews, and online listings, so there may be mistakes.

I have listed the following categories:

  • Presented as in-universe material, where the material is portrayed as actually existing within the DWU;
  • In-universe perspective, where there is an omniscient "narrator" stating things as fact, but not an actual narrative;
  • In-universe perspective but cites sources, same as above but facts are attributed to the story they originate from;
  • Unsure, where either the interpretation as to which above category the material should belong to is contentious, or where I know the material exists but have not yet seen enough of it to discern which category it belongs in.

Additional note: Some "features", as labelled in the annuals, are actually narrative, and so are not listed here. (e.g. Problem of the Painted Planet)

Presented as in-universe material

Miscellaneous

Doctor Who Annuals

Dalek Books

In-universe websites

These may need separate consideration as a discussion was already had at Thread:121084.

In-universe perspective

Miscellaneous

Doctor Who Annuals

Doctor Who: Battles in Time

  • TBA. These are confusing.

In-universe perspective, but cites sources

Unsure

  • The Amazing World of Doctor Who (There are many informational features, and some mention the show while some don't. While the ones that don't could ostensibly be in-universe, the writing style (e.g. "when we first encountered the enigmatic character of the Doctor") which is still consistent leads me to believe they're not intended to be fiction.)
  • The Making of Doctor Who 2nd edition
  • TARDIS Manual
  • Classified! (While there is some non-narrative information, it can be grouped with the narrative bits with ease.)
  • Doctor Who The Official Annual 2019
    • This one's pretty unusual and I'm not sure it should be handled. Narratives, features, and games are all mixed up combined and there are hints of fourth-wall breaks.
  • The Book of Lists (has a "Narrative" section for in-universe facts but I'm not sure how it's written)
  • The Cosmology of the Spiral Politic (currently being discussed in Thread:280332)