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==== Things broadly allowed by this rule ====
For simpler reading, [[tardis:valid sources|our valid sources page]] mainly concentrates on the guidelines surrounding valid sources.  The following list — which is comprehensive but probably not completely exhaustive — is for people who like to look at the world in a more detailed and specific way.  Although we may have missed the odd story here, you can probably assume that if a story doesn't appear on this list, it's '''''not''''' a valid source.
For people who like to have these things explicitly laid out, here's a list of ranges that we view as valid sources for in-universe articles:
 
If you think we've missed something, please start a thread at [[forum:Panopticon|the Panopticon]] requesting clarification.
== Audios ==
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| Audios || [[AG]], [[BBCR]], [[SJAA]], [[TWA]] and the one-off ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' || [[#The main rule|the main rule]] || No
| ''Doctor Who''-branded [[AudioGO]] releases || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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| || [[BFA]], [[BFBS]], [[BFC]], [[BFD]], [[BFDE]], [[BFG]], [[BFSJS]], [[BFU]], [[CC]] || [[#The main rule|the main rule]] || no
| ''Doctor Who''-branded [[BBC Radio]] broadcsts || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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| || [[BFIW]] || [[Forum:Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go?|Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go?]] || No
| ''SJA'' audio adventures || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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| || [[BBV Productions]] || [[:forum:BBV and canon policy|BBV and canon policy]] || Many, as noted in detail [[BBV Productions#Releases|here]]
| ''Torchwood'' audio adventures || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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|Comics|| [[DWM]], [[DWA]], [[DWBIT]], [[RT]], [[IDW]], [[TVC]], [[TV21]], [[DAN]], [[PHS]], [[DWAN]] comic stories || [[#The main rule|the main rule]] || No
| ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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|Novels || [[MA]], [[NA]], [[BNA]], [[EDA]], [[NSA]], [[QR]], [[TDL]], [[TME]], [[TC]], [[TWN]], [[TN]], [[AK9]] ranges, as well as any future ranges or individual books that bear the [[BBC]] logo || [[#The main rule|the main rule]]  || No
| [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]]  || No
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| || [[PDA]] || [[#The main rule|the main rule]] || Generally no, but there are two [[#Exceptions|exceptions]]
| Most DWU-based [[Big Finish]] spin-offs || [[Thread:168898]], [[Thread:133189]] et alt. || No
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| || [[IWN]] || [[Forum:Early Wildthyme books|Early Wildthyme books]], [[Forum:Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go?]] || Generally no, but stories featuring the so-called "Phoenix Court" version of the character are disallowed.
| [[Big Finish]]'s [[Iris Wildthyme]] output || [[Forum:Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go?|Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go?]] || No
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|Novelisations || [[Target novelisation]]s, [[:category:SJA novelisations|SJA novelisations]] || An amalgamation of:<br>[[forum:Doctor Who Novelisations - canon or not?|this]], [[Forum:Novelisations info - Not inuniverse|this]], and [[Forum:The original inclusion debates#Novelisations|this]] discussion || No, but in the case of a conflict between the novelisation and the television story, only the television story is valid
| ''[[Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective (audio story)|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective]]'' || [[Thread:192298]] || No
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|Short stories ||[[DWM]], [[BE]], [[DAN]], [[DWAN]], [[ST]], [[VD]], [[IWN]], Iris Wildthyme, Bernice Summerfield short stories || [[#The main rule|the main rule]] || No
| [[BBV Productions]]'s ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' || [[Forum:BBV and canon policy]] || Many, as noted in detail [[BBV Productions#Releases|here]]
|}
 
