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(Created page with "''Doctor Who'' '''doesn't''' have a canon. All the prominent showrunners and writers agree. ''However''... there have been some aberrations where media has been called canonical. This list means to compile them all, however if a fan were to actually only consider these works to be canonical, they'd be missing the trick. This list, therefore, seeks to show how if ''Doctor Who'' did have a canon, it would be '''''stupid'''''. Just have fun with ''Doctor Who'', re...") |
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Revision as of 17:10, 9 November 2023
Doctor Who doesn't have a canon. All the prominent showrunners and writers agree.
However... there have been some aberrations where media has been called canonical. This list means to compile them all, however if a fan were to actually only consider these works to be canonical, they'd be missing the trick. This list, therefore, seeks to show how if Doctor Who did have a canon, it would be stupid.
Just have fun with Doctor Who, reject the 21st century ideas ingrained in your gooey brain by the fandom, and have fun. That's what it's all about, in the end; have fun.
| Source/Concept | Medium | Series | Author | Release date | Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindwarp/Sil | TV | Doctor Who | Philip Martin | 4 October 1986 | "Both Nathan-Turner and Saward were keen that this story still include Sil, who they felt had been a very successful addition to Doctor Who's canon."[1] | |
| Big Finish Productions's Doctor Who stories | Audio | N/A | Various | 1999+ | "As far as the BBC is concerned, these new stories are seen as part of the official Doctor Who canon."[2] | |
| The Adventure Games | Game | N/A | Phil Ford, James Moran | 5 June 2010 | "Players will encounter new and original monsters, in stories which form part of the overall Doctor Who canon."[3] | |
| Infinity | N/A | Various | 8 August 2018 | "The first is to have gaming-led content. Doctor Who Infinity would fit into that category. So it’s taking content from our major brands and delivering gaming experiences that actually form part of the canon."[4] | ||
| Knock! Knock! Who's There? | Novel | N/A | Chris Farnell | 23 July 2020 | "I wrote the Doctor Who jokebook to be canon according to TARDIS wiki."[5] | |
| Time Traveller's Diary/Billie Eilish | N/A | 5 November 2020 | "In a separate incident, I also made Billie Eilish canon."[6] | |||
| Tales of the TARDIS | TV | N/A | Various | 1 November 2023 | SFX: "Can we confirm TOTT is canon?" | RTD: "ABSOLUTELY! Good god almighty! What the flip?!"[7] |
Footnotes
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Collection — Season 23 booklet
- ↑ DWM 275
- ↑ BBC unveils Doctor Who – The Adventure Games on bbc.co.uk
- ↑ BBC new ‘Gaming First’ initiative to turn game IPs into ‘bigger franchises’ on mcvuk.com
- ↑ @thebrainofchris on twitter.com
- ↑ @thebrainofchris on twitter.com
- ↑ SFX 372 - History Repeating, Page 44
