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Revision as of 17:15, 5 March 2023
Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac is a chronology of the Doctor Who universe, written by Steve Tribe and was published in November 2008.
It covers the period from TV: Rose - TV: Journey's End, including TV: Children in Need Special, GAME: Attack of the Graske, WC: Tardisodes, PROSE: 42 Prologue, the animated episode TV: The Infinite Quest, TV: Time Crash, and the Proms minisode TV: Music of the Spheres.
It also explained references and includes references to the classic series made in the new series.
Publisher's summary
Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th, or 21st centuries? What are the mysteries of Carrionite Science? Where do the Daleks come from? Answers to all of these questions and more are found in The Time Traveller's Almanac, the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder.
The Almanac draws on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, to provide information on key historical events and great lives, important issues in science, technology and the arts, and the stories that have defined each era.
Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, The Time Traveller's Almanac provides an essential biography of the Doctor Who universe.
Contents
- Key to the Almanac
- Major Events - (Dark Red)
- Significant People - (Red)
- Travel and Places of Interest - (Orange)
- Planets, Star Systems and Galaxies of the Universe - (Lime)
- Species of the Universe - (Green)
- Social and Economic Life - (Blue)
- Science and Technology - (Dark Blue)
- Media, Culture and the Arts - (Indigo)
- Secret Organisations - (Purple)
- Miscellaneous - (Aquamarine)
- The Dawn of Time - The Dark Times, the Time War and the creation of the Earth
- Brave New World - From the year 1184BC to the 1990s
- Everything Changes - The 21st century
- The Great and Bountiful Human Empires - From the 23rd century to the year 200,100
- Everything Has Its Time - From the end of the world to the end of the universe
- Acknowledgements
- Illustration and Photo Credits
Credits
- Author - Steve Tribe
- Cover Design - Lee Binding
Additional notes
- Published in 2008, the RRP was £14.99 (UK)
- The entries are colour coded, as illustrated by the key.
- The Wire's species are named as Hermethicans.
- The almanac places TV: Midnight in the 27th century, and the Shan Shen scenes from TV: Turn Left in the 85th century.
- It also mistakenly places TV: The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit in the 42nd century, alongside TV: 42 and TV: Planet of the Ood.
External links
- Official The Time Traveller's Almanac page at Penguin Books