== Comics ==
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|DWU-based comics from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', ''[[Radio Times]]'', ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)| Battles in Time]]'', ''[[TV Comic]]'', ''[[Countdown (magazine)|Countdown]]''/''[[TV Action]]'', ''[[TV Century 21]]'', ''[[Polystyle Holiday Special]]'', [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'']] or [[Dalek annual]]s, ''[[Incredible Hulk Presents]]'', or any other publication which may in future hold a licence from the [[BBC Worldwide|BBC]]. || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]];<br>specific cases confirmed at [[Forum:Is The Forgotten a reliable source?]], [[Thread:213311]], [[Thread:177099]], [[Talk:Tales from the TARDIS (comic series)]], etc.  || Yes: various stories which are parodical or otherwise not intended to be set in the DWU'. [[Thread:246276]] disallowed coverage of ''Death's Head: The Body in Question''. [[Thread:272468]] ruled the [[BBC Writers' Comics]] invalid. [[Thread:177099]] ruled the ''[[WeLoveTITANS]]'' comics invalid.
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|Individually-licensed [[Dalek]] comics such as ''[[The Dalek Chronicles (comic series)|The Dalek Chronicles]]'' and comics from the [[Dalek annual]]s || [[Forum:Canonicity of Dalek Annuals]] || Yes: ''[[Deadline to Doomsday (comic story)|Deadline to Doomsday]]'', which is unproduced as far as licensed ''Who'' is concerned (the completed version has never seen a licensed printing).
|-
|''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' comics || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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|''[[Miranda (comic story)|Miranda]]'' || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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|[[Cutaway Comics]]'s ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs (e.g. ''[[Lytton (series)|Lytton]]'') || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
|}
 
== Prose ==
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!width=33%|Range/Work
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|Original novels and anthologies made under a BBC license, bearing the logo of ''Doctor Who'' or one of its BBC spin-offs || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || Yes. Some short stories which don't pass [[Tardis:Valid sources|Rule 4]], such as ''[[Verity (short story)|Verity]]'' or ''[[TARDIS Stolen! (short story)|TARDIS Stolen!]]''. In addition, any information gleaned from ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'' must be described as being true of "[[The Infinity Doctors universe]]" — not the mainstream [[DWU]]. 
|-
|[[Bernice Summerfield]] ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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|Novelisations || [[Thread:231243]] || No
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| ''[[The Adventures of K9]]'' || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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|Prose stories from the [[Dalek annual]]s || [[Forum:Canonicity of Dalek Annuals]] || No
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|''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' prose works || [[Thread:206566]] || Yes: stories which were only ever published in charity anthologies, such as ''[[w:factionparadox:The Time Wrestlers (short story)|The Time Wrestlers]]''
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|''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' prose works || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || No
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| [[Iris Wildthyme]] (and related) prose || [[Forum:Early Wildthyme books|Early Wildthyme books]], [[Forum:Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go?]] || Generally no. However, Iris stories only published in charity anthologies are not to be covered by the Wiki. In addition, stories predating Iris's permanent "inoculation" into the DWU, namely the ''Phoenix Court'' series of novels, had no tie to the DWU upon release and are consequentl not covered on the Wiki.
|-
|''[[Cyberon (anthology)|Cyberon]]'' || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || Yes: ''Under Construction'', while printed in the anthology, had no connection to it nor indeed the DWU
|}
 
== TV & other video media ==
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|Regular episodes and holiday specials of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' and ''[[K9 and Company]]''.  || [[Forum:The original inclusion debates|The original inclusion debates]] || A few, as noted [[Tardis:Valid sources#When the licensor is the BBC|on the main page]]
|-
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|Video||[[DW]], [[TW]], [[SJA]], [[K9TV]], [[KAC]] television stories || [[Forum:The original inclusion debates|The original inclusion debates]] || A few, as noted [[#Exceptions|below]]
| [[BBV Productions]] or [[Reeltime Pictures]] home videos || [[Forum:BBV and canon policy|BBV and canon policy]] || Many exceptions in BBV's case, as noted in detail [[BBV Productions#releases|here]]
|-
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| ||[[BBV Productions]] videos || [[Forum:BBV and canon policy|BBV and canon policy]] || Many exceptions, as noted in detail [[BBV Productions#releases|here]]
| [[Tardisode]]s, [[Prequel]]s & other BBC minisodes || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]] || A few: e.g. ''[[Spider Dalek (TV story)|Spider Dalek]]'' is considered a "deleted scene", whose eventual public release was purely documentary, and consequently invalid.
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| ||Things original to Moffat-era home video releases || [[Forum:Meanwhile in the TARDIS|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]] || Not yet, but we only have the examples of ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]'' and ''[[Night and the Doctor]]''
| Miscellaneous DWU-licensed webcasts || [[Tardis:Valid sources#Four little rules|the four little rules]];<br>specific cases confirmed at [[Thread:246613]] || A few
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| CGI replacements, Special Editions and other official reedits of official stories || [[Thread:149385]], [[Thread:211198]] || Yes: the VHS version of ''[[Shada (TV storu)|Shada]]'' narrated by [[The Doctor (Shada)|a fourth-wall-breaking future Doctor]] is considered "one long deleted scene"
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 14:44, 5 November 2023

For simpler reading, our valid sources page mainly concentrates on the guidelines surrounding valid sources. The following list — which is comprehensive but probably not completely exhaustive — is for people who like to look at the world in a more detailed and specific way. Although we may have missed the odd story here, you can probably assume that if a story doesn't appear on this list, it's not a valid source.

