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{{first pic|Timelines and canon.jpg|The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] fearing that the [[timeline]]s and canon were rupturing, following his creation of a [[bootstrap paradox]] during the [[genesis of the Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)|timestamp=03:41}})}}
{{first pic|Timelines and canon.jpg|The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] fearing that the [[timeline]]s and canon were [[rupture|rupturing]], following his creation of a [[bootstrap paradox]] during the [[genesis of the Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)|timestamp=03:41}})}}
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The adventures experienced by [[River Song]] where she met her adoptive mother, her [[Proto-Time Lord|"sort-of" sisters]], and various incarnations of [[the Master]] (including the [[War Master]] and [[Missy]]) were "probably" canonical. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Story of the Diary of River Song (webcast)}})
The adventures experienced by [[River Song]] where she met her adoptive mother, her [[Proto-Time Lord|"sort-of" sisters]], and various incarnations of [[the Master]] (including the [[War Master]] and [[Missy]]) were "probably" canonical. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Story of the Diary of River Song (webcast)}})


When the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] inadvertently travelled to the [[genesis of the Daleks]] and accidentally created a [[bootstrap paradox]] by giving [[Castavillian|a Kaled scientist]] the names "[[Dalek]]" and "[[Extermination]]", he exclaimed that the "[[timeline]]s and canon [were] rupturing." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)|timestamp=03:31}})
When the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] inadvertently travelled to the [[genesis of the Daleks]] and accidentally created a [[bootstrap paradox]] by giving [[Castavillian|a Kaled scientist]] the names "[[Dalek]]" and "[[Extermination]]", he exclaimed that the "[[timeline]]s and canon [were] [[rupture|rupturing]]." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Destination: Skaro (TV story)|timestamp=03:31}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

Revision as of 03:29, 18 November 2023

The Fourteenth Doctor fearing that the timelines and canon were rupturing, following his creation of a bootstrap paradox during the genesis of the Daleks. (TV: Destination: Skaro [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"03:41","1":"Destination: Skaro (TV story)"})

Canonicity, also called canon, was a concept that determined whether or not a certain source (such as a religious or fictional text) could count as a proper part of a greater whole; this concept was used by humans on Earth, whether they be practitioners of Christianity (AUDIO: The Council of Nicaea [+]Loading...["The Council of Nicaea (audio story)"]) or fans of the fictional adventures of Iris Wildthyme. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love [+]Loading...["From Wildthyme with Love (novel)"])

However, many individuals within the Doctor's universe inexplicably questioned the canonicity of either parts of their own lives or of others, (AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Pirates [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)"], PROSE: Lady Peinforte [+]Loading...["Lady Peinforte (short story)"], WC: The Story of the Diary of River Song [+]Loading...["The Story of the Diary of River Song (webcast)"], TV: Destination: Skaro [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"03:41","1":"Destination: Skaro (TV story)"}) with the Time Lords even having a Tower of Canonicity. (PROSE: The Blue Angel [+]Loading...["The Blue Angel (novel)"], The Gallifrey Chronicles [+]Loading...["The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)"], Rebel Rebel [+]Loading...["Rebel Rebel (short story)"])

Usage

On Earth

Religious canon

In 325, the Council of Nicaea (to which the Fifth Doctor bore witness alongside companions Erimem and Peri) saw a gathering of the greatest scholars and leaders of 4th century Christianity to debate and solidify the reaches of biblical canon, showing the concept was applied by humans to religion. (AUDIO: The Council of Nicaea [+]Loading...["The Council of Nicaea (audio story)"])

Fictional canon

Panda found out about the spin-offs from the Iris Wildthyme series from "super-fan" who "hardly knew what was canonical". (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love [+]Loading...["From Wildthyme with Love (novel)"])

By Time Lords and other time travellers

Canonicity was seemingly of interest to the Time Lords, as there existed a Tower of Canonicity in the Capitol, twin to the Tower of Likelihood. (PROSE: The Blue Angel [+]Loading...["The Blue Angel (novel)"])

The Sixth Doctor once expressed doubt on whether something to do with Hecate (about which he didn't elaborate) was "canonical". (AUDIO: Doctor Who and the Pirates [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)"], TV: A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"])

The information contained on the TARDIS Wiki influenced Lady Peinforte's search for information on the Doctor, and she disbelieved that the Looms were canonical. (PROSE: Lady Peinforte [+]Loading...["Lady Peinforte (short story)"])

A group of three Retconning Crocodiles once swore on their canonicity to uphold their side of a bargain with Auteur, in that they would fully resurrect him in exchange for his authorship of a cursed abecedarium; however, while true to their bargain, they left Auteur in the crumbling reality he was in. (PROSE: Auteur's Abecedarium [+]Loading...["Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)"])

The adventures experienced by River Song where she met her adoptive mother, her "sort-of" sisters, and various incarnations of the Master (including the War Master and Missy) were "probably" canonical. (WC: The Story of the Diary of River Song [+]Loading...["The Story of the Diary of River Song (webcast)"])

When the Fourteenth Doctor inadvertently travelled to the genesis of the Daleks and accidentally created a bootstrap paradox by giving a Kaled scientist the names "Dalek" and "Extermination", he exclaimed that the "timelines and canon [were] rupturing." (TV: Destination: Skaro [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"03:31","1":"Destination: Skaro (TV story)"})

Behind the scenes

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Ken Book interviewed Beep the Meep for Doctor Who Magazine, and after Ken asked if Beep had any plans to appear on television, he responded no, explaining it was a "backwards step" that'd be repeating what had already been done thirty years prior in The Star Beast, and ultimately, he didn't consider Doctor Who on TV to be canonical. He also added he was afraid they'd "do [him] in CGI". (PROSE: Who on Earth is... Beep the Meep [+]Loading...["Who on Earth is... Beep the Meep (short story)"])