If you think we've missed something, please start a thread at the Panopticon requesting clarification.

Audios

Range/Work Approved by Are there exceptions?
Doctor Who-branded AudioGO releases the four little rules No
Doctor Who-branded BBC Radio broadcsts the four little rules No
SJA audio adventures the four little rules No
Torchwood audio adventures the four little rules No
Doctor Who and the Pescatons the four little rules No
Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories the four little rules No
Most DWU-based Big Finish spin-offs Thread:168898, Thread:133189 et alt. No
Big Finish's Iris Wildthyme output Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go? No
Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective Thread:192298 No
BBV Productions's Audio Adventures in Time & Space Forum:BBV and canon policy Many, as noted in detail here

Comics

Range/Work Approved by Are there exceptions?
DWU-based comics from Doctor Who Magazine, Doctor Who Adventures, Radio Times, Battles in Time, TV Comic, Countdown/TV Action, TV Century 21, Polystyle Holiday Special, Doctor Who or Dalek annuals, Incredible Hulk Presents, or any other publication which may in future hold a licence from the BBC. the four little rules;
specific cases confirmed at Forum:Is The Forgotten a reliable source?, Thread:213311, Thread:177099, Talk:Tales from the TARDIS (comic series), etc.		 Yes: various stories which are parodical or otherwise not intended to be set in the DWU'. Thread:246276 disallowed coverage of Death's Head: The Body in Question. Thread:272468 ruled the BBC Writers' Comics invalid. Thread:177099 ruled the WeLoveTITANS comics invalid.
Individually-licensed Dalek comics such as The Dalek Chronicles and comics from the Dalek annuals Forum:Canonicity of Dalek Annuals Yes: Deadline to Doomsday, which is unproduced as far as licensed Who is concerned (the completed version has never seen a licensed printing).
Faction Paradox comics the four little rules No
Miranda the four little rules No
Cutaway Comics's Doctor Who spin-offs (e.g. Lytton) the four little rules No

Prose

Range/Work Approved by Are there exceptions?
Original novels and anthologies made under a BBC license, bearing the logo of Doctor Who or one of its BBC spin-offs the four little rules Yes. Some short stories which don't pass Rule 4, such as Verity or TARDIS Stolen!. In addition, any information gleaned from The Infinity Doctors must be described as being true of "The Infinity Doctors universe" — not the mainstream DWU.
Bernice Summerfield Virgin New Adventures the four little rules No
Novelisations Thread:231243 No
The Adventures of K9 the four little rules No
Prose stories from the Dalek annuals Forum:Canonicity of Dalek Annuals No
Faction Paradox prose works Thread:206566 Yes: stories which were only ever published in charity anthologies, such as The Time Wrestlers
P.R.O.B.E. prose works the four little rules No
Iris Wildthyme (and related) prose Early Wildthyme books, Forum:Iris Wildthyme: should she stay or should she go? Generally no. However, Iris stories only published in charity anthologies are not to be covered by the Wiki. In addition, stories predating Iris's permanent "inoculation" into the DWU, namely the Phoenix Court series of novels, had no tie to the DWU upon release and are consequentl not covered on the Wiki.
Cyberon the four little rules Yes: Under Construction, while printed in the anthology, had no connection to it nor indeed the DWU

TV & other video media

Range/Work Approved by Are there exceptions?
Regular episodes and holiday specials of Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and K9 and Company. The original inclusion debates A few, as noted on the main page
BBV Productions or Reeltime Pictures home videos BBV and canon policy Many exceptions in BBV's case, as noted in detail here
Tardisodes, Prequels & other BBC minisodes the four little rules A few: e.g. Spider Dalek is considered a "deleted scene", whose eventual public release was purely documentary, and consequently invalid.
Miscellaneous DWU-licensed webcasts the four little rules;
specific cases confirmed at Thread:246613		 A few
CGI replacements, Special Editions and other official reedits of official stories Thread:149385, Thread:211198 Yes: the VHS version of Shada narrated by a fourth-wall-breaking future Doctor is considered "one long deleted scene"
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